Fucking Cold:
A universal topic - weather. It's been pretty damn cold. Of course, it's -11 windchill in NYC, but fuck comparisons - this is KH and it's cold. Gotten down to 7 (C) up country. I've been wearing layers and hiking boots. Didn't stop me from getting a nasty chest cold, etc...A hassle, but chest colds are not a big deal:
RIP, Teacher:
Landlord's daughter grabbed me on the way out the door to ask if I'd heard the commotion around the block. No.
The neighborhood Khmers talk:
The polite young British teacher came home around 3am (the neighbors know these things) and was found dead later in the AM. They reckon it was alcohol related but the Khmer scuttlebutt is as reliable as....the barang scuttlebutt. Doesn't matter. I didn't know him well, but he seemed like a very cool guy. I had no idea he lived so close.
He had many close friends around town and will be missed. Condolences from everyone at PNH Confidential.
The latest in a line of recent barang deaths:
A lot of barangs dying lately. Seems like a lot more than usual. A string of moto/auto accidents took 5 barangs in one weekend last month. Maybe time for a helmet and some evac insurance?
It's true:
Only the good die young. Alley Pest will live to be a thousand. My children's children will curse her name....Anyway:
Martini Bar and Disco:
Same old...Which is good. The African contingent has mostly moved on. Not sure where they went but I'm guessing they'll eventually carve out a colony up at backpacker lake. A good fit. It's so dysfunctional up there no one will notice them, and the people that do realize what they are up to will be too politically correct to complain. Ha. Ha. Ha. They deserve each other.
Happy Man:
Happy's is doing well. And why not? It's a fun place. A bump in the road: Went looking for tall dark villager and ordered a vodka. She was there. The vodka wasn't. In its place: Green Apple Flavored "Vodka." Shit's sweeter than candy. I asked if they had any other vodka. They did. Strawberry. Oh well....No sense in giving a lecture. Smiled, paid, left - without my country squeeze. (2 sips of green apple-flavored vodka is enough to kill a libido- at least 'til you get to Martini's...)
A nice surprise: Next night Happy was outside Sharky. Maybe he was working or maybe he was doing damage control. (I probably wasn't the only one who noticed.) He grabbed me and said the problem had been corrected. Went back. Had a proper vodka ($2) and a relaxing crotch massage ($2) Happy is cool. His place is cool. For a hostess bar - place is very cool.
California 2 Hotel and Guesthouse:
Mixing it up on the stereo. All the way from Public Enemy to Zappa to the Outlaws to Korn. Nothing too weird happening. An occasional asshole complaining about a bar tab. After 6 hours of drinking he's decided that he'd only downed16 beers - not the 17 the bar was charging him.
Note: If you are thinking of checking-in, call / e-mail first. They are booked solid through Feb. but you may get an open room here and there.
Sharky Bar:
The usual shit. Big Chef on a roll the other night. Willing to rattle the Commune Chief out of bed all in the name of ROCK N ROLL*. Good time. Also noted: First timer in town from an ESL gig in Korea. Thought he knew the world. He does now. I think he likes it. It was fun to watch him decide. Been there. My guess: It'll be a long flight back to the ROK.
Howie's Bar:
The usual shit: Drunken rambling. People NOT getting laid. Blow ups at the pool table. (The latest one conducted in French.) Boozle jumping around and being a pain in the ass and:
- Howie's has 100% beef sausage - damn good. ($2)
- A certain wife is keeping a VERY close watch on her man. I guess that's what they do.
- A new (Mrs. VN) addition to the bar staff. Nice to have someone who's making your drink as soon as she sees you pull up outside the bar. Like CHEERS but...Not.
In an effort to try something new, I took the alley behind CA2 to the Sugar Shack. A hostess bar. Hmm.....Not sure what to say. Cute women working the bar. They seem to be goers, and they seemed to have a good attitude. Air-Con. I dig that. Vodka w/ ice - $1.50. I dig that, too. Downed one and...
They asked if I wanted another. I did. They gave me a whisky. I returned it. They apologized. Took it behind the bar and...gave me back the whisky. Still whisky, I said. Sorry. Same shuffle. With a smile - they produced - the same whisky. Did I look that drunk? I never look that drunk.
Ok - whatever. I got my drink. Chicks shaking it on the bar. Everyone having fun. Almost learned what a body shot is- but Mythicaldude learned it would cost $3 and said no. Cheap bastard. At least he waited til the girl had her shirt off.
Time to pay - 2 vodkas - $3. Cool. Gave a $5. Change back - $1.75. (And I'd already left a tip.) I don't mind leaving a tip (despite what the Sharky waitresses say....) but I hate it when they tip themselves. An honest mistake? Yeah, maybe. Will I go back?...Probably. The girls were cute and the crowd was cool. And I still want to know what a body shot is. (Noticed: Body Shot specials Wednesday nights. I think they're $1.50.)
Weak post? It's been a while. Want a smile:
http://jflores.com/jokes/chowmein.htm
(*Muther Fuckaaah)
3 comments:
happy to see that you werent only going to post once every 4 years. like i said before gordon getting old. whats up with the word verification thing anyway. if you can pass a roscach??? test you can respond on a blog? or does it appear normal if you are hammered?
Thanks for the comment,
The word verification is a google thing. Probably to keep mass spam from showing up on comment boards. (But I'm only guessing.)
Hope all's good where y'at.
AH Howies 1 of my favourite bars in Phnom Penh - had many great nighta in their. Do me a favour and tell the girls Paul said hello
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