The poisonous Brother in Law

[oldhippy]

5 minutes ago, George FmplesdaCosteedback said:

Ha ha, I can deal with the fems. I stick my fingers in my ears and hum land of hope and glory.

I used to like the "fems" as you call them.

They supplied some hope for humanity.

In the sixties, that is.

Alas, they disappeared in the seventies, and were never heard of again.

Same is true for the anti racists.

 

 

Edited July 16, 2017 by oldhippy
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[George FmplesdaCosteedback]

Just now, oldhippy said:

I used to like the "fems" as you call them.

They supplied some hope for humanity.

In the sixties, that is.

Alas, they disappeared in the seventies, and were never heard of again.

 

 

I was about to reply to one of your earlier posts, but it much the same answer:

I try to be tolerant like yourself, but I really am tired of the minority voice these days bleating on and on about their rights.

Equality to me means being equal and not being given special rights and quotas to "entitlement".

 

Your conscience will no doubt nag you whatever road you take, moving country too will just make you feel more alone and alienated.

I recommend you just change location for the next step.

 

All the best, G.

 

 

[oldhippy]

7 minutes ago, George FmplesdaCosteedback said:

I was about to reply to one of your earlier posts, but it much the same answer:

I try to be tolerant like yourself, but I really am tired of the minority voice these days bleating on and on about their rights.

Equality to me means being equal and not being given special rights and quotas to "entitlement".

 

Your conscience will no doubt nag you whatever road you take, moving country too will just make you feel more alone and alienated.

I recommend you just change location for the next step.

 

All the best, G.

 

 

euhhhh so we agree?

 

[sandrabbit]

30 minutes ago, oldhippy said:

I used to like the "fems" as you call them.

They supplied some hope for humanity.

In the sixties, that is.

Alas, they disappeared in the seventies, and were never heard of again.

Same is true for the anti racists.

 

 

Mr H I think it has nothing to do with being anti rascist, I grew up in an industrial town which was about 98% white and my parents never talked about race so we grew up not thinking about it so when I saw someone of a different race I just thought it was interesting. Now I hate racism but when I was young I didn't think about it as most children don't unless an adult puts it into your head. It's a bit late and i was going to the so the drop books not bombs route but I've had a few beers so will respond better with a clear head tomorrow. 

 

One of my hero's, the scientist Carl Sagan, said think locally your town and think globally the planet.  

[George FmplesdaCosteedback]

33 minutes ago, oldhippy said:

euhhhh so we agree?

 

Yes we do I think, even though it might not sound like it...

I have no problem with genuine causes. But I like to see that equal is equal not this so called "positive discrimination".

Best person for the job, is not from a demand for a certain percentile of male, female, LBGTi, black, white, yellow or whatever, just simply who is the best candidate.

 

On another level, I was talking about our constant companion Jiminy Cricket. I like to get to grips with him in suitable surroundings. I'm not religious although brought up C of E, but I do like to sit in a quiet cathedral and have it out with the rascal. Sometime it takes more than one session, but I usually find we can come to an amicable solution eventually. If that's not your thing try fishing... you might catch what you are looking for in between a fish or two.

 

Best of luck,

G

[Odysseus123]

Good morning gentlemen,

 

I am going out today to see an elderly German gentleman who has not been very well of late.

 

Over the last year he has stuck by me thru thick and thin and even though,due to my lack of mobility,it has been very difficult to get me out he has always tried to do so on a weekly or fortnightly basis.

 

We have a meal and one or two beers and swap yarns together.His BiL story is priceless..all about fake painted cows...

 

He jokes.."You'll be back.."

....and I respond..."I'm not a "lifer"-I'm a mere conscript (draftee) over here...."

We shall see as nothing is fixed in stone.

[Odysseus123]

Here is my friend's priceless Brother-in-Law story and it really should be recorded in one of the books that dear old Dark Lord is beseeching us to write..

 

Upon retirement and being comparatively new to things Thai, my German friend was inveigled into making an investment in a herd of cows out in the boonies.He would  buy them and the BiL and family would look after them and fatten 'em up.

 

After about 18 months (and many,many bills for fodder,vet services etc)he and his wife go off to inspect the herd which-he is continually assured-is doing very nicely,thank you very much.

 

As they drive up to the farm my friend notices a large herd grazing nearby but there is something very wrong...they look strange..kinda otherworldly...

 

Grabbing the BiL by the throat he gets the story.His (brown) herd had been sold many moons ago and,in a panic,the BiL had borrowed the neighbours herd (white) and painted them brown.

 

Unfortunately, it had rained heavily overnight......

Edited July 16, 2017 by Odysseus123

[Odysseus123]

Here is a good Sister-in-Law story told to me by an Aussie..

 

After coming here with his lovely Thai bride he proceeds to build a fine house and develope a farm..

In the midst of all this activity his wife suddenly receives a phone call-her sister has been kidnapped and is being held for ransom!Panic..alarm and consternation!

 

Now this Aussie chap is no fool so he calls a meeting between the plod and the local mafia who have done the dirty deed.

 

Yes, indeed,state the local boys.we have kidnapped her because she owes us 4 million in gambling debts-you pay or she will die!

 

Hmmm..says the Aussie..you have only one choice.you rogues,as I have no intention of paying 1 satang of that money..

 

The sister-in-law turns up the following day looking very sheepish..

 

How they do try it on if they think that they can get away with it.

Edited July 17, 2017 by Odysseus123

[The Dark Lord]

3 hours ago, Odysseus123 said:

Here is a good Sister-in-Law story told to me by an Aussie..

 

After coming here with his lovely Thai bride he proceeds to build a fine house and develope a farm..

In the midst of all this activity his wife suddenly receives a phone call-her sister has been kidnapped and is being held for ransom!Panic..alarm and consternation!

 

Now this Aussie chap is no fool so he calls a meeting between the plod and the local mafia who have done the dirty deed.

 

Yes, indeed,state the local boys.we have kidnapped her because she owes us 4 million in gambling debts-you pay or she will die!

 

Hmmm..says the Aussie..you have only one choice.you rogues,as I have no intention of paying 1 satang of that money..

 

The sister-in-law turns up the following day looking very sheepish..

 

How they do try it on if they think that they can get away with it.

Hi Ody my friend, 

 

You still wonder why I want to put a collection of these highly amusing yet seriously frightening anecdotes together?

 

BTW you owe me half an American breakfast because on reading those two stories (especially the cow saga) I nearly choked and coughed up my food all over the remanents of my ABF!

 

The serving girl had to bring me a glass of water before I could stop choking. Bloody hell man you could not make up a story like that. Damned fine raconteur old chum!

 

I hope you are feeling chipper this morning, my emotional scale is heading perfectly in the right direction much thanks to you, Rhodie, Hippy dude, Trans, wise Owl, Cranky Colin, Andrew, Georgio  and the team. Pretty sure on arrival "chez ma soeur" That I will get a large dose of no nonsense, straight talking "guidance" and head straightening. There is hope I could become normal once more!

 

Got your flights fixed? Mine are on Friday morning via Qatar airlines stopping in AUH for a couple of hours but damn they were not cheap!

 

From "the one" and her daughter I am getting all sorts of texts. Her daughter owned up to being the owner of the very revealing underwear which, if it does not sound too creepy ( she is 31, good looking, fine figure and no blood relation ) makes me think of her in a very different light. No apology from "the one" though until I mentioned it to the daughter.  I need to look into Bi, Tri or Quad Polar and see if that is what is fuelling the stream of texts that alternate between not very nice things and declarations of undying love.

 

Obviously pulled out all the stops to try and find me as my chum who has been harbouring me of late was stopped in the street by a katoi friend of "the one" and quizzed on if I was staying there. Being a canny guy he denied any knowledge. 

 

Told her I could never return to Khorat as my reputation and face has obviously been destroyed by the false accusations she has laid at my door and obviously told all who would listen about. Pretty sure she got a lot of likes on Farcebook as the indig females love nothing more than a good old emotional drama containing infidelity and violence as well as the less pleasant desire to see another of their kind get f'd over royally. I can pretty much imagine the clamour to tell "the one" what a nasty piece of dog excement I am and how she is so much better without me, which I am again sure she took as true,  right up to the point when the bills came in.........

 

I have been given given the chance to re purchase my BMW which I believe to be a very kind offer. After all I bought the f'ing thing cash in the first place. Where does this all come from? I could of course use the money I was in any case intending to send her monthly as payment but that is a tad immoral. 

 

"We are sorry but this two legged ATM is currently out of order"

 

Have a super day chaps no matter the weather ( there is my Englishness coming out) stay safe, stay well and most of all stay happy!

 

All the best for now

 

TDL 

 

Edited July 17, 2017 by The Dark Lord
Choking on my ABF thanks to Ody and his stories!

[The Dark Lord]

10 hours ago, George FmplesdaCosteedback said:

Yes we do I think, even though it might not sound like it...

I have no problem with genuine causes. But I like to see that equal is equal not this so called "positive discrimination".

Best person for the job, is not from a demand for a certain percentile of male, female, LBGTi, black, white, yellow or whatever, just simply who is the best candidate.

 

On another level, I was talking about our constant companion Jiminy Cricket. I like to get to grips with him in suitable surroundings. I'm not religious although brought up C of E, but I do like to sit in a quiet cathedral and have it out with the rascal. Sometime it takes more than one session, but I usually find we can come to an amicable solution eventually. If that's not your thing try fishing... you might catch what you are looking for in between a fish or two.

 

Best of luck,

G

Good post Georgio old chum but just one question if I may; Does the big fellah upstairs entertain anyone who has committed the cardinal sin of posting on TVF ?

 

If so then great but if not then we need not worry about heating bills once we move to "the other side" and we can bitch and moan for all eternity with each other and about what is going on "Upstairs"

[totally thaied up]

I see that that TDL is moving forward.

 

Okay, minus the BMW and the fact 'the one that must be obeyed' is offering the sale of a very nice car, well, just is what they see is normal when we almost see the act as almost criminal. This will develop into a match of fencing; you get cut to pieces slowly over months or just until the next bill comes in. I know the feeling... put the fencing mask and sword away until the next bill comes around but be prepared to be armed at moments notice.

 

17 years is not going away overnight. You will be okay. A good UK Pint and just a different environment will do you wonders, but you will be back again in Asia one day. The 'one that must be obeyed' will lose her power over you, and in time, happiness will come. Other people and other women always do. Thai women know how to pull the heart strings well, and at the moment, she will be tap dancing on them as I think after four days away, she will now most likely have cooled down and seen how serious this is. TDL is going to find like what was done to me for months on end after the break; the poverty card and the 'I luv you more than ever' card will get played out over and over again. When that does not work out, suddenly on the streets you will have people you never knew before walk up to you and treat you like shit or just question where you are.

 

I even got rejected from my local hairdresser for a haircut being 'the big bad Facebook Boogie Man.'   My ex-has a network of around 1,500 friends in town; I could not move.

 

 The Village Grapevine as you said will be going off over this all, and the pressure will be on to produce a Facebook drama that makes a Korean Soap look grim. 

 

I am happy to see you progressing. Just keep processing; harder days are to come for certain. You are not going to wipe out 17 years of marriage in just 17 minutes. Be more like a process of a few years. I think going home to the UK is a grand idea. I think you will find more clarity in England and find your answers. 

 

 

Don't look back, look forward; at this moment, the texts or messages from your wife is just to be treated as white noise until you get yourself straightened out.

 

Best of luck  

 

[Odysseus123]

5 hours ago, The Dark Lord said:

Hi Ody my friend, 

 

You still wonder why I want to put a collection of these highly amusing yet seriously frightening anecdotes together?

 

BTW you owe me half an American breakfast because on reading those two stories (especially the cow saga) I nearly choked and coughed up my food all over the remanents of my ABF!

 

The serving girl had to bring me a glass of water before I could stop choking. Bloody hell man you could not make up a story like that. Damned fine raconteur old chum!

 

I hope you are feeling chipper this morning, my emotional scale is heading perfectly in the right direction much thanks to you, Rhodie, Hippy dude, Trans, wise Owl, Cranky Colin, Andrew, Georgio  and the team. Pretty sure on arrival "chez ma soeur" That I will get a large dose of no nonsense, straight talking "guidance" and head straightening. There is hope I could become normal once more!

 

Got your flights fixed? Mine are on Friday morning via Qatar airlines stopping in AUH for a couple of hours but damn they were not cheap!

 

From "the one" and her daughter I am getting all sorts of texts. Her daughter owned up to being the owner of the very revealing underwear which, if it does not sound too creepy ( she is 31, good looking, fine figure and no blood relation ) makes me think of her in a very different light. No apology from "the one" though until I mentioned it to the daughter.  I need to look into Bi, Tri or Quad Polar and see if that is what is fuelling the stream of texts that alternate between not very nice things and declarations of undying love.

 

Obviously pulled out all the stops to try and find me as my chum who has been harbouring me of late was stopped in the street by a katoi friend of "the one" and quizzed on if I was staying there. Being a canny guy he denied any knowledge. 

 

Told her I could never return to Khorat as my reputation and face has obviously been destroyed by the false accusations she has laid at my door and obviously told all who would listen about. Pretty sure she got a lot of likes on Farcebook as the indig females love nothing more than a good old emotional drama containing infidelity and violence as well as the less pleasant desire to see another of their kind get f'd over royally. I can pretty much imagine the clamour to tell "the one" what a nasty piece of dog excement I am and how she is so much better without me, which I am again sure she took as true,  right up to the point when the bills came in.........

 

I have been given given the chance to re purchase my BMW which I believe to be a very kind offer. After all I bought the f'ing thing cash in the first place. Where does this all come from? I could of course use the money I was in any case intending to send her monthly as payment but that is a tad immoral. 

 

"We are sorry but this two legged ATM is currently out of order"

 

Have a super day chaps no matter the weather ( there is my Englishness coming out) stay safe, stay well and most of all stay happy!

 

All the best for now

 

TDL 

 

Vicomte,

 

"Got your flights fixed?"

 

Yes,I fly to Bangkok on Wednesday afternoon and then catch the overnight flight to Sydney.

 

Basically it is a case of "Do or Die" according to my doctors but I am tougher than the average bear...

 

I am glad that the cow story made you laugh-it is a beauty, isn't it?

 

Strange...magical..Thailand.

[The Dark Lord]

2 hours ago, Odysseus123 said:

Vicomte,

 

"Got your flights fixed?"

 

Yes,I fly to Bangkok on Wednesday afternoon and then catch the overnight flight to Sydney.

 

Basically it is a case of "Do or Die" according to my doctors but I am tougher than the average bear...

 

I am glad that the cow story made you laugh-it is a beauty, isn't it?

 

Strange...magical..Thailand.

Still chuckling old friend, still chuckling. 

 

Shame we we will miss each other at swampy by just over a day. You go there, show your bear like qualities and come back fully recovered please

 

I will scour TVF in order to benefit from your quick wit and dry humour in the coming days / weeks /months. You have my prayers and best possible positive thoughts with you as you take on this huge challenge. You faced challenges before and came out smelling of roses, do it again old chum!

Edited July 17, 2017 by The Dark Lord

[Odysseus123]

Dark Lord,

 

I am not coming back.I can tell as many funny stories as I like (I love 'em) but whatever the outcome of the medical interventions are-I simply decided today,after saying goodbye to my old friend,that it is too "risky" and that "Here is the grave of the fool who tried to hustle the East" is most pertinent.

 

Sure, Australian suburbia may not be the most exciting of places but the allure of dusky oriental maidens (fully equipped with platoons of bludging,semi psychotic relatives) is not for me.

 

I am going to take up painting in water colours instead.

[totally thaied up]

6 hours ago, Odysseus123 said:

Sure, Australian suburbia may not be the most exciting of places but the allure of dusky oriental maidens (fully equipped with platoons of bludging,semi psychotic relatives) is not for me.

It sounds like it is the right move. I have nothing to go back to in Australia now, so it looks like I will be burnt at the stake here. Could be worse. I have spent most the evening with my wife and BIL teaching him English. Today we had to get a new toilet dug for a tank and the workers I had to do the job turned up drunk as lords and I pissed them off right quick. The tank needed to be put into the dirt today as more work is getting done tomorrow and it cannot wait. So my BIL spent 10 hours on a shovel and got the job done. He certainly is not lazy. At the moment he is washing Mum who is too sick to move. So for me, it has lucked out all good with this family. All the rest of the extended family are dead apart from Dad, Mum and the brother. Dad and Mum are very old and have not much time left here. I will help them as much as I can because the time I have been with them, they have not asked for a thing. 

 

Not to worry, the neighbours around me are all budding psychotic types of characters, so some things do never change.  One of our workers had a heart attack a while back, and his Mai Noi showed up first on the scene. The main wife then arrived, and they almost killed each other in the back of the Ambulance. He had spent his lunch time meeting that day with his Mia Noi, and it got very heated.

 

Enjoy Australia; suburbia is not a word I have heard in a long time, and it has bought me yearnings for a good Aussie Meat Pie.

[Odysseus123]

2 minutes ago, totally thaied up said:

It sounds like it is the right move. I have nothing to go back to in Australia now, so it looks like I will be burnt at the stake here. Could be worse. I have spent most the evening with my wife and BIL teaching him English. Today we had to get a new toilet dug for a tank and the workers I had to do the job turned up drunk as lords and I pissed them off right quick. The tank needed to be put into the dirt today as more work is getting done tomorrow and it cannot wait. So my BIL spent 10 hours on a shovel and got the job done. He certainly is not lazy. At the moment he is washing Mum who is too sick to move. So for me, it has lucked out all good with this family. All the rest of the extended family are dead apart from Dad, Mum and the brother. Dad and Mum are very old and have not much time left here. I will help them as much as I can because the time I have been with them, they have not asked for a thing. 

 

Not to worry, the neighbours around me are all budding psychotic types of characters, so some things do never change.  One of our workers had a heart attack a while back, and his Mai Noi showed up first on the scene. The main wife then arrived, and they almost killed each other in the back of the Ambulance. He had spent his lunch time meeting that day with his Mia Noi, and it got very heated.

 

Enjoy Australia; suburbia is not a word I have heard in a long time, and it has bought me yearnings for a good Aussie Meat Pie.

Yeah,an Aussie meat pie,covered with gravy,with peas,chips or mashed potato is on my hit list and I know just the pub I can get it at too!

 

Today was the last day to see my mate and his wife.So what did my wife do?Commenced a fight in the car going there because she is fully convinced that I have a treasure chest of golden Spanish doubloons hidden somewhere and it all should be redistributed to them as a parting gift.

 

As soon as she got out of the car it was put on the Thai face and smiles and (psuedo) attentiveness all round.

 

Back in the car,face like thunder.

 

It is too much of an emotional roller coaster for me and as Rhodie has already said-things never really change altho' certain superficial aspects might APPEAR to change but that just delays the inevitable.

 

I have seen too many people fleeced around here..and they just appear to go quietly into the night...

 

Anyways..my apologies to all for my rant and best of luck to all who have contributed to our conversation.

 

I shall be shutting down the computer sometime tomorrow.

[Andrew Dwyer]

Yeah,an Aussie meat pie,covered with gravy,with peas,chips or mashed potato is on my hit list and I know just the pub I can get it at too!
 
Today was the last day to see my mate and his wife.So what did my wife do?Commenced a fight in the car going there because she is fully convinced that I have a treasure chest of golden Spanish doubloons hidden somewhere and it all should be redistributed to them as a parting gift.
 
As soon as she got out of the car it was put on the Thai face and smiles and (psuedo) attentiveness all round.
 
Back in the car,face like thunder.
 
It is too much of an emotional roller coaster for me and as Rhodie has already said-things never really change altho' certain superficial aspects might APPEAR to change but that just delays the inevitable.
 
I have seen too many people fleeced around here..and they just appear to go quietly into the night...
 
Anyways..my apologies to all for my rant and best of luck to all who have contributed to our conversation.
 
I shall be shutting down the computer sometime tomorrow.

Best of luck with your new venture.
I'm sure life for you back in Oz will be good and you will feel a great weight lifted from your shoulders.

I had the pleasure of working in Oz (Yatala, Queensland ) and took advantage of the excellent pies in the Yatala Pie Shop.
A beautiful country with wonderful people.

[George FmplesdaCosteedback]

13 hours ago, Odysseus123 said:

Now this Aussie chap is no fool so he calls a meeting between the plod and the local mafia who have done the dirty deed.

Best bit of the story... my mate used to say: "the mafia are easy to spot in Thailand as most of them are in uniform!"

 

 

[George FmplesdaCosteedback]

1 hour ago, Odysseus123 said:

Yeah,an Aussie meat pie,covered with gravy,with peas,chips or mashed potato is on my hit list and I know just the pub I can get it at too!

 

Today was the last day to see my mate and his wife.So what did my wife do?Commenced a fight in the car going there because she is fully convinced that I have a treasure chest of golden Spanish doubloons hidden somewhere and it all should be redistributed to them as a parting gift.

 

As soon as she got out of the car it was put on the Thai face and smiles and (psuedo) attentiveness all round.

 

Back in the car,face like thunder.

 

It is too much of an emotional roller coaster for me and as Rhodie has already said-things never really change altho' certain superficial aspects might APPEAR to change but that just delays the inevitable.

 

I have seen too many people fleeced around here..and they just appear to go quietly into the night...

 

Anyways..my apologies to all for my rant and best of luck to all who have contributed to our conversation.

 

I shall be shutting down the computer sometime tomorrow.

Farewell. I hope it works out. My eldest son and his brother (different dad) live in Aussie, suits them well enough, and yep, some good meat pies too. Have a VB for me!

All the best, G

[George FmplesdaCosteedback]

10 hours ago, The Dark Lord said:

Good post Georgio old chum but just one question if I may; Does the big fellah upstairs entertain anyone who has committed the cardinal sin of posting on TVF ?

 

If so then great but if not then we need not worry about heating bills once we move to "the other side" and we can bitch and moan for all eternity with each other and about what is going on "Upstairs"

Thanks for the chuckle, we will have to see what St. Pete has to say when we get to the gates: "Down escalator is over there mate" I expect.

Oh well, there will be good music (everyone from Wagner to Jimmy Hendrix), bad women and plenty of high octane fuel too I hope..

Cheers,

 

 

[George FmplesdaCosteedback]

3 hours ago, Odysseus123 said:

Dark Lord,

 

I am not coming back.I can tell as many funny stories as I like (I love 'em) but whatever the outcome of the medical interventions are-I simply decided today,after saying goodbye to my old friend,that it is too "risky" and that "Here is the grave of the fool who tried to hustle the East" is most pertinent.

 

Sure, Australian suburbia may not be the most exciting of places but the allure of dusky oriental maidens (fully equipped with platoons of bludging,semi psychotic relatives) is not for me.

 

I am going to take up painting in water colours instead.

I'm just catching up, sorry if I'm out of sync.

Good you are booked and have the bit between the teeth ready for the off. Don't forget if you get bored, get the keyboard out and start typing.

There are other venues in SE Asia, and a holiday when you need one will not hurt.

I look forward to hearing how tedious things are in Aussie suburbia...

Interesting you are considering taking up painting as a hobby, it was the pass time of both Hitler and Churchill after all.

G

 

 

 

[The Dark Lord]

Hi Ody old mate, 

 

water  colour not emulsion?

 

Now if only you were going west instead of SE I could help you with your desire to paint. My tenant , in collusion with my estate agent ( I am sure) has decided not to redecorate the interior of my house despite it being written in the contract and him getting a sub market rent for 18 months as compensation. 

 

It it never rains but what it pours!

 

Enough of my misery though, you go to the land of Oz, get yourself well gain and drop us poor sufferers who remain out here a note from time to time letting us know how it is going. 

 

Never met you, probably never will however I have developed a great level of respect for you. ( and there is me, Captain Critical when it comes to people who have to use farcebook to make friends ) I would prefer it though if you fight any sudden desires you my ge to  start sending us photos of your dinner...........

 

 

All the best old chum

 

TDL

Edited July 17, 2017 by The Dark Lord

[Odysseus123]

8 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Best of luck with your new venture.
I'm sure life for you back in Oz will be good and you will feel a great weight lifted from your shoulders.

I had the pleasure of working in Oz (Yatala, Queensland ) and took advantage of the excellent pies in the Yatala Pie Shop.
A beautiful country with wonderful people.

Many thanks for your best wishes, Andrew.

 

I am a New South Welshman so Yatala's pies were unknown to me..

 

One of my alternative plans is to reside at Yamba, NSW-not all that far from Brisbane.

 

All the best to you.

 

Ody.

[Odysseus123]

3 hours ago, The Dark Lord said:

Hi Ody old mate, 

 

water  colour not emulsion?

 

Now if only you were going west instead of SE I could help you with your desire to paint. My tenant , in collusion with my estate agent ( I am sure) has decided not to redecorate the interior of my house despite it being written in the contract and him getting a sub market rent for 18 months as compensation. 

 

It it never rains but what it pours!

 

Enough of my misery though, you go to the land of Oz, get yourself well gain and drop us poor sufferers who remain out here a note from time to time letting us know how it is going. 

 

Never met you, probably never will however I have developed a great level of respect for you. ( and there is me, Captain Critical when it comes to people who have to use farcebook to make friends ) I would prefer it though if you fight any sudden desires you my ge to  start sending us photos of your dinner...........

 

 

All the best old chum

 

TDL

TDL,

 

I have never been much of a facebook/line fan and generally stick to emails...so...20th century!

 

Reading your posts about your wife unleashing FB/Line campaigns against you only reinforces my desire for my own-and other people's-privacy even tho' that is kinda hard to get in a society of incessant chatterers.

 

My wife waged a similar campaign against me-hence my falling out with her psuedo HiSo friends.They were perfectly happy to see me lose "Face" in public even tho' they became perfect monsters when placed in a similar position themselves.

 

"There is one rule for me,my family and friends-and there is quite another rule for you farang".

 

So,today is the day that I shut down,focus on the objective and begin to filter out all that noise.

 

Have a very pleasant journey home.

 

Ody.

[rhodie]

And so two journeys begin. Glad to see the bookings are made for the next chapter @The Dark Lord and @Odysseus123. Hope both you guys are handling the pressure well. Not easy to leave it all behind, but a change is as good as any holiday so on yer bikes!

And while this thread will continue to be a meeting place and venting voice, hopefully it will also continue to be updated so we can all follow and participate in the adventures going forward.

Thanks @Rc2702 for starting such an interesting discussion. 

[Andrew Dwyer]

And so two journeys begin. Glad to see the bookings are made for the next chapter [mention=265101]The Dark Lord[/mention] and [mention=259633]Odysseus123[/mention]. Hope both you guys are handling the pressure well. Not easy to leave it all behind, but a change is as good as any holiday so on yer bikes!

And while this thread will continue to be a meeting place and venting voice, hopefully it will also continue to be updated so we can all follow and participate in the adventures going forward.

Thanks [mention=259226]Rc2702[/mention] for starting such an interesting discussion. 

Yes !!

What started as an innocent rant against a family member has turned into a genuine series of stories of anguish and pain suffered at the hands of our " beloveds ".

It has turned into the DL and Ody show !!

A real life reality show unfolding before our very eyes [emoji102].

 

As I said earlier I have been there done that ! ( to a certain extent ) but I am an avid viewer and wish both our protagonists ( and others suffering ) a happy ending to their pain.

 

One of the best threads I've read on TV full of genuine people prepared to open their hearts and relive their fight to regain normality .

 

Or as the great Robert Plant once said " this is a story of hope ".

 

Best wishes to DL and Ody and of course the others who are silently suffering or rapidly following in their footsteps !!

[The Dark Lord]

14 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Yes !!

What started as an innocent rant against a family member has turned into a genuine series of stories of anguish and pain suffered at the hands of our " beloveds ".

It has turned into the DL and Ody show !!

A real life reality show unfolding before our very eyes .

 

As I said earlier I have been there done that ! ( to a certain extent ) but I am an avid viewer and wish both our protagonists ( and others suffering ) a happy ending to their pain.

 

One of the best threads I've read on TV full of genuine people prepared to open their hearts and relive their fight to regain normality .

 

Or as the great Robert Plant once said " this is a story of hope ".

 

Best wishes to DL and Ody and of course the others who are silently suffering or rapidly following in their footsteps !!

Christ Andrew old chum, here I was eating my breakfast and on reading your lovely message of hope (quote from Robert Plant? Awesome! ) I felt myself welling up like some sort of weak willed pussy. Huge loss of face........... ( frankly with my face, that's not too much of a disaster, I might be able to replace it with something better looking!)

 

Jeez you guys are and continue to be a huge source of hope, help and often happiness. May your God bless you all. 

 

Now whilst i am I am going in exile it will only be a short exile as I already have the return flights booked for latter half of August. I think that is going to be the next hardest point, starting afresh without the optimism and energy of "youth" that I brought with me the first time. Seriously depleted cash reserves may also play a significant part as well.

 

No matter what happens in the coming days, weeks and months, I hope to be able to repay all this lovely and selfless support by posting the steps and progress of recovery. 

 

If in doing so, I help one person or even just amuse a few, I want to prove to myself and the world that life does not and cannot stop when it goes pear shape with the one you planned on spending the rest of your life with. 

 

We are bigger and and better than that. 

 

Now returning to the reality show comment, could it be named "Help I married an Issan girl, get me out of here!" With spinoffs labelled, "Help I am a newbie and didn't believe TVF then married an Issan girl......out of here." or "Help, she was different.........out of here"

 

the possibilities are virtually endless.

 

last point this morning, I finished all my breakfast today as our great chum Ody, didn't supply us with his fabulous mirth inducing anecdotes. Thanks Ody and safe travel old chum. 

Edited July 18, 2017 by The Dark Lord

[Odysseus123]

5 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Yes !!

What started as an innocent rant against a family member has turned into a genuine series of stories of anguish and pain suffered at the hands of our " beloveds ".

It has turned into the DL and Ody show !!

A real life reality show unfolding before our very eyes .

 

As I said earlier I have been there done that ! ( to a certain extent ) but I am an avid viewer and wish both our protagonists ( and others suffering ) a happy ending to their pain.

 

One of the best threads I've read on TV full of genuine people prepared to open their hearts and relive their fight to regain normality .

 

Or as the great Robert Plant once said " this is a story of hope ".

 

Best wishes to DL and Ody and of course the others who are silently suffering or rapidly following in their footsteps !!

Yes!

 

It has been a huge help to me as I have tried to figure out what to do.

 

Part of my problem was the refusal of the Thai doctor (a lovely person) to actually sign off on me on the quite reasonable grounds that I might not arrive alive in Sydney.

 

However,I clawed back some of my physical health and she did agree and I have been getting slowly prepared ever since.

 

The excellent support offered on this topic shows that men can do it-be supportive-and just not let each other hang out to dry which you do see on other topics on TV.

 

The elderly German gentleman had tears in his eyes yesterday as I painfully  rose to my feet,proffered a farewell handshake and said "Auf weidersehen,old pal."

[Andrew Dwyer]

I have to correct my misquote, although I do like my version better ( it's more apt for our situation ).

[GarryP]

Best wishes to DL and Ody. Hope everything turns out well for you and others going through similar trials. It will be great to get the world off your back and be your own person once again. Sometimes you have just got to think of number one first.