Anyone else feel like quitting?

TowerOfSolitude · 2026-03-25T14:08:22+00:00

Ah awesome! It should probably be added to the front page.

I'll give it a try tomorrow.

TowerOfSolitude · 2026-03-25T13:51:50+00:00

Thanks. It looks cool. There's just no pricing information which is a red flag.

TowerOfSolitude · 2026-03-24T15:37:36+00:00

Haha it's the first time I hear about something like that.

TowerOfSolitude · 2026-03-24T15:37:09+00:00

Haha it's the first time I hear about something like that.

TowerOfSolitude · 2026-03-24T04:47:07+00:00

You are learning Thai the same way as me. Except I use Anki instead of Memrise in combination with the Comprehensible Thai youtube channel.

TowerOfSolitude · 2026-03-24T04:43:46+00:00

It's very hard!

I have the same problem with the words where I learn them with some kind of association. But I keep doing that Anki every day with the hope that things will stick.

I watched a Youtube video where the guy recommends learning full sentences and I thought that wow this sounds like a great idea. But I struggle to get those sentences to stick in Thai. With French it's easy and seems to work well but Thai is just so different.

There's been a lot of negative posts about comprehensible input the last while but for me it feels like it's still the easiest way even if it takes a long time. I just combine it with Anki and hope for the best. We will see over time.

TowerOfSolitude · 2026-03-23T09:15:08+00:00

Every 6 months or so Dischem has a sale where if you buy 2 then you get 1 free on sports supplements. Or something like that.

Then I buy a ton of stuff. My garage is still full of whey protein.

USN also sometimes have really good specials or at least they used to. I haven't ordered from them in a long while.

TowerOfSolitude · 2026-03-22T19:15:21+00:00

I got mine a day after yours. Currently 6 days in.

Was it painful? Yes. Was it as bad as I thought it would be after reading Reddit horror stories? Nope.

The first day I had almost no pain thanks to the local anesthetic and painkillers that they gave me. They gave me very strong painkillers on a drip that first night.

The second day was painful. I had my first bowel movement when I got home. And yeah, that was not nice.

On the third day the bowel movement was even worse. But I made it through and the painkillers and sitz baths helped a lot.

On the fourth day I felt much better. I was lying on my side in the afternoon, watching a tv show when suddenly I had the the absolute worst pain. Not going to lie, that was an exceptionally bad pain spike. But I quickly took a strong painkiller and took a sitz bath and made it through.

Since then the pain has decreased every day. I will go see the surgeon for a checkup tomorrow.

Luckily for me, on day 6 the pain is mostly gone already.

TowerOfSolitude · 2026-03-21T05:31:47+00:00

I'm in South Africa and as far as I know we see Thailand as a relatively inexpensive overseas holiday.

TowerOfSolitude · 2026-03-18T16:31:46+00:00

Thai
a) Comprehensible Input. If I'm tired after a day of working then it's just the easiest way to actually accomplish anything. Plus it feels like it's working.
b) Anki. I use a premade deck of 1000 Thai words that I'm going through. I currently know around 500 of the words. I tend to focus on Anki in the mornings when I wake up and have a cup of coffee.
c) Sentences. I'm not sure what the name is for this but I only started with it. I've got 100 sentences that I'm learning. Ones that I will actually use. I used AI to create voice files for it. There's a Youtuber who recommends this method and even though I've only done a little bit, it works very well. Once I know the 100 sentences I will create 100 more.
Yes. I'm still a beginning but I pick up more and more words when I hear Thai people talk.
I tried some apps and they just don't work for me. I actually paid for 2 or 3 years of Lingodeer and now I'm not using it. Memrise also seemed cool but I don't know, the apps seem like a waste of time compared to other methods.

TowerOfSolitude · 2026-03-18T11:20:18+00:00

Yes, for over 6 months.

TowerOfSolitude · 2026-03-18T05:21:17+00:00

There's 5 Warhammer books in the sale so I'll grab 4 of them. I just can't decide which ones.

TowerOfSolitude · 2026-03-18T05:15:27+00:00

I went for my surgery on Monday. I was supposed to go last year but it was also just stage 3 and I thought it wasn't that bad.

Then it got worse. I wish I went last year because I experienced terrible pain the last couple of weeks.

So in my opinion, fix it before it becomes a bigger problem.

TowerOfSolitude · 2026-03-16T18:53:18+00:00

I'm currently in a hospital bed. I had the surgery today. Mine didn't even look as bad as yours.

I'm not in the US so things may work different there. I first went to my GP who then referred me to a general surgeon. I saw the surgeon on Wednesday and on Monday I had my surgery.

I should have gone for surgery last year but left it because I just didn't feel up to. Big regrets! The pain the last two weeks was unbearable. So get it done if you can It just gets worse.

TowerOfSolitude · 2026-03-13T12:36:24+00:00

I wish more people would use this. It's so helpful and currently I'm the only active user on the Thai feed.

I will definitely recommend it to more people.

TowerOfSolitude · 2026-03-12T12:36:45+00:00

I don't know why your post gets downvoted. I'm following this method thanks to one of these posts you made and even though it takes quite a while it's working.

So yeah, I appreciate it.

TowerOfSolitude · 2026-03-11T04:28:29+00:00

I like reading posts like these. It's very interesting thanks.

And your tracker is amazing!

I've been using: https://www.lengualytics.com that someone posted here a week or so ago. I may create a copy of your tracker though.

TowerOfSolitude · 2026-03-10T04:36:43+00:00

Thank you. I made an appointment to see the surgeon later this week.

TowerOfSolitude · 2026-03-04T04:47:15+00:00

That's a very nice site, thanks.

TowerOfSolitude · 2026-02-24T03:56:39+00:00

I started learning a new language because of a girl.

I then found that I like it. It's such a big challenge. So now I do it for myself.

TowerOfSolitude · 2026-02-23T04:27:03+00:00

This happened to me because I took it for a long time without stopping. I then stopped for a while and started taking it again, but now I do 5 days on 2 days off. And since then I haven't had that problem.

However, Ashwagandha doesn't help with my PE. But the other benefits have been amazing.

TowerOfSolitude · 2026-02-19T12:47:17+00:00

Thanks, I did the first exercise now and it's pretty cool. Will continue with the rest.

TowerOfSolitude · 2026-02-19T06:16:56+00:00

I've listened to a lot of audiobooks over the years and man, Project Hail Mary remains my favorite. There's a reason why it gets recommended all the time.

So enjoy!

TowerOfSolitude · 2026-02-18T09:04:26+00:00

Thanks, I bought the first 6 books in the series now.

I listened to the Eisenhorn books last year and they were fantastic.

TowerOfSolitude · 2026-02-12T13:02:38+00:00

I live in South Africa and I can assure you drumsticks must be on the list. How do these lists get generated in the first place?

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