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Skype, Out
Will anyone stand up to the Chinese government? Skype caves in to Chinese censors I’m sick of those commie bastards dictating morally wrong terms of business to Western companies. And will said companies please grow some fucking balls already? Jeez. Hope you feel proud participating in the censorship of, say, the Dalai Lama… Well, you just wait. Karma’s a fucking bitch, you nutless cowards. The thing is, I’d have figured a righteous company like Skype would somehow act better than those pussies over at , say, Yahoo (oooops there goes my del.ico.us and flickr accounts)… Guess I’ll see you guys again when I need to ask someone what Beijing dick…
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Hustler
Check out this awesome photo gallery of pool hustlers. The real kind that is, not the kind with their own (delicious) spaghetti sauce charities, nor the kind that tote around e-meters and jump up and down on Oprah’s couch. For some reason, I now have a strong urge to dig out the New Jack City soundtrack. (via kottke)
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Meet the Fooker
This guy’s a dumbass. He had the best name in the world before he changed it, in fact, he was even one up on the Donger: “What’s yo name, foo?” FUK! (Oh, I mean, Andy.)
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Taxis at Bangkok Airport
My mom asked me how to catch a cab at Bangkok International Airport and I am reprinting my advice here. ///// The best way to catch a taxi from BKK airport is to go up to the Departures level (second floor) and catch one that’s dropping off somebody or is driving by. The second best way is to go to the taxi stand out on the curb on the Arrivals level (first floor) and get a slip of paper that ensures you will get a metered taxi (although I haven’t seen an unmetered taxi for years). It will automatically cost 50 baht more to do this, and even though that’s…
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Details: Boat charter
Just got an e-mail back from Barry, who I’ve been talking to about the boat charter: Our normal trip leaves our pontoon at 9 a.m. and returns around 5 – 5.30 p.m. – however, as you will be chartering the boat for your group only, we can be flexible on this at either end. We normally catch snapper, seabass, catfish, sweetlip. The fish are not all that big because we won’t be that far off the coast and the water is still fairly shallow. The boat was out last Sunday and they caught over 80 fish with the biggest (a snapper) just over 12 inches long. There’s plenty of discovering…
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Cooking with molten rock
How To Cook With Lava I miss Hawaii. I suppose the upcoming Thai trip is a throwback to those days, on the beach with family and friends. (link via mefi)
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Arrrr! Shiver me timbers!
I hereby declare February 21 Pirate Talking Day in Thailand. That’s right, the Peacock is ours, maties! Details to follow.
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Chuck Norris is the Sound of One Hand Clapping
An announcement on his site (LINK): IN RESPONSE TO THE “RANDOM FACTS” THAT ARE BEING GENERATED ON THE INTERNET I’m aware of the made up declarations about me that have recently begun to appear on the Internet and in emails as “Chuck Norris facts.” I’ve seen some of them. Some are funny. Some are pretty far out. Being more a student of the Wild West than the wild world of the Internet, I’m not quite sure what to make of it. It’s quite surprising. I do know that boys will be boys, and I neither take offense nor take these things too seriously. Who knows, maybe these made up one-liners…
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How many things can we rent?
On my very first trip to Thailand, I rented a Jeep, a speedboat, a dirtbike, and a SPAS-12, so it only follows that we must try and do one better this time around. Well, with a real live elephant who apparently likes to dance to drums reserved and ready to carry my fat ass into holy matrimony, it is time to turn my attention to another area: The big blue. And no, this is not to say I am investing in a ChinkPad. I am thinking of chartering a 70-foot boat for a day-long fishing/diving cruise: Check it out! The naked mermaid graphic on that page shows some real class,…
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Admitting Change
I backed down from a fight in the parking lot this morning. The funny thing is, I would have been completely morally justified in beating the shit out of this guy. He almost caused two school kids to get run over, and took displeasure in me calling him on it – and so he waited for me at the entrance of the parking lot, where he knew I had to walk to get to work. He was talking tough and really trying to provoke a response. When that didn’t work and I walked right by him, he grabbed my jacket sleeve and tugged me back. And on top of it…
