My 5,000th Post

[ThaiPauly]

Well after nearly 4 years I have managed to scrape together 5,000 posts , most of them rubbish, but this also co-incides with visiting Chiang Mai for the fisrt time five years ago today and meeting my Wife 5 years ago on Friday.

So 5 is my lucky number this week.

When I first arrived here I must admit I did not like it much, I was so enthralled with the hustle and bustle of Bangkok and thought CM was too slow, little did I know that as my Son drove me to Hang Dong to do a bit of wood carving shopping for my home back in the UK that we would pass within 100 meters of where my future house would be built. Ironially also I brought a carving that went back to the UK and is now back on my wall in CM

I stayed at the Porn Ping the 2 nights I was here, and had Christma Dinner at The Good View, although it wasn't a proper English Xmas dinner it was OK.

Oh yeah..and I went to Spotlight (dragged there by my Son who had been to CM before) He said I had to see the sights

So five years on ...I have lived here 3 and a half years, have a life, made some VERY GOOD freinds, (too numerous to name but you know who you are) all bar one I have met through TV, the irony is that in a million years I could never imagine settling in CM just 18 months later when I already had my own business in the UK.

But ..I love it here, I looked at other places to settle, but I found that CM had everything I wanted after I came back looked, looked and looked again I fell for it.

My one gripe is that I don't think the medical facilties here are as good as BK, I nearly died at the hands of incompetant surgeons ..but everything else is pretty much OK

One of the best decisions I ever made...sure its not perfet, but then what is, but it will do me.

I wish you all a very happy Christmas and a very prosperous New Year

TP

[Nienke]

Nice and positive post, TP.

Big congrats on your 5,000 posts, and wish you, Thip and Cindy all the best for the coming year and many happy years to follow.

Nienke

[sbk]

Congrats ThaiPauly on both milestones

[Who, me ?]

Congratulation, Thai Pauly

And all the best for you and your family for 2008 and beyond !

[Tawai]

Although we did meet only once, at the TV party at Tuskers and did not even talk to each other, I wish you a continious happy stay in CM and wait to read some more of your many times very interesting and funny postings.

Leo

[tigerbeer]

Merry X'mas to you TP

[rafaelo]

Well after nearly 4 years I have managed to scrape together 5,000 posts , most of them rubbish, but this also co-incides with visiting Chiang Mai for the fisrt time five years ago today and meeting my Wife 5 years ago on Friday.

So 5 is my lucky number this week.

When I first arrived here I must admit I did not like it much, I was so enthralled with the hustle and bustle of Bangkok and thought CM was too slow, little did I know that as my Son drove me to Hang Dong to do a bit of wood carving shopping for my home back in the UK that we would pass within 100 meters of where my future house would be built. Ironially also I brought a carving that went back to the UK and is now back on my wall in CM

I stayed at the Porn Ping the 2 nights I was here, and had Christma Dinner at The Good View, although it wasn't a proper English Xmas dinner it was OK.

Oh yeah..and I went to Spotlight (dragged there by my Son who had been to CM before) He said I had to see the sights

So five years on ...I have lived here 3 and a half years, have a life, made some VERY GOOD freinds, (too numerous to name but you know who you are) all bar one I have met through TV, the irony is that in a million years I could never imagine settling in CM just 18 months later when I already had my own business in the UK.

But ..I love it here, I looked at other places to settle, but I found that CM had everything I wanted after I came back looked, looked and looked again I fell for it.

My one gripe is that I don't think the medical facilties here are as good as BK, I nearly died at the hands of incompetant surgeons ..but everything else is pretty much OK

One of the best decisions I ever made...sure its not perfet, but then what is, but it will do me.

I wish you all a very happy Christmas and a very prosperous New Year

TP

nice. congratualations! i've been here 5 months... love it already

happy holidays to all

[Rasseru]

High five, dude!

[mcgriffith]

Pauly, 5000 posts! You really need to get out more...

Watcha doin' manana? Blinky's buying!

McG

[SwaziBird]

Congrats ThaiPauly.

5000 is quite a milestone.

All of the best .

Cheers

[Austhaied]

Congratulations TP. (not on the 5000 posts) but on your "lucky number 5"..

You and your lovely wife deserve all the happiness this life can bring..

[Dustoff]

Let's see.. 43+ months, 5000 posts.. That adds up to some 115 posts/month - don't you ever shut up?

I love you brother but there are more 5's that you may have forgotten - such as the total sum of toes you have on both feet, the year in school that you successfully completed, the number of games your favorite football team has won in the last five years, on the Something Awful Forums a five is the highest honor and praise that a thread or poster may be bestowed, and your old buddy Dustoff was born under the fifth astrological sign of the Zodiac..

Just thought I would mention it whilst wishing you and your lovely wife all the best that life has to offer.

No, really...

(Did you know that 5 is the only prime number that ends in 5...?)

[mcgriffith]

Don't forget the manga 5 Samurai....

I think that's you on the far right

[jackr]

All the breast, TP

[LaoPo]

Congratulations TP and wish you many more posts and a further future happy life in Chiang Mai !

LaoPo

[corkscrew]

Well after nearly 4 years I have managed to scrape together 5,000 posts , most of them rubbish, but this also co-incides with visiting Chiang Mai for the fisrt time five years ago today and meeting my Wife 5 years ago on Friday.

So 5 is my lucky number this week.

When I first arrived here I must admit I did not like it much, I was so enthralled with the hustle and bustle of Bangkok and thought CM was too slow, little did I know that as my Son drove me to Hang Dong to do a bit of wood carving shopping for my home back in the UK that we would pass within 100 meters of where my future house would be built. Ironially also I brought a carving that went back to the UK and is now back on my wall in CM

I stayed at the Porn Ping the 2 nights I was here, and had Christma Dinner at The Good View, although it wasn't a proper English Xmas dinner it was OK.

Oh yeah..and I went to Spotlight (dragged there by my Son who had been to CM before) He said I had to see the sights

So five years on ...I have lived here 3 and a half years, have a life, made some VERY GOOD freinds, (too numerous to name but you know who you are) all bar one I have met through TV, the irony is that in a million years I could never imagine settling in CM just 18 months later when I already had my own business in the UK.

But ..I love it here, I looked at other places to settle, but I found that CM had everything I wanted after I came back looked, looked and looked again I fell for it.

My one gripe is that I don't think the medical facilties here are as good as BK, I nearly died at the hands of incompetant surgeons ..but everything else is pretty much OK

One of the best decisions I ever made...sure its not perfet, but then what is, but it will do me.

I wish you all a very happy Christmas and a very prosperous New Year

TP

I have always enjoyed your posts. Keep it up. And, Happy New Year!

[Crow Boy]

TP - congratulations on the 5,000th post. Hope you and Tip had a great Christmas and wish you a Happy New Year.

Strange how this place gets to you, as soon as I arrived I knew I had connected to Chiang Mai in some way and kept coming back regularly until I finally settled. I can't see myself moving elsewhere and certainly not back to the West. In any place, town, or country there are some limitations and CM has a few that make life "interesting" but all in all it is a great place to live.

Hope to catch up with you at Blinky Bill's Big Bash tonight

CB

[hanuman1]

Congratulations TP

always bringing a level head to the turbulence of TV chat.

H and wife.

[Donnyboy]

Gidday TP

I have followed some of your posts with interest as they were quite informative. I must say that you have had your fair share of "challenges", but with your grit and action, you have over come them.

well done mate.

[^_^]

Glad you settled down well in Chiang Mai.

Congrats on your 5,000 posts.

A great contribution to others on Thai Visa.

Merry Christmas.

[Allyt]

How could I not add a reply to this thread !!

I just went back to your old posts and found a fairly typical sociable, caring & understanding contribution from you by way of this thread from 2004

"This bloke joined the forum on 30th June, has anyone noted how many posts he has made, already an advanced memeber, at the rate he's going he will be a super member by Monday!!

An to be frank the posts I have seen are really boring, including his jokes "

Now if I am not much mistaken, were you setting yourself up on purpose there ?

Love you

Ally

x

[Dustoff]

How could I not add a reply to this thread !!

I just went back to your old posts and found a fairly typical sociable, caring & understanding contribution from you by way of this thread from 2004

"This bloke joined the forum on 30th June, has anyone noted how many posts he has made, already an advanced memeber, at the rate he's going he will be a super member by Monday!!

An to be frank the posts I have seen are really boring, including his jokes "

Now if I am not much mistaken, were you setting yourself up on purpose there ?

Love you

Ally

x

Too funny, ain't it?

As newbies we wonder why anyone would seek recognition for sheer numbers of posts, many of them meaningless drivel.

"Uh-huh";

"Me too";

"Huh?";

"Don't know what you are talking about but just had to respond";

"I know it is off-topic but did you hear about...?"

Then we grow older and seek recognition for whatever gifts of wisdom we provide , even if mere drivel.

Crowboy has agreed to tutor me on accomplishing 250+ posts/mo so that I may become a super, umm, computer nerd with no other life...?

At least TP, unlike me, has somthing to say...

Humor, humor, folks! I love the old rascal as well...

[Rinrada]

Its all part of the fun...init....

Well done TP....now for the next ha-o-o-o....regards R

[ThaiPauly]

I just went back to your old posts and found a fairly typical sociable, caring & understanding contribution from you by way of this thread from 2004

"This bloke joined the forum on 30th June, has anyone noted how many posts he has made, already an advanced memeber, at the rate he's going he will be a super member by Monday!!

An to be frank the posts I have seen are really boring, including his jokes "

Ahh.... Ally, that was in the days of Harry Palmer......I had many a run-in with him....long gone now, banned probably three years ago, the perfect TV Troll

Love You too xx

Thanks to everyone else who said a few kind words about me...I love you all ..never mind the cost of me paying you to say those things

Oh.... and Dustoff, you dont post much, but what you DO post is very worthwhile reading IMHO You old sage you

[scotbeve]

Lived here for 19 years and I'm a newbie... Do you get out enough? C. Mai has a lot to offer actually... In any event, well done (I guess).

[ThaiPauly]

Lived here for 19 years and I'm a newbie... Do you get out enough? C. Mai has a lot to offer actually... In any event, well done (I guess).

and you have nothing better to do with your time than to dig up threads that are two months old

Welcome to the funny farm

[scotbeve]

Hey TP,

Heh, heh... I am pretty new to the site soooo... why not? And besides, I'm checking out all the threads that are either amusing or have some pertinence to my familys' and my life.

[Austhaied]

Lived here for 19 years and I'm a newbie... Do you get out enough? C. Mai has a lot to offer actually... In any event, well done (I guess).

and you have nothing better to do with your time than to dig up threads that are two months old

Welcome to the funny farm

I know Scotbeve personally and i KNOW he has PLENTY of time on his hands...

Don't get that umbilical fouled now Scotty..

You newbie you...

[tigerbeer]

Lived here for 19 years and I'm a newbie... Do you get out enough? C. Mai has a lot to offer actually... In any event, well done (I guess).

and you have nothing better to do with your time than to dig up threads that are two months old

Welcome to the funny farm

I know Scotbeve personally and i KNOW he has PLENTY of time on his hands...

Don't get that umbilical fouled now Scotty.. :D

You newbie you...

just don't dig up any O'Malleys/Red Lion, Pizza, Hamburgers, threads

[scotbeve]

Lived here for 19 years and I'm a newbie... Do you get out enough? C. Mai has a lot to offer actually... In any event, well done (I guess).

and you have nothing better to do with your time than to dig up threads that are two months old

Welcome to the funny farm

I know Scotbeve personally and i KNOW he has PLENTY of time on his hands...

Don't get that umbilical fouled now Scotty..

You newbie you...

just don't dig up any O'Malleys/Red Lion, Pizza, Hamburgers, threads

No worries about those subjects. I don't eat beef, ox, or buffalo, I'll only drink good Guiness in S'pore or Songkla (believe it or not), and there's not a place on this side of the lake that comes anywhere close to a good New York pizza besides, my missus has been buggin' me about a diet.