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13 hours ago, BritManToo said:

I make frequent use of the 'ignore' button.

No need to say any more, I'll look for a white wall .........

Did you hide the back wheel in the shrubs so no one would see  the stabilisers?

10 minutes ago, Artisi said:

".... no neighbours for 100 metres" that certainly tells us a lot about yourself. 

Absolutely, he likes other people. A misanthrope like me would require a property at least two miles from the nearest neighbour.

If your dogs are in their own compound then it’s perfectly natural for them to bark when strangers pass, and as they are contained they are no danger to anyone. What bothers me is if a dog or dogs are allowed to roam free and approach people barking, as the stranger has no idea what their intentions are ... such owners are highly irresponsible.

3 hours ago, Max69xl said:

No,Chile and Thailand has a bi-lateral agreement that gives citizens from Chile 90 days on arrival without applying for a Visa at home. It's not 60+30 days. 

Okay, I’ve never heard of that before. But my central point is that it is no longer possible to be a perpetual “tourist”, and come for 90 days, pop over to Vietnam for a few days, return to Thailand, then rinse and repeat. 

My guess is is that the OP will have no trouble visiting Thailand for 90 days once per year ... but if he tries to stay longer he’ll get immigration issues.

4 hours ago, madmen said:

Grow up. the chances you will end up in a dispute with a hi so "well connected Thai" are less than zero. the bashers are coming across as desperate these days

Don't be sad because you only mix with rice farmer's daughters.

On 9/12/2019 at 5:14 PM, SailingHome said:

<deleted>? I have Parkinson's so my wife can leave me? What kind of wife leaves a man who needs her care?

Yours, unfortunately.

On 9/26/2019 at 7:25 PM, sanemax said:

Which posters have actually said that though ?

Or it you make that quote up, attribute that made up quote to non existent people and then accuse those non existent people of lying ?

The first post from Max that I actually agree with. The people that have decided to return to their own country are doing so mostly because of the changes made by the Government and the stronger Baht. It's not about hating either Thailand or Thais. The new immigration rules look designed to deter foreigners from coming here ... I don't blame them for leaving.

Just read on the Guardian website that a young guy's wedding in Rhodes, Greece has been ruined as it was all booked through Thomas Cook. The unfortunate young man goes by the name of ... Thomas Cook!!!

5 minutes ago, AntonioM said:

Thank you very much for the reply. I do not know if it might be the case, I worked out my tdee and tracked my calories on MyFitnessPal. What I experience is with the amount of calories I eat I see progress on any other muscle district other than "small" muscles like biceps and calves. I reached a stage where I literally cannot train chest and back otherwise with my arms being skinny, my body will look uneven. That is why I am questioning if I can make any further progress.

 

Though I will probably consider crossfit as well as alternative

I don’t have your problem as I’ve never had any problem putting on muscle, but to be honest that is not a look that I like so I try not to use heavy weights ... I just want to be physically fit and healthy.

if you want to develop biceps and arm strength you need to do more work in that area and progressively increase the weight that you are pushing. There are a lot of good videos on you tube were bodybuilding experts (champions) explain how to ... one guy I saw was called Lee Priest, an Australian bodybuilder. He offers advice and seems to know what he I saw talking about. There are many others.

I would avoid steroids, I can’t see anything good coming from that. I’ve put on some additional muscle recently due to eating a larger proportion of protein than I used to ... chicken, fish and some meat, together with eggs. That combined with heavier weights should do the trick.

I also stumbled on some You Tube videos by an English guy who promotes Cross Fit on his channel, he has a good relationship with some of the top competitors in that sport. It looks to me that if you are looking to develop larger muscles you’d do well to look into this particular sport.

1 hour ago, Nyezhov said:

so go then dude, why are you here? And why would you even be posting on a Board about Thailand then? To be a buzz kill? To educate us on how bad it is? Leading us into the light of your knowledge?

 

I post on this Board  because Im here. Simple as that. If I was in the VI, Id be finding a message board there.

 

Dude, I for one dont care about your view. You dont like it. Whoopee. Why then expend your mental bandwidth on reiterating all your problems with a country you dont like, arent in, wont be coming back to, etc?

 

Its like obsessing over an ex girlfriend you caught behind the dumpster with a midget biker.

I don’t care either for your dumb American take on anything “dude” ... best you just get on with your Bill and Ted great adventure.

9 hours ago, Nyezhov said:

Yeah dude, its cool, Im a fool but unlike you, Im totally happy. Dont see me running around message boards yammering about how bad things are in a country Im not in, or just visiting, or even staying in just to be miserable.

 

It amazes me that folks who hate Thailand so much purport to live here or visit here or stay here. More and more, as I read about the total misery some people experience, Im convinced this forum may have a mommys basement cadre.

 

Now dont get me wrong, I have enough money to go where I want and stay where I want. I can go to Florida or the USVI or Bermuda or Brazil or Columbia or Portugal or Phillipines or the Bahamas (before) for the winter if I want.  I am well aware of the road carnage, the crazy drivers, the poor infrastructure, the dual pricing, the junta, somchai, motoisais, the Chinese takeover, the exchange rate, TM30s, ditch weed, mercenary hookers, blahblahblah, ad nauseum, ad infinitum. All of us who enjoy our time here for our own reasons are well aware of the flaws in this country, as well as our own and anywhere else. But life is beautiful and the glass is half full, not half empty and if there is a rat strolling past my street table as I slurp some noodles, well hell cowboy, give me another bowl. Ill stand and stare at a Lotus for a while and dig on nature, then chill with a Buddha, then take some pics, then lie in the pool, then discover a new place to eat unknown to the white man, maybe catch a cheap movie, take a train to nowhere and just enjoy. Even the Monday morning laundry routine is more fun when you are 25 floors up. Hell, next week the MAID is coming, she will even change the sheets! And if I get tired of the horns and traffic, Ill go over to Ko Chang and chill with sand, or go to Lopburi and hang with my primate relatives.

 

Maybe its because I have put my 8-8 time in for 50 years and dont need to do anyhting for several months at a time anymore, but even if I was working here, I would dig it. Because there is something cool wherever you are and if all you can do is obsess and complain about the little things, then you need to look into the mirror and examine your life as a whole, because clearly it sucks.

Sure, my life sucks so much that, unlike you, I never had to put in 50 years anywhere, as I got off that bus in my 30's. I haven't been on the planet that long! Always amuses me that people think they are the only ones with resources, and everyone else is scratching to get by? I'm fortunate enough to live wherever the hell I like, and I don't have any need to stay in a country whose Government clearly doesn't want me there. I'll spend my money elsewhere. I don't hate Thailand or Thais, so don't engage in amateur psychology when its clear that you haven't got a clue about me or anyone else who posts here. The forum's for discussion and debate, exchange of views, some of which will not be positive ... something that the "Thaier than Thais" on here have trouble dealing with. 

7 hours ago, Matzzon said:

I am sure they are very sad about that. 

... a sadness that will accumulate over time, as one traveller after another goes elsewhere.

8 hours ago, Nyezhov said:

Well dude I dont like what you post either, its kind of boring in a repetitive, infantile sort of way. But to answer your silly question: yes there are less tourists in September. So thats why its less crowded in your tourist trap.

 

I picture the Toursim Authority of Thailand reading that outloud at a meeting at which point, they univesally scream noooooooooooooooooooo and offer you a free trip to make sure they recognize how wonderful you are and how needed your dollars/euros are.

 

But hey, dont worry, Ill make up for your shortage and spend the money you would have spent.....

A fool and their money ...

The problem for Farage is that if he stands against Johnson he loses Brexit to Corbyn, who is promising a new referendum on a deal he negotiates. So you can have a very soft Brexit, or none at all. And then you can live under a Corbyn Government for at least 5 years. 

Great strategy Nigel. Way to go mate.

I like the idea of a marriage that has no legal basis ... let's you keep all your options open should it not work out.