Yesterday arvo / evening I took a ride back out to Xiengkok, on the Mekong. I carried on up to the Laos - Myanmar Friendship Bridge. I think they may have missed an “Un-“ in the title. I found myself to be surprisingly fluent in Laos Officialdom gesticulations and body language, as they had no issue with nuances, providing both the “... you ...” and the “... off ...” versions of Beepers’ Friday night philosophical meanderings.Firstly,
Eoin, ride that cnut like you've never ridden a cnut before.Which to be honest, it seems you are doing.
Secondly, I love you all, and I hope you all prevail in all of your potential endeavours.
Thirdly, **** off ****s. It's friday night and I don't believe there's any reason for me to pretend to wish you better than that.
Hmm, nuances.
**** you cnuts?
**** off cnuts?
It's a tricky business in this day and age.
Yesterday arvo / evening I took a ride back out to Xiengkok, on the Mekong....
... It can be surprisingly distracting when there is a beetle crawling around the inside of one’s ear, having found its evening recce flight curtailed by a motorcyclist battling from pothole to chasm, in a dusty attempt to make it back in one piece. It may be the reason why balaclavas are more prevalent than helmets...
Alright, they're clearly unfriendly *nuts, but then the family history, jeebus, I'm surprised they let you through. It's lucky you're riding such a **** motorbike that even the Chings don't care I guess.Yesterday arvo / evening I took a ride back out to Xiengkok, on the Mekong. I carried on up to the Laos - Myanmar Friendship Bridge. I think they may have missed an “Un-“ in the title. I found myself to be surprisingly fluent in Laos Officialdom gesticulations and body language, as they had no issue with nuances, providing both the “... you ...” and the “... off ...” versions of Beepers’ Friday night philosophical meanderings.
The targeted hostility was amply compensated for, though, when I returned to Xiengkok, a little village on a turn in the Mekong, where the slow boats first appear after the lower rapids / canyon, on their journeys up to China. Stopping at the sleepy Immigration post, I could see the hut that my family stayed in 15 years ago, looking down the river, and the point of no return I had passed when I ignorantly set sail on my inflatable kayak one evening, not knowing that, past the corner was a canyon that offered no eddies or exits, and a water flow faster than I could hold my own against. A 10 minute paddle ended up taking me hours to fight my way back in the dark, with my wife unnecessarily reminding me of what a bloody idiot I am.
As we had run out of Laos Kip, and there was no opportunity to get any out there, we convinced a long-tail skipper the next day to take us down the river to Houayxai, on the basis that we’d pay him once we got there. As I saw what was downstream of where I had drifted to in the kayak, I was glad I had made an exit when I could. The long-tail had to keep speed up through the rapids to maintain steerage, and had a freeboard for about 2 inches. As things progressively got worse, I told my wife to hang on to our youngest daughter, whilst I held the older one, so that if / when we went in, we wouldn’t lose them...
Ahhhh, fond memories... and to think I am still married, and both daughters still seem to like me a little.
The flying bugs / beetles / bombers were out in force on the ride back in the dark, pushing home one of the disadvantages of an open-face helmet. It can be surprisingly distracting when there is a beetle crawling around the inside of one’s ear, having found its evening recce flight curtailed by a motorcyclist battling from pothole to chasm, in a dusty attempt to make it back in one piece. It may be the reason why balaclavas are more prevalent than helmets...
I agree - I’m surprised anyone lets me in anywhere. The good thing about deportation (I’ve only been deported once) is that the deportee-Country has to allow for you to come in, before the deporter-Country can push you out. Quite nice, really.Alright, they're clearly unfriendly *nuts, but then the family history, jeebus, I'm surprised they let you through. It's lucky you're riding such a **** motorbike that even the Chings don't care I guess.
That really was meant to be a joke btw.
I'm a big fan of the free trade agreement with China, and Donald Trump, and women.
If swearing is enjoyable to me it must be worthwhile.
Which begs the question.
Whatever.
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