Diary of a farang in Isaan

[GarryP]

1 hour ago, owl sees all said:

This occurrence was the first time ever. I did feel strange, but breathing and physicality was fine. 

 

No problem getting to sleep and felt OK today.

 

looked on the www and see that the increase in heart rate could be caused by stress. I told Mrs Owl. She told me to stop doing it.

 

I can get a card for the hospital. But I'm not keen hospitals or doctors or nurses. Prefer the advice on TVForum.

I don't like to visit doctors/hospitals either, but I still go.  I am on 5mg amlodipine for BP, been on it for about 5 years now, but buy it myself now rather than visiting the doctor (my source is so much cheaper than the hospital).  But I do BP tests every week or so. 

 

For Bannork, I would not recommend going on statins unless only short term because of potential liver and muscle damage. A very good alternative to statins is beta-sitosterol. It is a natural substance, not a medicine per se and can be bought online. An added benefit is if you are already starting to suffer from BPH, it reduces swelling of the prostate and makes peeing much easier (but for this it takes time to work - up to 2 or 3 months before it seems to kick in for some people). BTW I have taken statins and beta-sitosterol before, so not talking without experience. The latter I took for BPH rather than cholesterol and it did work well for quite some time. But finally, I did have to go on meds for that and will <deleted> off to Australia when possible to have my prostate attacked with a steaming needle. The bitch of it is, I am only 58 and suffering from BPH thanks to inheriting my dad's genes.

 

Now for some good news, people with lower resting heart rates live longer. My dad is 89 and still mostly healthy and I have the same resting rate as him, 53-54 bpm. 

 

Looking forward to moving your way-ish in the not too distant future. Beginning of 2023, Kham Muang here I come.   

   

[HighPriority]

A pic from Saturday afternoon, Mrs HP has finally got her Australian driving licence, can’t remove the smile from her face... ????

[bannork]

29 minutes ago, GarryP said:

I don't like to visit doctors/hospitals either, but I still go.  I am on 5mg amlodipine for BP, been on it for about 5 years now, but buy it myself now rather than visiting the doctor (my source is so much cheaper than the hospital).  But I do BP tests every week or so. 

 

For Bannork, I would not recommend going on statins unless only short term because of potential liver and muscle damage. A very good alternative to statins is beta-sitosterol. It is a natural substance, not a medicine per se and can be bought online. An added benefit is if you are already starting to suffer from BPH, it reduces swelling of the prostate and makes peeing much easier (but for this it takes time to work - up to 2 or 3 months before it seems to kick in for some people). BTW I have taken statins and beta-sitosterol before, so not talking without experience. The latter I took for BPH rather than cholesterol and it did work well for quite some time. But finally, I did have to go on meds for that and will <deleted> off to Australia when possible to have my prostate attacked with a steaming needle. The bitch of it is, I am only 58 and suffering from BPH thanks to inheriting my dad's genes.

 

Now for some good news, people with lower resting heart rates live longer. My dad is 89 and still mostly healthy and I have the same resting rate as him, 53-54 bpm. 

 

Looking forward to moving your way-ish in the not too distant future. Beginning of 2023, Kham Muang here I come.   

   

Oh dear, this thread may take a temporary detour through medical issues, sorry Owl.

I was diagnosed with prostate cancer, quite a strong strain too, 7 out of 10 on the scale, 7 years ago. I had my prostate removed and a year later the cancer reactivated according to the PSA readings. I then had a course of radiation which seems to have knocked it back, as combined with a 6 monthly jab of Eligard, my PSA has remained at 0.1 for a few years now.

To be honest I've never felt better what with all the physical work on the farm, the fresh air and my family. I never saw any pleasure in riding a bicycle in a gym that didn't go anywhere but digging, planting and growing crops, vegetables, plants and trees, yes! The sweat produces results!

Enough on that. Owl, did you wake up to a morning of fog on Wednesday? I've never seen it so thick here, almost like Blighty in the winter. Of course it had dissipated by 7.00 so you may have missed it!

 

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[owl sees all]

6 minutes ago, bannork said:

Owl, did you wake up to a morning of fog on Wednesday? I've never seen it so thick here, almost like Blighty in the winter. Of course it had dissipated by 7.00 so you may have missed it!

Yes! There was some fog. It was very dark outside until well after seven.

 

Seems like it's all back to normal now; though still on the cool side until 10ish.

 

Not a great deal of rain all told. But very welcome.

 

By the bye Bannork. Have you ever seen the giant solar plant near you? And are there any more near you I don't know about?

[owl sees all]

40 minutes ago, HighPriority said:

A pic from Saturday afternoon, Mrs HP has finally got her Australian driving licence, can’t remove the smile from her face... ????

Good for her. Well done Mrs HP.

[bannork]

19 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

Yes! There was some fog. It was very dark outside until well after seven.

 

Seems like it's all back to normal now; though still on the cool side until 10ish.

 

Not a great deal of rain all told. But very welcome.

 

By the bye Bannork. Have you ever seen the giant solar plant near you? And are there any more near you I don't know about?

You mean the enomous VOA base with its 4 lanes so planes can land on the Ban Dung- Phen road?  I can see the lights flashing as I am writing this now. Think I may have seen a couple of its US employees running around Ban Dung in an open top souped up jeep but if they're CIA shouldn't they keep a low profile?

Probably Pattaya good time boys fleeing Covid and visiting their teeraks.

[owl sees all]

39 minutes ago, bannork said:

You mean the enormous VOA base with its 4 lanes so planes can land on the Ban Dung- Phen road?  I can see the lights flashing as I am writing this now. Think I may have seen a couple of its US employees running around Ban Dung in an open top souped up jeep but if they're CIA shouldn't they keep a low profile?

No! Not the VoA.

 

Page 168. You must have skipped over it.

 

 

This is the ginormous farm in Bannork's area. Measures up at 80,000 m2.

[bannork]

16 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

No! Not the VoA.

 

Page 168. You must have skipped over it.

 

 

This is the ginormous farm in Bannork's area. Measures up at 80,000 m2.

Okay, so how can I get to page168 without  going back page by page? Cue -Dylan or rather The Byrds 'My Back Oages'.

[chickenslegs]

41 minutes ago, bannork said:

Okay, so how can I get to page168 without  going back page by page? Cue -Dylan or rather The Byrds 'My Back Oages'.

Click on the small "down" arrow at the very end of the page numbers (top or bottom of the page). That will give you a field to type the page number you want.

Edited February 11, 2021 by chickenslegs

[Andrew Dwyer]

25 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

Click on the small "down" arrow at the very end of the page numbers (top or bottom of the page). That will give you a field to type the page number you want.

Or on an iPhone/mobile version, with no down arrow click on the number to open the field.

 

 

 

[sotonowl]

When do we get to see the hat lady in her stockings and suspenders? I check in every day with a sense of longing and anticipation.

 

Had my Covid jab today. Already seeing the benefits after just one hour, my mobile is up to a full 5 bars of signal strength whereas I usually only get 2 bars. Will, keep you all informed as I expect the 5 bars will slightly reduce over the coming weeks until I get the booster. Does anyone know how this all ties into the 5G stuff as I haven't a clue. Can I consider myself 5G ready now? It's all a bit confusing.

[faraday]

Yea, c'mon Owl, let's 'ave a pic of the hat lady....maybe 711 lady too..na??

 

Which vaccine did you have Soon?

[bannork]

8 hours ago, owl sees all said:

No! Not the VoA.

 

Page 168. You must have skipped over it.

 

 

This is the ginormous farm in Bannork's area. Measures up at 80,000 m2.

More details please Owl, i.e. which road is it next to?

[Andrew Dwyer]

1 hour ago, faraday said:

Yea, c'mon Owl, let's 'ave a pic of the hat lady....maybe 711 lady too..na??

 

Which vaccine did you have Soon?

Have to tread carefully here, if Mrs Owl gets wind of any competition for her beloved farang then she could go to war and Owl could find himself feeding his fish ( or ducks ).

If the hat lady keeps schtum then Owl could be saved, remember :

 

” it’s not over until the hat lady sings “ !!

( sorry ???? )

 

On a more serious note, my dad had the Oxford vaccine 3 weeks ago and has to wait another 8 weeks for the second dose , he is fast approaching 92 .

[owl sees all]

1 hour ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Have to tread carefully here, if Mrs Owl gets wind of any competition for her beloved farang then she could go to war and Owl could find himself feeding his fish ( or ducks ).

<snip>

I passed the hat lady shop and there she was; talking to a farang. I watched for a minute and decided action was needed. There was a motorcycle outside. Obviously belonged to the farang. So I let the front tyre down.

 

Went and sat in the pick-up to watch the soon-to-be chaos. The farang (ugly young sod) came out of the shop, turned right and went off to the main road. Whose m/c was it?

[owl sees all]

2 hours ago, faraday said:

Yea, c'mon Owl, let's 'ave a pic of the hat lady....maybe 711 lady too..na??

 

Which vaccine did you have Soon?

Hopefully a pic coming soon Faraday.

 

The 7/11 girl has left the shop. I've not asked anyone why. She was the only one who spoke English; limited. TBH she was a little young for my taste. The hat lady is about 29; that's just right.

 

Vaccine!? You want me to have another sabbatical Faraday? How dare you tempt me to comment!?

[faraday]

3 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

Vaccine

 

Remember 'Faulty Towers' the 'Germans' episode where Basil says something like:

 

"Don't mention the war, we got away with it once..."

 

 

[bluesofa]

4 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

Hopefully a pic coming soon Faraday.

 

The 7/11 girl has left the shop. I've not asked anyone why. She was the only one who spoke English; limited. TBH she was a little young for my taste. The hat lady is about 29; that's just right.

 

Vaccine!? You want me to have another sabbatical Faraday? How dare you tempt me to comment!?

Ha ha ha! - 'about 29'    perhaps '29 and three-quarters' - shades of Adrian Mole.

How did you reach that conclusion, you didn't cut her head off and count the rings, did you?

[faraday]

Found the clip:

 

 

https://youtu.be/MfFxoyxQAh4

 

Damn, it won't embed!

 

 

 

 

Edited February 12, 2021 by faraday

[FarFlungFalang]

11 minutes ago, faraday said:

 

Remember 'Faulty Towers' the 'Germans' episode where Basil says something like:

 

"Don't mention the war, we got away with it once..."

 

 

How could anyone forget!

So my trusted Maktec belt sander has a problem,a well designed ill intentioned builtin problem.The lever to retract the front drum to change the belt shat itself.So removed the offending part and upon examining it found a cunning little whole drilled into the lever at the highest stress point of the lever with the obvious intention that it fail early and needlessly.It's going to be a tricky repair not knowing if it's some alloy or just mild steel which I could possibly weld.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[bannork]

38 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

I passed the hat lady shop and there she was; talking to a farang. I watched for a minute and decided action was needed. There was a motorcycle outside. Obviously belonged to the farang. So I let the front tyre down.

 

Went and sat in the pick-up to watch the soon-to-be chaos. The farang (ugly young sod) came out of the shop, turned right and went off to the main road. Whose m/c was it?

The policeman's wife.

[owl sees all]

3 hours ago, bannork said:

More details please Owl, i.e. which road is it next to?

Just off the 2329 (south side) near Sang Khom.

 

Hard to establish when it was constructed. At a guess, I'd say about 2010.

 

Can do a drone pic if you would like Bannork.

 

 

[owl sees all]

39 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

Ha ha ha! - 'about 29'    perhaps '29 and three-quarters' - shades of Adrian Mole.

How did you reach that conclusion, you didn't cut her head off and count the rings, did you?

Quite droll that Bluesofa. 

 

Of course I wouldn't dream of counting her rings. I'm only interested in one ring. And as far as I know she has not had a ring on her finger; that's the main thing.

 

I'll pop into her shop on Monday. Should not really ask a ladies age, but I might. I'm sure she will confirm she's 29. When you have the experiences I've had with the ladies, it is not difficult to guess their ages.

 

 

[bluesofa]

9 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

Quite droll that Bluesofa. 

 

Of course I wouldn't dream of counting her rings. I'm only interested in one ring. And as far as I know she has not had a ring on her finger; that's the main thing.

 

I'll pop into her shop on Monday. Should not really ask a ladies age, but I might. I'm sure she will confirm she's 29. When you have the experiences I've had with the ladies, it is not difficult to guess their ages.

It's a very old joke I dug up specially.

 

Surely a woman confirming they're 29 puts them at 35+?

If you were to chat her up more deviously, perhaps you could get to look at her ID card and hence DOB?

[owl sees all]

7 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

It's a very old joke I dug up specially.

 

Surely a woman confirming they're 29 puts them at 35+?

 

If you were to chat her up more deviously, perhaps you could get to look at her ID card and hence DOB?

 

Not my Lady Bluesofa. Not an untruthful thought in her head. Anyway, I'm not that interested in finding out her exact age. Just want a nice lady to pillow-talk (so to speak) about footy, fishing and trees. She could be what I'm after.

 

Her name is Ting. Don't know why she has not be snuffled up. I think she is a little shy around mature men.

 

Mrs Owl has taken to looking at my pics I take for the thread. So I have to be careful.

[bannork]

6 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

 

Not my Lady Bluesofa. Not an untruthful thought in her head. Anyway, I'm not that interested in finding out her exact age. Just want a nice lady to pillow-talk (so to speak) about footy, fishing and trees. She could be what I'm after.

 

Her name is Ting. Don't know why she has not be snuffled up. I think she is a little shy around mature men.

 

Mrs Owl has taken to looking at my pics I take for the thread. So I have to be careful.

It's a small step from looking at the pictures to reading the text. I expect Mrs Owl is contemplating joining Thai Visa right now. What do you think will be her name and avatar Owl. By the way, I would appreciate a drone pic of that solar cell place 

[bluesofa]

10 minutes ago, bannork said:

It's a small step from looking at the pictures to reading the text. I expect Mrs Owl is contemplating joining Thai Visa right now. What do you think will be her name and avatar Owl. By the way, I would appreciate a drone pic of that solar cell place 

I think the user name 'Hoots Mon' would be appropriate.

As for the avatar, judging from Owl's posts -  what kind of creature could give a withering look and strike terror at 200 metres?

[owl sees all]

21 minutes ago, bannork said:

 I would appreciate a drone pic of that solar cell place 

Your wish is my command Sir.

 

View from far corner.

 

 

First gate. Come on in. Everyone welcome.

 

 

Drone shot.

 

 

[bluesofa]

30 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

 

Not my Lady Bluesofa. Not an untruthful thought in her head. Anyway, I'm not that interested in finding out her exact age. Just want a nice lady to pillow-talk (so to speak) about footy, fishing and trees. She could be what I'm after.

 

Her name is Ting. Don't know why she has not be snuffled up. I think she is a little shy around mature men.

 

Mrs Owl has taken to looking at my pics I take for the thread. So I have to be careful.

If you add these to your collection I think you'll be safe:

  

 

  

 

[owl sees all]

3 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

If you add these to your collection I think you'll be safe:

  

 

  

 

Thanks Bluesofa.

 

The one with the big teeth could be Ok for me. But, I look more closely, and I see she has her eyebrows  tattooed. I like a natural lady.