georgegeorgia Posted October 10, 2023 Author Share Posted October 10, 2023 2 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said: What difference does the reason make? No I can't. I believe you , I think your a realist kind of person especially made by your years of nursing and experiencing things others don't experience ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirineou Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 On 10/8/2023 at 3:04 PM, georgegeorgia said: Well I was proud of him and subscribed only to hear him in his latest vlog say that he paid a "cleaner " 200 baht a day to come in 3 times a week to clean up and chat to him for 4 hours , I was disappointed,I thought he was sitting independently type He did not pay to have someone chat with him for four hours. He paid to clean and chat with no strings attached. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 On 10/9/2023 at 4:30 PM, Des1 said: ok...easy to make a smartass comment, but instead I will say I respect any lifestlyle people choose as long as they do not harm others. agreed or as my rule goes dont be an A**hole and the world would be a nicer place 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ54 Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 555 laughing my arse off…. He talks so much you need to find the off switch…. He’s very with lots of projects…. Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Being alone is good sometimes. Can relax. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlorC Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 On 10/9/2023 at 2:13 PM, SunsetT said: The only time I used to feel uncomfortably alone when content to live on my own for years in the UK was at Christmas. With the Christmas build up and the palpable hysteria on Christmas Eve and nearly everyone in the homes around me disappearing to be with friends and family over Christmas, it felt really strange and as if I should be accepting invitations and/or doing something special. But I preferred to choose not to and to treat it like any other day. I love it here in Thailand, where, beyond the Christmas carols and decorations in the supermarkets attempting to cash in, nothing happens on Christmas day and Christmas comes and goes like any other day. I have completely no interest in festive days , western or here in Thailand. The decorations for Xmas in the supermarkets are kind of stupid because it is a buddist country . Only "holiday" I keep out of sight is songkran, of course. It is great here in Thailand , all western holidays are ignored , except for new year . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlorC Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 On 10/9/2023 at 5:29 PM, hotandsticky said: Depends how long it takes you to die; depends whether you want someone to administer pain killers when you are writhing in agony and can't get off your ar5e, let alone get to the medicine cabinet. I am not trying to build a case for not being alone, I am just suggesting that people picture the potential end game. If they haven't already taken steps to ensure where/how their assets are going after death then they probably haven't considered that. Being alone does not mean I can't contact "outside" help. If you are completely helpless , you may have hundreds friends or family , but you can't contact them either. About assets , I can't take steps to ensure where they go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 4 minutes ago, FlorC said: I have completely no interest in festive days , western or here in Thailand. The decorations for Xmas in the supermarkets are kind of stupid because it is a buddist country . Only "holiday" I keep out of sight is songkran, of course. It is great here in Thailand , all western holidays are ignored , except for new year . I agree. Load of commercial crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Sticky Rice Balls said: agreed or as my rule goes dont be an A**hole and the world would be a nicer place Take your own advice then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 28 minutes ago, bignok said: Being alone is good sometimes. Can relax. It's famously difficult to shake a thai bird so when you finally get rid it feels good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotandsticky Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 7 minutes ago, FlorC said: Being alone does not mean I can't contact "outside" help. If you are completely helpless , you may have hundreds friends or family , but you can't contact them either. About assets , I can't take steps to ensure where they go. I don't understand your last comment. I can't think of many situations where the owner of assets cannot control where they go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 1 minute ago, scubascuba3 said: It's famously difficult to shake a thai bird so when you finally get rid it feels good I like mine. Being away from others is the best bit. We joke and relax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 On 10/8/2023 at 4:17 PM, SAFETY FIRST said: It must be tough for some. I'm lucky, I've been working offshore on a rotation, got a big family and a few good friends, my children keep me busy on my time off. I see Dan about Thailand's vlogs, he's here with his wife and children but he's trying to get more foreigners living here. I wish he'd stop, too many foreigners here now. I'd like to know how many from the west, retire here and become lonely, it can be very unhealthy, sadly I reckon it can be fatal to for some. I tend to agree. I was solo for nearly two decades. Dated a bit. Had a few relationships, but nothing serious. Then, I met my current Thai woman, and after being with her awhile, I realized I had really missed being with a wonderful woman. For me, nothing beats a quiet home, with an outstanding woman who is a great mate, a fun person to be around and always has your back. Every day with her is a very good day. She is the same lovely woman from one day to the next. She has a smile on her face when she wakes up in the morning. Never experienced that in the states. Some Thais manifest that unbearable lightness of being, that is so delightful to be around. I cannot really get enough of that spirit, and feel so blessed to be around that, and to have found such a well adjusted and delightful creature. I don't know if it gets any better than that. Sure beats living alone in the desert. For me, anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 17 hours ago, georgegeorgia said: I believe you , I think your a realist kind of person especially made by your years of nursing and experiencing things others don't experience ???? Thank you. Sitting ( we called it 'specialing" ) with a woman that took panadol to kill herself while she slowly died fully concious, or sitting with a young boy as he bled copiously from his bowel does make one look at life from a different perspective. Something people that make movies don't know: when someone dies, their eyes don't stay closed if you move the eyelids over them. The eyelids default position after death is open. Have to be taped closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlorC Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 16 hours ago, hotandsticky said: I don't understand your last comment. I can't think of many situations where the owner of assets cannot control where they go. I don't want to leave anything. With a slow death like cancer , there is enough time. With quick death like stroke or accident (thailand !!) or heart attack , there is no time , and that worries me a lot ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotandsticky Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 39 minutes ago, FlorC said: I don't want to leave anything. With a slow death like cancer , there is enough time. With quick death like stroke or accident (thailand !!) or heart attack , there is no time , and that worries me a lot ! You suggested in your post that you had assets - and were concerned "About assets , I can't take steps to ensure where they go." Now you say that you don't want to leave anything - so what is your issue should you not encounter a slow death? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Knowing if u die at 56 or 86 would be good for planning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, bignok said: Knowing if u die at 56 or 86 would be good for planning pick a max age, up to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotandsticky Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said: pick a max age, up to you He just did..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackbenimble Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 On 10/9/2023 at 1:31 PM, wombat said: with the net and FaceTime you are never alone the internet is marketed as a tool to bring people together but in reality it actually makes islands out of us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgegeorgia Posted October 11, 2023 Author Share Posted October 11, 2023 This forum is becoming very "morbid like" ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 27 minutes ago, hotandsticky said: He just did..... Good plan to 86 then 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAS21 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 (edited) On 10/8/2023 at 4:17 PM, SAFETY FIRST said: It must be tough for some. I'm lucky, I've been working offshore on a rotation, got a big family and a few good friends, my children keep me busy on my time off. I see Dan about Thailand's vlogs, he's here with his wife and children but he's trying to get more foreigners living here. I wish he'd stop, too many foreigners here now. I'd like to know how many from the west, retire here and become lonely, it can be very unhealthy, sadly I reckon it can be fatal to for some. I think those videos could very well be produced more due to a financial incentive… Anyway when he disposes of his interest in AN he might very well be drowning in cash and cease production…. Thinking about AN I do wonder which ‘Marketing Genius’ decided to change the name from Thaivisa and also its content…….still it remains a happy playground for many and a useful forum for some…. Edited October 11, 2023 by JAS21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoguy21 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 It depends totally of the way you think. I enjoy being by myself but many people cant handle it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAS21 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 19 hours ago, spidermike007 said: I tend to agree. I was solo for nearly two decades. Dated a bit. Had a few relationships, but nothing serious. Then, I met my current Thai woman, and after being with her awhile, I realized I had really missed being with a wonderful woman. For me, nothing beats a quiet home, with an outstanding woman who is a great mate, a fun person to be around and always has your back. Every day with her is a very good day. She is the same lovely woman from one day to the next. She has a smile on her face when she wakes up in the morning. Never experienced that in the states. Some Thais manifest that unbearable lightness of being, that is so delightful to be around. I cannot really get enough of that spirit, and feel so blessed to be around that, and to have found such a well adjusted and delightful creature. I don't know if it gets any better than that. Sure beats living alone in the desert. For me, anyway. I agree with all that ...been married to my Aging Asian Babe for 21 years now ... every day is a good day ...even the ones when she is being just a little difficult ....phew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, JAS21 said: I agree with all that ...been married to my Aging Asian Babe for 21 years now ... every day is a good day ...even the ones when she is being just a little difficult ....phew Enjoy your miraculously good fortune. My gal has about one or two bad days a year. I just say nice things to her, stroke her hair, and realize we are all entitled to an off day. Edited October 11, 2023 by spidermike007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 5 hours ago, georgegeorgia said: This forum is becoming very "morbid like" ???? You started the topic 555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NedR69 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Being alone doesn’t mean being lonely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAS21 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 2 hours ago, NedR69 said: Being alone doesn’t mean being lonely Yep… you always have your little friend…. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlorC Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 23 hours ago, hotandsticky said: You suggested in your post that you had assets - and were concerned "About assets , I can't take steps to ensure where they go." Now you say that you don't want to leave anything - so what is your issue should you not encounter a slow death? This is one to my biggest fears , that everything I own falls in the wrong hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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