General Reports

Thank you for having shared your decision with us.

I admire your motivation and wish you (Both) Happiness.

Keep us informed when the house is finished! I take it we are all invited for a drink there? LOL

[QUOTE=Fish N Chips]LACK OF HEAD SPACE & TIMING![/QUOTE]I wonder if you really know what this means? I doubt that there is another member on this board who does.

[QUOTE=Erik]Thanks ain to everyone for your opinions. I cannot sum up the different options exposed here, there are too many, but I do take on board some of them. As for the two or three last posts, can I state :

- If the girl cheats on me or something and we break in a bad dispute, no I won't give a shit of what will hapen to her, her house can be repossessed it won't be my problem.

- If we just separate because time passing it appears that we are too different or mutual feeling have gone by, yes I would care about her fate. In that case, I did mention that she could resale the house to pay back the mortgage, but also, if the value of the propoerty has gone down, she could consider renting it so the rent covers the mortgage, couldn't she ?

I might desapoint some of you, but after reading all the posts and seriously weighing them, at this stage of my reflexion, I still plan to go ahead with this idea of helping her to purchase her own house, under her name. ( Blue Daddy, I have also been paying for her English courses and I encourage her to read books so she gets more general knowledge. Then, I ask her questions about the content of the book, to make it a subject of discussion and an opprtunity for sharing ideas.)

I am now clear about the fact that with her small salary and my doubtful payments, she would have difficulty to find a bank for the mortgage. So phase B of the plan is now to put together, she and me, some money every month onto her saving account, to build up an amount and show the bank her seriousness. That is also an excuse for me to slow down the process of purchase. I antipate that in ten months time, "we" will have reached maybe a third of the amount required for the minimum deposit (is it usually 20 per % ?) and if I decide to go ahead with her, I will put the other two third. Then she buys the house and we will go on the same way with the monthly repayments. I insist that she has to put her share of her own money in the house, becuse that makes her house a more personnal effort, commiitment, not just a gift from a farang. I believe that concretly paves the way for her to eventually reach what she calls "a good life", her favorite expression. How about that ?[/QUOTE]Erik,

Seems perfectly reasonable and the most important part of it that you're happy with it. You had to make a leap of faith at some point and you've done it.

Good luck!

Fish and Chips - You have no idea about anything. Your opinions about Thai women have been formed by your experiences in Go Go bars if you've even visited Thailand. Erik asked a question, lots of people offered their own opinions but ultimately it is his decision to make.

Buying a house or condo in Thailand isn't even near the same financial commitment as buying one in the west. If she runs off with a few thousand dollars/pounds/euro's so what?

At least Erik has thought through the issues and made a decision about how to support someone he cares for. Is there anything wrong with that? Certainly not.

[QUOTE=Retired Army]I wonder if you really know what this means? I doubt that there is another member on this board who does.[/QUOTE]I would imagine there are more than a few of us who spent a little time in the big green machine and learned a thing or two about the importance of getting the head space and timing correct. Ah, the good ole days and the fun of an M2 with butterfly triggers.

BuleDaddy,

You are entitled to your opinion like everybody else.

But how do you know that Erik's GF isn't a decent person?

We don't know nothing about her and your point of view rather sounds like a collection of prejudices and not a judgement made on a person by person basis.

Erik sounds like a decent guy who uses his brain before making a final decision.

Additionally he doesn't intend to spend his last money on her so he won't be broken if things turn out the wrong way.

Hi Guys,

Does anyone know a good place in Bangkok (near Sukhumvit area) for learning Thai. What is the normal duration and cost for learning basic and advance Thai.

Thanks,

Kool Dude

[QUOTE=The Traveler]NoCBJ4me,

blue is reserved for Jackson ![/QUOTE][blue] TT - what are you talking about?[/blue]

[QUOTE=Piper1][blue] TT - what are you talking about?[/blue][/QUOTE]He is refering to the fact that Jackson has asked us not to write in blue, which he reserves for his own comments. See the Rules page.

[QUOTE=Piper1][blue] TT - what are you talking about?[/blue][/QUOTE]Dam! He's right! Blue is reservered! Arrrrgh!

Erik,

Good luck with the girl. Please keep us all posted and let us know how it goes. If it goes supernova on you, don't worry. You'll always be welcome here.

[QUOTE=Kool Dude]Hi Guys,

Does anyone know a good place in Bangkok (near Sukhumvit area) for learning Thai. What is the normal duration and cost for learning basic and advance Thai.
[/QUOTE]Kool Dude,

There is a place right behind the Villa Market (soi 33/1) that teaches Thai to us foreigners ;)

All levels, from Beginner to advanced and you have the option to be in classes with other people or have private lessons.

Of course price varies but it's not that expensive if I recall correctly.

[QUOTE=Fish N Chips]Geee Retired Army,

I guess your the only one who has been in the military.[/QUOTE]

Not just the military, but the infantry where I was intimately familiar with the Ma Duce. I doubt that the Air Force, Navy or Coast Guard knows much about "Head Space and Timing."

While a soldier, I wasn't in "da Mercan" army. But, I still knows it when I sees it.
:)

Oh, the headspace in a 20mm cannon is important as well. There's a little go/nogo gage for it. (pop worked on those and I still have the (50 year old) gage - myself I just never got into anything quite that big - unless you want to count the 105mm M-60 main gun/90mm M-48 main gun - otherwise .45 and smaller - except for the bloop gun)

Lets redefine head space and timing for what really counts now in our old age as seen from the perspective of our favorite plaything.

Head Space = will that big ugly dick fit into my tight little pussy?

Timing = is he going to cum too quick and not give me any satisfaction?

[QUOTE=Piper1][blue] TT - what are you talking about?[/blue][/QUOTE]
Piper1,

typing in blue is considered as spam.
Just click on "RULES" on top of the screen, scroll down a bit and you will see that blue is in fact reserved for Jackson.
It ever was, a senior like you should know.