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Just passing Wat Arun on a dinner cruise.

Did you take the stairs ??

Waiting in new terminal for doha flight. Must be thai restaurants somewhere ,but I opted for a mcdonalds breaky and can't be arsed moving from these comfy chairs at my gate. I like the design and set up tho,plenty of space,at the currency exchange she didn't have Qatar riyal,and only 50 notes fir British currency,need a few more eaterys tho unless there's some up the other end.

8 1/2 years married to wifey here..... My first wife was quite frankly, very cool as a general rule. Law School Graduate, corporate Attorney for Lockheed. We certainly fitted in the category of " we just grew apart" We had different ideas of how life was going to look later....she wanted to sell the house in San Jose, Calif and move to central Calif...I didn't...she liked San Luis Obispo.....I didn't.....it was the beginning of the end. Marriage counseling was good, no finger pointing, just telling the "shrink" how we both felt and she helped alot but.............at the end of the day she said to both of us " there is only 1 reason to stay married to each other, and that is do you still truly love each other"? Good narrative.. We were both smart enough to figure out that if we both go out and get attorney's etc...it is going to cost a bundle. We both acted like adults, figured out after 15 years of marriage what was fair to both of us, my kids college etc and it all worked out. We are still friends today and I see her when I go back to Calif...I got the house and she got a "lump sum" payout from me and we were both happy. Luckily, I knew that I was not going to sit around and be miserable the rest of my life, and kept in touch with wifey whom I met back in 1999, when we hired her here in an office we opened in BKK. That was a wise decision to keep in touch with her. Told her in 2003 sadly I was getting divorced, she told me to work on saving my marriage but...if it does not work out, then do what is right for you. 2005 the divorce is final, I came back here to Bangkok, called her up and asked her if she wanted to meet me for dinner right? She said "Yes, I will make the plans and come to your hotel" Damm..I was impressed, she took me to a dinner cruise on the Chaophraya River.....and the rest as they say..is history. After that evening, I think we both knew, this will no longer be a " business relationship" That night after our date, I told her she could stay at my hotel with me on Silom right? To this day I will never forget her response "Yeah, you wish" No regrets about Rachanee..she has been everything I wanted and more. And....she can throw a football and likes to have fun.

Many are afraid financially if they split with their wife, despite being desperately unhappy. I remember 20 years ago when my farang wife and I split up. I was unhappy for years, but hung around for the kids. Then I found Thailand, the rest, they say, is history. I remember having a few beers at the 19th one day with 7 other guys who'd been part of our group. The vast majority were unhappily married. When I told them I'd split with my wife, they were flabbergasted. I said I'd had enough and that I'm going to enjoy the rest of my life. Pretty much all of them envied me, told me I was "brave" and they all wanted to know how it would affect me financially. I gave my wife the house and her car, kept on paying for stuff on top of that for a good few years until she was settled and over it. Sure, it cost me a fortune, but it was so worth it. All these guys wanted to do what I'd done, but didn't have the balls . . .

Roasting alive at Wat Arun.

Cod n Chips with my Dad , it's his 86th B'day 🥳

I've been wed to a Thai for 33 years & have never regretted it,you hear a lot about "my girl is different"....my missus is a one off without a doubt.

Nice day in the Black Country today

Salmon fillet, on potato, spinach with asparagus. 400 baht and excellent 🙂.just right for the real feel 44 degrees day in BKK🥵

Homemade meatballs, served on a splat of mustard and parmisan mash, with onion and mushroom gravy

Sunsetting from the 78th floor of King Power's Maha Nakon.

A spiced up beef stew in the slow cooker on a bed of buttered mash.

Just doing some "reminiscing" while in LOS..

Yeah Nikon makes great equipment too......the technology these days is amazing as far as these DSLR's and Lenses. Are you happy with your Nikon? We have come a long way since I first bought my first camera 50 years ago in 1974...Minolta SRT 101....scraped by as a struggling college student to buy a "Vivitar" 135MM lens for concerts...can never forget using a roll of 36 Kodak Ektachrome film back in the day. The challenge was after you took your first 36 pictures, could you unload it at a concert, and re-load your next roll of film without dropping it LOL! Yeah and a few "bong hits" didn't help either LOL! 20 or so years ago, Costco started taking slides and transferring them to a CD.... Glad I survived all of it back in the 70's...these concert pics and others are priceless to me.

Something a bit different tonight. Lamb and kidney curry with brown rice.

Well done pork and apple sausages, with tenderstem broccoli and buttered potatoes. I do like my sausages well done.... cooked in an air fryer

I hate it when they put an unnecessary apostrophe in my ads.

Finally cracked, couldn't face another chicken sausage and warmed up processed ham at the hotel buffet.So took a taxi to O'malleys Irish pub on the Si lom rd for an Irish breakfast minus the eggs,my wife had what she described as a lovely Pad Thai Gung.

Onion bhaji with garlic chilli chicken , Bombay aloo

Just for you Larry, braved the heat this afternoon to check out Penthouse. Doors were locked and looked like nobody was home.

Packed,leave early ish for bangkok tomorrow,1 night bkk then flight Fri morning to UK. Now away out for a slap out meal which neither of us can decide where 🤔

I have made over 7000 posts and never had one deleted. You probably have stepped outside the rules, if your post wasn't acceptable. This forum works well for so many and is a breath of fresh air compared to others, a reason why the majority of us are here. It doesn't always suit those wishing to rock the boat though.

After 27 years of marriage yesterday marked my 2nd anniversary or parting ways , thankful I found Thailand

Don't hold ya breath mate, it's one thing many places get wrong, including several bars on the 6.

Rack of lamb,delicious!

It's been too long since my last update here, so this morning got up early to get a ride in around Mabprachan before the heat of the day kicks in. In a nutshell, last time I saw the reservoir this low at this time of year was during the drought of 2015. Sure hope rainy season is good to us this year otherwise we're probably looking at water rationing later in the year.

Brilliant result for Ipswich. Town is in full on party mode I had my TXU Energi Town shirt on today watching the game in the Pub. Ipswich was absolutely rammed this morning, blue shirts everywhere - Princes Street opposite Portman Rd was awash with blue smoke and shirts, a really good atmosphere in the Town, the likes of which I've not really felt since the heady days of the FA Cup Win and UEFA Cup wins back in the glory days. @Krapow - don't forget Arnold Muhren and Franz Thysen - 2 great players from the land of the cloggies. Kevin Beattie as well who used to enjoy one or two beers in the pub we lived near to back then. Couple of pics, one taken by a potato and one of the Pub (Cricketers on Crown St) Great result, great game and both crowds very well behaved, a really good day out for the families as well. Gonna be a few sore heads in the morning.

Eating dinner at a ramen shop centre of doha,have 11 hour stopover so go train to karate village,then had a wander,noticed no females on the train hmm.

Milky white sea at Danish island Møn. It is a result of a recent limestone cliff collapse on the island.

^^^ Edited to add: I wonder what YT algorithm decided the above Skittles "Newlyweds" ad was age-restricted, but the Mastercard BJ ad passed the AI censorship.

Cod and chips for me tonight with curry sauce.

Chicken, caramelised onion and mayo roll

Back from a walk up hin lek fai.

I am sitting in Katesiree on Boukow taking a break from my morning walk it's now 6:30 a.m.

About to go to the gym, then back to shower and change. Sally is off work today so we will go and buy some flowers then go to the cemetery. Then probably lunch at the Italian restaurant by the flat.

My stress almost disappeared when I quite literally told my (prick ) boss to shove his job where the sun don't shine ( 6 weeks ago) I had to come back the next week to pass on a few ongoing projects He showed his true colors and had a leaving lunch paid by the company but didn't invite me or my team Many Many of the employees came and saw me after and all said what a sick @@##@# he was even the ceo ( was originally from a maintenance trade)came and diplomatically said that was a shit show Now I sit by the pool at hotel on soi lenkee and worry about what should I have for lunch and decide if I should visit that lbfm that was giving me the I need you look

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Remember this one well, was so funny. Another Murdoch paper.

Beans on over done toast for brunch.

Problem with living alone, as many know, is lots of food comes in packs for couples or families..... so the brioche rolls I bought came in a 4 pack, and as two were consumed yesterday, there were two more sitting staring at me. Yes, I could have thrown them in the freezer, but that is already full of other goodies... The fridge had some mince, onions, Tommy k and cheese in.... so....

It's so damn hot in Isaan that even the cacti are trying to escape!

Packing for the Hua Hin trip