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Lately I have been thinking of re,-inventing myself now that I'm older than 60 I was coming home from work one evening last week ,sitting at a bus stop to see a guy shouting to himself and punching the air The person sitting next to me at the bus stop I overheard saying he needs a psychiatrist! And that got me thinking , as soon as I got home I started researching on how to be a psychiatrist and I stayed up all night and the very next morning at 8am on the dot called the University to try to find out how I can enrol Apparently it's a 6 year uni course it I wouldn't mind be called Doctor ! Doctor George , Consultant Psychiatrist! What about you ,did you "Re invent " yourself past 60 or when you retired? Talk to many bar owners in Thailand or Philippines etc and many were not in the bar industry previously but reinventing their lives Divorced ,traumas ,job lay offs ,many left their old life BEHIND

I guess he should "up" his budget as gets towards 80 though .

I didn't think the Nirun Apartments had a gym, No you done absolutely well in retirement buying your 21sqm room to sit in every day considering you didn't work all your life , enjoy your retirement 👍😁

Mid 50's Means he should budget to say 83 So 30 years If he intends to get a Government pension at 67 (UK) Australia Average living 600,000 baht a year

Well I am hoping not to go to a hospital as a patient! Being close to a hospital is not really on my list as a requirement,I guess being close to a Doctor could be Must be medical services in MHS ?

Don't know if I spelt it right but anyway who cares.... I havent been there since 2008 Im thinking of retirement there I remember driving from Chiang main a rented car Went thru Pai etc Is Pai still have a lot of Muslim residents ? And backpackers Anyway my question is about Mai Hong Son ,? I'm sick of that dry Isaan area I want to move to the North West Maybe a small house with a garden in Mai Hong Son or Pai I liked the cooler weather, but I think houses are expensive near that big lake ? Who is retiring in MHS or Pai? Anyone know about life and real estate there

This is what you should be planning for already If your over 75 then time is limited,if you make it to 80 then everyday is a bonus

Did you let him know your an expert at that? Wayne ?

Very true🤣 👍

As long as your not thinking of.......BOY GEORGE 😅

I have put this in the Pub section because I want to know if any of you guys have done it or did it The art of MEDITATION I asked a friend overseas on WhatsApp today he got confused with the other M word.masterbstion I did try it today to music,meditation that is , , but unfortunately my thoughts drifted back to what I would be doing this week I'm not talking about sitting in the Lotus position chanting You are supposed to not think of anything If you don't meditate are you a "overthinker" Has meditation even helped you with your anxiety? It might not even be true ,there's no evidence of course

Oh I know , I am coping with those complainers about my beloved Pattaya a lot better lately🥲still brings me to tears though

I hope someone like that dies I remember a few years ago in the country side of Australia I had rented a vehicle and was driving on a country road A ute behind me was tailgating me so I instead of overtaking they tailgating me , I pulled over to let them pass ,one drunk guy giving me the finger 🖕as he went past. Up ahead I saw it had overturned ,it was a country road . I stopped hopped out to see the guy hanging upside down. He was looking at me , putting his hand out for help I saw his wallet on the floor (roof) and took it , thanks I said , don't stay out here too long ,the kangaroo could eat you , remember Karma is a bitch I said to him ,he was hanging upside down in the car Then I drove off with his wallet

I had no idea about that 👍

No I have nothing wrong so far But I need to get checked just in case something could happen Both my parents died of cancer

Can I ask you older guys did the Sun damage your skin when you were younger and now you are paying the effects? I sat in the Sun 🌞 yesterday for about 30 minutes to get Vitamin D I'm thinking is it better just to take vitamin D I had a blood test recently,I have one every month but this time I asked to include vitamin D The doctor said it's middle range at 95 apparently goes up to range of 145 And he said it's ok but I sampled the Sun yesterday and I had no idea how long to sit there to get the vitamin D The Australian Sun is known for skin cancer which luckily I think I don't have but I may have to get checked A guy at my work in his 50's was a Surfer in his 20's he lost part of his nose to skin cancer his skin makes him look old

I used to love bread & dripping,now you bring back memories !😋😋

Actor David Soul Starsky hutch passed on Don't give up on me baby Ahhhh the 1970's ,time of ABBA ,KISS ( and yes KISS just performed in Sydney Australia last week) Ronald Reagan The SHAH in Iran The 1970's you remember?? Was the 70's a tough decade? I remember air fares were expensive in 1979 Crime in the USA was rampant Even in Australia I remember throwing empty cans at the singer's in the 1979 new year eve concert UK had Margaret ,the IRA was in full swing Last night I sat down in front of the TV eating chocolate ,choc top ice creams ,crisps ,and hawasin pizza watching all the 1970's cop shows for 8 hours How many of you have nights like that ? TV binge nights Columbo , oh theres just one more thing ! Columbo , Rockford Files , Hill street Blues or was that1980's? Kojak CHIPS Mary Tyler Moore That girl ! What's your favourite from the 1970's RIP David Soul

I believe your nearly 80? Time is limited ,if I was you I would leave the Thai wife and go back to Thailand There was a guy who retired in my workplace at 75 ,he left his wife in Australia and went back to Macedonia to the farm ,she didn't want to go ,he still loved her just he wanted to pass on back in his home country,so leave her ,do it this year !!

Have you considered a Studio apartment? Not that it will go up in value though

ABC Radio is very woke , I stopped listening to it too

I rang a friend this morning on WhatsApp who now lives and retired in Bali I was surprised to hear in the background Australian talkback Radio station going with the hourly news read And it got me thinking when I do move to the Philippines or Thailand or Cambodia or even Bali would I bother to keep up with news in my home country? When is the stage you stopped caring? Stopped being interested

Even RSL & Leagues clubs are not cheap for lunch anymore

I enjoyed the stories 👍👍

I must say I love Udon Thani the city that is , I must say it's been 2016 since I last been there so things have changed I guess I used to like that Irish pub forget the name I loved sitting in the big park there too But I'm thinking what would life be like there for a retired SINGLE farang , living say in a condo in Udon Thani close to everything walk to gym , transport,bars , supermarkets, etc Are there any latest modern Condo's built ? Compare it to Pattaya *Cheaper , possible,I'm not sure *People friendlier , yes do you think? *Better life , negative some aspects no beach of course if your into that I'm not Other positives?