Yooyung
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It is all down to education and Thais are not taught to think critically.
I'd say that's more to the point.
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I came here in my late 20's....still here and am now in my early 40's. I have always done weight training and some kind of aerobic activity a few times a week. Ideally I try to stick to at least 4 -5 times per week. I was a big fan of the old weight training regime of 3 x 10 sets of 8 - 10 reps of any particular muscle group with a 1 - 1.5 minute rest between sets.......These days I am finding something called 'circuit training' is much more effective. Instead of sticking to one muscle group for the 3 sets in a row, I do a group of 6 - 8 exercises one after the other with very little to no rest.This really kicks my a*s and it also helps with aerobic conditioning.....and it saves time. You need to be careful how you order your exercises doing this. For example, you wouldnt do a bench press and then do bench flies directly after it, you could go from a 'pushing' to a 'pulling' exercise however. For example, bench press and the some kind of dumbbell rowing exercise. If you order your exercises in the right way you can go through the whole cycle, but its pretty tough. Obviously the weight you are using also has to come down a bit but, I am very happy with the results. I don't seem to have lost too much muscle mass and its also cut some belly fat. One cycle takes me less than 10 minutes. I do 3 cycles, after which I have had enough. I do this at night, after the suns gone down.
In regards to straight aerobic activity I have gone from jogging, to walking up and down my stairs for 30 to 45 mins. I got bored of jogging and the heat is a killer. I find going up and down stairs, sometimes one at a time, sometimes 2 at a time to give me a good workout and it also does more for strengthening the legs. I also incorporate what are called 'farmers walks' into my stair climbing. This is where I carry 2 x approx 14- 18 kg dumbbells up and down the stairs a few times as part of the routine. It gets pretty challenging, great for legs AND for wrist strength....
Anyway, thats the routine I settled on living here in the heat. Its working for me, and obviously I mix it up as much as possible. One thing I have learnt is that you need shock your body every now and again to get a boost in results. If you just do the same routine every time you get bored and your body gets used to it. Thats not what exercise is all about.
....by the way if you'd have told me about 'circuit training' when I was a bit younger I would have thought it was for pussies......no way! I highly recommend it....maybe not if you want to look like Arnie in his day, but for general looking good/feeling good its great.
Sounds about right to me.You ever run into trouble doing flies? I wrecked my shoulder long time ago doing flies...too much weight maybe?? Stayed away from them ever since. Chiang Mai has a coupla nice gyms, and the Chiang Mai Orchid hotel now has a salt water pool, ( and a new gym ) which has gotten me back into swimming a bit. All in all, I'll live, I guess. My friend ( who parties and drinks quite a bit ) says to me," you're gonna look some silly in fifty years time when you're laying in the hospital dying from....nothing!"
Never really had many injuries at all. I have done weights consistently for years but have never gone overboard. I prefer to keep the weight reasonable to make sure I have good form. I am not interested in being HUGE. I am interested in being pretty strong and pretty fit, that's enough for me. However, I do think flies are an exercise you should do with caution. I went through a phase of pushing it with them and it just ends up with you having poor form. ALL movements need to be consciously controlled from start to finish....no bouncing off your chest or using momentum....you see that kind of thing a lot.
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I came here in my late 20's....still here and am now in my early 40's. I have always done weight training and some kind of aerobic activity a few times a week. Ideally I try to stick to at least 4 -5 times per week. I was a big fan of the old weight training regime of 3 x 10 sets of 8 - 10 reps of any particular muscle group with a 1 - 1.5 minute rest between sets.......These days I am finding something called 'circuit training' is much more effective. Instead of sticking to one muscle group for the 3 sets in a row, I do a group of 6 - 8 exercises one after the other with very little to no rest.This really kicks my a*s and it also helps with aerobic conditioning.....and it saves time. You need to be careful how you order your exercises doing this. For example, you wouldnt do a bench press and then do bench flies directly after it, you could go from a 'pushing' to a 'pulling' exercise however. For example, bench press and the some kind of dumbbell rowing exercise. If you order your exercises in the right way you can go through the whole cycle, but its pretty tough. Obviously the weight you are using also has to come down a bit but, I am very happy with the results. I don't seem to have lost too much muscle mass and its also cut some belly fat. One cycle takes me less than 10 minutes. I do 3 cycles, after which I have had enough. I do this at night, after the suns gone down.
In regards to straight aerobic activity I have gone from jogging, to walking up and down my stairs for 30 to 45 mins. I got bored of jogging and the heat is a killer. I find going up and down stairs, sometimes one at a time, sometimes 2 at a time to give me a good workout and it also does more for strengthening the legs. I also incorporate what are called 'farmers walks' into my stair climbing. This is where I carry 2 x approx 14- 18 kg dumbbells up and down the stairs a few times as part of the routine. It gets pretty challenging, great for legs AND for wrist strength....
Anyway, thats the routine I settled on living here in the heat. Its working for me, and obviously I mix it up as much as possible. One thing I have learnt is that you need shock your body every now and again to get a boost in results. If you just do the same routine every time you get bored and your body gets used to it. Thats not what exercise is all about.
....by the way if you'd have told me about 'circuit training' when I was a bit younger I would have thought it was for pussies......no way! I highly recommend it....maybe not if you want to look like Arnie in his day, but for general looking good/feeling good its great.
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Single??? Most women in this country are single if approached by a reasonable looking, polite 20/30 something farang...even if they have a boyfriend already. You dont need to go to a sweaty nightclub and pay 500 baht to find that out.
"Most" women? You DO realise that most Thai women don't work in the farang-oriented tourist industry, right?
Wasnt being overly serious.....of course I realise that....I married a teacher!!!!
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Single??? Most women in this country are single if approached by a reasonable looking, polite 20/30 something farang...even if they have a boyfriend already. You dont need to go to a sweaty nightclub and pay 500 baht to find that out.
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Blazing hot in Pattaya (32.7C) and not a hint of rain on the 120 mile airport radar. One step forward and two steps back. lol.
32.7...that's a lovely temperature! We have had storms two nights in a row, as did Bangkok, in the wee hours of the morning...coming at the wrong time but at least its coming.
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Send some this way. I only have air in the bedroom...I suffer through it during the day. It makes those afternoon showers all the sweeter.
Truely amazing what some people will put up with
I guess I could install air downstairs but to be honest most of the time (until lately) it not necessary. I don't really care about being a bit hot in the day....this is Thailand, I don't want to live in an artificial bubble 24/7. I'd say most of the time Thailand isn't bad at all, Australia can be damn hot as well. I have friends that run air all day and night, they have electricity bills of 7000 + Baht sometimes. Me, I pay about 1500 per month and spend the saving on marshmallows and ladybird books...
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There is no fixed tie limit in which to do this, but do it within a reasonable time.
Thats kind of what I thought, but wasnt sure. I'll get it done soon. Cheers.
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Hello all,
I got a new passport recently from the UK embassy. I just received the letter the other day for the visa transferal. I thought I could make it today but I may not be able to. Am I in some kind of visa limbo, or is the visa in my old passport still valid? Am i on some kind of overstay while the visa is in my old passport? Do I have a problem if I cant make it to Thai immigration in the next few days?
A little confused.
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Maybe.....it just seems hotter...for longer. The other day it got down to about 33 degrees here and it felt like heavan!
Sorry! I didn't realise you were just looking for a chat & forgive me for providing a link which answered your question
(recorded 51 last week here, but only 10% humidity, in the shade, 48 & 30% humidity today, not even summer yet, can we switch places?)
Not at my good fellow.....all useful stuff....its just the Sunday morning hangover (and heat) didn't lend itself to anything more than a round of harmless banter regarding how bl**dy hot it is. Causes for the heat will be investigated further on this, a very pleasant morning here after a night of very heavy rain.
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It is the combination of heat and discomfort that produces discomfort.
Don't really even need the heat, do ya?
I'm assuming you meant heat and humidity?
Based on the tmd.go.th site, it looks like there will be no respite in BKK this week... And it's been miserable for way too long this year.
It looks like the high 30's all the way!!!! Just keeps on coming!
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Send some this way. I only have air in the bedroom...I suffer through it during the day. It makes those afternoon showers all the sweeter.
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This is the price we pay for the coolest winter in years.
It was a good un...Its June already!! I keep thinking its still May! I guess that's because normally the rains would have started a more consistently a few weeks back. Haven't had too much of it, not many overcast days either.
True. What are the earliest signs the rain is coming? Just give me a sign Please.
Dunno mate. It looks like its threatening to rain....and then nothing! Its pretty hot here again today, says its 37 degrees but I think that's being conservative....
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At 13:00 it was 34.5 according the weather bureau website. With a 30% chance of rain today. http://www.tmd.go.th/en/province.php?id=19
Hotter than that here. That sounds positively lovely....
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This is the price we pay for the coolest winter in years.
It was a good un...Its June already!! I keep thinking its still May! I guess that's because normally the rains would have started a more consistently a few weeks back. Haven't had too much of it, not many overcast days either.
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Maybe.....it just seems hotter...for longer. The other day it got down to about 33 degrees here and it felt like heavan!
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Is it just me...or has the hot season outstayed its welcome???? I live in the Pathumtani area and the temperatures have been very high 30's and into the 40's for a long time now. I've lived here over a decade now and am wondering....is it getting hotter, or did the cool season lull me into forgetting how hot it gets? How is it where you are? Whens the bl**dy rain gonna come?
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Is it any more of a stimulant than the betel nut concoctions that older Thai ladies have been chewing for years?
I wouldn't know, having never tried either.
Yes, its got more of a kick than that betel nut <deleted>.....I have heard that, back in the day fathers would prefer their sons (or sons for that matter) in law to be a kratom user rather than a ganja user. The reason being that kratom promotes activity, its better for working. Well, thats what I've heard anyway......
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Can it be rolled up and smoked?
No, not that I have heard. It can be made into a tea or eaten
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I have been given this stuff before. In the area that I live the farmers eat kratom in the same way you would have a cup of coffee at the office. Its a stimulant in smaller doses (used for working in arduous conditions) and more of an opiate effect in larger doses. I must say it was a fairly mild and pleasant feeling. I think the fact that it is illegal is preposterous, it grows naturally here and has been used for centuries for all sorts of ailments. Its not the sort of thing one kills ones grandmother to get ones hands on.....
There was talk a couple of years back about legalizing it. I think its a plant worthy of further study. Time would be better spent hauling in yabaa and ice rather than concentrating on this leaf. Making criminals of people that ingest a plant that doesn't appear to be particularly harmful is a tad over the top in my opinion.-
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This will be amusing. After teaching here for coming on 12 years now I can count on one hand the number of Thai English teachers i have met, at govt schools that can have more than an extremely basic (think 7 year olds) conversation. At one well known school high school I worked at years ago the head of the English department flat out REFUSED to speak English.....to anyone!!! Its going to be an absolute slaughter. The level of English in this country has not really improved very much over the years I have been here. Its NOT the native speakers that are to blame in the most part, in my experience they are NOT utilized effectively, seeing the kids once per week for 40 minutes at best after they all show up.....even then, when they get there you are battling against YEARS of crappy Thai English teaching! Its a shocking state of affairs that people so incompetent at their jobs are allowed to be called 'teachers'....they are not, they are basically making he situation WORSE! I hope this gives some a real kick in the pants, they deserve it. To most Thai English teachers their idea of a lesson is to fill the board up with nonsensical sentence structures written in supposed English, sit on their lazy backsides and make the kids copy it! There is little or NO verbal communication going on there. Its pathetic.
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Some of these degrees are adequate for the purposes of getting a Thai teacher's licence at the moment. However their usefulness outside of Thailand and the Philippines is the issue - they're unlikely to help you secure employment anywhere else. So their use is of limited applicability in terms of life planning. There are other qualifications available from other academic institutions which are worth exploring: from the UK, Sunderland and Nottingham university offer post-graduate teaching level degrees though not the much sought after Qualified Teacher Status ('QTS') ; there are US and Australian universities too that offer similar qualifications. The general advice would be that you'll get the best teaching jobs on the best wages and terms with credentials, experience and 'QTS' status from your 'home' country. If you are young enough and have the inclination, go home and do it - then the world will be your lobster!
Good advice
When I was young ie 27, I thought of doing my PGCE but procrastinated and now I am too old 52.
The world is still my lobster though.
Blooming heck I'm doing the Nottingham PGCEi right now at 56 and it is going ok, I hasten to add. I really don't want to stay here, though, the education system really depresses me. So young man, if I may say so, you're never too old!
That's nice to know. i am signing up for the Nottingham course this year. I have done some online study before and it kind of suited me....however its a bit trying at times and I wasn't working full time when I did it. Still, the bachelor degree I studied really didn't have much to do with teaching. At least this course is 100% relevant to what I am doing here in Thailand. I am looking forward to it (albeit with some trepidation) AND hopefully finally getting this bl**dy teaching licence! When I do finish it I am guessing it should also open some doors as far as the kind of schools I can work at.....happy with my current school BUT and extra 20 k a month for a Mon - Fri gig wouldn't go astray.
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I'd complete the Nottingham PGCEi first and see if that gets you the license. From what I have heard people have used the course to get a license, and that's the road I am going down. If you wish to continue on to masters degree level after the PGCEi then you can. If it gets me a teaching license then I am going to leave it at that.
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I should add that I'm only going to be in Thailand for 1 year, and would like to experience as much as I can in that relatively short amount of time.
Ok then.....If you're not too worried about saving bundles and you just want to work and party for a year, maybe Bangkok is for you.
There was talk a couple of years back about legalizing it. I think its a plant worthy of further study. Time would be better spent hauling in yabaa and ice rather than concentrating on this leaf. Making criminals of people that ingest a plant that doesn't appear to be particularly harmful is a tad over the top in my opinion.
Up to you!
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I stopped worrying about it years ago. It used to pee me off but then, I made the decision that, if everything is up to me.....I will just do whatever the hell it is I want!