Richard Jernigan -> RE: Prudencio sanz (Nov. 4 2012 4:57:31)
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ORIGINAL: BarkellWH I was staying at the Oriental Hotel, and in the evenings after dinner I would have a few beers at the Tiger Bar, while listening to a very good jazz singer and her combo, imported from New York. I wish I could say I was living dangerously, but I was not. Couldn't afford the consequences if something happened, as I was on State Department orders for my TDY assignment at the Embassy in Rangoon, Burma. Cheers, Bill Larisa and I stayed at the Oriental a couple of years later, in November 2006--one of my all time favorite hotels. The outdoor breakfast buffet seemed to cover a city block along the banks of the Chao Phraya. As far as living dangerously: Larisa and I had only known one another a couple of months at the time. The guys on the tiny island of Roi Namur where we lived, nearly all bachelors, commented that a lot of them had gone to Thailand to meet girls. A few guys had brought girls back from Thailand, whom they married. They said I was the only single man from Roi in living memory to actually take a girl to Thailand. We spent some time in Phuket diving, visiting the spectacular little islands, chilling out and enjoying the great food. We went to Angkor in Cambodia as well, a wonderful experience. RNJ Rummaging through packing boxes, just ran across the DVD with these photos. Huge reclining Buddha at Wat Pho by Larisa:
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