furball
(Post Master Sr)
06/06/17 09:11 AM
Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

...by getting married. What a gamble.

Senor Eduardo_82
(Post Master Supreme)
06/06/17 09:20 AM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

Good luck with sale!

**DONOTDELETE**
()
06/06/17 09:39 AM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

hit the gym, lawyer up, delete facebook.

c2k
(Post Master Supreme)
06/06/17 09:40 AM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

It's all downhill from there. Just wait till you start having kids... ya know, life stuff happens.

Screamin Type ARGH!
(Post Master Supreme)
06/06/17 09:41 AM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

lol congrats

Risky Business
(Post Master Supreme)
06/06/17 12:08 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

Congrats man.

In for unicorn life stories \:\)


fatso
(Post Master)
06/06/17 12:30 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

Congrats Fuzzball!

Big Tasty
(Post Master Supreme)
06/06/17 12:55 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

Congrats!

phoenixrage
(Post Master Supreme)
06/06/17 01:42 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

RIP

I MEAN.. GZ


titty sprinkles
(Post Master Supreme)
06/06/17 02:21 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

congrats yo!

JEFFOS
(Post Master Supreme)
06/06/17 02:34 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

Congrats

Hatorade
(Post Master Supreme)
06/06/17 02:45 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

Congrats

Risky Business
(Post Master Supreme)
06/06/17 02:59 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

so is op just going to drop this on us and bounce or gonna give us a story or 8?

wtf is this bs thread without unicorn stories.


Hatorade
(Post Master Supreme)
06/06/17 03:21 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

Also how is this losing half his portfolio? If anything should it not be a gain, that is unless this is a Russian bride lol

c2k
(Post Master Supreme)
06/06/17 03:23 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

 Originally Posted By: Hatorade
Also how is this losing half his portfolio? If anything should it not be a gain, that is unless this is a Russian bride lol


Considering the fact that his unicorn is from Hamilton, a gain is very much highly unlikely.


LNXGUY
(Post Master Supreme)
06/06/17 03:25 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

PRE-NUP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just A Troll
(Post Master)
06/06/17 04:24 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

 Originally Posted By: Hatorade
Also how is this losing half his portfolio? If anything should it not be a gain, that is unless this is a Russian bride lol


I guess his wife is not an income earner. If she spends more than she makes, then yeah... there goes the portfolio.

I thought it was the norm that people marry people similar to them. Including economic class.


Senor Eduardo_82
(Post Master Supreme)
06/06/17 04:46 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

 Originally Posted By: Just A Troll
I thought it was the norm that people marry people similar to them. Including economic class.


So you married ugly, poor, and mentally challenged?


titty sprinkles
(Post Master Supreme)
06/06/17 05:09 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio



phoenixrage
(Post Master Supreme)
06/06/17 08:38 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

god dammit.. my keyboard.

Risky Business
(Post Master Supreme)
06/06/17 10:18 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

 Originally Posted By: eddie_82
 Originally Posted By: Just A Troll
I thought it was the norm that people marry people similar to them. Including economic class.


So you married ugly, poor, and mentally challenged?





Just A Troll
(Post Master)
06/07/17 10:53 AM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

 Originally Posted By: eddie_82
 Originally Posted By: Just A Troll
I thought it was the norm that people marry people similar to them. Including economic class.


So you married ugly, poor, and mentally challenged?


Where did I ever say I'm married?


iamfob
(Post Master Supreme)
06/09/17 01:10 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

 Originally Posted By: eddie_82
 Originally Posted By: Just A Troll
I thought it was the norm that people marry people similar to them. Including economic class.


So you married ugly, poor, and mentally challenged?



furball
(Post Master Sr)
07/11/17 08:32 AM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

We just returned from our 2-week honeymoon. Went to Africa \:\|

We ended up 'slumming' it in Kenya doing a 'safari', and Seychelles for some sun & sand.

1) The flight
- We have access to 'Priority Pass' lounges, so the peasant life wasn't that bad, until we got on the plane: Ethiopian Airlines. 13 hrs \:\| Then transfer to another plane for another 2-3 hrs to Nairobi.

2) Stayover
- Stayed a night in Nairobi, before boarding a smaller (20-person) plane to the camp. Nairobi is shady as fuck.

3) Amboseli National Park, and &Beyond
- We first went to Amboseli National Park, for 2 days. In awe and shock at seeing zebras 'n shit in the wild, taking photos like mad. We didn't realize what we were missing until we went to our second basecamp, &Beyond - animals were 3-10x times closer...
- &Beyond was our 'basecamp' ... Tap water was yellow. No AC. Service was opulent ... holy fuck. Place was nice.
- Did a 60 min hot air balloon ride first thing in the morning -- expensive as fuck, great experience (first time in balloon.)
- Animals were.... unbelievable ... It's basically Pokemon IRL. You sit back, wait for your driver to 'hunt down/find' a pokemon, then you whip out your phone/camera and 'shoot/catch' it. \:\|

Amboseli National Park, &Beyond camp: https://www.andbeyond.com/our-lodges/afr...bo-tented-camp/

4) Seychelles
- Island east of Africa, there's no 'local' food, or even 'local' people per se. Fucking RHD cars, with huge open sewer ditch on the left. Driving was kinda fucked.
- We saw some Koreans slumming it by the pool with ramen they bought from the local supermarket, and eating boiled eggs they lifted from the (included buffet) breakfast.

Question: Has anyone gone through African Lion Safari? I'm considering giving my parents the peasant African experience ...

If anyone can direct me to an anon vid-hosting site, I'll host a vid.

 Originally Posted By: Risky Business
wtf is this bs thread without unicorn stories.


Hatorade
(Post Master Supreme)
07/11/17 08:46 AM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

Holy fuck that is AWESOME. That's on our bucket list, but we need to do Tahiti first.

Screamin Type ARGH!
(Post Master Supreme)
07/11/17 08:49 AM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

lmao....ummm okaaayyyy then....

actually, i'm still kinda shocked a girl actually married furball.


Risky Business
(Post Master Supreme)
07/11/17 08:50 AM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

 Originally Posted By: furball
We just returned from our 2-week honeymoon. Went to Africa \:\|

We ended up 'slumming' it in Kenya doing a 'safari', and Seychelles for some sun & sand.

1) The flight
- We have access to 'Priority Pass' lounges, so the peasant life wasn't that bad, until we got on the plane: Ethiopian Airlines. 13 hrs \:\| Then transfer to another plane for another 2-3 hrs to Nairobi.

2) Stayover
- Stayed a night in Nairobi, before boarding a smaller (20-person) plane to the camp. Nairobi is shady as fuck.

3) Amboseli National Park, and &Beyond
- We first went to Amboseli National Park, for 2 days. In awe and shock at seeing zebras 'n shit in the wild, taking photos like mad. We didn't realize what we were missing until we went to our second basecamp, &Beyond - animals were 3-10x times closer...
- &Beyond was our 'basecamp' ... Tap water was yellow. No AC. Service was opulent ... holy fuck. Place was nice.
- Did a 60 min hot air balloon ride first thing in the morning -- expensive as fuck, great experience (first time in balloon.)
- Animals were.... unbelievable ... It's basically Pokemon IRL. You sit back, wait for your driver to 'hunt down/find' a pokemon, then you whip out your phone/camera and 'shoot/catch' it. \:\|

Amboseli National Park, &Beyond camp: https://www.andbeyond.com/our-lodges/afr...bo-tented-camp/

4) Seychelles
- Island east of Africa, there's no 'local' food, or even 'local' people per se. Fucking RHD cars, with huge open sewer ditch on the left. Driving was kinda fucked.
- We saw some Koreans slumming it by the pool with ramen they bought from the local supermarket, and eating boiled eggs they lifted from the (included buffet) breakfast.

Question: Has anyone gone through African Lion Safari? I'm considering giving my parents the peasant African experience ...

If anyone can direct me to an anon vid-hosting site, I'll host a vid.

 Originally Posted By: Risky Business
wtf is this bs thread without unicorn stories.


Nice man, that's cool you did something different.

You going to post pix or we going to be pulling teeth here?


phoenixrage
(Post Master Supreme)
07/11/17 09:10 AM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

 Originally Posted By: Screamin DC2R
lmao....ummm okaaayyyy then....

actually, i'm still kinda shocked a girl actually married furball.


you missed your chance


furball
(Post Master Sr)
07/11/17 09:10 AM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

I don't do photos, I do video. As there's no easy way to 'cut/black circle' all the personal stuff/faces from the vids, I pretty much need to create one from scratch. It'll take awhile. Gimme 1-2 days. Only the best quality for CSI:On, no shaky Michael J Fox shit here.

 Originally Posted By: Risky Business

Nice man, that's cool you did something different.

You going to post pix or we going to be pulling teeth here?


Risky Business
(Post Master Supreme)
07/11/17 09:19 AM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

So how did the whole Africa thing come about as a honeymoon? Have you guys been everywhere else already? Wanted to do something different, etc?

It's cool that the wife is down for adventures like that.


Screamin Type ARGH!
(Post Master Supreme)
07/11/17 09:35 AM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

i'd love to do africa. my folks leave for tanzania (the huge crater+kilimajaro) around labour day. should be epic. nice pacakge they got as well, i forget the name of the tour operator but they're decent and pricing wasn't to bad (you can upgrade for more money if desired).

SuPeR-MaRiO
(Post Master Sr)
07/11/17 10:00 AM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

 Originally Posted By: Hatorade
Holy fuck that is AWESOME. That's on our bucket list, but we need to do Tahiti first.

Just stay away from Koh Toa island (Thailand) aka Death island. Tourists are being killed there left right and center and they're not being deemed suspicious either. Lol yea a suicide, then why is the body hanging from a tree with its hands tied behind its back?


furball
(Post Master Sr)
07/11/17 11:06 AM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

Here's a quick video I drafted up: https://streamable.com/d96uq ... Warning that it's just under 4 mins, and a rough cut.

Africa is the wife's 'dream' vacation.

We didn't do much of any snorkeling, diving, etc

- We've been to Chicago for a 3-Michelin star restaurant, Alinea.
- Barcelona (1-Michelin star 'Moments' in Mandarin Oriental Hotel) and Canary Islands.

 Originally Posted By: Risky Business
So how did the whole Africa thing come about as a honeymoon? Have you guys been everywhere else already?


phoenixrage
(Post Master Supreme)
07/11/17 12:05 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

DAT VIEW... OMG

Hatorade
(Post Master Supreme)
07/11/17 12:06 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

 Originally Posted By: SuPeR-MaRiO
 Originally Posted By: Hatorade
Holy fuck that is AWESOME. That's on our bucket list, but we need to do Tahiti first.

Just stay away from Koh Toa island (Thailand) aka Death island. Tourists are being killed there left right and center and they're not being deemed suspicious either. Lol yea a suicide, then why is the body hanging from a tree with its hands tied behind its back?

Ugh Thailand is nowhere near Tahiti.


phoenixrage
(Post Master Supreme)
07/11/17 12:11 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

thaihiti ?

Risky Business
(Post Master Supreme)
07/11/17 12:28 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

I am dizzy af watching that, holy shit man.

Cool vacation tho, looks interesting.


SuPeR-MaRiO
(Post Master Sr)
07/11/17 12:31 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

 Originally Posted By: Hatorade
 Originally Posted By: SuPeR-MaRiO
 Originally Posted By: Hatorade
Holy fuck that is AWESOME. That's on our bucket list, but we need to do Tahiti first.

Just stay away from Koh Toa island (Thailand) aka Death island. Tourists are being killed there left right and center and they're not being deemed suspicious either. Lol yea a suicide, then why is the body hanging from a tree with its hands tied behind its back?

Ugh Thailand is nowhere near Tahiti.

I know, but on the topic of vacations and islands I thought it was an interesting piece to share.


Hatorade
(Post Master Supreme)
07/11/17 02:41 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

Was I just watching UNICEF?

titty sprinkles
(Post Master Supreme)
07/11/17 03:36 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

that's fucking awesome. a hot air balloon ride over the savana is on my bucket list. i keep saying that the day after i retire i'm hopping on a flight. post pics!

EDIT: just watched the vid, that is just straight badass.


Hatorade
(Post Master Supreme)
07/11/17 03:56 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

I want a finger monkey.

furball
(Post Master Sr)
07/11/17 07:10 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

The personal vids I did were ~7-10 hrs in the making (4-5 vids, 1 hr first draft, 30-45 mins tweaking), so they're not as dizzying as the CSI:ON Edition vid ...

I used iPhone 6 Plus (built-in optical stabilization, but only 1x zoom) + DJI Osmo Mobile stabilizer. iMovie for editing.

I dunno... Africa is nowhere in my Top 10 list of places to visit. Then again, I'm not much of a world traveler. The whole 'safari' thing I've always felt as an 'old retired white couple' or 'rich white family' thing to do.

I enjoyed the video stuff I got to do... with animals/scenery as subjects, it provided much content for me to work with.

Temps in Africa were wild: 13C-23C. Freezing my balls off in the morning as I shower in an area open to the outside, hot as hell during the day in the sun, but beautiful in the shade, little to no mosquitos.

Seychelles wasn't as bad-ass as it could have been, as the food wasn't 'unique', and the shitty car on shitty roads didn't add to the experience.

I'll tell you though... Your African *safari* experience, should you decide to try it, differs wildly. I was with the &Beyond crew, and our naturist/guide was phenomenal. We got some of the BEST shots out of everyone there, he got closer to the animals than any of the other groups. He even told us later that the 'customer interaction experience' is much more intense with &Beyond than with other places he's worked. I noticed the other 'drivers' would 'follow' other cars, drive up, then sit there.

There was a point during the trip (labelled 'OMG DAT VIEW!' in the video), where I was sitting in the 3rd row of the open safari truck, elevated, and I had this wraparound view of the world going by. Holy shit, it just felt surreal, like I was in a virtual world....


Hatorade
(Post Master Supreme)
07/11/17 07:41 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

Did you smoke up before the tour? Would explain the view lol

titty sprinkles
(Post Master Supreme)
07/11/17 07:59 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

I didn't find it dizzy at all.

Senor Eduardo_82
(Post Master Supreme)
07/11/17 08:29 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

That's pretty amazing man. Thanks for sharing.

Can we see the 'other' honeymoon videos too?


Hatorade
(Post Master Supreme)
07/11/17 09:00 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

 Originally Posted By: eddie_82
That's pretty amazing man. Thanks for sharing.

Can we see the 'other' honeymoon videos too?


+1 asking for a friend


LNXGUY
(Post Master Supreme)
07/12/17 08:52 AM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

Congrats man!

SuPeR-MaRiO
(Post Master Sr)
07/12/17 10:10 AM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

 Originally Posted By: furball
Africa is nowhere in my Top 10 list of places to visit.

Same here, but after that video, I'm reconsidering. Definitely a once in a lifetime experience.


furball
(Post Master Sr)
07/14/17 10:48 AM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

I brought a mirrorless DSLR, a GoPro, and my iPhone + stabilizer.

I also asked the Kenyan High Commission re: drones -- don't do it.

- The DSLR had challenges taking solid photos ... 60% of them were fuzzy as fuck.
- The GoPro, I didn't even bother.
- Had I got a drone, it would have bugged the fuck out of the animals, logistics would have been a pain.
- the iPhone had issues in low-light and night shots -- I wish I used the wife's iPhone 7 Plus instead of my 6 Plus.

I'd post my more-polished 'personal' vids, but the stalkers here tell me otherwise. The CSI:On edition vid did have 80% of the shots in the other vids, just not polished.


 Originally Posted By: SuPeR-MaRiO
 Originally Posted By: furball
Africa is nowhere in my Top 10 list of places to visit.

Same here, but after that video, I'm reconsidering. Definitely a once in a lifetime experience.


Hatorade
(Post Master Supreme)
07/14/17 11:10 AM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

Mavic pro is super portable. Too bad so many places ban drones. I'm heading off to Maui next month and I'm bringing it. Just can't fly in national parks so should be fine. Also bringing my GP5 and karma grip. Got 2 weeks there to make lots of videos and pics lol

furball
(Post Master Sr)
07/14/17 11:55 AM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

Would love to see vids of Maui.

Saw a handful of people taking photos and vids using their GoPro Session, and I was like... who dafuq is gonna watch that shit; gonna be like Michael J Fox did a video.

My DJI Osmo Mobile's motors got kinda fucked/kinked halfway thru the vacation ... it's kinda stiff on 1 axis, so do take care of the Karma Grip...

re: selfie stick if you're into that kinda stuff.... The GoPro foldable selfie stick is fucking MINT. Worth every penny, especially if you buy the $35 knock-off one from PacMall I frankenstein'd it with a BestBuy in-house branded selfie stick's phone clamp and BT remote.


re: drone, this was the response I got:

 Quote:
The regulations regarding this matter are still being developed in Kenya and if you carry your drone, it is likely to be seized at the port of entry and returned to you on your return.

It is advisable that you use other means to take the photographs and enjoy the vacation in Kenya.

Ixxxx Kxxxxx
Kenya High Commission


Hatorade
(Post Master Supreme)
07/14/17 12:38 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

I've got the karma grip, so that will cover selfie needs as well lol

iamfob
(Post Master Supreme)
07/28/17 02:15 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

 Originally Posted By: Hatorade
I've got the karma grip, so that will cover selfie needs as well lol

$399 for a selfie stick???????????????


Hatorade
(Post Master Supreme)
07/28/17 02:38 PM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

 Originally Posted By: iamfob
 Originally Posted By: Hatorade
I've got the karma grip, so that will cover selfie needs as well lol

$399 for a selfie stick???????????????


It's a gimbal and works really well.


furball
(Post Master Sr)
10/23/17 11:57 AM
Re: Last month I lost 50% of my portfolio

I'd like to think my home made vids are a ghetto version of this one

https://www.facebook.com/FairmontMaraSafariClub/videos/10155146204903592

Stalking facebook, I noticed the 'leadership team' at a company I used to work at is there now ... I guess for 'bonding' \:\|