Nothing much to do in regular Thailand

[Hummin]

1 minute ago, Harrisfan said:

Those pub guys amaze me. I dont know how they do it.

Me neither, but seems they have fun, inventing yesterday over and over again and again

[Harrisfan]

4 minutes ago, Hummin said:

Me neither, but seems they have fun, inventing yesterday over and over again and again

I was like that in my twenties but gave up. Those guys have done it for 50 years. Must have steel liver.

[Nicco]

22 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

Visit Mr Diy daily to buy crap

Fun

 

It's all garbage. I no longer shop there unless it's for things that are unbreakable

[Jim Blue]

Keeping a cactus collection is exhausting but worth it !

[Nicco]

You could build a second career and teach.

 

Raise houseplants and fish

 

Troll the mall for girlies

 

Eat lunch out daily

 

Daily exercise

 

Walk jog new parks and green spaces

 

Day drinking with the hoors on 4

 

Get a handy

 

Reading

 

Take wife out to eat on the weekend

 

Bang my wife (me not you)

 

Take the MRT BTS to an area new to you, new lines open

 

Watch torrents

[Nicco]

Just now, Jim Blue said:

Keeping a cactus collection is exhausting but worth it !

 

I don't have the sun for it so it's just plants

[Nicco]

17 minutes ago, Hummin said:

Me neither, but seems they have fun, inventing yesterday over and over again and again

 

Yeah, pints and pints...nah. I do go down once a week to get out and about, witness the train wreck on Sukhumvit. So few places to sit outside and watch the world go by.

[Nicco]

13 hours ago, Kinnock said:

It's like cat cafe, but with, erm, goats.

 

The young goats bounce around while you feed grass to the mother goats.  

 

 

You've got to be kidd-ing

[Hummin]

22 hours ago, Kinnock said:

This month's activities ....

 

Helped to set up regenerative farming fields and fence off a wild area and add flowering plants to improve biodiversity.

 

Longboard skate along a beach pathway - hard work into the wind, fun on the downwind leg.

 

10k run, but stopped halfway at a nice coffee shop to eat cake, so no real health benefit 

 

Visited a goat cafe 

 

Visited a new bar with great sunset views

 

Walked around a lively night market - bought some clothes for the Missus. (I don't bother buying clothes for myself after I realised I have more than enough to last for the remainder of my life

 

Figured out how to setup a solar powered 4G security camera for the farm

 

Cleaned and maintained the motorbike in preparation for a trip next month.

 

Took some nice portrait photos of my muse/wife

 

Teaching myself video editing to make a video about the farm project ... need to work on sound mixing as it's much harder than I imagined 

 

Conference next week in Bangkok on regenerative cassava farming

 

Heading to Bangkok for the Impact Speedfest this weekend.

 

Going to Bangsaen end of month for the Grand Prix supercar and truck street racing.

 

Fixed some faulty lights in the house under the close supervision of the Missus

 

Going to various local shops with photos on my phone of items the Missus needs to cook dinner

 

And yes, lots of eating delicious food.

 

How old are you ? 25? 

 

Most here have never been on a skate board, and probably do not know what a longboard are even! 10 km run in Thailand is hardcore for most. 

 

Seems you still have the stamina to enjoy yourself. Keep the good work up 👏

 

Goat cafe 🤣 I fight with my Alpha ram sheep, good to be on your toes and eyes in my back. 

 

 

[Kinnock]

2 hours ago, Hummin said:

How old are you ? 25? 

 

Most here have never been on a skate board, and probably do not know what a longboard are even! 10 km run in Thailand is hardcore for most. 

 

Seems you still have the stamina to enjoy yourself. Keep the good work up 👏

 

Goat cafe 🤣 I fight with my Alpha ram sheep, good to be on your toes and eyes in my back. 

 

 

I have huge respect for anyone involved in farming .... it's a tough business.  

 

I'm in my late 60's, and while I think I'm reasonably fit, a day working on a farm leaves me exhausted and dehydrated 😄

[save the frogs]

17 hours ago, Hummin said:

Moving to Thailand, and be bored after awhile after the pink tinted glasses fades is the most common thing for most. 
 

Why do you think the forum members drink and smoke to much? Happiness or boredom? 
 

English guys maybe better off, because they do have a pub culture where they come from, playing pool, darts and just chit chat for hours. And to be true, it’s impressive how they manage to find that entertaining week after week, year after year 

 

Either hang out in bars or start a family and raise a child.

 

 

 

 

[Hummin]

11 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

 

Either hang out in bars or start a family and raise a child.

 

 

 

 

 

Or just embrace life and accept life is mostly boring with a few highlights now and then.

 

 

 

 

[save the frogs]

11 hours ago, Hummin said:

 

Or just embrace life and accept life is mostly boring with a few highlights now and then.

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, exactly. Life is not meant to be exhilarating all the time. 

And you can't expect Thailand to keep you entertained 24/7.

 

 

[johng]

There is a saying that

"only boring people are bored" 

 

Make you own amusement , what ever turns you on. 

[Hummin]

2 hours ago, johng said:

There is a saying that

"only boring people are bored" 

 

Make you own amusement , what ever turns you on. 

Intelligent people get bored, while stupid people can do the same over and over again and again. 

 

 Intelligent people get bored easily – Being curious and being smart are not the same thing. If a person has both of these qualities, they may start getting bored easily. Some success comes about as a result of creativity, but others come as a result of becoming an expert in a niche area. If a person is both smart and curious and also loves to learn, they may lose interest in things once they have figured it out

 

https://www.rfc.ie/how-intelligent-people-sabotage-their-own-success/#:~:text=Intelligent people get bored easily,expert in a niche area.

[Harrisfan]

2 minutes ago, Hummin said:

Intelligent people get bored, while stupid people can do the same over and over again and again. 

 

 Intelligent people get bored easily – Being curious and being smart are not the same thing. If a person has both of these qualities, they may start getting bored easily. Some success comes about as a result of creativity, but others come as a result of becoming an expert in a niche area. If a person is both smart and curious and also loves to learn, they may lose interest in things once they have figured it out

 

https://www.rfc.ie/how-intelligent-people-sabotage-their-own-success/#:~:text=Intelligent people get bored easily,expert in a niche area.

Pubs are full of stupid people. Same with most football fans. Grown men wearing football jumpers and yelling at refs for 50 years.

[Hummin]

6 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Pubs are full of stupid people. Same with most football fans. Grown men wearing football jumpers and yelling at refs for 50 years.

Couldnt said it better myself 😁

[greeneking]

On 6/12/2025 at 9:16 AM, Harrisfan said:

All you can do is eat food.

 

 

Sometimes I look through the online sites about what to do in Bangkok this coming week. It is often nearly all cafes and food. And then there are the regular sections about cafes and food.

[Hummin]

3 hours ago, Kinnock said:

I have huge respect for anyone involved in farming .... it's a tough business.  

 

I'm in my late 60's, and while I think I'm reasonably fit, a day working on a farm leaves me exhausted and dehydrated 😄

 

Impressive 

 

[Nicco]

23 hours ago, save the frogs said:

 

Yes, exactly. Life is not meant to be exhilarating all the time. 

And you can't expect Thailand to keep you entertained 24/7.

 

 

 

But unless you give it a go it won't be exhilarating any of the time. Entering senior years is the time to sprint to the finish not sit on the sidelines.

[RoryBreaker]

gardening can keep you busy, i find it quite therapeutic too. i've grown some super duper plants recently, can sell them online too if you want some extra pennies

[KhunLA]

Thailand is just a location.   Aside from mandatory ,responsibilities; working & family, what extracurricular things did you do, or interests did you have, back in the motherland.

 

Some of mine I still do or expanded,  Picked up couple new ones.  One thing that's easy to get into, and should for health, though does require a wee bit of kitchen counter space, home cooking with fresh whole foods, and will actually keep you busy.  Emphasis on 'fresh whole foods', means time consuming, shopping for fresh, prepping & cooking.  

 

YouTube will teach you anything you don't know or need to improve on.  Really upped my game past 15 years.

 

As your metabolism slows down & muscle atrophy starts to kick in, a little exercise program would never go amiss.  Doesn't have to be intense.  Simply waling 30 minutes to keep things moving, with some resistance exercises to keep the muscle mass you have.

 

Once into a routine, it's actually easy to maintain.  

[Hummin]

2 hours ago, Nicco said:

 

But unless you give it a go it won't be exhilarating any of the time. Entering senior years is the time to sprint to the finish not sit on the sidelines.

Im curious what you do to sprint to the finish line 😁

 

The older I get, the more I need to use my brain, to get over the finish line at all 🤣

 

I understand for some, life started in Thailand, and my life restarted in Thailand, but still There is only so much you can do, before everything falls in to comfortably daily life no matter where you live, or what you do. 

 

I see some few manage to keep the speed up, but their drive and hunger is not mine. 

 

I do keep up with living healthy and comfortable, but thrilling and exiting? Nope. Comfortably good I will say, and nobody else stopping me from doing anything I would like to do, and I do not anything I wouldnt do.