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Yes I heard plenty of vacancies for night shift bus drivers on weekend nights , Ironically you mentioned bus driver ,I had a friend a few years ago Ron was his name came back to Australia at 64 and worked a bus driver out at Blacktown /Mount Druitt weekend nights ,ended up getting the sack the second week of working after a group of kids threw rocks at the bus. He decided to stop the bus with passengers on board and chase the kids ! ,now your 2 years should go fast working every Friday & Saturday nights as a bus driver with all the intereresting people you will meet .????

I'm confused ????

I thought this too but others are saying it works out to be 50k a month once exchanged

Well it depends on someone's financial position. If they are coming back at 65 and no own residence they will have to pay rent and either live off savings or unemployment benefits. So they will pay rent to live probably in a regional area for cheaper prices Would be lonely experience if you are not financially well off

Night shift security guard even if a couple nights a week factory or gatehouse would be ok I would stay away from Uber Taxi picking up drunks weekends

They say Philippines is different as far as looking for a lady that cares and wants a true partner to care for and look after ,Filipino ladies are caring. that's another topic though .

Where did you end up???

Omg ????????????????????that's the funniest thing I read in a long time !! How do you know that ?

Strangely you say that ,more & more expats I meet have dogs particularly over the dark side that live by themselves

www ruok.org.au

Im not exactly sure , there is a website, you can go thru the steps www ruook.org.au

Even if you are in a car or motorbike tomorrow don't forget to shout out to the next car or passersby "R U OK ?

Can I just repeat that tommrrw is R U ok ? Day Please guys if your at traffic lights on your motorcycle particularly in Pattaya ask the next guy next to you R U OK ?

I just want to know ...... R U ok ?

Just wasting time , 2 years wasted unfortunately 65yo to 67yo you serve a 2 year jail sentence Then 10-15 years left of life Hopefully Labor government change this

Sorry it should be R U ok ? Day There is website for those interested. Unfortunately there seems to be no real help for expats in Thailand suffering from depression and why so many a year jump to their deaths sadly

So some expats pay to be loved and have someone care for them?

Before you read the post I want to inform everyone that tommrrw is Are you ok Day A day you should ask others if they are ok Are you ok ? Ask on "ARE YOU OK DAY Well I was on WhatsApp last night to a business owner in Pattaya. He mentioned to me "Old Reg" from Australia ???? is going back ,you may see him. Old Reg I thought .oh yes the old guy 72yo from the North Coast of Australia,met him in Pattaya my last trip Had been living in Thailand for 3 years on his aged pension. Miserable old guy who sat all day in a bookshop or a bar and brought his own teabag !!!! Lived down at jomtien in his own owned apartment that he had proudly boasted he bought for 800k during the pandemic Well, I said , probably going back because of not having money ! No ! No ! The business owner told me in WhatsApp, it's not the money ,he has enough......he is " old & lonely !!! He came here to Pattaya he says and now is depressed , sits in his apartment all-day he can't meet a proper partner to love in Pattaya and he misses his weekly Bingo in Australia and his Lawn bowls He is old & lonely ! Your joking ! I exclaimed Your joking ! No ,said the business owner ,you can't imagine how many old guys I meet who come here full of beans only to get Lonilessness and go back !!! " I told him to go back ,said the business owner ," at least there he had friends & family and his bingo !!! And his lawn bowls ! Here he sits in a bar or bookshop all day ,he can't meet a real lady in Pattaya they all want to be paid " he just sat here all-day " said the business owner who had a bookshop cafe talking to everyone & anyone then went back to jomtien condo and cried Everyday was the same for him . He then goes on to tell me how old Reg invited a middle-aged lady he met at a laundry shop to dinner one night ,no sex apparently, Oh she's the one said Old Reg the next day at the cafe she embarrassed him by saying out loud " You not pay me for last night !!! You not pay me !!! Like she apparently wanted to be paid to go to dinner with him and she wasn't a working girl , So apparently so many Reg's ,it's fun for awhile isn't it ,moving to Thailand particularly Pattaya,then you find out there is no real friends,no family , No real love And in Reg's case no real social life

The Australian system is meant to stop those going overseas to live ....I guess , I'm not sure exactly, why do you have to do this 2 year resident ridiculous The UK system is different and you can apply to get it even from Thailand but it apparently doesn't ever increase .

Your over 80 ,don't waste money ,everyday you wake up is a bonus

Are you saying this Amlodipine I'm taking can gain you weight ? Because strangely the last week taking it 5mg a day I have gained a belly ! I also read on another post it affects bone density I may have to stop taking this !!!! Or can I take it every 3rd day I wonder ? I'm sick of taking this every morning

Alice Springs would be better I guess , I wonder if that's the hottest place in Australia? Strangely I just heard from the guy in the gym that many english people immigrate to Tasmania in Australia because it's like english weather ! I need to head back to Asia, it's not the cold it's the gloomy look ,dark at 5pm , etc . I thought it was summer in Australia?

Since I come back from Thailand it's been nothing but cold & gloomy here in Sydney, Australia. I know you guys may think 17 degrees is not cold but it's cold to me This has been going on for months now even getting down to 4 degrees and colder in the mornings ! I can't even remember when it was hot here , my body is becoming depressed , I can't even remember a hot day ,always beanies and jumpers As I look out the window on this gloomy doomy cold overcast Tuesday afternoon I think how do those guys in the UK put up with this everyday ? I used to hate the hot sweltering days but now I need to move to a hot sunny country, I have more energy , my old bones stop aching , I'm more happier , Thailand was perfect , my aches & pains went , my blood pressure was normal , my sciatica went What kind of weather person are you ? One post I remember some guy from Scotland says he lives in a area where the heavy rain hits the windows everyday and he loves it , smashing against the winfiws in the Scotland highlands Right now I'm in bed ,too cold here at 17 degrees If the airfare wasn't double the price I would nip over to Thailand just for the week to get my aching bones back to normal !

To the OP I hope this doesn't sound awful,but your time is limited . Just get the dentures , and spend the rest of the money you saved on enjoying life ! At 81 you could have 2 years left or 10 years ,do it for comfort to yourself

The BLood test medication???? My doctor has just started me in this !!!!!! Are you sure it does this ???