The Fab Four!

The British Club Bangkok celebrated its birthday with an appearance by a very well know (and seemingly ageless) Fab Four!

They are actually good fun and you can't help but singalong.

When is it too late to...

When is it too late to wear sexy clothes?  

Never, going by the latest Dolce & Gabbana windows. These women looked great!

SNAKES IN THE BEDROOM - YIKES!

My friend Sue (the quilter not the painter!) found this in her guest room.  This would be one of the guest rooms that she invited me to stay in!  They had spotted it earlier in a bathroom, but it disappeared before they could remove it.  Sue apparently sat in the same room with it for 5 hours sewing (Sue not the snake).  

The rumours going around that Sue asked the snake so many times which bit of fabric would look best in the quilt she was making that the snake committed suicide by throwing itself onto the guards stick, are untrue.  It was her chat about her sewing machine tension!

She has also told me that this snake is going into a jungle curry, which is a joke I hope.

Pretty Polly

One of the things I love about Bangkok is the street theatre - there is always something going on.  Yesterday when I went to pay for my bread, I realised that there was a parrot in the queue ahead of me!   The owner spoke some English so told me about his pet, whose translated name means good luck.

Unlike the multi-lingual cockatoo that lives on out street with his English owner, this parrot has had its wings clipped so he will not fly away.  Rocky on the other hand, has a long chain secured to his leg.  His owner takes him to the park to fly and at home he lives on the balcony, secured there but still able to fly around to the length of his chain.  

I'm glad I don't have to wash those tee-shirts!

Free Esprit Perfume!!!

There is nothing sweeter in life than something that is free.  Unless the free thing is perfume!  

In Bangkok, never buy perfume, aftershave (for my husband of course) or other such things from a department store, without asking for the free stuff.  The won't hand it out willingly, or offer it up as part of the deal, you have to be firm and demand a present.  

Sometimes it isn't really a great gift (sorry Margie, I did my best) but it is still better than nothing.  In my time I have had a matching cup and saucer (I have no idea why, but it obviously made sense to them), sample sized perfumes and for Alan's birthday gift this year, managed to get the matching deodorant to his aftershave for free.   

A few months ago I learnt that it is best NOT to get Alan to do the asking, as when he bought me some perfume, he came back with a couple of mean little samples, not at all what I had in mind, despite my coaching him!

This week, Baz asked me to buy some perfume for a friend (sob, not me!) and as usual I asked for my 'something extra'.  I got the usual, 'well if you buy the extra large, die before you ever manage to use it all up size, I might just see my way to giving you a little something' spiel.  Nah, your girl has made you proud.  He looked at me and saw it written in my eyes, 'GIVE ME THE FREE STUFF AND MAKE IT GOOOOOD!'.  (Er, you have to say that in one of those CNN pandemic alert voices to get the full effect).  Well what do you know, out popped a small bottle of perfume!

With Friends Like These

This is what just popped into my inbox from Mary.  No not into my real, sitting on my desk, lean over and rifle through the contents box, but my virtual one.

And even in the virtual inbox, I could smell that chocolate.  Ooohhhh  mmmummm OMG!!!!!

Mary obviously thinks she has a great sense of humour, though I did not find it funny.  Just cruel.  She likes to make me sweat, by sending me Godiva pictures (and it works).  I call it cruel and unusual punishment!

Thank goodness I got a little goodie bag (actually a rather large one) of Godiva supplies when Iris came back form the US.  Luckily (and not to mention surprisingly), there are still some bars left.

Oh yes, and the box of Godiva from The Lads at Songkran (all long gone sadly).

One day, when I am rich, I shall move into a Godiva shop and eat their most wonderful of goodies, morning, noon and night (and all the hours in-between).  Throw in a Diet Coke machine, oh and of course a cinema popcorn machine, and my life will be one of bliss.   Put Pride and Prejudice (the BBC Colin Firth version of course) on a big screen tv.  Sit in one of those lovely reclining seats.  Have a Thai foot massage at the same time and...

IS IT THAT TIME OF YEAR ALREADY?

I had a bit of a shock last week, Christmas had arrived at Central World.  I have heard of shopping early for Christmas, but this is ridiculous.  I have no idea why the tree was there, but I hope to goodness Santa knows he is on call!

Dharma - The company with a sense of humour to dye for!

Don't you just love it when a bit of unexpected humour comes your way?

I ordered some fabric dyes online from Dharma, and received the following message back, which made me laugh as it was so unexpected.

ORDER CONFIRMED Thank you for choosing Dharma Trading Co. Your recent purchase has been reviewed and payment has been authorized. A gang of Lemurs, with their tiny opposable thumbs and prehensile tails, are now strutting self-importantly about the warehouse getting your order ready to ship. You know how we like to move it...move it!

Come on, can't you just see those little fellas moving it?

Belt Up Big Boy!

 OMG, what is about the people I know, they are always trying to take their trousers off?

This recent visitor is seen here, (caught with my 002 1/2) was seen trying to get this young girl to take his trousers off for him.