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    • August 2, 2025 at 9:11 am #398667
      6stringer Pete
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        I haven’t been posting much recently. Last year I turned 71 and had my birthday cake with my host family in Bangkok, Thailand.
        This year I, too, also am in Thailand and had my 72nd birthday here. I’m currently bumming around Bangkok on my bike. I hope to post pictures, but at 512kb (something like that) my pictures are too big. Can you guys tell me how to downsize them, please.

        Hope all is going well for you all.
        As many of you know, Thailand and Cambodia is at war with each other and south Thailand is also fighting with someone ( terrorist). I’m not in either location. OK
        Hope to post more soon.

        The melody of the notes is what expresses the art of music . 🙂 6stringerPete

        It really is all about ”melody”. The melody comes from a language from our heart. Our heart is the muscle in music harmony. The melody is the sweetness that it pumps into our musical thoughts on the fretboard. 🙂 6 stringer Pete

        Pete
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      • August 2, 2025 at 10:57 am #398668
        GnLguy
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          Pete

          good to hear from you.

          Stay safe and enjoy your time in Thailand. Give my best to Ms N______ and her family

          Keith

        • August 2, 2025 at 8:25 pm #398682
          San Luis Rey
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            Happy BDay Pete . You just caught up to me but I have another BD coming up soon. Glad you are still biking around. Just had the same problem trying to post a pic of the new guitar. After some frustration I used a free site called Compress 2 Go and that worked. My old windows 7 computer just uploaded pics no problem. 🤷‍♂️

            Mike

          • August 4, 2025 at 1:47 am #398719
            6stringer Pete
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              GnLguy wrote:

              Pete

              good to hear from you.

              Stay safe and enjoy your time in Thailand. Give my best to Ms N______ and her family

              Keith

              Thanks Keith.
              Yes, Ms. Nong actually in the evenings go cycling. So far I have spent 210 days in Bangkok, Thailand. I got both my car and motorcycle license here and currently staying in a 5 star hotel in Bangkok. (lol). I did move the other day from the apartment I ‘ve been renting for a year and a half. It was no longer safe so now until I leave, I’m in a hotel run by an Englishman and his Thai wife.

              Life here can be a bit boring, but I have 2 hobbies to keep me active. The other night a Thai friend and I jammed for over 2 hours on my ukulele’s . I’ve bought 3 of them so far.

              People in the past said Thailand is low cost, not any more. My SS doesn’t go far and remember I still have expenses to pay in Japan. heck, I don’t care, I owe no one any money. So as I say,” the wind is my roadmap ” in my life.

              When I get back to Japan, I hope to go cycling and camping for a month. McDonald’s gave me another year commitment, which I agreed, but they also know that I travel have the year.

              Hope is going all well for you.

              The melody of the notes is what expresses the art of music . 🙂 6stringerPete

              It really is all about ”melody”. The melody comes from a language from our heart. Our heart is the muscle in music harmony. The melody is the sweetness that it pumps into our musical thoughts on the fretboard. 🙂 6 stringer Pete

              Pete
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            • August 4, 2025 at 2:05 am #398720
              6stringer Pete
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                San Luis Rey wrote:

                Happy BDay Pete . You just caught up to me but I have another BD coming up soon. Glad you are still biking around. Just had the same problem trying to post a pic of the new guitar. After some frustration I used a free site called Compress 2 Go and that worked. My old windows 7 computer just uploaded pics no problem. 🤷‍♂️

                Hi Mike
                Thanks for your reply. Well, I did get my motorcycle license here in Thailand, also car license too. There is a new model Yamaha PG 1 115cc I have my eyes one. It’s not a power machine, but I think it might be OK touring Thailand. I am biking locally here, but the roads are terrible . Thailand is NOT a cyclist paradise. Why, well, you have stray dogs everywhere and yes, they do attack one. I wish I had my Colt 45, there’d be a few less dogs, but really I am serious. People here just let there dogs go wild because, well I don’t know, but these dogs carry rabies. It is a serious condition here.
                Anyway, I’ll be heading back soon to Hiroshima ( near ) and hopefully put my tent and sleeping bag on my trusted bicycle and tour southern Japan.

                Not too long ago, I spent 43 days camping near a beach in Ishikaki, Okinawa. Now, that is something I would recommend all to do.

                Hey, Mike, let’s enjoy life to its fullest.

                6 stringer Pete

                The melody of the notes is what expresses the art of music . 🙂 6stringerPete

                It really is all about ”melody”. The melody comes from a language from our heart. Our heart is the muscle in music harmony. The melody is the sweetness that it pumps into our musical thoughts on the fretboard. 🙂 6 stringer Pete

                Pete
                Active Melody
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              • August 5, 2025 at 2:20 pm #398742
                Alan L
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                  Nice to hear from you Pete!

                  I had the same file size issue, some tips here

                  File size too big?

                • December 7, 2025 at 1:44 pm #404647
                  Lights
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                    I’m really happy to hear about you, Pete!
                    Japan would be the right decision, much safe place to live.
                    Keep on biking, Pete!
                    Lights.

                  • December 8, 2025 at 5:23 am #404707
                    Bill
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                      A quick solution is to email the photo to yourself. Services like Gmail will compress a photo and give you an option of S-M-L. Then you can just re-download and post it.
                      Not the most elegant solution, but works well if you’ve just got a few pics you want to share.

                      Enjoy the travels!

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