Archive for June, 2007

Jun 22 2007

Useful Military Warnings

Published by Elsie under Jokes

“Aim towards the Enemy.”
- Instruction printed on US Rocket Launcher

“When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend.”
- U.S. Army

“Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate. The bombs are guaranteed to always hit the ground.”
- U.S.A.F. Ammo Troop

“If the enemy is in range, so are you.”
- Infantry Journal

“A slipping gear could let your M203 grenade launcher fire when you least expect it. That would make you quite unpopular in what’s left of your unit.”
- Army’s magazine of preventive maintenance.

“It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.”
- U.S. Air Force Manual

“Try to look unimportant; they may be low on ammo.”
- Infantry Journal

“Tracers work both ways.”
- U.S. Army Ordnance

“Five-second fuses only last three seconds.”
- Infantry Journal

“Bravery is being the only one who knows you’re afraid.”
- Col. David Hackworth

“If your attack is going too well, you’re probably walking into an ambush.”
- Infantry Journal

“No combat-ready unit has ever passed inspection.”
- Joe Gay

“Any ship can be a minesweeper … once.”
- Anon

“Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do.”
- Unknown Army Recruit

“Don’t draw fire; it irritates the people around you.”
- Your Buddies

(And lastly) “If you see a bomb technician running, try to keep up with him.”
– U.S.A. Ammo

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Jun 11 2007

Boat Trip

Published by Elsie under Travel Stories

Last Saturday, I decided to do some touristy stuff.

I took a boat trip on Chao Phraya River.

I searched for information and went down to the Pier to go on the journey on my own.

I took the BTS (Skytrain) to Taksin Bridge station, and got down to Satorn Pier. There, you can see the Chao Phraya Express Boat booth. If you plan to hop on and off the boat a lot, instead of paying for the fare everytime, you can buy a one day pass for 100 THB. With this one day pass, you will get a guidebook full of useful information about the Piers the tourist boat stops at, time table, etc. And it is also good on other boats of the same company.

Guidebook

On the tourist boat, there was one guide onboard explaining things, telling what were on both sides on the way. There are quite a few beautiful buildings by the river.

Holy Rosary Church

Chinese Pagoda

Santa Cruz Church

Royal Seminary

My first stop was Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn).

My next stop was Wat Pho.

And Wat Prakaew (Temple of Emerald Buddha).


And the Grand Palace.


My last stop was the Royal Barge Museum.

To get here, there used to be (sort of) shuttle boat from Pra Arthit Pier directly to the museum. But no more. So, nowadays, as advised in the Guidebook, you need to hop off the boat at Wang Lang Pier, and either take a tuk tuk (about 50 THB ride), or walk (directions stated in the Guidebook).

I don’t remember admission fee. It’s definitely 10 THB for a Thai national. Different price for a foreigner. But same fee if you want to take a camera to take photos inside, which is 100 THB. I think it’s 200 THB for video camera. Once you pay the camera fee, you will get a tag saying that you are allowed to take photos inside.
Suphannahong

Narai Song Suban Rama IX

There a few more photos already uploaded to the Gallery.

All of the places I mentioned above (except the Royal Barge Museum, of course) can be accessed easily by boat. There are a few more temples along the river, but I was totally exhausted from the heat so I called the day after the museum.

I had a great time. :)

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Jun 03 2007

George Carlin’s New Rules for 2007

Published by Elsie under Jokes

New Rule:

Stop giving me that pop-up ad for classmates.com ! There’s a reason you don’t talk to people for 25 years. Because you don’t particularly like them! Besides, I already know what the captain of the football team is doing these days . . mowing my lawn.
New Rule:

Don’t eat anything that’s served to you out a window unless you’re a seagull. People are acting all shocked that a human finger was found in a bowl of Wendy’s chili. Hey, it cost less than a dollar. What did you expect it to contain? Trout?

New Rule:

Stop saying that teenage boys who have sex with their hot, blonde teachers are permanently damaged. I have a better description for these kids: lucky bastards.

New Rule:

If you need to shave and you still collect baseball cards, you’re a dope. If you’re a kid, the cards are keepsakes of your idols. If you’re a grown man, they’re pictures of men.

New Rule:

Ladies, leave your eyebrows alone. Here’s how much men care about your eyebrows: do you have two of them? Okay, we’re done.

New Rule:

There’s no such thing as flavored water. There’s a whole aisle of this crap at the supermarket, water, but without that watery taste. Sorry, but flavored water is called a soft drink. You want flavored water? Pour some scotch over ice and let it melt. That’s your flavored water.

New Rule:

Stop screwing with old people. Target is introducing a redesigned pill bottle that’s square, with a bigger label. And the top is now the bottom. And by the time grandpa figures out how to open it, his ass will be in the morgue. Congratulations, Target, you just solved the Social Security crisis.
New Rule:

The more complicated the Starbucks order, the bigger the asshole. If you walk into a Starbucks and order a “decaf grande half-soy, half-low fat, iced vanilla, double-shot, gingerbread cappuccino, extra dry, light ice, with one Sweet-n’-Low, and one NutraSweet,” ooh, you’re a huge asshole.
New Rule:

I’m not the cashier! By the time I look up from sliding my card, entering my PIN number, pressing “Enter,” verifying the amount, deciding, no, I don’t want cash back, and pressing “Enter” again, the kid who is supposed to be ringing me up is standing there eating my Almond Joy.

New Rule:

Just because your tattoo has Chinese characters in it doesn’t make you spiritual. It’s right above the crack of your ass. And it translates to “beef with broccoli.” The last time you did anything spiritual, you were praying to God you weren’t pregnant. You’re not spiritual. You’re just high.

New Rule:

Competitive eating isn’t a sport. It’s one of the seven deadly sins. ESPN recently televised the U.S. Open of Competitive Eating, because watching those athletes at the poker table was just too damned exciting. What’s next, competitive farting? Oh wait. They’re already doing that. It’s called “The Howard Stern Show.”

New Rule:

I don’t need a bigger mega M&Ms If I’m extra hungry for M&Ms, I’ll go nuts and eat two.
New Rule:

If you’re going to insist on making movies based on crappy, old television shows, then you have to give everyone in the Cineplex a remote so we can see what’s playing on the other screens. Let’s remember the reason something was a television show in the first place is that the idea wasn’t good enough to be a movie.

New Rule:

No more gift registries. You know, it used to be just for weddings. Now it’s for babies and new homes and graduations from rehab. Picking out the stuff you want and having other people buy it for you isn’t gift giving, it’s the white people version of looting.

New Rule: and this one is long overdue:

No more bathroom attendants. After I zip up, some guy is offering me a towel and a mint like I just had sex with George Michael. I can’t even tell if he’s supposed to be there, or just some freak with a fetish. I don’t want to be on your web cam, dude. I just want to wash my hands.

New Rule:

When I ask how old your toddler is, I don’t need to know in months. “27 Months.” “He’s two,” will do just fine. He’s not a cheese. And I didn’t really care in the first place.
New Rule:

If you ever hope to be a credible adult and want a job that pays better than minimum wage, then for God’s sake don’t pierce or tattoo every available piece of flesh. If so, then plan your future around saying” Do you want fries with that?”

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Jun 02 2007

Another post

Published by Elsie under General

Life in Bangkok has been busy.

Well, plus a couple of trips out of town here and there.

Two weeks ago, Rose and I went to have dinner at Kuppa restaurant in Sukhumvit soi 16. We had some Italian food. Nice interesting place, really. There were quite a few diners there, so we didn’t take any pictures of the place.

Staff were polite, attentive and helpful. Prices were not too expensive, considering quality of the food.

I had an opportunity to walk a little bit in town the other day. Walked past Central World Plaza, after another shopping spree, and thought I would take pics of Ganesh statue and Tri Murti statue.

People pray for success in life from Ganesh.

People pray for success in love life from Tri Murti.

I was there about 7:30PM, but surprisingly, the traffic wasn’t too bad.

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