Fat is a type of crazy

Thanks. One of the secrets of a long relationship, as they say, is that we've spent at least half of it apart. She does have a good friend when in Australia - my thai ex wife. Wasn't always that way though. To add to your comment above - with the interweb and gyms at resorts and lots of restaurants etc it somewhat gives you a place to be other than the beach.

I was referring to my lovely girlfriend of 10 years so we wouldn't be noisy or unpleasant to be next to. Though every now and again she can go off the beam with her temper so there is that.

Think of it the other way round i.e. you have many of the nice things of Bangkok but less hectic, hopefully a fair bit less pollution, and by the seaside. I lived near a beach in Melbourne - in St Kilda - for many years and rarely swam. But nice to have the open space.

I am not a sunbather as such. But I like swimming and the beach nearby and since my possible retirement starts in May the few months would be at the start of the wet season which is my favourite time to go - big empty beaches, some intermittent rain but lots of time to swim with cloudy weather and some sunshine - could stay at a nice hotel too for a good price. Could be that when I have no limits on time as I did in the past it seems less fun. See what happens.

Could be. But with a nice girlfriend I can get into the routine fairly easily.

That's interesting. Maybe I have it back to front. Feel like powders and stuff make you feel a bit heavy and not healthy but at 58 maybe it's worth it.

Once I retire not too long in the future I have thought of living in Pattaya, Phuket etc. But in September when staying in Koh Chang I thought I could afford to simply stay at the resorts I like for at least a few months. Hopefully get a good deal. Appealing to me. I don't mind the simple life. I was watching this guy 'Retired Working for you' today who talks about Thailand and he said about the moving costs to Thailand. I think I might take my normal 7kg bag for the first few months - don't need anything from here. Shorts and tshirts fine by me.

I was skinny as hell as a teenager and took a thing called Body Bulk. Made me bigger and fatter. Then moved to protein powder. It did seem to make a difference. Someone at the time said it was a waste because I was getting sufficient protein from my meat eating diet. I do a lot of gym now but no powder. I think as you get older such things are not good for you even if it means a bit less bulky muscle. This is subjective though - haven't looked into it. As your metabolism isn't the same as a teenager don't think supplements are good for your organs..

Fair point. But science is not the concern but the difficulty of finding the answer in scientific terms. So I suppose we might say - this works really well for me and fits what I have experienced, and this life time is short, so I'll believe these ancient ideas rather than wait for a stronger verification in scientific terms. At the same time I totally respect the tenets of science and understand that I would prefer there was a scientific answer but it is what it is.

Said it before but why is something not measurable? Even if it is ether, or spirit stuff, or something that hasn't been discovered yet. Your dispute isn't with science but with dogmatic scientists or with the worth some put to answering your questions. Those questions you ask are all scientific questions: Why do we act the way we act? What triggers that negative emotion? Which memory feels painful and why? What is that dream trying to tell me? There are many scientists who don't wish to look to answer these, as they probably see it is too difficult to find productive answers, and there may not be productive answers. Or they can't make a living from it. But such questions are definitely not issues excluded by science.

Not sure how there can be no free will and no destiny. I suppose a third option is that we are automatons programmed in a certain way and reacting to a random environment in predictable ways.

Covid though terrible in many ways was good for us office workers. I can now work from home 3 days a week. Life changing. More sleep. Less commute. When you do go it's nice and quiet. Nice.

Funny. In my 3 days I was sort of pleasantly surprised in some ways in that it seemed like a normal city. Not much for a tourist who wants palm trees and a beach but lots of infrastructure and shops and whatever. Kind of nice in parts though a lot of traffic. Don't remember piles of rubbish or stuff like that.

I wouldn't have thought you'd want the Dark side as I had assumed everything is spread out unless you want a house. Nothing like I picture Nimman though I am taking both based on youtube so could be completely wrong. I thought Pratumnak or Wongamat or maybe a quiet offstreet in the main centres but walking distance to the shops might be more your cup of tea.

That's the thing. I would never go there for a holiday though I did for 3 days on the way to Koh Chang once. But it seems a reasonable place to live.. as discussed in a different post. I wouldn't want to live in Ubon or whatever but there you've got lots of stuff to do too.

Chris Daley the prankster. Last week - how his 57 baht meal was too expensive. Before that - buying tight underpants.

I think that's a good point. Wouldn't get on a site like this and wax lyrical about sexual proclivities or whatever. Not due to being squeamish or hung up. Seems a bit crass that's all.

In defence of Bignok: If someone talks about sexual conquests in general terms, or about other vices e.g. drugs - this is not creepy - can be fun, silly, whatever. But if someone asks others to describe there sexual activity, or asks deeply personal questions, it can raise the question as to why this is of interest. Two alternative answers - it is people healthily talking about say, the state of their health and sexuality in a particular situation in a productive way, or it can be a bit creepy where posters ask for and provide too many details. I accept one man's creepy, is another mans normal, but it is not about swooning at the mere mention of sex, but simply that even a site like this can have a certain standard, and decorum. A third category that can trigger my good self is where people may talk about a situation that can be construed by me as abuse as a norm or form of entertainment e.g. treatment of others be it friend, spouse, or lady of the night. In my opinion there is behaviour that needs to be called out even in an anonymous forum.

I thought I would let you know your post has been edited after I reported it. First time I have reported a post and they did remove the worst parts but left the sense that you humiliated this poor girl. The original post was the worst I have seen on this site and what is left is not flash. My feedback is that hopefully you can find a way to get your excitement through fun and kindness and not through humiliation of others and bad acts.

Devo had some thoughts that it may be better to have a low IQ to get by I'm envious of your I.Q. of 37 You, you're the one It's written all over your face You, you're the one I'd like to take your place I'm envious of your I.Q. of 37 Your lack of brains just drives me crazy It's the only way to get by and be lazy You, you're the one It's written all over your face You, you're so dumb I'd like to take your place I'm envious of your I.Q. of 37 From where I come it's the dumber the better No one likes a real go getter

It's a nice time of year to go. March is still fairly warm for the end of summer and May tends to be quite cold with some rain. Though it seems in recent years early May is still nice meaning April tends to be pleasant with the odd warm day, some cool to cold days, but general pleasant say low 20's. For accommodation it would be all the usual sites - don't know of cheaper options except maybe Airbnb.

Theories about why Goat isn't a fan of Dan. Dan ran over his dog. Dan stole his girl. Dan told him about a property deal that went south.

Is your girlfriend in the car. Would she be excited. That might make it fun. If you've seen that area then not that exciting. Fields. Towns. Thai people.

That's the most exciting thing that happened in Thailand. Or post under wrong topic.

You can believe in god without being a god i.e. not perfect but human. We all breathe and have conflicting thoughts that may make god's will difficult to fathom even if we believe. Missing someone or something due to being separated is not necessarily disagreeing with God's will but acknowledging you will be sad to be separated for a time. The premise of a heaven would only lead us not to be anxious if god laid it out in front of us. His will may be that he tells us through the bible and asks that we have faith and build strength and character through that faith. We may also be anxious or cry because of life now and in the foreseeable future rather than what might come after life. I am not a believer in christianity but I like to argue a point.