Daily or weekly cheer

**Loy Toy** · 30-03-2023, 03:06 PM

My wife showed me some ultras-sound images of my new grandchild this morning and that means number 5 for me!

A gift of life is extremely special and I feel privileged to be involved.

**armstrong** · 30-03-2023, 03:25 PM

Easter holidays! Soon no more getting up at 5am for a whole 3 weeks!

**DrWilly** · 30-03-2023, 06:21 PM

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

My wife showed me some ultras-sound images of my new grandchild this morning and that means number 5 for me!

A gift of life is extremely special and I feel privileged to be involved.

Congrats!

**Joe 90** · 03-04-2023, 05:32 AM

Lovely warm spring day.
Walked the dog and knackered him out.
Went for a blast on my bike.
Cooked a full Sunday dinner which everyone ate.
Went to work, no issues.
Come back to a house full of teenagers having fun, chatting, drinking.
All good at chez Chitty.

**Mandaloopy** · 03-04-2023, 05:49 AM

First day of my final term here in UB. 8 weeks and then a sabbatical! If there is a lesson I have learned over this year it is the importance to try to create a healthy work/life balance, it will certainly be something I take a little more seriously when looking for a job after my travels.

**panama hat** · 03-04-2023, 05:58 AM

Originally Posted by Joe 90

All good at chez Chitty.

Nice . . . plus, summer's coming

**Joe 90** · 03-04-2023, 06:16 AM

Originally Posted by Mandaloopy

importance to try to create a healthy work/life balance, it will certainly be something I take a little more seriously when looking for a job after my travels.

Indeed mate!!
There's always a better deal/job around the corner.

**cyrille** · 03-04-2023, 08:26 AM

Originally Posted by Mandaloopy

First day of my final term here in UB. 8 weeks and then a sabbatical!

If you're quitting your job then you are not taking a sabbatical.

**aging one** · 03-04-2023, 12:28 PM

10:00 am arrived for Drivers License renewal at DTL Jatujak. Left at 10:45am with a new license. Not bad at all other than the heat. Damn its a scorcher today.

**Edmond** · 03-04-2023, 01:29 PM

Originally Posted by aging one

10:00 am arrived for Drivers License renewal at DTL Jatujak. Left at 10:45am with a new license.

Daily moan. Just remembered my motorbike license expired a few months ago.

Feck it, I think there's a 12 month grace period for renewal before you have to do all the tests and videos again.

Originally Posted by Mandaloopy

something I take a little more seriously when looking for a job after my travels.

Congrats. Seems like you've done a good slog of 2-3 years in Mongo, and will come out with a nice wedge.

Do you think you'll go the Buy a condo in Bkk and set up shop route, or something/somewhere else?

A young-ish single lad with their own pad in Bkk, an easy 6 figures a month with 3-4 months holiday per year is doing alright.

**aging one** · 03-04-2023, 06:05 PM

Originally Posted by Edmond

Feck it, I think there's a 12 month grace period for renewal before you have to do all the tests and videos again.

Yup you get a full year after the expiry date which for me is my birthday in August. So 6 years from now in August. You still do have to do 4 physical tests buts its been improved and faster. Color blindness, Depth perception, Brake time reaction, and Peripheral vision. I was shocked how many Thai's were failing one or more of the four. Many could not comprehend you have to break with your right foot.

**Simon43** · 04-04-2023, 05:20 PM

Another day in Blackpool, living in my 3m x 4m hotel room

I've been here for about 2 months now, going through prostate cancer diagnosis/treatment. I am actually still waiting for the results of the biopsy, and then will decide what treatment to follow. I'm hopeful to sort all this out before August, which is when I hope to get back to Mandalay in Myanmar to impose my terrible teaching skills on some long-suffering students!

Yesterday I received my shiny replacement UK driving licence to replace my old paper licence. I also got confirmation that my name is back on the UK electoral role. So all is going well, albneit slooooowwwwwly!

**MarilynMonroe** · 06-04-2023, 10:46 PM

^Good stuff!

I was sent a msg this morning that school is closed due to power outages from yesterday's ice storm.
Tomorrow is Good Friday and I'm off Easter Monday, sooooo that means I have a five day holiday! Wohooo!

Sadly I have two assignments left for my online course, so I have work to do! The plan is to do it today and tomorrow and leave the rest for hiking and hanging out.

**MarilynMonroe** · 06-04-2023, 10:47 PM

Originally Posted by Mandaloopy

First day of my final term here in UB. 8 weeks and then a sabbatical! If there is a lesson I have learned over this year it is the importance to try to create a healthy work/life balance, it will certainly be something I take a little more seriously when looking for a job after my travels

It is really important for sure. I've learned that over the years as well. Good luck on your final eight weeks and wohoooo vacation!

**Joe 90** · 18-04-2023, 10:39 PM

A rare gloriously sunny day here.
Day off.
Mowed the lawn.
Walked the dog.
Oil and break pads changed plus full detail on the car.
Cleaned the house.
Cooked a very nice Mexican chilli.
Off out to buy the eldest his first car, hope that this doesn't go in the Daily moan thread

**malmomike77** · 19-04-2023, 12:26 AM

Originally Posted by Joe 90

Off out to buy the eldest his first car,

Happy days, is he going on your insurance

it was a £150 mini in my days, a £1500 fiesta for the kids, its fuk sight more now

**Joe 90** · 19-04-2023, 02:04 AM

Originally Posted by malmomike77

Happy days, is he going on your insurance

it was a £150 mini in my days, a £1500 fiesta for the kids, its fuk sight more now

Is he fook going on my insurance!

It's took me twenty years to get mine gown to £200 a year fully comprehensive.

You've heard the saying "All that glitters is not gold".

This particular car was a good example of Del Boy Vs Arthur Daley Motors.

Thank fvck I took a few pics to prove my point to my son who had fallen for it and had been mythering me all week to look at it.

To cut a long story short, I took it for an unnecessary test drive as I knew after two minutes it's was a dog.

I gave it a good ragging with my foot on the brake and returned it to the car lot in a haze of smoke.

Ruddy second hand car dealers thinking they can pull the wool over my eyes, I did the humane thing and sent it to the scrap yard in the sky and saved some other less aware punter the pain.

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I did enjoy myself and the look on Arthur Del Boy Daleys face was priceless when I put the key back in his sweaty palm

**malmomike77** · 19-04-2023, 02:26 AM

^ with sills that bad why did you even drive it?

**Joe 90** · 19-04-2023, 02:38 AM

Originally Posted by malmomike77

^ with sills that bad why did you even drive it?

To blow up the engine as payback for wasting our time

**Shutree** · 19-04-2023, 01:21 PM

The 40+C heat in bone dry Isan became too much. So I decamped to Taiwan this morning. Grey skies, green mountains, rain: Fantastic. And everybody formed an orderly queue to get on the train.

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I'd post a photo if only I could master that from my phone.

**malmomike77** · 19-04-2023, 01:41 PM

^ you turned left alighting the train?

**Edmond** · 19-04-2023, 01:47 PM

Good man Shutree.

China is lovely.

How long will you be staying?

We want a photo thread! We want a photo thread!

**Shutree** · 19-04-2023, 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by Edmond

Good man Shutree.

China is lovely.

How long will you be staying?

We want a photo thread! We want a photo thread!

A couple of weeks of respite here. I came alone, so I can enjoy the scenery. Oh to be young again! A photo thread would be a stretch unless one of these nice young ladies wants to come back and play with my handset.

**Edmond** · 19-04-2023, 01:56 PM

5555

Top man Shutree

Have fun

**misskit** · 19-04-2023, 02:01 PM

^^ I’ve Japanese friends who would go to Taiwan for a few days just to eat. They said the food is fantastic.

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