September 21, 2025Sep 21 3 hours ago, falangUK said: Just your average, honest experiences so I can see if I’m vaguely on the right track. Yes. You are definitely on the right track. (perhaps vaguely) Please do not worry.
September 21, 2025Sep 21 3 hours ago, falangUK said: What was life like when you were 48? How did life feel at that age? I felt a little older than 47 and a little younger than 49.
September 21, 2025Sep 21 13 minutes ago, short-Timer said: Well done. Did you just add a few extra inches onto your... wallet? Na my wallet is just naturally big.
September 21, 2025Sep 21 2 hours ago, falangUK said: Climbing sounds awesome, how does someone get started? https://www.rockdomaingym.com/
September 21, 2025Sep 21 24 minutes ago, blaze master said: Na my wallet is just naturally big. Nothing like pure bread, naturally born... family wealth.
September 21, 2025Sep 21 3 minutes ago, short-Timer said: Nothing like pure bread, naturally born... family wealth. My parents are Scottish 😆
September 21, 2025Sep 21 11 minutes ago, blaze master said: My parents are Scottish 😆 Still better than Irish though, no?
September 21, 2025Sep 21 Popular Post That was only 4 years ago for me... Four years ago, my life here in Thailand began its slow, agonizing collapse. The pandemic, it turns out, was just the polite introduction. The real clown show began a few years back, when they finally let the tourists back in. That's when things went from not bad to much worse. And this thing called time in Thailand runs very fast.... can not explain it, but last I checked, I was a spry 20-something, wasting what little purpose I had on these forums. Now I'm yelling at clouds and questioning every single thing I’ve ever done. The funny thing about time is that it doesn't exist until you're an old man with a sudden, inexplicable fondness for sensible shoes and viagra. Some forum veterans will tell you live life to the fullest. BS. If that was not a lie they wouldn't be up on every post mainsplaining how life is great for them. The absolute worst is being literally on the opposite side of the planet waiting for everyone to wake up in Thailand so I could get some attention and a like from another equally pathetic anon member.
September 21, 2025Sep 21 3 hours ago, falangUK said: I’m feeling it too, I used to manage a very slow 21 km run, every other day, but lately even 6 km is a struggle. Maybe I’m overdoing it, or it’s time to mix in some strength work at the gym instead of just running. You will ruin your knees running like this. I should have stopped 5 years ago and now have knee arthritis. Can you imagine getting arthritis in Thailand out of all places while no one in my family suffers from it. Yes, it was running 100% and probably junk thai food.
September 21, 2025Sep 21 4 hours ago, blaze master said: Haven't been drunk in 20 years Spoken like a true Mormon.
September 21, 2025Sep 21 52 minutes ago, Celsius said: You will ruin your knees running like this. Think Titanium....
September 21, 2025Sep 21 Not much different than it is now, except I was a single parent, with a school schedule and dined out, more than in house. Just lived in a different location, Udon Thani instead of PKK. That would be 2002, and freshly divorced from first Thai wife. Nice break, being single, till meeting present wife, late 2005. Enjoyed being single, enjoy being married even more.
September 21, 2025Sep 21 19 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said: Spoken like a true Mormon. I was high for 30 years though.
September 22, 2025Sep 22 I retired at 45. At 48, 9/11 really freaked me out, I was in the building that day. It made me misjudge a budding love affair with an English woman who I met on aThai beach. I moved to a small village in England soon after. Call it three good years and five bad ones. I loved England, and at those then prices of two dollar pound conversions, I should. I remember looking at my future and thinking that the 50s would be my last good decade. The last 22 years I’ve been by far the happiest of my life.
September 22, 2025Sep 22 16 minutes ago, Prubangboy said: I retired at 45. At 48, 9/11 really freaked me out, I was in the building that day. You seem to have experienced a very rare silver lining to a very black cloud. Rare What were the odds?
September 22, 2025Sep 22 I was going to my oldest son's Nevada Football where they played in the championship Div 1 AA. Ended up on the front page 6 times
September 22, 2025Sep 22 3 hours ago, Celsius said: That was only 4 years ago for me... Four years ago, my life here in Thailand began its slow, agonizing collapse. The pandemic, it turns out, was just the polite introduction. The real clown show began a few years back, when they finally let the tourists back in. That's when things went from not bad to much worse. And this thing called time in Thailand runs very fast.... can not explain it, but last I checked, I was a spry 20-something, wasting what little purpose I had on these forums. Now I'm yelling at clouds and questioning every single thing I’ve ever done. The funny thing about time is that it doesn't exist until you're an old man with a sudden, inexplicable fondness for sensible shoes and viagra. Some forum veterans will tell you live life to the fullest. BS. If that was not a lie they wouldn't be up on every post mainsplaining how life is great for them. The absolute worst is being literally on the opposite side of the planet waiting for everyone to wake up in Thailand so I could get some attention and a like from another equally pathetic anon member. Seems like youd rather be in thailand. You dont have any kids? I dont know whats stopping you
September 22, 2025Sep 22 That was a long time ago but mortgage was paid off and kids sent off into the world. Never been so well off financially. Started to travel the world. Life was good.
September 22, 2025Sep 22 At 48 my early onset midlife crisis of wanting a V12 Jaguar came to a sudden stop. 8 years after buying a new XJS I knew that continuing this madness would drain my bank account quicker than a Thai bar girl could ever do.
September 22, 2025Sep 22 17 minutes ago, angryguy said: Seems like youd rather be in thailand. You dont have any kids? I dont know whats stopping you Fulfilling the 3 year PR requirement for my wife, just because we fk%$@ paid for it biggie
September 22, 2025Sep 22 4 hours ago, Celsius said: That was only 4 years ago for me... Four years ago, my life here in Thailand began its slow, agonizing collapse. The pandemic, it turns out, was just the polite introduction. The real clown show began a few years back, when they finally let the tourists back in. That's when things went from not bad to much worse. And this thing called time in Thailand runs very fast.... can not explain it, but last I checked, I was a spry 20-something, wasting what little purpose I had on these forums. Now I'm yelling at clouds and questioning every single thing I’ve ever done. The funny thing about time is that it doesn't exist until you're an old man with a sudden, inexplicable fondness for sensible shoes and viagra. Some forum veterans will tell you live life to the fullest. BS. If that was not a lie they wouldn't be up on every post mainsplaining how life is great for them. The absolute worst is being literally on the opposite side of the planet waiting for everyone to wake up in Thailand so I could get some attention and a like from another equally pathetic anon member. Geez, you're only 52 ish ... old ? 52 for me, 2006 and present wife moved in, everything BLISS, along with first couple years of scamdemic, and even better. First real time with no schedule (kid off to Uni) and no tourist, so O&A was inexpensive BLISS. Agree with letting the tourist back in popped that balloon of O&A bliss, so now avoid popular tourist areas. Does make exploring more interesting, off the beaten path again.
September 23, 2025Sep 23 I was a single man living in Los Angeles was more or less in denial about how lonely I was, and a couple of years later I came to Thailand and met a woman that had been with for the last 20 years. Later that year I decided to move here and it was one of the best decisions I've ever made.
September 25, 2025Sep 25 On 9/22/2025 at 4:39 AM, falangUK said: I’m feeling it too, I used to manage a very slow 21 km run, every other day, but lately even 6 km is a struggle. Maybe I’m overdoing it, or it’s time to mix in some strength work at the gym instead of just running. I reckon that you oughta just run as far as the nearest pub now old fella.
September 25, 2025Sep 25 Popular Post Aged 48 I was living and working in Taipei, Taiwan. Happy days. Lovely island, great people. Thai wife joined me from Thailand from time to time. She picked up Mandarin very quickly, and she also liked Taiwan a lot. All in all a good time for me. Long since retired to live happily in Thailand with wifey. Been together now for 40 years.
September 25, 2025Sep 25 Popular Post I would say that at age 48 I was enjoying life the most I had done, up to that point, especially as I had suffered a full on nervous breakdown due to the toxic office environment I had been working in a couple of years previously. I was travelling between Australia & Europe & the UK caddying on the Australian men's & women's pro golf tours and the ladies European & Senior men's golf tours. It was while I was doing this that being out in the open air, on all the different golf courses the tournaments were held at, that it felt right and that this was where I was meant to be at that time in my life. Didn't make a lot of money, but absolutely no regrets.
September 25, 2025Sep 25 Author On 9/22/2025 at 12:51 AM, blaze master said: You'll be more peaceful happy and healthy when you're single. Women are like soul vampires. 😆 Yeah, probably true with men and trans people too, at least from what I’ve overheard. Especially some of the German patrons at Dongtan Beach, they’d say things like “I know the lad has feelings for me” loud enough for everyone to hear. I really wanted to correct them, but I didn’t fancy being the butt of their aggression, 🤣😟
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