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GroovyJack Member
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:09 pm Post subject: Re: Back from overseas trip |
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Subic , Mombasa , Yokosuka .. Singapore .. AAARRGGHH .. Memories come flooding back ..
Naples and humpty dumpty
Rota inchop/outchop ... N.Africa , North Atlantic ( bluenose ) .. Suez Canal , IO , Djibouti ( before anyone had ever heard of it ) , Gonzo Station , Yankee Station , Diego Garcia , WesPacs and Meds , Unitas ( two of 'em ) was better than wespacs ..
My old weps boss when he was a Lt. just put on VADM and is Com7 now ..
Lots of O's I was with flagged ...
I'm sure I left out something , oh yeah the Hamburg Hook ..
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Bushmaster Super Member
Joined: Jun 12, 2005 Posts: 11393 Location: Ava, Missouri
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:54 am Post subject: Re: Back from overseas trip |
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Did my first West-Pac in 1967 and my last in 1979-80...Lots of memories...
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gelandangan Super Member
Joined: May 07, 2006 Posts: 6398 Location: Sydney Australia
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:13 pm Post subject: Re: Back from overseas trip |
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LOL.. all those dates you guys thrown in just made me feel good.. during those times, I am just a little runt.
Now, I could experience the real thing and you guys could only reminiscence
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gelandangan Super Member
Joined: May 07, 2006 Posts: 6398 Location: Sydney Australia
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:36 pm Post subject: Re: Back from overseas trip |
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My view of Taiwan.
Having experienced airports on the Asian countries ( Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippine, Vietnam, China, Hongkong, Korea etc) I found that Taipei, Taiwan has the worst looking international Airport.
For all the hoolabaloo Taiwan thrown out by telling other nations their accomplishments, Taiwan do not think to improve their International Airport. The design is definitely seventies style, with old plastic PVC chairs, dark empty waiting rooms, stinky toilets and mediocre dutyfree shops.
Inside the country on the other hand, Taipei is a quite impressive city, it is clean, and strangely devoid of any graffiti. I reckon the price of spray paints cans are above the reach of the children there.
I went to the Taipei 101 building which is currently still the world tallest building. The elevator takes 28 seconds to reach 500 meters. It is pressurized so your ear do not pop while inside. Up form the top, tall buildings seems like tiny toys. Picture attached.
While in Taipei I stayed in the Sheraton, the room cost AUD$300 a night but you still have to pay extra to get internet connection Bloody diggers!! and to make it worse, there is a sign telling visitors the price of the LAN cable is NT$500. There must be plenty of tourist like to swipe old 1 meter LAN cables there!!
Conducting business in Taiwan starts with gift exchanges, while I get a few taiwanese trinkets, my gift to them is a definite hit. I went to some gift shop here in Sydney and buy some kangaroo marble pouch if you know what I meant. And when exchanging gifts, they went ballistic!!! I thought that it is perfect
So there is my second installment. I hope you enjoy it.
Gelan
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Dimitri Super Member
Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5944
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Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 5:05 pm Post subject: Re: Back from overseas trip |
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Although you are married with kids and no one else asked any pictures of cute girls ??
Sorry Dallan had to ask.
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Morax Super Member
Joined: Dec 18, 2006 Posts: 618 Location: Pittsburgh Pa
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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 9:21 am Post subject: Re: Back from overseas trip |
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dude... that is from a building?? one thing you wont see up there is my scrawy butt!! wayyyyyyyy to high for me!
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gelandangan Super Member
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Dimitri Super Member
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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 6:23 pm Post subject: Re: Back from overseas trip |
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Eh, sorry skinny models do not mean cute girls to me, I like them with alittle meat on them myself. I know many cute asian girls here so I got to asume there are a few there.
Tell you what I'll mail you a picture of a girl I found online once in a girls with guns thread that most gun sites have, shes properly dressed so if the wife sees your in the clear. But the reason its her picture is well shes pretty much exactly the type of girl I go after.
Dimitri
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Vince Site Admin
Joined: May 25, 2005 Posts: 15715 Location: Brisbane AUSTRALIA
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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 10:36 pm Post subject: Re: Back from overseas trip |
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Bushmaster Super Member
Joined: Jun 12, 2005 Posts: 11393 Location: Ava, Missouri
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Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:55 am Post subject: Re: Back from overseas trip |
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I want NO part of this discussion...I will not tell on myself except that on my first West-Pac I was single and married on my second one. The second one became a sight seeing trip...Just not as fun as the first...Just like Los Vegas...What happens in West-Pac stays in West-Pac... From "In-chop" to "Out-chop" is nobody's business...But Boy oh boy!!!
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Dimitri Super Member
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Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:42 pm Post subject: Re: Back from overseas trip |
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Vince,
If they are on the "boogie street" I probably wouldn't be attractive to them I got different tastes then most guys and if the girl dresses well you know like most of them do thats a turn off for me.
Dimitri
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Vince Site Admin
Joined: May 25, 2005 Posts: 15715 Location: Brisbane AUSTRALIA
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Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:43 pm Post subject: Re: Back from overseas trip |
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Vince,
If they are on the "boogie street" I probably wouldn't be attractive to them I got different tastes then most guys and if the girl dresses well you know like most of them do thats a turn off for me. :lol:Dimitri |
'Mitri....all I'll say is "boys will be boys and boys will be girls".
On Boogie Street in Singapore you will find boys, girls( a few) and SHIMS. I'll let you use your imagination as to what you think a "shim" may be. Worse part about the shims is that they are extremely attractive to look at and their "attributes" are near perfect....in fact too good to be true.
I'll leave this conversation there and add nothing more because methinks if it goes any further it may well get too "descriptive" and possibly obscene.
Cheers, Vince
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gelandangan Super Member
Joined: May 07, 2006 Posts: 6398 Location: Sydney Australia
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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:18 pm Post subject: Re: Back from overseas trip |
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Well, Vince after all, Dimitri did say:
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So you never know.. it may be an attraction there..
Not that it made any difference to me being of an Asian descendant, we are quite tolerant on those that favor that flavor...
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Bushmaster Super Member
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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:54 pm Post subject: Re: Back from overseas trip |
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L O L Tell me Big D...Just how deep did you sink? L O L
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Dimitri Super Member
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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 5:03 pm Post subject: Re: Back from overseas trip |
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I didn't sink.
By the way about the clothing comment I ment I dont like women who over expose themselves.
Dimitri
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