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Matches my no thought clean and simple clothes 🙂

What happened? I do enjoy Laos but there seems to be no real laws or rules that are enforced with any type of consistency. Last trip someone decided to start charging motorcycles to park in a mud patch at a public market and everybody was forced to comply. I like the adventure but it is so random. Weird place...

Always been easy for me. Peaked at 20 yo and held steady after that until covid. On 20 minute sessions twice a week kept me at the basically the same level I was at twenty. I was always that skinny strong guy at the gym. Running is my passion and weight lifting has to not be overdone if you want to be fast. Diet is funny and how people don't realise exercise is important but compared to diet it is almost unimportant for the non-competitive every day person. I run 160k (not now - f'ed my aerobic capability and working on fixing that )weeks and still had to watch what I was eating or I would add too much fat.

We all get old but staying in the game as long as possible is admirable. Most just give up and that won't be me 🙂I don't get any real pleasure out of lifting but reducing the odds of fractures and increasing the odds of be physically active at 80+ is my goal. Covid altered my life in a good way but dropping strength training was a failure.

I actually was thinking GG and OP might be the same. As for me being the same, that is Conada being frustrated that he was called out on a silly post. He has anger issues 🙂

You seem like the type that always needs to be correct. Chill out. You were wrong about non-consensual divorces taking three years and now your lashing out. Not cool- chill dude.

Exactly what I was saying. You forgot the part above what you pasted 🙂 Only "one" of the following has to be met. It generally takes a few months.

I think you said most the aboved the first term. I probably agreed with you 🙂 He could die being that he is old but he is no dumber than his first term. Hope he makes it and then he lets go of being President gracefully this time around.

No, it generally takes a few months. It is pretty quick and you are reading the document incorrectly. Being seperated for 3 years is one of many reasons the divorce will be granted. Not a long process but can be expensive and it sounds like the OP wasn't prepared.

He hasn't found a place that will accept him and therefore I can't help him pay for it. I actually called places trying to find a place but none would accept him without a passport. What have you done Champ? You can definitely dish out insults as most losers can but reflection is not a strength of yours apparently. Your situation in life is sad but you are the only person that can change it. Best of luck and maybe ditching the fake persona might help.

That definitely looks good but I would never fold away. Gave me some ideas though for my next build if my current frame isn't a long-term solution. Bolting into the wall would save space and add stability. Still waiting on my 150cm bar so I can determine the width of the support columns to hold the weight plates ant the pull up bar.. THe seller didn't understand why it would be important and doesn't know. The rubber coated plates he sent me are better than any gym I've been to in Thailand and were only 7k baht for a 100 kg setup. Can't believe 5 years ago (last time I lifted weights ) skinny me was able to bench that five times. Just lugging them around was intimidating. Maybe I will have incredible muscle memory -555.

Already ordered the Bar and weights as stated in the OP 🙂 Dumbbells would have worked but I like bench press exercises and find straight bar curls more enjoyable than dumbbells. I do plan on using my dumbells I have for fly exercises. My OP was too long and I think, understandably, few read.

Have you read his posts? Obviously looking good is not a concern 🙂

Yep and it happens all the time. It is common in Farang/Thai relationships. Lawyers get involved and it gets ugly and expensive. In his case it seems they went through their little cash during the legal aspects of the divorce and were only left with the home. The court gave the home to his wife to raise the kids. That's my guess.

ironically they might be the most in need for help. Hard to determine when helping a person is only extending the person's misery. The OP predicaments seems to be mostly legit and I can't see why someone would put all this energy into a couple thousand baht scam. I will say that I'm amazed he can't find a place that will accept a copy or no copy of his passport. Might be harder than I thought or he might lack social skills.

Good luck and just talked to Jomtien hostel. Only 250 baht but need your passport.

Try to be positive and I know that might be hard to do considering the situation. People smell fear and desperation. Stand tall and just tell them the your story. Wife kicked you out and took your passport. Family is sending money but won't arrive until first week of January and you can pay for a cheap place for a few nights and scrape together some more money to pay for another 5 days. It is getting late and you need to do this now. If for some reason that doesn't work go to a temple and ask them if they can help you find accomodation. Maybe they have a private room and you could donate some money. I don't know but you have to spend the next 2-6 hours looking.

I think many would help financially but you're going to have to get out there and find a place to stay. It is very doable but might take some walking around and talking to Thais using google translate. Just tell them you were kicked out of the house and the wife hid your passport. Tell them you just need a fan room and someone will help. I'm sure of it.

I could think of 100s of reasons in the old or modern world. Now if it were me, there would be no reason to wait until the January but he isn't me 🙂

I'll help -joking. They are just like you and want to feel unique and important. Many actually believe that they are special and attract women that are seeking love with no financial underpinnings. It is the story they sell to everybody and are so lost in the story they can't see reality nor want to discover anything but their manly vision of themselves. There are some exceptions but 99.9% of posters here telling us about their relationship here in Thailand has nothing to with finances are silly. They travelled across the globe as a single man and then somehow meet a woman in usually in a few months that is pure and just want to be in a loving relationship. Whatever floats their boat... As for me, I semi stumbled into a relationship where we both are financially secure. If I was broke though, I would have never got past the first date even with all my charm 🙂

So you're cool with where you are now? Not sure what the last sentence means. Seems like coming to Thailand has been good for you.

I live on the Mekhong river in NE Thailand 🙂 Just get out there and ask around with google translate. Someone will help. You will stumble on something if you start asking around. People or at least some like to help others.

Can you pay her 1500 baht for 5 nights? Just an idea but maybe...

Could be but oh well. I'm not a saint or even close to it but we aren't talking huge money here and I assume others will chip in after a few days. He will be at place that isn't extremely pleasant and his story starts to become more real. Spending money at a nice restaurant tonight wouldn't be a pleasurable as helping someone. In the end is is more about me 🙂 My wife can call the hotel or apartment to verify it is real place.

I think there are issues but what world was better? We live in a time where poverty and major wars are extremely rare. Poor people here in Thailand have motorcycles and many even manage to have AC, hot water, and have access to too much food. Times are good! BTW, I think the money and debt issues will end terribly but after the adjustment which IMO will be harsh the world will move right past the hiccup in the grand scheme of things and carry on.