happydreamer

I totally understand. I think what made it easy for me was that my parents were gone by the time I was 33 (2008). I miss pizza, hot dogs, and Italian beefs with red sauce, giardinera and mozz... I get all my sports through apps but I do miss going to games.

Who TF are the 6 thumbs down on this post? Nicely done dude.

The other New York 🙂 I used to envy your type before I was that type. Was always inspiring to me to just pick up and leave. I used to follow a photographer who did it. Left in 2016, I was back in 2021 with my new wife and it was a bit of a culture shock. People ask me all the time if I'm ever coming back. Highly unlikely

Did this once with a girl back in my home country about 25 years ago. Her friend told her a bit about her dating experience with me after we broke up and the friend decided she wanted to shoot her shot too. We went out on one date and it was obvious what she was after. It's funny how real things get when the E wears off and when the lights come on.

Women weren't a problem at home, I lived in a downtown artists loft in one of the three major US cities. I had a decent career. Left corporate life and came here because I wanted to start over without so many defaults and givens. Sold off all the things I couldn't bring. Moved 240 lbs (110kg) of stuff (3 suitcases and 2 boxes) and started over with everything. I never imagined my life bigger or more exciting than what I had in my last years in the US. I was bored and really just craved adventure somewhere as far away as I could go. Also, The US is a hostile place to live. Plain and simple. It's nice to be able to selectively tune out BS here and just mind my business without someone assuming I'm some sort of polarizing adjective.

Honestly...the filming thing is out of conttol. I have no issue with someone getting their ass kicked for filming in a place where people expect a reasonable amount of discretion. Unspoken or not.

Financial freedom with 15 grams of a stash. 🤣

15 grams really isn't much and probably could have gotten possession if they didn't make themselves look sus with all the distribution stuff. never keep stuff like that with the stash. If you're selling grams you dont need a scale.

Shamelessly copy eachother.

Its usually 2 months but if you have an IO that wants to make trouble for you...(there's a particular one at CW that just <deleted> hates me for some reason) they will make things up to make a problem for you. I was under 400k for 5 minutes within a 3 month window and she make me come back the following month

"Travelled with a group of men from PH to TH" pretty much says it all about the choices of this young lady.

Actually, then THEIR information is out of date because if you checked it's still offered on their website. Im not in the habit of offering misinformation https://www.siam-legal.com/other-services/opening-a-bank-account-in-thailand.php

Im pretty sure if you use an entity like that the process is a hell of a lot smoother than doing it yourself.

Siam legal opened my bank account in 2022 for 5K. In out and done in 90 minutes. There's people who are going to sit here and tell you go to this bank go to that bank, ask for the manager. Don't waste time, just pony up the 5k and get it done.

They do their own research 🤣🤣🤣

You gotta be crazy being part of this industry here. People will flip on you for 500 baht

Im talking specifically about the man in the story. try not to pretend like you don't know the difference between the two. Id like to at least assume you have the cultural wherewithal to know the difference between someone who smuggles from an impoverished nation because they have few choices and trust fund children who have made bad choices because their parents have bailed them out before.

There's alot of drug mules who get caught that really dont have alot of choices. When you come from a poor country and you or your family has a debt to someone that's involved in this type of <deleted>...your only way out sometimes is by doing this <deleted>. I know first hand guys I used to see on a daily basis from Mexico who told me about what it took to get out of Mexico. His only choices there were to work with Cartels. If you didn't work with the cartels you basically gave up any form of protection they offered. Its easy to call someone an idiot if you dont know the full context of why they were involved

What type of proof of income satisfies the requirement for visa. US embassy doesn't provide letters certifying income. Would love to get my money out of a non earning bank account here and back into investments

Hello...just curious what benefit this would provide.would she be eligible to receive my social security if my day comes before hers? Thank you

To add my 2 cents to the mix...I have my legal counsel file all the paperwork for me so that I can be sure everything is done per immigration spec and there's no surprises on the day of. The day of the visit I was informed that there was now a "deposit" that was required until the application was processed visa was approved the following month. I was absolutely livid but my wife just told me to keep calm and let the lawyer handle everything. Begrudgingly paid the deposit (12K). Was told by IO that there were a bunch of people who would come to file for long term visas, get the extension, and then not come back the following month for the actual visa. The "deposit" was to make sure I came back. I didn't think id get the deposit back but it was actually refunded in full. Always an experience with Immigration

Go to a therapist and get on a proper rehab program that you can work into your weekly routines. Lower back issues come from a variety of things and sometimes aren't related to the back as much as they are to the hip and abdominal weaknesses. Then get into a gym like fitness first and hire a trainer for maybe 10 sessions so they can set you up with a program. After that if you're the type who doesn't need guidance or handholding then ditch the trainer and just use what you've learned. Pulling stuff off of YT is good if you have a strong foundation and body awareness and are able to make the muscle /mind connection. Define what your goals are and structure your training so that you run it in cycles. For example...you mentioned wanting to build upper body, so for 8 weeks work on resistance training. Make sure your form is correct. Lower the weight if needed and use proper form, bracing with abs, allowing your muscles to contract and lift the weight as they are meant to. Dont ego lift, it's not worth it, did it for years. Fk'd myself good and plenty. Anyhow, work on progressively either adding a rep or weight each session during the 8 week period. At the end of 8 weeks switch to a different phase, which may be something where you peel back the weight and add in more plyometric movements or band work. Maybe learn how to work with kettlebells. This is why Im saying get a trainer. There's tons of ways to get to your goal but you dont know what you dont know. Feel free to reach out to me thru DM if you need help. I dont train people anymore but I'll advise and answer your questions f you want including places to go for rehab and recovery work. About me...38 years training, played sports entire life, baseball and wrestling mostly. Have 2 degenerative discs that I train around now. Rehabbed recently from sciatica. Last year had a double hernia repaired that I got from deadlifting the wrong way. Used gear during my 30s to get big, ripped, and strong. Realized in my 40s that was really stupid to do. Now at 50 its all about training so I can train another day, week, month. Still taking batting practice once or twice a week Current programming includes, cycling resistance programs, cycling low intensity cardio with high intensity cardio, sprints, agility work, strength and speed. I train at a couple of different Fitness First Facilities. Monthly its about 2900. Trainers there are more...they have packages but if you get the lowest package and take it from there your investment will be minimal. best of luck

Worst throwie in the history of graffiti. And Thailand has some of the most <deleted> graffiti Ive ever seen too.... To be competitive at this level is a real accomplishment

I'll echo this with what I have experience. Prior to about a month ago, my Wise transfers from USA bank to Bangkok Bank would occur within seconds. If I was transferring over 30K baht then it might take a few hours or in extreme cases the next day. Within the past month I've been struggling with transfer having them range from a few hours to a few days. My most recent transfer of 15K was sent last Thursday and didn't arrive until today. Absolutely absurd Tried the same transfer with my Wife's SCB bank and it was 18 minutes. Not sure whats happening or whats causing this but seems like we went backwards a few yers with this

I was looking at Mood & Tone for some furniture...how is the build quality? About a year ago I had a sideboard custom made from one of these places that claims to be a furniture factory and the wood literally split within a week of it being in my home. They agreed to repair it but returned it in basically the same state. Its been a year and it's continued to develop cracks so just curious if I can trust MT?