georgegeorgia Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 (edited) Well.xmas is before us again I often think of those of you who are single expats whether your in Thailand Philippines or Cambodia who this special day you will be with or will you be by yourself . I remember a few years ago visiting a friend in the sad Nirun Apartments in Pattaya ,walking through the dark sad corridors to see the apartment doors open and a lonely old shirtless farang laying in the Bed with a bottle all by himself So wherever you are in the World what's your plans Xmas day? For those in Asia and single do you plan on going to a bar Xmas dinner? Edited December 7, 2023 by georgegeorgia 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ralf001 Posted December 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2023 Hopefully in a recovery room and not morgue. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgegeorgia Posted December 7, 2023 Author Share Posted December 7, 2023 1 minute ago, Ralf001 said: Hopefully in a recovery room and not morgue. Alcohol related Xmas day?😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgegeorgia Posted December 7, 2023 Author Share Posted December 7, 2023 (edited) I hate Xmas day and for those of us old we sometimes have bad memories Also my brother used to be a policeman in Australia,every Xmas day it was calls out to family fights at Xmas family parties , old uncle Joe gets drunk has a fight with Uncle Ben he hasn't seen since 1974 etc They call the cops then don't want to lay charges Same with domestics in Xmas day all getting drunk and fighting Edited December 7, 2023 by georgegeorgia 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfd101 Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Will be a pleasant day like every other for me here. I will stay at home with my books, and b/f will head to the family farm 40km away as always. The only thing that distinguishes Xmas for me here is the leadup, requiring email messages of good cheer to assorted family & friends back in the Antipodes. New Year will be celebrated en famille at the farm. Dinner outside sitting on mats (and a small plastic chair for elderly Falang). What we're really looking forward to is a week in BKK in January. Always enjoy the stay. Always enjoy the return home. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lacessit Posted December 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2023 Going to my GF's village to distribute modest cash gifts to her family. Then taking her grandchildren to KFC for Christmas dinner. 3 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 "Where are you doing Xmas Day? " what does that even mean ? it should be either what or who .... regards worgeordie 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chris Daley Posted December 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2023 I will be working. Xmas day is test day in Thai schools. So I will be an exam invigilator. The Thai testing system is the most out of date and confusing thing. Everything is in Thai writing but we expected to do it. Draw the seating plan on the whiteboard, arrange the desks in that order, hand the papers out in that order except there are two year groups in each room so now the papers are different because one groups is doing math and the other is doing science so now we collect the papers except math finished after 1 hour and science is 40 minutes so now we collect the papers and put them into your fingers in a certain order (the thai teacher insisted that I stack 20 papers between my fingers and another 20 between the others so they are 'in order') but we check them again anyway so collect the papers except 3 students are not finished so now there is no order and also walk up the rows in order and skip every other row because there are two subjects also ask the students to tear apart certain pages now sort the papers into different bags except the torn pages go on top and now use a huge metal spike to stab 15 test papers (i actually saw one thai teacher bleeding blood over the papers because she had cut herself) put the papers into the bags and take them to the office. do it again for the next 5 days. 1 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prubangboy Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 1st choice is the legendary 4 Seasons Christmas Buffet. At $200 a head (includes open pour), I will fast the night before. I thought about spending the night before there. It's $2,200 a night, 3 night minimum. Chiang Mai is back. Alternate is Why Not? Italian near my house, about 2,000 baht for a 5 courser with a couple or carafe's of house wine. If some people from our building go, we'll probably follow. There has been tentative murmuring. Duke's at Maya Mall has an impressive spread for 800 baht. Kantari Hills too. Last year, all of the above were booked out on the day. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FritsSikkink Posted December 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Chris Daley said: I will be working. Xmas day is test day in Thai schools. So I will be an exam invigilator. The Thai testing system is the most out of date and confusing thing. Everything is in Thai writing but we expected to do it. Draw the seating plan on the whiteboard, arrange the desks in that order, hand the papers out in that order except there are two year groups in each room so now the papers are different because one groups is doing math and the other is doing science so now we collect the papers except math finished after 1 hour and science is 40 minutes so now we collect the papers and put them into your fingers in a certain order (the thai teacher insisted that I stack 20 papers between my fingers and another 20 between the others so they are 'in order') but we check them again anyway so collect the papers except 3 students are not finished so now there is no order and also walk up the rows in order and skip every other row because there are two subjects also ask the students to tear apart certain pages now sort the papers into different bags except the torn pages go on top and now use a huge metal spike to stab 15 test papers (i actually saw one thai teacher bleeding blood over the papers because she had cut herself) put the papers into the bags and take them to the office. do it again for the next 5 days. Now that is a surprise, everything in Thai schools is in Thai writing. How dare they. For me it is a holiday, which is nice but I don't have anything with X-mas so will have a long sleep. Edited December 7, 2023 by FritsSikkink 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Seafood buffet 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf001 Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 4 hours ago, georgegeorgia said: Alcohol related Xmas day?😂 Kidney removal, Cancer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 1 hour ago, bignok said: Seafood buffet My preferred Christmas dinner in Australia was a King Island crayfish with salad and a Vasse Felix dry white. I always thought stuffing myself with a roast dinner and plum pudding only made me uncomfortable for the rest of the day. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 3 minutes ago, Lacessit said: My preferred Christmas dinner in Australia was a King Island crayfish with salad and a Vasse Felix dry white. I always thought stuffing myself with a roast dinner and plum pudding only made me uncomfortable for the rest of the day. Beers n oysters 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 5 hours ago, mfd101 said: New Year will be celebrated en famille at the farm. Dinner outside sitting on mats (and a small plastic chair for elderly Falang). I am always envious of Thai flexibility, even the obese ones can fold themselves like pretzels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 2 minutes ago, bignok said: Beers n oysters Proletarian fare, although I suppose it helps when one is gearing up for a session with the GF. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 2 minutes ago, Lacessit said: Proletarian fare, although I suppose it helps when one is gearing up for a session with the GF. Too hot for pommy roasts 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 2 minutes ago, bignok said: Too hot for pommy roasts True 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 in my condo drinking some beer but it won't matter much because all my relatives are dead, cousins are dead and family are all dead, i'm only left here now and the sad thing is I never seen them in 30 or more years to say hi or goodbye before they died. 1 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, steven100 said: in my condo drinking some beer but it won't matter much because all my relatives are dead, cousins are dead and family are all dead, i'm only left here now and the sad thing is I never seen them in 30 or more years to say hi or goodbye before they died. You told us before. Try making new friends. You can't live in the past. Most of my family are ah. I don't want to see them ever again. Edited December 7, 2023 by bignok 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 6 hours ago, worgeordie said: "Where are you doing Xmas Day? " what does that even mean ? it should be either what or who .... regards worgeordie One of the deers? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgegeorgia Posted December 7, 2023 Author Share Posted December 7, 2023 9 minutes ago, steven100 said: in my condo drinking some beer but it won't matter much because all my relatives are dead, cousins are dead and family are all dead, i'm only left here now and the sad thing is I never seen them in 30 or more years to say hi or goodbye before they died. 💜💜 first of all ,merry Xmas to you Steven ,you needn't be alone A lot of guys I know will go through this for various reasons ,divorce,children have disowned them after separation etc There's joy around Xmas but there's also sadness and bad memories for some 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bignok Posted December 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2023 2 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said: 💜💜 first of all ,merry Xmas to you Steven ,you needn't be alone A lot of guys I know will go through this for various reasons ,divorce,children have disowned them after separation etc There's joy around Xmas but there's also sadness and bad memories for some People think of family at Xmas. If your family is scum or dead it's a bit lonely. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Doctor Tom Posted December 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2023 One of the great pleasures with living in Thailand is that I can ignore Christmas. I am not religious and neither do I like getting ripped off with Christmas BS and over pricing. It's a normal day for me, no different to any other. 3 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcelV Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Testing my students, as it'll be midterm week. No Christmas holidays here. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Bones Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 1 hour ago, steven100 said: in my condo drinking some beer but it won't matter much because all my relatives are dead, cousins are dead and family are all dead, i'm only left here now and the sad thing is I never seen them in 30 or more years to say hi or goodbye before they died. The box of G & T's will take the sadness away Steven.🙃🙃 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 7 hours ago, Ralf001 said: Hopefully in a recovery room and not morgue. 7 hours ago, georgegeorgia said: Alcohol related Xmas day?😂 3 hours ago, Ralf001 said: Kidney removal, Cancer. Hope all goes well for you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novacova Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Never been an observer of holidays, it will pass like any other day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
it is what it is Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 normal working day, thank goodness. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chickenslegs Posted December 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2023 1 hour ago, bignok said: Too hot for pommy roasts Turn the aircon down to 22C at 8.00am. Prepare Xmas lunch for a 2.00pm start. Eat, drink and be merry with family and friends until the sun goes down, then loosen the top button of one's trousers and sit outside with a glass of something nice. I have cooked our traditional Xmas lunch every year since moving here in 2005 - I've started planning the menu and I'm looking forward to the day. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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