After having worked for many years, raising a family, social commitments, involvement in all the “must do” things in life, I love it that I now have time to spend some time alone. Retired in Thailand is great and I feel privileged. Another great video. Thanks.

@rossjurecka5372

Жыл бұрын

Same for me ! 😊

@andrewlamplugh3082

Жыл бұрын

All fired up today Steve, brilliant. Cheers.

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@AbuShenab

Жыл бұрын

Same here!! I am supremely happy being by myself.

@williamhartz8707

11 ай бұрын

I agree. After living & working in large cities ( 5 different countries) for over 45 years, it’s nice to live in rural Thailand. Quiet and no social commitments. And now days I am not as materialistic and do not need shopping malls & night venues.

Retirement in Thailand.. I leave America in two weeks forever, to retire in Thailand. A little scared, a little nervous. Your vlog came at a perfect time. You took the stress away. Thanks Steve

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

I'm rooting for you. Don't forget to bring the duck. What happens to that lovely roof garden?

@matthewslife1

Жыл бұрын

Oh I hope the messenger duck made you smile.

Steve , you are my most favourite vlogger. I loved this episode ! I have worked 43 years in health in Australia , now retired in Thailand. I feel , we have so much on common. This episode made me a bit emotional , but thats good , we need to let it all out ! Cheers and keep going mate ! ❤😊😊😊😊

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Real men are not afraid to weep in public.

@33rdStreet

Жыл бұрын

@@steverosseagreed

Your artwork at 20:06 is truly awesome. The best part of your monologue is when you told the story about the surgeon who put that mask on you with anesthesia to shut you up! LOL, Lol, lol, 555.

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Scott.

Fellow American, 21 years in Thailand, and same age as you. I toured as a vendor with the Grateful Dead for 13 years and various other bands. I like broccoli as well, the stronger the better. Great hobbies you have, I'm more of a reader.

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

You should read my books.

As a mental health counselor, I really approximate this video. I am concerned about issues for retired folks in Thailand you touch on…. And then I ponder about these same things for myself as I head that way in the next several years. 🙏🏽 thanks

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, TG.

@williamhartz8707

11 ай бұрын

For me it’s depressing to be a “senior” in the USA. It seems Gen X& Z hate the “Boomers” and you just as well be old wall paper in the room with no conversation with younger adults. People my age mostly watch Fox News, sit around talking about their ailments and what medication to use. The nightly TV News bombards the viewer with advertisements from pharmaceutical companies that makes one paranoid about their health. I love my retirement years in rural Thailand. I can enjoy my morning coffee with the sound of nature, work & create in my tropical garden and avoid the complainers. And the Thai culture respects their elders.

@kensanders0088

11 ай бұрын

Retirement in USA is fine if you can afford it, I spent 30 years building up a small ranch in mountains of northern Calif, only to be near burned out, while others were, and if you have a house your homeowners insurance went from $1,200 to $7K-$10kK a year. Plus good ole property tax s too, if you are on Social Security you’re screwed !!! …. Sold it !

Isolation is the biggest price of living as an expat. I miss being around friends who laugh at my dry sense of humor. I miss being around friends who share my passions. My Thai boyfriend is with wonderful & smart, but he doesn't get my puns or share my interest in American politics, and I don't expect him to. Other retired expats seem to socialize in bars and I am not a heavy drinker, so I haven't made many friends there. (I also don't tolerate idiots well, which severely limits the candidate pool.)

Steve, you look healthier now than when you started vlogging 👍🏻. Keep up the good work. 🙏🏻

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I agree.

Often overlooked for the retired ….a simple text or a fond note from a companion however temporary…is indeed welcomed with the heart…

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Truth.

Interesting monolog Steve. The turtle looks great. Consider putting some sand ( or something else ) in the bed of the truck to put the turtle on to cushion against bumps in the road.

Thanks Steve such a treat being with you for a short time, take care ,see you on GOM with Tim soon.

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Hey, Annie.

Great take, Steve. Over the decades, I have found that it is easier to occasionally find the company of quality people than it is to shake the constant company of difficult people. Not everybody likes themselves enough to be alone for long stretches, though. I feel genuinely sad for the people who find themselves in that situation.

Steve, set up a go fund me page for your surgery. We need to keep you going !

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, but if I ask strangers for money it's going to be for sex and drugs.

5:37 No matter how many times you mention that, it pleasures me to hear you made it (partly cause I hope that I, too, can one day live somewhere I can feel at home).

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Your Turtle Beach is out there, C. If I can find mine, anybody can.

@cptgone

Жыл бұрын

@@steverosse Actually, I could, right now - but as you say, there's a cost. One that is still too high in my opinion (but that may change in the future). Keep 'carping' that diem, mr. Rosse, I wish you all the best.

Wow! Your monologue and situation have so much more meaning when I myself have experienced about eighty five percent of it. I wish you the best of luck in your circumstances and endeavors Steve.

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Same to you, J.

Happy Friday Steve. Great one as usual. Tony in Ireland

@JeffCahill-tp8ik

Жыл бұрын

LOL

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Tony.

24 minutes is a great length for me bro. The ride to work is 25 minutes. Keep em coming Steve Rose with an e.

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

I gotcher back. I used to have a 90-minute commute, and books on CD saved my sanity.

I have been in Thailand for 24 years and married a Thai woman. I am 66 years old and my Thai wife works all day and night(at a Japanese second-hand shop) and doesn't come home before 21:00 or later so I am alone a lot and like you say get stuck on youtube and stuff, oh well. I gave up beer 6 months ago with a fatty liver and no cig's and trying to eat healthy and a couple of raw garlic cloves a day and lemon water and other healthy things like food and vitamins. I don't get checked out at the hospital though I will one of these days. Since I drink coffee and green tea a lot I have to get up from my computer and take a piss that is my exercise but they say if you are at a desk job and you get up every hour or so and walk a bit it can keep you healthy, so who knows like your shows, Peace☮ p.s. You are very creative

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, David. I had a desk job for twenty years and I swear by the restorative power of a good stretch and five-minute power walk around the block.

Your vlogs just get better and more entertaining every week Steve. Sorry to hear of your hernia, I hope that viewers who can help reduce the days you miss with the tattooed leg will donate. I worked for a while with Blue Cross Blue Shield in NY in the late 70s. Back in Aus years later I had a bowel resection followed by chemo. All covered by our healthcare system. Keep smiling, I hope all goes well for you ❤

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Lefty.

Even though we have not met in person yet - Love you too mate , as like you I have been dreaming of retiring in Thailand for 2 marriages and 1 child (over 20 years) as I had been to Thailand 29 times since 1994 - Love your work and inspiration TIM , PERTH AUSTRALIA

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Tim.

Yes, as a retiree, I can definitely watch too much KZread. With that being said I do enjoy your videos especially if you're in a good mood. 😊 Joe from Indianapolis

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Joe.

Steve, I'm 61 and I had the same hernia as you in early 2021. I did it (I think) by running too much on the beach at Patong and carrying heavy bags of shopping! and they fixed it at the Mission Hospital (which is cheaper than the other ones) in Phuket. I think it was about 50,000. It was all done really quickly (unlike in the UK where you'd be on a waiting list for months because it's considered very non urgent) I stayed a night there in a nice room like a hotel. I was walking pretty slowly for about a week after, but back to almost normal within two weeks and running again in about 6 months.

Congrats on getting the outro credits!!!!! Thanks again for the turtle update...If im being honest todays topic is the one i dread the most in my retirement planning to come to Thailand ....or as you say anywhere..... im glad that i have people to see when i come ... you included... Have A great Week and mabey start a surgery jar instead of coffee jar: :) please dont wait on that hernia...

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

You'll make friends. You're outgoing. I'm not.

I look forward to your weekly episode of Postcards Steve, another great story/s

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, PMS.

If you want to delay, or avoid, having surgery for your hernia, you should buy a hernia support belt. They are not very expensive.

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

But unsightly...

@Stephen-New

Жыл бұрын

@@steverosse Most people wear them inside their pants so they are not visible. Only Superman wears them on the outside.

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

@@Stephen-New Well, you just saved me a fair measure of embarrassment. Thanks.

Another winner. It was such a relief to discover it wasn't another "How much do I spend a month" video.

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. Sometimes I resort to click bait.

There is good Mexican food in Bangkok (Sunrise Tacos, La Monita.) it's as good as any I ever had in California. The Al Pastor Burrito at Sunrise always satisfies my Mexican cravings.

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

I ate at Sunrise once. It was horrible. Greg Lange is a hell of a nice guy, and he's had great success with those outlets. But it's not Mexican food.

@LenscraftVideos

Жыл бұрын

​@@steverosseà chacun son goût! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Thank you Steve. I enjoyed spending some time with you this morning. :-)

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Steve, I just came here to comment on how cool are those subscriber numbers are! Finally more people are getting on board. Proud to say I’ve watched since the beginning of your move back to Thailand. Love listening to your musings & stories every Friday. The turtle is looking fabulous!

@steverosse

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, Narelle! I'm realizing that I should have been writing down my stories as I told them. I want to tell a story now but I seem to remember telling it already, or maybe not, or maybe...

@narellec

11 ай бұрын

@@steverosse haha It matters not as they are good stories. Hmmmm maybe Artificial Intelligence can do a summary of your uploads for you? Alas, I’m not that AI savvy and have only used ChatGPT.

@steverosse

11 ай бұрын

@@narellecThis week will mark my 100th video. I think I should just go back and rewatch them all and make a list.

Love the progression of the Turtle. Have you named her yet? Great visual imagination Mr. Rosse.

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

I'm thinking I should let local school kids name her.

Good video about the real costs of retirement far away. I can relate as i just moved to Thailand in April of this year. I can make my pancakes but miss my Canadian Maple Syrup as a topper. Cheers

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Oh, yeah. Finding maple syrup here is almost impossible, and if it's real, from a tree, it costs more than a car.

@Opalsteev

11 ай бұрын

Pretty sure I saw maple syrup on Silom in that supermarket ( the name escapes me )on pat pong 1. I was in there a couple of months ago. If it is the real stuff or that definitely was the place I saw it can’t be sure 100%.

@steverosse

11 ай бұрын

@@Opalsteev I would not go to Bkok for a million dollars, let alone for syrup. Maybe you're new here, so I'll clue you in: The whole point of my life, and my channel, is that I will make do with whatever I can find on Turtle Beach. I've created a dozen movie sets with what I find here. I've created a giant turtle with stuff I find here. I wear only clothes I buy here, only haircuts done here, eat only foods available here. Silom Road is as remote from my life here as the dark side of the moon.

@Opalsteev

11 ай бұрын

@@steverosse Hi Steve Yes relatively new to your channel. Best regards Steve Bennett

another classic; thank you for the content as always, cheers.

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Allan.

Myrtle the turtle is looking great. It's good to see that you're keeping busy. Too many people forget that there are other costs to deal with when moving to Thailand. Little things that we take for granted while living in our home country., simply don't exist in Thailand. Like you said, pancakes and Mexican food. Along with hashbrowns and a nice 18" American pizza. Family, friends, someone to talk to, and relate to. Familiar sights, sounds and smells... Gotta go, starting to ramble on like you and I don't want to take your job.

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Whew. Dodged a bullet.

Thank you, Steve, for all your stories, and thank you for being. It is one of the best times of my week when you post your videos. I am happy to meet you. Turtle beach is one of the places where we, me and my family, like to go and spend time. We have been coming there for more than 7 years. Long story short, I hope one day we will meet and have some time for a chat. Have a good time. Great video. Thank you. P.

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Come and have coffee next time you're in town.

@piotrg8593

Жыл бұрын

Thank you )

Thank you for another heartfelt video Steve. I love the shared humanity you weave into each episode. From a soon to be retired in Thailand subscriber, up north in the Chinese capital

Some decent Tex-Mex restaurants in Chiang Mai. Good enough to satisfy my weekly cravings.

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Put some refried beans and a coupla tamales in a box and mail 'em to me.

@beijingdave

Жыл бұрын

@@steverosse while day-after Mexican food is one of my favorites, it doesn’t ship well. You can get canned tamales - and while they can’t compare to fresh hand rolled ones (like I’d get in Denver growing up), they’re good enough so that if you close your eyes when eating them, together with the right music, an image of a Mexican street scene painted on black velvet and a couple tokes of weed, it’ll do the trick. Promise.

Interesting video! I am an American who never lived in the USA except for university in the early 70’s. (Grew up in Saudi and worked there until retirement in 2016). So my HUGE thing missing thing for me is a halfway decent schwarma and GOOD hummus. (places here in Chiang Mai sell these things but - well they range from just “OK” to outright travesties.

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

I guess the scarcity of these things in our lives makes them all the sweeter when we do discover them.

Thank you Steve! Blessings and love from Sicily🙏Stay hard!🦾💙🇹🇭

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Luce.

As always, a very engaging story.

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Hi Steve, my first job at age 16 was at the local medical center working in medical records after school. Interesting work! Keep up the great work!

@bijanbayne3259

Жыл бұрын

My cousin did this after he dropped out of college. He seemed to like that gig. He and his supervisor became lifelong friends. Used to let us borrow his Camaro

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

@@bijanbayne3259 It was the perfect job for me. I got to tell physicians who had eight more years of education than me that they'd misused a semicolon.

@arthurbarney3309

Жыл бұрын

better they misuse a semicolon than misremove a colon...they bury their mistakes.lol@@steverosse

You assistant must love being able to enjoy these projects …. Good on you and him!

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

None of my neighbors understand what I'm doing. Chamnan gets me.

@JohnArmstrong_

Жыл бұрын

@@steverosse I suspect your neighbors don't expect to understand you (as a farang). But they are glad to have you as a neighbor none the less.

After 31 years here, I can confirm that SR probably knows too much by local standards. ;-) But that's the way most of us long-term expats are made. I could certainly do with some occasional company, but mostly I just entertain myself by finding a wide variety of small projects to complete. If I lived in my home country, it would be much the same. Most western countries are pretty unforgiving places these days.

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

The USA has no more room for Steve Rosse.

Hello Steve, new sub here. I had the same mate. Six months ago I got a hernia. I live in Hua Hin on less money than you, and still have a great life. I got mine done at the local government hospital. 25k Baht, in surgery a week after diagnosis and walking around the same day. No need for the expensive private hospitals unless you have insurance and like to be treated like a VIP. That's another cost of retiring. Sure, there is no AC in the ward, but the windows are open and they have a fan by the bed. Food was simple, but OK and I was told it would have been well over the 100k if I had gone to the Bangkok hospital chain. More like 300k by the time they had charged me for all the extras as they do. Good luck mate, enjoy your videos.

Always enjoy your life update and stories

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Gerry.

Thanks 4 the show Steve, what you said about mex-food, a similar quest came along when I asked myself if I could find all of what's needed to cook "American Chinese Food". I live in Chaiyaphum. This challenge has been really bothering me because it's a challenge to match the labels or even find the same as the american-chinese-take-outs use. The entire subject is a weevil eating at my brain. That leads to a different search into "what sauces can be found that mimic what we enjoyed in the usa". Supper cheap eats here in deeper Thailand, but you likely have more available around Turtle Beach. I'm too high right now and gota go, but I just wanted to chime and agree that there's a sauce quest and food challenge to overcome here. Brisket... that came from Mexico to cook tough beef and we sure do have allot of that around here... Food is a challenge, but 7-11 is a life jacket.

Great monologue as always. 1st takeaway: The Dr (Peter) put the mask on your face to shut you up...i think we have a name for the Grumpy Old Men turtle:) 2nd takeaway: You spoke of isolation as a cost of retirement. That is the one thing that scares me the most. Due to the pandemic and lockdowns and combined with my caregiving of mom, I feel like I have lost nearly all my friends here. I still have some that have been friends for decades, but i am a really shy person and I don't socialize easily. I realized one day that nearly all of my friends at that point in my life were made through my best friend. I had merely been absorbed into his circle of friends. Bar goers, mostly - not the ride or die types...but decent people. I fear I will turn into that "stay inside watching KZread all the time" person if I end up in Thailand. Lastly, maybe we loyal viewers can help mitigate that medical expense.

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

That's very kind of you to say, but for now let's hope it never comes to that. And let's hope you never end up alone in a room. Let's hope we all don't end up that way.

@jgb4unme1

Жыл бұрын

@@steverosse I sent a PayPal just in case:)

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

@@jgb4unme1 That is very generous. Thank you.

Good morning Steve, very insightful monologue today 🙏 Nice to see your projects progressing so well 😊🙏

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Alan.

3:57 Back in 1998 when I shattered the left side of my pelvis (acetabulum) in a boating accident and an amazing Stanford orthopedic surgeon put me back together so I can walk, I remember going in for a follow up visit at a Stanford clinic, and watching the process while I waited for my turn. Doctors would talk into a microcassette recorder after seeing a patient, then that microcassette would be removed from the recorder and scotch taped to a piece of paper and placed in a big stack of papers with microcassettes taped to them. Then a presumably erased microcassette would be inserted into the recorder for the next use. Little did I know someone like Steve was at the other end of that process. I wonder if they are still doing things that way?

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

No, sadly they are not. Now the docs either are required to fill out a form on a computer, checking boxes instead of actually composing their notes in prose, or else they speak into a microphone and voice recognition software composes the record. Either way mistakes happen and lives are lost. (The difference between "give Hans fifTEEN mg of Demerol" and "give Hans fifTY mg of Demerol" could kill a guy.) But it saves money, and everybody is in favor of smaller medical bills, so that's how it's done now.

As usual, it is a pleasure to live vicariously in Thailand with you Steve. You've got the gift of gab!

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Omar.

Turtle is looking great, big job though. Admire your enthusiasm. How things come around I am in Chiang Mai and googled mexican restaurants yesterday, ended up going French was great but prices compared to local food was hard to take. That is the big thing for me I can get by with no social interaction or taliking to anybody (so far) but the food I can not give up western food so difficult for me to try new things. Anyway a few more days here then off to Nai Harn for a week. Great video again. Thank you

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, AT.

Great episode Stevo. Thank you.

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, M.

Your monologues always pair well with your settings. Beautiful wat. Take care of that hernia soon, Steve. Set up a gofundme account if you have to. There’s a lotta love out there & I’m sure you would get plenty of contributions. Turtle Light is an inspiration to all. Salud!

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Robert.

You had me at “no Mexican food”. You’re absolutely correct.

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Es verdad.

More than happy to subscribe sir, well said. I appreciate being able to listen, your vulnerability is beautiful. Enjoy your peace!

@steverosse

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, JWL!

Very salient points about things you give up, the cost of things. Indeed I still get those little pings on my phone,,,, teeruk…. What you do….. you eat? One of the dearest things was a lass of my acquaintance who sang Refrains of Thai lullaby’s softly in my ear. Oh…… there aren’t words for it

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Amen.

An interesting video about the cost of retiring abroad. The alone time is, however, something I look forward to when I become an e-x-p-a-t. I had surgery done in Thailand by a surgeon that also operated at Bumrungrad. My wife found an other and cheaper private hospital where he also worked. It was about half price. I am sorry but I don't recall the name of the hospital but maybe you can get the same quality of surgery at a hospital that's cheaper than Bangkok Hospital

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

I have an appointment at the government hospital in Phang Nga on Monday.

I hear you, after living in Thailand for 2 years, yeah lack of good Mexican food was tough to deal with. That Mexican food place in Terminal 21 in Asoke is pretty good though.

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

That would mean traveling to Bangkok and that's a deal breaker. But can you throw some beans and a couple of tortillas in a box and mail them to me?

@HansCSchellenberg

Жыл бұрын

@@steverosse I will get right on that, I wonder how much it would cost in Import Duty?

We love you too Steve❤️

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Steve, I am a school teacher in Las Cruces New Mexico. Good eatin here, brother.

@steverosse

11 ай бұрын

Huh! Small world. Do you know Jake Gustin? There is good food in LC. A lot of it is Mexican. But I lived with my Mom, and she loves to cook. Also, I worked at Ft. Bliss, and after the ninety-minute commute there and back I never wanted to go out. I just wanted to eat in front of the TV and fall asleep. But I did manage to get to Renoo's Thai restaurant every other week or so.

(?) Albert Einstein “I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity.” ― Albert Einstein

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Amen.

Great Video Steve. For your viewers, be mindful that no matter what our choice, there will be costs. Just be open, true to youself and make sure your loved ones know you are thinking about them

Always a pleasure listening to your monologues Steve

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, James.

Another fab film Steve. I enjoy watching all your films. I especially like the monologue style, heartfelt stuff about retirement and the life changes you chose and have to make when relocating to another country. It certainly strikes a cord with me and my retirement plans in Thailand. I’ve been a bit absent lately. Been renovating a property down in Bang Saray, well the builders have. Travelling back and forth from my place here in Pathum Thani. Keep well and best wishes from me here.

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Right back atcha, Andy. Enjoy the new house... when it's finished.

@AndyfromDoncaster

Жыл бұрын

@@steverosse thanks Steve. I did put a short piece together and uploaded it to KZread when I bought the house. However I couldn’t be doing with all the negative comments so took it down. Best wishes.

Your theme music is fire. Buffetesque. I'm taking a leap of faith & moving to Jomtien in a few months on a paltry U.S. Soc. Sec. check (and traditionally, a few editing & writing assignments per year). 'course, I don't drink, I don't girly bar, and I'm not buying a motorbike. Street food agrees w/ me. But I do hope to see Ayuttayah, Chang Mai, Phuket, Cambodia, Viet Nam & maybe Laos

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Good luck! Keep me posted.

@bijanbayne3259

Жыл бұрын

@@steverosse By all means. Toying w/ the concept of writing a book on Thai success in pro golf. To be translated into Thai. I also would like to write a book w/ Tiger Woods' mom, on her life lessons & philosophy. Which may become all one book if she's not interested in participating (I'm an author)

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

@@bijanbayne3259 When I met Mrs. Woods in 1994 or 1995 she was on the phone with a literary agent talking about Tiger's biography. He was nineteen. I imagine that by now she's been approached a thousand times about books, and movies, and she probably just says, "Talk to Tiger's agent." But I wish you luck. You'll never know until you try.

@bijanbayne3259

Жыл бұрын

@@steverosse Hmmm. Thanks f/ the input. I'll be in country in two weeks

Keep up the good work Steve, to the point & factual👍🏻✔️

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

That Turtle is fantastic!…..well done, a true work of art.

What's wrong with watching KZread all day with the AC on, while my wife is at work? 😊 Isolation is a luxury available to few. 🤔+1

@eddenoy321

Жыл бұрын

True dat

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

For those of us comfortable with solitude, it's fine. Most people are not.

@andrewrobinson2565

Жыл бұрын

@@steverosse Eff "most people" 😀👍. Society is wrong and we are right. I'm watching all of my retiring friends DESPERATELY searching for something to DO, instead of embracing the beauty of NOTHING TO DO 🤔🇨🇵🇪🇺.

@andrewrobinson2565

Жыл бұрын

@@steverosse "Busy doing nothing, working the whole day to through. Trying to find, lots of things not to do. We're busy going nowhere. Isn't it such a crime? We'd like to BEEEEEEEEE... unhappy but... We never do have the time". 😀❤️

Hi Steve. The Bangkok Christian Hospital helped me out when I had serious medical problems little money and no insurance. It was a long time ago though. In the end I had to jump on a plane to Australia that has a better medical system than the US! I made the mistake once of being in the US with out med cover and got bitten by a brown recluse. I swapped a black Opal with a doc to treat it until I could fly home. Where there is a will you can find a way 🙂. A new fan via grumpy old men

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Welcome, OS. Thanks for your encouragement.

Good to see you are doing well Steve and no longer wandering the desert.

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

All that seems like a dream...

Cracking video Steve. I couldn't help but feel happy for you and sad at the same time. Surely the kids dill come and visit you and hopefully your friends. The turtle is looking resplendent

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Julian.

Ordered your book Steve! Saving the read until November when I’m back in Thailand!

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

I'm thinking that it's best read outside of Thailand...

Another great thought proving vlog Steve. Look after yourself and I am sure many of the viewers don't mind you repeating yourself about your medical problems. A problem shared as they say....! Loving Miss or should I say Mrs. Turtle 🤣. Glad she took up her new position on the plywood without coming to blows. Once the Turtle Festival is over how about taking Mrs. Turtle on a tour of the local schools? 🤔 I am sure the kids would love to see her and see how she was constructed. Looking forward to seeing the completed 'Nit Noi' store. It is looking great already. 👍

@steverosse

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, John.

Thanks Steve, great vid. Had that same hernia issue a couple of years ago, and had to have the gauze op. Turns out I had 3; 2 you couldn't see. Felt and looked much better after the op, so worth it.

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Well, I won't believe it looks much better without photographic evidence, C. Come on. We're waiting.

@capetonian

Жыл бұрын

@@steverosse haha. I'll tell you something, Steve. The whole time I had the bump, I was sure I was going to get in an argument at some stage, and any blow to the groin area would have been disastrous. I actually signed on for, what we call here in South Africa, Medical Aid. It's basically private medical. Believe me, you don't want any medical procedure done on the State over here. So I signed up for it, then disclosed my pre-existing hernia, which means you have to wait for a year, then had the procedure. Keyhole surgery, quick and clean, home the next day. If I'd gone with the State, they probably would have chopped one of my nuts off instead of fixing the hernia - only half joking. Coincidentally, I got out of hospital the day before the Covid lockdown, and about 3 months after returning from my first visit to Thailand. Quite a busy period for me, unlike now - early retired.

Good topic. I feel though even though I have job I feel socially isolated here in the west. I can see a bit more isolation when I move there. But not that much 🙂 Your ability to speak thai must make a lot of difference. That is amazing in itself. Not many foreigners I have met speak thai.

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

I just get by. I was much better at it thirty years ago. I was much better at English thirty years ago, too.

Another great episode! I’m also retired and living in Thailand so I totally get it.

Enjoyed the video Steve thanks 🙏 for sharing.

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Cory.

Just catching up - still Friday early evening here! I note the eyelashes on the turtle - looking great.

@steverosse

11 ай бұрын

I wasn't sure about the lashes. I think she needs more of them to really sell the idea.

Glad you love doing it Steve cause we love you too.

One of the pillars of retirement… you only have to do things that are important to you. 👍

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Amen.

Have a great day Steve. Turtle is looking good.

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, G. You do the same.

I cannot understand, why people move if you really miss family and cannot regularly see them ?? I am retired (last year) and just intend on travelling the globe and hiking but only away from friends and family for a few months max? I am also an only child to a single mum but could not imagine not seeing our children regularly and hugging them and sitting at a table breaking bread with loved ones!

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

You should read my memoir, "Leaving Thailand." It explains everything.

Great episode Steve..😊 absolutely love your mosaic turtle.. shes coming along really well.. 🐢 sorry to hear about your health challenges.. im sure the universe will conspire to help you out... 🙏🇦🇺

@steverosse

11 ай бұрын

Thanks, Lorna.

Wow “The Turtle” looks amazing…

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Don.

I too have found that the true cost of retirement in Thailand is the willingness.

Brilliant, best cost of living vid I've seen ... Nice one Steve

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thanks.

Thumbs up 👍 Steve, great appendix story…..we ran into Tim the other day at Starbucks in Phuket the other day maybe we’ll run into you sometime that would be awesome 😎

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

I'm here all the time, Dude. I make pretty decent coffee.

Good explanation! People don’t think about these things when you leave or before you leave!

@steverosse

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Donald.

The turtle is looking awesome Steve, are you planning to grout the gaps between the lighters as you would with tiles? Have a good rest of the week. Regards Kell 👍

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Yes.

You should be able to get pancake mix even in a small village. The small Tesco express, now lotus's's's should carry it. Or look for a thai/chinese bakery that sells goods as well as breads. Stay strong brother!

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Lotus sells the pancake mix, but not maple syrup. I've been making do with honey.

@jayinthai8036

Жыл бұрын

@@steverosse My god man! Do you know what real maple syrup costs here in LOS??!! You dont just talk lightly about buying maple syrup. ;)

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

@@jayinthai8036 At Villa it's in the same aisle as the unicorn tears.

Steve your a legend you always have great vlogs keep up the good work

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Thanks Steve...you and I are polar opposites. I don't talk much, but I am a good listener. You don't drink..I do enjoy a few beers, less now I am older. But I know that I would enjoy having lunch with you...hope all goes well with the hernia. Cheers.

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Rob.

I could tell you were missing them. We are fortunate that we get to travel between our "homes". By problem is always being away from and missing the other.

Hi Steve Can you swing your camera around and show us your backyard one time? It looks like there’s an old shed with a green panel, and what’s in the field behind your house? It appears to be well kept lawn like a golf course etc. It’s probably boring to you, but as a weekly viewer I have a burning desire to see out back man. Cheers 🏖️

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

I'll try to remember next week to show the back. This building used to be a sushi restaurant. The back was a (slightly) landscaped garden. The shed was the laundry room and staff bathroom. I never use it for anything at all. It's full of geckos. I mean, like thousands of the little bastards. Khun Chamnan keeps the weeds down with the weed whacker, and takes home what little produce the plants produce. This year he's had two limes, a pineapple, and many bushels of "tamlung," a weed that apparently is boiled and served with rice and fish sauce. He hangs the laundry back there, and I moved the plants from the front of the house to the back for the monsoon. Other than that I usually forget it's there. The football field behind the house is used frequently for all knids of things. Some football games, but also seasonal festivals, parking for special events like the Bangkok Airways Half-Marathon which is this weekend, grazing cattle and goats, livestock shows, and even a Ferris Wheel during the Turtle Festival.

@glenneveringham

Жыл бұрын

@@steverosse wow, cool thanks man, the field out back gets more use than I imagined, next turtle festival you should film all that if you have the time. Cheers 👍🏽

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

@@glenneveringham Well, ahem, ya see, I filmed it this year. I could drop a link in here if you like.

@glenneveringham

Жыл бұрын

@@steverosse yes please

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

@@glenneveringham Huh. Turns out I made that video "private" to reduce clutter on my page. Try this link: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aHibo6WPYszYYLA.html

Steve my friend i find your stories awesome. Hope you take care of that hernia and in 11 months I'll be retiring to Thailand hope i can run into you smoke a joint and hear one of those stories. Later and take care

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

If I'm still here you're welcome to visit, Brett. Even if I'm not here, you can still visit.

It’s called retirement. You have done what most people our age only dream off. Hopefully next year I will moving up your direction but I will still have a place in Phuket. Live your story’s.

@vassanaresidencephuket6179

11 ай бұрын

Love your stories 😅

@steverosse

11 ай бұрын

@@vassanaresidencephuket6179 Whew. That was a close one.

Your turtle float looks really good. Such a great way to artistically highlight and communicate the sea trash problem. What happens to the float after the parade? Perhaps the community could showcase the floats in an area accessible to visitors who aren't fortunate enough to witness the parade?

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

All the turtle floats are displayed on the plaza for the ten days of the festival. I'm hoping that somebody will want this thing when the festival is over. It's waterproof and can be displayed outside. My dream would be to have it placed somewhere at the visitor's center at the national park. I imagine it would become a popular selfie backdrop.

@josephduncan5655

Жыл бұрын

The turtle is outstanding!

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

@@josephduncan5655 Thank you, Joseph.

I enjoy this part of the week too!

@steverosse

11 ай бұрын

Thanks, Sim.

Turtle and Nit Noi shop look great Steve. Have a nice Friday. 👍

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, SSL.

The turtle looks great Steve. Don't forget that it may slide around on the back of the pickup during the parade. Anchor it down. Sorry to hear about the hernia. Keep up the good work. Cheers from the USA. -Leo

@steverosse

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, Leo. Certainly the thing won't slide during the parade, since the parade goes at a walking pace. But getting from my house to where the parade begins takes us over the bypass road, which is curvy and fast. I can't drill holes in Hans' pickup truck, so I'm thinking I'll tie the thing down for the trip to the rally point.

Great vid. Yes, I too am still looking for a good Taco place. I will check out Cholos here in Bangkok, which ad says "Los Angeles Street Tacos," so we will see. I grew up in LA so I will know. I retired here 2 years ago, living just outside Bangkok in the working-class neighborhood of Samrong Nuea. My friends can visit me! I too love to read, and I still have one Book club that I meet via zoom once a month, so I have that going for me.

@steverosse

Жыл бұрын

Enjoy your retirement, Stephen!