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Indeed it was very early. I was in California. In general, school districts set their own bell schedules with some guidance from the state. When I was teaching, first period started at 7:30am. I taught special education in a public high school. My students were the moderate to severe population, so they rode special buses and started arriving between 7 and 7:15am. I had to schedule my paraprofessionals so that they would meet the buses and escort the students to the classroom. Basically, 6:30-7:00am was the only time during the day I had to myself for any type of prep work before the students started arriving. Since I retired and after COVID, the state (California) stepped in and passed a law stating 8:30am was the earliest high school could begin in order to allow for students to get more sleep and be better prepared for the school day. Of course, that had a chain reaction with all after school activities being pushed to a later time in the day. Consequently, students got home later, started homework later, were still staying up until the wee hours of the night/morning...and still falling asleep in first period class beginning at 8:30am!

Another good thing, there's also less White House censorship of the media in Canada. 60 Minutes prison segment postponed by CBS briefly viewed in Canada on Global TV | CBC News

Not during a Latin class!

No, I was obliged to admire all of them!

Genttlemen, Just wanted to take a moment to wish all of you, in all parts of the world, who allowed me to vent here, and still retain membership.... Its been an honor to interact and share thoughts with you, eventhough at times it seems as if I tried to "force" my thoughts on YOU.... This outlet, and sharing with you has been a gift for ME in these trying times here in the U.S. Thanks to all, with wishes for peace and stability in the world and your lives. Looking forward to "sharing" with you all in 2026.... Happy holidays ! Sucky HO, HO, HO !!! "I have something in my SACK for YOU ! "

In this particular case, VCK is the name, and is not an abbreviation For most of these things, I use Google maps and put in “VCK Bangkok” and I usually have all my answers. The most important for me is location and how one would get there (car, walk or BTS/MRT)).

Sometimes this community is just rude. I realize that your reply is meant in light-hearted jest, but not everyone here is reading every single post every day. All of the acronyms and coded language aren't helpful to those of us that are here actually seeking information. The search function is of some assistance, but it can still be pretty difficult to find relevant information on this site.

Hi guys, I’m heading to Tunis and Sousse in February and wondered if any of you have some recent and up to date info to share about picking up locals, fun in the souks, hammams, and all the other stuff we all enjoy!

all those drinks are giving us the required strength

I believe you without hesitation. Many times boys at 7.30 am asked me if we should take a shower and go eat some breakfast . As for your question on vacation I like to rise early and stay active deep into night. result of that is that afternoon hours are the worst for me as I feel tired and sleepy, specially between 6 and 9 pm. At home, more or less the same

you in boy bar ??? I'm shocked and gasping for an air !

that will be me. I used to do more or less live reports but noticed that typing takes too much vacation time and switched to taking travel notes in a journal few times a day.

My day starts at 5pm the earliest, I was lucky to make it out in Pattaya or BKK by 9pm , I might make a 7pm dinner if @BjornAgain pushed it, lol Not really, you'd be amazed at how much of nothing there is at 3am or later, just guys high on drugs looking 🥺

Very clever!

But you stayed in it because the seamen kept you awake and feeling energised!

Oh, and super yachts, contracts, up to $450m, and disputes with oligarchs, yawn.

Hi again! I just wanted to thank you all for the great suggestions Pattaya has been really amazing so far, I mean Thailand is something else! The food, the beaches, Koh Larn, Khao Chi Chan, Nong Nooch, The Sanctuary of Truth, and so on, just wow! And of course Jomtien Complex, we went there every night and drank with everyone, very very fun nights! Especially I think it was Gus Bar where we went basically every time, except once when we went to Boyztown to see a show in X-Boys. Definitely more expensive to drink freely there haha but it was worth it. Anyway, thank you again for everything, one night to go and then we’re off to Bangkok tomorrow. Bye all!

That's my point, higher quality fake love!

Yes, very dull, travelling all over the world, multi million dollar international disputes, $billion contracts, LNG vessels at $250m each, cruise liners, up to $1billion each, Tankers, Container vessels, I barely could stay awake it was so dull.

I don't know how the guys do it staying up all night drinking in bars 🍷🍸🍺🍹then get up the next day .

That's very early. Were you the discipline mistress or in some other supervisory position? At what time did school start proper? And is it the same throughout the US or unique to your state and/or the type of school (state vs private, religious school, etc)? I was a day scholar and a night owl until I left for the UK at 16 for my Sixth Form. Boarding school was rigid and stressful in some ways but a lot of fun in other ways. Since then I've always been a day person and am in bed by 10.30 most nights.

This is the approach I took on my trip in October...at least in the beginning until it became somewhat overwhelming. I would use the Notes app on my phone once I got too busy for the 'live' report to jot down key points I wanted to remember and mention.

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.

I’ve been there years ago and can’t say I’m keen to go back. It was a very nice restaurant though the food didn’t leave much of an impression. Felt more suitable for tourists, rather than dining with a local guy or two. I remember bringing a guy there and from the look on his face I could tell he thought it was overpriced, food cooked for farang tastes, and he just wasn’t comfortable with the more formal setting. Also 7-8 years ago there was a real shortage of decent Thai restaurants in the area especially around the Surawong side if you didn’t feel like having Japanese or Burger King or beer bar food. Now there are quite a few good casual restaurants near Soi 4 and Park Silom so I’m not surprised business has fallen off.

Glad that you manage to come to a common understanding or else things would have turned sour. Most important is keeping to promise.