"Time, the old enemy..."

[Oliver2]

The twenty-fourth year of my love affair with Thailand and my third visit of 2019 has just ended. And I have began to review ways in which "the old enemy" is catching up with me.

1) I struggle to climb on a motor -cy taxi; my right leg refusing to comply with my demands, much to the amusement of spectators.

2) In the 90s, my Pattaya day started at about 1030 and ended at 0200. Now P and I retire at 2230 and are up to eat breakfast at 0800.

3) I've never been much of a drinker but have always enjoyed an early evening beer before dinner. Now I find that even one beer affects me and I prefer a diet Coke.

4), Jet-lag was once tolerable. On two occasions, I spent only six days in Pattaya, returning to work the morning after I arrived home. Now it takes four days for me to recover from the BKK-LHR flight, even with the assistance of Circadin.

5) Sex every day was, bluntly, why I went to Pattaya in the first place. It's still there and available but only once every two days. Approximately.

Is it just me? Or are there some older posters who manage to continue their youthful routines?

And am I unusual in enjoying my trips as much as ever and appreciating the positive changes- there are quite a few- of my Pattaya experience?

[AsDaRa]

I remember a few years ago seeing a 85 year old (he looked like it anyway, if not 90) offing a boy from a go go bar and walking him to the hotel at a very very very slow speed. He hardly could walk. If in that condition you still find the appetite to walk to a gogo bar and off a boy that says something about the sex drive of men.

The old man was treated with lot of respect in the bar, and he got support when walking, stting, getting up from his seat.

[christianpfc]

...retire at 2230 and are up to eat breakfast at 0800.
Nowadays (age 39), I value a good sleep (midnight to 8 am) more than sex at 2 am.

[Impulse]

We never know what we might be like from year to year. I’m in my 60s but I stay out till the bars close almost every night when I’m in Thailand. And get about six hours sleep. Sex is more of a struggle every year though. I try to adapt to it.

[chip]

Turning 80 just after my return from Bangkok in Dec.
I still enjoy the sex, but have become extremely picky on who I will try and take home with me.
My tastes are still the same as when I was a 20 year old.
I don't need sex everyday, it would be nice, but because I am now so selective in who I take home with me, it seems they are more far and few between.
Up unitl a few years ago I was very sexually active, almost on a daily basis, but now, the horse is slow out of the gate, but the most important, the tool still works well.

[Smiles]

Turned 72 last July.
Frankly I don't know what I am, except that I'm mostly happy. At 72 that's hardly a bad thing.

[chip]

Turned 72 last July.
Frankly I don't know what I am, except that I'm mostly happy. At 72 that's hardly a bad thing.

When I get up in the morning and look in the mirror, I smile and say to myself, "thank god I woke up"

[a447]

I still vividly remember a conversation I had a few years ago with the old German owner of Dreamboys.

He told me that everything had been going well with him - lots of energy, excellent health, everything working well - but when he reached the end of his sixties, suddenly the wheels fell off. His knees gave way, his back started causing him problems, he had great difficulty walking and climbing stairs, he felt increasingly weak, he developed arthritis.......he had well and truly reached "old age."

As I head towards my seventies, I sometimes recall this conversation and wonder when it will happen to me.

At the moment I am in excellent health (touch wood!) and can still easily run up flights of stairs. I have just returned from a trip to Europe, which included a week in Portugal. I don't know how many members here have visited that country but for those who haven't, I can tell you it is hard going. Most towns and cities I visited are built on a hill and you spend hours every day walking up very steep slopes and climbing countless stairs. How the locals deal with it, I don't know -perhaps they are just used to it - but for me it was quite exhausting. But I wanted to go back to Portugal -I was first there in 2016 - while I could still do all that climbing. My pedometer indicated that I was walking an average of 17 km per day during the holiday.

I still have sex twice a day when I'm on holiday; much more often than when I'm at home. And as yet, I don't need Viagra. When that day comes I think I'll just put the pistol back into its holster, as I'm not keen on the idea of ED medication. But until that day I will still visit Thailand and other S.E.Asian destinations. The sex is wonderful and I love staying up till the early hours of the morning, especially in Thailand.

I look at my friends, who are all around my age, and note that they are all still very active, although they can't keep up with me. Many have developed problems with their joints. I'm dreading the day I start noticing any decline. Will it happen seemingly overnight, as it apparently did with the old German? Or will it be gradual?

[chip]

It's all a guessing game. Who know when/what will happen to ourselves. Most of my friends are really feeling old age. Heart bypasses, cancer, hip replacement etc and they are younger than I. I feel very lucky to be in such a pretty good state. But as you have posted above, who knows when this will all come tumbling down. I guess as the old saying goes, take life one day at a time. Enjoy each day to fullest, do what or as much as you can each day so that you feel that there is a reason to go on living. Knowing that one feels full filled each day is a big +, at least it keeps me going. Most people I meet are shocked that i am close to 80, I always get the "you don't look to be 79" well my reply is what is a 79 year old suppose to look like. At least many of the boys don't seem to mind and here in Thailand I think being somewhat older can be a +

[francois]

And as yet, I don't need Viagra. When that day comes I think I'll just put the pistol back into its holster, as I'm not keen on the idea of ED medication.

Much better to load the pistol with Viagra bullets and keep on shooting.
When the time comes you will change your attitude. :devilsh:

[catawampuscat]

I recently sat at a table in Jomtien Complex Cockatoo boy bar beer. It was an anniversary party for a couple.
One man at my table loudly announced that he was 90 years old. He told everyone that he retired at 80 and
he was urged to return and again at 85 the same.
He related story after story about his sexual history from his teens. He went to the microphone and belted out
several songs.
A friend joined us at the table later and said the 90 y.o. was a bullshitter and still in his seventies.
Fortunately, I was at other end of long table from the loud mouth liar. He held several farangs attention as they
flattered him about how great he looked etc.
What a complete waste of time!

[Manforallseasons]

What a complete waste of time!

Agreed, this post is a “waste of time”, says nothing of any importance.

[Kenny]

this post is a “waste of time”, says nothing of any importance.
Couldn't agree more...I have the same reaction to most of your posts.

[Nirish guy]

Agreed, this post is a “waste of time”, says nothing of any importance.

I disagree as this thread ( to me anyway) reminded me that time is the one thing that we cant control and that we should live life to our best if and when we still can and when we're still able.

In fact on reading this thread I've literally just clicked "book" on the rental of a lovely self skippered lake river cruising boat for this weekend coming that I'd been Hmming and Haaing about all of last week whilst wondering about should I bother as it was "dear enough" for just a random whim, but on reading this thread I thought "fuck it, I'm a long time dead etc" and booked it - so rather than this thread being a waste of time I personally am very glad it was started. :-)

* Note - perhaps ask me am i still so grateful after getting back from no doubt freezing my ass off after being in the middle of Lough Erne in Northern Ireland in the last weekend in October when it will I'm sure by decidedly nippy ! lol

[chip]

Do what you can while you can, enjoy life to the fullest.

[arsenal]

"You pass this way but once."
Billy Connolly.

[frequent]

I wonder if there's a Guinness Book of Records entry for the most number of platitudes in a single thread?

[NitNoi]

If you are wondering about how your road will end and what choices you may have, I can highly recommend "Being Mortal" by Dr Atul Gawande.
As Amazon says "... when it comes to the inescapable realities of aging and death, what medicine can do often runs counter to what it should." You can find the eBook on The Pirate Bay.

[frequent]

I look at my friends, who are all around my age, and note that they are all still very active, although they can't keep up with me. Many have developed problems with their joints. I'm dreading the day I start noticing any decline. Will it happen seemingly overnight, as it apparently did with the old German? Or will it be gradual?Have you considered changing your diet? https://www.askmen.com/sports/foodcourt/foods-that-kill-your-erection.html

I found that losing weight (I'm talking 10kg +) helped both the quantity and quality of my erections

[dinagam]

Have you considered changing your diet? https://www.askmen.com/sports/foodcourt/foods-that-kill-your-erection.html

I found that losing weight (I'm talking 10kg +) helped both the quantity and quality of my erections

A single sample is, statistically speaking, not significant.
Should we rope in more members?

[Impulse]

Losing weight also has the added plus of making your Willy look bigger.

[Chuai-Duai]

A single sample is, statistically speaking, not significant.
Should we rope in more members?

If I lost 10kg I’d be down to 62kg which, as I’m 6ft, wouldn’t be a good idea so I won’t be adding any data to the experiment. Luckily I’ve not had any problems yet, I'm 66, so I’m not a good test subject anyway.

Quite like that reference to "rope" though. I'm always "up" for such antics.

[Nirish guy]

I disagree .......... In fact on reading this thread I've literally just clicked "book" on the rental of a lovely self skippered lake river cruising boat for this weekend ............Ha though I wonder will i still feel so grateful after getting back from no doubt freezing my ass off after being in the middle of Lough Erne in Northern Ireland in the last weekend in October

So just as a short follow up to my above I thought I'd share a pic I took of one of the many stunning islands I motored past ( or tied up to for a nice long lunch etc) as a example of why sometimes you just should get up and "do it" when you're undecided whether to bother or not.

I've just returned from my weekend away and it was wonderful, lovely crisp weather, but ( mainly) flat calm and with scenery and photo backdrops to match just about anywhere I think. So I'm back now and ready for work again this morning ( Tuesday) all relaxed and recharged after not having to fight my way through airports and the like. So yes thanks again to the OP for his post as it was that that made me say "fuck it" and press "book" on my unexpected mini break ! :)

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[Oliver2]

My post was prompted by two things.Firstly, the realisation that my aging has failed to limit enjoyment of my time in Pattaya, even if it has changed some of its routines. And secondly, the news that my closest friend in the UK has just been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. He hasn't been in Thailand for four years and has repeatedly responded to my numerous pleas for him to return with, "Next time you go, I'll come with you."
Carpe diem.