Bored during the day living in Thailand. Name your top 2 websites, podcasts and youtube channels.

[advancebooking]

Sometimes Im bored during the day living here in LOS. Please name your top 2 with a brief note as to why

 

Mine are as follows:

Websites:

1. thetimes . co . uk      Been reading it for years. Although its now heading towards being a tabloid I still find it good for British news

2. dailyhodl.   Good for crypto news/ updates. With a bitcoin spot ETF coming soon I think everyone should be reading up about bitcoin and buying some. 

 

Podcasts:

1. Diary of CEO.   Amazing interviews with many different people. Learning a lot about many health topics, for example. 

2. Bangkok podcast. American and Canadian guy doing a weekly podcast. Mostly Thai related. Highly recommended

 

Youtube:

1. Thai Expat Daily show:  Irish guy giving excellent commentary on Thai related topics. He's not afraid to give his opinion. He doesn't plagiarise news same as TNT. Worth listening to this guy. 

2. Bankless: 2 bright guys discussing all things relating to crypto. Has to be the best crypto channel on youtube IMHO. One can learn a lot from these guys. 

 

Over to you.  

[Bobthegimp]

As a young man I worked for the railway for a couple of summers.  One stint was working on a steel gang. There was a guy operating a tie puller who got too far ahead and had to stop for the day whilst the rest of the gang caught up.

 

Well, the young fella was alone in his machine, a mile up the track from the rest of us and feeling rather bored.  There were no ipods or smartphones back then, so he decided to treat his body like an amusement park.  Unbeknownst to him, the foreman walked up to the machine, climbed up the ladder, and found the operator sugaring his churro in the cab of the machine, like some of you office workers did on Zoom calls during covid.  

 

 Sometimes podcasts and filthy YouTubers aren't the only option to while away an uneventful afternoon. 

 

[still kicking]

29 minutes ago, advancebooking said:

Sometimes Im bored during the day living here in LOS. Please name your top 2 with a brief note as to why

 

Mine are as follows:

Websites:

1. thetimes . co . uk      Been reading it for years. Although its now heading towards being a tabloid I still find it good for British news

2. dailyhodl.   Good for crypto news/ updates. With a bitcoin spot ETF coming soon I think everyone should be reading up about bitcoin and buying some. 

 

Podcasts:

1. Diary of CEO.   Amazing interviews with many different people. Learning a lot about many health topics, for example. 

2. Bangkok podcast. American and Canadian guy doing a weekly podcast. Mostly Thai related. Highly recommended

 

Youtube:

1. Thai Expat Daily show:  Irish guy giving excellent commentary on Thai related topics. He's not afraid to give his opinion. He doesn't plagiarise news same as TNT. Worth listening to this guy. 

2. Bankless: 2 bright guys discussing all things relating to crypto. Has to be the best crypto channel on youtube IMHO. One can learn a lot from these guys. 

 

Over to you.  

Back to you 

[soi3eddie]

42 minutes ago, advancebooking said:

Sometimes Im bored during the day living here in LOS. Please name your top 2 with a brief note as to why

 

Mine are as follows:

Websites:

1. thetimes . co . uk      Been reading it for years. Although its now heading towards being a tabloid I still find it good for British news

2. dailyhodl.   Good for crypto news/ updates. With a bitcoin spot ETF coming soon I think everyone should be reading up about bitcoin and buying some. 

 

Podcasts:

1. Diary of CEO.   Amazing interviews with many different people. Learning a lot about many health topics, for example. 

2. Bangkok podcast. American and Canadian guy doing a weekly podcast. Mostly Thai related. Highly recommended

 

Youtube:

1. Thai Expat Daily show:  Irish guy giving excellent commentary on Thai related topics. He's not afraid to give his opinion. He doesn't plagiarise news same as TNT. Worth listening to this guy. 

2. Bankless: 2 bright guys discussing all things relating to crypto. Has to be the best crypto channel on youtube IMHO. One can learn a lot from these guys. 

 

Over to you.  

 

What? You make no mention of AseanNow or Thai Visa?

 

TBH, if you are bored in Thailand then you are likely to be even more bored elsewhere. Get out there and enjoy!

 

Edited November 29, 2023 by soi3eddie

[worgeordie]

I just don't understand it when people say their "Bored" , I have never been bored in my life,

there's always so much to do , some people must have no imaginations' ,

 

regards worgeordie

[bignok]

6 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

I just don't understand it when people say their "Bored" , I have never been bored in my life,

there's always so much to do , some people must have no imaginations' ,

 

regards worgeordie

Maybe you like boring things.

[JeffersLos]

30 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

I just don't understand it when people say their "Bored" , I have never been bored in my life,

there's always so much to do , some people must have no imaginations' ,

 

regards worgeordie

 

Maybe you're imagining that you're not bored. 

[bignok]

1 minute ago, JeffersLos said:

 

Maybe you're imagining that you're not bored. 

Some people are easily pleased

[bkk6060]

It can be boring of course just a natural part of life.

I usually watch porn when bored.

Edited November 29, 2023 by bkk6060

[OneMoreFarang]

Don't spend too much time on the internet!

 

I find it fascinating when I see smart people talking on YouTube about negative internet trends. Obviously, there are lots of negative trends and if you are all the time on the internet, it's a good idea to avoid those trends.

But if you don't spend much time on "the internet" and you are not even aware that those trends exist, that is the better option.

 

Go out and talk with real people face to face!

[Jingthing]

I don't really have top twos as I consume so much diverse media and what I look at changes often. But for the sake of this topic, I'll play along just for the heck of it.

 

Websites:

 

This one obviously.

 

washingtonpost.com

Democracy dies in darkness

 

Podcasts

 

Pod Save America

Politics

 

WTF with Marc Maron

Classic

 

Youtube

 

1420

Street interviews with Russians

When are these guys going to get arrested?

 

Scubeskitchen

Just discovered this one so watching it a lot lately.

Satirical recipes.

Hilarious real life things people say in restaurants

 

 

 

 

 

[Ralf001]

Have many favs but don't have time to be bored.

[SAFETY FIRST]

7 hours ago, advancebooking said:

Sometimes Im bored during the day living here in LOS

I'm lucky got a big family that keeps me busy. 

Sad to hear some of you guys get bored here 😮

 

I'm never bored, if I have some free time I jump on my PCX and zip up and down Pattaya and jomtien beach, pull up at a 7-Eleven or Thai shop for a cold beer, look at the pretties then off for another lap. 

 

I've got a new girlfriend, been together for a year and a half, she's busy with work through the day, evenings maybe out for a meal and a few more beers then off to bed for some special time. 😎

Edited November 29, 2023 by SAFETY FIRST

[worgeordie]

9 hours ago, bignok said:

Maybe you like boring things.

Did you not read what I said ,Never been bored in my life......

 

regards Worgeordie

[worgeordie]

9 hours ago, JeffersLos said:

 

Maybe you're imagining that you're not bored. 

Maybe your imagining that I am not bored.....

 

regards Worgeordie    definitely not bored 

[Mike Teavee]

I'm not bored, but I do tend to get up much earlier than the GF so my morning routine is:-

   1. Easy/Medium puzzles from https://www.dailykillersudoku.com/ (The harder one I save for if we're having a night in & she puts on a crappy movie) 

   2. Watch ( & do if their solve time is < 45 mins) the 2 Daily puzzles from Cracking The Cryptic https://www.youtube.com/@CrackingTheCryptic/videos

   3. Catch up on UK News Headlines (https://news.sky.com/) & AseanNow.

   4. (Once 7am hits) do the daily Plusword (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/plusword/)  & of course Wordle (https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html) - I do this as a "Competition" with my family back in the UK so it's a good way to ensure we speak daily.

   5. The Guardian mobile app for the daily mini Sudoku, mini crosswords & sometimes the full crossword (No matter how hard I try I cannot get my head around "Everyman"'s crosswords :( 

   6. Daily Thai tips from Banana Thai & Learn Thai with Mod

https://www.youtube.com/@BananaThaiSchool 

https://www.youtube.com/@ThaiwithMod/videos

 

... And then back to AseanNow whilst she gets ready to go out :) 

 

 

Edit: Apart from Cracking the Cryptic, my other YouTube viewing tends to depend on what I'm in the mood for at that time, examples would be...  

   1. Lockpicking https://www.youtube.com/@lockpickinglawyer

   2. Card Tricks https://www.youtube.com/@CardMechanic/videos 

   3. Computer Security https://www.youtube.com/@davidbombal

   4. Network Security https://www.youtube.com/@NetworkChuck

   5. "Science" https://www.youtube.com/@TheRoyalInstitution

 

 

 

 

Edited November 30, 2023 by Mike Teavee

[Jingthing]

I'm also not bored but I am very easily amused.

[fondue zoo]

part time superhero

[brianthainess]

I'm certainly not bored enough to look at any banking vids or sites. 

[Nick Carter icp]

3 hours ago, Jingthing said:

I'm also not bored but I am very easily amused.

 

  Kurt Cobain wished that he was like you 

[Celsius]

14 hours ago, worgeordie said:

I just don't understand it when people say their "Bored" , I have never been bored in my life,

 

 

Of course. Million posts on asean now

 

Regards Celsius

[bradiston]

Get off the internet! Go to a spa, sauna, massage, whatever. Lie on a beach. Look at the girls/boys. Maybe even chat to a few. Go for a coffee. Chat to your neighbour.

 

That's it. I've used up my ¢2.

[worgeordie]

31 minutes ago, Celsius said:

 

Of course. Million posts on asean now

 

Regards Celsius

19,000  since 2008 , where do you get the Million from , you 2,000 + from 2022 ...

you must be bored posting stuff like that ,

 

kind regards Worgeordie

[charleskerins]

15 hours ago, worgeordie said:

I just don't understand it when people say their "Bored" , I have never been bored in my life,

there's always so much to do , some people must have no imaginations' ,

 

regards worgeordie

You don't understand it.

[Celsius]

7 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

19,000  since 2008 , where do you get the Million from , you 2,000 + from 2022 ...

you must be bored posting stuff like that ,

 

kind regards Worgeordie

 

What about your other 3 accounts?

[blazes]

BBC Sport for latest football news.  https://www.bbc.com/sport/football

 

Everyman crossword: https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/4023#14-across

 

various sites re gold and/or oil.

 

https://mcalvany.com/commentary/episodes/

for intelligent commentary on current economic/financial issues

 

https://www.marketwatch.com

for general stock market stuff

 

I use Duck Duck Go to avoid Google.

[Gottfrid]

17 hours ago, advancebooking said:

I think everyone should be reading up about bitcoin and buying some. 

Sure Thing, Dude! What about all idiots that bought when it reached 50k and believed it would go to 100k? Okay, now up above 37k again. Still a stupid way to play with money.

[HappyExpat57]

Only have the one:  https://theuselessweb.com/

 

[scubascuba3]

16 hours ago, JeffersLos said:

 

Maybe you're imagining that you're not bored. 

He doesn't get bored typing

 

regards worgeordie

[scubascuba3]

I often listen to Talk Radio during the day, usually the previous days shows i like via the app and schedule. facebook is a filler as is aseannow.com also Google News app plus catch up on YouTube channels i follow 

Edited November 30, 2023 by scubascuba3