For retired expats What do you do for excitement

[Harveyboy]

2 hours ago, Skallywag said:

This strikes me as things you would do before you retire! Fatherhood at retirement, basically means you are not retired as you have many responsibilities to others.

 

Good for you!  Hope there is a Mom involved

yes mate loving wife and mom ..these are some of the happiest days of my life ..got 7 kids eldest 45 youngest 5..still some diesel in the tank eh mate   ha 

[Harveyboy]

20 hours ago, Hummin said:

It is your life, your Illusion, you tell us! 
 

Im most happy to wake up without pain, stand up, be able to walk, and hit the gym for two hours. A miracle every day! It could have been a different story. No time to worry, no time to be depressed, its going to over sooner than later, hopefully later

true words there mate 

[Skallywag]

Excitement happens if you want it and pay for it  555

 

For me retirement is giving back to those still working for a living.  The idea of a new wife and a house is not practical or affordable for me.  I gave that up when moving overseas.  My close family in the U.S. have all passed away,  so keep busy with the little bit of philanthropy I can afford each day.  Makes me happy and sometimes can be exciting beyond my childhood dreams.  The lure of a young lady and intimate times with ladies keeps the heart and mind young.   Variety is the spice of life.

Walk, buy street food, take a songthaew, sit on the beach at a Thai run umbrella place,  buy a coffee, buy a massage, buy some beers, rent a companion etc...  Pretty much everything I do is to help the Thai people living here.  Eat at restaurants owned and operated by Thai families, buy coffee at a small Thai run business (Never Amazon or Starbucks) , massage by Thai ladies, etc... 

I did everything for myself and family when I was younger and now feel the need to do for others as much as possible, This is where I live, so spend most all my money on supporting Thai people in and around my province.  Helping others so they can raise their families and hopefully prosper is the only humanitarian thing to do when you are retired IMO.

Do not own a car or motorbike as I polluted the air for 45 years driving, and it is simply not necessary now.  Use Bolt, a baht bus, or walk.  Buses or vans to go further.

Yes, am an odd man in many ways, yet to me the sexagenarian boasting that he just  bought a new 350cc honda motorcycle or new car is ludicrous!

Do agree that motorcycles are very exciting, yet speed is just not a healthy or worthwhile pastime as you get older. You should have gotten that out of your system by now 555.   

"Slow down, you move too fast
You got to make the morning last
Just kicking down the cobblestones
Looking for fun and feeling groovy"  Paul Simon

 

Tom Cruise was 23 years old when he said, "I feel the need, the need for speed ",  most retirees are at least 40 years older than that now.   Bones are much more brittle and recovery times are more than tripled.  

 

All that is left is to be happy with how you spend your time and money, stay active, laugh and love as much as possible, be kind, and get a good nights sleep.   

[soalbundy]

Looking after my !8 month old step granddaughter, when she stops ripping off my glasses and tugging my beard and finally falls asleep in my arms I get excited because because I can lay her down in bed and and I'm free for at least two hours.

[Peabody]

On 12/7/2022 at 8:00 AM, Mickeymaus said:

"I know there are lot of "retired" guys that spend their time at bars."

 

I live in Central Pattaya - the "entertainment" place of Thailand. A big Red light district... Neither I nor any of my friends ever go to a bar. Too much noise, too many "entertainers", too many alcoholics you see there every day. And this red light district vibe - unbearable. So if I didn't have a better idea to enjoy my life, I guess it really would be over. What I do? There is always something to do. Shopping, meeting friends (at home), internet, watching movies, cooking, travelling...

Same. I sit on my balcony and watch the goings on at Pattaya Beach, go out for groceries, Benjamit Coffee (!!), massage, pay bills, watch Netflix (on the balcony at night is best), make bread and ice cream and cheesecakes, video chat with friends and relatives around the world (somebody will always be up, 24/7), eat various meals out several times/week, deal with the ornery- immigration, DLT, banks (OMFG...BANKS!!), walk along the beach, and growing a few vegetables.

 

Edited December 9, 2022 by Peabody

[Hanuman2547]

Don't know.  I'll tell ya when I get there.

By the way, how often does this similar thread get posted?  Twice a year, three times a year?

[KhunLA]

14 minutes ago, Hanuman2547 said:

Don't know.  I'll tell ya when I get there.

By the way, how often does this similar thread get posted?  Twice a year, three times a year?

Every time a newbie comes, and after 6 months, gets bored because of an unplanned retirement.  Holiday is over .... now what ?????

[kingstonkid]

2 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Every time a newbie comes, and after 6 months, gets bored because of an unplanned retirement.  Holiday is over .... now what ?????

LOL

 

In this case not a newbie but retiring from teaching