I did Chiang Mai, Udon, Nong Khai, Khon Kaen, Korat, Bangkok plus west. Bit quiet.

 

 

The most predominant pastime for the entire year was sleeping. 

Walked the dog, cut the grass, trimmed the hedges, finished setting up our restaurant and bar. Travelled to BKK four times, Pattaya twice and spent three months in the UK, caught Covid again, had two actinic keratoses removed with lasers..... both benign.

 

Best thing ever though..........employed a cleaner and a gardener.

 

 

1 hour ago, Harrisfan said:

I did Chiang Mai, Udon, Nong Khai, Khon Kaen, Korat, Bangkok plus west. Bit quiet.

 

 

What did you do in these places?

Besides everyday living, which you all should know by now, (being an open book) is pretty boring as I relish being a retired LPOS.  

 

Then we go O&A, whether locally, no overnight, up to 100 kms away from house, and had a few trips, a bit further, that required overnight hotels.  Not too many this year, and maybe 1 more to go.

 

Aside from Krung Thep to visit daughter, made it to a few province, some multiple times:  Chumphon, Samut Songkhram, Phetchaburi, Pathum Thani, Nakhon Pathom, Surat Thani, Phang Nga, Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phuket, Tak, Chiang Mai, Sukhothai, Phetchabun, Sing Buri, Ratchaburi.

 

First outing, with some others this year ...

https://aseannow.com/topic/1298442-leaving-the-bar-stool/page/6/#findComment-19528980

 

Best this year, brother & wife came for a visit, who I haven't seen for 20+ years, and first time meeting the wife & daughter.  An excellent visit, and a good thing, as doubt if we'll ever see each other again.

I did Piyathida, Suppatra, Hannah, Wawa, Leona, Yingying, and Kim.

2025 was a good year.  Dropped some bad habits and not chasing good times as I have in the recent past.  Tried too hard to prove to myself I could physically do the things I did when I was 40 and failed miserably at that.  Threw in the towel yesterday after 12 months of a slow physical decline.  Going to be lazy and unhealthy for 10 days before starting to get healthy again with more common sense. 

 

We all get old and I'm starting to accept this I think. Still unsure how to move forward but I'll figure it out.

3 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

I did Chiang Mai, Udon, Nong Khai, Khon Kaen, Korat, Bangkok plus west. Bit quiet.

 

 

 

How do you get around?

A gypsy caravan? 

 

 Been a very eventful year,so far.

I learned how to say NO to my baser desires.

I reduced my posts on ASEAN NOW to a bare minimum.

 

I have found there are better things to do with my time.

9 hours ago, Lacessit said:

I reduced my posts on ASEAN NOW to a bare minimum.

 

I have found there are better things to do with my time.

Lucky for us.

11 hours ago, save the frogs said:

 

How do you get around?

A gypsy caravan? 

 

Balloon

Made a new friend. Gave up on an old one. We went to the beach twice, took a 3-day motorcycle ride around the north, learned some new vocabulary, discovered some new craft ideas, upped my exercise routine to include more stair climbing (can do 15 flights now, but I do rest around floor 7 for a minute or two.) One of the best things I did for myself was to stop posting on Facebook. If I were smart, I'd stop posting here, too. All in all, I'd say it was a pretty good year!

 

15 minutes ago, FolkGuitar said:

Made a new friend. Gave up on an old one. We went to the beach twice, took a 3-day motorcycle ride around the north, learned some new vocabulary, discovered some new craft ideas, upped my exercise routine to include more stair climbing (can do 15 flights now, but I do rest around floor 7 for a minute or two.) One of the best things I did for myself was to stop posting on Facebook. If I were smart, I'd stop posting here, too. All in all, I'd say it was a pretty good year!

 

Was the old friend toxic?

15 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

I did Chiang Mai, Udon, Nong Khai, Khon Kaen, Korat, Bangkok plus west. Bit quiet.

 

 

Sounds terrible! You should try Ubon again, that you like so much.
 

12 hours ago, Cameroni said:

I did Piyathida, Suppatra, Hannah, Wawa, Leona, Yingying, and Kim.

Sure, you did! I told you to turn off the porn. It´s not good for you.

4 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Was the old friend toxic?

Quite. One or two more to eliminate. 

I Retired, and rode my dirt bike more.   Visited Thaialnd for six week.  

5 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

Lucky for us.

Umberto Eco

 

"Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community. They were quickly silenced, but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It’s the invasion of the idiots."

Just now, Lacessit said:

Umberto Eco

 

"Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community. They were quickly silenced, but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It’s the invasion of the idiots.

Whats so great about the Nobel Prize winners?

3 hours ago, TedG said:

I Retired, and rode my dirt bike more.   Visited Thaialnd for six week.  

I hope your not riding that dirt bike in residential streets

,im sick of hearing those bike sounds when I go to visit my brother out at Penrith 

Went shopping ate, slept, watched TV, drank some beer, snacked, ate again slept again.....

21 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

I did Chiang Mai, Udon, Nong Khai, Khon Kaen, Korat, Bangkok plus west. Bit quiet.

 

 

Besides living in Norway for almost 10 months this year, We did Koh Mak, Koh Kood, Ban Chang, Korat several trips to dentist and a nice getaway for overnight shopping, Phetchabun, Hua Hin Three times, Bangkok 8 times coming and going from Norway, or passing by nice to make a overnight stop before going home or down south, Koh Phayam, Phitsanulok, east and west part of Norway. Sweeden and Denmark. So it have indeed been a busy year. Plan to stay more than 6 months next year even we have a family reunion application, it is still 9 months waiting,  18 months total. 

 

And now we have decided I will move back to Thailand, so we will see what 2026 brings. 

 

So will we extend the farm, or will we live in Norway? That’s the question. 

22 minutes ago, Hummin said:

Besides living in Norway for almost 10 months this year, We did Koh Mak, Koh Kood, Ban Chang, Korat several trips to dentist and a nice getaway for overnight shopping, Phetchabun, Hua Hin Three times, Bangkok 8 times coming and going from Norway, or passing by nice to make a overnight stop before going home or down south, Koh Phayam, Phitsanulok, east and west part of Norway. Sweeden and Denmark. So it have indeed been a busy year. Plan to stay more than 6 months next year even we have a family reunion application, it is still 9 months waiting,  18 months total. 

 

And now we have decided I will move back to Thailand, so we will see what 2026 brings. 

 

So will we extend the farm, or will we live in Norway? That’s the question. 

Nice. I want to try Mak and Kood.

2 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Nice. I want to try Mak and Kood.

Nice and quiet, but starts to be popular especially high season. Right now prices is triple I have registered at the most popular places even the border conflict

27 minutes ago, Hummin said:

 

So will we extend the farm, or will we live in Norway? That’s the question

Stay in Norway, you have more to do 

30 minutes ago, brian69 said:

Went shopping ate, slept, watched TV, drank some beer, snacked, ate again slept again.....

And no exercise..appalling 

 

 

On 12/21/2025 at 7:50 PM, Cameroni said:

I did Piyathida, Suppatra, Hannah, Wawa, Leona, Yingying, and Kim.

With apologies to the late Malvina Reynolds:

 

There's a green one and a pink one
And a blue one and a yellow one
And they're all made out of ticky-tacky
And they all look just the same

 

 

Interesting..no one has mentioned books they have read 

 

4 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Interesting..no one has mentioned books they have read 

 

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