Away From Home Please Leave A Message A Journal, a page, a story, an update of my long summer vacation(s).

Admid the many birthdays this summer I found time to celebrate mine. I kept it low key. I stepped into the Pickled Liver around 10:30 PM for a drink. At 11 PM I said to Nick the owner that this was the second time I celebrated my birthday at the PL. Now, the shots were on and my choice was Grappa. Most know me for an anti-shot person, but when in an Asian country the term "save face" is important to remember, so 3 to 8 shots were bought for me. Closing time could not come sooner, the Thai work staff, both the afternoon and night staff, were ready to take me out for my birthday "Thai-style." That means karaoke in Thai with drinks and alot of food. At 3 AM it was packed, several floors, and a dance club all in one place for karaoke. The machine was coined operated and we all plied into a room to sing form a big book that was in the middle of the table. Everyone sang ( I was saved due to the fact everything was in Thai )and we all danced. Many a bottle of beer was broken during the night and in the end many of the staff of the place were in our room singing, dancing, and drinking. 9 AM rolled by and I said my goodbyes to everyone. Time does by when you are having fun