jimmie50

I am definitely a day person. For more than 30 years I was up at 5:30am and at school by 6:30am. Bed time was usually 11pm. I tried to get at least six hours of sleep a night, but could function with five for several days if necessary. Since I retired, my body is just so accustomed to those hours I routinely wake up at 5:30am. Once I adjusted to the time difference between Denver and Bangkok last October, I followed that same routine. My schedule was very similar to @TMax. I enjoyed starting my day with a nice breakfast. Not so much of a gym person, but would go for a nice walk or swim during the day. While I am not much of a bar/club person, I did manage to stay out late while in Bangkok to experience some of the nightlife. I will probably do the same on my trip in February, although not on a nightly basis.

Like @TMax, all I want for Christmas is to be back in Bangkok with a nice hot Thai guy who has a lovely hard cock. February 18 won't get here soon enough!

You might check out Siam Roads: https://siamroads.com It has been mentioned before in other posts on the forum. I know Mac comes highly recommended by several members. My experience with him was a 'no show' at the last minute. They have two other guides in Bangkok as well. No idea if any of them have access to a car. I recently hired Woody in Chiang Mai and that was a great experience and he did have his own car. I would definitely hire Woody again. Perhaps the guides located in Bangkok have access to a car or can make arrangements. Just a thought.

You are correct. This is no longer true. In theory, yes, but the reality of our current situation is trump has pushed against and upset every set of norms. The stacked supreme court is useless, as is the current congress, so there are no longer any checks and balances. Our founding fathers must certainly be rolling over in their graves. Politicians in general are no longer true statesmen with a willingness to compromise and do what is best for the country. I don't believe they can even think for themselves. They just follow their fearless leader blindly.

Let us hope and pray we can survive his stupidity and wrath until 2026, and that the people wake up and do elect enough from the opposition party to retake the House and Senate so that we can put a stop to this nonsense.

I have no idea about the accuracy of the news article, but I was reading Daily Beast online and they reported that Rob Reiner had mentioned to a few close friends after the argument at Conan O'Brien's holiday party and Nick was asked to leave that he was a little afraid of Nick and concerned for his safety. The article did not provide names of these close friends also in attendance at the party. That would contradict previous reports that while they were concerned about Nick and his well-being, there was no hint that he could become violent. I suppose the truth is somewhere in between, but we will never really know.

Personally I skip over such articles. Don't need to be reminded that I am getting older and we all age differently. Just a simple fact of life and death. Stopped going to funeral home visitations years ago. Most of my family chose cremation, as is my plan as well, with no visitation and no service. Would prefer to remember friends and family from photos over their lifetime.

There is another forum on gay Thailand? This is the only one I was aware of.

You are giving him way too much credit, @vinapu! I don't believe he even has half a brain.

Thanks for the explanation. I had not heard it said before, but then again, I don't listen to anything he says. If he comes across television or on the computer I immediately mute it. Have no desire to listen to such nonsense. Try to avoid reading most things, but impossible to avoid completely.

Is that in the Silom area? Never heard of that one before. Anyone try out the new shop Titan?

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Perfect example to reflect on another post you started with the question: Why is this man still allowed in public. From news reports, it seems he was in and out of rehab 18 different times. One has to ask the question if he had not been given probation so many times but instead after three strikes would have been sentenced to jail time if the outcome of this situation would have been different. No plea was entered for him today, but his attorney has asked for people to keep an open mind and not pre-judge the situation based upon news reports. Anyone else see an insanity defense coming? His brother and sisters issued a statement specifically about the loss of their parents, but made no mention whatsoever of Nick. Would be interested in knowing their thoughts having dealt with him so much over the years.

I agree with you whole-heartedly that trump does not have one redeeming quality. I don't understand the '37 Dolls' comment.

Yes, trump claims the murder is the result of something called Trump Derangement Syndrome. The only thing I can think of that is deranged is trump himself. Several conservative MAGA republicans did come out and say trumps statement was inappropriate and uncalled for.

I am not really 'in the know' about Thai politics, but those of you who live there and have been following the political situation in Thailand for years...do you think this current situation is related to the recent decision by the prime minister to dissolve parliament and call for new elections early next year? In other words, is this setting the stage for a military intervention once again? Just curious what everyone thinks.

According to news reports, Rob and Nick got into a big argument at a holiday party hosted by Conan O'Brien. Several people attending the party stated that Nick was acting very strange the entire evening. Sounds as though he may have 'gone off the wagon' and was confronted by his father about it at the party due to his behavior. It was also stated that his mother had expressed concern about Nick's mental health during the last two or three weeks. Very tragic for sure.

I have to be honest and say I never really thought about it until this post. I can't think of any one specific accent or language that annoys me.

According to news reports this morning in US, Thailand clearly stated trump doesn't know what he is talking about and there is no agreement for ceasefire. Typical trump claiming credit for something that doesn't even exist. As was already stated, nothing that comes out of his mouth can be considered truth or reality.

Truer words have never been written. Sad state of affairs we find ourselves in these days. Depressing.

If you find the diatribe so offensive, you can select to ignore those who make the posts. Easy to do by clicking on their profile and hit the 'ignore' button. I am not meaning you specifically...but anyone on the forum can easily choose to ignore posts from individuals if they find them offensive.

If he has been in and out of 20 different treatment programs, they obviously are not working for him and perhaps he needs something more realistic as a wake-up call...such as jail time. As the old saying goes, you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink. Until he reaches absolute rock bottom and decides on his own that he needs help, no rehab program is going to help him. He refused to go to any rehab program this time.

Or for making any negative posts about our 'dear leader'.

Never heard of him or seen anything he has done. Read info on the link you provided and seems like a very troubled soul. Doesn't appear anything has helped him previously, so perhaps some serious jail time would be a wake up call...but I have my doubts.

Agreed. I never have been one to buy into this us vs. them mentality that many Americans have. Everything is definitely not better here...never has been. Just a fantasy world some people like to believe exists.