Has this pandemic, and everything associated with it, taught you any valuable lessons ?

I'm sure there are many obvious ones and some not so obvious.. What have you learnt ?

 

For me, I will be ensuring that we have our own independent water source (bore hole, rain water catchment) at our properties. 

I never want to be held to ransom, for water, by any government in the future. Might not seem important to some but I think it will be at some point.

 

 

i watch a lot of physics & paleontology on youtube,

more then usual i should say

 

lessons ? physicists isnt going to hack it until they hack time

Have interests and hobbies-and have points of contact with people who correspond about these and other interesting topics rather than an hourly diet of Covid19 and/or Donald Trump.????

30 minutes ago, brokenbone said:

lessons ? physicists isnt going to hack it until they hack time

The knowledge of physics is too heavy to carry. 

Do not over-study physics which will make your brain too heavy to cause your center of mass to shift too high.

You will have hard time to stay straight up.

I know it because my major was physics. 

I learned that having a plan B in life, no matter where you live, is a good thing.  Having lived in Thailand for 23 years, but now marooned in the US because we can't get return flights, we were always ready for something like a coup or other government intervention that might put a dent in our plans to float our ashes down the Mekong.  We never imagined the pandemic might be the possible end to our life there.  

We bought land and built a house sensibly.....didn't overly invest.  I always told my wife that if need be, we could pack a few suitcases and leave everything behind to be covered over by jungle.  I've seen too many expats who sell the farm then invest most everything they have in Thailand.....only to eventually want to leave, but can't because they don't have the funds to do so.  Plan B.

Just now, cornishcarlos said:

 

Yes, we all know that is what you have learnt, as you post it in every thread... 

Yinn try safe life. 

 

You not answer what the problem? 

 

Just now, cornishcarlos said:

I was talking more about general lessons from adapting to the circumstances ??

Villages grow own food share together will survive more than city areas. Many city, Chiang mai, Pattaya, Bangkok etc people people join the line free food. 

 

Ranong no problem. 

 

Grow food, share the neighborhood together.

And durian cheap now because no tourist!

 

 

19 minutes ago, Retarded said:

The knowledge of physics is too heavy to carry. 

Do not over-study physics which will make your brain too heavy to cause your center of mass to shift too high.

You will have hard time to stay straight up.

I know it because my major was physics. 

Im not sure why but for some reason i tend to doubt you are a physics major.

5 minutes ago, Yinn said:

Grow food, share the neighborhood together.

 

That's why I want my own water source ????

I have learned long, long time ago that s$it does happens whether we like it or not or prepared for it or not and most of the times it will hurt, but also that things always move on and if we are strong enough we can withstand any kind of sh%t life throws at  us...

I have learnt that i am very comfortable being alone with my thoughts. That i do not need social interaction and not worried in the slightest if i was the last person on the planet.

2 minutes ago, Sujo said:

Im not sure why but for some reason i tend to doubt you are a physics major.

he is right tho, there is nothing to indicate he didnt

3 minutes ago, Skallywag said:

that is actually me in a nut shell, it hasnt changed by a single arc

except fewer resturants are open,

and im forced to wear a mask that slides into my eyes when i enter 7/11

What have you learnt ??

 

 

I have learned that the future is no longer so clear, that the economies of the countries are no longer secure and that the shadow of poverty is advancing fast and not only in developing countries.. look at the crisis in AMERICA OR EUROPE because of a Virus. I thought I was a lucky guy who has chosen to live a calm and happy life here in Thailand but I am saddened to see people and families around me without job or  saved money. I See future of poverty, hunger and angry people. I don't know what will become of the future of next generations ... Nothing is clear anymore.  If not in this Pandemic, it will be in the next.

28 minutes ago, Yinn said:

Yinn try safe life. 

 

You not answer what the problem? 

 

Villages grow own food share together will survive more than city areas. Many city, Chiang mai, Pattaya, Bangkok etc people people join the line free food. 

 

Ranong no problem. 

 

Grow food, share the neighborhood together.

And durian cheap now because no tourist!

 

 

I drive past my local market, I see local people not wearing masks or social distancing.

 

Therefore before you spout off on every thread about foreigners, take a look closer to home.

56 minutes ago, Yinn said:

I have learnt that westerners hate wearing mask. 

How many westerners did you observe?

Are they all the same?

I learned that Thais can't survive without alcohol. Or should I say some Thai seem to get crazy without alcohol - and probably many have no problem with no alcohol.

But obviously it's so much easier to think all westerners are the same and all Asians are the same...

Looks like this is going to become a Yinn mask thread again ????

 

Thought it might be an interesting topic to cover....

I learned that some people can easily adapt and others don't want to change and complain (even more than usual).

 

Do I like the (limited) lockdown and closure of many places? No.

Can I live with it? Yes. I can't change it so there is no point in complaining about it.

Normally I eat out a lot. Now I eat almost always at home. Different, but no problem.

And in the last weeks I played a computer game for many hours. I didn't do that for a long time. It's a different kind of entertainment and it's fun.

There are so many things people can do if they don't concentrate on the few things which they can't do.

4 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said:

Looks like this is going to become a Yinn mask thread again ????

 

Thought it might be an interesting topic to cover....

We all need guidance from our all knowing POTY ???? 

4 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said:

Looks like this is going to become a Yinn mask thread again ????

 

Thought it might be an interesting topic to cover....

Masks aside..... I learnt the simple things matter, all the luxuries in life are just that. Nice to have but can crack on without. 

Western world have things to learn from Thailand also. Almost all food in western world is very effectivity produce.

In Thailand every people who have even own balcany crow something themself.

Dirty farangs go in market and buy junk food and get fat! Then they have high cholesterol, heard disease etc.

They not even give they kids healty food, they give them same junk what they eat themself.

Ok even here have many problems , mostly coz people eat too much sugar here. All is much more sweet than like in europe.

50 minutes ago, Yinn said:

Yinn try safe life. 

 

You not answer what the problem? 

 

Villages grow own food share together will survive more than city areas. Many city, Chiang mai, Pattaya, Bangkok etc people people join the line free food. 

 

Ranong no problem. 

 

Grow food, share the neighborhood together.

And durian cheap now because no tourist!

 

 

So you're happy to watch your countries tourism industry ( and all the people that work in it ) go down the toilet because you can now buy cheap Durian?

 

Says it all really...

This pandemic has taught me that time is more valuable than money!

1 minute ago, sungod said:

Masks aside..... I learnt the simple things matter, all the luxuries in life are just that. Nice to have but can crack on without. 

 

I totally agree... Some times you just got to tough it out !!

 

 

 

 

Bum guns are more important than toilet rolls.

44 minutes ago, brokenbone said:

that is actually me in a nut shell, it hasnt changed by a single arc

except fewer resturants are open,

and im forced to wear a mask that slides into my eyes when i enter 7/11

How odd. The mask only slides into your eyes when you enter a 7/11? What special conditions pertain to a 7/11 which cause the mask to slide? Does the sight of all those kaow pat moo meals cause your nostrils to dilate?

1 hour ago, brokenbone said:

i watch a lot of physics & paleontology on youtube,

more then usual i should say

 

lessons ? physicists isnt going to hack it until they hack time

No. Transluminal speeds of travel is the key.

 

Also, 'learnt' ain't really proper word.

14 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said:

 

I totally agree... Some times you just got to tough it out !!

 

 

 

 

girls under pumps? ????

i didn't learn anything, but here's what has been reinforced

 

1.  if you work for someone, it can all be gone any day of the week

2.  we are in a simulation and the sheep are dumber than i thought

3.  media is even more powerful than i thought, and i thought very powerful

4.  exercise does save your life

5.  a good weight does save your life

6.  sugar is dangerous

7.  coffee is ok

6.  sugar is dangerous

 

Your body needs sugar to survive.  It is the quantity of sugar that is dangerous.  You should not eat processed foods with added sugar, don't add extra sugar to your food and only obtain your sugar intake from fructose (fruit sugar),.