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Re Bali The Other Dean I put forward my case and was told.

No.

As it turned out I think it was a blessing in disguise as the day we flew out Tiger cancelled flights in and out. Having flown to Radelaide for the Final with them and had no dramas I suspect I would have flown with them.

Now that would be a Grumpy story.

Anywho loving Phuket.
 

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Having a preordained candidate would be misguided IMO.

After this last clusterf*** they should be looking at putting forward two incredibly strong candidates through a reformed nomination process.

If Michelle Obama fits this then fine. If it's Hillary mkii then they'll open themselves up to lose again.

I do however think Michelle Obama would hold broader appeal than Hillary.
 
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Re Bali The Other Dean I put forward my case and was told.

No.

As it turned out I think it was a blessing in disguise as the day we flew out Tiger cancelled flights in and out. Having flown to Radelaide for the Final with them and had no dramas I suspect I would have flown with them.

Now that would be a Grumpy story.

Anywho loving Phuket.
Have you caught the ferry out to Phi Phi Island Gifo? Which beach are you staying at in Phuket?
 

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Phi Phi tomorrow.

Patong .

About to venture out into the streets up the back here.

Might buy a suit for rest of trip.[/QUOT

Patong. It's one of those words you used to see when Batman used to have a fight with the baddies. Patong. Thwack. Krrrsplatt. and so on and so forth
 

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Phuket update.

Visited a shop and shopkeeper says you from Melbourne?

Yeh near Melbourne. ..well Melbourne is a suburb of Katamatite South.

Ahhhhhhh Collingwood?

Nahhhhhh Kangaroos.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh Boomer...he come here and buy stuff a few years back with kids and wife.

I pointed to the 427 hat and tried to explain but it was lost in translation.
 

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oh, what happened there??

Patong! Sounds like one of those words that Batman used to use to bash up the baddies. Patong, Thhwacckk, Kersplaattt!!

But not ftoomshhck, that my learned friends, is from the Young Ones :)
 

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Phuket update.

Visited a shop and shopkeeper says you from Melbourne?

Yeh near Melbourne. ..well Melbourne is a suburb of Katamatite South.

Ahhhhhhh Collingwood?

Nahhhhhh Kangaroos.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh Boomer...he come here and buy stuff a few years back with kids and wife.

I pointed to the 427 hat and tried to explain but it was lost in translation.
he might have thought it was a time telling hat and try to sell you a watch! Oi mate, your hat is 6 minutes fast!
 
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Phuket update.
Visited a shop and shopkeeper says you from Melbourne?.....
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh Boomer...he come here and buy stuff a few years back with kids and wife.
I pointed to the 427 hat and tried to explain but it was lost in translation.
Wonder if Boomer haggled? :rolleyes:
 

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My first visit to Patong I walked into a market and found a pair of sandals I liked. Heres the conversation (using dollars).
How much?
Twenty dollars.
OK.
No No No - not 20.
But you said 20.
(her voice dropped)
I say 20, you say no - 10. I say 18. You say 15 - I sell to you for 17.
But 20 is fine I said pulling out the cash.
No No No.
OK - lets start again. How much.
(Back to her normal voice)
20.

The haggling can be very entertaining.
 

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My first visit to Patong I walked into a market and found a pair of sandals I liked. Heres the conversation (using dollars).
How much?
Twenty dollars.
OK.
No No No - not 20.
But you said 20.
(her voice dropped)
I say 20, you say no - 10. I say 18. You say 15 - I sell to you for 17.
But 20 is fine I said pulling out the cash.
No No No.
OK - lets start again. How much.
(Back to her normal voice)
20.

The haggling can be very entertaining.
Sure it was sandals and not a fake beard?
 

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Last trip to Bali I was looking for watches. Usually buy 10 and give them away when I get home. Walking past a market stall and the usual spruiker was out front.

You want watches?
No thanks.
Good watches.
No.
All watches $2.50
OK.

In I go and select 10 watches and pull out $25. He looks at the watches.

$40
Hang on - 10 watches at $2.50 is $25.

He separates 3.

These ones Rolex.
Fake Rolex like the fake Diesel, fake Gucci, fake every other one.
But Rolex more.
Why?
Rolex cost more.
They aren't Rolex. They are fake like the others are fake.
But Rolex.

In the end I laughed so much I just gave him the money. He just couldn't work out how I couldn't understand Rolex cost more.
 

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Yeh it sure is a trip haggling.

Started at 3000 baht first visit for brand nothing glasses, bag and something else.

I said nah and walked off.

Comes back with 30cm calculator with 1800 on it.

Deal.

The locals are fine to work with...the ex-pat British blokes are a different kettle of fish wanting to sell time share. Anyone had any dealings with this in Asia?
 

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Yeh it sure is a trip haggling.

Started at 3000 baht first visit for brand nothing glasses, bag and something else.

I said nah and walked off.

Comes back with 30cm calculator with 1800 on it.

Deal.

The locals are fine to work with...the ex-pat British blokes are a different kettle of fish wanting to sell time share. Anyone had any dealings with this in Asia?
Yeah - they pulled up on a motor bike and gave me a scratchy. I won some huge prize - he put on an act like you could not believe. I haven't had a winner this big before! OMG! This is massive! Do you know what you have won? I started laughing. I said drop my prize into my hotel and then I will make an appointment to see your time share pitch. Funny, never saw him again.
 

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Yeah - they pulled up on a motor bike and gave me a scratchy. I won some huge prize - he put on an act like you could not believe. I haven't had a winner this big before! OMG! This is massive! Do you know what you have won? I started laughing. I said drop my prize into my hotel and then I will make an appointment to see your time share pitch. Funny, never saw him again.
Nekday same guy yells out 'do you speak Australian?'.

Then he realised it was Gaso.

Sorry

Me.
 
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