ALL pills have side effects.

Beware of the spiral where doctors prescribe pills, then prescribe additional pills for the side effects of the first pills, then additional pills for the side effects of the second pills, etc. Some make a living doing those things.

It's good to read the list of side effects for the pills you are taking, becoming familiar with it so you can recognize them when they start.

Also, keep in mind that you are the master of your destiny, the captain of your ship: You can PROGRESSIVELY decrease the quantity of your pills if you FEEL (your body knows) that you are taking too much of it.

And you have the right to study and use, as I think you do, alternative medicines (keeping in mind that they might clash with the pills). I would trust alternative medicines more than western medicine which I don't trust at all (except for things like accidents or birth defects, I otherwise abhor doctors and pharmaceuticals).

Thanks for warning me, I'll be ready for that vicious circle. Although because no money changes hands in our system concerning medication they may be a bit more honest- but they could still be stupid.

Looks a good machine.

I will see my first western consultant on Friday and the appointment will kick off with an ECG, I am told. I'll see how that goes before investing in apparatus. I have no pains and can climb hills with ease, but feel ill often. That sounds like the drugs are poisoning me/side-effects.

I read a study a few years ago that even when we sleep, noise raises our blood pressure. They connected to a heart/blood pressure machine people who live near an airport: Some of them did not mind at all/said they did not hear the noise of planes taking off and landing. And some did. The results on blood pressure and accelerated heart beats were the same for the 2 groups, whether they cared/said they heard the noise or not: Blood pressure went up during the noise and back down to normal after the noise.

So, raised blood pressure can be an involuntary response controlled by the involuntary nervous system? You can honestly think you feel relaxed when your nervous system is not? I thought I was relaxed when the doctor took my readings the other day, but she told me that it was slightly high.

Thankfully I have always slept well but I do know somebody else who needs that suggestion and I'll pass it on, Fifi.

Let's hope them German didn't experiment by dangling poor souls by the feet from autobahn bridges with earplugs in(mainly in the lug-holes) to see if they'd sleep, eh! They is very thorough.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/06/24/noisy-cities-disrupt-heartbeat-could-trigger-disease-study-suggests/

What about this, Fifi? We can't diet for this one- although I don't suppose they have found anything new; their research probably just confirms how stress can play a detrimental part. Back in the 18th century and before doctors were telling patients to get off somewhere peaceful for 6 months. Big cities like London were even noisier way back when.

Had to get up early this morning and make a big bacon sandwich for the wife to take to work. I was reminded of the contrast between her lean back bacon and the fatty streaky bacon in China- although I don't eat any bacon now.

Got to get that girl away from Mickey Mouse, so I'll sling some shredded wheat down her and walk to the slides and swings for a few hours. We two are off to The West Country for her summer holiday, I have some sound-proofing to do.

Good points, Fifi.

Olive oil is widely recognized as one of the best foods in the whole world. But it's normal that someone will want internet exposure/fame by exposing it as bad food. I still believe in olive oil because the Mediterranean diet (which includes olive oil) is known as the best in the world. It has to be extra virgin (not the cheap kind).

Studies come and go, and they contradict each others all the time. For example coconut oil was supposed to take care of all sorts of illnesses but last week a study debunked all that.

But a study that I would like to bring to your attention is about fried potatoes (chips, hash browns, french fries) "Eating fried potatoes linked to higher risk of death, study says" (link below). This confirms previous studies that fried food is bad. And I chose to believe that fried potatoes are bad.

Most people agree that fresh fruit and veggies are the best foods. You will find your truth through all the data about food. Every person is different and reacts differently to each food. What is important is to have some basic info about each food in order to make the best possible choice and keep an open mind (I know you have an open mind). Then you live with your choice, and that has a positive value in itself whatever happens.

Maybe you need the whole Mediterranean diet and not just the extra-virgin-olive-oil? We do have to bear in mind that said oil is also made up of saturated fat. I understand it's the couple of extra ingredients extra virgin has that compensates for that shortcoming.

Interesting you mention fresh fruit and vegetables. I have been asking around why vitamin-c from fresh fruit is better than from a pill? Most people don't seem to know actually...they just know(dubious.) I think the truth is this, vitamin c is vitamin c but an orange or an apple comes with fibre. So if you take a vitamin c tablet and bolt down a Weetabix, then job done ,just as good.....or even better with the calcium that comes with the milk.

I agree with you that the Med diet is probably the best in the world but the jury is out on the oil.

Your family loves you. You are a good man, Taffy.

The cheese has to be low-fat, and please don't eat cheese that contains trans fat: the latter is what blocks arteries. Trans fat is the enemy.

At the moment I have rationed myself to two slices of cheese on toast a week. Low-fat makes sense, but I have seen advice that you should eat very strong mature cheddar- is that low fat, it could be for all I know?

I notice 'Olive Oil' is on that link you sent (good link too) but even that stuff has it's critics and very learned ones too. The go as far as saying it can even block up your veins. I am coming close to believing that if you stay almost skinny, then everything aside from red meats- sausages, bacon and stuff (the obvious evils) are allowable. What do you think, Fifi.

Worth saying that some chips are not dangerous. So little oil on oven chips! Look at this-because they have so little saturated fat they are not very tasty but she likes them. I should say she woffes down brocolli (on your link) this is just a snack.

Taffy: In case you are interested: "Top 20 Artery-Cleansing Foods" (link below)

Grateful for that, Fifi. My ex-wife says she eats cheese every day and also maintains it's good for her heart. She's been an advisor over the last few weeks.

I am delighted!
Also please have a look on the internet at foods that help, over time, decrease plaque in blood vessels.
And teaching your daughter to eat the right foods will make a huge difference in her life later on.

Ok Taffs, take it easy. I have a serious throat infection at the moment so I must also take it easy.

Take good care of yourself, Taffy.

I have been reading your posts for years but it just came to my mind that, SB dear, you are a troll: You write what will generate reaction on this board (and on other boards too). You are not here to share your experiences as an ex FT. You are just a troll.

Fuck off!

All the style of which you have become known for! One thing SB isn't which you are 'a predatory stalker' who stalks people on the Internet forums and then releases there names when you are being beaten in an argument. You have been part of that behaviour before over London Girl and you did it to me the other day. SB is a good man, you are about as low as a human can get.

Anyway, I am not back yet, still need some time to recuperate.

You are right that nobody in Thailand cares about sexpats banging women over 18. The post from ex-pat hubby is ludicrous. Thailand is a buddhist country with open attitudes about sex and the sex industry generates huge income for Thais. It seems that ex-pat hub does not know that there are thousands of videos on You Tube in Phuket, Pattaya, Bangkok etc of bar girls taken by Thai ex-pats and tourists. Many actually taken inside bars and go-go's and the posters are happy to identify themselves, even if they take upskirt photos of the girls. Some of the girls dance on elevated platforms naked anyway or with no underwear. "Pattayanz, "Aussie Yobbo in Thailand", "Kev in Thailand" "Bangkok 112" "King Epic" "Pattaya" " Geoff Carter" "Tim "Sharky" Ward" they all make videos of bar girl and sex districts in Thailand. They have been in Thailand for years. And someone thinks the Thais will care if this Silverboy takes a picture with a bar girl or of different bar girls? Thousands of Western men take pictures of bar girls every day in Bangkok and Pattaya and upload them to various social media. These guys openly brag about their sexual prowess. The bars and clubs themselves use the images of the bar girls they employ frequently in their advertising and promotional material. Claims of Issan girls having their privacy violated in Bangkok and Pattaya are nonsense. If you want to be anonymous don't live and work in Pattaya. If you work in a popular bar or club you will quickly become well known and your images will be all over the net. Silverboy is in fact a minnow in all this. Ex-patt hubby is naive in the extreme. If SB was still in China that is where he would be most at risk as the Chinese have been humiliated by him many times. I am sure he is now on the radar screen both with the Chinese education department and known and hated by many ex-pats in China.

Fifi, who's that?

Taffy, must be!

Isn't that what everyone does on this site?

How would you know?

Do you always make such rash decisions?

So, Fifi, why do you seem to like this racist, sexist, materialistic pig so much?

Some of them are a good investment Fifi. Yes, you can re-sell them sometimes for a profit if you know a good dealer. I only buy what I like.

There is a guy on You Tube called ArchieLuxury ( ArchieLuxuryChannel ) who likes watches and deals and sells also but he likes a few brands that I don't like, like Patek, whilst very expensive I think they are old fashioned.

I think he is a bit of a watch snob, for example you can get a good Seiko for 650 dollars but he thinks they are crap.

Still, I like his non-watch related videos in Bangkok, and also his "Why Brisbane Sucks" video, "Auckland Sucks", "Sydney Sucks" etc, funny stuff.

I think a husband would be impressed with a nice Oris, mid-range Grand Seiko ( about 2700-2800 dollars ) or a nice Omega.

Some Omega Sea Master is good, but they became known as a bit of a wank watch after appearing in a James Bond film. you know "007" and all that stuff.

I wonder how Thai Immigration would view a westerner's detailed description of Pattaya's sex industry posted on the net along with photos of said westerner socializing with Pattayan bar girls. Would this be deemed appropriate advertising aimed at western sexpats outwith Pattaya, which would be a great way to boost the local economy, or would it anger Thai Immigration if they knew about it? I would think the latter would be the case.

No doubt there are readers of this forum who are motivated to snitch to Thai Immigration about an indiscreet sexpat Westerner, with a view to getting him blacklisted by Thai Immigration so that he can never obtain a new Thai tourist visa.

I am not a snitch, but the amount of vitriol and foul language in many of Silverboy's posts, and the hurtful replies thereto shows us the amount of hatred between Silverboy and some of his detractors. Among the latter, there could well be an informant to Thai Immigration out to scupper said Western sexpat's Pattayan vacation plans.

If I were a Western sexpat, I'd be very careful to hide my identity, and maintain a very low profile on the net.

I've tried to think of a luxury watch that would suit you. Like I said, some Omega Seamaster watches are really nice, but a lot of young wankers wear them. eg, young teacher, accountant.

Being a distinguished older gentlemen I think an Omega Constellation Automatic is more your style.

Stainless steel and 18 ct gold, it is a beauty.

I have no obligation to provide you with any links. It could compromise some of my sources and my intelligence network.

All I will say is that I post on sites about Pattaya, MGTOW movement, skyscrapers, luxury watches, expensive shoes, and sex in SE-Asia.

That is all you need to know.

Save all your money. One day you will have the honor of strolling along this fine street. The finest women on the planet!

So what is your watch of choice? A cheap Casio seems to be your style, LOL!

So happy to be fat, bald, misogynistic, hehe!

I 'm so glad I will never get to meet all the terrible women you know, especially that horrid Chinese one with a PhD. I'm sure she thinks she is something special, LOL!

Phew, I feel like I've dodged a bullet, the nightmare scenario of bumping into a woman you know, it would be a disaster!

Please provide links to the other sites you post on. And your handles thereon if different from your handle on this site.

I for one am very much interested in reading more of your postings net-wide.

I have been reading your posts for years but it just came to my mind that, SB dear, you are a troll: You write what will generate reaction on this board (and on other boards too). You are not here to share your experiences as an ex FT. You are just a troll.

Fuck off!

The kind of women you like, arrogant and elitist scum from China, would not interest me anyway. That awful Chinese dating show "If You Are The One" says it all about Chinese women. The women on that program are just trash, but I'm sure your type would like them. Most women are pathological liars. An allegation or claim of rape is not evidence. Like another poster said about you, you have zero commonsense. What about women who said they were assaulted by Trump? Especially the woman who said she was sexually assaulted on a plane? What a laugh! What date was it? Which airline was it? Flight number, arrival and departure points? What was the weather like? Seat number? There are thousands of women who make up ridiculous stories like this. If you ask them the details, "I don't know" , "I can't remember". I know a Canadian guy who was accused of raping a woman in 2013, but this "crime" supposedly happened in 1984 at a TV station where he worked. He had to fly all the way from China to Canada to sort this pack of lies out. He hardly knew this woman, only met her twice before, she did not even work in same studio as him. The case was thrown out by the judge but he was out pocket thousands. As for Pattaya, yep, it's the only place to be, hehe! When I die my ashes shall be scattered on Soi 6, a wonderful street!

"I ignore and reject women 90 per cent of the time".

In that you are a fat, balding, misogynistic, uneducated low-life with small hands, 100% of the women that I ?know and ever will know would reject you. But hey, that's okay, there's room for hedonistic bastards like you on this planet somewhere. I'm sure you'll find it if you keep looking. Pattaya? Maybe. Soon enough, though, there will be so many of your ilk in such places that you'll be feeding on each other like rats in a barrel.

And please tell us, scumbag, how did you determine that? The FBI in the US estimates that only 8% of rape allegations are false.