villagefarang

My IF schedule is 20/4 but I try to be flexible for the sake of my wife and being sociable.  A day of bad eating doesn't seem to do irreparable harm.  For example, we have been invited to a Thanksgiving Dinner this week and I will enjoy eating things I do not usually eat and will eat outside my normal timeframe. 

IF works for me, so discredited or not, I think I will stick with it.????

8 minutes ago, geronimo said:

VF is his usual self and thinks not about the POTY. If he wins, fine, if he doesn't, fine too. In fact there's nothing  about his life that isn't fine!

A fine description indeed.????

It is really up to you as to how you wish to use Thaivisa.  Some ask, some give, and some are lonely so just hangout to pass the time.  ThaiVisa is whatever you make it.

Earthquake woke us up around 4:05 last night and again at 6:51 this morning.  We are located east of Chiangrai and it shook the windows in the house.  Our friends in Nan said it was very strong for them.

We had our time and they will have theirs.  It seems fair to me.  Each generation has their own chance to screw things up as much as they want.????

Not sure why the good fortune of others would lead anyone to retch, but I guess it takes all types.????

I appreciate all the uplifting stories presented by others.????

I discovered Thailand as a university student and moved here full-time after graduation, at 23.  I lived the first 30 years in Bangkok and the first 20 of those I managed to remain single and free.  I managed to avoid marriage, children, career, debt, divorce, ill health and regret during those formative years.  I am presently 22 years into my first, last and only marriage.  Good health, deep enduring love, comfort, beauty, variety and a profound contentment with my life, seems to sum up my life so far.????

My wife keeps getting better, but we have only been together 22 years so perhaps time will tell.

I am living the dream.????

1 hour ago, canopy said:

It would be interesting if you could bring an air quality meter up there the next time to compare it with lower elevations. And/or a new picture to show changes in visibility as the dry season progresses. In my experience people that care about their health and fitness a great deal have more concern about air pollution than those that are not. So your attitude that you can take it better than the average person is surprising. PM 2.5 will enter your bloodstream just as easily as the next person, probably more if you are doing vigorous workouts, and this isn't good for wellness.

 

In my experience, many of the people demanding perfection from Thailand and the environment are people who neglect their health on so many levels.  Many smoke, drink, are overweight, drive dangerously and have anger problems.  

I do sometimes have slight allergy like symptoms but have no heart or lung issues and I do modify my exercise and lifestyle depending on the weather and how I feel.  If I am wrong and my environment knocks a few years off my life expectancy, and I die at 90 instead of 95, like many of my relatives, I will accept that.  My mother smoked most of her life, only stopping in her later years, and still lived into her 90s.  One of my greatest worries, is living too long.

I am happy to let people make choices about their own lives and how they want to live but I expect to be allowed the same freedom of choice.  The internet being what it is, we mainly hear from the angry unhappy folks and I simply want to represent my own personal opinions which are somewhat less negative.

Personally, I only find it unpleasant for maybe three months a year and each year is different.  Last year was pretty bad, I must admit.  We are very healthy, pretty flexible and adapt to our environment, doing different things and different times of the year.  We have no desire to leave the area and we are very happy here most of the year.  We went hiking this last weekend with friends and while it was foggy with a lot of low cloud cover, the temperature was in the low teens and the air moist and fresh.  When the mist cleared on occasion there was still pretty good visibility.

Really bad up here in the mountains.????

It’s 13 here on the mountain in Pha Tang as I enjoy watching the mist roll in to the valley below. 

I have seen a lot of change over the years but none of it has affected my life in any significant way. Never had anyone complain about my speaking Thai either. ????