Popular Post bignok Posted December 3, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2023 This is something for the next 5 years. Get a bungalow on say KPN a motorbike and just relax. Beach daily. Read. Muay Thai. Few beers. Is this your cup of tea? It sounds good to me. 3 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoner Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 maybe golf ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 1 minute ago, stoner said: maybe golf ? No golf. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post StayinThailand2much Posted December 3, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2023 8 minutes ago, bignok said: This is something for the next 5 years. Get a bungalow on say KPN a motorbike and just relax. Beach daily. Read. Muay Thai. Few beers. Is this your cup of tea? It sounds good to me. Would feel bored after one, or, at best, two weeks... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 How much foot traffic on the street the barstool faces? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fat is a type of crazy Posted December 3, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2023 Once I retire not too long in the future I have thought of living in Pattaya, Phuket etc. But in September when staying in Koh Chang I thought I could afford to simply stay at the resorts I like for at least a few months. Hopefully get a good deal. Appealing to me. I don't mind the simple life. I was watching this guy 'Retired Working for you' today who talks about Thailand and he said about the moving costs to Thailand. I think I might take my normal 7kg bag for the first few months - don't need anything from here. Shorts and tshirts fine by me. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bignok Posted December 3, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2023 1 minute ago, Fat is a type of crazy said: Once I retire not too long in the future I have thought of living in Pattaya, Phuket etc. But in September when staying in Koh Chang I thought I could afford to simply stay at the resorts I like for at least a few months. Hopefully get a good deal. Appealing to me. I don't mind the simple life. I was watching this guy 'Retired Working for you' today who talks about Thailand and he said about the moving costs to Thailand. I think I might take my normal 7kg bag for the first few months - don't need anything from here. Shorts and tshirts fine by me. My bag is a duffel bag heavy duty but light. Take carry on. All you need is a few clothes for 6 days. Then wash. 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Being a beach bum in a Bungalow is hardly being a bum. I have stayed for 6 weeks on the beach in a plain bamboo hut, shared ablutions, in my younger years, I didn't want to leave but had to go back for work, I did that for about 4yrs. in a row. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post scubascuba3 Posted December 3, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2023 (edited) Sounds boring, beaches are boring, nice to look at, drugs might help Edited December 3, 2023 by scubascuba3 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Not interested in acquiring a melanoma. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post scubascuba3 Posted December 3, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2023 Few beer a day isn't good either, form a habit that could easily lead to alcoholism, see Pattaya, AA available off Buakhao 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat is a type of crazy Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 38 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said: Sounds boring, beaches are boring, nice to look at, drugs might help Could be. But with a nice girlfriend I can get into the routine fairly easily. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post scubascuba3 Posted December 3, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2023 4 minutes ago, Fat is a type of crazy said: Could be. But with a nice girlfriend I can get into the routine fairly easily. i see guys by my condo pool every day cooking themselves like chickens on one of those rotisseries, crazy thing to do 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat is a type of crazy Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Just now, scubascuba3 said: i see guys by my condo pool every day cooking themselves like chickens on one of those rotisseries, crazy thing to do I am not a sunbather as such. But I like swimming and the beach nearby and since my possible retirement starts in May the few months would be at the start of the wet season which is my favourite time to go - big empty beaches, some intermittent rain but lots of time to swim with cloudy weather and some sunshine - could stay at a nice hotel too for a good price. Could be that when I have no limits on time as I did in the past it seems less fun. See what happens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 6 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said: i see guys by my condo pool every day cooking themselves like chickens on one of those rotisseries, crazy thing to do Go before 10am and after 3pm 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
save the frogs Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 6 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said: i see guys by my condo pool every day cooking themselves like chickens on one of those rotisseries, crazy thing to do there is such a thing as too much sun. and also too little sun. most people don't get enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Nah, too small an island. Same w/Samui, though not a fan anyway. Phuket maybe. PKK fine, being a long province surfside, so easy to kill a year here. But one spot, one resort, one town... NO, that would get old fast. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 21 minutes ago, save the frogs said: there is such a thing as too much sun. and also too little sun. most people don't get enough. Thais often have vit D deficiency, when i see Thais at golf they are almost totally covered 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoner Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 2 hours ago, bignok said: No golf. but mid 70's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 Just now, stoner said: but mid 70's I gave up. Played enough for 5 lifetimes. If I cant shoot 72 which i cant why bother? After being -1 after 11 holes and shooting 80 i decided enough. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stoner Posted December 3, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2023 1 minute ago, bignok said: I gave up. Played enough for 5 lifetimes. If I cant shoot 72 which i cant why bother? After being -1 after 11 holes and shooting 80 i decided enough. ya it's not for everyone. also ps....you sound so lost in life man hope you find your way. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, bignok said: I gave up. Played enough for 5 lifetimes. If I cant shoot 72 which i cant why bother? After being -1 after 11 holes and shooting 80 i decided enough. Golf is a good interest to have once retired, easily better than sitting on a beach. A lot of people do give up golf, too difficult, pretend they don't like it Edited December 3, 2023 by scubascuba3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 After 15 +1. Then quadripple, double, bogey. Ended +8. +7 last 3. Broke my will to play. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Daley Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Sounds good to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post V8M8 Posted December 3, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, bignok said: After 15 +1. Then quadripple, double, bogey. Ended +8. +7 last 3. Broke my will to play. Didn't know that the "quadripple" had been introduced to the rules of golf. However, a "Quadruple" is referred to as a "Turkey" and that is a more than adequate lable for someone who can so easily have their will to play broken by scoring a "plus 8". Which, in golfing parlance is actually an 8 over. So, in conclusion, there may be some economical telling of the truth on your part. Edited December 3, 2023 by V8M8 spelling 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8M8 Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 4 hours ago, scubascuba3 said: Thais often have vit D deficiency, when i see Thais at golf they are almost totally covered I don't think that your statement is entirely accurate. I've played golf with Thais, both men and ladies for many years. They cover up because they just don't want to be black. Bugger all effect on vitiman deficiency over what probably amounts to 4-5 hours being covered up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 5 hours ago, V8M8 said: I don't think that your statement is entirely accurate. I've played golf with Thais, both men and ladies for many years. They cover up because they just don't want to be black. Bugger all effect on vitiman deficiency over what probably amounts to 4-5 hours being covered up. Evidence suggests otherwise. Covering up from the sun to the extreme as they do does have an impact https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5685050/#:~:text=[12] conducted the largest-,<50 nmol%2FL). 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVENKEEL Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 It's good not everyone is the same. For me the beach is a magical place, I love it. For decades my living was made traveling the world's oceans. Now retired I love kicking back on the warn sand with a cooler of beer and some herb. A great way to contemplate life. I feel so much healthier with some color on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prubangboy Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 14 hours ago, scubascuba3 said: drugs might help If you can't make a structure for yourself and stick to it, that's where you're headed. Say what you will about booze and drugs, they are very effective and wonderful time fillers. Prob not even one person in a hundred can live an un-externally motivated, unstructured life happily or productively (me neither). In a place where everyone else is either adrift or on vacation (means: temporarily very happy adrift), motivation and traction will be hard to find. Since I moved to Chiang Mai 15 months ago, I've done about a third of what I thought I might do. So a fair bit better than average. But on a less stimulating, less stuff to do-place like the beach? The people who don't go mad there came with a purpose like yoga-teaching or having a business. The golfers here take some stick, but showing up for the golf game is a very useful way to structure your day or week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prubangboy Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 14 hours ago, Fat is a type of crazy said: But with a nice girlfriend I can get into the routine fairly easily. Perhaps the trickiest, thorniest life style enhancer to line up. My long ago time on Ko Chang often had a guy move into the hut next to me with a girlfriend du jour. I'd ask to move or check out. That lady wants to be back with her friends, not trapped with horny, bored Farang Curuso and nothing to do. Loud fighting ensuing no later than the morning of day 2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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