Sawasdee 4 (Thai K-1s in 2010)

[toma1 10]

Manila is a bizarre place. It must be the easiest city in the world to get a legitimate date. I must have had a dozen women just walk up and ask me:

1. What are you doing in the Philippines?

2. Are you also looking for a wife?

I might have posted this story before. I can't remember because some farang sent me Saeng Som.

So you would stop bitching about living on the reservation no doubt...

Edited September 12, 2010 by toma1

[daboyz 36]

Manila is a bizarre place. It must be the easiest city in the world to get a legitimate date. I must have had a dozen women just walk up and ask me:

1. What are you doing in the Philippines.

2. Are you also looking for a wife.

So you would stop bitching about living on the reservation no doubt...

I have nothing better to do.

[toma1 10]

I have nothing better to do.

Ha... well, I suppose I do... just don't feel like it at the moment.

[daboyz 36]

Ha... well, I suppose I do... just don't feel like it at the moment.

Yeah I should find a hobby. I used to travel Asia weekly. Now I go to my cubicle at Verizon 5 days a week here in Texas. They're building light rail outside my window every day. So that's a fun wake up every morning. I'm still a little shocked I don't have to show my passport at work, since I'm the only one speaking English there.

sigh.. Wife is happy though.

[toma1 10]

Yeah I should find a hobby. I used to travel Asia weekly.

Weekly? Wow, you must have a lifetime Platinum Elite card by now. I don't actually make the flight more than twice a year, but I usually end up being there for a few months at at time.

[daboyz 36]

Weekly? Wow, you must have a lifetime Platinum Elite card by now. I don't actually make the flight more than twice a year, but I usually end up being there for a few months at at time.

No I lived in BKK. The longest flight was probably Islamabad or Tokyo. 7 hours I think. Used to have a nice Marriott there. of course the nutjobs turned in to a pile of sand. I flew Thai 98% of the time. Always chose Singapore when I got a chance. I swear those FA's where push up bras.

My favorite was the 2 day sales meeting in DC every 6 months. 1 day to get there, 1 day to get back, and then no sleep for a week after that. Someone needs to find a cure for jet lag. I tried pills and alcohol. All I got was a hangover and still awake at 1 am staring at the ceiling.

One cool thing about Thai. Every year on my birthday they would send me a free upgrade. That was nice on the BKK-JFK flights. Bummer they finished that.

I flew my ex and 10 of her relatives to Phuket once. Scary.

[daboyz 36]

No I lived in BKK. The longest flight was probably Islamabad or Tokyo. 7 hours I think. Used to have a nice Marriott there. of course the nutjobs turned in to a pile of sand. I flew Thai 98% of the time. Always chose Singapore when I got a chance. I swear those FA's where push up bras.

My favorite was the 2 day sales meeting in DC every 6 months. 1 day to get there, 1 day to get back, and then no sleep for a week after that. Someone needs to find a cure for jet lag. I tried pills and alcohol. All I got was a hangover and still awake at 1 am staring at the ceiling.

One cool thing about Thai. Every year on my birthday they would send me a free upgrade. That was nice on the BKK-JFK flights. Bummer they finished that.

I flew my ex and 10 of her relatives to Phuket once. Scary.

The sister (girl in the sunglasses) ended up stabbing me. Off to the cop shop in Lat Phrao. I was fingerprinted and was forced to sign a confession. FYI don't bother calling the embassy, the line just rang and rang. I'm pretty sure the duty officer was shacked up short time.

I have a photo of her mom wearing a shirt saying "no money, no honey" I should have known then.

[toma1 10]

The sister (girl in the sunglasses) ended up stabbing me. Off to the cop shop in Lat Phrao. I was fingerprinted and was forced to sign a confession. FYI don't bother calling the embassy, the line just rang and rang. I'm pretty sure the duty officer was shacked up short time.

I have a photo of her mom wearing a shirt saying "no money, no honey" I should have known then.

Huh. Other than the baby's gangsta doo rag they look pretty normal.

LOL.. what did you confess to? Being stabbed?

[daboyz 36]

Huh. Other than the baby's gangsta doo rag they look pretty normal.

LOL.. what did you confess to? Being stabbed?

No idea. It was all in Thai. When I refused to sign it, they showed me Thai jail. 10 guys in a 2 man cell. Looked like Sardines in there. The cops did give me a ride home. Granted it was on the back of a motorbike at 4 AM.

Huh. Other than the baby's gangsta doo rag they look pretty normal.

LOL.. what did you confess to? Being stabbed?

Cool. I'll send you her SWIFT code and account number.

[AdamW 2]

Yeah I should find a hobby. I used to travel Asia weekly. Now I go to my cubicle at Verizon 5 days a week here in Texas. They're building light rail outside my window every day. So that's a fun wake up every morning. I'm still a little shocked I don't have to show my passport at work, since I'm the only one speaking English there.

sigh.. Wife is happy though.

Try working in Singapore for a year, meet wife,wife live with me in Singapore, marry, then tell wife week after marriage have to go back to USA to work. Got through that hurdle by flying back and forth to BKK every 2 weeks. I work an 14 on and 14 off schedule. NOW, 2 months before she gets visa, tell wife have to come back to SE Asia (Indonesia)and work again for next year while she sits in USA alone!! Imagine the conspiracy theories of the farang when that was told to the Thai family.

[daboyz 36]

Try working in Singapore for a year, meet wife,wife live with me in Singapore, marry, then tell wife week after marriage have to go back to USA to work. Got through that hurdle by flying back and forth to BKK every 2 weeks. I work an 14 on and 14 off schedule. NOW, 2 months before she gets visa, tell wife have to come back to SE Asia (Indonesia)and work again for next year while she sits in USA alone!! Imagine the conspiracy theories of the farang when that was told to the Thai family.

You always have Orchard Towers if you're lonely.

[AdamW 2]

You always have Orchard Towers if you're lonely.

Our company "approved" hotel is right across the street. Orchard Parade. Also Harry's is the best place to watch the action in and out. I could tell you some stories that would curl your toes about that building and what all I've see come and go but sounds like you have first hand experience???

If you want to see something, have you ever been to Indonesia??

[daboyz 36]

Our company "approved" hotel is right across the street. Orchard Parade. Also Harry's is the best place to watch the action in and out. I could tell you some stories that would curl your toes about that building and what all I've see come and go but sounds like you have first hand experience???

If you want to see something, have you ever been to Indonesia??

Been to Jakarta a few times. Was worried about shacking up there with the religious thing. They had them in the hotel bar though. Also, the money had like 6 zeros after it. Could never figure out the exchange rate there. I think I paid 10k for a beer at the airport.

If you ever go to KL, check out Beaches. I love going to Singapore and KL and talking to those girls. The minute I speak Thai to them they walk away. It's hilarious!

[AdamW 2]

Been to Jakarta a few times. Was worried about shacking up there with the religious thing. They had them in the hotel bar though. Also, the money had like 6 zeros after it. Could never figure out the exchange rate there. I think I paid 10k for a beer at the airport.

If you ever go to KL, check out Beaches. I love going to Singapore and KL and talking to those girls. The minute I speak Thai to them they walk away. It's hilarious!

Yeah, I carry around a wad of money that could choke a chipper down and it is only about $200 USD. It is cheap here and funny you say about speaking Thai. 2 wks ago a barfly asked where my wife was, I said Thailand and she almost slapped me. I guess they know they can't break out the SE Asian charm and I'm not married to a cuckoo in the States and it takes the wind out of them. Also, my wife came down here last month and we stayed in Bali, everyone sales girl there would talk to her in native tongue till my wife told them she was Thai and they would not talk anymore. English, Bahasa, NOTHING, acted like she had offended them or something. I thought it was hilarious because the wife would get angry as well.

[daboyz 36]

Yeah, I carry around a wad of money that could choke a chipper down and it is only about $200 USD. It is cheap here and funny you say about speaking Thai. 2 wks ago a barfly asked where my wife was, I said Thailand and she almost slapped me. I guess they know they can't break out the SE Asian charm and I'm not married to a cuckoo in the States and it takes the wind out of them. Also, my wife came down here last month and we stayed in Bali, everyone sales girl there would talk to her in native tongue till my wife told them she was Thai and they would not talk anymore. English, Bahasa, NOTHING, acted like she had offended them or something. I thought it was hilarious because the wife would get angry as well.

The first time I took my wife out of Thailand, I took her to Singapore. I had meetings all day for 3 days. She just sat in the hotel room. On the 3rd day I told her to go do/buy something. I got back to the hotel, and she was pi$$ed. She bought a shirt for 75 SGD, and then when she got back to the hotel and the tag said "Made in Thailand" I still crack up about that.