Future Wheels?

Sick little ride right there. Dual exhaust mini with suicide trunk doors......

Horse Track

Coming down the home stretch

First to admit, horse betting is not my strong suit. I bet 100 baht or $3 on the number 11 horse to place. The number 11 horse took last place.

View of Horse Track to the Right

View of Horse Track to the Left.

Bhudda Bless

This is Bhudda Bless (Not sure on the spelling), my new favorite music group. Last night, they opened for Ozomotli. I am not sure what the songs are about but these guys seem to be class acts.

Ozomotli in Bangkok?

Something really random happened to me yesterday. Walking to my new found food spot (Central World Grocery Store) I noticed an advertisement for a free Ozomotli Concert presented by The State Department & The American Embassy.

Ozomotli was alright and I enjoyed the tunes.

Nascar Roots May go Way Back - WSJ

Article from WSJ - USA

Deep-fried Twinkies, jars of moonshine and kegerators set up in the backs of recreational vehicles at Alabama's Talladega Superspeedway. To one scholar, these aren't just the trappings of a modern-day Nascar race weekend -- they're evidence of a hidden past.

"It's almost a direct carryover from the Middle Ages," says Karyn Rybacki, a professor of communication studies and public relations at Northern Michigan University. Ms. Rybacki, who studies stock-car racing, says the cultural elements of Nascar races -- where fans travel many miles to attend, wear the colors of their favorite teams and virtually knight popular drivers -- may be directly descended from medieval times, when people came in droves to make merry before another fast and dangerous form of competition, the joust.

Dale Earnhardt died after a crash with Ken Schrader at the Daytona 500 on Feb. 18, 2001.

"The more I dug into the history, the more I saw the parallels," says Ms. Rybacki, who has presented papers on the topic and wrote about it in a recent anthology "The Sporting World of the Modern South." She notes that the late Nascar hero Dale Earnhardt carried the moniker "The Black Knight."

"Instead of the horse, you have horsepower," she says.

Ms. Rybacki says the similarities first struck her when she received a grant more than a decade ago to research fan behavior at the Daytona 500. She likens the giant mugs of beer, sausage and roasted turkey legs popular at Nascar concessions to the foods served at medieval festivals. "It was almost like being thrown into a Renaissance fair without the medieval costumes," she says.

Current Book or Study Material

Book of the Month - The Bourne Legacy



As this is a first edition and will be worth serious bucks someday, I am using a book cover to protect against any mishandling.

A Typical Bangkok Storm

Interesting Scene

Nothing like enjoying a beer and seeing an elephant walking down the street.

The Weekend

Greetings from a ridiculously hot Bangkok. A couple pics from the weekend.

Temple in Bangkok - Went to a ceremony on Saturday Morning with Aom. Ceremony was pretty cool, but I did not wear socks so taking off my shoes on the scorching hot marble did not feel good on the feet.



Money Expo - Nothing smells like commerce more than the Money Expo 2009!! This was pretty lame, congested with Banks offering credit cards / home & auto loans and Insurance. I did manage to find one interesting investment offering. Essentially it is a CD (Certificate of Deposit) but each monthly they do a lucky draw and if your number matches you win a monetary sum. I find this remarkable and very cool, because it is a risk free lotto ticket. The ticket that you buy pays you annual interest, gives you a chance to win big money in a monthly drawing and then returns your money at the end of the required investment term, which is 2 - 3 years.

Final Selection

After 6 months, I have decided on my go to bar. Its called The Roadhouse and is located 1 Train Stop away from my apartment in Silom / Sala Deang Area.

The Roadhouse offers daily specials, highlighted by Taco Tuesdays, 3 Tacos for 150 Baht. The Roadhouse has a couple sport tables, and numerous TV's.

Its no OG, but will do for now.

The Weekend Agenda

Greetings Dedicated Vicious Thoughts From the Far East Readers -

This week has been completely unproductive, as such I am looking forward to the weekend and the festivities that it may bring. Thailand had Tuesday & Friday off this week, so needless to say nothing was really accomplished regardless of the fact that the company that I work for is in a complete tailspin.

The weekend is looking strong with many things on the agenda. Brief Summary;

Thursday Night - Birthday Party at Cafe Trio. Cafe Trio is an art / jazz bar located next to my apartment building. Usually pulls in a good crowd that likes to get rowdy.
Friday - Beach or Erawan Waterfall
Saturday - NBA, MLB or NHL Action in the morning, Gym & Pool in the afternoon
Sunday - NBA Action (Hopefully The Nuggets) in the morning and then HORSE TRACK

I am very pumped to go to the track this weekend. I heard that all the betting sheets are in tie, as such I am bring along my trusty friend Aom for some insiders advice & assistance.

Pictures to follow on Monday

As always I remain

Out with the Old, In with the New

Thailand celebrates Cinco de Mayo????

I dont think they do, but nevertheless we had today off of work (Thai Holiday) and I celebrated in good fashion by enjoying a Beef Burrito & a Cola from Sunrise Taco's.  Also, The Four Seasons is having some sort of Cinco pool party (My apt window looks down at the Four Seasons Pool) and there are a group of old guys absolutely pounding drinks, yelling & throwing each other in the pool which is very entertaining.

Holla Atcha Boy's Business Thought of the Day:

Based on personal experience and some in depth thinking over some Thai Whiskey, in order for the global economy to move forward, I suggest the following;

- The Retirement Age should be lowered by 20% - 30% in all countries with positive citizen growth

- All Companies adopt FIFO (First in First Out) when doing any strategizing / restructuring.

Based on personal experience, I feel that the older more seasoned veterans often come up with the most insane / unthinkable business ideas & practices which in turn often lead companies down wrong paths.  Lowering the retirement age and reducing old weight, would allow all companies the ability to import / utilize fresh ideas from upcoming business professionals.

In other news, I went to Hua Hin this past weekend.  Hua Hin is the nearest tourist / beach resort town to Bangkok and is very nice.  The beach was alright, nothing to write  home about but the town was quiet and the resorts are very nice & tropical.  I played some golf and enjoyed The Bourne Legacy poolside.  I shot an 82 and had a caddie even though I took a cart (She came with the cart).  That was a little awkward as there is no need for a caddie when one takes a cart.  The caddie was not very good, she would tell me that is broke right and it would always break left.  Nevertheless, she was very nice and we enjoyed a couple of Cola's together during the our 5 hour round.                

I am more focussed on growing my mustache than I am on work & I have started to bowl regularly.  

As always I remain