Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Saturday Night








J-Dub will be out of contact for a month as he leaves this Saturday to sail down the Mekong. Knowing that he will probably be out of options for partying, this last Saturday Bear, Ethan, John and J-Dub went out to Polly's Bar which was having an Indie night. J-Dub and Bear like most Indie bands, and frankly it is a nice break from the normal house/techno/bad jungle crap they play at most of the 'cutting edge' clubs in BKK. The pics should speak for themselves.

Engrish Text Messages

J-Dub has received some doozie text messages recently from a few girls.

"Dear John, how r u? what r u doing? Have hard work? Don't forget takecare ur & be careful always.Since i at Robinson with Kie. I want u been there with me. But i know u'v job. It'ok. Hope we can together next time. I miss u much. I know have not longtime 4we meet again bcoz,u must working travel around 2month.I hope u'll not forget me.I really want u can stay beside me & can spend time with me on 17Nov my birthday.Umm,But u'v job.I sadly 4that.How can do?Or only..."

...linked text...

"i get dream 4 that,4our time on my birthday.! I miss u so.!"

Thursday, October 19, 2006

Shooting Guns to Save Hospitals

How about this for a nonprofit fundraiser - fire a few rounds of class 3 weapons (i.e. assault weapons) and the proceeds will go to charity!

- The Nonprofit Quarterly weighs in on the article here.

Friday, October 13, 2006

The Platapus is Forced to Retreat to Back to Her Semi-Aquatic Habitat

Pictured above is the Platapus beside Barrett's now ex-girlfriend. From day one I was telling Bear this girl was trouble, and ultimately her slip about stealing his sperm led to her demise.

I started calling this girl the platatus when I noticed that every time she didn't understand something in English, she would pucker up her lips to such an amazing resemblence to a platapus that the name was born. Add that to the fact that she misunderstood just about everything I said, and wow - you've got a nick-name that sticks almost as well as the PUMA.

I want to make this point clear - this tale is not just a humorous anecdote but it also serves as an archetype example of just how crazy Thai girls are.

I'm just glad Bear escaped unscathed. Good for you Bear.

~ J-dub

Thursday, October 05, 2006

Break It Off Like a Kit-Kat...

Tonight I'm going to break up with my girlfriend. Sure, there are upsides like she enjoys being a Sugar Mama, usually fun to hang out with and her "Engrish" is pretty good. But I think you'll find my reasons are more than justified:

1)She's crazy (most Asian girls are to some degree)
2) She said something utterly unacceptable:

"Bear, when you leave to go back to America, I want you to give me your sperm for a baby." [Awkward Silence] "It will be so cute."

-Ok, so maybe it was a joke that got lost a little in translation. I followed up with a gentle "Not a chance in Hell," to which she replied:

"Ok, I'll get you really drunk and steal your sperm."
[Very Awkward Silence]

That wasn't merely the straw that broke the camel's back... that was the 1/2 ton steel I-beam that crushed the camel to smithereens.

Bye-Bye crazy Thai girl...

Comments welcome.

~Bear

Sunday, October 01, 2006

Phases of Faces


As J-Dubb kicks it in Cali, Bear is left to his own devices. And this being the case, he finds ways to amuse himself, and befuddle his ever-curious neighbors...

Allow me to take a step back. About a month ago, I decided that I should grow my hair out longer again, or grow a beard. The problem was I couldn't decide what to do, so I started down the path towards both. After a short while, I concluded I could grow my hair out at any point, but I wasn't likely to go through the unsightly stage that resides between stubble and beard anytime soon again. With this in my head, I went to the barber, and the beard kept growing.

Then, I quickly realized that long hair could have still be presentable and handsome, and facial hair... not. So, time to begin my project of chopping it down to size, one day at a time over the course of about one week.

It's amazing how facial hair can change the appearance of someone from bearded nature-lover, to punk cage fighter, to Latte-drinking suburbanite, to bad-ass red-neck, to Mad Dog. All in a day's work people, all in a day's work. The best was leaving my home each day and seeing the looks of perplextion on my nosy-neighbor's face.





Lesson learned: boredom leads to stupid things.

~Bear