What is in your cup?

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Guinness - is good for you!

This reminds me of the story about Brendan Behan, theIrish poet. He is said to have once been commissioned to come up with some advertising slogans for Guinness, and was supplied with a crate of bottles by the company. After a few guinness-soaked days he supposedly came up with "Guinness Gets You Drunk".

Originally Posted by maianhvk

So, hi I'm having water. At my own desk. In an office. Woo hoo I'm doing an internship!

Congratulations!

I have both a pint glass of water and a can of Coke Zero in front of me at my desk.

The Coke Zero is my lunch-time treat, as it a little time on MobileRead.

[orlok]

Originally Posted by maianhvk

Hello guys!

I've had a problem with my K3 (again, yes I know I'm not allowed to use electronic devices, but I can't help it) and I just posted it in the Kindle section. Thought I might come in to say hi as well.

So, hi I'm having water. At my own desk. In an office. Woo hoo I'm doing an internship!

Hi Anh! Congrats on the internship.

On my second coffee of the day while I contemplate what to do with the two weeks off that stretches before me. For now I'll just sit here and think.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by orlok

On my second coffee of the day while I contemplate what to do with the two weeks off that stretches before me. For now I'll just sit here and think.

I think that if you were a conscientious worker, dedicated company man, that you would only take 3-4 days off, as the company needs your help if it is to remain prosperous. (If you can believe it, that IS the usual Japanese way of thinking... Bloody nuts if you ask me!) Go down to Brighton, get drunk and sleep on the beach for two weeks. The kid's will love it, the wife will tolerate it, and you'll be the better man for it!

I'm going to have a Mango shake as an after dinner treat. With a scoop of vanilla ice cream in it just to make it extra rich!


Stitchawl

[orlok]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

I think that if you were a conscientious worker, dedicated company man, that you would only take 3-4 days off, as the company needs your help if it is to remain prosperous. (If you can believe it, that IS the usual Japanese way of thinking... Bloody nuts if you ask me!) Go down to Brighton, get drunk and sleep on the beach for two weeks. The kid's will love it, the wife will tolerate it, and you'll be the better man for it!

I'm going to have a Mango shake as an after dinner treat. With a scoop of vanilla ice cream in it just to make it extra rich!


Stitchawl

Funny you should mention getting drunk on Brighton beach... last time I did exactly that (my student days) someone came up behind me and hit me over the head with a large rock (long story). And you probably aren't too familiar with Brighton beach, but it's not somewhere you would want to sleep , as it is all stones with no soft sand to be found. Now I did spend two weeks touring France and slept several nights on the beach in St. Tropez which was a whole different experience. Waking in the morning to naked women sprawled about the place was an altogether more pleasant time in my life.

[VydorScope]

Welcome back maianhvk!! Congrats on the internship!

[ProfCrash]

Yellow Tea

[CRussel]

Originally Posted by maianhvk

Hello guys!

I've had a problem with my K3 (again, yes I know I'm not allowed to use electronic devices, but I can't help it) and I just posted it in the Kindle section. Thought I might come in to say hi as well.

So, hi I'm having water. At my own desk. In an office. Woo hoo I'm doing an internship!

Welcome back, Anh. Good to see you here! Congratulations on your internship, and I hope you get your K3 problems solved.

Peet's Anniversary Breakfast Blend and a big glass of fresh squeezed orange juice.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by orlok

..... And you probably aren't too familiar with Brighton beach, but it's not somewhere you would want to sleep , as it is all stones with no soft sand to be found.

Actually, I thought of that after I posted. Had you been on this side of the world, I would have suggested the island intimated in the DiCaprio film "The Beach." I used to spend months there when I first moved to Asia. These days unfortunately is has developed into an island with three villages, paved roads, 57 large resorts, and 150 bars. There is even a car rental agency. The picture below is how it looked back when I used to stay there...

Now I did spend two weeks touring France and slept several nights on the beach in St. Tropez which was a whole different experience. Waking in the morning to naked women sprawled about the place was an altogether more pleasant time in my life.

Oddly enough, I can actually understand why you might feel that way...

Time for a glass of Bombay Sapphire!

Stitchawl

[orlok]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Actually, I thought of that after I posted. Had you been on this side of the world, I would have suggested the island intimated in the DiCaprio film "The Beach." I used to spend months there when I first moved to Asia. These days unfortunately is has developed into an island with three villages, paved roads, 57 large resorts, and 150 bars. There is even a car rental agency. The picture below is how it looked back when I used to stay there...

That beach looks idyllic. Reminds me of the Seychelles, with the graduated colours of the sea. Was it because of the film that it became so commercialised?

Water in my cup and Pringles in my hand.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by orlok

That beach looks idyllic. Reminds me of the Seychelles, with the graduated colours of the sea. Was it because of the film that it became so commercialised?

No... It was on its way to destruction long before the film came out. When I first found the island in 1991, there was one small village with about 10 shops, a string of about 10 bamboo and thatch bungalow colonies along one beach right at the water's edge, and about 5 dive shops. There were no roads, no electricity, the only phone as a SAT phone at the post office/bank, no private cars... just a few old pickup trucks left over from the coconut plantation/prison days, and not on cement building. At night, the guests at the bungalow colonies would all gather in the resort's restaurant, and spend the evening all talking together, with the sound of the waves rolling in on the beach a few meters away. There was only one slow boat that came to the island. It left the mainland at midnight, and arrived on the island at 6am. The scuba diving was the only thing to do on the island other than lay on the beach and smoke pot.

By1995, there were three different speedboat companies, running 6 times a day, ferrying hordes of backpack travelers. The bungalow colonies began cementing up the walls of their huts, installing roads, bringing in convenience stores, electricity and phones, bars everywhere blaring loud music at night, and the frequent sound of explosives as the locals 'fished' the waters. The diving was getting rather bad as the waters were getting depleted of marine life. By 2001, which was the last time I went there, there were almost as many bar girls (working girls) as tourists, a full time police force and a jail, and traffic lights. There were almost no fish to be seen (comparatively speaking) and the diving became really dull!

In the movie, the characters were very worried that others would 'discover' the island and ruin it. They were right to feel that way... although the local Thais are getting rich... or getting shot by other Thais who want to get rich.

Stitchawl

[dreams]

Originally Posted by maianhvk

Hello guys!

I've had a problem with my K3 (again, yes I know I'm not allowed to use electronic devices, but I can't help it) and I just posted it in the Kindle section. Thought I might come in to say hi as well.

So, hi I'm having water. At my own desk. In an office. Woo hoo I'm doing an internship!

Welcome back, Anh!!! Nice to see you back in here. I hope your internship goes well and you get your K3 problem solved.

Coffee in my cup and thinking of making something to eat.

[ProfCrash]

Skim milk

[maianhvk]

@ all: Thanks for your mental support I hope I have enough time to pop in here often.

@ Stitchawl: the field is international cooperation. But barely, because as an intern, I'm doing all the chores interesting experiences, though.

[Stitchawl]

Take me to the night I'm tippin topsy turvy turning upside down
Hold me tight and whisper what you wish
For there is no one here around
Oh you may sing song me sweet smiles
Regardless of the city's careless frown
Come watch the no colors fade blazing
Into petal sprays of Violets of Dawn

( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhEJ_ZCZuqE )

Good morning, all! So much sunshine today! Will it last? I'm saying 'hello Sun!' with a mug of East India Company's "Royal Breakfast" tea and a plate of Pad Pet Kaeng, Yum Nua, and a veggie omelet. Hello, Sun!!!

Despite a successful install of my under-sink water filter, I've decided to be a bit safer. I'm going to return it and buy one with a UV tank as well as the four other stages. There's just too much nasty stuff in S.E. Asian water... It shouldn't be any problem to install; the water fittings are all the same, so just couple them up. All I have to do is run a wire from the breaker box to under the sink and hook up a 220v socket to plug into. I think it may be prudent to add a Ground Fault Circuit breaker to the line, being that I'll be so close to the sink... Piece of cake.... I don't know how electricians can charge so damn much for home wiring jobs. It's as simple as sticking a white wire into the hole that reads 'white,' sticking a black wire into the hole that reads 'black,' and if running a grounded (Earthed) line, a bare wire into the hole marked 'ground.' We don't even need to use a screwdriver any more. The holes are self-gripping! As long as we remember to shut off the power before we start, it's as easy as... check that... it's EASIER than making a pie! Scary when doing it the first time, but then you scratch you head wonder why the electricians can charge as much as they do?!?


Stitchawl

[CRussel]

You probably don't want to go there, Stitchawl. Yes, a homeowner can do some wiring. And if (s)he is lucky, it[I] might[/] not cause a fire or electrocute someone. But I have had to clean up from more than one homeowner electrical job. And even where you are, I suspect there are codes. I won't even do electrical work here, since the codes are enough different that I could create a hazard.

Tonight, an excellent BC Syrah from the Naramata Bench.