Spending spree - BKK

[cdnmatt]

Hi Freez,

I've met a few people in your situation over the years, often working in oil or construction in some inhospitable place, who like to splash out as you described when they hit town. Why not, that 's how you enjoy yourself, and you may have no one else to spend it on, and you certainly deserve a treat after a month in Fuckallistan. Spreading the cash in this way is usually much appreciated!

Yeah, but then there's this shitty thing called hindight, which tends to make us quite regretfyl. I remember when I was young, I'd have no problem dropping $6000 on the casino in one night, knowing I'd make it back within a week, so no worries. Now I find myself 36 years old, alone, blind, broke, and sitting on the floor in my parent's spare bedroom. Dogs are dead, and my husband is somewhere is Bangkok working 12 hour days cooking chicken for 320 baht/day. Gotta admit, not exactly what I envisioned for my future.

Another example, when I first moved into my last house in Khon Kaen, across the street was a guy from Scotland with his Thai wife, daughter, and two pups. They were renting that place while their new home was being built just outside of town. They decided to move out before the house was 100% finished, and settled in. He was about as good at managing money as me, which means absolutely horrible, plus liked his drink quite a bit, and had no problem pissing money down the drain to enjoy his days. Unfortunately for him, oil dropped to $30/barrel, and since he was just a contractor for Shell, he was one of the first gone. This left him with an unfinished house, and a very unhappy wife, because they didn't know how they were going to buy things like food anymore. Then he got himself into a legal and immigration troubles after that, and shit really hit the fan I guess.

That, and especially right now at this point in history, I would urge caution. This next decide is going to see a MASSIVE change which is going to disrupt virtually every industry on the planet, and by 2030 we will be living in a totally different worl than we are now. Even without AI this is still going to happen, but add into the equation that we're on the precipice of opening the flood gates of AI, the amount of change this world is going to experience over the next decade is almost unfathomable. Everything in society is going to change, so keep your eyes open and ears pricked.

[latintopxxx]

...matty stop drinking and typing...NOT a good combination

[frequent]

The OP is actually a bit of a cheap Charlie but I'm not surprised at only £25K a month salary - I couldn't live on that.

Hardly worth getting out of bed for

[frequent]

And as for your spending, fuck it, why not, you're a long time dead

Being totally pedantic, once you're dead you cease to exist and therefore time has no meaning at all (this is a statement of belief, not fact, just to be clear. Many people believe in life after death; I think it improbable)

[Nirish guy]

Being totally pedantic, )

Glad you clarified that part at least

[frequent]

Glad you clarified that part at least

Too many people state their beliefs (which can't be proven) as incontrovertible fact and rely on cliches such as the several you use in the one post to express themselves

[frequent]

Yeah, but then there's this shitty thing called hindight, which tends to make us quite regretfyl. I remember when I was young, I'd have no problem dropping $6000 on the casino in one night, knowing I'd make it back within a week, so no worries. Now I find myself 36 years old, alone, blind, broke, and sitting on the floor in my parent's spare bedroom. Dogs are dead, and my husband is somewhere is Bangkok working 12 hour days cooking chicken for 320 baht/day. Gotta admit, not exactly what I envisioned for my future.

And the Bitcoin fortune you boasted of so often? Remember when you were telling us how Bitcoin had totally disrupted the financial system. Ah, those were the days

[Manforallseasons]

Matt/Beachlover......Time to reinvent yourselves this story is really played out!

[Freez]

Dear forum,

Many thanks for your considerations. This has been really valuable for me. There is indeed a risk of taking this behaviour too much for granted, potentially resulting in regretting past times with the power of hindsight - e.g., the day my activities get radically automated with the force of AI, in a more esoteric scenario.
And it is indeed true that there is some level of customization sneeking in. The first times were truely amazing, opening a full new world I could have only imagined existed. I am still enjoying and often amazed during my nights out, but the surprise factor is wearing out gradually. I believe this is something we all went through when reading through the posts of this forum - full of nostalgia how much better the scene was years and years ago. I truely believe it has detoriorated a bit, but lets agree that the bar scene is still an amazing thing - this collective nostalgia is likely partly driven by the loss of its novelty we all experienced when entering this scene.
As a consequence, I feel the urge to increase my frequency and get out more. I never saw all too much harm in this, but a correct warning of this forum to make sure not to get too much used to all this madness as it may end all too unexpectedly.

So thanks again forum members, in a weird way you have been grown to a panel of wise man in a very piculiar subject.

[goodtimeth]

I am one of the other « stupid farangs » overspending on boys.
I don’t think that we ruin the market for the others.
But what is sure is that the boys are « happy » to meet the overspending customers again.
You have the means, so keep spending.
It’s fun, and, most importantly, you make the boys happy