How has your life been ,good bad ,fantastic?

[PatOngo]

Life? Been very interesting I must say.

[Pilotman]

professionally brilliant, personally, rocky at some points. I would like to do it all again, but do it better next time around. Maybe a Buddhist country is just where I need to be to get that second chance. ???? 

Edited November 15, 2019 by Pilotman

[Pilotman]

To add to my last; I always think it would be nice to have 3 lives.  One to make all the mistakes, live like an idiot and drink and eat your self to death.  Two would be to follow a dream, any dream.  Third would be tranquillity itself, living modestly and taking in the beauty of life and all things spiritual.  

 

Actually 4 lives, because it would be great fun in the forth one, to repeat the first one, but that second time, with more money. 

[DannyCarlton]

Good, bad, fantastic? All of the above. Certainly parts of it that I wouldn't want to reveal on TV. Best day? Being present for the birth of my daughter (first born). Worst day? Being diagnosed with cancer and being given a less than 50/50 chance 10 years ago, or possibly having a massive heart attack a few weeks later.

 

Now have a gem of a Thai wife, 7 year old Thai son and life is great, live for the day.

[thaibeachlovers]

36 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I thought that too ....... until I discovered Bar Girls!

Who could have guessed as a 50+ something divorce battered Brit, I still had the best years of my life still to come?

 

Thank-you Thailand!

Agree 100%.

Had I never had Thai girlfriends-

I'd never have known what good sex was,

I'd have thought all women were like western women,

I'd never have known bliss,

I'd have been a sad old man never known good times with females

I'd have spent my life looking for "the one", when she does not exist.

Thank you LOS, thank you lovely girls, you made my life better.

[dreaming]

3 hours ago, smutcakes said:

Mines great thanks, nice new condo in central Bangkok in an area i love, great job i really like which pays great, nearly completed by Permanent residency, good group of friends I golf and badminton with and no worries.

Sure it wont last, but at the moment am feeling tip top- and its a Friday.

I think you need to find a new forum with like minded people

[dreaming]

2 hours ago, Saltire said:

Starting from 18 years old, here is a brief summary of my life so far.

 

Married 20 years

Single 10 years

Married 8 years

SIngle 6 Years

Married 3 years so far ............. happiest ever right now.

 

 

From your track record you will be divorced next year. Happiness ever right now.... the calm before the storm ????

[Katipo]

How a person's life has been is typically more to do with how much they have appreciated it, as opposed to how much they have achieved.

[bermondburi]

1 hour ago, villagefarang said:

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.????

Some people come across as smug. 

[Saltire]

1 hour ago, GarryP said:

But if you divorced your first wife earlier, your life would have been different and you would not be with the woman you are now with at this happiest time of your life (I assume she is part of the reason for you being so happy). Sometimes you have got to just accept the past, rather than looking back and brooding on what you should and should not have done in years gone by, and just accept the present.

 

I too have been married for nearly three years now (second time around) and am the happiest ever. But without the <deleted> in my past I would not be where I am now. Not sure if that makes sense, but you get the idea.     

Yep, get the idea 100%. I wasn't moaning but it really is the ONLY regret I have, staying married for so long to a nightmare. And yes I really have found a wonderful, loving caring girl and never really look back much at all.

[Denim]

4 hours ago, Dmaxdan said:

My life has had more ups and downs than a bar girls"s knickers. 

 

 

Hmmm....to get around all these fluctuations the girls in Le Cyrcee or Mikado didn't wear panties. 

 

Those were the days

[soalbundy]

interesting

[Tagged]

Overall been good to me, but hell of a rollercoaster. 

 

Been skijumping, boxing, skydiving, base jumping, climbing, mountaineering, hiking, skiing, snowboarding, diving, freediving, and motorbiking on three different continents, worked as a skydiver, superviser in international oilservice companies, started some few companies, been fishing, mountain, and kayak guide, now back in oilbusiness, and life goes on better than before. 

 

Lost quite a few friends in extreme sport (4 good friends, 15 friends, and total with everyone I met more than 60), had some good relationships, some few bad, and one marriage that lasted 6 years, and now a good gf for some few years. Looking back I wasted alot of time to get back on my feet after a few downfall, but overall, I have been doing great and got back on my feet. 

 

Trying to live simple, boring and healthy now and still many good years to come. My body is weared out, but with decent activities, I can still go to gym, swim, kayaking, sup padling, and work, and that means alot to me, and of course take my bikes out for a blast and also longer trips. 

 

You gotta do what you have to do with the abillities you got, and still have. 

 

Thailand have been good to me, and I guess thats why I can still have a decent life doing what I am doing. If I was stuck in Europe, I believe my life quality would have been less than ok. 

Edited November 15, 2019 by Tagged

[Pedrogaz]

I'd have to say my life 'exceeded expectations' or 'fantastic'. That's not to say that every minute is a barrel of laughs, but for the most part very good indeed. The later stages of my life lived here in Thailand have been the icing on the cake, really.

But I didn't;t get ripped of by my Thai girlfriend.

[1FinickyOne]

pretty good for me... my most challenging times were in having 2 parents suffering dementia... though my life in Thailand has been excellent... thanks to lots of good luck along the way.... 

[ballpoint]

When I was 16, if someone had offered me the life I have lived, and am living, so far up to my 50s, then I would have grabbed it without a second thought.

[allanos]

I am now living alone, been married twice, but am not altogether unhappy with my own company.  I don't have to skirt around things or be careful that I don't step on a significant other's toes.  Women? Can't live with 'em and can't live without 'em!

 

I often take time out to remember and reflect on the good times I have had in my life, as they are easy to forget among the welter of life's challenges which have come along.   As life has gone on I have been steadily trying to improve myself financially, educationally, and career-wise, having been born into an extremely modest family just after WWII.  A lot of the challenges which came along were because of business ventures and property dealings I went into; some good, some bad, but great experiences, nevertheless.  I have made and lost a lot of money on numerous occasions, all such events attributable to the good and bad decisions I have made, and no one else.

 

Along the way, I have traveled a lot of the world, had terrific adventures,  many of which people would find hard to believe, owned and driven some amazing cars, had numerous liaisons with the opposite sex, and achieved many of the things I wanted to, to put on my metaphorical cv.  Not wishing to vegitate in my so-called "golden years" (whoever thought up that ridiculous expression?), I am deep into writing a novel and hope to have it published, one way or another, by Easter next year.

 

The happiest part of my existence was when I lived in "darkest Africa" for a number of years, close to the Victoria Falls.  What gives me enormous emotional satisfaction and happiness today are the 4 wonderful children I have, which I am proud to call mine.

[roo860]

1 hour ago, Denim said:

 

Hmmm....to get around all these fluctuations the girls in Le Cyrcee or Mikado didn't wear panties. 

 

Those were the days

Happy days!

????

[OneMoreFarang]

3 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I never had a new looking car till now. I always had old dungers that I fixed up mechanically but kept the gold diggers away- worked like a charm.

 

Long time ago when I was young I had a brand new red Porsche Cabrio for a weekend. I enjoyed the car and it was interesting to see how some people reacted. But I have to admit I didn't have any gold diggers chasing me.

And after that weekend life returned back to a normal car and all was alright. I guess that was about the moment when I decided it's nice to drive a Porsche but I wouldn't want to work extra time to be able to really afford one.

[nikmar]

I can say that if the Reaper appeared now and said "times up", I would not be disappointed despite past mistakes - and there's been a few. I try to live by the premise that wealth comes from experience and not riches as im not going to remember the days i spent at work when im on my death bed. 

[worgeordie]

Life's been good,done just about everything I planned out,

when I was about 12,it's still good and hope it never ends,(it will,just hope no pain)

I have been very lucky.

regards worgeordie

 

[allanos]

Those who say money can't buy happiness just don't know where to shop!

[Skallywag]

5 hours ago, villagefarang said:

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

OP asked about "your" life.  But nice to know the wife is getting better  555

[Skallywag]

This song sums it up for me

 

[Aussieroaming]

Good and bad, like most people. If I can leave this world without having caused too many other people grief I will be happy enough. If I leave my wife set up financially, even better.

[sirineou]

4 hours ago, rumak said:

oh,  times like this i really regret there is no "puke" emoji .......  

 

no, i am not jealous.   i have had lots of experiences and certainly do not regret the ones that

were not idyllic.   I am much more drawn to guys that have also done many things in life and

have tasted the bad as well as the good.    they tend not to brag as much,  for me a very favorable trait.

Stop bragging about not bragging ????

4 hours ago, brokenbone said:

id rather never have been born

Me too. I mean I'd rather you were never born,, you know , overcrowding and all. 

 

Life is like a box of chocolate. with all this damn shrinkwrap they use now days. very hard to open!! ????

Edited November 15, 2019 by sirineou

[ivor bigun]

55 minutes ago, allanos said:

Those who say money can't buy happiness just don't know where to shop!

It may not buy you happiness ,but by god it can make you comfortable in your unhappiness????

[MadMuhammad]

Long story short. I had a read only tough up bringing with not enough positive role models and hence I was off the rails until I decided at 27 to turn my life around. 
In 6 years I went back to school, Re-skilled anf got myself a career, bought my first million dollar home and travelled the world. 
I had 3 very respectable attempts at not making it past 35 but here I am @ 42 living in Thailand without a care in the world.  
Life is fantastic, wouldn’t be dead for quids 

[Thingamabob]

Highs and lows. Pretty good overall. Thailand a definite plus, even after losing a bundle of money here in the 1997 financial crash. Married 30 years to my lovely Thai wife. Loyal, beautiful, and a great cook. Comfortable town house in Bangkok, and a super country place in Rayong province. Still very happy to be here.

[Tagged]

27 minutes ago, ivor bigun said:

It may not buy you happiness ,but by god it can make you comfortable in your unhappiness????

Very true statement, but its better to be unhappy with loads of cash, than no or little! 

 

Everything is an illution, and whats gets your endorfines to flow, is what makes you happy at least for a little moment of time.