So I'm finally here in the "Kingdom Of Wonder" (Drink Spiked and Robbed Already)
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Re: So I'm finally here in the "Kingdom Of Wonder" (Drink Spiked and Robbed Already)
I live in PP and I know it's worse.
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Re: So I'm finally here in the "Kingdom Of Wonder" (Drink Spiked and Robbed Already)
To get ripped off more often surely...takeoman wrote:And the relevance of your friend of knowing a few of Cambodia's thousands of generals is?phuketrichard wrote:nope, why does he need to? his gf speaks thai and Khmer
BTW, he has been in business and living in SHV for over 9 years and i bet he knows more 2,3,4 star admirals/generals than anyone on this board
Which reminds me of a very recent story:
As we were having food in Picnil biggest eatery my father in law points me to a bunch of colonels, 1 and 2 stars generals who are baking in the sun. He says they are awaiting for a very well known 4 stars general to show up on his way down to SHV (he might actually be 5 stars if not HE exclusive rank ?)
I met the guy once long time ago but he surely not remembers me so I asked my father in law if it would be appropriate for him to introduce me once again, since we are direct neighbors in a land of mine, for which I had recently been asked to thumbprint our common border.
My father in law replied it was a bad idea as he might ask me to help him build (pay for) a wall around his land
I should actually also have known better as I used to be presented with very similar demands from slightly lower ranking generals in the past
No shame, no gain I suppose...
Re: So I'm finally here in the "Kingdom Of Wonder" (Drink Spiked and Robbed Already)
Richard, I didn't bring your name in to this. You did with this quote. Make your bed, lie in it my friend.phuketrichard wrote:
SHV is a dirty shit place to be, traffic is a nightmare, building everywhere, Otres 2 was nice place for sunset and a joint
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That might be true, but Phnom Penh isn't trying to sell itself as an attractive beach-side resort. It's just the capital, where things get done - how good it looks is mostly besides the point.wackyjacky wrote:Anybody who thinks SV is a shithole, yet doesn't realize that PP is as well is a moron.
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Re: So I'm finally here in the "Kingdom Of Wonder" (Drink Spiked and Robbed Already)
whos trying to do that?John Bingham wrote:trying to sell itself as an attractive beach-side resort.wackyjacky wrote:Anybody who thinks SV is a shithole, yet doesn't realize that PP is as well is a moron.
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Re: So I'm finally here in the "Kingdom Of Wonder" (Drink Spiked and Robbed Already)
^Well, the city itself seems to think so...
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Hotdigr wrote:Richard, I didn't bring your name in to this. You did with this quote. Make your bed, lie in it my friend.phuketrichard wrote:
SHV is a dirty shit place to be, traffic is a nightmare, building everywhere, Otres 2 was nice place for sunset and a joint
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And where pray tell did i bring ur name into this? NOWHERE
Do u think its clean< do u think the roads in town are good, do u think the police dont hassle people on the main road, do u think its safe to leave ur motorcycle on the street at night unlocked , are the Barang restaurants cheap ( not the ones i ate at), do u think building is not growing uncontrolled? drive down ekareach street, cars & motorcycles coming at you from all sides, everyone ignores the lights, makes u turns in the middle of the road, parks on the sidewalks.
I needed my tooth pulled, went to a recommended dentists where my friend was known and he charged me $50/tooth, my dentist in Phuket charges $30, Asked a khmer and he said $10
etc etc.
These are MY observations so u do not agree, show me where i am wrong. why go after me.
as to my friend knowing the big wigs, he owns a sail boat and they all love him, never ask anything from him an always are the first to help with any of his troubles , the first to pay for meals and drinks and have even offered him land on various islands , allow him to drop anchor anywhere.
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
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Re: So I'm finally here in the "Kingdom Of Wonder" (Drink Spiked and Robbed Already)
I agree with most of Richard's comments. The drivers are completely insane, the cops are predatory, Ochhueteal is dirty, and the building is out of control (much like Patong ten years ago). Sorry the dentist fucked you, but it was a rookie move not asking how much first. You should have taken care of your teeth back home before you needed them pulled, don't you think ? There are plenty of clean beautiful beaches though. Food is incredibly cheap here. It's just not that good.
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Re: So I'm finally here in the "Kingdom Of Wonder" (Drink Spiked and Robbed Already)
well , back in Thailand i had a filing placed in last week, it got infected, so.....
yea i know, i did ask first but as he had been recommended by a few people , the office was very clean/professional, air con and he did an xray first an showed me the problem and he was very good
Perfect english
Didn't want to shop around, just wanted it done , Its Narayan or something like that on Ekareach road near the total gas station.
I did enjoy Otres 2 , great sunset.
We ate one night on the hill, same place i have eaten since 2006, VERY cheap, i never expect great food for 6-8,000 Riel /dish LOL
yea i know, i did ask first but as he had been recommended by a few people , the office was very clean/professional, air con and he did an xray first an showed me the problem and he was very good
Perfect english
Didn't want to shop around, just wanted it done , Its Narayan or something like that on Ekareach road near the total gas station.
I did enjoy Otres 2 , great sunset.
We ate one night on the hill, same place i have eaten since 2006, VERY cheap, i never expect great food for 6-8,000 Riel /dish LOL
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
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Re: So I'm finally here in the "Kingdom Of Wonder" (Drink Spiked and Robbed Already)
CEO is acting weird, double posts instead of edits. Deleted.
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