My post-lockdown commute back to work

[lom]

Staying at Hotel Mermaid?

[Stumpy]

Yes the good old days of Bangkok taxi drivers having one look at you and saying Honey Hotel Sir?

Actually I didn't find that to be a problem at all HW. When I lived in BKK for work last year, every time I walked out there was this Tuk Tuk Driver. He always asked me if I wanted to go to a few Entertainment/Massage places. I always laughed. He was nice old guy. Used him a dozen times or so to go to meet colleagues at other hotels for dinners. He also took me way across town to a motorcycle shop to pick up my chain and brake pads. We stopped and we chatted over lunch. After that he stopped asking me to go to hooker places albeit I did add him to my Line messenger as I used him a few times after business colleagues and I got plowed and didn't want to walk.

[Stumpy]

Hey Hey Mendy. How ya feeling? Did ya ditch the Jesus slippers for some proper foot attire?

[Headworx]

^^You may have missed the reference. Honey Hotel was the home away from work for Oilfield guys on their break from some horrendous location for decades, you'd be doing well to find guys in the industry who've never heard of it even if they've never been to Bangkok! Expat Hotel in Phuket was another place out of the same mould. The point being, it was uncanny how Bangkok taxi drivers could take one look at someone stumbling out of Cowboy or Nana, know they'd flown in from somewhere like Saudi or Kuwait, and know where they'd be staying!

[Stumpy]

My apologies HW. I never knew any roughnecks but I suspect they stood out. Same as the business guy in a suit.

[Shutree]

Yes the good old days of Bangkok taxi drivers having one look at you and saying Honey Hotel Sir? are long gone now

The Honey Hotel will be sadly missed. A fair price in a good location and an interesting assortment of customers. I have friends who like to stay at swisher hotels nearby, on the company account of course. We used to meet 2 or 3 times a year and they would spring for dinner at El Gaucho. This was mentioned on another thread, I think we have got close to Baht 10,000 per head on a couple of occasions, through very immodest wine consumption. Happy days, pre-Covid.

[armstrong]

Who took the picture Mendip?!

[nidhogg]

Who took the picture Mendip?!

Yikes. Good point. Mendip busted.

[Mendip]

Either you are sucking your gut in or you did lose weight in those 15 days cooped up with lower calorie food. Good on ya, keep on having fun.

I feel as though I have lost a few kilos during ASQ mate, but whenever a camera comes out I hold in my gut... it's just automatic these days, like a reflex action.

That balcony wall height is borderline on being straight out dangerous. Wouldn't want to be getting too close to that while sober, let alone with a load on.

Yeah exactly... I've been avoiding going out on the balcony. I'm not great with heights anyway and that wall is lower than waist high. I am actually going to mention it when I leave.

Staying at Hotel Mermaid?

Well spotted Lom. This has become one of my hotels of choice when staying in Bangkok. It has a nice bar downstairs as well. The signs on the door say the bar is closed just now, of course...

The owner is a Dane, a very interesting guy with a fascinating past. He was also one of the founders of Mermaid Maritime.

Hey Hey Mendy. How ya feeling? Did ya ditch the Jesus slippers for some proper foot attire?

My smart and stylish sandals continue to serve me well when out and about. I became a bit paranoid at first after the onslaught of criticism from you wankers but everyone I've met in Bangkok have been very complimentary about them.


I've certainly been served beer in a wide range of receptacles over the past couple of days. Today I was ushered into a secluded corner of a restaurant and served beer in a metal cup kind of thing. It reminded me of the downstairs bar in The Mall in Korat who used to serve your beer in coffee cups between 2pm and 5pm.



I've already crossed off a full English from the list. Today it was the turn of lamb. I seem to have lost a day somewhere.

It could have done with some mashed potato to be honest... I was still a bit hungry after the measly couscous offering.



And that's it... a quiet night tonight...

Tomorrow I'm going home!

[Mendip]

Who took the picture Mendip?!

I got one of the cleaners to take it of course.

Why? What are you saying?

[bsnub]

Today I was ushered into a secluded corner of a restaurant and served beer in a metal cup kind of thing.

That is made of copper, and it is to be served only with a Moscow Mule. So the person who served you that had no idea what they were doing.

[Mendip]

^ Yeah, but she was very pretty.

They won't serve beer in beer glasses because of the alcohol ban, so you get it in any other ridiculous cup they can find.

[bsnub]

They won't serve beer in beer glasses because of the alcohol ban

I just can't get my head around why countries are doing this.

[Shutree]

I seem to have lost a day somewhere.

Good man.

[David48atTD]

I got one of the cleaners to take it of course.

Why? What are you saying?

[armstrong]

^ Yeah, but she was very pretty.

They won't serve beer in beer glasses because of the alcohol ban, so you get it in any other ridiculous cup they can find.

I've seen beer in beer glasses but they put an empty bottle of Heineken 0% next to the glass.

Also coke cans with the kids cut off, copper cups, tea cups and some bars that only sell shorts with a mixer.

[Saint Willy]

Honey Hotel Sir?

I lived next door, so never got lost.

[Stumpy]

I just can't get my head around why countries are doing this.

Me neither. FFS lets us get pleasantly anesthetized. I mean shit if you are sitting alone having dinner let the customer drink. But that aside I think it has to do with the belief that serving alcohol will draw a social gathering not support social distancing. They apparently want every one to drink at home

[bsnub]

They apparently want every one to drink at home

Well I guess that makes sense.

[Joe 90]

Well I guess that makes sense.

You can say that again

[hallelujah]

Yes the good old days of Bangkok taxi drivers having one look at you and saying Honey Hotel Sir? are long gone now

The first hotel I ever stayed at on the Sukhumvit side of town!

The place stunk of minge and dried spunk.

I loved it.

[Stumpy]

Morning Mendy. Where are you today?

[Saint Willy]

Back to the... aherm, special bar...

[Mendip]

^^ I'm horizontal with a raging headache. Things went a bit awry after my lamb shank yesterday.

I'm a bit annoyed with myself if truth be known.

[Saint Willy]

^^ I'm horizontal with a raging headache. Things went a bit awry after my lamb shank yesterday.

I'm a bit annoyed with myself if truth be known.

Ya gotta give us more details than that.

Gardener?

Lose your Jesus Sandals?

Get arreseted?

Drink your entire supplies of soft pop and whiskey.