71 hours and counting

So, can ya tell I am ready to come home?? Today I went into China for business and the driver nearly killed me. I know the Chinese drivers are crazy, but this was plain out of control!
Anyways, I cant even think of anything to write, except that I would like to come home to my bed, my pasquales, my bars, my buds. Ick, I don't feel so hot. bleh

Monsooning

So, its been raining for 2 days.. ick. I did get to talk to both Derek and Amy on the phone for extended periods of time though, so that made my day! Time to go eat, as usual.

T-minus 11 days! =)

Ice Box

I would just like to state that people here in Hong Kong are nutso. Its like 90 degrees out and 90% humidity, and then inside, its like 10! I am freezing my ass off in a tropical climate! Whats up with that? I left Buffalo to get away from the cold outside, and I got the cold inside! Serves me right I guess for trying to escape Buffalo's clutches.

When in doubt, act like an ass

I seriously think that I need to have constant adult supervision. During lunch, I decided to wander some of the many malls around this hugemongo city. I was apparently not fit to be walking, since I couldnt stop running into people. Have another, alkie! Then, I got Starbucks to wake me up, and I just spilled it on my pants! How did I make it to 24?! Just call me Chocolate Pants... I suck. =P

Speaking of Transvestites....

Sunday, day 3 ... I get up, lay out, read, same as the previous day. Then, I decide what I am going to do for the evening... I am going to go to The Tiffany Show. A show about diamonds perhaps? An 80s pop singer? NOPE. Its a TRANSVESTITE CABARET!! Really, I am not kidding. Its famous. Its like a broadway musical of men dressed as women... and let me tell you, it was funny! First of all, many of the songs they do are english... problem is, they dont speak English. So, they are mouthing words that are not even words and that makes it even funnier. Best parts of the show was definitely the transvestite rendition of Tina Turner's "Rollin on a River" and, honestly, that he/she person looked just like her!! She/he/it did a damned good job, and I almost busted a gut watching it! I will post some pictures when I get them. When I left the show, I met up with the people that rode in the van with me and we began to chat. It was like a 65 year old Irish man from Dublin and his 20 year old Thai "purchase". He proceeded to tell me that she was going to move to Dublin in a few weeks to be with him. Poor girl, hopefully he kicks off and she gets all the money.. although I think thats what she's bankin' on, eh? Interesting factoid is, she doesnt speak a damned word of english. Not one. she has to motion to him to explain things.. What is the world coming to!!? Ick, sick old man... sounds about right to me. So, Day 3 ends with me watching transvestites, then going back to my room to bed. Definitely an experience I will never, ever forget. Once in a lifetime is right!

The next day, I woke up, went to the airport, flew home, and went to bed. Back to work... booo.

T-minus 18 days until I come home... yay! =)

Day 2

After parting ways with my Air force boys (who got my card so they could send me their many many amusing pix from the evening.. cant wait!) I slept until like 1:30pm on saturday, it was glorious. I spent the day laying by the pool, reading a new book. During my reading I look up and see a man taking my picture... low and behold, its the old air force guy from the night before. He was obsessed with taking pictures of me, weirdo. He came up and said they were leaving in an hour and said goodbye and all that junk. Then a couple minutes later I hear "hey girl" and look up to see skinny "i dont sweat" John walking by and waving. He returned about 10 minutes later and we chatted about some expensive necklace he bought for "his sister" and said goodbye and all that jazz. Sad they were only there for one night, they are a hoot. I went inside about 6 to shower and get ready, etc. and who do I see in the lobby, but the whole lot of them as they are leaving. So, mr. old picture man comes over and, no way, takes a picture of us. Then John(stoner) the pilot, comes over and gives me a big hug and says bye, and they leave.. goodbye american friends! So, night 2 was much less exciting. I hung out at the upstairs bar at the hotel, and watched some soccer, had some drinks, and a big sundae. I also bought a movie in my hotel room... A Cinderella Story, yes, I am a biiig loser. But thats ok with me. Day 2 was not what I would call a barn burner, but it sure was relaxing!

So this is what a "Go-Go" bar Really is...

I got to my hotel, the Hard Rock, Pattaya, after a 2 hour drive in some man's car. After getting all the check-in stuff outta the way, I relaxed, tooled around, and got ready for dinner. I cuted up in my new tye-dye blue wrap skirt and my black express tank and headed to the HR Cafe for dinner. They all looked at me in a puzzled manor, apparently, as I found out later, not many white young girls come to Thailand all alone. Ahh well. After eating, I figured I would wander a while... Then, I began to realize why Pattaya was "A male fantasy"... its like a friggin meat market! Open air bar, after open air bar, filled with shall I say "women for sale". All over, inescapable. And when I say all over, I mean all over. For every man there were at least 10 women. Not kidding. So, after a couple blocks of this and some lude comments, I headed back to the hotel for a drink.. I sure needed one! The whole staff remembered me, and kept coming over to chat, introduce themselves, one of them even was singing to me! Very nice nuttos there! After a while a man sat down next to me, bout my dad's age. A couple minutes later, he inquired if I was from the US, stating that not many US girls come to Thailand by themselves. I explained how I ended up there, and we chatted, he was a nice guy, plus he spoke english, big bonus. Then 2 other guys bout his age come in to meet him and we all start chatting, and they buy me drinks, next thing ya know, they are wanting to take pictures with me (who knows what they are gunna tell people). Then, I find out they are crew chiefs from an Air Force flight crew. Then the 4 young men arrive to meet them. Sal, Will, John and John(who they referred to as Stoner) came in and immediately gave me some weird looks, considering I was by that point chatting and taking pictures with their aged collegues. Somehow they got me to go out with them to the 'ehem' "girly bars". It was actually quite amusing to watch these guys all get fondled by these Thai women like they were pieces of meat. I retorted by saying "now you know what the girls at strip clubs feel like when you eyeball them!!" to which they said, of course, "thats totally different!" We also went to this bar where people kick box all night and you bet on them... I tell ya, so interestingly amusing! Another thing, is that there are always people trying to sell you crap. And the boys were not so good at refusing the ladies, so by the end of the night, I felt like I had won a beauty contest or something! Bouquets of flowers, flower leis, bracelets, the works! haha.. suckaas. By mid-night, I was hanging out mostly with the 4 young guys, they were a riot! Will, who was pretty shy, kept making me be the 'crotch block' , if you will, so that the women would leave him alone. Poor guy. We went to dance clubs, fight clubs, topless clubs... it was quite an evening. Another note... there are many, many transvestites in Thailand. And they also sell themselves. Sooo, not only were the guys getting hit on by the women, but they were getting hit on by the transvestites!! Definitely an experience to behold... at least it wasnt one I had to partake in! haha! We didn't end up getting back to the hotel til like 3am, and I tell ya, I slept like a log... I would chalk day 1 up as a keeper... hehe.

Thailand, Anyone?

After returning from China last Thursday nite, I unpacked my suitcase, did some laundry, and.. re-packed my suitcase. You see, this past weekend was a long weekend in HK due to their labor day holiday (actually in China they have this whole week off... lucky ducks). So, I decided, since I am half way across the world, why not take advantage? I booked a trip to Pattaya, Thailand, which is about 2 hours outside of Bankok. I was travelling alone, which was new for me, but I figured how often am I going to get to the other side of the world on someone else's dime? So, friday morning I hopped on a plane headed for Bankok. After sitting down, I was pleased to see a tall, thin, white man walking down the isle, amidst all the indian, chinese, and other people. And what'dya know, he sits down right next to me. Turns out, he's British, about my age, his name is Michael Reday or something like that. He's a police officer on a 10 month sabatacle travelling the world.. now this guy has guts. So, we chat it up a while, then proceed to try to watch our in-flight tv. I notice that Mike's doesnt seem to be working properly. Ok, he says, he will just play games. He picks Hangman. So, the game pops up, first word... takes a couple minutes... Skyscraper. Cool, we figgered it out. Next word.... weird... Skyscraper...uh-oh.... next... you guessed it... skyscraper. So, the damned thing was broken the whole flight and wouldnt let him quit the game!! We laughed a bit, then I broke my headphones in 2 and let him share so he could watch my tv and save his sanity from the 'skyscraper dillemma'. Then he asks me what I will do in Thailand... I am honest, I have no idea. Havent even given it any thought. He, of course, being the world traveller he is, pulls out a big honkin book of all the countries. We look up Thailand, then Pattaya, and first thing it says ... "A male fantasy..." Oh dear, where has my boss sent me?! So, that definitely was an amusing tidbit to know pre-arrival. I would have to figure out what that meant when I got there. Then we look at some common words, and the word hello is pronounced "crap" haha!! Walk up, and say.. Crap, how are you? haha. So that was amusing. Anyways, we landed, parted ways, and that was that. Thailand, here I am!