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As I'm getting to the retirement age , well that's officially no retirement age in Australia I have people at my workplace who are in their 70's and they are not poor they work for social reasons or lonely old ... But anyway can we get back on topic please ! So here I am this morning sitting on my balcony in my Airbnb in Pattaya bored thinking could I contemplate retirement Leave my government job in Australia where I get copoius amounts of annual leave,long service leave etc and move here to sit here everyday And I thought and I thought what would be the reason someone would consider a retirement to Thailand but more so ....Pattaya I mean it's not that cheap for Australians with the dollar down. A beer is nearly $5 AUD My bangers n mash yesterday $15 Your not saving that much money if your Australian Most of the prices here are comparable to Australia,T shirts etc Blood tests are free in Australia, Even the ladies of the night are comparable pricing I'm hearing ladies of the night are charging with bar fines etc around 3,000 that $150 AUD How would you afford "company" every week at those prices Bar fines are how much? This condo I'm in rents for 18,000 baht a month and a little gym that's around $900 a month AUD Then there's the day to day activities,do what ? Go to A bar ? And please can we get back on topic and contemplate why , because of women to move in with People somehow are running away from life in the UK Australia etc to move in with a lady they think the grass will be greener It's not that much cheaper here Move here retire here !!! Please stop this thinking You will be bored after 6 months I have been here a week and already I'm looking at my work rosters I might even go home earlier i had a guy I met the other day in a sports bar , he was 58 yo from Australia and was in a Monday to Friday government job , he said he was alone in Australia but didn't own his own home but had retirement funds AnD AND he met a girl in a bar and wants to be with her to live I looked at him ,you stupid old fool I said Your going to lose everything for the sake of a whore ! Lose his job , lose his money and to do what everyday ,sit in a condo WTF are you going to do all day He looked at me shocked , living in a 21sqm condo with a girl he loves from the bar 6 months later he would obviously be back in Australia...without a job It's ok for a 2 week holiday but go back please !!! Now....if your over 67 I would say move here , life is short ,move here if your over 67 , But under ... Wake up !!!!

I was thinking about it ..but the big farang bird looked like she could go a few rounds

We don't have brain surgeons in Australia

I just discovered this place in Pattaya I believe Soi Bukhao I'm trying to find the reggae bar I accidentally walk down a side street to see what looks like a house with a big front veranda It looks like the owners are a older farang man & lady???? I could be wrong I saw them sitting out the front they said how are you to me as I approached,not knowing they were the owners I said ,"mind your own business! Beautiful food delicious at great prices ,another great service . I would have to say their bangers n mash is the best I tasted My only complaint is over staffing ,I counted 6 waitresses ,you don't need that many staff .

what a mean person,

Among my complaint letters written this week,and yes I keep a list Dynamite,Agoda , Trip ,and a few companies in Australia I also have Grab on the list ! I was overcharged too and wrote to them ,at first they sent me out a generic email in reply denying my refund of 100 B It was a taxi I ordered from Grab not a normal car ,he the driver added 125 b too after I left the car I wrote to them ( Grab HQ) the second time with the office person name in Grab HQ asking them how many sick days they took this year and if they had medical certificates Lo & behold they accredited my account with 200 B with an apology Moral of the story is , DON'T order a Bolt or Grab TAXI just order a "normal " car

Obviously you don't use Uber in the UK they are cheaper than taxis

Thankyou MadMuhammed I must check out this Cloud9 sports bar Probably this weekend I will come into watch the Australian soccer I hoped you played the big boxing match in Sydney last night ,Dynamite sports bar didn't play it and went up to Brewster sports bar I think it's called, just up the road A lovely beautiful bar with fantastic staff and beutifying atmosphere

Oh don't be racist of our Northern neighbours I have always wanted to be Scottish though and talk in a Scottish accent

Well my fantasies certainly won't be involving you sweetheart I meet important people

No I'm Australian Well if you got one foot in the grave ,my advice don't buy a yearly lottery ticket !

You really couldn't careless about me meeting the Court Judge in the jazz bar could you? Selfish

They do say that RED Wine is good for you though I remember one late night in Sydney last year at around 2am ,I was having a bad work shift so signed off and went and sat in a very little jazz dark jazz bar in Sydney City on a rainy Tuesday night I met another old man with glasses in a suit , he was also drowning his sorrows and was fit as a fiddle for 67 because of wine but anyway the story is that he was a Court Judge and he told me he had sentenced a guy that day to 25 years jail I hugged him and he cried on my shoulder I told him to release the guy the next day when goes back to work. Oh I can't do that he said drunkenly, Please I said ,do it for me ,do it for George " He said ok I will

The best red wine is the cardboard box one from Aldi ,I think $15 AUD and tastes better than the expensive ones

May I ask you politely and with all my Australian heart not to say that it's .....Not allowed !!!

I agree Mike Hunt , I'm in Pattaya now and only went to two sports bars in a week I done something exciting today ,I have stood on Jomtien second road and looked up in the sky ,you will be amazed how many people stopped to look up too

I got all.of them right I always get everything right I do

VIP lounge? Get off your high horse Your not in the high class ,you never done a days work in your life Sit with all the other peasants

I'm not sure I heard it from a Old Scotsman in Soi Bukhao A waitress asked him for a big tip ,and he said Not this little black duck darlin ! I loved his dominance Not this little black duck

Unfortunately Dynamite lounge didn't play the Australian boxing so I had to go to Brewster sports bar just up the road I must say also very good customer service and clean also Both great sports bars and thankyou although I will be lodging a complaint letter about NOT having the Australian boxing on at Dynamite sports bar

Oh really? I had no idea thankyou Good news from Agoda is the "booking partner " has refused my request however as a goodwill gesture Agoda had given me the refund in credits Thankyou Agoda

Oh don't be prejudice.

Agoda replied

There is 2 different booking numbers I'm awaiting Agoda response and I want to see the manager in Australia when I get back

You know what , I think I did that The silly app , circling around forever I think I clicked it again Can I dispute this with the Qantas card company?