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Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet them on your way down.

edit: When you're on the bottom, there is nowhere to go but up.

For the first time, I began to experience insomnia at age 35. At that time, I took up a 1-hour per day fitness exercise regimen. Problem disappeared.

Now, nearing 60 years old, and still sweating it out with the exercise daily, I sleep like a baby.

Thats not good !

babies wake up crying during the night and need feeding.

and their diapers changed

Really?

As Naam would say, ask those guys who invested in gold in the mid 1980s and who are still down 25 years later, how they feel about the long-term prospects of gold.

if they have held their gold rather than sell it they would be up tremendously right now. it is a long term investment. you would go nuts watching the quotes.

i'm becoming increasingly interested in silver now too which historically has correlated with gold at about 10 to 1. right now it is at about 50 to 1. when it corrects itself there will be a lot of money made in silver. silver also has an industrial market and demand is higher than supply at the moment and the market value has yet to be corrected accordingly.

fatangs

nicely put

Amazing. The idea of a website called www.goldrush21.com perpetuating the idea that gold is a fantastic investment opportunity!

Who would have thought it?

their website is promoting their DVD about gold and not a particular broker for the sale of gold.

gold will hold its value while fiat paper currency will not. better to put gold under the mattress than cash. it is a long term investment and a security for yourself against economic collapse.

It could also fall in value. Gold has had a very good run lately.

Watch this. Gold is the best investment in times of economic crises in my opinion.

the trailer

3 part 30 minute trailer. Very interesting

source: www.goldrush21.com

Sit on your money.

cash is currency, and currency is subject to inflation. your cash may be worth nothing later on if you just sit on it. i've said it in other posts. guns, gold, and ammo. since farang can't own guns and ammo here then i'd suggest gold. it might not rise tremendously in value but it will appear to do so when compared to your depreciating cash.

if the boing noise was removed how would the Thais know when to laugh? they need the audible que that okays the situation to be a joke. if there was no boooiiing sound then they would all try not to laugh to keep the idiotic antics of the person from losing face.

on a side note... does anyone know where i can pick up a portable booiing device that i can use in public when i feel like being comical or to save face when I do something idiotic?

employment is not prohibited under a Non-immigrant O visa. You can receive a work permit the same as a non-B

Your passport can NOT be blocked. The embassy can get you a new passport. You should however report this to the embassy that this particular shop owner is blackmailing you for you passport and threatening to sell it on the black market. The US will be very interested in their dealings. The US embassy works closely with the Thai police, and when the US government requests something it is carried through. It is known as politics.

Standing in a queue and having people cut in front of you. This seems to happen more here than in the west because in the west someone will usually yell out "back of the line", to the inconsiderate A__hole, but here it happens often.

A Thai friend told me that many Thais do not understand "queue etiquette". I'm thinking "What's there to understand"?

i don't mind this because i will shove the queue jumper out of the way in order to get past them. if they jumped the queue several spots in front of me then this signifies that the queue has been compromised and is now up for grabs to the more aggressive people. it becomes a mad dash to the cashier. if you have ever traveled in China then you will recognize the every man for himself style queues. i haven't seen it as bad in Thailand as i have seen in Beijing and Shanghai. perhaps those cities prepared me for Thailand and now it is no sweat when one person is doing it. it becomes more hectic when there are 20+ people shoving their way to the front.

After my wonderful vacation in Thailand, I boarded my flight back to the United States at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok.

"Cabin crew, prepare for take off," the pilot announced, and minutes later, we were gaining speed. I was getting ready for the familiar tug of gravity as the plane leaves the ground, but instead, the whole aircraft shuddered as the pilot deployed reverse thrusters. The plane slowed down, came to a stop in the middle of the runway and taxied back to the gate.

There was a long delay, but the flight crew were not keeping us informed. Finally, without a word of apology and two hours behind schedule, our plane took off.

I was curious as to know what exactly happened earlier, given Thai's poor aviation safety record. As the attendant was serving my drinks, I casually asked her: "So what was the delay about?"

"Oh it was nothing," she said in her sweet voice. "The pilot heard a strange noise coming from the engine."

"So everything is fixed then?" I asked her, trying not to look too scared.

"Yes," she replied in a reassuring manner. "We replaced the pilot."

You guys will like this.

It appears you would likely be a very fine father.

Based on what evidence ?

there is no evidence because this is my first child. i would hope that i would be a good father. and by trying my best i want to give my son the best opportunities in life. staying in thailand will limit those opportunities. now my wife from what i have observed is a wonderful mother, but a poor wife. this is my dilemma. do i stay in a stale marriage for the sake of my son? her visa to come to the US is almost complete, but i could cancel it at anytime before then and just take off with my son.

after starting this thread i've hinted to her that i would like sex. she won't speak to me anymore. she sleeps in a different room with my son and is completely cold to me. i hate this situation. the decisions i make now are going to effect the rest of my life, and the entirety of my son's life. this is a lot to deal with.

Could be a little of the Fear Factor in play here, fear of making another baby so soon, six month old can be a hand full for a young mother. just a thought. How old is she? Is this the first child for her?? Sound fairly normal to me, my guess is if you relax, help out with the task of take care of the newborn she will come around in due time.

i've paid for the birth control implant that lasts 3 years. costs me 7000 thb. i threw that money down the drain. i would have been better off using it towards cheap hookers (but i'm married and supposedly in love with this woman so why should i have to). we have agreed that a second child won't come until later, but the way things are going it looks like that might never happen. this is why i started this thread, to see if people have had similar experiences. females have wild hormones that make them completely mental. as far as i'm concerned i'm fairly level headed about this, however my sexual impulses are getting the better of me (and already have). i love my son more than life itself and WILL NOT abandon him. now i'm wondering where he would be better off. in thailand as a farmer with his mother? or in the US as a scholar (up to him what he wants to do later in life) with his father. i have wonderful parents that are supportive of my decision (leaning towards bringing him to the US without mom)

how does someone decide this? i've never been in a tighter spot than i am in now.

I assume the OP is not looking for a gay Thai or a ladyboy, but those are other options.

you assume correct. those aren't options for me.

as this situation can be rectified, if with nothing other than with anti-depressants. But like in so many psychological problems, she will need to see that there is a problem first.

i've begun my cocktail of valium and xanax and it seems to be working for me anyway. it is giving me the "whatever" attitude while time passes by. would like to get off them when things improve (which they have in many ways already, but still not getting laid). She is breast feeding so i am hesitant to have her on any chemicals. as soon as she stops breast feeding i'm going to get her wasted drunk and take advantage of her (just like i use to do, and we both enjoyed it) .

Those have already been deleted by the mods.

be careful what you say about the m****ators. I just finished a 5 day suspension for jokingly saying saying that the PAD was paying them.

Didn't really effect me anyway because I was traveling while the suspension was in effect.

I was told by another that it was because I didn't use enough emoticons in the post

But it's all good, I love all of them still

Voice of experience ? I left my first English wife with a 3 year old and a 6 month old. The oldest boy has nothing to do with me because he remembers we bonded and then I left, youngest son has no such memories and regularly keeps in touch. GO NOW - it will not get any easier later. [/color][/size][/color][/size]

I won't be leaving my son. If anything, he'd be coming with me. My father never left me and I couldn't fathom leaving my offspring to grow up in Thailand with very little English skills and no chance at a real future except farming sugarcane and rice.

First turn off the pressure (if any) for sex. Then talk to her. She's certainly no dummy and recognizes a problem here. Gently ask her leading questions, like "Are you happy honey?" to help her open up. Ask her what she believes a solution might be. Try to develop a plan together. If she is unresponsive, you likely have a major issue to confront.

"I always thought that a child brings a family closer together rather than tear it apart." This statement worries me, possibly suggesting problems in the marriage prior to the baby's arrival. A baby may or may not bring a family closer together - depends largely on both of you striving to obtain that result. A new baby brings new challenges to the healthiest of marriages.

Be cool. Good luck!

Thanks for your reply. I've had a while to try every tactic and have come up blank. There was a problem before the unexpected pregnancy (she expected it, but not I) and we were on the verge of separating. Now we are more peaceful at home now (because I won't allow fighting in front of my son) but there is very little love between us. I would like to resolve this issue so that it won't snowball into something worse. Her being Thai (or maybe her being her) makes it difficult for her to open up or show emotion when she is upset. On the surface we would look like any other happy couple except happy couples are usually expressing affection towards each other behind closed doors. It is too early to tell what she will be like long term so I am hesitant about taking my boy and leaving her (except the thought has crossed my mind). I would hate for my son to not have a mother, but I would equally hate to stay in a stale, sexless marriage. She is making plans already for our second child and it is confusing me. I asked her today "how can we make a second child if we don't practice first ?"

She says she loves me with a non convincing tone, or maybe I'm being paranoid.

Anyway, I'm male. I need sex from time to time. I would hate to lose my son over the issue though.

My wife had our baby 6 months ago and since this time we have had only one intimate encounter together (but i had more enjoyment than she did, she just wanted to get it over with). I understand that hormones are rebounding from the pregnancy and the fact that she is still breast feeding has something to do with it, but what is normal? I can't go on like this in a loveless sexless marriage, however I must for the sake of my little boy. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to seduce a postpartum woman into doing things that came so natural before? I always thought that a child brings a family closer together rather than tear it apart. Do I just wait this one out or what?

but money isn't paper. currency is paper. money can be in the form of many things that are an equitable asset. if tomorrow we were to revert back to the barter system then your assets and your skills would be your money which you could use to acquire other assets and services.

whose assets ?

and for how much ?

how can you ask "how much" in a barter system? example: I'll fix your car if you give me your sofa. Your car was fixed for 1 sofa. now you are out of a sofa and would like one, so you decide to trade your recently fixed car for 1 sofa, 1 tv, and sound system. now you are out of a car so you find some sucker that will lend you his car every week for your 2 hour special massage. all of this has been done without the use of currency. the people in the transaction associate the value. currency is easy, but it is just laziness to hold it for a rainy day because that rainy day might be the super inflation of your held currency.

I suggest gold, guns, and ammo. in thailand there is plenty of gold but the laws here don't let us keep guns. so be creative and save your money and not your currency.

Remember money is just paper , the same thing we use to wipe our asses with

i use the bum gun personally .

but money isn't paper. currency is paper. money can be in the form of many things that are an equitable asset. if tomorrow we were to revert back to the barter system then your assets and your skills would be your money which you could use to acquire other assets and services. personally i hate currency because it is constantly losing its value, however currency is simple to use and easy to understand when putting a value on a good or service (the value can be misrepresented at times, such as the sub prime mortgage crisis where homes were over valued). i am learning now that it is never wise to save currency and that you should only have enough on hand at any given moment for your wants and needs. you should be putting the rest of your currency into money. back in the 70's Nixon took the currency off the gold standard so that the US could print funny money to pay off debts. the dollar has been losing value ever since and will never stop. not wise to save, it is wise to spend wisely (if that makes any sense).

so yeah, don't put off your life and instead of keeping your currency in a bank keep it in something else that retains its value over time, or else one day you might realize that wiping your ass with it isn't such a bad idea (careful which currency you use, because some have pictures of important people on them and you might wind up in a shi_tty situation.

so it would come as no suprize to find others copying the tactic.

copying happens in abundance in Thailand. Not much original thought in this area of the world. Problem is, the copying rarely improves upon the original idea. PAD are showing their true colors more and more. Perhaps the old way of things wasn't so bad after all.

Taksin is a genius and I still support the man and always have. He is a smart man and will never fall too far, and if he does, it won't take long for him to pick himself back up. He did wonderful things for Thailand, but it is easily forgotten.

All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go. I'm standin' here outside my door I hate to drive my bike in this down pour.

But my beer is gone i need some more The taxi's waitin', he's blowin' his horn, don't want to pay 200 baht I could drive.

So kiss me and smile for me. Tell me that you'll wait for me. keep the bar open till the storm has passed.

Cause I'm leaving in a side car, I don't know how wet I'm going to get. Oh, babe, I hate to go this way.

The beer is calling I want to go, the rain is making the night so slow, sobriety isn't what I had in mind.

Dream about the days to come, the raincoats and the watery bum. We'll all know when I have to say. 'Dah Da dah'

I'm leaving on a side car, I don't know how wet I'm going to get, I hope the bar has whiskey for the chill.

So miss me and smile for me, know that there are alcoholic fools who'll pay.

(Sorry guys, I'm just being a bit creative while the rain is passing. Seems like hours already though. I really don't want to go out in the rain. I might call it a night and eat some cup-o-noodles and pass out)

edit: feel free to add to the rainy season song. maybe we'll get it recorded.