My trip…

[Old Hippie]

Day 4…I just returned from my morning walk, picked up breakfast on the way…BBQd chicken ass and BBQd eggs…can’t get the Moscone coffee dialed in taste wise…maybe it just sucks?  Played pool a few times, lots of action yesterday at Hustlers in the Times Sq. Building, great place yesterday there was a huge 9 ball tournament, So we play across the street, at the place above Thermae/Ruamchit Hotel, ok place prices about the same…we like Hustlers a bit better. We left just as the katoeys were gathering outside.  Funny thing is, my wife hated playing pool and was not very good…then I kiddingly suggested we play for 100bht and she turned into Willie Fucking Moscone…

     Walking around in the earthly evening, it seems a bit slow, even Saturday night seemed slower and quieter than I remember from years past. Noticing a lot of Nepalese working as street venders, not sure how this is happening, but it is…they seem to be giving better prices on some stuff so I won’t complain…Haven’t seen any African girls selling…er…ah…that…which seems odd…not as many loud African fuck sticks walking around either…again, not complaining…

     Food has been really good so far, my wife is happy to be gobbling up all sorts of stuff best eaten in a well ventilated area, We are excited to try Arab food. Funny how times change…years back I’d be posting about other exploits…Maybe time to buy a cardigan and take up pipe smoking..?

 

 

[bust]

Any Indian watch salesmen? Or the "you lucky man" crew?

[Old Hippie]

2 hours ago, bust said:

Any Indian watch salesmen? Or the "you lucky man" crew?

No, these are Nepalese, we asked. Bought some pens from the one guy, might buy more and a couple of fake watches…opening prices were reasonable 350 per pen instead of the usual 600, settled on 200 each if I bought a dozen, which I did. I usually give them out at work…

[think_too_mut]

In 2004, the fake Rolex watches were 100 THB, that is what our beach restaurant owner (a lady) and our family friend  in Pattaya negotiated.
Bought dozens of them, my company fellows clinged them as a mock in their cubicals.

[bust]

On 11/11/2024 at 8:42 PM, Old Hippie said:

No, these are Nepalese, we asked. Bought some pens from the one guy, might buy more and a couple of fake watches…opening prices were reasonable 350 per pen instead of the usual 600, settled on 200 each if I bought a dozen, which I did. I usually give them out at work…

I don't mind the Nepalese. One of the companies we use is 99% Nepalese. Their boss is a great guy. Does a lot of good work in his community. Every year you can guarantee breakfast and a bottle of Chivas for Christmas.

[Old Hippie]

15 hours ago, bust said:

I don't mind the Nepalese. One of the companies we use is 99% Nepalese. Their boss is a great guy. Does a lot of good work in his community. Every year you can guarantee breakfast and a bottle of Chivas for Christmas.

We have an influx of Nepalese and Tibetans in my area and at my work place, nice guys. Good food. Met the Sherpa who holds the speed record for Everest…

[think_too_mut]

My good friend, a Japanese, is a President of a Japanese company (a smallish one 1,000 employees) that makes heavy duty water tanks and water tanks towers, an essential need, supplying not only the communities but also commercial.
They extended their business into Nepal and draw many Nepalese engineers into Japan. He says they are excellent, well skilled, good English, kind at that.