^ Thanks, as you can see from the date on the first posts its been a few months and still doing OK.
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Well, back from Bangers today. Came back to lots and LOTS of water everywhere. None in our house thouigh. We did note quite a few broken limbs and downed trees on the trip down, especially from Kleang on in. Must have missed a real bad blow, or it was the remnants of the one we had prior to leaving on Wed night.
As usual Bangers was a pleasant change, short skirts/shorts and high heels vs. the normal here of rubber boots and black pajama bottoms.
We did our business, saw some friends and headed back. We did find a place in Samut Prakan that was quite pleasant if we were looking. Visiting some friends and enjoyed the surroundings and close enough to Bangers to do what you wanted on occasion.
A couple of things stood out on this trip.
I've been walking in front of the UBC tower for over 10 years and there has always always been a ficked up sidewalk there. Pipes laying half in the ground, broken tiles and drain covers, just a total mess. I almost fell down yesterday when walking from Villa I noticed there is an actual cement SMOOTH, EVEN sidewalk in place. Hell its only been 10 years in the making!
Is everyone in town going nuts with these good luck charms Juta whatever the fuck they are?.... Christ everyone on the street has got these great chuncks of plastic (looks like gold or siver but if it was they would be walking stooped over for sure) encased do-dads hanging around their necks with the garish flocking chains... looks like a BLING convention in LA.
What is with the stuffed animals hanging under the taxis???? I've heard it gives the 'bad' road spirits a place to attack that is closer than the passengers in the taxi.... where does this shit come from???? Almost pissed myself when I saw a Roadrunner doll hanging below the tail pipe on a taxi.
Prices for pool, beer and 'companionshipt' sure haven't declined.... but yet everyone complains " oh, so slow, no customers"... ever hear of price points?....
And finally a classic; When I picked up my mail at the JUSMAG there was a notice from the embassy mail room. It stated that unless I signed this form (attached) with my details by July 4th (a US holiday for the embassy and JUSMAG) I would lose my mail priviledges. Hmmmmm. Date on the memo was 16 June. Since, according to the old rules I only have to check the mail once a month, I got lucky and checked it at the 3 week mark... Duh... beauracrats... don't understand their own systems.