It was new mobile telephone evening. Very interesting couple of hours, great to see the features of phones I had never seen before.
In the middle of the evening I asked
Mr X ... have you seen the Samsung Galaxy wifi camera?
Mr X, waving his own phone, This has a really good camera ...
Me, No it's a camera with wifi and 3G and some fantastic features ...
Mr X XXX's phone has a really good camera
Me, fair enough
A conversation should be a dialogue or a multilogue and not two separate monologues!
DW
22.4.13
This is Where I Walked this Afternoon
Nice looking photos I think. And why on earth are those nags wearing coats?
DW
DW
19.4.13
Apple Good News
I am very pleased to see that my apple tree has survived last summer's soaking and our crappy winter.
I took the photo here with my iphone hence the blur!
DW
I took the photo here with my iphone hence the blur!
DW
14.4.13
Coffee Survey ... what would you do?
They brought round a survey questionnaire at breakfast: what did i think of the tea/coffee?
I completed it and answered the truth: today's coffee was too cold and far too strong.
They took my questionnaire and then hurried back to apologise, offering me a fresh cup ... hotter and not so strong.
The waiter then put my questionnaire back on the table and said, maybe you want to change?
...
What would you do now?
DW
I completed it and answered the truth: today's coffee was too cold and far too strong.
They took my questionnaire and then hurried back to apologise, offering me a fresh cup ... hotter and not so strong.
The waiter then put my questionnaire back on the table and said, maybe you want to change?
...
What would you do now?
DW
13.4.13
Veteran Cars on Display in the Karan Hotel Jubail
I am working here this week and thought you'd like to see the great cars they've got on display!
The video file is big ...
DW
The video file is big ...
DW
12.4.13
Arrived Jubail
But my luggage didn't!
Last time this happened I waited one week for my case to arrive. I went to Khartoum and because of bad weather I changed from BA to KLM ... This time from KLM to Egypt Air.
Clearly Schipol cannot manage airline changes as all of us who were affected suffered the same fate.
I should get it tonight.
DW
Last time this happened I waited one week for my case to arrive. I went to Khartoum and because of bad weather I changed from BA to KLM ... This time from KLM to Egypt Air.
Clearly Schipol cannot manage airline changes as all of us who were affected suffered the same fate.
I should get it tonight.
DW
O2 Porky Pie
After yet another delayed flight I have been rerouted so I have spent more time at Schipol Airport than I should have.
On landing at Schipol I got an sms from O2. You will understand what has happened from the following.
U said £1.99 per DAY for data so i switched it on so that i could send and receive emails to/from the office; chat on whatsapp, read the news and so on. After about two hours, a minute ago, u sent me a message telling me i had used up my data allowance. Did u tell me a lie or make a mistake?
I will follow up on this when i get a wifi signal.
DW
On landing at Schipol I got an sms from O2. You will understand what has happened from the following.
U said £1.99 per DAY for data so i switched it on so that i could send and receive emails to/from the office; chat on whatsapp, read the news and so on. After about two hours, a minute ago, u sent me a message telling me i had used up my data allowance. Did u tell me a lie or make a mistake?
I will follow up on this when i get a wifi signal.
DW
6.4.13
Read the article then read this
I tried to respond to what i think is a crass article in today's FT. The FT engine says my response contains suspected profanity.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/0e8b2180-9bf4-11e2-8485-00144feabdc0.html
Well, i can't see any and here is what i said anyway.
Isn't this just about the most ill thought out example of setting out
to prove a point and, by goodness, finding it?
This is a travesty: this is NOT what Amsterdam is like at all.
Yes, you will find a large and organised red_light district.
Yes, you will find drugs there.
Yes you will find the other things that Ms Birchill has written about
after her TWO visits in a decade there.
It's a lot like the Sherlock Holmes' dog that didn't bark. What Ms
Birchill has left out is far more representative of Amsterdam that the
lurid bits she's put in.
Are we meant to snigger and tut tut at the suggestion, not so clever
and not so hidden, that Ms Birchill goes to Amsterdam to partake of
noxious substances? Do we really need to know that? No, I for one do
not. Had I been the editor of this piece I would have struck that out
and reprimanded the woman.
I think Ms Birchill is also misrepresenting the availability of
cannabis for foreigners too: I think I am right in saying that they
recently tightened up the laws on the clots who are allowed to go and
smoke themselves silly. I am prepared to stand corrected but I am sure
I am right.
Ms Birchill's representation of the red_light district is misinformed
too. A couple of years ago I worked in Amsterdam with a woman, yes a
woman, who is a red_light district guide and my goodness I am sure she
would love to get her red pen to this article. Yes the red light
district was tightly controlled. Yes there were freeloaders and other
problems. Yes parts of it were closed down. However, what remains is
nothing like the mess that Ms Birchill is claiming. That Julie
Blindell would do well to talk to the red_light district guide too
because what she has apparently written sounds more like feminist
angst than hard reality.
Go to Amsterdam, I recommend it. You could even stay within a street
or two of the red_light district and not know it was there. There is
so much more to do than snigger about cannabis, noxious mushrooms and
alcohol. Oh! and if you do go, talk to someone who knows what they're
talking about.
DW
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/0e8b2180-9bf4-11e2-8485-00144feabdc0.html
Well, i can't see any and here is what i said anyway.
Isn't this just about the most ill thought out example of setting out
to prove a point and, by goodness, finding it?
This is a travesty: this is NOT what Amsterdam is like at all.
Yes, you will find a large and organised red_light district.
Yes, you will find drugs there.
Yes you will find the other things that Ms Birchill has written about
after her TWO visits in a decade there.
It's a lot like the Sherlock Holmes' dog that didn't bark. What Ms
Birchill has left out is far more representative of Amsterdam that the
lurid bits she's put in.
Are we meant to snigger and tut tut at the suggestion, not so clever
and not so hidden, that Ms Birchill goes to Amsterdam to partake of
noxious substances? Do we really need to know that? No, I for one do
not. Had I been the editor of this piece I would have struck that out
and reprimanded the woman.
I think Ms Birchill is also misrepresenting the availability of
cannabis for foreigners too: I think I am right in saying that they
recently tightened up the laws on the clots who are allowed to go and
smoke themselves silly. I am prepared to stand corrected but I am sure
I am right.
Ms Birchill's representation of the red_light district is misinformed
too. A couple of years ago I worked in Amsterdam with a woman, yes a
woman, who is a red_light district guide and my goodness I am sure she
would love to get her red pen to this article. Yes the red light
district was tightly controlled. Yes there were freeloaders and other
problems. Yes parts of it were closed down. However, what remains is
nothing like the mess that Ms Birchill is claiming. That Julie
Blindell would do well to talk to the red_light district guide too
because what she has apparently written sounds more like feminist
angst than hard reality.
Go to Amsterdam, I recommend it. You could even stay within a street
or two of the red_light district and not know it was there. There is
so much more to do than snigger about cannabis, noxious mushrooms and
alcohol. Oh! and if you do go, talk to someone who knows what they're
talking about.
DW
Answers on a Post Card
Well, what do you think these two bits of rope represent, then?
UPDATE ...
Come on, have a go! Make a suggestion!!
DW
UPDATE ...
Come on, have a go! Make a suggestion!!
DW
4.4.13
More Falang Tripe!
Sitting in a restaurant having a decent meal and behind us is a pony tail wearing foreigner. Fake US accent as he is from Europe somewhere.
He's talking big while his wife/partner sits silently and his audience is a young Thai man.
Maybe he's a genuine big shot, who knows!!
DE
He's talking big while his wife/partner sits silently and his audience is a young Thai man.
Maybe he's a genuine big shot, who knows!!
DE
2.4.13
Great Self Portrait!
I took this photo yesterday on automatic EXCEPT for changing the EV to +1.
I took the photo in RAW too!
Zoom in to see the detail and ignore the Alice Band!!
DW
I took the photo in RAW too!
Zoom in to see the detail and ignore the Alice Band!!
DW
30.3.13
It's Back ... the Moon
I did it again, took a photo of the moon. From my balcony in Bangkok this time.
DW
DW
Waterproof not Sweat Proof
Look at the photo: it says that this watch is waterproof or water resistant to a depth of 50 metres.
Zoom in, though, to see the effects of my sweat on the innards of this watch.
A waterproof watch that isn't sweat resistant!
DW
Zoom in, though, to see the effects of my sweat on the innards of this watch.
A waterproof watch that isn't sweat resistant!
DW
29.3.13
Scrambled Eggs err Omelette err Scrambled!
We went for something to eat. I like and eat Thai food then i will eat something more familiar from time to time
I ordered scrambled eggs: it comes with toast and bacon. I give the bacon away.
Namwan ordered her food.
We waited and when the omelette arrived i started eating it. La la la laaaa. Not bad although a bit greasy.
Namwan's Thai food arrived and she tucked in!
Then the scrambled eggs arrived 😳
Me: (confused and guilt ridden) Did you order the omelette for yourself?
Namwan: Yes!
Me: Why did you let me eat it then?
Doh!
Not done that before!!
DW
I ordered scrambled eggs: it comes with toast and bacon. I give the bacon away.
Namwan ordered her food.
We waited and when the omelette arrived i started eating it. La la la laaaa. Not bad although a bit greasy.
Namwan's Thai food arrived and she tucked in!
Then the scrambled eggs arrived 😳
Me: (confused and guilt ridden) Did you order the omelette for yourself?
Namwan: Yes!
Me: Why did you let me eat it then?
Doh!
Not done that before!!
DW
Three Films
In the last three days i have watched
Olympus Has Fallen
GI Joe
A Thai Film ... Pee Mak Phra Khanong*
Pee Mak is a hoot even though i relied on English sub titles. She's a ghost ... no she isn't ... nonsense, hair styles, slap stick, appalling rowing skills, terrible one like jokes ... worth watching!
GI Joe: Bruce Willis is really only a cameo player. Interesting storyline but the script is dreadful. Action packed and there's a ticking clock countdown ... otherwise the world ends NOW! Not the best action film ever but watchable.
Olympus: i enjoyed this. Action film, clicking tock counting down at the end ... otherwise the world ends NOW! One man hero. Couldn't stand the sight if the child wearing a baseball cap. Got sick to death of people constantly asking if the President's alright ... enjoyable action film, better than GI Joe!
DW
*Phra Khanong is my local Sky Train station!
Olympus Has Fallen
GI Joe
A Thai Film ... Pee Mak Phra Khanong*
Pee Mak is a hoot even though i relied on English sub titles. She's a ghost ... no she isn't ... nonsense, hair styles, slap stick, appalling rowing skills, terrible one like jokes ... worth watching!
GI Joe: Bruce Willis is really only a cameo player. Interesting storyline but the script is dreadful. Action packed and there's a ticking clock countdown ... otherwise the world ends NOW! Not the best action film ever but watchable.
Olympus: i enjoyed this. Action film, clicking tock counting down at the end ... otherwise the world ends NOW! One man hero. Couldn't stand the sight if the child wearing a baseball cap. Got sick to death of people constantly asking if the President's alright ... enjoyable action film, better than GI Joe!
DW
*Phra Khanong is my local Sky Train station!
26.3.13
Lebanese Food Excellent. Falang Chat Tripe!
Lebanese restaurant today in Ploenchit Centre: excellent food. Sat near two expats, they were at the next table. Firstly, they bought enough food for a week.
Secondly, they spoke loudly. They spoke drivel. And they clearly weren't listening to each other!!
DW
Secondly, they spoke loudly. They spoke drivel. And they clearly weren't listening to each other!!
DW
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