Routine in a expats life

[Photoguy21]

Up before sunrise then walk to the gym. Finish exercise home and start on my hobby of photography editing and restoration.

[BangkokReady]

Like many of the people on here who constantly moan about one thing or another, the problem very likely lies within you.

[Harrisfan]

18 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

Like many of the people on here who constantly moan about one thing or another, the problem very likely lies within you.

Yes exactly. It's not Trump, it's not Thailand it's you. Your life is a mirror of your actions.

[KhunLA]

I'm starting to think OP has his queries on a 3 month queue alarm, to repost the same query ever 3 months 

 

... 40k a month

... now 'what do you do'

... what next, hobbies, breakfast, blood test, another destination he'll never visit, if ever came to TH 

[Mason45]

I've said this repeatedly to all my friends when they first hit Thailand. Most arrive as tourists and then become expats. If you keep on living the life a of a tourist your health and wealth will decrease dramatically.

[georgegeorgia]

Just now, Mason45 said:

I've said this repeatedly to all my friends when they first hit Thailand. Most arrive as tourists and then become expats. If you keep on living the life a of a tourist your health and wealth will decrease dramatically.

Excellent point 

And how does your life then change?

Looking for alternatives?

Cheaper expats only bars?

Becoming more of a homebody ?

Cooking more at home ?

Going to beach road to pick up ladies ?

[spidermike007]

If you don't have a routine here it's because you either don't want a routine, or you're not disciplined enough to have a routine.

 

Mistake number one, getting up and going to a bar at 9:00 a.m. You revealed everything about yourself that we all need to know. Australia sounds like a good fit for ya. 

[Harrisfan]

8 minutes ago, Mason45 said:

I've said this repeatedly to all my friends when they first hit Thailand. Most arrive as tourists and then become expats. If you keep on living the life a of a tourist your health and wealth will decrease dramatically.

It depends how you live. Train trips are dirt cheap. You can walk to a mountain view. 

[Harrisfan]

2 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

If you don't have a routine here it's because you either don't want a routine, or you're not disciplined enough to have a routine.

 

Mistake number one, getting up and going to a bar at 9:00 a.m. You revealed everything about yourself that we all need to know. Australia sounds like a good fit for ya. 

Bars don't open at 9am in Australia. They also don't have attractive women in them that will date a 65yo dude. I know a rich old dude and even he dates ugly. It is impossible to date hot unless you are young and good looking or famous.

 

 

[Yagoda]

I try to pitch one out at the same time each day.

[BritManToo]

1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said:

Excellent point 

And how does your life then change?

Looking for alternatives?

Cheaper expats only bars?

Becoming more of a homebody ?

Cooking more at home ?

Going to beach road to pick up ladies ?

Well my life changed after the first 2 years when I no longer needed a short time every night, and sometimes in the afternoon.

[Ralf001]

2 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

Too lazy or too dumb?

Possible their wife/gf is an ex bar sluzza.... she'd speaka da engrish !

[johng]

2 hours ago, Photoguy21 said:

Up before sunrise then walk to the gym. Finish exercise home and start on my hobby of photography editing and restoration.

 

Do you have some tips or recommendation for equipment  to digitise 35mm film negatives..I tried with a flatbed scanner and it is horribly slow  and cumbersome.

 

[blaze master]

4 hours ago, tmd5855 said:

Every 4-5 months visit Pattaya for 4, Sam Mig fueled nights in GoGos and GC 

 

I'm sure your wife loves that eh. 

[Sierra Tango]

8 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Yes my mistake, your posts indicate your a 23yo male who has retired from the  SAS and now living the good life on the war pension 

Thankyou for your service Sir , especially at your young age and the sacrifice you made .

 

One thing that fascinates me is when people mention the brand name of something like you mentioned ray bands ,I often wonder why you don't just say sunglasses ,

 

I noticed you also used Honda,I'm surprised you didn't use the brand name for the flip flops too ?

I guess you being only 23 your generation may be brand obsessed so instead of saying the product you say the brand name

 

I had a acquaintance years ago who used to say the brand name of everything rather than the product 

He would say Pascal's instead of candy or his "camel " shirts instead of just a shirt

I will wear my camel today he says 

 

 

I wonder what the fascinating subject brand names have in people's dialogue 

 

You two dullards both got it wrong. Ray Bans.

[EVENKEEL]

GG brings up a good point. I think many here try to validate their lives by making it sound like it's filled with activities. Some of us here have decided to start a second family which keeps me relatively busy. 

 

I can completely see how living single in a condo in Pattaya could lead to excessive drinking. I occasionally take the big bike on a ride to Pattaya for a few beers on Soi Bukhao, sit there at a beer bar watching the other foreigners scurrying about and think to myself how lucky I am to not have that kind of life. All the time wondering why I didn't just pack my ice chest and go to my local beach. 

[FritsSikkink]

12 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

I don't want to go off topic and apologise to the OP but may I ask Quake do you find it more expensive on your walking frame getting around Pattaya,do you have to use Bolt etc 

Better to walk with a walking frame than a mob.

[FritsSikkink]

12 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Yes my mistake, your posts indicate your a 23yo male who has retired from the  SAS and now living the good life on the war pension 

Thankyou for your service Sir , especially at your young age and the sacrifice you made .

 

One thing that fascinates me is when people mention the brand name of something like you mentioned ray bands ,I often wonder why you don't just say sunglasses ,

 

I noticed you also used Honda,I'm surprised you didn't use the brand name for the flip flops too ?

I guess you being only 23 your generation may be brand obsessed so instead of saying the product you say the brand name

 

I had a acquaintance years ago who used to say the brand name of everything rather than the product 

He would say Pascal's instead of candy or his "camel " shirts instead of just a shirt

I will wear my camel today he says 

 

 

I wonder what the fascinating subject brand names have in people's dialogue 

 

It is Ray Ban you 2 are mumbling

[FritsSikkink]

11 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Very good and that ROUTINE suits you ... would it suit old Charlie living in a 21sqm room in Soi Bukhao?

Probably not 

A bit sad that you only know the lower part of social live in Thailand.

[FritsSikkink]

12 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

Learn the best Somtam restaurants in each city

Approach the best looking women and tell them in Thai that you want to take them out to the best restaurants

ROFL, taking a woman to a Somtam restaurant and claiming it is the best. You really haven't got a clue.

[ThreeCardMonte]

12 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

If you want to pick up the top 1% of women thats how its done. Otherwise you get the dregs.

Those top 1% of Thai women definitely are not  getting the top 1% of farang men living in some upcountry village.

 

Only the dregs.

[ThreeCardMonte]

Depending if a female or male expat.  Change the locations and it’s all the same.

 

 

[Gottfrid]

18 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

I don't want to go off topic and apologise to the OP but may I ask Quake do you find it more expensive on your walking frame getting around Pattaya,do you have to use Bolt etc 

Do you apologize to yourself often?

[kinyara]

You don't even have the ability to master being a happy few week tourist so why would any expat living here pay attention to your incoherent rambling assumptions regarding their lives.

 

 

[kinyara]

Double post

 

 

[ChaiyaTH]

Is why retirement is usually the killer in people their life, they are so used to be a modern slave they never realized they didn't have any real life other than that. To then add on top meager pensions they live on.

[Harrisfan]

7 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

ROFL, taking a woman to a Somtam restaurant and claiming it is the best. You really haven't got a clue.

You really have no clue about women 

[Harrisfan]

28 minutes ago, ChaiyaTH said:

Is why retirement is usually the killer in people their life, they are so used to be a modern slave they never realized they didn't have any real life other than that. To then add on top meager pensions they live on.

True for many

[ChaiyaTH]

5 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

True for many

I doubt with today's tech my plan will stand by the time I reach that ago though but we live in strange times. But as for now I purposely do things in IT as well in Finance, because there would be little to stop be doing this until i basically die. Same as buffet does.

People need things to do, they need a routine etc. If that all fades, it's like putting old people in elderly homes, you can be sure they die soon (exceptions for those with families visiting twice a week etc but still like being send off to prison death camp).

[Photoguy21]

18 hours ago, johng said:

 

Do you have some tips or recommendation for equipment  to digitise 35mm film negatives..I tried with a flatbed scanner and it is horribly slow  and cumbersome.

 

If you go to Lazada they have film scanners. I bought one from them to scan negatives and it does a good job. There are lots of different makes with varying prices. Mine does negative film and 35mm slides