What if Money Was No Object?? Inspirational Video
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dont get me wrong i fully understand that, i am far from stupid and i am not some young lad on some rampage with no vision of the future, i am also a lot more mature than i come across when making such posts, i already know i will probably have to go back and work for a few years to get some financial cushion under me, but for now, im still 28 and shouldnt worry about that so much just yet in a couple of years yeah for sure, my main focus is researching for a future over here, business opportunities etc, i want to marry a traditional khmer girl and have kids here, thats my goal, i go to school here studying khmer language etc, its something i take seriously, im not just here getting pissed and floating around girly bars every night etc lolRutiger wrote:Yeah, life is one thing when your a single, fit 28 year old and feel invincible and can't imagine a world when things aren't in your control. But there is another side and that ball keeps rolling (if you're lucky). Life happens, and young Jamie (et al) may very well find himself in his mid 30's with a woman and child to support and having to scramble to get it all together...and God knows what the world economy will be like when/if that time comes. And if so, the live fast/die young thing is out the window.Username Taken wrote:^^ Looking forward to the next installment . . . . . . . . . . . after you're married and have kids to raise.
I'm not trying to pick on Jamie, he is just the one poster willing to express his views on such subjects. It's not that we disagree, really. I'm just pointing out that , yeah, those mopes back in Blighty working boring-ass office cubicle jobs may now seem like the suckers...and very well might prove to be the suckers who regret things later. That's a real possibility. But so is the possibility that young Jamie finds himself in a future medical and/or financial bind that leaves him in a state where he can't work as he used to and is now without the financial cushion that the boring office workers MIGHT have, if they were prudent. There is no right or wrong blanket statement to be found here... only possibilities that a responsible person should be well aware of and prepared for. That doesn't necessarily have to mean running back home and hiding from life experiences in a boring safety bubble, but surely some prudence and forethought is requisite.
I'm wondering if the difference in our points of view are from the difference in our ages (and therefore experiences) or the differences in our up-bringings. I've always been on the cautious side even when I was his age. I'm not saying that is a good thing. I wonder about it some times and how much that cautious mentality has held me back, if at all.
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Jamie_Lambo wrote:i wont live that long hahaphuketrichard wrote:...i live with a fuck the future attitude because ive lived long enough to know that no future is guaranteed i make most of my opportunities as and when they happen in the present, id rather enjoy my life now while im young and able to get away with it
Get back to me when ur in ur upper 50's/60's
LOL: at 25 i never thought i would hit 35,
life has a way of throwing a monkey wrench in ur plans ( fuck OLD age ... not for me )
as to what i did or didn't, u'll need wait for the book, but i have done nothing I am ashamed of and would not have changed my life one bit
i lived my time on my terms
I will go to the pearly gates and say, "whats Next"
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So you're 28+ now. You already plan on going back to England in a few years and "for a few years" to earn some $$$. So lets say you are 31 when you get back there and work for 3 years after that. That makes you 31+3=34 years old when you return to Cambodia with enough cash (in your plan) to carry on full time there and raise your new family? First kid at age 36? Second at 38? How's that savings account holding up at age 45? Your'e my age before you know it.Jamie_Lambo wrote:i already know i will probably have to go back and work for a few years to get some financial cushion under me, but for now, im still 28 and shouldnt worry about that so much
You seem to oscillate between the "live fast/die young" mentality and "settle down with a traditional Khmer girl in Cambodia and have kids" within just a couple posts.
If you can figure out a money making business opportunity in one of the poorest countries in the world, then God bless ya. How many others have you met here that have actually done that? The "no plan - plan" doesn't work for me, but as I said, I've always been an overly cautious one. Especially when dependants are concerned.
But then again, you can follow phuketrichards example and smuggle drugs and precious gems around in your arse crack and then spend the next 30 years bragging about that fact on internet forums repeating the same drivel about "I wouldn't change one thing" while singing Sinatra's "I did it my way" until you actually start to believe it.
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Rutger ; Jealous?
otherwise why keep harping on my life
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otherwise why keep harping on my life
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Not jealous of you in any way, shape or form. Bemused is more like it. YOU harp on about your past in practically every post you make. Don't expect it not to be commented upon when you hold yourself up as some sort of example.phuketrichard wrote:Rutger ; Jealous?
otherwise why keep harping on my life
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please dont forget, that whilst i am quite open on here, you still dont know me, or know anything really about me, there are a few posters on here that see me on a regular basis and have a better idea about me and what im about, ive been out here for most of the past 4 years, im smart and very observant, and while im here i am constantly learning , learning from my expat friends who succeed out here and those who fail, there are plenty of people out here who can live and sustain a family out here, so why not me? if i was an idiot i would have tried and stared a business (and probably failed) out here already, im biding my time, whats the rush? when the time is right the time is right, i love the culture out here, i have a lot of friends here, and i love spending time here,Rutiger wrote:So you're 28+ now. You already plan on going back to England in a few years and "for a few years" to earn some $$$. So lets say you are 31 when you get back there and work for 3 years after that. That makes you 31+3=34 years old when you return to Cambodia with enough cash (in your plan) to carry on full time there and raise your new family? First kid at age 36? Second at 38? How's that savings account holding up at age 45? Your'e my age before you know it.Jamie_Lambo wrote:i already know i will probably have to go back and work for a few years to get some financial cushion under me, but for now, im still 28 and shouldnt worry about that so much
You seem to oscillate between the "live fast/die young" mentality and "settle down with a traditional Khmer girl in Cambodia and have kids" within just a couple posts.
If you can figure out a money making business opportunity in one of the poorest countries in the world, then God bless ya. How many others have you met here that have actually done that? The "no plan - plan" doesn't work for me, but as I said, I've always been an overly cautious one. Especially when dependants are concerned.
But then again, you can follow phuketrichards example and smuggle drugs and precious gems around in your arse crack and then spend the next 30 years bragging about that fact on internet forums repeating the same drivel about "I wouldn't change one thing" while singing Sinatra's "I did it my way" until you actually start to believe it.
why should there be a difference between living for the moment and settling down with a traditional khmer girl and having kids? if you think there is a difference maybe you should spend some more time with khmers out here,
plus if i wasnt living for the moment i wouldnt be out here i would be back in England planning for my retirement in 20 years time....
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If money was no object....I'd still be in the desert of course, enjoying the rich culture here, etc.
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You're moving the goal posts now. On the Bill Hicks thread you said "live fast die young" was a reasonable life philosophy which had some appeal to you. Now you're saying you mean "live for the moment"...and planning on having children, which seems to nullify your "living fast and dying young is acceptable" concept... considering any children you had would be left fatherless at a younger age. Quite a difference there. You seem to be arguing in favor of two completely contrary concepts with equal rigor.Jamie_Lambo wrote: why should there be a difference between living for the moment and settling down with a traditional khmer girl and having kids?
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This is an interesting thread. I just spent quite some time to read the whole thread. I wondered why I didn't see it in first place.
It is good to read different perspectives of people on this subject. I personally think that it is good for people to choose to do what they want to do without having to worry about how much money they will make or make nothing from what they do.
However I think that this kinda idea will not work for Cambodian for some reason. In Cambodia we need to earn money to support our family. We can't just work on thing we like and make no money at all. We don't have the previlage to recieve unemployment aid or benefit from the government. Also, in developed countries, people don't have to worry or feel the need to earn the money to support their family as their parents have their pension and saving account. Also, they can always claim for the unemployment benefit while they are working for their favorite works that generate no income or nearly nothing.
By the way, it seemed like many people think that office job is the most horrible job. In my opinion it depends on people. I personally like working in the office. I don't mind working the whole time in the office. I like working I. The aircon office with me dressing nicely. For the last three years I have been working as a translator. To many people, it is a very boring job as you need to sit in the office for the whole eight hours in front of your computer. However, I like it. If I didn't have problem with my new boss I wouldn't resign from the job.
It is good to read different perspectives of people on this subject. I personally think that it is good for people to choose to do what they want to do without having to worry about how much money they will make or make nothing from what they do.
However I think that this kinda idea will not work for Cambodian for some reason. In Cambodia we need to earn money to support our family. We can't just work on thing we like and make no money at all. We don't have the previlage to recieve unemployment aid or benefit from the government. Also, in developed countries, people don't have to worry or feel the need to earn the money to support their family as their parents have their pension and saving account. Also, they can always claim for the unemployment benefit while they are working for their favorite works that generate no income or nearly nothing.
By the way, it seemed like many people think that office job is the most horrible job. In my opinion it depends on people. I personally like working in the office. I don't mind working the whole time in the office. I like working I. The aircon office with me dressing nicely. For the last three years I have been working as a translator. To many people, it is a very boring job as you need to sit in the office for the whole eight hours in front of your computer. However, I like it. If I didn't have problem with my new boss I wouldn't resign from the job.
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Excellent point. My parents both worked hard and were self sufficient in money savings and received social security (government money for old people) which lasted until their deaths. I didn't have to support them financially in their old age. That would surely cause more stress for Cambodians or others who are expected to financially support their parents.Samouth wrote:Also, in developed countries, people don't have to worry or feel the need to earn the money to support their family as their parents have their pension and saving account.
Also, they can always claim for the unemployment benefit while they are working for their favorite works that generate no income or nearly nothing.
I don't know about everywhere, but in the US, government money for unemployment is very limitied for time (typically 6 months - but can sometimes get extended), and under certain criteria only. But there are also government welfare and food stamps and government-subsidized housing programs that do make it possible for some lazy louts to sponge off society full time, so what you said has some truth to it.
It's not for everybody, that's for sure. It gets much easier to work in an office full time as you get older, too. I didn't want to be cooped up either in my younger days.By the way, it seemed like many people think that office job is the most horrible job. .
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