It's at Western Union

As for the weekend - nothing new. Made the usual rounds, drank myself silly, had lots of good sex, and not one of the girls ripped me off......Dig it.

The Question:
The question on many people's mind? Why is Homeland Security helping the Cambodian anti-traifficking cops shake down Western-owned businesses? They all know damn well nothing is going on. Is that what the tax dollars are for? I thought taxes were for blowing the shit out of Iraqi insurgents....and I'm down with that. BUT - making it harder to do business in a country that's a pain in the ass to do business in anyway...?

Is it because HSA are too pussy to go after the real thing? Check out the brothels on 63 near Sihanouk and watch the 60-something Koreans and Japanese dripping with women of a.... questionable age. (Maybe it has something to do with the Mercedes with the army plates that's always parked outside.)

To quote a famous basketball player, " I ain't sayin'...I'm just sayin'....."

Sharky Bar:
Seems a little busier but thankfully, there's not yet an explosion of holiday-season tourists or a tidal wave of Thai-expats looking for a new place to settle. There are, however, a lot of women chilling at the bar.

Anyway,.......Dredge filled you in on the bracing the American deadbeat got the other night. It went well. No one badly hurt and by the end he was begging to pay:

CAjim: Where's my money muther-fucker!!
Deadbeat: I...I
Bong: POP
CAJim: You run out on a bill with ME! Fuck YOU
Deadbeat: I...
Bong: POP
CAjim: Smack
Deadbeat: I have it. I got the money,....
CAjim: Where? Where's my fucking money!?
Deadbeat: At Western Union....
Bong: Smack
CAjim: POP
Deadbeat: No...we'll go to the Naga NOW. I'll get it....

....and it went on like that until the managers came and broke it up.

Women rip us off all the time. I've come to live with it - What can you do? Concentrate on prevention, I suppose. But if a dude does it....well then, he bears the brunt of anger for 4 years worth of stolen phones, cameras, CDs, cash,.....

Don't feel bad for this guy. He's been doing it all over town for a long time and it finally caught up with him. I like to think we made a statement, but in the end, I doubt he learned anything.

Martini Bar and Disco:
Might as well rename it Congo Charley's. 15 African dudes sharing a bottle of water and chasing women off the dance floor, or spiking their drinks so they can take them home and run a train. Sharky Bar dealt with it. What's Martini's problem? I really like the Big M, but if this keeps up....My Lien's Olympic Stadium area disco may have a window of opportunity.

On a sad note:

DiverTX made a bee-line to the airport today. Had to be back in TX ASAP to be there for a dying relative. We may be 1/2 a planet away, and there are a lot of excuses not to get home for a dying loved one but he's straight up, and it was the only thing to do. So TX - our sympathies are with you. Do what you need to do - take care of the family, get back to work, and get your ass back here in another month or 2.

More condolences: To Mythicaldude - His dad passed away. He wrote a very moving eulogy/obit on his site. Sorry to hear it. Sounds like he was a wonderful man.