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Quick 1 night Stay in Bangkok
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Glad you are having fun.
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That's a revelation, though not really surprising either. The chorus has that kind of quirky, 80s Euro pop, elegantly cheesy, super catchy vibe which many ABBA songs share. It really is a work of pop music genius. A song like this would probably not be able to be released today. The SJWs would claim it represents colonial, Eurocentric views and depicts a Westerner's demeaning, exotic, picaresque perspective of the East.
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Agreed. I went ahead and actually read all the lyrics, which kind of impressed me. Pithy, sarcastic, and cynical. Probably Tim Rice's influence, although it does appear Ulvaeus had a hand in them as well--according to Wikipedia. Miles away lyrically from most of the stuff they wrote with ABBA:toomanycats wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 11:10 am That's a revelation, though not really surprising either. The chorus has that kind of quirky, 80s Euro pop, elegantly cheesy, super catchy vibe which many ABBA songs share. It really is a work of pop music genius. A song like this would probably not be able to be released today. The SJWs would claim it represents colonial, Eurocentric views and depicts a Westerner's demeaning, exotic, picaresque perspective of the East.
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A lot of people do not realize that the song is an extract from the musical Chess in which Head, at one time, played one of the roles. I like this Espen Grjotheim version. Be sure to watch the flutist during the small flute solo (4:42). She looks like she has to bark into the flute to get the proper sound.
For sure! Me either. I just thought the expression sounded amusing. It's all good!
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Certainly more variety here I think, and international foods also quite prevalent in most cities. I dated a Filipina many years ago and it seemed her family thrived on Pancit, Sisig, Filipino spaghetti (lots of sugar and hot dogs), and loads of sweet bread. This was quite a routine diet and they wouldn't do much else.
As my wife grew up both more provincial and poor (parents were educated but had too many kids), they actual eat a ton of vegetables and fish, lots of stews. But I hate the way most meat is cooked here in the average Filipino's house. Far too overcooked.Tonray's Ghost wrote: ↑Sun Jun 02, 2024 4:54 pm
Certainly more variety here I think, and international foods also quite prevalent in most cities. I dated a Filipina many years ago and it seemed her family thrived on Pancit, Sisig, Filipino spaghetti (lots of sugar and hot dogs), and loads of sweet bread. This was quite a routine diet and they wouldn't do much else.
Another win for me in Thailand would be Muay Thai and the fact that One FC has fights there regularly.
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That looks like a lot of food for one night Excellent photos though and all the food/drink looks exotic and fantastic. I am heading back to Norway later this week for work but also taking the whole family with for a vacation. Over there, 80F is reason enough to shut down the country for the day, 108 would be a national disaster most likely.
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Well the birthday girl wanted to try the "famous" seafood restaurant in Bangkok...the food was just meh...but loads of Chinese tourists packed the place and were eating and drinking up a storm. The restaurant made its bones decades ago, and now to serve tourists from the PRC has expanded from the original one floor to a stacked 4 or 5 floor food factory. I was not impressed at all with the environment or the food. Yeah 110 was the highest we've ever had in the Bangkok area in my 9 years here...had a string of about 20 days between 104 and 110...brutal season this yearuwmcscott wrote: ↑Sun Jun 02, 2024 10:12 pm That looks like a lot of food for one night Excellent photos though and all the food/drink looks exotic and fantastic. I am heading back to Norway later this week for work but also taking the whole family with for a vacation. Over there, 80F is reason enough to shut down the country for the day, 108 would be a national disaster most likely.
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I lived in The Philippines for 5 years in the late 80s. Got the wife and lost her to the US like so many kanos. I finally got my AFIB under control, after 5 years, but my legs are so shot that I can hardly walk more than about an 1/10 of a mile without stopping. I still want to move to the area but I hate getting out from under a doctor's care. Plus, I'm still trying to decide between The PI, Thailand or Malaysia. What I do know is this: At 63 years old, I need to be deciding.