Stranded in Phnom Pehn. Options?
lets face it, he's a dud !!
- travels on one way ticket with minimal cash to support himself
- too stupid to pull the pin before his cash runs out
- got no mates who will bail him out of his shit
- doesn't even have a credit card with $1k for emergency
- asks "what type of work" when offered a lifeline
useless prick!
Merry Christmas y'all
- travels on one way ticket with minimal cash to support himself
- too stupid to pull the pin before his cash runs out
- got no mates who will bail him out of his shit
- doesn't even have a credit card with $1k for emergency
- asks "what type of work" when offered a lifeline
useless prick!
Merry Christmas y'all
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Ouch. Harsh words on an OP down on his luck. Seriously, I'd advise the OP to take whatever job Pedros is offering and swallow the pride stuff and just go into the 'do anything to survive and get back home' mode. Or else turn into the another wild turkey man or any of the others who didn't make it out soon enough.
Don't worry, be happy.
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Nothing harsh about it at all.
The reality check and facts of life were long overdue for statement.
There are no bleeding hearts or soft touches on this forum or most others for that matter.
Life's not meant to be easy - get over it and move out/on.
Cambodia is not a reality show on TV.
It's either take any work on offer or sink lower and lower.
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The reality check and facts of life were long overdue for statement.
There are no bleeding hearts or soft touches on this forum or most others for that matter.
Life's not meant to be easy - get over it and move out/on.
Cambodia is not a reality show on TV.
It's either take any work on offer or sink lower and lower.
OML
Aw give the guy a break. Like Richard Branson, he took a gamble. Unlike Richard Branson, it didn't work out. Most people simply wouldn't have the guts to do what he did (not very well it seems, but anyway....). If nothing else, it will be something to tell his grandchildren.
Did Richard Branson ever travel to SE Asia?
Anyway, he bankrupted himself a few times before he made it and besides he has a ginger beard (and probably ginger coller and cuffs. Ewww!) so = FAIL.
Anyway, he bankrupted himself a few times before he made it and besides he has a ginger beard (and probably ginger coller and cuffs. Ewww!) so = FAIL.
pew, pew, pew, pew!
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Only if he lives that long. As a Darwin award contender wannabee he might well not.RBD wrote:Aw give the guy a break..... If nothing else, it will be something to tell his grandchildren.
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Something to tell his grandchildren, like, when I was younger, I was such a stupid idiot that I went to another country with no money and couldn't even land a bottom-feeder English teaching gig.RBD wrote:Aw give the guy a break. Like Richard Branson, he took a gamble. Unlike Richard Branson, it didn't work out. Most people simply wouldn't have the guts to do what he did (not very well it seems, but anyway....). If nothing else, it will be something to tell his grandchildren.
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TheGrimReaper wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:45 pmSlavedog, you do not belong on this forum as you talk too much sense.
I don't understand
. the diferrence between a one way ticket and round trip is couple hundred. And usually first change is free. Dont listen to guys who tell you to buy ine eay tickets
. the diferrence between a one way ticket and round trip is couple hundred. And usually first change is free. Dont listen to guys who tell you to buy ine eay tickets
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Buying a one way ticket is perfectly logical if you're not planning to return. One way tickets can be 50%-60% of the cost of a round trip ticket. Western carriers very often don't allow free date changes, or don't allow any changes after the outbound is flown, and they always require you to complete all travel within a year.JimSocks wrote:I don't understand
. the diferrence between a one way ticket and round trip is couple hundred. And usually first change is free. Dont listen to guys who tell you to buy ine eay tickets
Besides it makes for a better story when fuck ups arrive on one way tickets and then blow all their money in a few months and can't get home.
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Given Pedros'newest line of business I can understand op's reluctance :
Yeah if you're young and healthy, selling a kidney wouldn't be too bad of an idea. With 3d printing technology emerging these days, it probably won't be more than ten years before doctors will be able to print customized human organs. So you'll be able to survive in the meantime
The guy is clearly having a hard time, I don't see why some people here seem intent on making him feel worse about it.
Regardless of whether the situation is entirely his fault or not, what he needs is advice, probably worded in a way that doesn't make him feel like shit.
@OP; I suspect that you were offered teaching gigs, but that they weren't offering enough money for you to be able to survive long term so you just turned them down. I can see why you'd do that, but if it's the case then you need to reconsider. Get the cheapest, shittiest place you can find, learn to survive on cheap, shit food, and get yourself used to the fact that you won't be spending any money at all on anything that isn't necessary to your survival until you get yourself back home. If you do a good job at teaching, they will give you more hours, which will reduce the amount of time you have to spend doing it before you can afford a ticket home.
Whatever you do, don't give up, and try not to lose your sanity. Hopelessness and desperation can really fuck up your mind, but your mind is the only resource you have to get yourself out of this mess, so you need to keep it in tact.
If you're hoping for someone to say 'hey, there's an easy way to earn a ticket back home, all you have to do is xyz" then I'm really sorry to say it's not going to happen. You're going to need to solve this step by step, and the first step is to get some kind of basic income to keep you alive, so just focus on that. When you have that already, the next step is to find a way to increase the income so you can save a bit every month, even if it's only $100 per month, it will still get you home within a year.
Hope it works out for you. If you're sitting there thinking "why is my life so fucked up, everyone else seems to be doing fine", I can assure you that half the posters who were giving you a hard time have also fucked things up in their lives at some point. You'll bounce back, you just need to keep your shit together and try to make this an experience that you can learn and grow from, rather than letting it fuck up your head (easier said than done, but it is possible).
Regardless of whether the situation is entirely his fault or not, what he needs is advice, probably worded in a way that doesn't make him feel like shit.
@OP; I suspect that you were offered teaching gigs, but that they weren't offering enough money for you to be able to survive long term so you just turned them down. I can see why you'd do that, but if it's the case then you need to reconsider. Get the cheapest, shittiest place you can find, learn to survive on cheap, shit food, and get yourself used to the fact that you won't be spending any money at all on anything that isn't necessary to your survival until you get yourself back home. If you do a good job at teaching, they will give you more hours, which will reduce the amount of time you have to spend doing it before you can afford a ticket home.
Whatever you do, don't give up, and try not to lose your sanity. Hopelessness and desperation can really fuck up your mind, but your mind is the only resource you have to get yourself out of this mess, so you need to keep it in tact.
If you're hoping for someone to say 'hey, there's an easy way to earn a ticket back home, all you have to do is xyz" then I'm really sorry to say it's not going to happen. You're going to need to solve this step by step, and the first step is to get some kind of basic income to keep you alive, so just focus on that. When you have that already, the next step is to find a way to increase the income so you can save a bit every month, even if it's only $100 per month, it will still get you home within a year.
Hope it works out for you. If you're sitting there thinking "why is my life so fucked up, everyone else seems to be doing fine", I can assure you that half the posters who were giving you a hard time have also fucked things up in their lives at some point. You'll bounce back, you just need to keep your shit together and try to make this an experience that you can learn and grow from, rather than letting it fuck up your head (easier said than done, but it is possible).
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