How did you get to Thailand and why did you stay?

**Bird71** · 27th July 2012 22:20

Originally Posted by keekwai

That's the fare from Manilla!

In 2002 it was from Amsterdam . . .

**Thinkingofachange** · 27th July 2012 22:23

Originally Posted by cluezo

Happens to be true.

What was it about?

**keekwai** · 27th July 2012 22:23

Originally Posted by Bird71

from Amsterdam

So the culture shock was minimal. From hoes in windows to hoes in ... well ... everything. The ganja is better in windmill land though.

**Bird71** · 27th July 2012 22:40

Originally Posted by keekwai

So the culture shock was minimal. From hoes in windows to hoes in ... well ... everything.

Well, the local disco bus unminimilized the shock!

Originally Posted by keekwai

The ganja is better in windmill land though.

Not if you haven't smoked for years and then indulge!!

**zeusbheld** · 27th July 2012 22:43

Originally Posted by keekwai

The ganja is better in windmill land though.

the music's better. the football's better. but if you can't find better ganja here you don't know where to shop.

**Bird71** · 27th July 2012 22:46

Originally Posted by zeusbheld

the football's better

Remind me of my misery!!

**zeusbheld** · 27th July 2012 23:31

Originally Posted by Bird71

Remind me of my misery!!

depends. where you from? things are actually looking (ever-so-slightly) up in Amsterdam lately, football-wise...

**Bird71** · 27th July 2012 23:42

Originally Posted by zeusbheld

where you from?

Amsterdam.

Originally Posted by zeusbheld

things are actually looking (ever-so-slightly) up in Amsterdam lately, football-wise...

Thanks for the second reminder!

**zeusbheld** · 27th July 2012 23:46

Originally Posted by Bird71

Thanks for the second reminder!

for what it's worth i feel your pain. every season. but at least it's vaguely Ajacoid with Frank in charge... Ajax hasn't been, and will never be, the same since Bosman though. but the memories are grand if you forget about Davids taking penalties.

**Bird71** · 27th July 2012 23:52

Originally Posted by zeusbheld

but the memories are grand if you forget about Davids taking penalties.

I'm afraid I'm stuck with memories of Bergkamp, Van Basten, and . . . To be perfectly honest I have no idea about what's going on with Ajax nowadays. Being in Thailand is a valid excuse for that. I definitely didn't stay for the football! . . .

**zeusbheld** · 28th July 2012 00:07

these days the football here's improving. Bergkamp and van Basten are a bit before my time (but only a bit) you old fart.

as for not knowing what's going on with Ajax these days... it's probably for the best to pretend that football ended in about 1996. wish i'd seen the future and done that :P

**Bird71** · 28th July 2012 00:12

Originally Posted by zeusbheld

it's probably for the best to pretend that football ended in about 1996.

The only time I went to a football match was when Ajax played against Juventus in the Arena, and lost. Was that in '96? . . .

**zeusbheld** · 28th July 2012 00:27

Originally Posted by Bird71

The only time I went to a football match was when Ajax played against Juventus in the Arena, and lost. Was that in '96? . . .

'96 was the champs' league final vs. Juve can't remember where that was as i only made it as far as the semifinal vs Panathinaikos, before i had to return to New York in order to keep the paychecks coming, but i the Arena was built after that, as the Ajax-Panathinaikos semifinal was in Olympic.

**IsaanAlex** · 28th July 2012 01:09

Initially went to Thailand on a study abroad program with my uni. It was alot cheaper than Finland (another option), and I heard great things about the cheap whores. I was hooked...