nikmar

I ll take my Mother in law as an example. Apparently led a very poor life before she married. Even after, she never really had anything and has not been treated well. She lives with us now which im really very ok with. She finds her happiness in simple things. Cooking for her family - she cooks and delivers to her son as well. Meals with her family. Snack food - you see where im going here. She s had times of hardship and gone hungry before, so if there s rice in the pot, then she s happy. On top of that -, being with her family - grandkids , nieces , nephews etc. delight her. She s a woman of faith so simple Buddhist mantras make her feel fulfilled, and she takes pleasure in being kind to others. Basically, the simplest things in life make her day. I respect that and wish i could be more like her.

depends on the chef.

How , exactly??

there s a lot to be said for teaching your child what they dont hget at school. During the covid lockdown, any spare time with my son was spent picking up words of Spanish from you tube, we made a huge timeline of world history for his bedroom wall. learnt a lot myself.

the late Prince Philip said that about the Cantonese 555

Does this rag smell like chloroform to you?

pineapple in a curry ????

he s studying in a thai school now, M4 and wants to go into sports or training. He has some dreams about being a Muay Thai instructor. He can also cook so we re looking into education possibilities for him. Train as a chef or carry on with the sports training. I guess the initial attrction to going to England is it will be a new way of life, experience or adventure for him. He also says that he cant stand the politics in Thailand. Im not sure he ll be any happier with English politics!

no idea really. After he s 18 he can make his own decisions, my job is to support him the best I can. He could also hate it. the one toime ive taken him to the uK, I made sure to show him the bad as well. Life in a bedsit in a northern english winter will be no fun for him.

my lad's 16 now and is half thai/English. We live in Bangkok. He used to get some bullying -- "farang kii nok" - but after learing Muay Thai it stopped being a problem. he gets a little attention from the local folk, not much though. He s got a british and thai passport so that s an advantage. he s looking to live in the uK at some point. He also gets asked to help with english homework a lot.

it s funny looking back and wondering how we all got by without messaging apps. and without access to information 24/7. We knew how to converse then.

there was some god awful music in the 80s. My girlfriend made me listen to the "Fame" soundtrrack. Awful.

it s similar to me applying for a job as a doctor, say, and when asked about experience, I can assure the interviewer that i have great advisors guiding me in my decisions. What can possibly go wrong.

take a look at your colleagues pal!!

what the guy above me said. ^

i was going to say - it s almost copy and paste what Prayut said when he took power.

how many of us cant get by without the telephone. Permanmently fixed to most of the world's hands.

how on earth is this in any way offensive or inappropiate for the younger generation??

eagle

flake

I kissed a bar girl on Cowboy once. I had spent some time with her, bought her drinks and tipped a little. When i paid the bill, she insisted on a smooch. I was surprised considering , 1. i had paid and was leaving , 2. im an old fart and she was 20 something and beautiful and 3. I smoked and was full of beer - my breath was awful so I said that she didnt have to. But she insisted. Not just a friendly pucker on the cheek either.

having a routine works or me. Every morning. Having a Thai wife who wouldnt know a routine if it sh#t in her hair is not good for my OCD.

island

I really wouldnt want to say that on ko Tao.

i have visions of passing over and finding out that Farang pay double at the gates to the afterlife