G'day all,

I am Neil, from Sydney Australia. I've been a member lurking on this site for over four years now. But I have begun to make a few posts, so must be time to introduce myself. Besides, I need to get my post count up to access the naughty section.

You'll want to know who the new 'frog hopper' champion in the games section is anyway.

I am, my God, in my early 50s now - where did that sneak up on me from? I have been married for more than 23 years to a Thai woman the same age as myself. Have lived in Sydney all that time, apart from a two-year stint working in KL and Bangkok in the first years of our marriage. We visit Thailand almost every year.

We will retire to Thailand either in five years or when my (IT) job is sent to India, whichever comes first. The closer I get to the five years the grander my Thailand house will be.

Not that we're planning anything 'grand', we're both down-to-earth people. If I can conjure a life with few mosquitoes I'll be happy. And a big pickup truck. A two-bedroom place on the outskirts of Buriram is the plan, using as many 'eco design' principles as I can get my head around / live comfortably with / convince the future Thai architect to use. Looking forward to the journey!

Ah, the moniker is in honour of my ex-border collie, Bindi. I used to use his email address to enter competitions and such, kept it when he died.

Cheers.