Boon Mee Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Skegness...or "Skeggie" to those that love the place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbkudu Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 In Bangkok now at the Emporium killing time for an hour or so. DJ Pat, I'm wearing my fancy shoes today, try to cut me a little slack, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totster Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 I'm here now... <<----- totster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jockstar Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 In Penang at the moment. Will be back in BKK tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flummoxed Posted December 2, 2004 Author Share Posted December 2, 2004 Still in Essex , still slaving to finance the move abroad , but AM slowly getting there . Wonder if I'll still look this good when I finally do it? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Funny you should say that. I've been doing the thick end of 100 hours a week recently and it's starting to show in my face and overall sense of well being. I feel like sh1t. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah, watch those 100-hour weeks, Flummoxed; probably earning decent money but it definitely takes its toll, especially if you're under any stress in your job. I did 100-hour weeks for about 2 months a while back and it took me months and months to get over it...zombie-like. If and when the body becomes fatigued it can take years to overcome. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Perhaps I should post in the health section. Indeed, I've gone downhill badly since starting this thread. Getting ulcers along my gums, only managing to sleep 3 hours a day even though I'm really tired, dizzy and weak..... trouble is, if I have any time off, I'll lose the contract I've got. Stuck between a rock and a hard place I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jockstar Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 hey flummoxed. i was doing the same as you last year. I went back for 6 months and worked 6 or 7 days a week. Mostly 7 for the last 3 months. But you gotta take at least a day off now and again. Just to give the body a rest. If you dont you're gonna make yourself sick. You wont lose the contract if you just take a day. What kind of work do you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backpack_thailand Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Hey Dickie/Flummoxed, how goes it my Essex brothers...?? I'm based in Kanchanaburi now (6 years) but always travel with my white socks! Lovely Jubbly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flummoxed Posted December 2, 2004 Author Share Posted December 2, 2004 Hey Dickie/Flummoxed, how goes it my Essex brothers...??I'm based in Kanchanaburi now (6 years) but always travel with my white socks! Lovely Jubbly! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I hasten to add, I'm originally from Leicester sh sh shire... bloddy Essex wide boys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackr Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Still in Essex , still slaving to finance the move abroad , but AM slowly getting there . Wonder if I'll still look this good when I finally do it? Funny you should say that. I've been doing the thick end of 100 hours a week recently and it's starting to show in my face and overall sense of well being. I feel like sh1t. Yeah, watch those 100-hour weeks, Flummoxed; probably earning decent money but it definitely takes its toll, especially if you're under any stress in your job. I did 100-hour weeks for about 2 months a while back and it took me months and months to get over it...zombie-like. If and when the body becomes fatigued it can take years to overcome. Perhaps I should post in the health section. Indeed, I've gone downhill badly since starting this thread. Getting ulcers along my gums, only managing to sleep 3 hours a day even though I'm really tired, dizzy and weak..... trouble is, if I have any time off, I'll lose the contract I've got. Stuck between a rock and a hard place I guess. Drink loads of water all the time when working long hours (especially in and air-con or refrigerated environment) even if you don't feel like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kat Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Hey Flummoxed: I'm sorry to be brutally direct, but if you drop dead you are going to lose your contract. I don't know you, but I feel compelled to tell you to that you can have a heart attack from prolonged sleep deprivation. A couple of years ago I was on a schedule similiar to yours, and one thing I'm certain of is that you turn into a vapor after about 3 days without any sleep. When you prolong this for about a month or more with 3 hours a night, you are setting yourself up for serious illness, most probably sooner than later. The ulcers on your gums sound bad. Health experts have already found a link between the health of your gums and your heart. Dude, get some sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chonabot Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 (edited) I work in IT and do 8 or 9 12 hours shifts in a row , days/nights but have the benefit of a week off in between , occassionally I have worked 6 weeks of 12 hour nights and ended up with similar ailments ( ulcers etc) . The Money is pretty good , but if you're dead you can't spend it mate. Edited because it looked a bit like I was showing off , I spend it quicker than I earn it... Edited December 2, 2004 by chonabot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the scouser Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 I work in IT .... it adds up to over £50k per annum <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What? You get 50k p.a. for posting on TV.com all day? Scouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo H Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 From Liverpool, UK. Home in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand. Now in Kuala Lumpha (spelling), moving to Indonesia in a week or two. How I miss Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meom Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Kuwait until end December. Then to Saudi for a week on the way to LOS for a couple of weeks. Then back to Saudi or Abu Dhabi for 6-8 weeks then back to LOS for a couple of weeks etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chonabot Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 What? You get 50k p.a. for posting on TV.com all day? Scouse. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes , if only they knew.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fj2003 Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 cologne over chrismass but back to nonthaburi for new year sawadee pii may khrap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansnl43 Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Leiden, Holland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG SPUDS Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Birmingham not too far from a BHX international. In a little village. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfessorFart Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 I'll be passing through Birmingham on Saturday on my way to see the missus............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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