97% of worrying a waste of time

[fredwiggy]

1 minute ago, Harrisfan said:

Actually it is very easy to see right thru people on this site. I can tell a person in 5 posts. I can tell Khunla has had an interesting life. I can tell Short Timer is a loser. It's not difficult at all.

You have to remember this is a public forum, which anyone on earth can join. All walks of life, all types of personalities, from the poor to the rich, the immature to the mature, the right to the left and all parts in between, and most importantly, those who are prone to assumptions,, fabrications, jealousy, fear, angst, anxiety, depression, narcissism and exaggerations about themselves. A man can pose as a woman, a retired expat posing as a mid 20's tourist, a Trump supporter posing as a  Democrat or a man resembling Barney Fife posing as Rambo. 

[SAFETY FIRST]

5 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

No, I'm just a lot more aware of what's real than you are. 

Ha ha, 

Says you. 

 

 

[KhunBENQ]

Pensions taxed in Thailand...

Banks closing accounts...

Potential rise of financial requirements for extension...

 

It's now three months to next extension and no tax return requested.

Banking smooth.

65k+ per month.

 

Who has more?

[Harrisfan]

1 minute ago, fredwiggy said:

You have to remember this is a public forum, which anyone on earth can join. All walks of life, all types of personalities, from the poor to the rich, the immature to the mature, the right to the left and all parts in between, and most importantly, those who are prone to assumptions,, fabrications, jealousy, fear, angst, anxiety, depression, narcissism and exaggerations about themselves. A man can pose as a woman, a retired expat posing as a mid 20's tourist, a Trump supporter posing as a  Democrat or a man resembling Barney Fife posing as Rambo. 

Yes but you can see the soul behind the words. It only takes 5 posts. People will show substance or show nothing. The posters who show nothing are deers. They will always be a deer. They don't have the balls or the brains to be a lion. 

[fredwiggy]

10 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

He's right though. This site has dozens of no hopers on it. The highlight of their sad lives is giving out thumbs down. They never do anything interesting.

No, he's wrong. he has no idea just how many foreigners here are good, well balanced individuals that take better care of their Thai wives and girlfriends than the locals do, and is ready to pounce on any wrongdoing by a foreigner, lumping them all together, with some listening and thinking there are more foreigners here that do wrong that the opposite, and dismissing that it's locals that are the culprits behind the majority of crimes and insanity that happen here daily. That's the definition of brown nosing prejudice and of being totally unaware of what's really going on. 

[Quentin Zen]

if you think about nothing, you do nothing.

nobody knows which percent is more important, so you have to think about the 100 percent

1st world problems.  super poor has no free time to think

the top 20 percent makes 80 percent, so each worry holds value

I think, therefore I am.

Drinking is a waste of time.  Bar girls, waste.  Vacation, waste.  Working, waste of time.  Marriage, waste of time.  Or not.   

I forgot my passport, money, didn't go to school, forgot about my kids, job, everything..

 

I told the judge, I can't worry about that, it's a waste of time.

 

And there are degrees of worrying.    

 

I am The Prophet 

 

 

[Harrisfan]

Just now, Quentin Zen said:

if you think about nothing, you do nothing.

nobody knows which percent is more important, so you have to think about the 100 percent

1st world problems.  super poor has no free time to think

the top 20 percent makes 80 percent, so each worry holds value

I think, therefore I am.

Drinking is a waste of time.  Bar girls, waste.  Vacation, waste.  Working, waste of time.  Marriage, waste of time.  Or not.   

I forgot my passport, money, didn't go to school, forgot about my kids, job, everything..

 

I told the judge, I can't worry about that, it's a waste of time.

 

And there are degrees of worrying.    

 

I am The Prophet 

 

 

Thinking is a waste of time. Only actions matter. Thinking about robbing a bank doesn't make you a thief.

[fredwiggy]

1 minute ago, Harrisfan said:

Yes but you can see the soul behind the words. It only takes 5 posts. People will show substance or show nothing. The posters who show nothing are deers. They will always be a deer. They don't have the balls or the brains to be a lion. 

Read again what I wrote. You can't know anything about people here by what they write in just a few posts. It takes awhile to subtract the BS from what's real. Just like anything in real life. Con artists are good at their game, until someone who knows from experience and being conned themselves can figure them out. Some are here just to bait others, to gain clicks for an ego that needs them to fill a bottomless basket. People that are usually here helping others can still come across as arrogant because someone disagrees with them on a particular topic. Stubbornness has some thinking their side is right, even when proven wrong beyond a shadow of a doubt. Impossible to judge others without listening to what they say over a period of time. Then you can somewhat judge their motives. Unless of course again, they are only here to troll.

[Harrisfan]

Just now, fredwiggy said:

Read again what I wrote. You can't know anything about people here by what they write in just a few posts. It takes awhile to subtract the BS from what's real. Just like anything in real life. Con artists are good at their game, until someone who knows from experience and being conned themselves can figure them out. Some are here just to bait others, to gain clicks for an ego that needs them to fill a bottomless basket. People that are usually here helping others can still come across as arrogant because someone disagrees with them on a particular topic. Stubbornness has some thinking their side is right, even when proven wrong beyond a shadow of a doubt. Impossible to judge others without listening to what they say over a period of time. Then you can somewhat judge their motives. Unless of course again, they are only here to troll.

Nope, I see it daily. Many have zero substance. They can't even name 2 interesting things they did in 30 days. One guy claims to be a scientist yet I showed him up on statistics that an 8th grader could get right.

[fredwiggy]

1 minute ago, Harrisfan said:

Thinking is a waste of time. Only actions matter. Thinking about robbing a bank doesn't make you a thief.

Thinking before you say or do something has a much better chance of a good outcome. Jumping to conclusions or actions. Remember the old saying, "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread". If you're going to rob a bank, it wouldn't be smart to just walk in without any plan because there are many factors to be aware of. Thinking about what you're going to say is always a better action than replying before you do. 

[Harrisfan]

2 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

Thinking before you say or do something has a much better chance of a good outcome. Jumping to conclusions or actions. Remember the old saying, "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread". If you're going to rob a bank, it wouldn't be smart to just walk in without any plan because there are many factors to be aware of. Thinking about what you're going to say is always a better action than replying before you do. 

Words on here don't matter. What actions are you doing today? Only thing that matters. Every action you take is a vote for the kind of person you want to be.

[fredwiggy]

2 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Nope, I see it daily. Many have zero substance. They can't even name 2 interesting things they did in 30 days. One guy claims to be a scientist yet I showed him up on statistics that an 8th grader could get right.

That's again assuming you know what anyone here does on a daily basis. No matter what anyone says, only factual evidence can prove what is. Someone can come across as a poor writer but be a genius and just not able to put things into words readily. Another can sound like an expert in nutrition and have 35% body fat and a smoker who drinks all day. This is one reason I never block anyone here, as even a troll can have a good idea once in awhile. All adults, even those who aren't too bright, can know a lot about some things. 

[fredwiggy]

3 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Words on here don't matter. What actions are you doing today? Only thing that matters. Every action you take is a vote for the kind of person you want to be.

All you have on a forum is words. Either positive or negative. Why worry about what anyone here does in their personal lives if what they say on this forum is all that matters? Only in person can you start to judge others, as body language, facial expressions and actual physical makeup has to come along with what they're saying. 

[fredwiggy]

23 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Ha ha, 

Says you. 

 

 

From your replies on this forum, it surely isn't just me that can see how you think. In time a person's real character shows itself, unless of course they are lying all along, and when proven,  also shows something. 

[DezLez]

8 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

Start topics.

I suggest it should read "Start meaningful topics"!

[Harrisfan]

8 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

That's again assuming you know what anyone here does on a daily basis. No matter what anyone says, only factual evidence can prove what is. Someone can come across as a poor writer but be a genius and just not able to put things into words readily. Another can sound like an expert in nutrition and have 35% body fat and a smoker who drinks all day. This is one reason I never block anyone here, as even a troll can have a good idea once in awhile. All adults, even those who aren't too bright, can know a lot about some things. 

People talk about their actions. It's obvious who do stuff and who does stuff all. 

[Harrisfan]

4 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

From your replies on this forum, it surely isn't just me that can see how you think. In time a person's real character shows itself, unless of course they are lying all along, and when proven,  also shows something. 

He's right though. Many farangs in Thailand are toxic. Lots have drinking or mental issues. Pattaya is full of them. 

[fredwiggy]

Just now, Harrisfan said:

People talk about their actions. It's obvious who do stuff and who does stuff all. 

How is it obvious if you've never met anyone in person? This forum can be accessed if you're sitting at home eating Fritos, running on a treadmill at the gym, or while climbing Mt. Everest in a snowstorm (with a good connection) so you never know what people are doing at the moment they're typing here.

[fredwiggy]

Just now, Harrisfan said:

He's right though. Many farangs in Thailand are toxic. Lots have drinking or mental issues. Pattaya is full of them. 

No, he's wrong, as he's basing his replies on a few that do wrong, and dismissing the much higher percentage that is doing right. Some here concentrate on foreigners for some weird reason, ignoring the fact again that most of the things that are going wrong daily in this country involve locals, and always will.

[Harrisfan]

Just now, fredwiggy said:

How is it obvious if you've never met anyone in person? This forum can be accessed if you're sitting at home eating Fritos, running on a treadmill at the gym, or while climbing Mt. Everest in a snowstorm (with a good connection) so you never know what people are doing at the moment they're typing here.

People always show their soul thru words. I don't need to meet you to know you lifted weights many times or never went to CM. Ask the right questions you get the right answers. One guy has never met a Kiwi. Other guys have never been to Australia yet were talking on Kanye being banned from entry. These people are ignorant fools.

[Harrisfan]

1 minute ago, fredwiggy said:

No, he's wrong, as he's basing his replies on a few that do wrong, and dismissing the much higher percentage that is doing right. Some here concentrate on foreigners for some weird reason, ignoring the fact again that most of the things that are going wrong daily in this country involve locals, and always will.

You don't know the %s on good vs bad unless you went to the major farang hangouts.

[novacova]

13 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

97% of worrying a waste of time

Worrying does absolutely no good 100% of the time.

[fredwiggy]

1 minute ago, Harrisfan said:

People always show their soul thru words. I don't need to meet you to know you lifted weights many times or never went to CM. Ask the right questions you get the right answers. One guy has never met a Kiwi. Other guys have never been to Australia yet were talking on Kanye being banned from entry. These people are ignorant fools.

Again you're dismissing the possibility of a person bragging because they know they won't meet you in person. If you listen well, you can find out a little of how much someone knows about a particular subject, but again, in this instant internet answers age, anyone can look things up and find evidence of what's real online and post their answers rather quickly. I can say I've never been to Bangkok and actually live there. In time people can show a little about what their true character might be, or instantly but again it can still be an exaggeration. 

[fredwiggy]

5 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

You don't know the %s on good vs bad unless you went to the major farang hangouts.

Yes, and even if you live there 24/7 you can't be everywhere at one time. What anyone sees is just a fraction of a percentage of what's happening daily. People lie, news casts are biased, officials are corrupt, people exaggerate, and what one sees might be interpreted differently than another in the same place.

[Harrisfan]

5 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

Again you're dismissing the possibility of a person bragging because they know they won't meet you in person. If you listen well, you can find out a little of how much someone knows about a particular subject, but again, in this instant internet answers age, anyone can look things up and find evidence of what's real online and post their answers rather quickly. I can say I've never been to Bangkok and actually live there. In time people can show a little about what their true character might be, or instantly but again it can still be an exaggeration. 

Hard to fake it. AI answers are usually not very good. If you ask a few questions you can tell a bs artist from someone who spent plenty of time there.

 

What are you favourite parts of Bangkok? Why do you like them? Then follow up with another question or two. A bs artist will get shown up.

 

 

[fredwiggy]

Just now, Harrisfan said:

Hard to fake it. AI answers are usually not very good. If you ask a few questions you can tell a bs artist from someone who spent plenty of time there.

 

What are you favourite parts of Bangkok? Why do you like them? Then follow up with another question or two. A bs artist will get shown up.

 

 

Again, anything anyone can want to know about anyplace on earth you can research. There have been books written about most every subject humans encounter, with most of it available online. You can ask someone if they've been to a particular restaurant in Soi whatever and if it has a website with all the particulars listed, they can be living in their mom's basement in Ottumwa Iowa and tell you what they ate yesterday there, and with Google search can tell you what the restaurant looks like, what it's next door to and what the weather was. I never lie on here and some call me out on things I've said that I know and can do, but that's their deal as trusting another is the hardest challenge a person has in life.

[Harrisfan]

2 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

Again, anything anyone can want to know about anyplace on earth you can research. There have been books written about most every subject humans encounter, with most of it available online. You can ask someone if they've been to a particular restaurant in Soi whatever and if it has a website with all the particulars listed, they can be living in their mom's basement in Ottumwa Iowa and tell you what they ate yesterday there, and with Google search can tell you what the restaurant looks like, what it's next door to and what the weather was. I never lie on here and some call me out on things I've said that I know and can do, but that's their deal as trusting another is the hardest challenge a person has in life.

Nonsense. Name the best cheap place in Udon Thani to find blueberry and lemon cheesecake. Google it and see. I await your response. I already know the answer.

[fredwiggy]

6 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Nonsense. Name the best cheap place in Udon Thani to find blueberry and lemon cheesecake. Google it and see. I await your response. I already know the answer.

Better Half Bakehouse, Beyond Cafe, Sanha Cheesecake, Lost in the Forest Cafe, De Princess Hotel and Lhong Pa Cafe, along with others sell it, but what's the best is still personal opinion. What's cheap to some is more expensive to others. And you're missing my point anyway.

[Harrisfan]

Just now, fredwiggy said:

Better Half Bakehouse, Beyond Cafe, Sanha Cheesecake, Lost in the Forest Cafe, De Princess Hotel and Lhong Pa Cafe, along with others sell it, but what's the best is still personal opinion. What's cheap to some is more expensive to others. 

Wrong. 

[fredwiggy]

3 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Wrong. 

No, it's right. They all serve that and again, what's the best is still personal opinion. Many foods, like a good pizza, are made in many places and the only way to say who's best is a majority vote, even though some are just as good as others and to pick just one is still opinions.Again you're missing my point.