Mondays

Update:
Happy ending...sort of. The DiversUK and OZ made it out of the Naga this morning about an hour after I left. The casino actually called someone to come haul them away. Not sure how much they won or lost, but they are alive to tell us all about the parts they remember...which would be none of it.

• There was some trouble getting out the door. "Security are holding my gear for me...Let me get it back..." No man, they weren't holding it for you. They (the cops) were confiscating it. Cheers to the security at Naga for being pretty cool about it all. They could have turned it into a real problem.
  
• Back at the hotel: Oz walking into the room of a stunned Singaporean couple, seizing their cell phone, and (loudly) accusing them of stealing it from his friend. He blew the hotel and waded into the mass of WaterFest revelers. Hope he's all right.
  

Sharky Bar (11:30pm - 2am):
Met up with builder STV from North England. He's one of those guys that just plain likes it here. He doesn't party with the ladies - he just likes the laid back atmosphere, and the overall scene. He also likes to drink. I blame him for putting me on the road to ruin last night. Thanks man.

• A very special Fuck You to the Italian tourist who refused to pay for his burrito. (It was too spicy for him.) We all get food we don't like, and sometimes we send it back, but we don't eat 3/4 of it and then refuse to pay. Prick.
  
• Thanks to the kind souls who laid some killer on me - just in the nick of time. Good karma for you.
• The California 2 racing boat lost in the 2nd round, but 2 wins are better than none.
  
• Management at Martini's getting complaints from girls about Africans. Word: they are pulling the same shit that made them famous in TH - not paying the girls, girl goes home w/ one guy and suddenly 5 of his friends show up in the room...What to do? What to do?
  

5 drinks on an empty stomach caught up with me, and the women had moved on. Time to bust a move. Got the 411 - Martini's was dead. Oh well,....

Heart of Darkness (2-4am):
The Heart wasn't the zoo I thought it'd be. The dance floor was all Khmer dudes dancing with each other - the fringe of the dance floor was all girls trying to avoid them. A lot of cute women. I was diggin' StripperVN but ended up with an old buddy - she boozes heavy and looks a bit haggard these days but she can work it...Said she's adopted the shaved look. I signed on the dotted line.

Howie's Bar (4am-5am):
Howie was in a good mood, and the bar was pretty full. Mellow. What I learned: Thai-Khmer dudes should avoid playing the, "I'm a THAI-cambodian"- angle when trying to impress the ladies. The girls were not impressed. All he got was an unrelenting stream of abuse from 2 cute and angry patriots at the pool table. All I could hear was a lot of..."Fuck Thailand...Thailand BULSHIT...BullSHIT Thai..FUCK YOU man...." Dark, sexy, and patriotic. Dig that.

After an hour of retching and horrible bed spins, I was able to pass out. Mondays....

This post may have been lame, but this link is pretty cool*:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/interactives/senseschallenge/senses.swf?

(*Credit Sharky Mike w/ this one)