11 minutes ago, persimmon said:

Yes , Thais are just as materialistic as us Westerners , probably more  .

Yes I saw a Thai throw a buddha in the bin.

20 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

I had thought that you might have said that religion has been the scam of the centuries. 

 

Why limit your scorn to the belief in being frozen?

 

 

While "modern" people scorn religion, if not for it humans would never have developed as a species. Humans need leaders and people that became leaders because they could kill more people than someone else didn't make good leaders. The intelligent people went into the church and developed art, writing, books, and health care etc.

It was a product of it's time, whether we believe in it now, or not.

On 10/23/2022 at 10:46 PM, Lacessit said:

Fact:  53% of elderly patients worldwide die of acute kidney failure.

Globally, in 2017, 1·2 million (95% uncertainty interval [UI] 1·2 to 1·3) people died from CKD ( chronic kidney disease)

 

https://www.thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736(20)30045-3/fulltext

11 hours ago, Lacessit said:

I have never been a couch potato. I have always exercised, but have amped up somewhat since 2021. Never dieted prior to 2022, ate everything.

 

Exercise - stretching and mild cardio (Youtube ) in the morning, climb 12 flights of stairs.

Swimming before lunch, golf 2-3 times a week.

Afternoon 15 minutes of cardio ( again Youtube ) with 1.5 kg dumbbells.

 

Diet- No packaged food. No snacks. One slice of whole grain bread for breakfast, two poached eggs, fruit and plain yoghurt.

 

Limit sugar as much as possible. Can't avoid it in fruit. Gave up orange juice, cakes and ice-cream. Absolutely no beer, a couple of Sangsom rums once a week. Two coffees a day.

I have two small squares of Lindt 99% cocoa chocolate a day.

 

No potato, carrot, rice, noodles or pasta. Cucumber, tomato, cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli, bamboo and beans are all good. Olives, macadamias, avocado and mushrooms ditto. My general rule is most things growing above ground are good for me, anything below ground is not.

 

Modest daily protein intake, 200 grams of any meat or fish I want.

 

I eat as much Brie, Camembert, vintage cheddar and cottage cheese as I want.

 

The diet principle is training my body to burn fat instead of sugar. It's not a full keto diet, more reduced carbohydrate.

 

Apart from weight loss, my waist size has gone from 40 cm to 37 cm.

I can now afford to break the diet twice a week with fish and chips, or bangers and mash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

        

Don't take this the wrong way, but I'd hate to live like that, and I mean really hate. I gave up cakes and most sugary snacks because of diabetes, but if not for that I'd still be munching on the sweets large.

To me that would be just not worth it, but I guess it's worth it to you.

22 hours ago, Sparktrader said:

Redford is about 85

Last movie I saw him in he looked ancient, I mean really, really old.

21 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

My mother never saw doctors, ate healthy, was into all the new age stuff. Lost a leg to diabetes and died not long after.

Is that what you mean?

@Sparktrader

Did you think it was funny that my mother died of diabetes? You put a laugh emoji on the post that said she did.

Says much about you as a person.

On 10/22/2022 at 5:46 PM, Mac Mickmanus said:

Do you have a large porn collection ?

Are you looking to obtain one?

On 10/22/2022 at 6:01 PM, scorecard said:

I would spend only a tiny amount of the $10,000 to preserve as much as possible into the education fund I've created, years ago, for my 3 Thai grandchildren. 

 

No new cars, no new clothes, no new anything. Not needed.

 

And my Thai sons knows that my cemation must be on a strict small budget.

 

Why? To  preserve as much as possible into the education fund I've created, years ago, for my 3 Thai grandchildren. 

Count yourself lucky you have someone you care about in your life. Treasure beyond price. I'd leave nothing if I could because I have no one I care about that much.

My wife was my last chance, and that didn't work out very well.

4 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

@Sparktrader

Did you think it was funny that my mother died of diabetes? You put a laugh emoji on the post that said she did.

Says much about you as a person.

Not at all. My mum died young. I have no idea what a new age diet is. I think you are imagining things based on emojis.

45 minutes ago, Sparktrader said:

I have no idea what a new age diet is.

https://www.mercola.com/

Start hitting ???? hard‼️

 

Go on a Galapagos Islands adventure. 

 

Do alot of "caving".

 

Really change some people's lives with my money.

 

Will prob still do most/all of these regardless. 

19 hours ago, Sparktrader said:

Not at all. My mum died young. I have no idea what a new age diet is. I think you are imagining things based on emojis.

Consider not putting laugh emojis on posts that shouldn't have one, or you will be accused of being inappropriate, whatever the reason for the emoji.

2 minutes ago, Skeptic7 said:

Start hitting ???? hard‼️

 

Go on a Galapagos Islands adventure. 

 

Do alot of "caving".

 

Really change some people's lives with my money.

 

Will prob still do most/all of these regardless. 

10k USD? Hm 

18 hours ago, jerrymahoney said:

https://www.mercola.com/

Thank you. He could have googled it himself, but apparently didn't.

I shouldn’t be amazed by what people post on this form but one thing for sure if I had six months to live I would not be wasting any time posting on this form to ask peoples advice about what I should do for my last six months to live bro get a life don’t waste your time asking other people’s opinion what does it matter amazing TIT

9 minutes ago, Hummin said:

10k USD? Hm 

555 good point❗Disregarded that paltry detail. If only had $10k, I'd off myself before the 6 months ‼️ ????

14 minutes ago, TheFishman1 said:

I shouldn’t be amazed by what people post on this form but one thing for sure if I had six months to live I would not be wasting any time posting on this form to ask peoples advice about what I should do for my last six months to live bro get a life don’t waste your time asking other people’s opinion what does it matter amazing TIT

LOL. Anybody posting on here is IMO highly unlikely to be actually in that situation.

47 minutes ago, TheFishman1 said:

I shouldn’t be amazed by what people post on this form but one thing for sure if I had six months to live I would not be wasting any time posting on this form to ask peoples advice about what I should do for my last six months to live bro get a life don’t waste your time asking other people’s opinion what does it matter amazing TIT

Most people with 6 months left to live aren't all that active or mobile.

On 10/22/2022 at 2:19 PM, worgeordie said:

Get a 2nd opinion ..... you never know

regards worgeordie

Ahh ... ever the optimist Worg ... lol ???? 

Hookers and blow 

Has this thread been going on for 7 months??????!?!?!?!

 

Give all 10,000 away immediately.  See if you can really survive starting with zero.  Challenge yourself.   As they say, God will never give you more than you can handle  --  which I wonder about when someone gets shot and dies.   lol.    No worries, we are in Buddhaland.... become a monk, find enlightenment in a few months and then spread the word to America : not many buddhists there.   Become a legend..............movies will be made about you.

 

or, change your name, go to Pattaya and spend it all on night workers without ever getting a shower or brushing your teeth.  lol

Not wasting time answering Thai Visa questions.

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Thank you. He could have googled it himself, but apparently didn't.

Nothing on link. Just ads.

I would try and do the things/go where I have meant to but never got round to it

2 minutes ago, Expat68 said:

I would try and do the things/go where I have meant to but never got round to it

Like a bucket list?

Just now, Sparktrader said:

Like a bucket list?

Yes

4 minutes ago, Expat68 said:

Yes

What things would be on it?

2 minutes ago, Sparktrader said:

What things would be on it?

My first would be to go to Africa and see animals in the wild. I love horseracing/football, one of the best holidays I had was horseracing in Ireland, the Irish know how to enjoy themselves and are very welcoming, I would have another. Go around studs and see the foals also horseracing fixtures Go to football matches especially my home team.

On 10/22/2022 at 10:53 AM, 1FinickyOne said:

I would argue to take 4 months off the sentence... 2 months is more than enough.

So you'd shoot yourself, right?

Visit every lady bar until the money ran out