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6 minutes ago, Denim said:
If she is bored she will try to string them along for as long as possible without agreeing to anything.
my Dad did this with scammers. It was like sport for him.
we get a lot of scammers calling. I hang up, as does my son. My wife plays a bit, a fews ago, telling whoever on the end of the line that she wanted her bag of drugs and if she was going to pay a fine, send her the drugs first.
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31 minutes ago, stoner said:raise your arms over your head flailing them all about like a crazed maniac.
as an aside, that's exactly the same method i employ when I try to speak Thai and they dont understand me.
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3 hours ago, webfact said:Thailand is basking in the glow of happiness
more like "basking in the haze of smoke and exhaust fumes" recently
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Maybe it's you Bob. We seem to be living in the same country but also in "opposite" land. I get nothing but smiles when I spek Thai. Maybe you need to get out of Pattaya! I love your stories though. 🙂
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my boss needs my wife s ID card number. We get some tax returns due to being married and having a kid. Comes to about 16000 bt a year.
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35 minutes ago, bob smith said:
I am pressing the self destruct button.
Peace in the valley , tomorrow, but tonight .............................
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4 minutes ago, rexpotter said:Bob, or whomever you are....You are full of BS, nobody has a Thai friend. Been around here for 30 years and not one guy I know has a male Thai friend.
i have more Thai than foreign friends. in all your 30 years here, you cant have known many folk.
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i finish work at 6pm. Then Im on the same. Me, the weekend alky!!
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1 hour ago, marin said:who can post the most trash
a bit harsh to be calling it trash - there is entertainment value at the very least
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simples - learn a little Thai and talk to folk. Even giving the appearance of trying to fit in goes a long way.
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he has no pressing matters to deal with at home then.
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Everyone’s different and so it goes with countries as well. I think what’s happened to the Swiss guy in Phuket is a bit over the top – not to make any excuse for his behaviour – and the Swiss guy in Trang deserves all he gets, but it’s not like he is a victim here. We all know the score here and, as guests, can’t really complain when things like this happen. As people say, if you don’t like it ……
Besides, how many of us westerners would like to see our respective nations’ authorities to be a bit more hardline wih foreigners who misbehave.
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imagine the sheer noise generated
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13 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:
And this is the attitude of those back in the 1970's .shocking
so what do you suggest we do. Protest? Become vigilantes? Farang action groups?
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i always thought his neck was made of brass.
He looked sprightly enough on his return!!
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Thanks for all answers, very much appreciated. Bottom line is , he s going to fight on Friday evening and we will take it from there. Im actually very proud as I could never have done it, i also respect the effort he s putting into training.
I dont see him wanting to be a pro and any tournaments he partakes in will be few and far between. But he would still like to be a trainer - fitness or boxing or even his first love, basketball. He sees this fight as a career step and so i will be there cheering him on and probably feeling each punch he recieves more than he does.
I ll let you know how it goes. thanks again
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Just now, Fat is a type of crazy said:It might come down to how keen your son is - is he not into it and is happy to find a way out or is he super keen. Could be good for confidence. Could be bad if he gets beat up badly but he'll feel he had a go. Could be bad physically as you say. Tough one.
That’s the thing. If he wasn’t keen to do it then I’d talk to the coach and pull him out. But he is. He wants the experience and he wants to see how he gets on for himself. Like testing himself. It s not like anyone is forcing him to do it.
he also made the decision himself, without talking to me about it first.
I have talked to the coach, and he maintains that my lad’s opponent is a beginner as well and it will be refereed as such. I told the boy that win or lose I’m more than proud and not to be shy to concede if it’s too much. He is really keen.
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I have a question regarding my son.
He s 16 and 4 years ago, I asked him if he wanted to try Muay Thai lessons at a newly opened gym. First lesson was free and he enjoyed it and so for four years I ve been paying monthly for him to work with a trainer. The idea being, it will give him an activity other than playing on an I-phone and watching stupid vdos.
It was never meant to be anything serious. He enjoys basketball first and foremost and saw boxing as a way to stay fit and build strength and speed. It also gave him direction, and he s been talking about wanting to be a trainer when he finishes education. I’m made up he’s got an aim in life which I didn’t have at 16.
So, he asked the gym owner if he could get some experience (unwaged) at the gym. They agreed and he helps with cleaning up and has instructed a few newbies and helps with warm ups and warm downs. Little things with a view to an intern type deal when he s at M6 at school.
Sorry to ramble – the upshot is that in order to work as a trainer there, he has to get fight experience which he agreed to. Without consulting me, he has agreed to his debut fight in a tournament next week as a beginner and is up against another kid of the same age but with some experience. My son is in intense training and is getting knocked about by his trainer to gain strength etc. It s quite heavy – he s got bruising and a good black eye.
My question – I’ m scared he ll get injured or seriously hurt. If this was your kid, how would you feel about him competing? Has anyone seen a Muay Thai event (not pro)? Should I be concerned?
Thanks in advance.
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3 hours ago, Ralf001 said:He has cardiovascular, lung and heart issues as well as a deteriorating spine, why would he need a leg cast ?
maybe a wheelchair then 🙂
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you fancy an intellectual conversation with Gabba??
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3 hours ago, webfact said:“Anybody that’s in combat sports needs to know how to relax.”
It s hardly a performance enhancer. I dont see how inhaling smoke is going to benefit an athlete.
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43 minutes ago, watgate said:When you see stalls situated near schools selling all sorts of sugary sodas and cakes and cookies and other assorted junk foods it is no wonder their is an epidemic of out of control sugar consumption in Thailand.
and also inside the schools themselves
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bizarre what people choose to pick up on when they feel a need to attack someone. Seems a little desperate to me.
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i feel for you. My Dad passed after a battle with covid and there was no way for me to return. Very sad indeed. I took my family to a temple and paid respects there. A sort of token effort if you see what I mean, but if my Dad was looking down ( I dont necessarily believe in an after life) Im sure he wouldve understood. We had a family meal afterwards, sort of re affirmed our family bonds which my Dad wouldve approved of.
I returned home last year and we spread his ashes to his choice of music so paid my respects with my son and family there.
Sorry for your loss, I hope things work out for you.
Who the hell was I kiddin!
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dont go Bob! I use your posts to stop my son from getting into the booze.
"this is what you write after drink son. Keep sensible"