Again I've neglected my poor blog, but I think that will just be a fact of life with how my time is managed here in Asia, aka I hardly have any strict downtime when I choose to lounge around on the internet. I'll have pics at the end of this post though.
So I left off last time with the JW Classic. That next week I was in Bangkok for a few days working and partying hard Monday through Wednesday before going to Singapore for a short business trip. I came back to BK for the weekend and repeated the process the next week. Everytime I would buy a bottle of liquor at duty free since the prices are ridiculously cheap. No I do not get boatloads of free liquor to take home from the office unfortunately. We can't waste product on me or the company would be out of business before long!
As I said before, Diageo's regional HQ is in Singapore and I also work closely on a project that is in the Singapore market. Singaporean Chinese in general are friendlier than the Cantonese I am accustomed to in Hong Kong. They also have a few phrases distinct phrases that they say more than other Chinese, like "lahhh".
I'm starting to really be able to tell the difference between certain accents. I've nailed the Thai accent, the Singaporean english accent, the Filipino accent (well, I've known that one for a while), and the Indonesian accent sort of.
I'm starting to get quite comfortable with the work I am doing for Diageo. That said, there is always new work that I am unfamiliar with so I'm still learning a lot every week. I haven't started those Thai lessons though since I'm always traveling. Will do soon. Many people think I am half Thai and start speaking to me in Thai right away. It's always a bit awkward when I then open my mouth in American English. In Singapore on the other hand people just think of me as a foreign white guy, maybe he is a bit Asian. Everyone and their mother speaks English there.
I'm seriously considering joining a competitive rugby team here called the Southerners. They only train once a week at a time that I could make. I met one of the lads a couple days ago and had a few drinks. I'll come out next week and see how it goes. At the very least I'll see how much in bad shape I'm in.
I saw the movie 300 last week with a Singaporean lawyer. It was so testosterone driven but for what it was, the movie was awesome.
Yesterday I went to a crocadile farm on the outskirts of Bangkok with my friend Kwan. There were also some monkeys and elephants. These croc tamers were amazing. They just walked around in shallow water in a pit with like a dozen big crocs and pulled tricks like putting their hands and heads in the crocs jaws. Pretty scary stuff. And the arena wasn't exactly Barnum and Bailey's. It was pretty decrepit and ghetto. But that is a lot of buildings in Bangkok. And a lot are very much the opposite. There are more skyscrapers here by far than in San Francisco and LA combined.
I'll put up a few pictures of the croc farm and of my partying the past couple weeks. I'll post again sometime this week when more comes to me.
Me and an elephant that I later fed with bannanas. Slobbery little thing.
Cheeky monkey tried to steal my cell phone later.
100% real, and these crocs were not drugged.
That is just too perfect. By the way this croc farm/zoo was so unregulated it was almost scary.
These guys must have been no older than 20. Balls of steel though.
My friend Kwan and I at Q Bar, Bangkok.
Kayaking in Phuket with a couple coworkers and a few Vietnamese government officials.
We went through this underwater cave for 5 mins and the ceiling was inches from our faces.
Entrance to one of our dinner events at the JW Classic in Phuket.
Some of our JW Black Label models in Phuket.
Our kayaking tour guide and I in front of James Bond rock (used in Dr. No) in Phuket.
Ernie Els, Sam Torrance, and other pro golfers serving drinks at the Johnnie Walker Bar.
The hotel for Diageo folks and golfers in Phuket (Sheraton Grand Laguna).
Some of my bosses and coworkers at a dinner in Phuket.
The guests from Vietnam (Finance Ministry).
4 comments:
Yes! I am the first to comment on your blog. I think I've set a new world record for fasted comment after the blog has been finished. Great pics, those crocodile guys are freaking crazy. You should definitely do the rugby thing, it would be good for you to balance the excessive partying out with some physical activity. Those models are hot. Damn, I miss Asia.
Yeah you beat the rush to be first comment man! Hahaha. Doing rugby tomorrow, we'll see how it goes. The guy I met on the inside said last game a fella grabbed an opponnent in a headlock and punched him 4 times in the nose, breaking it and causing loads of blood. The guy just looked up and laughed, saying "Hey that was a good one! We'll have a chuckle and beer over it later." Wtf man, these Southern 20 and 30 somethings are hardcore.
All these models are Uni students in Bangkok, so get over here and I can introduce you lazy ass. Wtf are you doing in the middle of America!?
I'm lovin the pics bro, keep posting updates. I'll see if I get a chance to start a blog or update my facebook one day. Just got back from Brazil life's good and everythings going well. I'll hopefully be in your neighborhood in August. Shoot u a detailed email when I get a chance. Me like thai beer girls =) Keep living it up & watch out for the General. His wrath knows no borders!
-Dennis
It's been 2 weeks, where's your next update? Come on, you're loyal fans are starting to get impatient!
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