Tuesday, December 30, 2008
The Clinic Sports Bar - Soi Yamoto
Derek tells me now that he has definitely decided that he is selling up after 18 years running the bar there. Interested parties with sufficient funds to invest should go along to see him.
Boxing Day - 26th Evening
At last I have managed to post some of the photos taken that evening. These were taken by Rosaleen and her pals. I also took some but the camera had been on it's travels upcountry or somewhere and the resulting output was terrible! At any rate these will give you an idea of how part of the evening went:
Monday, December 22, 2008
Soi LK Metro and other Business
The new restaurant which I gather will open very soon now has a name - Curries Indian Restaurant. It is located just next door to The Blue Moon.
The former Lloydies, which changed hands a few months ago, is opening soon. As far as I can tell it will have two names, Armageddon and Neptune's Garden. Further news to follow on this.
Just been through the Royal Garden Shopping Mall - not many tourists walking around there I am afraid. McDonald's had at least one customer they could have done without - he came in, selected his newspaper and left!
There are strong indications that The Clinic Bar on Soi Yamoto is on the market.
Night Out (if I recall the name correctly) which was a beer bar complex in the little alleyway between Central Rd and Soi 7 is now closed, apparently soon to re-open as a gay bar.
There are a few extra people around these days but still below what would have been expected several months ago.
The former Lloydies, which changed hands a few months ago, is opening soon. As far as I can tell it will have two names, Armageddon and Neptune's Garden. Further news to follow on this.
Just been through the Royal Garden Shopping Mall - not many tourists walking around there I am afraid. McDonald's had at least one customer they could have done without - he came in, selected his newspaper and left!
There are strong indications that The Clinic Bar on Soi Yamoto is on the market.
Night Out (if I recall the name correctly) which was a beer bar complex in the little alleyway between Central Rd and Soi 7 is now closed, apparently soon to re-open as a gay bar.
There are a few extra people around these days but still below what would have been expected several months ago.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Lighten Up 27! - Seasonal
A man with a bald head and a wooden leg is invited to a Xmas fancy dress party. He doesn't know what to wear to hide his head and his wooden leg, so he writes to a fancy dress company to explain his problem.
A few days later he receives a parcel with a note:
Dear Sir,
Please find enclosed a Pirate's outfit. The spotted handkerchief will cover your bald head and with your wooden leg you will be just right as a Pirate.
The man is offended that the outfit emphasizes his disability, so he writes a letter of complaint. A week passes and he receives another parcel and note:
Dear Sir,
Sorry about the previous parcel. Please find enclosed a monk's habit. The long robe will cover your wooden leg and with your bald head you will really look the part.
The man is really incandescent with rage now, because the company has gone from emphasizing his wooden leg to drawing attention to his bald head. So he writes a really strong letter of complaint. A few days later he gets a very small parcel from the company with the accompanying letter:
Dear Sir,
Please find enclosed a tin of Golden Syrup.
We suggest you pour the tin of Golden Syrup over your bald head, stick your wooden leg up your ass and go as a toffee apple!
A few days later he receives a parcel with a note:
Dear Sir,
Please find enclosed a Pirate's outfit. The spotted handkerchief will cover your bald head and with your wooden leg you will be just right as a Pirate.
The man is offended that the outfit emphasizes his disability, so he writes a letter of complaint. A week passes and he receives another parcel and note:
Dear Sir,
Sorry about the previous parcel. Please find enclosed a monk's habit. The long robe will cover your wooden leg and with your bald head you will really look the part.
The man is really incandescent with rage now, because the company has gone from emphasizing his wooden leg to drawing attention to his bald head. So he writes a really strong letter of complaint. A few days later he gets a very small parcel from the company with the accompanying letter:
Dear Sir,
Please find enclosed a tin of Golden Syrup.
We suggest you pour the tin of Golden Syrup over your bald head, stick your wooden leg up your ass and go as a toffee apple!
Sold!
The Blue Moon has now changed hands and is being run by Oily (not sure of the spelling) from Norway I believe. Although a Scandinavian he has spent longer periods of time in Ireland and has a distinct 'Irish' lilt. Somehow in keeping with the hibernisation of the street!
Boxing Day - Evening Buffet
In keeping with previous years we are providing a seasonal buffet for our guests, regulars and friends on the evening of 26th December. Although not fixed yet it is likely that we will have:
Scotch Eggs
Sausage Rolls
Chicken Drumsticks
Spring Rolls
Turkey
Gammon Ham
Pork Pies
Coleslaw
Potato Salad
Pasta Salad
Mince Pies
Green Curry
Tom Yam.
Additionally there will be a band situated out the front of Metro to entertain you for the evening.
All - except balloon chasers - are welcome.
Scotch Eggs
Sausage Rolls
Chicken Drumsticks
Spring Rolls
Turkey
Gammon Ham
Pork Pies
Coleslaw
Potato Salad
Pasta Salad
Mince Pies
Green Curry
Tom Yam.
Additionally there will be a band situated out the front of Metro to entertain you for the evening.
All - except balloon chasers - are welcome.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Lighten Up 26! Definitely seasonal!
THINGS YOU CAN ONLY SAY AT CHRISTMAS
1: I prefer breasts to legs.
2: Tying the legs together keeps the inside moist.
3: Smother the butter all over the breasts.
4: If I don't undo my trousers, I'll burst!
5: I've never seen a better spread!
6: I fancy a little dark meat for a change.
7: Are you ready for seconds yet?
8: It's a little dry, do you still want to eat it?
9: Just wait your turn, you'll get some!
10: Don't play with your meat!
11: Stuff it up between the legs as far as it will go.
12: Do you think you'll be able to handle all these people at once?
13: I didn't expect everyone to come at the same time!
14: You still have a little bit on your chin.
15: How long will it take after you put it in?
16: You'll know it's ready when it pops up.
17: Just pull the end and wait for the bang.
18: That's the biggest bird I've ever had!
19: I'm so full, I've been gobbling nuts all morning.
20: Wow, I didn't think I could handle all that and still want more.
1: I prefer breasts to legs.
2: Tying the legs together keeps the inside moist.
3: Smother the butter all over the breasts.
4: If I don't undo my trousers, I'll burst!
5: I've never seen a better spread!
6: I fancy a little dark meat for a change.
7: Are you ready for seconds yet?
8: It's a little dry, do you still want to eat it?
9: Just wait your turn, you'll get some!
10: Don't play with your meat!
11: Stuff it up between the legs as far as it will go.
12: Do you think you'll be able to handle all these people at once?
13: I didn't expect everyone to come at the same time!
14: You still have a little bit on your chin.
15: How long will it take after you put it in?
16: You'll know it's ready when it pops up.
17: Just pull the end and wait for the bang.
18: That's the biggest bird I've ever had!
19: I'm so full, I've been gobbling nuts all morning.
20: Wow, I didn't think I could handle all that and still want more.
The Good Old Days!
I thought I'd post this which a friend sent me:
TO ALL MY FRIENDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE 1940's, 50's, 60's and 70's!
First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us and lived in houses made of asbestos. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese, raw egg products, loads of bacon and processed meat, tuna from a can. Then after that trauma, our baby cots were covered with bright colored lead-based paints. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets or shoes.
As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags. We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle. Take away food was limited to fish and chips, no pizza shops, McDonalds, KFC, Subway or Nandos. Even though all the shops closed at 6.00pm and didn't open on the weekends, somehow we didn't starve to death!
We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this. We could collect old drink bottles and cash them in at the corner store and buy Toffees, Gobstoppers, Bubble Gum and some bangers to blow up frogs with. We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank soft drinks with sugar in it, but we weren't overweight because......WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!!
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on. No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K. We would spend hours building our go-carts out of old prams and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. We built tree houses and dens and played in river beds with matchbox cars. We did not have Playstations, Nintendo Wii, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 999 channels on SKY, No video/DVD films, no mobile phones, no personal computers, no Internet or Internet chat rooms...........WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!
We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents. Only girls had pierced ears! We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever. You could only buy Easter Eggs and Hot Cross Buns at Easter time...We were given air guns and catapults for our 10th birthdays,we rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just yelled for them!
Mum didn't have to go to work to help dad make ends meet!
RUGBY and CRICKET had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law! Our parents didn't invent stupid names for their kids like 'Kiora' and 'Blade' and 'Ridge' and 'Vanilla'. We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL!
And YOU are one of them! CONGRATULATIONS!
You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated our lives for our own good. And while you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave their parents were.
PS -The big writing is because your eyes are not too good at your age anymore!
TO ALL MY FRIENDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE 1940's, 50's, 60's and 70's!
First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us and lived in houses made of asbestos. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese, raw egg products, loads of bacon and processed meat, tuna from a can. Then after that trauma, our baby cots were covered with bright colored lead-based paints. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets or shoes.
As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags. We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle. Take away food was limited to fish and chips, no pizza shops, McDonalds, KFC, Subway or Nandos. Even though all the shops closed at 6.00pm and didn't open on the weekends, somehow we didn't starve to death!
We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this. We could collect old drink bottles and cash them in at the corner store and buy Toffees, Gobstoppers, Bubble Gum and some bangers to blow up frogs with. We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank soft drinks with sugar in it, but we weren't overweight because......WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!!
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on. No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K. We would spend hours building our go-carts out of old prams and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. We built tree houses and dens and played in river beds with matchbox cars. We did not have Playstations, Nintendo Wii, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 999 channels on SKY, No video/DVD films, no mobile phones, no personal computers, no Internet or Internet chat rooms...........WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!
We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents. Only girls had pierced ears! We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever. You could only buy Easter Eggs and Hot Cross Buns at Easter time...We were given air guns and catapults for our 10th birthdays,we rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just yelled for them!
Mum didn't have to go to work to help dad make ends meet!
RUGBY and CRICKET had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law! Our parents didn't invent stupid names for their kids like 'Kiora' and 'Blade' and 'Ridge' and 'Vanilla'. We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL!
And YOU are one of them! CONGRATULATIONS!
You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated our lives for our own good. And while you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave their parents were.
PS -The big writing is because your eyes are not too good at your age anymore!
Monday, December 8, 2008
Lighten Up 25! - Seasonal?
A family was at the dinner table. The son asked his father,
'Dad, how many kinds of boobs are there?'
The father, surprised, said, 'Well, son, there are three kinds of breasts. In her 20's, a woman's breasts are like melons, round and firm.
In her 30's to 40's, they're like pears, still nice but hanging a bit.
After 50 they're like onions'.
'Onions?'
'Yes, you see them and they make you cry.'
This infuriated his wife and daughter, so the daughter said,
'Mum, how many kinds of 'willies' are there?'
The mother, surprised, smiled and said, 'Well, dear, a man goes through three phases. In his 20's, his willy is like an oak tree, mighty and hard.
In his 30's and 40's, it's like a birch, flexible but reliable.
After his 50's, it's like a Christmas tree'.
'A Christmas tree?'
'Yes. Dead from the root up and the balls are just for decoration.'
'Dad, how many kinds of boobs are there?'
The father, surprised, said, 'Well, son, there are three kinds of breasts. In her 20's, a woman's breasts are like melons, round and firm.
In her 30's to 40's, they're like pears, still nice but hanging a bit.
After 50 they're like onions'.
'Onions?'
'Yes, you see them and they make you cry.'
This infuriated his wife and daughter, so the daughter said,
'Mum, how many kinds of 'willies' are there?'
The mother, surprised, smiled and said, 'Well, dear, a man goes through three phases. In his 20's, his willy is like an oak tree, mighty and hard.
In his 30's and 40's, it's like a birch, flexible but reliable.
After his 50's, it's like a Christmas tree'.
'A Christmas tree?'
'Yes. Dead from the root up and the balls are just for decoration.'
Tourism & Numbers
Following the nonsense at the airports last week flights are beginning to return to normal. Some delayed passengers have begun to arrive in town with varying degrees of delay. Judging by the look of things when driving around town it would seem that there are fewer people around but from specific tour groups. There seem to be fewer package deal people about while the sole traveller, or the weathered wanderer, is still following the call of the East!! The lack of the package tourist it seems is already having an effect on local tourist attractions as well as 'drop-off' shopping malls.
From several press reports the biggest drop in arriving guests has been the up-market hotel chains where numbers have dropped like the proverbial stone. This has resulted in several high profile conferences having to be cancelled.
More to follow on this as things develop.
From several press reports the biggest drop in arriving guests has been the up-market hotel chains where numbers have dropped like the proverbial stone. This has resulted in several high profile conferences having to be cancelled.
More to follow on this as things develop.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Soi LK Metro
Rumour has it that The Blue Moon will change hands soon - after the paperwork has been completed. There is still no sign of the Indian restaurant opening yet.
Dan from The Haven has had a lucky escape from a hit-and-run -- broken shoulder, fractured ribs and some unpleasant grazing on his arm and leg.
Delayed guests from the airport mess are now beginning to get through on new flights. It may still take a couple of weeks to sort out though.
More on this later.
Dan from The Haven has had a lucky escape from a hit-and-run -- broken shoulder, fractured ribs and some unpleasant grazing on his arm and leg.
Delayed guests from the airport mess are now beginning to get through on new flights. It may still take a couple of weeks to sort out though.
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