MadMuhammad

On 4/23/2021 at 10:06 AM, Pilotman said:

No, further more, I'm not at all sure why anyone would want to fully integrate/assimilate and in effect, reject their own heritage. They are not, or should not be, mutually exclusive. That is why I cannot understand those who go for Thai citizenship. 

I think you’re very confused as to what assimilate actually means

It’s actually ‘illegal’ for them to force one to purchase insurance to open an account apparently. Told to me by a Dutch mate ex-SCB management  

Obviously doesn’t stop them though 

3 minutes ago, Brierley said:

In fact I do. I use a sports watch to measure my exercise...distance, pace, heart rate, etc. Plus I use long standing Glycemic Index Tables to measure my intake. I also used a second site for precise measurement of food content but I dropped that when it all became repetitive. Granted I no longer weigh quantities because I know them so well, at least my wife does but I'm very confident my daily intake is under 1,000 cals. per day, 98% of the time.  Repetitious? Yes, Boring? at times, Healthy? Yes, weight loss inducing? not too much but I can hold level so not a total loss. BTW I prioritize healthy over weight loss, balance is important to me hence it would be difficult for me to cut mush more out of my diet.

You seem to be doing everything possible, great work. I’m not knowledgeable regarding your age and what issues may be present so I’ll sign off. 
Good luck and sorry I couldn’t be more helpful

1 hour ago, robblok said:

I got similar pictures of myself ripped and Obese according to the doctors.

lean AF my man. Quality ???????? 

1 hour ago, Brierley said:

I feel like I'm constantly in calorie deficit, my caloric intake is often around 800 calories per day yet I still don't lose weight. But there again, I'm 72 years old so my metabolism is way slow....which is why I asked earlier for posters to say their age. Plus I run 4 miles every morning yet unless I eat grass for three meals a day, I don't lose.

that does seem to be awfully low with no result. On the other hand you may be starving yourself which can have a detrimental effect as well. 
As I mentioned use an app to track your food and macros, you may be quite surprised at what you think hot cals/macros are to the reality of it 

Calories in Vs calories out. Create a deficit and you WILL lose weight. Also check your macros. An app like MyFitnessPal helps you do that. 
Keep pushing 

On 4/19/2021 at 5:24 PM, Brierley said:

He might just be. But the commonly used BMI scale puts me right on the edge of slightly obese, the three rewritten algorithms for BMI all put me overweight or obese. 

I was Obese Type 1 in this pic. BMI is rubbish

16 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Your attempts at the Australian accent are abysmal! 

give it a wash mate, fair dunkum. That was ridgey didge, aye

1 hour ago, harada said:

I worked in a job serving the general public at 16 yo (now 69 yo)and swore that I would never do it again for this reason, should be more of it. ????

i worked I retail and the food industry for many years as well. The things that come out of some people’s mouths were as amazing as they were disgusting at times.

I moonlighted in crowd control which helped to offset the frustration of being overly nice in my day job ????

Well that’s 999427 to go for me 

23 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

No wucking furries

Yeah, nah, maybe 

On 3/27/2021 at 11:38 PM, Surelynot said:

I saved all my FB history and left...fed up of their political games, people guilt tripping me into making contributions and 'forcing' me to sign petitions, although I have some doubts that my leaving will have a huge impact on FB itself.....just use WhatsApp to keep in touch now.

They won’t miss you as you haven’t really left. FB has a huge presence in everything online now, buying up many different ‘companies’, WhatsApp included 

15 hours ago, champers said:

He went out with a bang.

Several it seems 

We had our guys rock up a week after my visa application. Got a phone call the previous evening. 
The arrived at 8.30am. Asked the wife a couple of questions, asked me about my Ducati and Cefiro and accepted our offer of water. 
Got the local Poo Yai over as a witness, they took 3 pics and if they went. All up about 20mins and painless. Huay Yai/Pattaya 

You’d better whip over the border and have a chat to the Cambodians and Burmese while you’re at it 

https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/environment/thailand-on-fire-nasa-satellite-website-tracks-the-countrys-farm-fires

1 hour ago, realfunster said:

A worrying development, I see they have asked anyone who attended any of six bustling Bangkok markets for a 3 week period to report for testing.

How many 10,000s would that be ? Not even including the close contacts of these people.

I wonder how the authorities will respond, or if they are able to respond ? The area quarantine (of mostly migrants) approach used in Samut Sakhon is going to be impossible in Bangkok. This might be the cluster that finally beats them and we head into another widespread lockdown. At which point their snail-paced vaccine acquisition programme comes home to roost. 

Time for a public health initiative to completely shut down/refurbish or modernize many of these markets, which lets face it, were often pretty disgusting pre-COVID and have not modernized at the same pace as the rest of Bangkok. I recall during the first lockdown in early-mid 2020 many vendors and customers in these markets were simply not bothering with precautions. 

 

It’s a far more complex solution required rather than just shut down and modernise. 

On 3/6/2021 at 9:42 AM, WhatsNext said:

 

The house i am interested in does 70k in rent at the moment, well at least that is the asking price from the project. Buying is 11M. It just makes economic sense. If i could rent the place at half price i wouldn't even think a second about buying it. It's not the girl that is pushing for it in my case. But ill check about the 3 year possibility, thanks for that.

 

And as for condo's : I can't live in those boxes, even the nice ones have 9 neighbors around them, always someone sneezing, music, renovations, walking with high heels and so on. It's a nightmare, for me at least.

 

I’m with you bud, condos are awful and townhouses not much better. I recently bought a 3 bed, 3 bath home for 5mil, discounted from 6.5 and I’m absolutely loving life. 
One second and I’ll just strap my hard hat on..... purchased 100% in my wife’s name...... 

1 hour ago, watgate said:

Mad Muhammad your story sent chills up my spine. All that you have been through and you live to fight another day. I am amazed with folks like yourself who have such a fierce determination to never give up no matter how badly they have been injured. Your perseverance is incredibly impressive and kudos  to you for all you have been subjected to and your unwavering desire to press on. Your advice is much appreciated and makes a lot of sense and I thank you for it. Good luck in your future rides and keep the faith.

Some people say I have a death wish but I see it as just refusing to let fear rule my life. Accidents happen whether they be our fault or not. I love riding and will do so until the day I no longer can. 
Thank you for your kind and understanding words. Don’t give up and  it shiny side up mate ????

A buddy from Oz flew in December 9 on an SETV, extended 30 days and just now got his ‘automatic’ 60 day covid extension. 
His reason to leave aus was 3 months plus

Ah me and bikes. Where do I start?

My first bike accident was back in Oz. Heading to the dentist after work on my Duc SF848 minding my own business when an 80 year old lady turn in front of me at a green light. I punched her SUV right in the B pillar and came to a stop instantly from 60ish km/h.  

When I woke up 2 weeks later I’d fractured my skull and suffered a subdural haematoma and had obtained an acquired brain injury. I had also lost the use of my left arm due to a brachial plexus injury (29hrs of surgery) left with just the use of my left hand. Fractured my neck, fractured two vertabrae, fractured my left knee and ankle. Tore a hole in my lung which filled my chest with blood, that did its best job to stop my heart beating. 
Bruised my pancreas, ruptured my spleen and tore my stomach which produce a particularly nasty hernia (9hrs of surgery to correct that one)

4 or so years of surgeries, rehab, psychologists and therapy for PTSD, living with a brain injury and dealing with life long disabilities and here I stand. 
Almost on the 3rd anniversary of the event I bought another Ducati Streetfighter. Same model, same year, same colour ????

I crashed a scooter in Thailand during that time also. Grazed knee and a nice egg on my head, nothing too serious. Again someone pulling out on me. 
 

when I relocated to Thailand I bought another Ducati Streetfighter (I’ve got a serious obsession obviously) 

Accident 1 happened on the Highway 7 service road on my way back from BKK. I was tootling along in the right side lane when a lady pulled out to overtake a truck with no regard for checking her mirrors. At the speed I was doing I had no chance to stop so I had a choice of hitting her directly in the rear and most likely getting run over by the vehicles behind or trying to thread the gap between her car and the barrier. 
After bouncing off her car and the barrier for what felt like minutes I stayed upright but nearly lost my pinky finger. 2 fractured bones and 14 stitches later 

Ducati Accident 2 I was coming over a blind crest on a hill on a 2 way road, and as I came over the top I was faced with two buses, one over taking the other taking up the entire road. Managed to slide between them both but clipped one half way down and hit the deck. Sever bruising and a little bit of skin off. No real harm done then ????

In regards to your accident it sounds like inexperience and lack of concentration was your main problem, something A 3 wheeled bike won’t fix. If anything feeling ‘safer’ will actually give your mind more time to wander. The only fix is seat time and getting your mind right Before you step on a bike. 
 

Best of luck in the further. Stay safe! 

1 hour ago, Big Yuley said:

Yes i know that. Ban extended until June 17

See what happens in the next few months.

Hopefully by June / July, Thailand will reduce quarantine further and this <deleted> country Australia will let people out!

it’s not impossible to leave, just some restrictions on length of time and having a valid reason. I had two friends arrive in December/January from Melb & Bris to visit their gf’s for 3 months. Sadly not everyone can do that though I admit 

195cm and 128kg. My head has more scars than I can count now. Phillipines is just as bad. People used to look at myself and my flipper gf weird, I don’t understand why ???? 

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

I don't consider myself wealthy either, but my 40kbht/month pension has got to look pretty good to a Thai who doesn't have the education to get a job paying 9kbht/month in a 7-11 for working 60hrs/week.

That’s where I lucked out with my wife mate.  She was on 50K as an insurance manager when I first met her, a job she disliked immensely,  and has now just started in a new role on the ground floor as a PA/Secretary in another company, 30K per month starting. 

When we met she was a typical young spend thrift but in time I have taught her the value of saving, planning and investing. She’s taken to it like a duck to water. 
 

I get by on 65K a month at the moment but once I finish the finance on my property in 2 years I’ll be dropping back to 40ish the same as yourself. More than enough to lead an enjoyable life here as you well know 

13 hours ago, BritManToo said:

So your money counted for nothing with the deal?

Or are you broke?

money was never a consideration at the start and still isn’t now. I didn’t pay a sin sod and in 3 years her parents have borrowed a total of 30000 over 2 seperate occasions from me, which was repaid within a month or so. 

I wouldn’t consider myself wealthy by any means but I have the means to pay for all the necessities that come with being an expat in Thailand