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Shonai Ben
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 Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 9:51 am Post subject: Sad News |
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Did anyone know Bill Lundergan?
I just found out he passed away 4 years ago in Bangkok.We worked together here in Japan for several years before he moved to Thailand.
This is shocking news to say the least.He was only 59 years old.
Rip Bill. |
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EFL Educator
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| Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 10:56 am Post subject: |
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Sorry to hear your friend passed away....but there are a lot of EFL teachers in their 50's here in Thailand who pass away early...usually due to very unusual circumstances!  |
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Janiny
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 2:31 am Post subject: |
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| You mean besides sex and drugs and rock and roll? |
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EFL Educator
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 11:34 am Post subject: |
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| Yes...there are several other very unusual circumstances....unfortunately! |
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Shimokitazawa
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 12:24 pm Post subject: |
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| EFL Educator wrote: |
| Yes...there are several other very unusual circumstances....unfortunately! |
You mean like falling off of their 11th floor balcony? That seems to happen a lot, especially in Pattaya. |
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Shimokitazawa
Joined: 16 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 12:27 pm Post subject: Re: Sad News |
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| Shonai Ben wrote: |
Did anyone know Bill Lundergan?
I just found out he passed away 4 years ago in Bangkok.We worked together here in Japan for several years before he moved to Thailand.
He was only 59 years old. |
59 is young, especially since we aren't doing labor intensive work. My dad can't even really walk well anymore and needs knee replacements from working as a floor layer all his life.
My guess is many of those older ex-pat dudes in places like Thailand and Philippines are walking heart attacks and drinking and smoking way too much and eating bad fast-food without getting any regular exercise.
Do you know how Bill died? |
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EFL Educator
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| Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2014 1:59 am Post subject: |
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Hello there,
One of my EFL colleagues in the Land of Smiles passed away due to food poisoning a few years ago...another good friend of mine passed away at 55 years old some 10 years ago two weeks after he got married in Samui. Need I say more?? |
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Shonai Ben
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| Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2014 2:35 am Post subject: |
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I don't know how Bill died actually.I was hoping someone may have known him or heard of him in Bangkok.
He was a heavy drinker and he did smoke but as someone mentioned it could have been an accident. |
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Shimokitazawa
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| Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2014 5:18 am Post subject: |
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| EFL Educator wrote: |
Hello there,
One of my EFL colleagues in the Land of Smiles passed away due to food poisoning a few years ago...another good friend of mine passed away at 55 years old some 10 years ago two weeks after he got married in Samui. Need I say more?? |
Caution: Thai wives!
As an imbiber of whiskey and smoker, I try to remember what the late Christopher Hitchens said about his drinking and smoking habits before he died: What you do to your body at 40 catches up with you when you are between 60 - 65. You will pay the price.
While listening to him in the interview made an impression on me, it's often hard to change those habits.
A lot of TEFL'ers, specifically men, are living that lifestyle, though. |
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murphya33
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| Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 2:55 am Post subject: |
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| EFL Educator wrote: |
| Sorry to hear your friend passed away....but there are a lot of EFL teachers in their 50's here in Thailand who pass away early...usually due to very unusual circumstances! |
Totally untrue statement |
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