[el mechanico]

Truedat- three years gone in three posts. Good job.

Ali did you ban him now that you've been promoted to moderator?

[Aliblahba]

(08-12-2013 05:31 AM)worldwidetraveler Wrote:  

(08-12-2013 12:39 AM)Aliblahba Wrote:  

(08-12-2013 12:09 AM)Beyond Borders Wrote:  

(08-11-2013 11:56 PM)Aliblahba Wrote:  

Hey BB, I think that big lardass that owns the Living in Cebu forum is living up your way now. Lol.

LOL I'm not familiar with that forum. Is he a Roosher?

I wish he was. I'd call him out for being a fat hypocrite. He denounces anything we do, but promotes the same shit on other sites. I used to lurk over there but couldn't stomach it.

The dude was caught with an underage girl. hah

Not only that, but he ended up beating up some other foreign guys woman and had to leave the Phils otherwise would have been arrested.

Yeah, he reminds me a little of that feminist professor guy.

Ali, he is from Georgia which explains a lot.

He bullied his members cause most of them was old and feeble. I wonder if the U.S. authorities are looking for him? Feel free to start a hate thread if you have more lowdown. I'll chime in. He's everything that makes it hard for the rest of us to travel without being stereotyped.

[Aliblahba]

   


And he complained about American women being fat.

[JayJuanGee]

(08-12-2013 08:12 AM)Aliblahba Wrote:  

And he complained about American women being fat.

That's not fat, it is stocky.... or chubby? or chubby chaser?

[worldwidetraveler]

(08-12-2013 08:12 AM)Aliblahba Wrote:  

And he complained about American women being fat.

The BIG take away is he moved to a different country and has got women he would only dream of in the western world.

I saw some pictures and they were all slim women. Not exactly what I would call beautiful, but for him, they were way above what you would guess he was hitting.

[Aliblahba]

I can't believe there are so many accusations against him. One guy like that can do a lot of damage in a city overseas. Oh well.

[worldwidetraveler]

(08-12-2013 08:51 AM)Aliblahba Wrote:  

I can't believe there are so many accusations against him. One guy like that can do a lot of damage in a city overseas. Oh well.

Yep, and the reason I avoid expats when overseas. They are just too common in those types of countries.

[christpuncher]

You really don't seem too bad off BB. How do you manage to keep your high end clients with this supposedly terrible work ethic ? Haha

[DirectDanger]

@Beyond Borders...

I know what you are feeling. I was in a similar spot years ago the first time I lived in Bangkok. It never got so bad that I didn't have any money in my account but I was certainly stressing out about my budget each month.

From reading your stories the obvious answer is to stop drinking. Make a commitment to stop drinking for one month. Go to bed before 2am and get 8 hours of good sleep. You will find the amount of time you have in a day will increase dramatically if you are not spending so much time each night drinking and each morning recovering with a hang over the night before.

Like many of us I fell into the trap of going out 5 nights a week until 6am, sleeping until 3pm, recovering my hangover until 9pm, just in time to go out at 11pm and do it all over again. There is no way to be productive in this kind of lifestyle.

You have already accomplished what many people dream about and that is making money online living anywhere in the world you want. Now it's time you make a conscious effort and do what you know needs to be done. Drinking another beer or fucking another girl is going to bring you little happiness compared to how much stress will be lifted from your life if you get your financial house in order.

You know what needs to be done. Do it.

[Aliblahba]

(08-11-2013 05:44 PM)el mechanico Wrote:  

Also you should have a blog and put one of those paypal donate things on it like american in BKK or whatever his face is. Your trip is worth reading

Nobody want to read a soap opera. BB needs to get out and get some shit done. I'd pay to see videos of him throwing coffee cups and tuk-tuk drivers, or following Rio around all day making a duh-dur noise. You gotta find that niche market now to make money online. The audience wants fresh material. Step it up BB. I got money on Paypal burning a hole in my pocket.

[WanderingSoul]

(08-12-2013 10:46 AM)DirectDanger Wrote:  

@Beyond Borders...

I know what you are feeling. I was in a similar spot years ago the first time I lived in Bangkok. It never got so bad that I didn't have any money in my account but I was certainly stressing out about my budget each month.

From reading your stories the obvious answer is to stop drinking. Make a commitment to stop drinking for one month. Go to bed before 2am and get 8 hours of good sleep. You will find the amount of time you have in a day will increase dramatically if you are not spending so much time each night drinking and each morning recovering with a hang over the night before.

Like many of us I fell into the trap of going out 5 nights a week until 6am, sleeping until 3pm, recovering my hangover until 9pm, just in time to go out at 11pm and do it all over again. There is no way to be productive in this kind of lifestyle.

You have already accomplished what many people dream about and that is making money online living anywhere in the world you want. Now it's time you make a conscious effort and do what you know needs to be done. Drinking another beer or fucking another girl is going to bring you little happiness compared to how much stress will be lifted from your life if you get your financial house in order.

You know what needs to be done. Do it.

I second this. Get a cheap place with decent internet, snatch up a little dark skinned Cambodian girl for the month, and vow to work 4 hours per day, 6 days per week, for one month. Bang out those 4 hours as soon as you wake up, and you have the rest of the day free. I'm always way more productive, and way more happy, when I get a few hours of work done before noon. Sets your day off right.

[TravelHardcore]

(08-12-2013 10:46 AM)DirectDanger Wrote:  

Like many of us I fell into the trap of going out 5 nights a week until 6am, sleeping until 3pm, recovering my hangover until 9pm, just in time to go out at 11pm and do it all over again. There is no way to be productive in this kind of lifestyle.

This trap sneaks up on you sooooo easily. And it's hard to get out off. Because you woke up at 3 or 4pm you're not tired at night so you think... well since I won't be able to sleep for the next few hours anyway, I might as well go out for a beer: repeat.

I've been trying to get some work done but this happened to me again too; and time starts going very fast. I'm staying in tonight. And will try to break the cycle.

[Aliblahba]

This is the downside to living in paradise. It's too easy to get "island mentality". People become a product of their environment. It might help to surround yourself with motivated expats to get more work done. Like going to gym. I always get more down when someone is around to motivate me on the days I don't wanna go.

[WanderingSoul]

(08-12-2013 11:18 AM)TravelHardcore Wrote:  

(08-12-2013 10:46 AM)DirectDanger Wrote:  

Like many of us I fell into the trap of going out 5 nights a week until 6am, sleeping until 3pm, recovering my hangover until 9pm, just in time to go out at 11pm and do it all over again. There is no way to be productive in this kind of lifestyle.

This trap sneaks up on you sooooo easily. And it's hard to get out off. Because you woke up at 3 or 4pm you're not tired at night so you think... well since I won't be able to sleep for the next few hours anyway, I might as well go out for a beer: repeat.

I've been trying to get some work done but this happened to me again too; and time starts going very fast. I'm staying in tonight. And will try to break the cycle.

But not Saturday. We're goin out Saturday.

[Beyond Borders]

(08-12-2013 09:58 AM)christpuncher Wrote:  

You really don't seem too bad off BB. How do you manage to keep your high end clients with this supposedly terrible work ethic ? Haha

Yeah, I'm not too bad off, just need to step up my pace a notch, put in time on my marketing, and keep the steady flow going. I make my deadlines - I just only commit to so many.

(08-12-2013 10:46 AM)DirectDanger Wrote:  

Drinking another beer or fucking another girl is going to bring you little happiness compared to how much stress will be lifted from your life if you get your financial house in order.

You know what needs to be done. Do it.

So true. That's the thought that hits my mind a lot of the time when I wake up. Well said.

(08-12-2013 10:53 AM)Aliblahba Wrote:  

Nobody want to read a soap opera. BB needs to get out and get some shit done. I'd pay to see videos of him throwing coffee cups and tuk-tuk drivers, or following Rio around all day making a duh-dur noise. You gotta find that niche market now to make money online. The audience wants fresh material. Step it up BB. I got money on Paypal burning a hole in my pocket.

Haha Yeah, I've still been jotting down some interesting stories. They're mostly going in my journal and on my computer to be saved for a book or blog though. Never really planned to do anything manosphere so not sure how I will angle it, but I don't want it to be completely square and fake either.

Sorry for the soap opera but I like to keep it real. I'll highlight my good qualities, but I'm not afraid to expose my flaws and weaknesses either - I cap on myself about as often as I talk myself up. Important for a writer, in my opinion.

(08-12-2013 11:14 AM)RioNomad Wrote:  

I second this. Get a cheap place with decent internet, snatch up a little dark skinned Cambodian girl for the month, and vow to work 4 hours per day, 6 days per week, for one month. Bang out those 4 hours as soon as you wake up, and you have the rest of the day free. I'm always way more productive, and way more happy, when I get a few hours of work done before noon. Sets your day off right.

Yep, I agree, guys - definitely not the first time I've gone through this cycle and I always do best on that type of schedule too. Thanks for the support everyone.

I already did the month away from the bars before I left Samui but a new location always gets my wheels spinning full-gear again - one of the hardest things about moving around. At least going to cool it out to weekends for going out to clubs and avoid late-night easy-shoring bar.

Anyhow, today I got some work done after I finished dicking around on the forum earlier and then crashed out for a bit. Woke up around 10:30pm or 11 to see some money had reached my account. Rather than get a tuk tuk I threw on my sneaks and jogged downtown to hit the ATM, so got some good exercise (kinda nice that the tuk tuk drivers leave you alone when you're running too). Even had a slow bus creep up beside me just as I was going to slow to a walk and I threw my fat-ass in gear and raced them for a while.

Just got back and feeling pretty good - should be able to get a good night's rest and get back on my grind in the morning.

(08-12-2013 11:18 AM)TravelHardcore Wrote:  

(08-12-2013 10:46 AM)DirectDanger Wrote:  

Like many of us I fell into the trap of going out 5 nights a week until 6am, sleeping until 3pm, recovering my hangover until 9pm, just in time to go out at 11pm and do it all over again. There is no way to be productive in this kind of lifestyle.

This trap sneaks up on you sooooo easily. And it's hard to get out off. Because you woke up at 3 or 4pm you're not tired at night so you think... well since I won't be able to sleep for the next few hours anyway, I might as well go out for a beer: repeat.

I've been trying to get some work done but this happened to me again too; and time starts going very fast. I'm staying in tonight. And will try to break the cycle.

It is a vicious cycle. I've slipped into it so many times out here, and yeah, it's a detriment to any type of healthy schedule. Good luck THC.

Did you catch my post earlier about partnering up with someone to hold each other accountable on goals and daily progress? Probably going to team up with Tigre on that but wouldn't hurt to have a third party, especially in case one of us disappears. Hit me with a pm if you want to get on board and kick each other in the ass business-wise.

Tigre (I think that's who it was), I will drop you a message when I wake up tomorrow so we can sort out the flow of it. I have a couple ideas.

[Beyond Borders]

(08-12-2013 08:12 AM)Aliblahba Wrote:  

And he complained about American women being fat.

hansum man

[JayJuanGee]

(08-12-2013 11:14 AM)RioNomad Wrote:  

(08-12-2013 10:46 AM)DirectDanger Wrote:  

@Beyond Borders...

I second this. Get a cheap place with decent internet, snatch up a little dark skinned Cambodian girl for the month, and vow to work 4 hours per day, 6 days per week, for one month. Bang out those 4 hours as soon as you wake up, and you have the rest of the day free. I'm always way more productive, and way more happy, when I get a few hours of work done before noon. Sets your day off right.

I have read quite a few of BBs posts, and I am not sure whether he has a drinking and partying problem... but I do see why people say that.

@ BB - and @ Rio - I am wondering if it may be more practical to plan for working 4 days a week rather than 6 days and to see if that works? And, in that regard, BB, if you could plan and stick to something, that would be better than planning and not sticking to it. In this regard, a more realistic plan may be to do 4 hours a day 4 days a week or some more modified version. It may not be necessary or even long term doable to work six days a week, unless you believe that you need that level of work output, for some reason?

[Duke Castile]

The forum just collectively lost about 1million new notches over some stupid squabbling.

I sure hope that was a temp ban.

And BB I didn't say you misunderstood TD's comments, I think TD misunderstood your rating system. He was just in Cambodia for several weeks. Anyway....

He is a Legend in Manila. Such a waste of information.....

[el mechanico]

Quote:

He is a Legend in Manila. Such a waste of information.....

[TravelHardcore]

(08-12-2013 12:05 PM)Beyond Borders Wrote:  

Did you catch my post earlier about partnering up with someone to hold each other accountable on goals and daily progress? Probably going to team up with Tigre on that but wouldn't hurt to have a third party, especially in case one of us disappears. Hit me with a pm if you want to get on board and kick each other in the ass business-wise.

Tigre (I think that's who it was), I will drop you a message when I wake up tomorrow so we can sort out the flow of it. I have a couple ideas.

I'm on board. The fact that I didn't even go out, yet it's still 4am in the morning here makes it clear why I need to be on board. PM is OK.

[Teedub]

(08-12-2013 06:22 AM)Beyond Borders Wrote:  

Usually end up working 10 to 20 hours a month and then mess around the rest of the time. No excuse for it...

Bloody hell bro, that's a nice life you've made for yourself with this freelancing stuff! Very inspirational. Imagine how much you could make if you worked 10-20 hours a week though, which is still pretty easy!

[JayJuanGee]

(08-12-2013 04:12 PM)Teedub Wrote:  

(08-12-2013 06:22 AM)Beyond Borders Wrote:  

Usually end up working 10 to 20 hours a month and then mess around the rest of the time. No excuse for it...

Bloody hell bro, that's a nice life you've made for yourself with this freelancing stuff! Very inspirational. Imagine how much you could make if you worked 10-20 hours a week though, which is still pretty easy!

I think for a lot of people, if they could be happy working 10-20 hours per week, that would be a good balance or the reality of lives in which we are not independently wealthy and probably need to work, at least a little bit in order to pay for things.

[Beyond Borders]

(08-12-2013 03:06 PM)Fisto Wrote:  

The forum just collectively lost about 1million new notches over some stupid squabbling.

I sure hope that was a temp ban.

And BB I didn't say you misunderstood TD's comments, I think TD misunderstood your rating system. He was just in Cambodia for several weeks. Anyway....

He is a Legend in Manila. Such a waste of information.....

Yeah, I reread the original thread and I'll accept my own share of responsibility in the matter. I can see I was much more of an asshole out of the gate than I needed to be, as I acknowledged earlier.

Thing is, I don't like when someone argues with me on one issue and then interjects side comments that make it clear they have some type of problem with me - when someone does that I see no reason to use gloved hands. I can read between the lines and I'd rather address the real issue head-on.

But still, I should have restrained myself initially and not resorted to the name-calling; my ego must be getting too involved on the forum.

I harbor no resentment towards the guy even if he did leave a bad taste in my mouth. Shit gets carried away online sometimes. I do realize he has real clout here and is a solid player - probably has far more experience and value to add here than I do, as I've never given this game stuff much thought. I've always done okay for myself and tend to hang with very decent girls for longer periods of time and then play around in between, but I'm not claiming to be on the level of a lot of you slayers, as I've said over and over again.

For me it's all just enjoying life, travel, and culture. And yeah women. But certainly not a competition with anyone.

Hopefully mods will reinstate him after a pause and we can just stay out of each other's way if need be. Truedat, if you're checking back in, my apology for acting aggressive earlier in the other thread still stands. No hard feelings and hope to see you back over here. And I apologize to the forum for the drama overall as well.

[Beyond Borders]

(08-12-2013 04:11 PM)TravelHardcore Wrote:  

(08-12-2013 12:05 PM)Beyond Borders Wrote:  

Did you catch my post earlier about partnering up with someone to hold each other accountable on goals and daily progress? Probably going to team up with Tigre on that but wouldn't hurt to have a third party, especially in case one of us disappears. Hit me with a pm if you want to get on board and kick each other in the ass business-wise.

Tigre (I think that's who it was), I will drop you a message when I wake up tomorrow so we can sort out the flow of it. I have a couple ideas.

I'm on board. The fact that I didn't even go out, yet it's still 4am in the morning here makes it clear why I need to be on board. PM is OK.

Cool, Man - I woke up at 6:30 this morning after a solid night sleep. Got your pm and will get back to you and the other guy later on today after I get a workout and some work hours in. Will answer you on the other stuff too.

Gotta break away before I get forum bound.

Cheers

[Beyond Borders]

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