Celsius

2 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   You were always going on about earning US $ 3000 a month and putting $2000 a month away in savings .

   Was you exaggerating your income ?

I think he has savings. Probably a bunch he'll keep in a foreign bank account far from the dirty tax man so he can get extra benefits and that is okay.

1 minute ago, simon43 said:

 

 

As for setting up tourist accommodation, I have done this 4 times in Phuket (I built the original Phuket airport hotel, then Phuket Airport 24/7 Hotel, Phuket airport Overnight Hotel and Phuket Airport Bed & Breakfast). But on each occasion I leased the land long-term, rather than trying to do some 'fiddle' to own it!

You forgot to include the most important part. It was all taken from you.

It was a Tuesday evening, a time when Patts Inn — a gym that smelled perpetually of old socks and shattered dreams — truly came alive. Lewie, a man whose enthusiasm regularly outstripped his actual ability, was midway through what he optimistically called a "bench press session." In reality, it was more of a valiant struggle against gravity, made all the more intense by the presence of Ploy. Ploy was doing pull-ups with the effortless grace of a spider monkey, making Lewie's grunts sound even more pathetic by comparison.
"Just a few more, Lewie, you got this!" she chirped, a hint of suppressed laughter in her voice. Lewie, face a shade of puce usually reserved for overripe tomatoes, managed one last, shaky rep before the barbell threatened to stage a hostile takeover of his trachea.
"Cheers, Ploy," he wheezed, wiping a torrent of sweat from his brow. "You make that look like… breathing. What's your secret? Are you secretly a robot sent from the future to make us mere mortals feel bad?"
Ploy hopped down, a mischievous glint in her eye. "Just consistency, and not letting your ego write cheques your muscles can't cash. Unlike some people I know who skip leg day to focus on their 'glamour muscles'." She winked, and Lewie felt a familiar blush creep up his neck. His attempts to flirt with Ploy usually ended with him dropping something heavy or accidentally joining a Zumba class.
Suddenly, a sound like a small car crash echoed from the back of the gym. Barry, the gym's resident strongman-in-training, had just attempted to deadlift a weight so astronomical it probably had its own gravitational pull. The barbell, groaning under the strain, decided it had had enough and plummeted to the floor, narrowly missing his toes. Barry, a man whose grunts were usually mistaken for an approaching train, let out a yelp that was surprisingly high-pitched.
"Barry, mate, you okay?" Lewie called out, torn between genuine concern and the desperate urge to ask if he'd just invented a new dance move called the "Accidental Weight Drop Shimmy."
Barry, his face a vibrant shade of beetroot, scrambled to collect the runaway plates. "Just… a momentary lapse in judgment! The bar clearly wasn't feeling it today!" he huffed, glaring at the innocent barbell as if it had personally insulted his lineage.
Ploy, ever the voice of reason (and sarcasm), strolled over. "Barry, maybe try a weight that doesn't require a permit to lift? We're not trying to find out if the floor can withstand a small earthquake."
Barry, surprisingly subdued, mumbled, "Yeah, yeah, you're probably right. I blame the lighting."
As the gym returned to its usual symphony of clanking iron and the occasional grunt of existential dread, Lewie seized his moment. "Hey, Ploy," he began, trying for an air of nonchalance that was entirely absent, "I was thinking of grabbing a bite after this. There's that new burger place, 'The Beefy Banger'? I hear their burgers are so good, they'll make you forget all about Barry's deadlifts."
Ploy paused, a slight smirk playing on her lips. Lewie held his breath, bracing for the inevitable "I'm busy washing my hair" excuse. "The Beefy Banger, eh?" she said, "I've heard their sweet potato fries are so good, they're practically a religious experience."
Lewie's internal organs did a spontaneous jig. "They are! So, uh, fancy experiencing a religious epiphany with me?"
She looked at him, a twinkle in her eye. "Sure, Lewie. But only if you promise not to tell them you train at Patts Inn, or spill your entire drink on me this time."
Lewie beamed, the earlier gym chaos now a distant, humorous memory. "Deal! But no promises about Barry not trying to deadlift the entire building next week."
As they headed towards the exit, the lingering scent of disinfectant and the faint whisper of ambition, Lewie felt a definite win. Weights? Check. A date? Double check. And a solid twenty minutes of gym-based comedy for future anecdotes. Patts Inn, for all its questionable charm, had delivered. And Lewie, miraculously, hadn't dropped a single thing.

 

10 protective brothers showed up

Got any other interesting OP's OP?

On 6/27/2025 at 5:23 AM, richard_smith237 said:

 

Sorry Brit-man...  thats total misinformation...  its so clearly you lack any balance in your observations and only see the optics of extreme bias.

 

 

- Me...  Breathing difficulties - Immediate Blood test and CT Scan. Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosed (life threatening)

 

- Father... Stool Occult test (via post)..  Called in for Colonoscopy. Early stages of Colon Cancer found... Removed - Life Saving.

 

- Father...  Chest Pains...   First responder there in 4mins with heart medication. Life Saved (heart attack).

 

- Father... Snapped Achilles tendon...  (not life threatening)...  treated quickly though.

 

- Father... Breathing difficulties...  fluid on Lungs... Ambulance. Heart valve relapse.. On meds. Life Saved.

 

- Mother...  Mammogram... Lump found... Cut out, radiotherapy. Life saved.

 

 

Those are just personal examples many more from friends in the UK - your comment about emergency care is utter tosh... 

 

The UK NHS may be on its knees and struggling - but your comments do it a huge disservice - at least post honestly.

 

 

 

 

He can't post honestly. He was quite impressed by a portable x ray machine they brought for him in the government hospital.

Things you don't have. A work permit.

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

And when the offer ends passengers will go back to alternative cheap travel.

I thought it is forever 

Good job. Burmese massage is $hit

41 minutes ago, Alpha84 said:

are in existence who have never rubbed one out? None?

1 before you came to Thailand 

On 6/26/2025 at 10:10 AM, simon43 said:

I found food prices, gym, mobile internet very reasonable when I visited 2 years ago.  Accommodation was expensive, but 1-bed apartments can be had for around 450 quid, depending where you live.  In any case, I have already checked that I will qualify for housing benefit.  HB is not an option for the local authority to pay or not pay - I am eligible to receive about 192 quid a week on top of my state pension because I have no savings to speak of.

I find the same in Canada. Things are relatively cheap compared to Thailand as long as you own your home and blind uneducated haters will downvote this fact. 

Me and wife currently live solely on interest income of 1600 CAD a month and it is enough for my condo fees, property taxes, 2 brand new financed Samsung phones with huge data allowance and food. I live downtown and can walk anywhere. The huge Loblaws grocery store is literally 200m away.

Healthcare is fast and free. Soon the poors on paper like myself will even get free dental after I do my income tax next year. THE AIR IS CLEAN.

You are all pretending to be while knights supporting the pay raise, but then when your beer goes up 10 baht or your big mac set that no one eats (yeah right) you will be the first to complain.

12 minutes ago, DonniePeverley said:

What i don't understand with H.Pylori is that nearly half the people in the world have it (so i see from my research). The vast majority have no symptoms. 

 

So my point being you eradicate it, then go kiss someone and you catch it again?

 

I am pretty certain you can just catch it again and again. 

You are correct. Too many idiots posting here. H pylori can contribute to symptoms, but its often not the main reason why you feel bloated or have acid. 

27 minutes ago, Packer said:

 

Agents are cheap. 800k is not needed. 🙂 

How much are you paying?

12 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

 

 

Its unfair that he was rejected just because of a tattoo....     

 

 

There are many things unfair on this planet. This one is about as unfair as not having a bumgun in Pratts Bottom 

49 minutes ago, jimmybcool said:

 

I kept a very high end acoustic guitar (SCGC VJ)  in my condo for 10 years.  And I spent 3 months on and off being there so half the time the AC wasn't on.  That guitar (and the Fender Stratacaster) was fine when I sold it.  I have more issues with humidity here in Arizona where I have to insert humidipaks into the cases to prevent them drying out and cracking.  

Nonsense. You will see.

Good luck with humidity and your instruments. Waste of effort and money. And you will get taxed. 

1 hour ago, Magictoad said:

I dont; quite the opposite in fact. I think you are projecting your own feelings. LOL

You average 18 posts a day. You don't live in Thailand. 

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