What's the best thing you ever did since coming to stay in Thailand?

[SiSePuede419]

Building a resort on the beach.

Privaterayong in day.jpg

So your "resort" offers windsurfing, kayaking tours, snorkel equipment rental and other activities offered at resorts?

Or is it just a hotel?

555

In Thailand, whenever they build a hotel in the middle of a rice field, it's magically a "resort"

[beachproperty]

Building a resort on the beach.

Privaterayong in day.jpg

So your "resort" offers windsurfing, kayaking tours, snorkel equipment rental and other activities offered at resorts?

Or is it just a hotel?

555

In Thailand, whenever they build a hotel in the middle of a rice field, it's magically a "resort"

As a matter of fact....yes.....And its not in the middle of a rice field.

[SiSePuede419]

"left with a backpack and a briefcase..."

Briefcases are really handy for carrying around all the money you make in Thailand as an English teacher or "digital nomad", 555

Edited May 21, 2016 by SiSePuede419

[williamgeorgeallen]

best was my business and my 2 kids. worst, buying properties, will soon wipe out most of the gains i made with my business.

May I ask what happened with the properties?

bought and sold 2 houses and managed to break even. bought 2 condos off plan. been waiting 4.5 years, supposed to be finished at the end of the year. i dont want them and now pattaya is flooded with new condos. put down 1.5 mill. doubt i will be able to sell them, dont even know if i should pay the other 1.5 mill due on completion or walk away. about 2 years income down the drain. not the end of the world i suppose.

[50baht]

Second Liver Transplant

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[50baht]

Building a resort on the beach.

Privaterayong in day.jpg

So your "resort" offers windsurfing, kayaking tours, snorkel equipment rental and other activities offered at resorts?

Or is it just a hotel?

555

In Thailand, whenever they build a hotel in the middle of a rice field, it's magically a "resort"

Jealous ? I'm guessing you on a Diving Platform with a nice concrete View ?

[Bangkokazy]

To see how little a life is worth in money.

[ozyjon]

What's the best thing you ever did since coming to stay in Thailand?

Moving to Laos

[gamini]

avoiding farangs and their ghettos and making lots of wonderful Thai friends who have helped me lead a trouble free life here

[saakura]

Building a resort on the beach.

Privaterayong in day.jpg

Very beautiful, congratulations!!

[ableguy]

I gave up masturbation.

Me too when I was six years old.

[Moo du]

While living in patong,going to the orphanage and spending 4000 baht for basic needs of the kids,instead of spending it for myself.A lady escorted me to the

nearest Tesco and we bought stuff for the kitchen and the kids.Before I left,the ladies gathered the kids and they sang a Thai song to say thank you.

One of the best days,best moments of my life.

[rgs2001uk]

Learning how to read and write the language.

If an idiot like me can do it why cant you?

Takes about 3 hours per day, get out the bar room and into the klass room, whats your ecxcuse?

[neeray]

The OP notes in his opening about "best thing", becoming a member of ThaiVisa was one. Nobody commented on that! But I do have to agree with him.

ThaiVisa is both informative and entertaining. I wouldn't be without it.

While many commenting posts are conflicting and needlessly annoying, I am still in transition stage and being an avid reader, it has tremendously raised my awareness level to literally hundreds of possibilities.

[Happy Grumpy]

Learning the Thai language.

True enough. Especially becoming a fluent reader.

I wouldn't have thought that a non-latin based, and thus completely alien language and alphabet was within my ability having not given a damn about languages while in school and uni, but hey, 10 years later here I am.

[catman20]

staying out of the UK

[catman20]

Building a resort on the beach.

Privaterayong in day.jpg

don't see much of the beach

[catman20]

Building a resort on the beach.

Privaterayong in day.jpg

So your "resort" offers windsurfing, kayaking tours, snorkel equipment rental and other activities offered at resorts?

Or is it just a hotel?

555

In Thailand, whenever they build a hotel in the middle of a rice field, it's magically a "resort"

As a matter of fact....yes.....And its not in the middle of a rice field.

Webb site ?

[Sandy Freckle]

I managed a dry fart once after eating at CC markets.

[Skeptic7]

Let's see...what was her name again? Oh...and then there was that other one. And how could I forget about those 2! And those 3! And on and on and on...555

[NoshowJones]

"If the best you've done since coming to Thailand is becoming a member of Thaivisa may I recommend that you get out more"

Rayk. What a Stupid comment, maybe your the one who should get out more, away from your barstool.

[happy Joe]

Revel in debauchery and fornication every day in Pattaya. During 5 years.

Then marry the pretty flower of one night that makes me happy as ever. Since 5 years also...

[marko kok prong]

s******g through the eye of a needle.

[NoshowJones]

The best thing I did was stopped trying to make sense of Thailand.

That's understandable, there is not a lot of sense here, but the good still outweighs the bad.

Makes you wonder what sort of country Thailand would be if the majority of people had even average intelligence.

[NoshowJones]

Head for the departure lounge with my child. Would never wish to bring up a youngster in a society like Thailand.

Apart from education, just how bad is it going to be if you want to bring up a child in the UK compared with here in Thailand.

Immigration etc, etc,etc.

[NoshowJones]

Took up weight training again after a loooooooooooooong medical layoff...

I'm glad you said weigh training and not weigh lifting Trans.

Hope you stay fit and well.

[hugh2121]

adopting 4 homeless dogs.

[NoshowJones]

Making the difficult decision to move elsewhere...sold the condos and car...gave away the bike and furniture...left with a backpack and a briefcase...

I have found life less stressful in an English speaking country...better food, healthcare, less hassles and people are less violent...

less hassles and people are less violent....

You are obviously not talking about the UK.

My experience with Thai people is that they are mostly non confrontational.

[thaiduncankk]

I managed a dry fart once after eating at CC markets.

That is on my bucket list.

[manfredtillmann]

Second Liver Transplant

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man, that sure was worth replacing. who gave you the good one? twice?

are you 'alpha - 1 - anti trypsin' deficient?