So This Is Christmas....and What Have You Done

[David006]

purely a bit of fun....

- finally finished the concrete deck under her orchids,-

- discovered I know SFA about farming .....

- consumed too much beer and now need to find someplace for all the bottles,

- fixed me old truck for the umpteenth time

- planted more banana trees and given away the fruit

- dug a thousand holes and planted stuff which will probably never grow,

- failed to buy lucky number of truck when it came up

- got old...................

[Jotham79]

Bought 9 more rai,

Thinned my teak trees

cleaned out one of the ponds and have it properly stocked (3 more ponds to go)

had a heart attack

had a double bypass

raised some frogs and prawns

Went from working in Qatar to working in Kazakhstan (+50C to -50C)

one year closer to retiring to the farm.

[GarryP]

Bought 9 more rai,

Thinned my teak trees

cleaned out one of the ponds and have it properly stocked (3 more ponds to go)

had a heart attack

had a double bypass

raised some frogs and prawns

Went from working in Qatar to working in Kazakhstan (+50C to -50C)

one year closer to retiring to the farm.

Bloody hell, you don't believe in doing things by halves, do yer?

[jamescollister]

Lived another year, drank a lot of beer and am just as broke as every year, but have not had to do a days paid work, Had my cataracts done and can see, not had any stitches done from walking into things.

Bought a Chinese chopper to ride, swam in rivers, played with my kids. If next year is the same as the last 3, no complaints from me. Jim

[Mosha]

Got the still running <---- liar. As Jim said at the end of his last sentence. + If my heads above water, I'm content. (Yeah I know I moaned a bit, but I'm a Brit, what do you Aussies expect? )

Was the OP posted from a water tank?

[Rsquared]

Planted stage 1 of palm oil trees,

Played a bit more golf,

Drank a few more beers,

Logged up heaps more hours on the brush cutter,

Donated more money to the Thai lottery,

Gave the hammock a good workout,

....and happy to be on the right side of the turf.

Cheers.

[revar]

Shoveled some shit.

Cleaned some pens.

Carried some bags.

Build some new pens at the farm.

Sold some pigs.

Worried a lot.

Drank some Changs.

Drank some 40's

Worried less

Had a lot of fun.

Wrote on tv.

Loved live a lot

Look forward to the next year.

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[jamescollister]

As long as we all live and play, who gives a shit. Enjoy the moment and Xmas is only a few days way. With 2 small kids and a Xmas tree flashing in the night, think I will have a big happy smile on my face on Christmas day. Jim

[Bluetongue]

14 tons of lamyai

Pumped a million litres

wore out 1.75 brushcutters

Drank 1000 bottles of Archa

Said bye to mum'n'dad they didn't die just went non compus mentis

Got malaria

Looked at lots of brown legs but only got to run my hands up one set

Bought a new car

Wore out one day bed

[IsaanAussie]

What have I done? Good question best summed up by saying 2013 can't hold too many more frustrations, what a year this has been! If I chase my tail next year at the same rate I will probably disappear up my own fundamental orifice.

Being optimistic, I have made progress on lots of things and while profitability may not be one of them, there is still a beer in the fridge.

[Lickey]

Mrs bought a 2 kilo shoulder of NZ lamb from Mackro,

Ozzie Mate gave me a bottle of red wine and 2 jars of masterfoods mustard,and 1 of horseradish,

Maylaysian friend gave me 2 large Brazzilian Cigars,

Gonna make some mint sauce Monday,

So i reckon im pretty well set up for Xmas, [Hopefully Mums Dundee cake will arive very soon}

The farm? since i was pushed out [and offered another place to grow stuff] which i refused, the only thing i miss is the exercise on the hillside farm, what i dont miss is the endless money pit it was,

To all you farmers having a go, Chok Dee and please persevere with your endeavours,

Happy Xmas and a Prosperous New Year to you all, Lickey & Pan,,,,,,

[canuckamuck]

Converted the frog farm tanks to fish farm tanks

Built a workshop

Learned how to weld

Learned how to render concrete

Finally put a gate on the roadside entry

Finally put a railing on the stairs

Built a nursery and loaded it with coffee, tea, and assorted other things to get planted next year

Read some books

Made more plans than I have money or time to accomplish in the next year.

[David006]

Converted the frog farm tanks to fish farm tanks

Built a workshop

Learned how to weld

Learned how to render concrete

Finally put a gate on the roadside entry

Finally put a railing on the stairs

Built a nursery and loaded it with coffee, tea, and assorted other things to get planted next year

Read some books

Made more plans than I have money or time to accomplish in the next year.

did ya learn how to weld to put up the railings?...

on my to do list also..as all my 4 year temp bamboos rotten....arc welding ?

maybe in 2013 methinks..

[canuckamuck]

Actually I learned how to weld so I could put the roof on the workshop. The railings are lovely hardwood.

[kwonitoy]

Changed a couple of thousand diapers, best work of the year

watched my rubber output go up four fold, second year of cutting

watched the price of rubber go down

wished the rain would stop

prayed for more rain

did lots of field work with the tractor

got a big backup generator installed for the house, second best job of the year

got my right hip replaced with an implanted joint,

Best of the New Year to one and all

Ken

[David48]

14 tons of lamyai

Pumped a million litres

wore out 1.75 brushcutters

Drank 1000 bottles of Archa

Said bye to mum'n'dad they didn't die just went non compus mentis

Got malaria

Looked at lots of brown legs but only got to run my hands up one set

Bought a new car

Wore out one day bed

For empathy and humour ...

But I don't like Beer Archer ... ... see what it did to you "Got malaria"

[Mosha]

14 tons of lamyai

Pumped a million litres

wore out 1.75 brushcutters

Drank 1000 bottles of Archa

Said bye to mum'n'dad they didn't die just went non compus mentis

Got malaria

Looked at lots of brown legs but only got to run my hands up one set

Bought a new car

Wore out one day bed

For empathy and humour ...

But I don't like Beer Archer ... ... see what it did to you "Got malaria"

I'm pretty certain you get malaria from Chang. I know this cos the only people I know around here who have had malaria are Chang drinkers.

[likewise]

added another 18 rai to our palm plantation

Fertilized the trees

spend lots of time mowing on our 35 rai palm plantation

saw the prices of palm dropping a month ago

My buddy and I still manage to drink 12 big bottles of Chang beer after work in plantation

Bought a new 4x4

rented out our rental property and got paid for 1 year

had a few R&R trips to Bangkok without wife

If 2013 goes the same way no complaints here, only need the prices of palm oil to get back to 4.5 baht instead of the 3.5 it is now.

All by all, happy

[Bluetongue]

14 tons of lamyai

Pumped a million litres

wore out 1.75 brushcutters

Drank 1000 bottles of Archa

Said bye to mum'n'dad they didn't die just went non compus mentis

Got malaria

Looked at lots of brown legs but only got to run my hands up one set

Bought a new car

Wore out one day bed

For empathy and humour ...

But I don't like Beer Archer ... ... see what it did to you "Got malaria"

Ha Ha it may have a horse on it but it is not Archer the inaugural Melbourne Cup winner it is Archa. But anyway its better than that stinking catspiss Leo that you like. Seriously Leo hasn't failed to get me atop the long drop in the hawng nam at 3 in the morning yet. Chang is OK but a bit strong if you imbibe a few as I do. Singha and the others OK but I luvs me Archa. Only drawback is the village small shops dont have it, I have to go 5k. If one of them did stock it they'd be rich now.

Years ago I did a few jobs for the Army Malaria Institute, they had a big map in which Chantaburi was marked in yellow, and they always jokingly asked me if I wanted to be a "blood meal for a vector" a scientists joke about the way in which they used to feed their mosquito colony. Little did I know I would be. 9 months after the event the wife tells me that the Doctor told her I nearly died. I knew I was crook but left it a bit late. So for gawds sake if you get the shivers then the sweats and go off your beer get to the quack.

[Lickey]

Archa beer? no wonder your handle is BlueTounge

sorry about the underline, i cant get rid of it!!!