Life of a Lounge Lizard

seafood restaurant out in the boonies..

bangkokbuddy@hotmail.com (Bangkokbuddy) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:06:00 +0000

about an hour after I did my last post, da brain called me up to see if I wanted to join him for lunch at this seafood restaurant way out in the boonies. his treat he said. hehehe. since he put it that way plus the fact that he is leaving soon, I accepted his offer.

we met at 1:30pm over at lumpini park. and then da brain drove me and beautiful to this place way out in the boonies. it was nice. different. no way anyone could get there without a car.

we finished the lunch at 3:30pm thereabouts. took us about an hour to get home by car. I left da brain at his place at around 5:30pm.

I got home at 6:30pm. took a shower before writing this post. I've got 7pm showing on my clock.

tired.

is the parking lot in the picture for tonight? hard to say. let's see how I feel after a power nap.... later.

catching up with the bay area boyz.

bangkokbuddy@hotmail.com (Bangkokbuddy) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:00:00 +0000

after being out for a few days, it felt good being back on the scene. yesterday was a busy day for me. I woke up at around noon. went to mbk to try to hang out with da brain. but he was busy running around setting up a business. so, we weren't able to meet up.

..I ended up doing a lot of window shopping at mbk. and continued the window shopping later at the central world mall. looking for a 32" lcd tv. has to be under 15k baht. won't spend more.

went home at 4:30pm. must have walked about 4 miles in all the window shopping. by the time I got back home, I was ready for a power nap. slept 2 hours.

quick as a wink, I showered to refresh myself. and then, it was back to the lounge lizard circuit. made a beeline to the parking lot at 8:30pm. I arrived at 9pm. nobody around then. but I did see the guru, and big skippy cruising around.

at 10pm, lounge lizards started to come out of the woodwork. saw the sarge, dirk bonapare, few of the girl lounge lizards. we chatted.

got a call from the bay area boyz at 11pm. dirk and I went to the big T at 11:30pm. met up with the bay area boyz. first time this trip. a round of introductions. x-man reports that he is leaving. errol flynn, and dennis the menace staying on for another couple of weeks. I get the word that tiger is coming soon.

around 1am, spiderman appears. then, it was boris. talk, talk, talk. oogle, oogle, oogle. dirk and I stayed at the big T until closing. we went home at 3am thereabouts.

and here I am, doing this post at 10am. ..5 hours of sleep so far. yeah. doing this post during my toilet run.

back to sleep. another 4 hours, and I should be ready for the parking lot again.

the other day, da brain gave me a couple of old cell phones. got one from my nephew too. plan on lending them out to lounge lizards coming into town to use temporarily. lending one out to the sarge tonight.

that's the plan.

all day at home. UGH!

bangkokbuddy@hotmail.com (Bangkokbuddy) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:08:00 +0000

I woke up sort of spaced out today. don't want to get into details since that wouldn't be adhereing to my "happy memories" theme.

played my spellforce 2 all day. did a load of laundry. cooked up a pot of steam rice with some chinese sausage and boiled eggs to satisfy my hunger pangs.

it's about 10pm now. won't be going anywhere tonight.

the plan was to go to pattaya today. but that didn't pan out as you can see. ..maybe tomorrow. we'll see.

got a call from the bay area boyz last night. they are back in bangkok. also got a call from da brain worrying about me. what a guy. my buddy in udon thani - davy crockett - sends me an email telling me he is coming to bangkok soon for the trip back to the states.

let's see... what else? oh. yeah. my rookie friend, luke skywalker let's me know less than a month to go before he arrives. hehehe. if I recall right, vito may be coming over soon. and THEN, there's zatoichi. I wonder what happened to him?

that's pretty much the latest from me. back to my spellforce 2.

hmmmm....? just thought.. my buddy, da brain is leaving in a week. maybe I'll stay in bangkok until he leaves. pattaya can wait.

all day with my nephew.

bangkokbuddy@hotmail.com (Bangkokbuddy) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:28:00 +0000

I pretty much spent all day with my nephew. I met up with him at 1pm over in the silom area. and ate lunch at the sizzler in the same area. after lunch, we went to get this 1 hour foot massage in the nana area.

my nephew was curious as to where I hung out most of the time. so, I showed him where all the "secret" places are like the big T, the lobby, and the parking lot. hehehe.

at around 4pm, we said our farewells and parted. I wished him a safe journey back to the states.

earlier in the day, I noticed some activity in the expo center. so, I made a beeline there after parting with my nephew. found out that there is a computer show going on. the place was a madhouse. it was so packed you couldn't walk straight. curious as to what the show had to offer, I went into my window shopping mode, and just checked out all the bargains that I could find. the next thing you know, it's 7pm. I put in 2 hours of window shopping.

did I see any bargains, you ask?

not many. 5% at most from what I already know to be the best prices in town. really not worth attending this computer show. went home at 7pm thereabouts tired. I'm not sure if I'll go to the parking lot tonight. I'm tired and it also appears it will start to rain soon. ugh!

need I say more? I hate the rain. I guess it'll be a spellforce 2 night. better that then get rained on, and maybe even get sick again as a result of getting rained on.

nuff said.

my trip to PI was canceled.

bangkokbuddy@hotmail.com (Bangkokbuddy) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:57:00 +0000

I was suppose to leave for the PI today. but I decided to cancel the trip because other lounge lizards had canceled. that was the main reason. the other reasons were - I wanted to spend the money to buy a new tv, netbook, and wii console. it's one option or the other.

anyway, so, this morning I met up with my nephew for lunch at gustavos over at the central world mall. did their all-you-can-eat buffet. the time was 1pm. we ate until 2:15pm. then, went down to mbk to get his cell phone unlocked. while there, I checked out the new computer games available. goddamn! new stuff out. all excited. but didn't buy yet. need to look at the online reviews to get the lowdown on the the new games.

get a call from da brain. he wants to hangout at 4pm. meet at coffee world at silom. perfect timing! my nephew has an appointment with this spa place. so, when he left, I made a beeline to the coffee shop to meet da brain. we chat for about an hour. for some reason, I start to feel sleepy. and keep yawning all the time while I am hanging out with da brain. I think my body is trying to tell me something. or perhaps it is all that food in my tummy slowing me down. hehehe.

around 6pm, da brain and I part. along the way back home, I decide to get a 2 hour thai massage. stop off at this place out in rachada. 300 baht. after the massage, I'm wide awake, but experiencing a warm sweat. walk home to rest.

and here I am now. writing this post. ..still full from the gustavo buffet earlier in the day.

decide not to go out tonight.

tomorrow, another lunch appointment with my nephew. he's leaving for back to the states on monday. want to spend some more time getting the latest news about the family back home.

pattaya is still on the books for monday.

..about last night.

bangkokbuddy@hotmail.com (Bangkokbuddy) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:41:00 +0000

last night, I was set to stay home, and veg. play spellforce 2, and watch tv. BUT then, the young gun calls me up asking if I was going to hang out. talk about changing my mind. I jumped out of my straitjacket. and before you can say 1-2-3, I was back down at the parking lot hanging out. the time was 10pm.

the scene was slow to start. I met a new guy from hawaii. no nickname yet. we chatted for a while about nothing. then, the young gun appears. say 11:30pm?

we go to the big T for a change of pace. guy stays until midnight, then, leaves. GF calls him. if this was back in the states, I think I would get a little upset. but here in bangkok, there are lounge lizards a plenty. if one guy leaves, another usually pops up.

would you believe it? guess who pops up? spiderman. popeye's new BF. for those lounge lizards who do not know... popeye was my last GF. anyway, this is like only the 3rd time I have talked to spiderman. we talk about nothing.

around 1am, the priest pops up. introductions, then, some more bullshit. at around 2:30am, we all separate and go home. I hopped on the 3:15am bus. asleep at 4am.

other tidbits...

harrison ford tells me he is coming over soon for fun and games. dirk bonapare, mike jagger, da watcher, errol flynn, dennis the menace, x-man, kaito are all in pattaya now.

I feel like joining them. but my nephew is in town. lunch appointment. I'm thinking of going to pattaya on monday.

it's 8:45pm. and I'm still at home.

bangkokbuddy@hotmail.com (Bangkokbuddy) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:45:00 +0000

man, it's loooobby time. but I'm still at home. not sure why. da brain called me about an hour ago. wanted to know if I would like to join him and beautiful for dinner at oishi express. but it was sort of late for a buffet. so, I declined.

do I want to go to the parking lot to oogle some? ..that's the question.

my nephew is in town. will probably do lunch with him tomorrow or sunday. got to decide.

I know dirk bonapare is in pattaya. he told me he was going a couple of days ago.

..I may just stay home tonight. play my spellforce 2.

yeah. I'm still not 100% after the flu. that's the plan.

to big skippy.. I'm not sure when I will go to pattaya again. maybe on monday. we'll see. I need to make sure I'm 100% healthly before I go or else I just waste my money.

anyway, that's my current status. back to my spellforce 2.

had another great day yesterday. BUT..

bangkokbuddy@hotmail.com (Bangkokbuddy) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0000

I seemed to be getting another relapse of ..something AGAIN. that's my suspicion because I just woke up. it's 8pm at night and I just woke up.

I went to sleep this morning at 4am. weird to say the least. just called da brain to let him know my status.

so, what did I do yesterday, you ask?

..not much. woke up and played my spellforce 2 for awhile. then, at around 7pm, I met up with da brain for dinner. it was hamburgers all around. oh, I take that back. beautiful had a thai dish. padkapow moo over rice. ..one of my favorites.

afterwards, we sat down in the lobby and chatted a little over a cup of hot coffee. around 8:30pm, da brain and beautiful left.

..like clockwork, about 10 minutes later, I bump into the sarge. we shoot the breeze for maybe an hour. then, the priest joined us. followed by dirk bonapare. I think they are following a clock too because the other day they did the same thing. (..appear in the lobby at the same time.)

other lounge lizards that I saw last night include, the guru, dutch callahan, brian piccolo, patrick o'brien, timberwolf, the barber, candle, jazz, barbie, sweetheart, gorgeous, lady puu, drew, bambi, girl next door.

maybe 11pm thereabouts, the sarge leaves us. we go into the parking lot. some more hanging out. midnight, the priest leaves. dirk and I go to the big T. hangout until maybe 1am. go back to the parking lot. dirk gets hungry. we do a midnight snack at mcdonalds. back to the parking lot. at around 2:30am, we make our way to the bus stop and hop on the bus at 3:15am.

get home, shower..I'm asleep at 4am.

got a text from errol flynn. he and the bay area boyz are in pattaya. got email, messages from gomer pyle, da shadow, my nephew.

after sleeping for so long (16 hours?), you would think I would be anxious to go out. but as it is, I just want to get more sleep. yeah. weird. suffice to say, I think I'll stay in tonight. rest and play my spellforce 2.

tomorrow is another day.

man, I just realized something. ..I'm hungry as hell.

it was a spellforce 2 day for me.

bangkokbuddy@hotmail.com (Bangkokbuddy) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:18:00 +0000

I woke up late. did the sukishi buffet over in rachada with the young gun. then, bought a bunch of stuff for my frig.

the rest of the day was spent playing my new computer game - "spellforce 2". 8 hours of uninterrupted game play. yeah. I was having fun.

thought about going to the parking lot. but started coughing a little bit after the buffet with the young gun. so, decided to take it easy and just stay home.

got a call from augusto, and da brain. an email from de la vega. chatted with dirk bonapare a little. that was my day.

a number of people are talking about going to pattaya next week. might just do that.

to big skippy... all the fast food joints have discount cards. I always buy them to save money. 10 baht here, 30 baht there. it adds up. so many people think it's being cheap. but frankly, to me - it's just plain commonsense. let the other guys "keep up with the jones".

no plans for tomorrow. may just sleep in. (..like I don't every day.)

later..

BACK at the parking lot.

bangkokbuddy@hotmail.com (Bangkokbuddy) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:59:00 +0000

yes, I was back at the parking lot tonight. had a great time.

woke up at noon. played my spellforce 2 for like 5 hours. then, did some laundry. at around 8pm, I showered, and headed out to the parking lot. took the underground. along the way, I dropped by mcdonalds for my dinner. my routine filet o'fish value meal. 99 baht.

took my merry time walking to the parking lot. got there at around 9:30pm. nobody there. went into the lobby. saw the sarge. we shoot the breeze for about an hour. from the world series, chicago joe leaving, to today is a thai holiday.

11pm theresabouts, the priest, and dirk bonapare join us in the lobby. again some more casual talk. 11:30pm, the sarge leaves us. we then go out into the parking lot to oogle people for a while.

some new guy pops up. joins us in our bullshit discussions. didn't get his name. he goes into this rant about how everything in the usa is going to pot. quote - THE SKY IS FALLING! and tries to convince me to take my savings out of dollars. normally, I go into a trance and just listen to people when they try to tell me how to invest my money. ..BUT tonight, I went into my o'reilly stance, and debated with this new guy a little.

we debated up until about 2:30am. wanting to catch the 3am bus back to rachada. I left with dirk bonapare. we stopped off at this grocery store to pick up some provisions. hopped on the bus at 3:05am. ..7 baht.

my clock shows 4am now. time to sleep.

got a call from the young gun. may do sizzler this afternoon.

oh. one last thing... patrick o'brien is back in town.

my first night out was a short one.

bangkokbuddy@hotmail.com (Bangkokbuddy) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:41:00 +0000

well, I finally made it out to the parking lot last night. my first time in like 5 days. whew! did it feel good being back in the scene.

I met up with da brain for dinner at the soi 7 food court. afterwards, went over to the beer garden and sipped on a cup of hot coffee while oogling the scene. then, did a slow walk over to the parking lot. the time was about 8pm.

would you believe it? there was nobody there. here it was saturday night, end of the month, halloween... and hardly a soul was hanging out in the parking lot.

then again, it was early.

da brain and I hung out there all by ourselves for maybe 30 minutes. and that's all she wrote. I wasn't feeling 100%. so, I made my way back home.

I was thinking of hanging out at the big T for a while before going back home. but I started feeling tired, and decided to not push it. earlier, I had called dennis the menace to confirm that he is back in town. yeah. was hoping to shoot the breeze with him a little. but alas. it was not to be last night.

oh well... another day.

my clock shows about 1pm now. got plenty of sleep. feeling somewhat ok. dirk bonapare came by to pick my backup laptop for 1000 baht. I'm thinking eat something in apartment and then, go out to the shopping malls for an hour or so. see how I feel physically afterwards. if ok, go to the big T TONIGHT.

..that's the plan.

looking at gold for an investment?

bangkokbuddy@hotmail.com (Bangkokbuddy) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:19:00 +0000

my buddy, da brain, got me thinking about gold as an investment. off and on, he talks about how the usa dollar will go to pot someday soon. not that I think so. but just the same, I decided to look into it.

who knows? maybe da brain is right, and gold bullion will be where everybody's money should be.

a good boyscout will be prepared for whatever happens. I found this website that has a lot of information about gold, gold bullion, and gold coins. check it out.. Gold Coins Gain

I have a gold coin that my father passed on down to me. it's one of those $20 double eagles. nice to hear they are worth at least $2000 dollars now.

well, I'm feeling great again...

bangkokbuddy@hotmail.com (Bangkokbuddy) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:45:00 +0000

BUT I remember not too long ago, I was in the same situation, and I got a relapse. talk about being cautious this time. my plan is to wait until tonight to test the waters so to speak. I won't venture out of my place until it is parking lot time.

then, when it is time to come back home, I'll do like orcaray told me to do, and take a taxi. damn the 60 baht, I can afford it. standing in the rain for an hour to save 40 baht doesn't make any sense anymore. definitely not when you end up in bed sick for 4 days. right, guys?

yes, this lounge lizard can learn new ways. he's not that old YET.

anyway,...

except for twiddling my thumbs, and staring at the ceiling, I pretty much didn't do anything for the last few days or was it - 4 days ...5 days? goddamn! time flies... yeah. watched tv, played my computer games, etc...

my week's reserve of provisions has evaporated faster than I expected. all my fruit and fruit juices are gone. I went through that stuff like the world was coming to an end. I need to restock my food reserves sometime in the next couple of days.

that pretty much sums up my life at this point. feeling great. but not ready to test the waters yet UNTIL tonight.

who knows? ..maybe I'll even go to the big T and order up a plate of chicken wings with a cup of hot coffee. that would make my day. perhaps I'll see dennis the menace, and the x-man there too?

to big skippy... when you live in thailand, the odds of getting a girlfriend is very high when you consider that - there are 3x more girls than guys in bangkok. just make sure you pick the right person to have a relationship with. otherwise, it could be more trouble than it is worth.

I rather be alone than have to deal with somebody who complains all the time, spends money like water, or is addicted to shopping, gambling, smoking, drinking, drugs...

yeah. I hear you guys in the back. ..maybe I need a nun, you say? that's something to think about.

the last thing I want to do is get hooked up with somebody who has 2 kids, a mom, and 2 brothers, etc. to take care of. you will never have any peace if you got suckered into one of those deals.

to all you rookies out there... REMEMBER! a genuine relationship with someone usually entails a relationship with a family. and with a poor family, it could mean a support group numbering in the dozens WHERE YOU may end up being the ATM!

mark my words!

so much for my sermon... guess I'll get back to my spellforce 2.

the bay area boyz are filtering back.

bangkokbuddy@hotmail.com (Bangkokbuddy) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:38:00 +0000

got this call yesterday from the x-man. he's BACK in town. errol flynn tells me he will be back next week. and dennis the menace will be in town this weekend. there you have it.

the bay area boyz are back in town. for how long, I'm not sure?

I got the phone call from the x-man last night while I was twiddling my thumbs watching tv. didn't go out to hangout with him since I am still laid up in bed with the flu. I'm feeling a lot better. but I'm going to be more careful this time around, and pace myself. another day in bed should do the trick.

like I said before in another post.. the last thing I want to do is give this flu to a fellow lounge lizard. that would definitely not be cool especially since they have spent so much money to vacation over here in the land of smiles.

anyway, back at the ranch....

I got a call from orcaray the other day telling me he was leaving. people come and go. I've been rapping with luke skywalker a little. he's the new rookie coming into town this coming december. 12+ years I've been trying to convince this guy to come over for a visit. I pretty much gave up on the guy. but then, all of a sudden, I got this email saying he bought an airplane ticket. yeah. doing all the prep work to get him up to par on how things work here. he should be travel ready for thailand before he comes over.

I started playing another computer game yesterday. the name of the new game is "spellforce 2". so far, I've played it for about 3 hours. it's ok. reminds me of warcraft a little. should be good for at least a month.

I've been living in my new apartment for about a month now. pretty happy with the living arrangement. need to pay my rent in the next few days. if I stay single, I can see myself staying here for a while. but who knows?... only the shadow knows.

back to my game.

except for the cough...

bangkokbuddy@hotmail.com (Bangkokbuddy) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:42:00 +0000

I think I'm ok. BUT everytime I walk out the door of my apartment, I start coughing. not sure what is up.

have enough rations to last me at least a week. 3 tins of pineapple, 10 kgs of rice, 4 tins of pork and beans, a bag of fuji apples, dozen eggs, 2 bags of chinese sausages, 4 liters of orange juice, 3 dozen packs of ramen, a dozen packs of instant joke, package of dried mangos, 5 gallon container of water, a dozen bags of snack chips. ..not enough veggies, I know. but that's the way the cookie crumbles. make do.

I'm set to hibernate a little I guess. hey. it's better than sleeping in the streets. no argument there. ..right?

my guess is anybody's.. but I'm thinking I should stay indoors to recuperate for at least 3 days. which means another day or 2. oh well...

I have my cable tv, the internet, and my computer games to keep me busy when I feel up to it. life is not so bad.

just need to roll with the punches....

to big skippy... you should hang out with us lounge lizards more in the parking lot. don't worry, I won't hit you up for a loan. and I won't try to steal your girlfriend from you.

back to sleep...

relapse. UGH!

bangkokbuddy@hotmail.com (Bangkokbuddy) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:22:00 +0000

yeah. it's a bummer. but yes, I had a relapse of the flu. for sure, it's the flu. had that green stuff coming out. laid in bed all day. not really in the mood to talk to anyone.

just stared at the ceiling all day.

a couple of lounge lizards tried to call me. da brain, and mike jagger. sorry, guys, for not answering your calls. trying to cut the coughing down to a minimum.

it's for the best that I don't go down to the lobby and the parking lot tonight. last thing I want to do is spread the flu amongst all my lounge lizard buddies. that would not be cool to say the least.

to gomer pyle, and orcaray.. you guys have a safe trip back home. I'll catch you on your next trip back. take care.

to the sarge.. man, we really need to get you a phone so that we can stay in contact when situations like this happen. catch you in the lobby when I get well.

to da brain.. have a safe trip upcountry. I'll catch you when you get back.

to all you other lounge lizards.. get those happy memories before it is too late. contrary to some opinions, "life doesn't get better with old age."

nuff said.

back to bed. UGH!

enjoying life.

bangkokbuddy@hotmail.com (Bangkokbuddy) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:50:00 +0000

6 lounge lizards made it to the oishi grand buffet yesterday. gomer pyle, the priest, young gun, da brain, beautiful, and yours truly, bangkokbuddy. we all met at 5pm, and feasted until about 8pm.

after the dinner, da brain, gomer pyle, and I went to get a 2 hour foot massage while young gun and the priest had previous obligations to keep.

after the 2 hour foot massage, gomer pyle and I went to the lobby to hang out a little. saw the sarge, chicago joe, and timberwolf.

somewhat under the weather so to speak, I went home early. caught the last underground train at around 11:30pm to get home.

I literally collapsed in bed the minute I walked into my apartment. clothes and all. ugh! just woke up. I've got 10am on my clock.

man, I love buffets. but I think I will take a break from them for a few days now.

..I think I will go back to sleep for a while as I can't seem to keep my eyes open while I'm writing this post.

yes, life is good. the best part of it is being able to sleep as long as you want. hehehe.

back to sleep.

oops! ..buffet is TODAY.

bangkokbuddy@hotmail.com (Bangkokbuddy) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:43:00 +0000

goddamn! I wrote this post last night saying the buffet was tomorrow. ..when actually it is TODAY. I got 1:45pm showing on my clock right now. and da brain, beautiful, and I will be at the buffet TODAY at 5pm.

in other words, 3 hours from now.

sorry about the confusion guys. anyway, on to other things....

got a new cell phone already. ran down to the carrefour near where I live, and got this cheap 849 baht nokia. no fancy features might you.

well, I've got to run now. buffet in 3 hours. sweet jesus! we are going to eat tonight.

did you know that salmon sells for $15 dollars a pound in hawaii? that's what the silver surfer told me. after the buffet, I don't know what I'll be doing. maybe the parking lot? depends on how full I'll be.

luv those buffets.

my cell phone is dead.

bangkokbuddy@hotmail.com (Bangkokbuddy) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:36:00 +0000

hey. to all you lounge lizards who may happen to be going to the buffet tomorrow. just want to let you know... my cell phone went dead on me not more than 10 minutes ago.

you heard me right. my cell phone went dead on me just now.

so, tomorrow if you need to contact me for whatever reason, you won't be able to until I get a new phone.

the buffet is still on. 5pm at the oishi grand. see you all there.

PS. I think I will have a new cell phone by then. but you never know. ..I hope my sim card has my numbers all in memory. otherwise, I'm FU#KED!!!!

"too much good time, bad time come?"

there was a small crowd tonight.

bangkokbuddy@hotmail.com (Bangkokbuddy) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:22:00 +0000

I got to the parking lot at around 9:30pm. there was nobody around. but I did find a small group of lounge lizards hanging out in the lobby. roll call... gomer pyle, chicago joe, the sarge, and orcaray.

we talked about retirement visas, tomorrow's buffet at oishi grand, etc...

around 10:45pm, the priest came by. some more shooting the breeze about nothing.

..like I mentioned earlier, I planned on going home early to save up my energy for tomorrow's buffet. and sure enough, I did. ..left the scene at about 11:25pm. boarded the last underground train for the day. got home at about 5 minutes after midnight.

and here I am writing this post before I hit the sack for some beauty sleep.

life is good. and tomorrow when we lounge lizards meet up for the buffet, it'll definitely be better. oishi grand is the best of all the oishi restaurants.

I can taste that salmon already.

being a bum.

bangkokbuddy@hotmail.com (Bangkokbuddy) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:29:00 +0000

for some reason, when I woke up today, I felt like doing nothing. was planning on going over to the flea market for a looksee followed by a 2 hour thai massage. but ends up, I didn't do a goddamn thing.

slept the whole day.

got a call from da brain and orcaray. finalized plans for the oishi grand buffet for da brain and beautiful. orcaray tells me that the sarge took a spill somewheres near the parking lot. ..to the sarge - hey, bro! take it easy. no need to rush anywhere.

anyway, I got 8:30pm showing on my clock right now. guess I'll get up now, clean up, and head on down to the parking lot. it will be an early night for me tonight since I want to be plenty rested up for the oishi grand buffet tomorrow. hehehe.

FOOD! the second most important thing in life.

..gone.

have you ever felt like..

bangkokbuddy@hotmail.com (Bangkokbuddy) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:14:00 +0000

you were about to get sick AGAIN after recovering from the 3 day flu?

yeah. I just woke up from a 3 and a half hour power nap. it's about 8:30pm. and man, I hate to say this... but I'm feeling a little weak again. I got this nagging cough now. son-of-a-bitch!

I wanted so much to hangout with the lounge lizards tonight. nothing more fun than those end of the month saturday nights at the ok corral. but hey. one needs to take care of their health or else there may not BE any more days hanging out.

I know the guys will understand.

oh well. ..at least I was able to meet up with the priest, orcaray, and the young gun for a noon lunch at this indian restaurant. the food was ok, I guess. but for some reason, I didn't feel like the food quite measure up to other indian places I've been to. would I go back again, you ask? yeah. for 199 baht, I guess I would.

what were my complaints about the place? ..you didn't get tandorri chicken that consisted of drumsticks, wings, or thighs. it was more like small cutup pieces of chicken. the nan bread was sort of chewy, not baked like fresh bread. and the curry bean dishes were not throughly mushy like I'm used to when I go eat indian food. small things like that.

BUT again, for 199 baht, and being all-you-can-eat, I would go back. hehehe. bottomline, you get your tummy full.

I wonder if they are aware that there is a large contingent of foreign expats who would be knocking at their door EACH day if they just made a few small changes?

they could maybe have as many customers as sizzler has each day. but then, maybe they are not really looking for the all-you-can-eat type of people? if you know what I mean.... hehehe.

what's the name of the place, you ask? ..it's on the 7th floor of the central world mall. that's all I'm going to say.

going on to other topics...

after the lunch, we all parted. but about an hour later, I hooked up with the priest again checking out furniture places. looking at sofas, closet units, etc. 2 hours of that, and I then went home to take my power nap. the time was about 5pm.

to you people out there who may happen to be interested in buying some furniture in the bangkok area, check out the 5th floor of the central world mall. in particular, the SB design store there. it has one of the biggest collection of displays that I have seen in bangkok. I know. ..I've been to like 20 different malls in the last few weeks shopping around for stuff. I love window shopping.

anyway, I guess I'll make a screwdriver now. mellow out and watch tv. around midnight, hit the sack to get some beauty sleep.

the plan for tomorrow? ..maybe go to the chatuchak flea market for a couple of hours. then, a 2 hour thai massage. ..maybe the parking lot at night?

had another slam dunk day.

bangkokbuddy@hotmail.com (Bangkokbuddy) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:16:00 +0000

yet another great day. ..woke up really late - about 5pm. yeah. I was tired from the day before. like a busy bee, I jumped out of bed. quickly went to the fortune IT mall, picked up a seagate 320gig backup drive for 2480 baht. had dinner at kfc. from the fortune IT mall, I made my way over to home pro plus and carrefour. picked up some provisions. mainly juices, and fruits. when I got home, it was about 10pm already.

stuffed everything away. showered, and immediately headed out to the parking lot.

got to the parking lot at exactly 11pm. had a great time shooting the breeze with all the lounge lizards. ended the night shooting the breeze with the sarge. the time was about 3:30am. boarded the 4:30am bus to go home. made it home at close to 5am.

roll call... the guru, the priest, kuma sutra, the young gun, orcaray, the sarge, the analog man, clint eastwood, jack dawson, the colonel, boris, honda, bronson, timberwolf, drew, bambi, barbie, girl next door, blossom, misty.

michael bolden told me that the big kahuna was in town. but I haven't seen him yet.

the sarge was in yet another of his good moods tonight. he gave me a pack of salami or was it pepperoni? whatever...

got to get some sleep now. meeting up with the young gun, and the priest at this all-you-can-eat indian food buffet at the central world mall for lunch. ..gives me just enough time for about 5 hours of sleep. ugh!

run, forest, run.

the sarge is BACK!

bangkokbuddy@hotmail.com (Bangkokbuddy) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:40:00 +0000

this has been one hell of a long day for me. I woke up at about 1pm, and I just got back from the parking lot.. my clock shows about 6am.

17 straight hours of fun and games without a power nap.

you can imagine what I am worried about - a relapse.

so, what did I do today, you ask? ..let's see..

I did the sizzler like I said in my last post. did mbk. even met up with da brain for a cup of hot java at the gateaux coffee shop. he had to meet up with beautiful later. so, we parted at around 5pm.

after da brain left, I boarded a 113 bus and made my way to pantip plaza where I spent like 2 hours comparison shop for things. didn't buy the backup drive that I was planning on buying.

from pantip plaza, I went to central world mall to get something to eat for dinner. wanted kfc. but ended up eating a snack at mcdonalds. the time was around 7pm.

at this time, I considered taking a power nap. but I felt great. so, did some window shopping at central world. bought this braun electric shaver that was on sale for 1000 baht.

from central world, I then went to the parking lot hoping to meet up with some other lounge lizards. guess who popped out of the woodwork? the one and only - sarge. he told me he is back for 3 months.

sarge is in a great mood. he takes me over to meet some of his hangout buddies. have no nicknames for them yet. an hour over there. at around 10pm thereabouts, we left the sarge's hangout, and went to the parking lot. for some reason, the sarge offers to treat me to a pork chop dinner. another standup lounge lizard, guys. I pig out on 2 huge pork chops with all the trimmings. while eating, the priest and honest abe chance by. we chat about nothing.

at around 2am, we all part. honest abe tells me he is going home in a few hours. plane takesoff at 8am. he leaves to pack up. the priest leaves too.

I stay on to oogle some more. then, hell breaks loose and the rain comes down. ..I'm stuck! ended up waiting for the public bus to arrive. it does at 4:30am. I go home.

it is now about 6am, and after posting this, I go to sleep.

happy day. happy memories.

what a difference a few days make...

bangkokbuddy@hotmail.com (Bangkokbuddy) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:51:00 +0000

lounge lizards, I woke up today feeling GREAT! yes, I'm BACK! I've got about 1pm on my clock right now. and am I hungry. no time to call others. so, I'm just going to go by my lonesome to the sizzler over at siam discovery and fill my stomach.

then... I don't know? maybe go window shopping for stuff at pantip plaza? definitely, it'll be the parking lot tonight.

while sick, I thought about my budget to go to the PI next month. and although I like the idea of going there for a visit, I am starting to think that I would rather buy myself a new laptop than spend the money in the PI.

..still not sure what I'll do.

my airplane is pretty cheap - about 2,300 baht roundtrip. but the hotel is going to cost me about 20,000 baht for the 20 days I'm there. add entertainment costs plus food, and we'll looking at around 40k to 50k baht total for the 3 weeks in the PI.

now, do I really want to visit the PI that much? that's the question.

with 40k, I could buy a new laptop, have an extended vacation in pattaya, and still have money left over.

I'm in the process of reserving a room in the PI for the trip next month. if it becomes too much of a hassle, I may just cancel the trip. plenty of things to do here in thailand to keep me busy.

decisions, decisions, decisions...