Phuket

marc26 · #1 16-10-2004, 01:17

i havent even got the definite notice of my layoff but i booked my trip today! going to see my family in boston for thanksgiving, flying to california to hang out with a few friends for 9 days then leaving LAX-HKG dec6, staying in HKG until dec12, HKG-BKK. going to pattaya for afew days to meet a freind and down to Patong for as long as i want!

tintin · #2 16-10-2004, 01:21

Have fun Marc, but think a bit about your savings, not having a job and so!

Pitty we will not meed! I will be there till end November!

MiniMaker · #3 16-10-2004, 02:05

Hi tintin, how's your health?
Are you well enough to go now?
It seemed like you might cancel for a while there. It would be a shame for anyone to miss out on a long awaited tour

Good luck and good health.....

marc26 · #4 16-10-2004, 02:43

tintin,
thank you for your concern. i volunteered to get laid off and got a very handsome severance package and actually get paid by ny company through january and then recieve a lump sum. that said, in the US, i will recieve unemployment for 9 months that will pay for pretty much anything i do in thailand without having to touch my saving s or the money recieved in severance, so i cant wait

Cali · #5 16-10-2004, 03:34

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Originally Posted by marc26

tintin,
thank you for your concern. i volunteered to get laid off and got a very handsome severance package and actually get paid by ny company through january and then recieve a lump sum. that said, in the US, i will recieve unemployment for 9 months that will pay for pretty much anything i do in thailand without having to touch my saving s or the money recieved in severance, so i cant wait

Looks like you got a great deal. Have fun!

Jimmy D · #6 16-10-2004, 03:53

Layed off going to Thailand first time.
No worry here mate.
Just fun sun and Girls Girls Beer beer .
Did i forget the Girls Beer?

JayBee · #7 16-10-2004, 11:50

Congratulations, Marc.

Good move.

A decision you will surely never regret!! Enjoy! I know you will! And let us know a little bit about your experiences, occcasionally.

tintin · #8 16-10-2004, 12:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiniMaker

Hi tintin, how's your health?
Are you well enough to go now?
It seemed like you might cancel for a while there. It would be a shame for anyone to miss out on a long awaited tour

Good luck and good health.....

Thanks! A bit up and down! I am starting herbs tommorow, see how that that works out! But for the moment it is fair, with his ups and downs, just drink a bit too much to forget te pain of the soul!

But I think I will be able to make it! It doesn't get worse and that is the most important!

Diver69 · #9 17-10-2004, 00:55

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Originally Posted by tintin

Thanks! A bit up and down! I am starting herbs tommorow, see how that that works out! But for the moment it is fair, with his ups and downs, just drink a bit too much to forget te pain of the soul!

But I think I will be able to make it! It doesn't get worse and that is the most important!

Hello Tintin,
hope you can make it. When I look at Werwolfs list (thanks for the work Werwolf) there are just a few boardmembers around in the time you or I have planned. Would be a pitty if you had to cancel. Looking forward meeting you at MTB.

SuRFeRGiRL · #10 17-10-2004, 20:02

hi mark, i go to hongkong too, i go there on 20 of november...25 i fly to phuket where i stay one week then i return to bangkok for a few days, i travel to cambodia or other place and then return again to hong kong for a few days till 13 of december, i will sleep near the squar garden, at madison street, at the center of the action, so see u!

marc26 · #11 20-10-2004, 20:08

surfergirl
hows the weather in HKG then? let me know if you know any other things about HKG

ancientmariner · #12 21-10-2004, 21:49

what you wanna know about HK, marc? i'm there now.

marc26 · #13 22-10-2004, 20:07

ancientmariner,
just good places to go out that is a mixture of westerners and chinese. mostly entertainment. also, cali and jaybee, where in california are you guys, im going to california on nov26 for 2 weeks before i fly to LOS

ancientmariner · #14 22-10-2004, 20:51

Marc, check this website out from the HK government tourism board:

http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/...ts/index.jhtml

I gotta work most days but I wouldn't mind meeting you up for a drink in the evening at SoHo which is where most local expats hangout after work. You might also wanna ask urtheman for some advice too since he used to work here so he knows where to go.

marc26 · #15 22-10-2004, 21:23

i would love to meet up with you. also may i ask what you do for a living over there. the reason I am going to hong kong is I am a trader and i am meeting a few people over there to discuss a job, but i will defintely like to hook up with you

ancientmariner · #16 22-10-2004, 21:43

I work for a cellphone company, less perks and less risks

marc26 · #17 22-10-2004, 22:00

where in the us you from? before i leave i will get your info, i will hook up

ancientmariner · #18 22-10-2004, 22:07

marc, send me a pm prior to your arrival in HKG and we'll hookup one night. weather here is cool and nice, sorta like early summer in seattle.

marc26 · #19 28-10-2004, 04:36

AM
what will the weather be like in hong kong when im there dec7-12

ancientmariner · #20 28-10-2004, 08:54

December will be cool. Don't worry, it's nothing like Boston or even the Pacific Northwest. More like San Fran except you can smell the air you breath, which has an acidic smell to it. Clothes are cheap here so you can always buy a jacket if it gets really cold.