Where was you 20 years ago

[georgegeorgia]

Bumped into a old work colleague yesterday that I hadn't seen since April 2004 

 

And we still continued our conversation like it was yesterday,in fact there was no greeting just a conversation about work like we hadn't been gone for 20 years!

 

Time has passed very quick .

I was shocked when he said....its been 20 years !!

 

Where was you in 2004?

What country? What was you doing ?

How has your life changed since 2004?

 

Who were the famous deaths in 2004?

The year 2004 

 

 

[SAFETY FIRST]

10 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Where was you in 2004?

What country?

Living in the same house in Pattaya I bought 2001. 

 

Still here, wouldn't be anyway else. 

 

I used to get stopped by the people selling timeshare on Pattaya Beach, they would ask where would you like to go if you had the money, I would always reply Pattaya. 

 

I'm very lucky, been working offshore on a 28 day rotation, I get 1 month away every other month, it suits me. 

 

 

[georgegeorgia]

Just now, SAFETY FIRST said:

Living in the same house in Pattaya I bought 2001. 

 

 

 

So basically nothing changed in 20 years ! 😳

[SAFETY FIRST]

4 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

So basically nothing changed in 20 years ! 😳

No life is dynamic, always changing.

 

House renovations never stop, children get older, different schools, different friends, I meet different parents. 

 

It never stops, I love it. 

 

 

 

[ChipButty]

In Nana Plaza 

[GammaGlobulin]

Asia.

Always, Asia.

[georgegeorgia]

15 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

In Nana Plaza 

Doing?

[georgegeorgia]

3 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Asia.

Always, Asia.

You were a Professor of philosophy in Taiwan 

[GammaGlobulin]

1 minute ago, georgegeorgia said:

You were a Professor of philosophy in Taiwan 

Philology

Always, Philology.

 

[Lacessit]

I was working 2 days a week with full flexibility on my hours, and being well paid to be a consultant. The GFC ended that, but it was a great time.

[Denim]

I were here in Thailand.

[OneMoreFarang]

I was in Bangkok, in the same condominium, with the same girlfriend, doing similar work to what I do now.

At that time, I had my coffee at the different place, and I spent more time in the bars, and I had a few kg less than now.

Not much changed for me, I liked it 20 years ago, I like it now, and I don't plan to change much.

[CartagenaWarlock]

Twenty years ago, I was crisscrossing Europe, whoremongering after selling my company for three million USD. I did not know about Southeast Asia and Thailand. 

[ChipButty]

46 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Doing?

Filling my boots 

[KhunLA]

Living in Ban Tad, A. Muang, Udon Thani.  Almost 4 yrs into my retirement.

 

Already divorces from first Thai wife.  Enjoying being single and parent to my village orphan.  Unlike now, home cooking, ate most of our meals in town after school run to pick up daughter.   Had a different favorite restaurant for all 5 days.

 

Lived rural, 15+ kms out of town.  2 yrs away from meeting present wife, 2006.

 

 

[ChipButty]

1 minute ago, CartagenaWarlock said:

Twenty years ago, I was crisscrossing Europe, whoremongering after selling my company for three million USD. I did not know about Southeast Asia and Thailand. 

Them were the days, 

[2baht]

29 minutes ago, Denim said:

I were here in Thailand.

Was you sat or was you stood?

[georgegeorgia]

24 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Living in Ban Tad, A. Muang, Udon Thani.  Almost 4 yrs into my retirement.

 

Already divorces from first Thai wife.  Enjoying being single and parent to my village orphan.  Unlike now, home cooking, ate most of our meals in town after school run to pick up daughter.   Had a different favorite restaurant for all 5 days.

 

Lived rural, 15+ kms out of town.  2 yrs away from meeting present wife, 2006.

 

 

And what has changed?

Wife obviously, still rural?

And village orphan?

[georgegeorgia]

1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Philology

Always, Philology.

 

..and 20 years later your a  ..Professor of ...some would say "fallacy"..😊😂

[georgegeorgia]

28 minutes ago, CartagenaWarlock said:

Twenty years ago, I was crisscrossing Europe, whoremongering after selling my company for three million USD. I did not know about Southeast Asia and Thailand. 

And 20 years later?

[KannikaP]

2 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Bumped into a old work colleague yesterday that I hadn't seen since April 2004 

 

And we still continued our conversation like it was yesterday,in fact there was no greeting just a conversation about work like we hadn't been gone for 20 years!

 

Time has passed very quick .

I was shocked when he said....its been 20 years !!

 

Where was you in 2004?

What country? What was you doing ?

How has your life changed since 2004?

 

Who were the famous deaths in 2004?

The year 2004 

 

 

Change the headline "Where WERE you........"

[GammaGlobulin]

2 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Who were the famous deaths in 2004?

The year 2004 

 

 

Francis Crick....

 

You just can't get much more famous than this....

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

1 minute ago, KannikaP said:

Change the headline "Where WERE you........"

 

Why?

 

Was you concerned with grammar on this forum?

 

[georgegeorgia]

4 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

Change the headline "Where WERE you........"

Was going to make it Australian 

WHERE the Bloody Hell WAS YA ????

[georgegeorgia]

Ahhh yes 2004 .....and now?

[KannikaP]

14 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Why?

 

Was you concerned with grammar on this forum?

 

I am concerned with bad grammar, spelling and English usage anywhere. Learn from being corrected.

[KhunLA]

44 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

And what has changed?

Wife obviously, still rural?

And village orphan?

Yes, still rural, moved from Ban Tad, UT, to Ban Nong Kae, Muang, UT, and rural there for another 6 yrs, before daughter graduated high school.  Then left UT, to PKK, for my final resting place   Still rurual, but <5 kms from everything instead of 15+.   Really don't even need a car.

 

Daughter graduated Uni, and works at Krung Thep, as no work here for her, and likes the city life.  Working & investing in RE (chip off the ol' block).   Since an adult, she legally adopted us, easier since birth parents are MIA, and we couldn't before that.

 

Only change, replaced daughter with dog, so now still have a therapist to talk to. 

 

Along with being as self sufficient as possible; solar/EVs, and fruit/veggie garden.  No need for PTT/petrol, PEA/electric and if more storage tanks, could get rid of PWA, but to convenient & cheap.

[Hamus Yaigh]

1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said:

2 hours ago, ChipButty said:

In Nana Plaza 

Doing?

 

Getting much better value for money since before the foreign mafias started sticking their noses in I imagine.

[georgegeorgia]

22 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

I am concerned with bad grammar, spelling and English usage anywhere. Learn from being corrected.

Talking about that , I notice a lot of young people now on tiktok etc using the word "bro" ...other words such as "mate" etc are fading out 

How are you mate is now How are you bro😳

[GammaGlobulin]

35 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

I am concerned with bad grammar, spelling and English usage anywhere. Learn from being corrected.

 

Ok.

Listen to this and be corrected.