bangkok shakes

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Bangkok Shakes and Hanoi Rocks ....




"Hailing from Finland, Hanoi Rocks burst on the scene in the early '80s with their debut release, Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks". This was long before the NOKIA handphone. In those days we were using telefaxes and old black heavy telephones.


My BLOGG is called Bangkok Shakes... Since I have been in the Kingdom 20 plus years Bangkok does not shock me anymore. Shock me baby! Bangkok only tickles me occasionally. Like recently when I heard that a dog owner had named his dog "M 16" after the US made assault rifle. And the dog was a white poodle! This is Thailand. "TIT" the expression was coined by Bernard "The Nite Owl" Trink . Trink also
contributed with "TIB" This is Bangkok.

And sometimes I get the Bangkok Blues. Expats, emigres, internationals les farangs get the BB occasionally. My advice. Listen to Eddie Cochran's " Summertime Blues " .

Don't listen to "One Night in Bangkok" it will only make you more depressed and homesick.



I like clips klips, clipps and klipps. Mostly on verbal but also visual. Here are some verbal clops, sorry clips "quatations" I like:





Some prefer Keith Jarret - I prefer cocktail piano and salted peanuts.
Aldous Julaux; British adventure writer 1923 -1983





Jean Paul Gaultier the French fashion guru Monsieur Pret a Porter as he was being served wine: " Vin rouge or Vin Blanc? "Rose" says Gaulthier. The waiter, instantly pours red and white wine from the two bottles he is holding in to the large wine glass. " C'est tres bon" clips Gaulthier




One of my ol' favorites:

"Why is six afraid of seven? Because seven eight nine!"


Ships and vessels. "Never refer to a ship as it. A ship is feminine; she and the men who spend their time in her onboard her never forget it".



Spasiba. Spa-siba... Thank you in Russian. Russian names: Boris, Igor, Oleg and Yuri. Yuri Gagarin was the first kosmonaut but the Americans prefer austronaut. I like "The Man on the Moon" with Jim Carrey. Check it out on http://www.youtube.com/



SUV's are sometimes called urban assauls vehicles. I like SUV's
these fuel guzzling steel monsters on wheels . I saw a black Mmmer H2 heading for the Bangkok Rama IX express way today. Black tinted windows and 8888 number plate.



Arnold Schwarzenegger used to have one. Now being the governor of
Hollywood California I sure he drives a hybrid petrol/electri vehicle.

Psychological make-up is not about the DNA. Arnold S was born in a small Austrian hamlet. I like the work hamlet. It's so Sheakespeare.

"I'll take the breakfast" ABC? " No make it continental".

Champagne breakfast or "Breakfast at Tiffany's"

If you wan't to see the ethereal Audrey Hepurn go http://www.youtube.com/


Interviews: " says, notes, concludes, clips etc. "He says", "he notes".




In the afternoon I'll have Glenfiddich. Pronounced Glen-fiddik! You pronounce: Glen-fiddICH! You're dead.

Alcohol in the afternoon is it good for you? No more five-martini-lucnheons. Now it's carrot juice for lunch. But no added sugar.

Talking about sugar. WARNING!!! No not buy the 3/1 "THREE IN ONE ready mix "coffe-sugar-whitener" packages . They contain 62 percent SUGAR!!! and 30 percent whitener BUT less than 10 percent coffee!!!

Fool the consumer...

and

Starbucks sucks! But the WiFi is good. But it will cost you a iminimum of 89 TBH and a laptop (notebook) 39.000 TBH. And the pastry is dry and stale. Nobody ever talks about how good the Starbucks patisserie is!

Has Bangkok hit the 100 benchmark Starbucks yet?

Let me know. I wanna be in the know.

Knowledge is google-google is wikipedia. Google and Wikipedia for the Nobel prize.

There are fashionistas and culinaristas in Bangkok.

Last year they had a ball at the dome up in the sky by the bangkok river. A cool 1.000.000 TBH dinner. It was over the top - or over the dome.

Breakfast memories: That sandwich looks a little bit limp. May I re-toast it for you? I also have limp because of my dodgy knee.

But I still like potatoes. Idaho potatoes. Can't get them in Bangkok.

Once tasted never forgotten: Potato Skins Baked Idaho skins with derby cheese, real bacon, sour cream and chives. I am drooling! With a bottle of stick, chewy Aussie Shiraz: 14 percent alcohol. Skip the Diet Coke!

Verboten! Not allowed in German.




Mashed potatoes in French: Puree de Pommes terres. I like the word pu-ree. Definetely sounds beytter than mashed potatoes. The Brits like Bangers and Mash. Who is Banger and who is Mash? British MP's?


And in Newzealand the kiwis call the pick-up utitility car "ute"

And the mailbox is private bag. Down under. The most famous Kiwi ever
passed away last week. Sir Edmond "We kicked the Bugger Off" Hillary.
Montaineer environmentalist, par excellence.


How to spell Chicago? Chicken in a car and the car can't go.

Why is six afraid of seven.

I am so GLOBAL: Finland DNA



Alma Mater: Sweden, Germany and France



Residence: Thailand, Bangkok suburbia 9 minutes from the nearest

Starbucks at the Crystal Park Mall.



And I like German words: Achtung Baby!



Kaputt! We have broken kaputt TV at home.



I call my new TV the Internet Google-YouTube-My Space. High speed (broadband) internet that's TVTVTVTVTV for you.



Ersatz! the "Three In Oner Coffee" is so totally Erasatz Coffee.



Diesel: Never call a Diesel powered car an oil burner! It's Diesel and spelled in upper case. Rudolph not Valentine - but Diesel.



Doppelganger. My double he's name is also John LINDGREN

But my name in my passport is actually ( I don't like the word actually) but sometimes I have to use it! JOHANNES LINDGREN



Now ya know. Sawa-dee...