2 minutes ago, AlexRich said:

A life can never be always upside, there are built in downsides, like people (and pets) who pass away, for me that’s the main downside. I do think it’s important to do things that you enjoy, and do everything you can to be fit and healthy, as that adds to the enjoyment, and can make a huge difference to your quality of life. Placing yourself in a stress free environment is important also, life is too short to spend it with toxic people. The one certainty is death, so best not complain, see the silver linings in every cloud, and enjoy every day.

 

This is a very nice post and I take to heart what you say about health.

Just now, grollies said:

Sorry 'bout your wife, the rest sounds good, keep on truckin'.

Got a wonderful 'replacement' here...10 years, doesn't want to marry, have a joint account, and doesn't drink (much). All is good.

Got my house here, good internet and VPN so can watch what I want. Make my own vino and bread/cakes. 

Just need Immigration to sort themselves out !

3 minutes ago, ivor bigun said:

Well i didnt elaborate ,just said it had been good, which i must admit was even good when i was very young

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Aged 4 to 12 my life was shit due to bullying. From then on it's, as you say, been a blast.

 

10 years Merchant Navy officer, 15 years pipeline specialist own business, 3 great kids and a charmed life.

 

'Retired' at 50 and moved here 3 years ago. Couple of life regrets but, hey......

Yes , I think myself lucky to have done what I’ve done in 57 years despite 2 failed marriages ( 1 definitely my fault, 1 mainly her fault). Very fortunate to have travelled extensively and living in S .America for 20 years was a great experience. My job gave me many good memories and many good friends.
My health is relatively good ( 57 years old ) and put a little aside to retire at 54, but who knows what the next few years will bring ?

My brother died at age 22, my mother at 72 but my father is still strong at 89 so i guess it’s a bit of a lottery how long i last .

Hopefully when I go it’s quick and painless , not that I’m ready to go yet !!

15 minutes ago, grollies said:

This is a very nice post and I take to heart what you say about health.

This is a very nice post and I take heart medication to maintain what you say about health.

Life is what you make it. If you are a miserable person life will not be good

1 hour ago, ivor bigun said:

has it been a blast

Well yes for the ones I blasted out of my way,  I'm good thanks.

Too early to tell, hopefully......

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Good health and fitness, love, beauty, comfort, companionship...what else could a man ask for?????

I have had some health issues years ago,and a couple of divorces ,but its always seemed that when things go wrong,what comes next is far better.and meeting my present wife 20 odd years ago was the icing on a very nice cake.

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It was a joke as this is the Farang Pub forum. Let's not go down this route.
 
I'm sitting here with the wife, couple of Leos, listening to Pink Floyd, spring roll starter, chillie con carne for dinner. Life is pretty good. Don't spoil the evening.....

'And after all we're only ordinary men'.

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31 minutes ago, villagefarang said:

Good health and fitness, love, beauty, comfort, companionship...what else could a man ask for?????

Money, law and order, sanitation, good roads ..........

33 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Money, law and order, sanitation, good roads ..........

Since I have no money problems or legal problems, live in a beautiful sanitary house and have great roads to drive on, I guess I don't fixate on those things the way others might.

Was fair to middling until a Brexit pound fell on my head now getting thinner and always sober every cloud and all that guff????  

2 hours ago, grollies said:

It was a joke as this is the Farang Pub forum. Let's not go down this route.

 

I'm sitting here with the wife, couple of Leos, listening to Pink Floyd, spring roll starter, chillie con carne for dinner. Life is pretty good. Don't spoil the evening.....

 

Leo, Floyd, Spring Rolls and Chilli - Some of my most favourite things right there. Haven't met your or your wife to rank those on my list of course, but sounds like you're having a great night tonight. 

 

Jokes aside, this thread has been a good read - people who are happy with their lot over here. I dunno what it is about Thailand but most related expat social media pages and often TVF are full of people who are negative about their life here, or keyboard warriors picking fights with others. I'm still comparatively young, but my few years in Thailand have been among the best in my life. Decent weather, decent people, cheap lifestyle. Sure, there have been some frustrations that come with living in a foreign country but I wouldn't change the experiences I've had. 

3 hours ago, puukao said:

if you ask the question, or brag about your life.....odds are you life isn't special and I'm 100% sure I wouldn't want it.

This. Perfect. Very true.

 

There are lots of idiots on these forums who talk too much about how ideal their lives are. And therein of course lies the truth.

 

If you have a life worth calling a life, you certainly won't discuss it with anonymous strangers on the internet.

3 hours ago, puukao said:

if you ask the question, or brag about your life.....odds are you life isn't special and I'm 100% sure I wouldn't want it.

I don't know if people seek a "special" life as such. Maybe just one they're happy with and they are bragging about the fact they're happy. It's certainly better than people who just love to tell people how miserable they are. Happiness is more contagious than misery. 

 

Perhaps you could run some sort of consultancy gig where you go round and assess whether you would want someone's life so they can decide if they should brag about it?

Aren't there always things that you regret in life?

 

For most of us TVF keyboard warriors you do unfortunately have to reflect, that the days ahead are substantially less than the days behind you.

 

There are definitely things that I look back on and go w$t$f was I thinking.

 

But I've fathered 3 children, all now adults and successful and happy in their own individual way.

 

Isn't that what humanity is supposed to do? Muddle through as best you can, try not to make too many F##k ups, and try to raise the next generation to be better than you?

 

That to me at least, is a good life

At ThaePae Gate, some idiot came up to me and asked if he can feed the birds.  I just pointed to the MASSIVE sign that said you cannot.  Then he asked me to guess his age.  Then he told me how he looked so young and felt so great.  Then he told me that he exercises a lot, and tried to explain his last exercise.  I smiled, said, "great" and walked away.  

 

maybe he thinks he has a good life.  but really a completely narcissistic moron.  This is Thailand, most farangs are deeply flawed.  

 

My point:  Probably low IQ, thinks he has a good life, or wants me to tell him that he is....but in all reality, according to my metric, his life is pathetic.  

13 minutes ago, puukao said:

At ThaePae Gate, some idiot came up to me and asked if he can feed the birds.  I just pointed to the MASSIVE sign that said you cannot.  Then he asked me to guess his age.  Then he told me how he looked so young and felt so great.  Then he told me that he exercises a lot, and tried to explain his last exercise.  I smiled, said, "great" and walked away.  

 

maybe he thinks he has a good life.  but really a completely narcissistic moron.  This is Thailand, most farangs are deeply flawed.  

 

My point:  Probably low IQ, thinks he has a good life, or wants me to tell him that he is....but in all reality, according to my metric, his life is pathetic.  

Or maybe you are just jealous... How do you guess someone's IQ from looking at him

How would you have rated Stephen Hawking?

 

Never been shot at.

Never been conscripted.

Never been hungry

Always been free

Loved lots of women

Traveled a lot

Had my fill of dissipation

 

So far so good. Just hope things continue the same way.

8 hours ago, GinBoy2 said:

Isn't that what humanity is supposed to do? Muddle through as best you can, try not to make too many F##k ups, and try to raise the next generation to be better than you?

Not sure about the 'better than you' bit, as far as I can see the point of life is to have more children than anyone else and therefor ensure your genetic line continues.

Ups and downs of course,

always enjoyed life, as much as I could.

Still doing at 70 years old.

This. Perfect. Very true.
 
There are lots of idiots on these forums who talk too much about how ideal their lives are. And therein of course lies the truth.
 
If you have a life worth calling a life, you certainly won't discuss it with anonymous strangers on the internet.

Why not,if your happy i would think you would shout it out,mind you i feel there are a lot of bitter unhappy guys post on TV. Sad for them ime a happy bunny,dont care who knows it.
My wife doesnt scam me,or drink or is always asking for money for her family,she is like most wives loving and careing,its funny but most of my friends wives are the same,on of our friends is very ill and his wife is a saint,looking after him.

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44 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Not sure about the 'better than you' bit, as far as I can see the point of life is to have more children than anyone else and therefor ensure your genetic line continues.

That's very true on an primal level, and probably true at some point deep in our DNA.

 

So I did my breeding thing. All 3 of them ended up smarter than me, and most definitely more attractive than me, equally true for my son and 2 daughters!

 

So all in all, if I depart this mortal coil tomorrow, I'd leave with a smile on my face

1 hour ago, puukao said:

At ThaePae Gate, some idiot came up to me and asked if he can feed the birds.  I just pointed to the MASSIVE sign that said you cannot.  Then he asked me to guess his age.  Then he told me how he looked so young and felt so great.  Then he told me that he exercises a lot, and tried to explain his last exercise.  I smiled, said, "great" and walked away.  

 

maybe he thinks he has a good life.  but really a completely narcissistic moron.  This is Thailand, most farangs are deeply flawed.  

 

My point:  Probably low IQ, thinks he has a good life, or wants me to tell him that he is....but in all reality, according to my metric, his life is pathetic.  

 

As opposed to a guy who clearly finds negativity in everything like yourself? I'm gonna suggest you're more flawed than the guy who is trying to be positive and optimistic about things. 

51 minutes ago, ivor bigun said:

n of our friends is very ill and his wife is a saint,looking after him.

I'm sure she'll receive her just payoff at the end.

1 hour ago, Denim said:

Had my fill of dissipation

Who is the subject of the verb "dissipate", you or others?

I am reading this as you are sick of other people who don't use their lives and time constructively. Am I correct?

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

Not sure about the 'better than you' bit, as far as I can see the point of life is to have more children than anyone else and therefor ensure your genetic line continues.

On that basis, it's a competition between the Chinese, Muslims and possibly Indians.

There was a study some years ago in the Economist that concluded the number of children a woman had was inversely proportional to her level of education. That's a scary thought for the future of humanity.

1 minute ago, Lacessit said:

On that basis, it's a competition between the Chinese, Muslims and possibly Indians.

I've managed 5 so far, I think I'm keeping up.