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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.

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.

Mothers cooking. Chicken and leek pie,tatties and veg.

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

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

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

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.

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

Rack of lamb,delicious!

I don’t really suffer from stress so much, depression was my main problem. Was eventually diagnosed as bipolar or manic depressive as it used to be called. Had a mental breakdown two days after burying my sister and ended up being sectioned under the mental health act for 10 days. But now I feel okay mentally.

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.

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

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.

The bars facing each other at the top of Soi 7 are noted for the volume of their music blasting out into the soi. It's so bad I speed up to get past the bars as quick as possible. For the Las Vegas Beer Garden, if you sit near the entrance the volume when the live band kicks in isn't too bad. What helps with the building's acoustics is the insulation they've attached to the interior walls and ceilings. Prior to 9pm when the live band starts playing, the music volume is tolerable no matter where you sit.

Some bars play it for the staff and don't care about the customers and then there are bars that will play it for the customers not worrying about the staff. The successful ones will find the happy medium

I struggle to think who his target audience would be, maybe the same older generation that he describes whom seem to be living in the past. It's only a few weeks ago that I was on the 6 and the amount of available girls of all shapes and sizes was very impressive. 100s of them and I do mean 100s of them all hoping to snare a ST. If I was a newbie walking the 6, I would be overwhelmed and delighted with the amount of available pussy!

I tell a lot of guys at work who are obviously frustrated and moaning about their wives or gfs at home....book yerself at trip to thailand for some me time,no point being unhappy at home or at work,ye only live once.

Another great way to keep track of weather in Pattaya is the Longdo Traffic app (I've got it on Android, not sure about iOS) You can see traffic cameras all over Pattaya (and elsewhere). It overlays the radar on the map. While it was dry at my place in central Pattaya I could see heavy rain on Sukumvit and at Terminal 21 light rain

Correction, water levels were much worse April, 2020. Fortunately it was during the pandemic so we didn't have any pesky tourists drinking what little water remained.

Well Done Ipswich, QPR and Blackburn !! Hope you all celebrate tonight!!! @galenkia with a giant turnip !!!

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I cheated. I rode my motorbike to the comer of Soi 15 and 2n Rd and walked about 50m to take the pics.

For me when in the village it is a car. I bought one 13 years ago but Thai brother in law has totally f***d it. On a recent trip back wifey was told we could borrow a car whenever we needed one and had no need to rent one, it worked out like this: where you want to go? Oh great I will come to, oh and my sister wants to come, she will be here soon. An hour later eight of us are now squeezed into the vehicle finally set to leave. we get in to town and our half hour grocery run takes two hours because everyone wants to go somewhere different. And then joy of joys we get to buy them all lunch. 4 hours gone Never again! Last time we had a rental car for the whole trip and it worked like this: ”I’m going to Lotus” get in car and drive to shop. Go into shop and buy what I want. drive home 45 minutes maximum. Oh yes , brother in law is hoping for a new car to appear. I will not paying for it

Perhaps she is dressed as the Biblical "tree of knowledge" ....... but wasn't that an apple tree?? All I see is a couple of lovely pairs !!!

Beans on over done toast for brunch.

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