Ramblings of a Mad Man

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I finally finished up my travel plans for my belated birthday vacation to thailand! You just dont know how happy this makes me feel! My flight leaves bahrain 2045 on 18 Aug. I get there at 730 on the 19th. Thanks to Mel I will be checking into my hotel at 9! She hooked me up with a place that she normally stays in when she is visiting Bangkok. She knows the manager. He gave me a discount…only 1300 a day plus I will have high speed internet. I will also talk to him because he knows alot of people and I am looking to get a job in thailand. I’m still going to be doing my internet marketing. Having a job gives me a legal reason to reside in thailand! I’ve talked to my friends there. I am getting 3 seperate birthday parties! I’ve talked to my friend Martin Hurley Author of Your Thai Girl and we are going to meet when I am in on the island of Phuket. He’s been helping me work on my very own guide to Thailand. Its a work in progress but I plan to have it done by mid september. Plane tickets bought, hotel arrangements made. All I need to do is pack and get my ass on the plane on the 18th! Only 11 more days!

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Some interesting things have manifested over the last few days. I’m going to be in thailand from Aug 19 – Sep 2. for some reason I had been hesitating on getting a hotel room for when I am visiting the island of Phuket. Now I know why! Yesterday I was off and relaxing at the house watching a movie(I watch movies on my computer with a flat screen monitor and killer surround system). My instant messengers are always on and I saw a familiar name log on. Tony is a british friend of mine that I met through Susan. Susan and I have the same taste in women!(Today is her 1 year anniversary with May!) Anyway, Susan had introduced Tony to me at a party in 2006 and we have kept in touch over the years. Last time I saw him was about 3 months ago at the coffeeshop in the Sea Shell Hotel. When I saw him log on I asked him if he had any recommendations for places to stay in Bangkok and Patong, Phuket. He gave me a good hotel in Bangkok near where I have stayed before. The hotel in Patong was right next door to the 1 I stayed in back in Dec 07. Then he says the words that made my day….you know you could stay at my place. Its in Kamala(a 15min drive from Patong). I had forgotten he had a place there. I accepted and we will work out the details next week. I’ve been thanking the Universe all day long!

Then my friend Mel found me a place in Bangkok. She knows the manager and got me a great discount and I can check in early. I’m getting there at 730am and by the time I go thru customs and take a taxi to the hotel it will be 830. I can check in at 900am! Perfect after a 7hr night flight!

Then I get to work and check out my work schedule. I finish up work on the 17th at 2pm and will be free until I get on the plane the evening of the 18th! No rushing around! I am loving it!

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Well I survived my birthday! I started my birthday at work and I ended my birthday at work! I didnt do much other than chat with people online and relax around the house. Hell I even did some laundry! My mom called and I talked to her and her boyfriend for a little while but the day was kinda depressing. No parties or surprise visits from friends that are here in Bahrain, but I did have alot of time to think about things. My plans for my trip to thailand almost complete. I keep getting surprises about who will be where but tonight I get my hotel rooms and plane ticket from bangkok to phuket. I’m off tomorrow! I didnt get my manicure, pedicure and massage today(yes men do get manicure and pedicures!). JJ who normally does my massages was unavailable yesterday so I left. I can be very impatient on my bday! I had a long talk with Ann who owns the massage shop. I told her I was going to thailand and that it was my fourth trip. She was very surprised. When I told her I loved thai food, she said she would cook for me! That’s one of the things I like about Asian women. They like to please! I’ve only met Ann a couple of times that I have gotten massages, but I have found that once an asian woman finds something in common with you its like you have known each other for years! Anyway I need to finalize my hotel plans. I keep getting messages from friends in thailand! I need at least 3 more days! I’m out!

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It’s my birthday! This has been a crazy week! Joy and I had a fight so we didnt talk for a few days but yesterday I was at a birthday party at Pan’s house(she babysits JR my Godson and Joy’s son) and I knew Joy would be there. She came up to me gave me a hug like nothing had happened. Sometimes I dont know whether to hug her or kick her! Anyway I was only at the party for a couple of hours before I went to work so I spent alot of time playing with JR. I’m his father figure,(his father has only seen him once, hell I see him once a week!) I spent the last 30 minutes at the party laying on the floor. JR was in his seat with the vibrator on. My head was just below his feet. He was supposed to be sleeping but everytime I looked up he was looking at me and smiling! I was reclining using Joy’s leg as a prop. Anyone coming into the room would have called it a family moment. At 1 point I just closed my eyes. I couldnt sleep but I was very relaxed, happy and content. hell I felt like a satisfied baby. The food at the party was great!

Anyway. Work was crazy last night and I ended up being at work for 13 hours. I got off 6 hrs late. I had been up for 24 hrs(with an hour nap sneaked in), so when I got home all I wanted to do was sleep! I slept for 5 hours then woke up for some reason. Later on I realized it was the phone. Someone had been miss calling me(I hate miss calls!). I got up and Joy was online and we started chatting. I was hungry and invited Joy to come with me since I was in the mood for thai food. Needless to stay…we ended up getting sushi 2 hours later…don’t ask…I dont even want to go into that episode of why it took 2 hrs to get food! lol. Anyway we ate back at my house and watched a little tv before I had to come to work. And here I am still at work for another 2.5 hours! I brought in my birthday at work and I will finish my birthday at work(I work tonight!), but I keep thinking about the fact that I will be in Thailand Aug 19 – Sep 2 and that makes everything easier!

HAPPY 38TH BIRTHDAY TO ME!
Peace
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