Farting in Public

I know I haven't posted for quite some time and lets just put it down to no time and not much to say. Actually last weekend was very eventful and I will do a detailed post with photos over the next few days as it is a long weekend.

So as the title says - Farting in Public! Several days ago at about 11am, I walk over to the elevators, and stand there as you do until the elevator arrives. Then out of nowhere this guy to my right just rips out this huge loud fart in front of about 4 people. I could not believe it. He just stood there as if nothing had happened. In any case the elevator came and that was the end of that. Late in the afternoon on the same day, believe it or not the exact thing happened again, just different elevators, and a different man.

I just let it go as a weird thing, then two nights ago my boss and I went out for a dinner, we walked into the lobby of another big 5 star hotel and suddenly as we were walking this guy on the side just lets out the largest fart I think I have ever heard! It echoed through the entire lobby! We just burst out laughing, with this guy just still standing there as if nothing had just happened! Amazing! Only in Korea!

BBQ Etiquette

It is important to refresh your memory on BBQ etiquette as it's the only type of cooking a real man will do, probably because there is an element of danger involved.
When a man volunteers to do the BBQ the following chain of events are put into motion:

Routine...

1) The woman buys the food.

2) The woman makes the salad, prepares the vegetables, & makes dessert.

3) The woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a tray along with the necessary cooking utensils & sauces, & takes it to the man who is lounging beside the grill - beer in hand.
Here comes the important part:

4) THE MAN PLACES THE MEAT ON THE GRILL.

5) The woman goes inside to organize the plates & cutlery.

6) The woman comes out to tell the man that the meat is burning. He thanks her & asks if she will bring another beer while he deals with the situation.

Important again:

7) THE MAN TAKES THE MEAT OFF THE GRILL & HANDS IT TO THE WOMAN.

8) The woman prepares the plates, salad, bread, utensils, napkins, sauces & brings them to the table.

9) After eating, the woman clears the table & does the dishes.

And most important of all:

10) Everyone PRAISES the MAN & THANKS HIM for his cooking efforts.

11) The man asks the woman how she enjoyed "her night off."

And, upon seeing her annoyed reaction, concludes that there's just no pleasing some women....

LOL everyone .. it's just a joke!

George W Bush English Lesson

Can the English language survive after Bush?

"The vast majority of our imports come from outside the country. "-George W. Bush

"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure."-George W. Bush

"One word sums up probably the responsibility of any Governor, and that one word is ' to be prepared '."-George W. Bush

"I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future. "
-George W. Bush


"The future will be better tomorrow."
-George W. Bush


"We're going to have the best educated American people in the world."-George W. Bush

" I stand by all the misstatements that I've made."-George W. Bush

"We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe, we are a part of Europe."-George W. Bush


" Public speaking is very easy."-George W. Bush

"A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls."-George W. Bush


"We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur. "-George W. Bush


"For NASA, space is still a high priority."- George W. Bush


"Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children."-George W. Bush


"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it."-George W. Bush


" It's time for the human race to enter the solar system."-George W. Bush


For your safety, please do not try this at home!!

Thailand Trip

The Thailand Trip! I am sorry it has taken so long to get this on the site, but after coming back from Thailand work has been extremely busy. I have decided that instead of offering a long winded novel of the trip, I will allow the photos to tell the story. I can't take credit for all the photos as most were taken from different people on the team. In any case to summarize, it was a fantastic trip. We called it a team building trip and it really was that. We had so much fun together, and I really got to know some of my team that much better.

Anyway, enjoy the photos, and of course there will be a few comments here and there.



Let the fun begin. Here we are on the bus at Bangkok airport on our way to Pattaya. It was a long flight, but already the excitement was building. We had this bus for the whole trip.


This is a photo of the lobby in our hotel. We were staying at the Jomtien Palm Beach Resort Hotel. Old hotel, but did the job, with a bed and A/C! We got to the hotel around 8pm after dinner on the way from the airport, and had 1 hour before going out.


By 10.00pm we were at a huge nightclub. This is not your normal nightclub. It has no dance floor, just rows of tables to drink, and a large stage where we sat through a 90 minute show, with the performers singing Korean, Japanese, and Chinese songs to the all Asian crowd, ..and me! Oh well, what to do!


Of course curiosity got to the group, so around midnight we all got into two jeepneys and headed to 'walking street'. For those who do not know 'walking street' it is where all the hundreds of bars are!

We were home by 2.30am, and awake for breakfast at 7.30am. This is a nice shot from the hotel overlooking Jomtiem Bay. Today was our full day yacht day, the highlight of the trip!

Here I am about to get on the yacht! We hired two yachts for the day.

Here are a couple of really nice shots of the yachts that we were on. As you can also see it is a fantastic day with no clouds, and no wind!



Above are a few shots of myself and some of the team on the yacht. It really was such a nice morning on the yachts. First chance to unwind and take a deep breath of really fresh air.
What we are eating there is the freshest of sashimi (raw fish). About an hour or so in the trip we put down anchor and we all did some fishing. Over an hour we caught about 25 fish, of which about 10 of them the captain cut them up as we caught them and we feasted on sashimi that we had just caught! Fantastico!
We then went onto a lovely bay that had a small reef, and we snorkelled for an hour or so. It was so warm in the water and refreshing after being on the boat for several hours. As you can see I was wearing my tshirt in the water also as it was so hot! White boy like me is going to fry if I don't cover up!



We then headed over to a small island where we had Korean BBQ on the beach. As you can see there was no shade, so we were all covered up with clothes and even towels. On the island we had jet skis and a banana boat which I played around on for a while.
We then went to a place called 'Monkey island'. The group fed them a little, and then we all got back on the yachts and headed back to the mainland after a most amazing day.

This is the group team shot after we got off the yachts.

We got back to the hotel around 7pm, and all met at 8pm in the seafood buffet restaurant in the hotel. Lots of food, had a few beers, and though I was ready for bed, the playing must continue.
Though there are no photos, we then all had a two hour Thai massage. Now don't get any ideas ok! All the men were in one big room, and all the ladies in another big room. It was a great massage, and actually quite funny listening to the guys getting torn apart by 40kg Thai ladies!


The next morning four of us were up at 6am to leave for a morning game of golf! Unfortunately I do not have any shots, but it was a nice game of golf. The best thing about playing in Thailand is you have a caddy who helps with everything from finding your balls when you hit in the bushes (As I do!) to making sure you putt on the greens with local know how! The shot above is of the spa massage room in the hotel. About 10 of us decided to spend the afternoon having a full spa treatment for almost three hours. This was everything from massage, to facial, to foot massage, to spa baths. I left feeling out of this world.

The evening was spent going to a touristy Thai restaurant where we did have a nice dinner, and treated to a Thai show. Of course lots of beer was drunk. I sadly ended up having a quiet evening as came down with a migraine. I think the last two days of sun caught up with me. In any case the only thing I missed out on was three hours of Karaoke!

Oh, and this is a shot of a few of us outside the Thai Restaurant when we arrived.

And this is some of the food we ate in the Thai Restaurant for dinner.

Here are a couple of shots taken sadly on Saturday,the day we were leaving, at Jomtien Beach and Pattaya Beach! We had no time at the beach as we left the hotel at 11am on Saturday. I just had time to use the internet and a quick pedicure! LOL!

Not many shots of Saturday as we did a long bus trip back to Bangkok. We stopped at several tourist stops but landed ourselves at this unreal buffet house for our final dinner. It had so many choices, and really the food was excellent. Above are a few shots of the dinner.

After dinner we went to a department store for a 90 minute shopping spree, then headed to the airport. At the airport we had a few hours to duty free shop, so I stocked up on several bottles of alcohol for self and several others at work. Finally left Thailand at 12.30am for a long flight back to Seoul!

So there you have it. The trip. Nice shots yes! But of course too quick, and just not enough time to do so many other things we wanted to do. In any case I will not forget the trip for a long time.