luckydog1

I agree with Topdeck. ...whatever really happened to love? Been married to a Thai woman in Thaiiand for more than five years. Haven't regretted one day of it. She brought quality family with her and this week we had yet another quality get-together. Stepdaughter was working, plus catching up on Uni stuff so could not make it..Money wise? It hasn't cost me more than while I was living in Australia. She's more careful in handling baht than I am.

Nope, drug use is not about fun and good times. We lost our son, aged 21, to heroin back in 2000. The two years preceding his death were not about fun and good times for him, our family nor others close to him. They were a special kind of hell. And in my later years as a family drug counsellor I did not hear much laughter nor see much joy.

Nope, not British. But are Aussies ok? Seriously, The home need not be in Isaan, but hopefully not BKK.

Anyone know anything about aged care homes for farangs in Isaan? Am in my 70s with a caring Thai family, but feel the time eventually will come when I'll need to get myself off their hands

Have checked Nongkhai, Udon and KK, but doesn't seem to be anything around.

Any ideas or suggestions?

I agree with you Toenail that there should be an emergency phone number in Pattaya that provides support for farangs with serious emotional problems. It could be similar to Lifeline in Australia which provides a 24-hour contact support/ suicide intervention service for those experiencing an emotional crisis. I had the privilege of working as a TC (telephone counsellor) for that service for 12 years and well-know the demand that is always out there.

But no good just talking about it. Could someone put their hand up and call a meeting seeking interest from the falang community?. From there steps could be taken to seek a psychologist/professional counsellor who would give some time to advising on the setting up of such a structure and map out an appropriate training program. From there, volunteer workers could be sought.

If I lived in Pattaya, I would become involved, but the distance from my home in Nongkhai could make that a little difficult.

Whatever. I'd love to see some constructive feedback!.

The principle of teach less, learn more often means the teacher setting students a task which requires them to use critical and constructive thinking to accomplish a set task Far cry from

fote learning as it requires a fair degree of initiative. A class exercise using this principle could mean students devote more time working on the exercise than the teacher does in teaching. It also give the students a greater feeling of ownershiip after they have completed the exercise. It works. I know. I use it.

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good luck and all the best with it.

wish you well with it. Not easy.

Sad way to go.

How about trying for some volunteer work? I feel there could be a wealth of talent, skills and knowledge among retired farangs. A friendly NGO that welcomes volunteers (and many do) could be a good starting point. Simply check around till you find one that could value what you have to offer from your life experience.

I brought my First Aid knowledge and skills from St John Ambulance Australia and find there is quite a good demand. Finding an interpreter if needed is usually not too hard.

All the best.