Guest homtom Posted October 6, 2016 Posted October 6, 2016 hello everyone on this forum, as you can see i have just signed up to this site a couple of days ago. Even tho i have know about this site for about 5 months i have not been tempted to join before this or to make any posting of my own. I have been quite happy just to read from time to time various entries by others. About me _____ I am of senior age (69) australian born and only been in thailand for a bit less than 2 months, and it is my plan that i would live here for 6 months to see if i could adapt to the different environment and somewhat lifestyle opposed to that of australia. As i am retired and reasonably financially comfortable with my superanuation from working near 40 years on the nsw railaways together with my pension, I have been getting a little dissalusioned with the expense and direction that the country has and is going, hence is the reason that motivated me to give a try with relocating to a less expensive and a somewhat more relaxed environment. So here i am and so far i have no regrets , hopefully it will continue to be so. However after all the above my long winded introduction I have met a younger thai guy through an unfortunate situation that happend to me 2 weeks ago ( i had a slight fall and was assisted by a very nice young man) and now i feel myself becomming emotionaly attached to him. I would like to recount the full details and where things seem to be heading (well in my mind anyway) but at this time i am a little reluctant to as i dont want to be taken as another stupid old man by other members who may not fully understand my situation and what has been developing the last couple of weeks between this young man and myself. On that note i will just watch to see if and what comments (if any are made) to my posting. My name is Thomas and i thank you for reading this \ Quote
Alexx Posted October 6, 2016 Posted October 6, 2016 Welcome to the forum, Thomas! See, the problem with "not fully understanding the situation" is that it often extends to those IN that situation. A fair part of "jaded" comments come from the experience that many "my situation is different" or "this boy is different" stories ultimately develop into something not at all different, given some time. Not saying that this is the case with your personal situation in particular, but it's a fact that it turns out that way often. Don't let that discourage you from sharing your story! Aikuchi, vinapu and DivineMadman 3 Quote
Guest FossilGay Posted October 6, 2016 Posted October 6, 2016 See, the problem with "not fully understanding the situation" is that it often extends to those IN that situation. A fair part of "jaded" comments come from the experience that many "my situation is different" or "this boy is different" stories ultimately develop into something not at all different, given some time. Not saying that this is the case with your personal situation in particular, but it's a fact that it turns out that way often. Such cynicism! The next thing we know you'll be quoting Richard Burke like some deranged megalomaniac. homintom, as the board's unofficial goodwill ambassador (they don't call me Shirley Temple for nothing), I'd like to extend a warm welcome to you. I hope you have an enjoyable and fruitful time here. Don't be disheartened by the cynics - let all your creative juices flow. Quote
Guest ronnie4you Posted October 6, 2016 Posted October 6, 2016 Welcome to the Forum. I look forward to seeing your posts about life in Thailand by a newcomer. Quote
Popular Post ChristianPFC Posted October 6, 2016 Popular Post Posted October 6, 2016 "been in thailand for a bit less than 2 months...happend to me 2 weeks ago" that means you had 6 weeks of Thailand experience at that point? Unless you have other experience with South-East Asians, I recommend to take it slowly and don't make any commitments (move your friend in, financial support). Looking back, it took me several holidays in Thailand to get an idea what's going on dating-wise, and after 3 years of living here and speaking the language I still make gross misjudgements. Enjoy your 6 months, then go back to Australia and stay in contact with the man you have met, and come back to Thailand. You will be much wiser to judge your situation. vinapu, fedssocr, Jasper and 2 others 5 Quote
kokopelli Posted October 6, 2016 Posted October 6, 2016 Welcome homtom! Like most of us, we want love and we want to be loved which is a good reason to come to Thailand especially for an older gentleman. I recall, some years ago, finding this lad who wanted to be my boyfriend which was something I longed for. A real boyfriend, something I never had, someone who loved me even as an older man. Well, he was a lying, thieving little cock sucker (and a good cock sucker). After escaping from him I again fell into the same trap. That is why so many of us would urge you to be cautious in any relationship which may develop between you and a younger Thai guy. Unless you have disposable funds, the loss of which will not affect your financial future, then be very careful of any relationship you may enter into. It doesn't matter how "in love" you are with him or him with you, the bottom line is he will never understand or care about the sacrifices you may make to "help" him. Waiting to hear the rest of your story. ChristianPFC 1 Quote
lilbob69 Posted October 6, 2016 Posted October 6, 2016 Welcome Homtom.. I really hope you post your story. I will be looking to do the same as you in the future. I'm a long way from retirement, however, I plan to spend 6 months in Thailand in the next 3-5 years. If all goes well I would truly love to retire there. I'd be keen to hear any information you care to share be it falling in love or visa issues. You name it.. Quote
traveller123 Posted October 7, 2016 Posted October 7, 2016 Very good advice from Christian and Kokopelli, please heed it although it is very difficult when you have meet a young, sexy guy you could only have imagined in your dreams. Some guys are very good at fullfilling your fantasies while emptying your wallet but there are also guys out there who genuinely want a western partner, will appreciate everything you do for them (and their family) and try to make you happy. My first partner was the former and my second, and still current partner the latter but please note that it takes time, in my case two years of holiday visits with the first lad to get beyond my lust and see his true personality. Take it slowly, remember your Thai lad has feelings too, and before you commit any sizeable funds live with him for a least six months in either Australia or Thailand DivineMadman 1 Quote
Popular Post 2lz2p Posted October 7, 2016 Popular Post Posted October 7, 2016 My first partner was the former and my second, and still current partner the latter but please note that it takes time, in my case two years of holiday visits with the first lad to get beyond my lust and see his true personality. Take it slowly, remember your Thai lad has feelings too, and before you commit any sizeable funds live with him for a least six months in either Australia or Thailand Good advice from Traveller 123. I have some friends here that had similar experiences. Take time to evaluate your relationship by living together - your 6 month time frame appears realistic. You don't mention whether he is a sex worker or not - if he is, then be cautious as many of those relationships, but not all, don't work out. In my case, I visited here for about 6 years before I found my partner - he was not from the bars, but perhaps could be considered on the fringe as he worked as a waiter in the coffee shop of a gay hotel. There was a 26 year difference in age, but it didn't seem to matter to him. After we met, we corresponded (this was before email & mobile phones were so common) and I started visiting twice a year instead of once to be with him. We kept up this long distance relationship for 10 years until I retired. Then I came here to be with him full time - but realized that things might not work out because living together on a full time basis instead of a couple of weeks twice a year can be quite different. It did work out. Although as with any relationship, we encountered a few bumps, but we maintained the relationship and have now been living together for 14 years. So, it is possible to find the right guy, but IMO the chemistry between the two has to be there or it will not work out. kokopelli, traveller123, Vessey and 3 others 6 Quote
Guest homtom Posted October 7, 2016 Posted October 7, 2016 hi everyone , thank you to those who have given me some comments and the welcome to this site. As i am new to online forums and this one in particular as i have never in the past been an actual member or contributor to any postings/writings before this. Earlier today i was trying to work out how i could continue with my item i entered on here but can someone tell me how to actually continue where i left off. All i can see is 2 links one says reply to this topic( which i am doing now ) and the other link says follow this topic.which one do i use for continuing my original article ? or do i have to start a new topic where i left off. ? sorry if i appear to be dumb ( im not really) i just dont want to stuff things up and do it the wrong way. Quote
firecat69 Posted October 7, 2016 Posted October 7, 2016 Just click on Quote in your first post. Quote
kokopelli Posted October 7, 2016 Posted October 7, 2016 Just click on Reply to this topic as you have just done. Quote
Guest homtom Posted October 9, 2016 Posted October 9, 2016 hello again everyone ___ here we go again , i say that because yesterday morning i had finally got around to continuing with my posting where i left off before, however i had written about 2 thirds of my story on the laptop when i was decided to have some lunch and thought i would finish it after, i had just left the page open then after lunch i was distracted , when i finally got around to finish writing and when i looked at the laptop the screen was black . It suddenly dawned on me that i have forgot to switch it on at the power outlet resulting the battery had gone flat and everything i had typed was gone , no matter how hard i tried to get it all back it had gone into cyber space never to return, So this morning my heartthrob young man has gone to work (yes he has moved in with me for the last 3 days) now i have the will of mind to write it all out again , YES i have made sure this time that the laptop battery is fully charged and plugged into the power. It was during last year (2015) after retiring in 2012 at age 65 that i had decided to take the plunge and see if i could handle relocating to another country away from australia as i was getting really fed up with the way things were going from a political viewpoint and other issues in my life there.It was during last year that i began to research alternative countries in asia. I knew that Thailand had been having many dramas of government issues and discontent amongst the population so i crossed Thailand of my list of potential countries. After much researching online over many months i had drawn up a shortlist being MALAYSIA, PHILLIPINES OR VIETNAM, and decided to take a short term holiday at each country to get a feel of those countries first before making any firm decision, In July last year i travelled to Malaysia , first stop was Kuala lumpur and stayed 8 days there then went to penang for 5 days to check it out also. Up until that time i had not been outside of australia only except on one occasion in 2000 when my wife and i went for a holiday to new zealand for 2 weeks. ( sadly i lost her due to ovarian cancer in 2002, after 33 years of happy and wonderful marriage) I dont want to dwell on that part of my life on this forum as i have consoled myself to the realities of life and moved on but never forgotten and never will those beautiful memories of her and our life together. In all of those 33 years my personal and private gay side never surfaced and i lived with that secret from her and people i knew and worked with also and had not had any "flings" with any other gay men, but i certainly did a lot of looking at handsome young males. To satisfy my urges when i was aroused i used to watch from time to time gay porn videos on my computer when i was alone or she had gone to bed, and i used to (and sometimes have taken matters into my own hand to dispel my hardness) On that note on that note continueing with my " lifes confession " in this posting i want to add that yes in my younger days before getting married i was reasonably active with other males both younger and older when the opportunities came about. But not to the point of being fully obsessed with gayness in my life. Now i am able to make up for all the past lost opportunities that i could of had that way. Unfortunately now that my age is catching up with me and and my staying power plus the "discharge juice" is not what it used to be , thankfully my manhood equipment is still working well enough most times which gets me thu once or twice a week. How long it will continue to be i will never know until the equipment which should go up when required gets a mind of its own and goes into a state of permanent hibernation never to wake up again. hahaha Getting back the kuala lumpur part of things at the end of my 2 week looksee there i came away with the impression that the country was not for me, I thought it to be amongst other things BORING AND UNINTERESTING and i knew that i would never be able to adapt myself to live there for any length of time.( no doubt many would fit in there but it was not for me , "Sorry Malaysia" So returned to australia to research further on the Phillipines. Then in october 2015 ( close to exactly 12 months from today ) I travelled to phillipines and located myself in CEBU province there. Now for another bit of my "confessions"___ After my return from Malaysia and as a part of my research i made a simple profile on that gay romeo site and listed my location as philipines to see what response i would get, I got to know about that site from this site gay thailand as i found out latter i could run a cross check on some of the other guys profiles on the sections here to do with some gay romeo profiles, that is how i found out about this gay thaland site only from googling gay asia and other things i used to google about gay and asia. ( i hope you readers can work out what i am trying to say) Many times that i signed into that gay romeo site I had many young filopino guys send me a messages and invited to meet them for activity and friendship amongst other things besides, I also was sent many many explicit photos of their equipment also. How many of those photos were of them actually and not just downloaded from the internet i dont know but i was not fool enough not to realise that many were not true or actual photos of themselves. sometimes it was more than evident the photos were taken from porn sites on the internet. I also had many requests for money to aleviate their suffering and to assist with their education and all manner of other reasons. _________________ SORRY BUT RE WRITtNG ALL THIS AGAIN has taken me hours and hours as i am not a fast typer and i continuely have to go back and correct spelling mistakes best i can and i ask if you can excuse me for a short while before i continue with all this posting. I promise that i will continue with it latter on today or this evening, UNLESS OF COURSE IT IS BORING OR TOO LONG WINDED AND I GET TOSSED OFF OR BANNED FROM THIS SITE Quote
NIrishGuy Posted October 9, 2016 Posted October 9, 2016 Welcome to the board Homtom, your posts are being well received, do free free to post and chat away just as often you feel the urge. One tip that might be useful for you - if you find it tiresome or it takes a long time to type out posts ( for whatever reason even that you just want to go do something else in between typing) a quick and simple method is sometimes to type your post onto a word document, then you can save it as you go and spell check it and things as you go - also it avoids that annoying "timing out" issue where you can loose everything you've just sat and typed ( we've all been there !). Then once you're happy with your post and it's all complete just copy and paste across into the posting box here and you're good to go - saves a lot of stress that way :-) Looking forward to your next posts just whenever you feel in the mood. vinapu 1 Quote
Guest Hutchison Posted October 9, 2016 Posted October 9, 2016 i had decided to take the plunge and see if i could handle relocating to another country away from australia as i was getting really fed up with the way things were going from a political viewpoint So you approve of a dictatorship and that's why you moved to Thailand? Quote
Alexx Posted October 9, 2016 Posted October 9, 2016 So you approve of a dictatorship and that's why you moved to Thailand?Don't be mean. Many foreigners who move to Thailand simply don't get as agitated about Thai politics as about their own country's. As an expat, you don't have a vote anyway, even if the country you move to isn't ruled by a bunch of generals. OP, thanks for sharing and take it easy. Splitting your story into several installments doesn't hurt. kokopelli 1 Quote
ChristianPFC Posted October 9, 2016 Posted October 9, 2016 SORRY BUT RE WRITtNG ALL THIS AGAIN has taken me hours and hours as i am not a fast typer and i continuely have to go back and correct spelling mistakes best i can and i ask if you can excuse me for a short while before i continue with all this posting. Try speech recognition, saves you all the typing, just check for homophones (words that sound the same, but are written differently, e.g. a speech recognition might write "may his soul rest in peace" as "may his sole rest in piece" and a spellcheck will not catch it). kokopelli, DivineMadman and vinapu 3 Quote
Guest homtom Posted October 10, 2016 Posted October 10, 2016 Before continuing with where i left off yesterday with my posting i would like to thank you all for your encouragement and suggestions how to make it easier for me so i don"t risk loosing it all again as recently occured, On another note before getting on with it all , with reference to why i actually made the decision to see how i would handle relocating elsewhere from Australia and why i was getting disalusioned and frustrated with my life in Australia. Even tho i am very proud to be an aussie and do consider it to be a great country in many ways, However some of my gripes are mostly due to the governments monetary policies by plunging the country into unnecessary massive record debt, the somewhat open door policy for foreign nationals ( especially chinese) to buy and own major rural and city property and other important infrastructure, by doing so it has inflated the values to such an extent that it has become very difficult and near impossible for the average young working man and family to buy a home and to get ahead in life, Such a pity as i can see my birth country and good country going down the gurgler because of political mismanagement. Thankfully now at my time of life i do not have that same type of problem and can see out my remaining years in reasonable financial comfort,. Besides my own personal situation as i now do not have any other living family or relatives, i also want to experience some cultural diversity in my life, I want to depart my life from this planet with a smile on my face and not a frown. May i add also to have a bit of activity of a sexual nature to satisfy my gay side without so much prejudice being placed on older age group as exists to a large extent in western culture, The one thing i have found that it is easier to hook up and connect with asians, they seem to me to be more open to have romance and casual flings with older guys, but of course there is always on most occasions a handful of dollars needs to be exchanged for the pleasure. Nothing is free in life any longer. i apologise for getting a bit sidetracked and being a little carried away in some parts of what i have written above so i will say no more along those lines and get on with the posting in essence. I guess many reading this will be saying to themselves THANK GOD FOR THAT . HAHAHAHA During my escapade on that gay romeo site prior to travelling to the phillipines, I did strike up an onging online friendship with a filopino young man aged 23 and for a great length of time we communicated constantly and in depth on occasions which hastened my motivation to travel there and meet up with him. This encounter with him ended up in a very humilitating and awkward situation for me in the first week. However i will not go into any details of that situation that developed in this posting , but will leave it to another time and another posting so as to stay in the context of the posting and the current situation i find myself with this thai guy i am now involved with. When i first arrived in thailand i had prebooked the ambience hotel in boystown . it was my intention only to stay there for 1 week to get the feel of the place and to get my bearings a bit before i got around to finding a more permanent accomodation close to the seaside. The morning after my first arrival night in the morning i asked the man at the reception counter where i would go to get a thai sim card and sign up for some internet data on my phone. He gave me the directions and suggested i go to the truemove office in south pattaya.So off i went and easily found the shop/office. After completing all the paper work and complete with a thai phone number and sim card i walked down the small narrow street that runs along the side of that big tukom building. To my surprise at the time i noticed that there was several massage places and sitting outside was many young and cute thai boys, who on seeing me walk past beckoned me to go in for a massage. I could not help but get excited within myself thinking "oh happy days are here again" and conjoured up thoughts of having my body caressed and pampered by one of those hotties. However i resisted the tempation but placed that area to be at the top of my must see ( and not doubt sample the delights )in more detail in the very near future. I had a late lunch at a nearby close coffeee shop giving serious thought will i or will i not go back down that street and give in to my urges.I resisted my tempation to do so and went back to my hotel to rest up and unpack . That night being my second night at the hotel i walked around inside that boystown area feasting my eyes on so many handsome thai boys who i was hoping would be receptive to a bit more than just a hello how are you type of friendship with an aging foreigner such as ME .I noticed there was many bars and many other foreigners besides sitting inside and outside, some who had a thai boy with them. BUT i do not drink alchohol and never before been into any such bars gay or otherwise. Where i lived in australia there is no such thing as i was seeing then. At that time i was feeling a little nervous and unsure just what to do but giving way to my uncertainty i saw some vacant seats on the outside of the bar called panorama. I will never forget that place because it was the first time in my life being in a gay bar amongst other foreigners and may i add some realy hot looking asian boy,and was also the very first time i had been proposisitoned to by a thai boy. Dropping my guard i quickly went into that bar sat down at the first seat with a small table and immediately a nice looking waiter boy about age 25 or so thrust a drink menu in my hand asking what i wanted to drink. I settled for coffee please 2 sugar. Shortly he came back with the coffee but after placing it on the table asked me where i was from , how long i was staying in thailand and other small talk. But after all the question and answer time was over instead of him walking away he just stayed at the table and i could see on his face that he had other things on his mind concerning me. For maybe about 3 or 4 minutes of him just standing alonside side me at the table he said ___ " you want me to go room with you__ where hotel you stay" I was a bit lost for what to reply at first and as he was standing very close to me my eye level was directly at the little bulge in the zipper part of his tight jeans. thinking wow is this real what i just heard him say. Recovering my composure and taking a sip of the coffee i said __ i think i cannot take visitor to my hotel , he replied is ok hotel there can go no problem, at the same time pointing across to another small bar where i thought i could see a smallish hotel. I really did not want any activity so early in the night besides i was still a bit tired but thought i would go along with his advances to see where it would go. I then said to him what we do, he replied " everything" __"what you want can do" wow my mind went into overdrive at his suggestion so i said back " um um how much it cost" he replied 400 bart, me WOW ,ONLY 400 bart, yes he said for hotel, OH for hotel 400 i said back. ... him " YES " how long you want? i said " NOT SURE YET" then he dropped a bombshell and said 2000 bart me short time. As i had no idea how long short time actually involved in thailand as that was only my actual first full day there. I gulped down the rest of the coffee because i knew i was getting myself into a situation i did not really want just at that particular time. so I said to him thank you for your offer but i only arrived here today and i am very tired but i will come back another time and see you. I could see he was a little disapointed but i then wanted to get out of there quickly before i made a fool of myself any more by rejecting him as he seemed a nice enough young man and on another occasion i probably would have jumped at the chance to get it off with him. I paid for the coffee and gave him 20 bart tip and went down to the main road for something to eat then went back to the hotel . I turned on the tv trying to find something interesting and in english but all i found was rubbish and in thai language. Looking at my watch i see it was only 930pm. i just rested on the bed for a few minutes thinking back on the bar and that boys offer and thinking what it would have been like having some in depth activity alone with him. To my surprise " it started to harden up at the thoughts of him and me being naked in bed. I tried to relieve its hardness with a bit of hand action but dammit i could not complete what i started out doing and the hardness went down. Dam dammit i thought i was not turned on enough , jumping up from the bed i decided i would go back to the "massage alley" as i called it and try my luck at the place that got my attention earlier that day. It was first the massage place in that street on the right side and the boys outside were all dressed the same in orange colour T shirts and black baggy pants with a coloured sash around the waist. There was one boy that had asked me if i wanted a massage that i had my eyes on that i wanted to experience and that is who i was going to see there and then, _______________________________________________________________________________ SORRY AGAIN PEOPLE I HAVE TO ATTEND TO MY SPECIAL FRIEND IN MY ROOM JUST NOW, HE HAS WOKEN UP AT LAST , my god these thais sure can sleep long hours cant they ? he came home at 3 am this morning and went straight to bed , now its nearly 3pm , he said he goes to work at 5pm tonight , so i can spend a couple of hours with him , maybe i will get lucky because its been 2 days since anything and this is his 4th day staying with me in the room. I will continue with the posting latter tonight ________________________________________________________________________________ Quote
Guest homtom Posted October 10, 2016 Posted October 10, 2016 CONTINUEING ON _________ When i got back to that massage alley the particular massage shop that i wanted to try was in the process of closing up for the night. I did see the boy i was interested in earlier and i told him i would come there tomorrow evening for a massage. Both him and the lady owner tried to convince me to have the massage there and then saying it was ok to do so. However i thought that it would be a bit rushed or the boy could have been exhausted from working all day and evening. I did not fancy going down that street any further from that massage place because i was unsure as to if it would be a safe area to be at that time of night and especially as i was alone in unfamiliar location. To cut a long story short i did go back there the following evening at 6 pm and had a 1.5 hour long massage but the boy i had the hots for was not there the owner telling me it was that boys free day off work, however i did choose another boy and i must say it was great to say the least and the last 30 minutes was a lot more than just a massage. Need i say any more about that side of things ? i'm sure you guys will know what i am referring to. Since then i have been back to that same massage place 3 times over the last couple of months plus frequented another massage place with male massagers in the jomtein complex. I have been able to rent a unit room in a place not far from there ___________________________________________________________________ Now comes the main part of how i met up with the guy who has moved in with me and how it all came about with meeting him, which is the purpose of posting all this in the first place. A little over several weeks back at about 4pm i intended going to that massage place near tukom building for another happy massage. I was just about to the corner of that small and narrow street where the massage shop is located and it was extremely busy with many motor cycles and cars also comming out and turning onto the main road , as was many other people besides myself trying to dart across the street without being collected by any of the cars or bikes. I thought at the time it looked a bit dicey to try and walk down the street taking into account the large volume of traffic and to walk down there against the traffic on such a narrow street with no footpath would not be too safe. Instead i considered it would be better to go into the tukom place and come out at the side entrance door that is practically opposite to the massage shop. I had done just that on the last occasion i went there. I was finally able to get across the street but when i reached the other side i somehow tripped up or lost my footing on a rough section of the footpath with the result down i went ASS over Head much to the shock of other people who were close by . Immediately as i was attempting to get up a young man took hold of my hand and assisted me to stand up. When i was back on my feet i began to feel a little dizzy and realised i was going into a bit of shock from the fall as i felt my skin getting clammy and was feeling just a little unwell.The young man suggested that i sit down on the nearby steps to the building and he assisted me to do so. He sat down with me as well asking if i was ok or wanted to go to hospital or to call for an ambulance. I said im sure i will be ok if i sit here for a while to which he said would it be ok if it was ok for him to sit with me until i was sure to be 100%. I thanked him for being considerate and assisting me and said i did not mind or that he was not in a hurry to go anyplace special. He said no it was ok further telling me he worked at the hospital. I asked him what his job was and he was a littler vague in his answer just said working many things doing in hospital. I did not push it any further i was more thinking about my own predicament. Soon after i sat down my right ankle started to ache and was painful if i put any weight on that foot. then it was dawning on me that i had probably sprained the ankle when i fell.By that time i was getting a bit panicky what to do next and how i would get back to my unit in jomtein, I thought stuff the hospitals i just want to get back to my room and worry about what to do with the sprained ankle bit latter on when i was more at ease. I /we continued to sit there for maybe 20 to 30 minutes not saying much every now and again he would ask how i was feeling and surprisingly to me he would run his hand over my back when he asked. At the time i did not think much about when he rubbed my back i just put it down to him giving me a bit of comfort and assurance, or being perhaps a very friendly thai had compassion for other people. Noticing 2 taxis parked not far from where i was and saying to the boy would he go and ask one of the taxi guys how much it would cost and could one of them take me to jomtein.he said no problem got up and i watched him talking to the closest taxi guy and also he was pointing to me sitting on the steps. Comming back he said the taxi would be 200 bart and while the boy was telling me this the taxi guy he talked to reversed the car back and was only a short distance from where i was. I had mentioned to the boy earlier that i think i may have slightly injured my ankle too when i fell. Standing up i hobbled to the taxi and the young man was assisting me by holding onto my arm. While getting into the taxi the boy said he come to jomtein with me and that he has friends there he would see.I got a little uneasy / suspicious when he asked this but i just wanted to get going and get home so i said ok ok if you want, he got into the taxi with me and away we went much to my relief. Arriving back at my unit i paid the driver his 200 and the boy helped me to get out of the taxi and assisted me into the building. Once inside i said to him thank you very much for your help and kindness i got my wallet out but saw i only had 2 x 1000 bart notes plus a 500 note. so I took out the 500 note and said thank you again i will be ok from here on. He said no no is ok but i insisted he accept the 500 , he accepted the money then he took out his mobile saying this my number what your number and to call him if i needed any help anytime. He read my number off my phone and entered into his then called my phone to check it was correct. I thanked him again and he left and i hobbled over to the elevator and got into my unit at last and with much relief. I made a cup of coffee took 3 paracetamol tablets removed my shoes, turned off my phone and put it on charge , stretched out on the sofa ending up falling asleep, Waking up at 830 at night. Thats how it all came about, how i met him and the circumstances surrounding the meeting. There is a little more still how he ended up now staying with me and our developing closeness, but at this time now being 4 days some things are not going quite so well with everything the way i thought they would. maybe its just me being a little paranoid or uncertain about some things that is comming to light since he moved in. especially what occured late this afternoon before he went off to work at 5pm. I will post an update to all this in the next day or so when i am more certain of my suspicions or something untoward occurs before hand . THANK YOU EACH AND ALL FOR TAKING AN INTEREST IN MY POSTING AND FOR YOUR ADVISE AND SUGGESTIONS. THOMAS ( HOMTOM) Quote
vinapu Posted October 10, 2016 Posted October 10, 2016 maybe its just me being a little paranoid or uncertain about some things that is comming to light since he moved in. especially what occured late this afternoon before he went off to work at 5pm. I'm not sure it good for you but things are getting interesting Quote
firecat69 Posted October 11, 2016 Posted October 11, 2016 Regardless of what happens in the future it is a very nice story of someone being helped when he most needed it and who knows what the future might hold. Just go slowly! colmx 1 Quote
Guest whall Posted October 11, 2016 Posted October 11, 2016 This is interesting. Lol. Please go on... Quote
Guest whall Posted October 11, 2016 Posted October 11, 2016 Between you and numazu, I don't need to read books anymore. Haha Quote
faranglaw Posted October 13, 2016 Posted October 13, 2016 I'm enjoying it too, appreciating seeing Thailand and "the scene" through the eyes of someone so new to it. Keep writing from the heart. Don't be afraid if appearing foolish. We've all been there and the best writing I've seen here is from people who are willing to admit they've made a bit of an ass of themselves. I Learn the most from those honest posts. Quote