How to avoid boredom during your retirement in Paradise?

[jpinx]

What do retired folks do? That means the normal folks who don't drink, smoke or chase girls and are happy living alone.

[vogie]

I keep bees, but I only have 3 at the moment, hoping to catch some more this week.

[slerickson]

Either I go for. 2 hour walk or an hour bike ride each day and sometimes a half hour or so of exercise. Plan next out of country trip and take trip. Visit areas of interest in Thailand in the mountains or islands. Cooking some, eating, video game, social media, shopping, work on house, water yard, drive here and there. Pretty much the same stuff I'd be doing back in the states but without having to watch my spending so much and without watching out for cops looking to nail me with a big fine for whatever excuse they can come up with.

[rwdrwdrwd]

I keep bees, but I only have 3 at the moment, hoping to catch some more this week.

Do you have one called Dave? I've lost one.

[stoneyboy]

What do retired folks do? That means the normal folks who don't drink, smoke or chase girls and are happy living alone.

They dedicate their time to Thai visa telling others what fabulous lives they lead in this paradise of a country.

Often the reality is in stark contrast to what they post,bemoaning the visa process,dangerous roads and a disdain for older men having sex with young girls.

Incidentally some play Bridge and eat 35 baht noodle soup while others live in sprawling homes in the arse end of nowhere,curtain twitchers are also known to reside here.

Others prefer to take on the the role of immigration officers going over the same mundane questions in and out like its a badge of honour knowing Thai visa immigration rules,I've been known to get sucked into that also through sheer boredom.

Some like to discuss the cheapest means of getting around Jomtien and Pattaya all the while secretly wishing things could just be like home by hoping on the air con bus or trolley,metro.

Some are literally stuck here,living in a world of absolute hatred,not eating Thai food not speaking the language all the while tolerating the people that they have chosen to live around.

Then there are those that are really happy,but you won't find them on Thai visa forum as they are far to busy enjoying life to be sat on here all day.

[blinddodger]

I keep bees, but I only have 3 at the moment, hoping to catch some more this week.

Do you have one called Dave? I've lost one.

I also have 3 B B was thinking of taking up Bridge but will give that a miss now.

[JHolmesJr]

Plant a garden, work as a gardener for someone else if you live in a condo, get on a songthaew and ride it all day, hang around in a mall, volunteer to work in a shop for free, become a farang tour guide specialising in soi buakhao and chaiyaphoom….and my all-time favourite….

play bingo.

[NeverSure]

Post on TVF and tell others that if they don't like it, go home.

[midas]

I keep bees, but I only have 3 at the moment, hoping to catch some more this week.

Have you name them individually?

[thaiduncankk]

Boredom is all in the mind.

[vogie]

I keep bees, but I only have 3 at the moment, hoping to catch some more this week.

Do you have one called Dave? I've lost one.

Yes Dave is with me now and he says he has never been happier.

[vogie]

I keep bees, but I only have 3 at the moment, hoping to catch some more this week.

Have you name them individually?

Yes Maurice, Robin, Barry and Dave.

[MaeJoMTB]

1 hour cycling,

Coffee and croissant in my local internet cafe with my pals (1 hour),

Lunch with my pals (1 hour)

1 hour cycling,

afternoon nap (2 hours)

Bit of reading, posting on forums, watching a movie or TV series (2 hours).

Bake bread, pies or cakes (1 hour)

That's 9 hours ...... the rest of my day I just waste with my family.

Edited February 6, 2016 by MaeJoMTB

[pedro01]

I keep bees, but I only have 3 at the moment, hoping to catch some more this week.

Very good!! Lol

[colinneil]

My way of avoiding boredom.

Winched off my bed 8.00am

Feed my bantams/fish, water my veg, weed a bit, sow more seeds.

Have lunch, get winched back on my bed, sleep maybe 1 hour, get winched back in to my wheelchair.

Repeat morning chores.

Have my dinner, winched back on to my bed. Wife showers me, make some snide comments on TV, time to sleep.

Never get bored, to busy for that.

[pedro01]

I keep bees, but I only have 3 at the moment, hoping to catch some more this week.

Do you have one called Dave? I've lost one.

He's got a half one called Eric

[pedro01]

What do retired folks do? That means the normal folks who don't drink, smoke or chase girls and are happy living alone.

They dedicate their time to Thai visa telling others what fabulous lives they lead in this paradise of a country.

Often the reality is in stark contrast to what they post,bemoaning the visa process,dangerous roads and a disdain for older men having sex with young girls.

Incidentally some play Bridge and eat 35 baht noodle soup while others live in sprawling homes in the arse end of nowhere,curtain twitchers are also known to reside here.

Others prefer to take on the the role of immigration officers going over the same mundane questions in and out like its a badge of honour knowing Thai visa immigration rules,I've been known to get sucked into that also through sheer boredom.

Some like to discuss the cheapest means of getting around Jomtien and Pattaya all the while secretly wishing things could just be like home by hoping on the air con bus or trolley,metro.

Some are literally stuck here,living in a world of absolute hatred,not eating Thai food not speaking the language all the while tolerating the people that they have chosen to live around.

Then there are those that are really happy,but you won't find them on Thai visa forum as they are far to busy enjoying life to be sat on here all day.

Bitter, much?

[vogie]

I keep bees, but I only have 3 at the moment, hoping to catch some more this week.

Do you have one called Dave? I've lost one.

He's got a half one called Eric

Nooooo, Erics my fruit bat.

[Orac]

I keep bees, but I only have 3 at the moment, hoping to catch some more this week.

Do you have one called Dave? I've lost one.

He's got a half one called Eric

Nooooo, Erics my fruit bat.

A common mistake here by many farang is to put the return to address on their collars in english whereas, if you put it in Thai script you are far more likely to see them again.

[hellstens]

Mixing/Mastering music for artist's round the world :-) (have a small studio).

[Swamp Thing]

I keep bees, but I only have 3 at the moment, hoping to catch some more this week.

Do you have one called Dave? I've lost one.

What's he look like?

[stephenterry]

What do retired folks do? That means the normal folks who don't drink, smoke or chase girls and are happy living alone.

That's normal? Hey, you kidding me?

[BuaBS]

Computer and internet , and you never get bored again. My days fly by .

[NoshowJones]

What do retired folks do? That means the normal folks who don't drink, smoke or chase girls and are happy living alone.

They dedicate their time to Thai visa telling others what fabulous lives they lead in this paradise of a country.

Often the reality is in stark contrast to what they post,bemoaning the visa process,dangerous roads and a disdain for older men having sex with young girls.

Incidentally some play Bridge and eat 35 baht noodle soup while others live in sprawling homes in the arse end of nowhere,curtain twitchers are also known to reside here.

Others prefer to take on the the role of immigration officers going over the same mundane questions in and out like its a badge of honour knowing Thai visa immigration rules,I've been known to get sucked into that also through sheer boredom.

Some like to discuss the cheapest means of getting around Jomtien and Pattaya all the while secretly wishing things could just be like home by hoping on the air con bus or trolley,metro.

Some are literally stuck here,living in a world of absolute hatred,not eating Thai food not speaking the language all the while tolerating the people that they have chosen to live around.

Then there are those that are really happy,but you won't find them on Thai visa forum as they are far to busy enjoying life to be sat on here all day.

and a disdain for older men having sex with young girls. I don't have that, it's the rich old guys who are fat and ugly, and think the young girl they are paying for loves them

I have a disdain for. If the old guy with the young chick is paying for sex and understands that the young chick is only there for his money, I have no problem with that at all.

[juehoe]

Plant a garden, work as a gardener for someone else if you live in a condo, get on a songthaew and ride it all day, hang around in a mall, volunteer to work in a shop for free, become a farang tour guide specialising in soi buakhao and chaiyaphoom….and my all-time favourite….

play bingo.

But some proposed ideas need a work permit...!

[NoshowJones]

Plant a garden, work as a gardener for someone else if you live in a condo, get on a songthaew and ride it all day, hang around in a mall, volunteer to work in a shop for free, become a farang tour guide specialising in soi buakhao and chaiyaphoom….and my all-time favourite….

play bingo.

Oh Oh, you need a work permit even to work as a volunteer. This is LOS. Land of Stupidity.

[NoshowJones]

Mixing/Mastering music for artist's round the world :-) (have a small studio).

Another poster working without a work permit, tut tut.

[berybert]

I keep bees, but I only have 3 at the moment, hoping to catch some more this week.

Have you name them individually?

Yes Maurice, Robin, Barry and Dave.

Mixing/Mastering music for artist's round the world :-) (have a small studio).

It seems like fate has brought you together.

[hellstens]

Mixing/Mastering music for artist's round the world :-) (have a small studio).

Another poster working without a work permit, tut tut.

I would be HAPPY if I get paid for it.lol I do it for free to have something to do :-)

But if someone like to donate they welcome, and I don't work for Thai's ;-)

[stoneyboy]

What do retired folks do? That means the normal folks who don't drink, smoke or chase girls and are happy living alone.

They dedicate their time to Thai visa telling others what fabulous lives they lead in this paradise of a country.

Often the reality is in stark contrast to what they post,bemoaning the visa process,dangerous roads and a disdain for older men having sex with young girls.

Incidentally some play Bridge and eat 35 baht noodle soup while others live in sprawling homes in the arse end of nowhere,curtain twitchers are also known to reside here.

Others prefer to take on the the role of immigration officers going over the same mundane questions in and out like its a badge of honour knowing Thai visa immigration rules,I've been known to get sucked into that also through sheer boredom.

Some like to discuss the cheapest means of getting around Jomtien and Pattaya all the while secretly wishing things could just be like home by hoping on the air con bus or trolley,metro.

Some are literally stuck here,living in a world of absolute hatred,not eating Thai food not speaking the language all the while tolerating the people that they have chosen to live around.

Then there are those that are really happy,but you won't find them on Thai visa forum as they are far to busy enjoying life to be sat on here all day.

Bitter, much?

Lager actually. Edited February 6, 2016 by stoneyboy