SiamSam

And one for you Lung for being so generous! :p

I continue to struggle with the notion of living in LOS and have since my inaugural trip. I have traveled there 8 times so far with my 9th taking place in April. Each of the trips were approximately 20 days in duration. Thailand is the first destination of my long traveled life that I do not get tired or bored with. I always look forward to going there and find it frustratingly difficult to leave. It is also the first foreign country I feel thoroughly comfortable in. The excitement of the Thai experience has not diminished whatsoever for me. But would I want to live there full time? No. Ideally I would like to be there 5 months a year spread throughout the year. Basically traveling there every 6 weeks or so. In order to retain many of the benefits my country offers it requires me to be here a minimum of 182 days a year. Less than that and I will lose status for some benefits. Also I still enjoy many of the things home. I enjoy the seasons (well 3 of them at least), friends, family, et cetera. I would like the best of both worlds and am trying to figure out a plan to organize it. The biggest hurdle is affordability. Living in two countries for parceled out extended periods during the year means two homes and at least 5 air tickets per annum. This is a considerable cost. The other serious consideration is health insurance. Once someone reaches 60 the number of TOTAL insurable days out of one's country is limited. At least this is the case with my current insurer. If anyone has an insurer that covers you out of country for a cumulative total of 6 months a year please let me know. Now, the other big question is where to get that little affordable apartment in Thailand? Bangkok? Pattaya? Chiang Mai? Phuket? We'll see... :)

Larry, Do you really mean between 11h00 and 24h00 or do you mean between 23h00 and 24h00?

The above pix is apparently an annual parade of phalanx thingies that occur somewhere in Japan. The whole celebration is about cocks. Perhaps FB can enlighten us further.

Terry, Sweet looking girl but man oh man much too skinny for me. Whoa did you feed her prior to the photo session?

Larry, Larry, Larry, is that all you can think about!??!

I agree with FB. I like "Board Member" as a opposed to "Forum Member". It also conjures up a sense of class. I see Board as a business thing rather than a bulletin board thing.

Alas, "sober minds" belong to sober people. I'll have to try and remember that.

Yup, you got it!!!

Ok, how about: THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN

Ok, we have a date. I arrive in Little Moscow on April 07th.

Sir Lung Hung, I'm in! Done deal. Every descriptive adjective of yours is right up my alley :) Maybe we can convince Larry to tag along. He'll keep us level headed.

AB I introduced you to the burger place across from Famous. I am happy you trust me but surprised you think I am a girl. Must be those man breasts of mine. Have to get a more subtle bra.

I went to Naklua once and could not find anything of interest. I keep hearing things about it so someone will have to take me on a guided tour at some point.

I thought that was an Italian pasta sauce.

Next Up: On how many planets have you had sex? And Pluto no longer counts.

Yeah XZone is a terrific place and can be quite shocking for a first timer. It's a MUST for me every time I am in Pattaya.

Yeah I figured you would see it that way Larry :D

Yup! Short times is good times! Frankly I do not understand why anyone would want to go LT unless you are both nuts about one another. For the price of one long time (where you run the risk of having to deal with grief and lies and God knows what else) you can have 2 short times when the mood suits you. ST usually means everyone is happy without the worry or drama.

I was there earlier today, my morning of Feb. 26. I saw you come into the room and then tried chatting with you. You did not reply so I assumed you did not get the messages. You then left the room. I logged off and then rebooted my computer. I logged in again and saw HubbaBubba in the chat room. We began to chat and it was flawless. During our chat we saw you come into the room. We both tried to chat with you but you did not reply. You then left the room not to reappear. HB and I continued our chat until he had to leave. So the chat room worked well for us. It is a mystery why you are having difficulty.

I am in the chat room now. It is 18h50 in Thailand and 06h50 eastern

Perhaps it is the same landlord. :D

If I click your avatar your info page comes up. Under your avatar there is "Send me a message". This I assume is a PM. Then on the bottom of that page there is a section called: CONTACT INFORMATION Email: "Click here to email me" What is the difference between the two?

I'll be your official photographer Houndman.

You're a smart fella. Thanks. :bow: