What Is There To Do?- Western Lady In 40's?

[mrsbaggins]

Hi, possibly not the best title ever but couldnt think what to put! Can anyone help me with suggestions please? I am going to Phuket in a few months and will be there for about 12 months with my husband. He will be working and i will have lots of time on my hands and want to occupy myself but dont know what type of things there will for me to do. I am not a great drinker and dont want to spend all my time in the bars anyway! The things I do like are fairly solitary which wont help me get to know people ( playing on the computer and reading) - God it makes me sound just so boring. I am in my 40,s and hopefully wil be able to get transport to help me get around as we will be based in the Patong area. I like going to the gym and i know there are a few locally but apart from that I'm stuck so any suggestions would be great.

[rio666uk]

Hi, possibly not the best title ever but couldnt think what to put!  Can anyone help me with suggestions please? I am going to Phuket in a few months and will be there for about 12 months with my husband. He will be working and i will have lots of time on my hands and want to occupy myself but dont know what type of things there will for me to do. I am not a great drinker and dont want to spend all my time in the bars anyway! The things I do like are fairly solitary which wont help me get to know people ( playing on the computer and reading) - God it makes me sound just so boring. I am in my 40,s and hopefully wil be able to get transport to help me get around as we will be based in the Patong area. I like going to the gym and i know there are a few locally but apart from that I'm stuck so any suggestions would be great.

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ever tried scuba diving????

if not get yourself on a try-dive, if you like it sign up for a few courses - it will kill some time in a fantastic way and the home study will keep you occupied too.

plus you could learn the language.... there are loads of things you could do which dont involve becoming a bar fly.

and most of all consider yourself lucky to have a year in LoS to do whatever you want...

[Sir Burr]

Shopping, wind-surfing, bowling, shopping, diving, eco-tours, shopping, water-skiing, cinemas, shopping, sailing, kayaking, shopping, eating at good restaurants, gyms, shopping, cycling, hiking, shopping, run with the HHH, elephant trekking, fishing, shopping, beach-combing and shopping.

[britmaveric]

Learn Thai

[BambinA]

ask yourself what is

1 the best you love?

2 your favorite hobby?

after you find out ..so apply it as a job..

i saw many threads about TV members always ask for farang food /product ..how is the import minimart ??

Bambi

[mrsbaggins]

whoops!!! forgot to say that I already dive so thats one thing I can do! but as much as i would love to i couldnt dive forever or I would be even more wrinkly than I am at the moment

Yes, I would love to learn thai so thats another box ticked - I would also love to have a go at windsurfing too - although my sense of balance isnt that great.Thanks for all the replies though. Its given me lots to think about.

[khall64au]

Have you thought about volunteer activities to help underpriveleged locals?

[sbk]

Or volunteer with the local Dog Rescue Center if people turn you off?

I can totally relate, if we didn't have our business I would be bored to tears after about a month or so Anyway, gardening is a fun hobby to get into here if you will have your own garden.

[britmaveric]

Perhaps Thai Cooking lessons...

[mrsbaggins]

Have you thought about volunteer activities to help underpriveleged locals?

Yes, this is a possible but dont know what yet - or even what I have that i can help with. I would love to do what I can as I know I will just get bored to death if I do nothing- apart from scuba. kayak,gym, windsurf............. but you know what I mean.

[kat]

Troll.

[simon43]

You can learn to horse-ride at Laguna, just north of Patong...

Simon

[Captain Haddock]

  Troll.

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Hobbit, surely?

[retirednavyman]

Have you thought about volunteer activities to help underpriveleged locals?

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Can someone do volunteer work without a work permit?

[aughie]

Perhaps Thai Cooking lessons...

Yes do you like to cook?

[seonai]

What a lot of rubbish. If you are seriously coming to Thailand you won't have to ask such questions

[jrincon17]

Have you thought about volunteer activities to help underpriveleged locals?

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teach englissh for free to smaller kids

[seonai]

Again I say what rubbish. Talk sense woman.

[seonai]

You are so lucky that you have enough money to do what you want.

Don't mock the rest of us.

[britmaveric]

Hmmmm bit odd - lady asked a question why so much venom?