GammaGlobulin

Do you think that I could marry a rich woman... Is there still time for me? Also, how can I find one here in Thailand? I am being completely serous now. After having been single for more than a decade, to date, I am ready to take the plunge...if.... She has enough money. Seriously. Also, I would not spend too much of her money. I am no Gold-Digger, by any means.

I have always, since my early youth, been known for my prolificacy.

In my view, at this late date, on either IS or IS NOT a teacher. Teaching is in the blood, you know. You can't just take a TEFL course and then call yourself a teacher. How many foreign languages do you speak, for one thing? Do you speak them fluently? I would say, in addition, that you need to know more than your students, which might present an insurmountable barrier to many wannabe teachers that arrive in Asia. I would not get too excited, if I were you. Teaching is not about instant gratification and immediate success. Also, you need to find good students. You might not always find good students, so easily. Teaching rotten students is a thankless task. Teaching for free, as a volunteer teacher, may not provide you with the type of lifestyle of which you may dream. Then, one requires great patience and empathy for students, not to mention a thorough understanding of their culture. When one speaks of the excitement of teaching, this mostly derives from seeing faster progress than one had originally anticipated. As for me, if I were to teach, then I would only accept GENIUS students from China. All others, I would cast aside. I am too old to teach dumb ones.

You are, at least from my experience, quite correct.

Dear Folks, In case you haven’t returned to your Home Country in awhile, say about over three decades, then how do you imagine Christmas festivities have changed back in your Home Country, since your last visit. I do have vivid memories of the Christmas Holiday during the 60s and 70s, when I was last in the USA. Living in my Asian Bubble, I have been duly insulated from exposure to the gradual changes in my Home Country’s Christmas habits which have doubtlessly occurred during my absence. Would I be shocked to suddenly return, like a half-Asian Santa to find just too many distortions to the once more-refined way we once passed the Christmas Holidays, with family time, good cheer, and a home-cooked dinner, provided by our maid, Eliza, from North Philly. I remember her for being quite stout, and for her one glass eye. I never did enjoy Christmas very much when I was living in my Home Country. I have never celebrated Christmas in Asia, either, since I first arrived. Does anyone know how Christmas might have changed since I was last in the USA, or the UK, for that matter? I would love to know. YouTube vids of holidaymakers just cannot do justice to the experience, and are a poor substitute for being there. So, that’s the question I pose this day, three days before this annual coming-together of people of all faiths. And now, let me tell you what I will be doing on Christmas Eve…. Sommerset has always been one of my favorite authors. Maybe it’s because Asia was a favorite subject for Maugham. And I have just found a free Christmas Story written by William, on Google, my favorite resource for all things good and holy. This story is: Christmas Holiday The story begins like this: You can read at least part of it for free, right here, using this link, I think. https://www.google.co.th/books/edition/Christmas_Holiday/wdwXEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover This is my Christmas Gift to you…. Please don’t say I never gave you nothin’..... Best regards, Ho’ Ho’ Gamma

Unfortunately, refined-Farang are becoming rarer and rarer, as the years roll past us. In fact, in this day and age... Truly refined Farang now appear to be almost as scarce as hen's teeth.

What language is being spoken in the linked video?

Did you ever happen to meet any members of the Biddle family of Philadelphia during your school years? He loved boxing. His idea was to instill character in his progeny through engagement in the art of boxing. Great book! I read it decades ago, when I happened to find an old dusty copy in a used book store in Taipei. Don't know what happened to that book. I had the hardcover published way back when....

In my view, even at the turn of the century, Y2K, it was very unlikely for a Farang to live on 20K per month, and still live like a human. However, this quality of refinement has nothing to do with monthly expenditures. Instead, I am referring to: a. respect for others, and showing respect b. the quality of being well-educated c. dressing in a manner which communicates respect for others in the social community d. always being well-spoken, without randomly adding four-letter words during spoken and written intercourse with those we meet e. choice of foods at a restarant, and not speaking loudly in libraries, etc. f. And, so much more that your mother taught you when you were young. It's this idea of a decent family background that sets us up for refinement in later life. What more can I say that is not already obvious?

"Diplomatic Clown-car"

Yes. And then.... HP Laser Jets became junk in storage as soon as the laserjet cartridge and fuser was used up, the first time.

Dear Farang Friends, Are we Farang in Asia, as a whole, far less refined than we once were,...say about three decades ago? For example, I still recall, and even shudder to this day, a small group of Farang “teachers” I happened upon ten years ago, on the campus of Sichuan University. This bunch of Farang teachers were sitting outside one of the classroom buildings drinking beer and smoking cigarettes, and gabbing away in broken English. They were illkempt and rather rundown and dirty looking. At the time, I was in horror standing near them for a while, and I quickly hurried away. Still, I can’t seem to get their memory out of my mind. All too often, I seem to meet up with these types of individuals who seemingly are unaware that they are not representing their home countries in the proper way. Why don’t they just stay home if they can’t behave properly? And, one wonders about their education and their family background, too? Here in Thailand, I have stopped going out so much, just to avoid encountering these low-class types. I will tell you that three or four decades ago, while living in Taiwan, and in Japan, most of the Farang I met had presumably been sent to Asia by their multi-national companies. By the looks of those guys, I would have said that they were CEOs, or something. Or, at least they must have been upper-level execs. And, they knew how to dress. And they knew how to offer their business cards when meeting others here in Asia. These days, nobody offers me their card when they meet me at the mall, or in a coffee shop, or on campus, either. What, I do wonder, must the local Thai people think of us? Because, certainly, I do not think much of us. Truly, as one who has spent most of my life in Asia, I can say that this gradual shift from meeting high-class Farang to now meeting rather low-class Farang is not a welcome change for me. And, for another thing, this evolution has meant that I rarely meet anyone I would enjoy talking to, unlike decades ago. I miss those days, in fact. Fortunately, there are places to meet the high-class guys, if one looks on-line. This is why I like to read and post comments on TV, TV being just one venue where I can find like-minded people who share a similar upper-middle class background. But, out on the street, in Thailand? Forget about it! 99.99-percent of the Farang I see look alien to me. Where once I used to see guys in Bermuda shorts, now I see Farang in cargo pants, and it's as if this new crew can’t even speak English right. It’s not as if I would not like to get out more and socialize with Farang, because I would. It’s just that after searching for the first several years after arriving in Thailand, without success, I think the much more refined Farang no longer comes to Asia. Have you also noticed this marked shift since the good old days? This is really just so sad…. I think. Best regards, Gamma

MS is garbage. Why should I care about goofy MS hacks? Just use Linux, and all will be well. No stress. Also, MS Office? How do you use your goofy hacks to download and use Office, including MS Word????

Now you are getting into a grey area, somewhere where I no longer am willing to be. I got rid of MS. Thank the Lord! And, thank Linux, too. And, thank KDE, as well. And, thank Linus, also.

Yes. It gets closed. Happened to me, once. There are better banks....in my view. Sometimes, one forgets how much is in a spare account, and then.....POOF! It's gone. And then, you gotta start over which takes over an hour at the branch while you sign a billion signatures. Depending on if you got some beautiful clerk, or not, it can be an enjoyable experience.

Another word for this is PAY WALL. But, the idiots running these newspapers do not understand that PAYWALLs are actually counterproductive. I think I uploaded an article weeks back which supported this reality. So, you are correct: Just move on until these pay-walls go away. (probably not worth your time, to read, anyway. Most writers are bad writers, these days, and I do not want to mention names, here)

Stolen?

Rufus is great and it's free, but.... Are you going to use Rufus to write your MA Thesis? No. You might need to use MS Word. Is MS Word free? No. It's now provided by subscription. And, many institutions require Word for interoperability. So... Word Sucks if it's a subscription. Rufus does NOT suck. Rufus is not MS software.

OK. But, then... You should really not have mentioned this workaround...to me..... Still, no worries.

Sorry. In fact, I was not banned, but BLOCKED.....from viewing. I think it might have something to do with a repeated request for purchasing the paid subscription to YT, which I have continually refused to do.

Do you flaunt your wealth in Thailand? Simple question, but of great import. The question is: a. Do you find your life happier living in a place where people do not flaunt their wealth? b. Do you find your life happier living in a place where people hide their wealth, and live simpler lives even though they might have tons of money? Here in Thailand, as accurately as I can see, most of those with money do not flaunt their wealth. Those without wealth are less subjected to the “in your face” flaunting of wealth by their neighbors. Does this make for a happier society? Let’s compare this to the USA, just for starters: In the USA, the flaunting of wealth is what American society is all about. What is the point of having riches if one cannot flaunt it, day and night. Do you have a Gold Rolex? Maybe this is OK....but....if you flaunt your Rolex, then..... .....And If so, then this is in very bad taste because you should have purchased something less heavy, maybe. Disparity of wealth in a society can be more easily tolerated if there is no flaunting. So, let’s all do our best to not flaunt. OK? Because, despite what you might think…it is this lack of flaunting of wealth that makes life happier in Thailand, for both you and me. Best regards, Gamma Note: He loves gold.....ONLY Gold......

Would life really be better for you without me?

Did you say his name was Danny? The girls are calling. So uplifting. Such a beautiful melody. There is beauty in this world...if only.... One might search for it in the ... Right place.

Let me ask you: Was life better or worse before YT came on the scene? This recent issue, for me, happened several hours ago. And, I have no inclination to try to solve it. I have wasted too much time on YT, during recent years, and time that cannot be recouped, once it has passed under the bridge and over the dam. This is a wake-up call to me...to STOP watching YT. I do not want to fix this problem. I just feel grateful that Google has reached out to me and shut down my viewing privileges. I am thankful. Life, at least for me, was far better before YT.

Do I need to explain to you how Gym Memberships work? Try to use your brain, for once, please.....!!!! This is basically the same business model.