I watch a lot of house build videos from Thailand on KZread and your house stands out as by far the highest quality and best style. Amazing job you did.

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate. Appreciate the kind words. Apologies for the late reply.👍🍺

Thanks for sharing. Excellent video.

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Cheers, appreciate it mate.👍🍺

I love the house, such a cool classic Thailand vibes and it's HUGE. that's what she said.

@jamesabroad8589

5 ай бұрын

Cheers, haha.😁👍

Great idea with the gym James. Have fun working out. And the bedroom/lounge looks lovely. Well done. Greetings from England. Fiona

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Fiona. Loving the gym so far and more changes coming to the bedroom. All the best.👍🍺

Great video James 🥳 Looking fit & firm already 🥳

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Ally. Still using it lol. Hope all's well and not too smoky up in Chiang Mai.👍🍺

Oh yeah definitely mount that bag on a steel bracket with bracing it needs to be fixed directly to the timber trusse in the roof cavity. Otherwise once you start pounding it the wall bracket with let go.

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Kim. I've had 5 X 10 minute sessions on it just punching and it seems ok for now. I always check the bracket and take the bag down after use. I'll move it to the garage if any issues.👍🍺

Sweet setup James. The kind of thing I'd like when I get my place built as it's in the arse end of nowhere with no gym's about. Amazing what you can achieve with the body when you do a little everyday consistently. Good luck with the transformation!

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Andy, living it so far especially hitting the bags, should have done it sooner.👍🍺

Looks great, nice one

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Steve, I'm still using it lol. 👍🍺

Nice video James, nice Mountain View there 👍🏻 your next video should be about your tidying up of that terrace and repairs to those sliding doors

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Cheers, Yes, doing some maintenance around the house so will show the progress. Just needs some TLC.

Love the last part, so familair😂 Great​ video agian

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate.👍🍺

Nice James! Good to have & good to use 😉 As you said at the end the air outside is looking pretty grim.

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Yep, nice working out indoors. Tak hasn't been too bad air wise compared to surrounding provinces. 43 today though.😁😎👍

Congrats. with the new gym in private place.Enjoy with your new healthy.

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Louis. 👍🍺

Looks aok mate I will have to visit give you some pointers😊

Hi James, good luck with the gym and looks great. Made me reflect on my gym I created at about your age for probably the same purposes. Yes I put in several machines and similar to yours, the gym got used regularly for a couple of months then its usage just slowly dropped off to such an extent it is probably only used once a month now. Hope you and your family get more use of it than we did. 🙂

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Cheers, yes, I tried to get equipment I enjoy using so hopefully will keep up motivation into the future.👍🍺

Hi James, love the gym the room is cosy maybe could do with another three or 4 feet with the amount of equipment you’ve got in there that looks great. Well done. God bless 🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🍺🍺

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Steve. You can fold the rower and the running machine away, but can't be bothered lol. All the best.👍🍺

Had a same set up in my extra bedroom about a year ago, unfortunately it’s now a gym/storage area 🤣🤣🤣. Good luck and enjoy your gym mate. I enjoy all your videos!

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Russell, appreciate it mate. I'll try to get some use out of it.😎👍🍺

Fair play fella , a proper gym💪

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Propa mate. Still using it.😁👍🍺

Nice !

yes he is back

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Back and mincing.😁👍🍺

Finally. It seems as if I have been waiting many weeks for this video. In the last video, I had been left with this cliffhanger concerning what was meant when it was stated that the bed would soon be moved to the living room. And, were there any curtains in the living room, etc. Hopefully, this video will answer all questions concerning this long-awaited topic.

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Curtains are on order and will be a future update of the tarts bedroom.😁👍🍺

That's a good use of your space.

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Yep, rooms are sitting empty now, so might as well use the space. Hope all's good your end.👍🍺

Nice size room for all of those exercises equipments

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Yes, should be a bit more room if we can get the wardrobe out.👍🍺

I'm not a gym bloke myself but I think the tart's bedroom looks great 👍👍

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, still some work to do. Hope all's well your end.👍🍺

Thanks Mr James! That is a well-equipped gym for reasonable cost. Good luck with your exercise regimen, and consider yourself lucky that you're not 20+ pounds overweight like many of your viewers.

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Cheers, yes intend to keep using it. Loving it so far.👍🍺

Nice gym and great price. Good to invest in your own health

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Cheers, yes not much in the way of gyms around here and not too expensive to set up.👍🍺

The home gym is looking great! I have that same bag saved on Lazada. Hoping to have a place to hang it one day, though! 😂 It's funny that you posted this video when I've been trying to find videos all day on building a home gym. Still not having much luck, so for the people asking why you didn't build it outside, tell them to make a video on how they did it! Hope Annie is doing well!

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Great bag but heavy. The bigger 180cm size would definitely need a steel beam. I would just fill your gym with equipment you enjoy using. Loving it so far. Hope all's well mate.👍🍺

@KungfuandKettlebells

Жыл бұрын

​@@jamesabroad8589 I already have most of the equipment already HAHA! Only thing I don't have is the heavy bag. My spin bike is with Nisa's mom, and I'd probably stick my treadmill in my office when we get a place. So I've got my eye on your bike & treadmill. Hopefully we can score a place with a nice amount of land to build a gym, though. Otherwise, Nisa keeps talking about renting a place for my gym/martial arts training area. I've no idea how that would even work, but she keeps talking about me opening a gym eventually. I guess she means her having a gym where I just happen to do all the training...even though my Thai is currently Nid Noi, but I'm about to get started with the Mondly app. My baby girl is kinda keeping me busy and sleep deprived and not very inspired to study, though.

Good luck with the exercise room. I like the pull-up bar/rack. Saved that to my Lazada favorites. Thanks. I can do my own research but would appreciate any info you can share about adding PM2.5 filters to air con. You just shop for something the same size as your machine? I'm guessing filter sizes vary by machine. Thanks.

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Cheers, most mid level aircons come with pm2.5 filters so shouldn't be a problem. Yes loving the pull up rack and bike.👍

Just add a buffet-style breakfast area and the resort is ready :O) You sure have the room for it. The wood trim is gorgeous and must be worth a fortune by now. Garden will get some air again as well. My mum lives on a 1 rai plot of land.. maintenance is a job on its own

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Haha yes, bowl of porridge for the guests. Cheers.👍🍺

Hey, Man! I enjoyed this video, just as I appreciate all of your videos. BUT, where are you? Are you taking a break during the SMOKING Season?

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Yes, taking a short break, will be back soon. 👍🍺

@YuChiGongG

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesabroad8589 I have been living 44 years in East Asia, including 10 years in CM, and the 'burbs of CM, and so...this is one of the reasons I find your Thai-living-methodology and experiences interesting. VLOGS from insipid Generation-Z zoomer airheads bores me too much. Your UTube channel is a definite blast of fresh air, by comparison.

Your future laundry room is looking good. In a few months that boxing bag with the short arms will make a good shirt rack 😆

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Love it too much for that. Great stress reliever and workout.👍🍺

@c.k.2

Жыл бұрын

555

Beautiful Home , great decor !

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate.👍🍺

Nice digs James 👍you have done well. Im a gym junkie myself but find home gyms don't work for me my motivation drops and equipment variety issues. Interesting about the 350 BHT for aircon service, i just paid $220 AUD per unit in Australia. Just another reason to get out of here! Keep the vids coming. 🤙

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Cheers, mostly boxing workouts really which I love but the machines are growing on me, especially the bike.👍🍺

Great info I would be happy with just a decent rowing machine

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Cheers, Good full body workout on a rowing machine.👍🍺

Well done James actually planing on doing the same regarding a gym. The wife will happy when your T levels start increasing and maybe a surprise in the morning with old woody. I love the bike that will be my first purchase luckily the air down by the ocean is generally good. Can you put the link for the branch cutter please James as I have lot of topping here and generally climb as high as I can and cut the tree so lots of half trees here. Keep up the great work.

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

The shop I used has sold out but this is the same and the reviews look good. www.lazada.co.th/products/75-sk5-i4155459073-s16314023670.html It's a bit wobbly at full extension (ooh er missus) but does the job. 😁👍🍺

@yepthatsme170

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesabroad8589 love it but I will give it a go thanks James and hi to your lovely mother.

Love your choice of music.."LA Woman" was first album I ever bought..or did I steal it from local music store? We'll be back in Thailand next month for 5 months. Hope to be able to drop by and say hi when were passing by in Tak by after seeing the family in KP. Keep up the great work, but be careful of "the missus".😉

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Cheers, yes love working out to oldies lol. Always careful of the missus, just a minor slip up. 😁👍🍺

Hi James, I was a PTI for an airforce base many years ago, and used to operate the fitness centre. We had all the 'nautilus' brand equipment stations. It was interesting to see which ones were the most popular. I think your choice of equipment is fine although I would have bought an actual mountain bike and gone out on that, instead of the indoor machine... Your house is very nice indeed and I like the change in floor levels you have - was that a conscious choice or something to do with the land? Keep the videos coming - KZread are useless, but at least we get to see some stuff! - Lindsay

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Cheers, tried to put in equipment I enjoy using. Mainly boxing but loving the bike for some hiit training. All the best.👍🍺

Amazing all that for a grand!

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Medium quality, but should keep me going for a while.👍🍺

Nothing wrong with home gym, i have one as well, wifey has no issues, and likes the results💪 Have you seen the Concept2 rowers ?

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Loving it at the moment. Should have done it years ago. I'll check those rowers out. Cheers.👍🍺

Dizzy Gillespie? Cubana Be, Cubana Bop! A well planned house.

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Well spotted. His mate Charlie Parker is on the left.👍🍺

Love the gym! Thanks for sharing the prices. How do you like the bike? Would you say the quality of the Chinese knock offs is similar to Peloton?

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Cheers, Never actually ridden a peloton, but works great. I've been doing hiit interval training with it standing on the pedals and it's standing up well. Definitely recommend.👍🍺

When is the swimming pool going to be installed , just saying, nothing like a swim after a workout.. good one James cheers!

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Maybe one day if we combine the two pieces of land. Maintenance puts me off though.👍🍺

I once said galee to a mate of mine referring to a woman in the village. I was asking him what it meant. 🤣 I quickly found out and understood the reaction. Anyway maybe a good poof like yours is what's needed. 😁

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Haha yes, might get another one, they' re great.👍🍺

I need to stop watching your Vlogs James. I become increasingly jealous of your lifestyle and home. I think you’ve found your editing style on this video, I Loved the Benny Hill ESK gym assembly, had me giggling. Keep up the good work. D

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, appreciate it. Love Benny Hil.😁👍

Just put it on Swivel so you can pull it out from the fireplace and turn it any which way you need to if you're gonna be sleeping in the living room now you need a big TV above the fireplace

Nice rooms, but you should give shopee some love too when going online shopping 🙂

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

I prefer the Lazada interface. I even play the egg game to collect vouchers.😁👍🍺

You have a great home full of memories, time passes far too quickly..Having zero interest in having a gym you have more motivation than I’ll ever have.. but I would like to know where you got the mirror..

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Cheers. Bought it years ago. Maybe homepro. I want another one to match but haven't been able to find yet.👍🍺

James you just need a big 70inch t.v. above the fireplace in the living room

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Yes might do that but love the picture on my old Sony. Will see.👍🍺

Can you make a video about the detail prozess to buy a house (thai wife) ? There is a lot contend about bla bla farang cant buy land and so an, but not so much on the prozess itself. lets say my wife want to buy a house what are the steps (sinigning, money transfer, offical gouverment stuff to do), what are the fees. and so on. Maybe this could spark a new video ;)

Hi James, I have my own personal training studio in Holland. A piece of advice, buy a bench with it. One that can go up and down. You can do a million exercises with this. You already have the dumbbells. If I can help you with anything (programs nutrition or something) just let me know. Good luck with your Gym. Regards Edwin

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Edwin. I will buy more more equipment when I finally get the wardrobe out. Loving the bike and pull up rack thus far.👍🍺

Regarding the rowing machine: You will need a Concept Two. These machines are good enough to train you up for the Henley Finals. Don't settle for less. If you rowed in school, you will not be satisfied with less than a Concept Two, probably.

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

I'll see if we can get the wardrobe out. Rowing is a great full body workout so would certainly like an upgrade in the future.👍🍺

@nickmaidment

Жыл бұрын

ive also sent James a message about Concept 2, but they are a crazy price in Thailand. There is one exactly the same called Air Rower, which I have recommeded to James. Only difference is that you have a different monitor and not all the same extras as a 2

Never make a joke with the checkout girl if wifey is present, or you won't get any nookie that night -- unless you get really lucky with the checkout girl. Next week's video: 'How to cope with exercise injuries in Tak'.

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Ha ha yes. No niggles yet.👍🍺

@keithd1219

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣@ how to cope with injuries

Nice property james. Your lucky for buying it way back then was it 60k USD or GBP back then for property and house?

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

True, more than double that price now. Needs some maintenance and TLC which I'll show in future videos.👍🍺

Would love to see the missus in some videos,its clear you still care about eachother so would be nice i think. And another thing you said she kicks like a mule? Care to explain how you became aware of that? :)

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

She has made fleeting appearances but prefers not to be on camera. Dent on the side of my car is a sign of her kicking prowess.😁👍🍺

How much does it cost for a good treadmill in Thailand? I will be wanting one. Cheers

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

One I have is great. About 16k baht.👍🍺

Wait. Is this going to be a sad video about Ghosts of Christmas Past? Nostalgia is so depressing. Just seeing the short video clip of Christmas 2009 causes me to think about my own life, the water under the bridge and over the dam, and what might have been, not to mention wishing I could return to live a different time in my life. And, then, WHAT IS A GYM in one's 50s? A gym becomes sort of a wishful TIME MACHINE in our attempt to recover a bod now irretrievably lost. Nostalgia and longing for the past is such a Heartbreaker. Grand Funk: Once I had a little girl Sometimes I think about her But buddy, you know She's not really there When memories do call I just, I just can't live without her But tryin' all the time Is so hard to bear

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Wow deep mate. Not really doing for aesthetics, but more for general health and fun. Love boxing workouts.👍🍺

Hi James, do you mind if I ask about for visa situation? I'm 34 years old British. Married to my Thai wife for 10 years she's a British citizen now and we have 2 daughters with dual nationality. We are now looking at emigrating from the UK to Thailand this year. Obviously my wife and daugthers are fine with their Thai passports. I am just slightly confused about my options because I am relatively young for moving to thailand.

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

I'm on a yearly marriage extension. I came in on a non o visa based on marriage then applied for the yearly extension. Paper work is a pain and need 400k sitting in a Thai bank for 2 months before applying, but cheapest option. U can use an agent too if u don't want the hassle.👍🍺

Lovely home with space for Improvements, gym look great you of all people should know Thai ladies don't understand wit

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Barry. School boy error.😁👍🍺

00:13:03 James! You have more mince than Lotus, Big C, Tops, Makro, and Rimping combined! Maybe some kind of physical therapist can help you??? 😅

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Everything was back to normal after a quick toilet visit.😁👍🍺

"When the beard starts to turn grey, it's time to become clean-shaven".

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Silver fox mate.😁👍

You bought a 'Peroton' 😄

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Haha yes. Works great.👍🍺

In polite company it’s call an Ottoman not a poof. Jerry Seinfeld said it best:- “I did this thing on the Ottoman Empire. Like, what was this? A whole empire based on putting your feet up?”

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

No polite company in these parts lol.👍🍺

@iJansen

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesabroad8589 I prefer it that way. 🤣

should have the bag outside

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Yes, used to, but too hot. Nice with air con.

@trevorsmith7753

Жыл бұрын

Thais are notorious for under-engineering. That bag will rip the bolts out of the wall. Did they use Rawlplugs?

@geofferyrobertson6608

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesabroad8589 5555

Who thought one could buy a poof in Thailand?! 😂 😉

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

You can get anything on Lazada.😎👍🍺

@iJansen

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesabroad8589 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Who need s a gym when you move furniture and attend to that massive garden🤣🤣🤣

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

True, pretty good workouts lol.👍🍺

Mirror ceilings lol

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Still thinking about it.😅👍🍺

Haha…. School boy error mentioning gig.

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Yep, noob mistake.😁👍

I have one of the question do Thai women do Tampa like philippine women do where they give you the cold shoulder won't talk to you for 3 or 4 days I won't bother to tell you what's wrong do tie women do that

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Depends on the woman of course, but my experience is that Thai women are very sensitive about certain subjects and can give you the cold shoulder for a while.👍🍺

If you cant hang it at that weight, you certainly cant start kicking it #justsayin

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Will see how it goes. Might move the big one to the garage. 15kg bag should be fine.👍🍺

Your not built fir manual labour are you mate?😅

@jamesabroad8589

6 ай бұрын

Gardening is my limit lol. Hope you're well.👍🍺

I thought you only had the one daughter. What is the other daughter doing?

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

I have a step daughter who lived with us for a while. I sometimes call her daughter or step daughter. We are more like friends. She's 26 now A nurse at Bangkok hospital in Phitsanulok.👍🍺

You lost weight lately.....you look much younger

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Stage make up and lightning lol. Lost about 2 kilos on a beer break. All the best.👍🍺

Need be careful using the word “Poof” now… people get easily offended 😂

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

That's actually how it's pronounced lol. I checked. Snowflakes can jog on.😁👍🍺

@RodRockets

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesabroad8589 I know Mate, call them the same here in Australia

Keep fit after 50 or get a heart attack.

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Yep, noticing changes as I'm approaching 50, so good to keep fit.👍🍺

Oh no I bet your not a popular boy

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

All ok now. Took a bit of time.😁👍🍺

Poof-fay

@jamesabroad8589

Жыл бұрын

Yes apologies, I'm a heathen.🍺👍