SagsWay2low said:

I'll answer your question if you read the book.

I finished it this afternoon

thats why I asked the next to last scene is Hock Seng going back for Mai instead of heading straight for the anchor pads!!

So do you think they got out?

endymion said:

SagsWay2low said:

I'll answer your question if you read the book.

I finished it this afternoon

thats why I asked the next to last scene is Hock Seng going back for Mai instead of heading straight for the anchor pads!!

So do you think they got out?

I personally don't think they got out.

The reason why is that the book is wonderfully set up for a sequel.

I don't think the author intends a sequel, but it would be ready for one should he intend to do so.

There are just too many interesting and morally complex characters in the book.

When I discovered that the Tiger of Bangkok's own assistant was in bed with his enemy, I placed the book down and did an 'oh my fuck damn' moment.

Then giggled because it was soooooooooo in line with Thai politics.

But, digress.

There are just too many interesting characters in this book for there no to be the

potential for a sequel.

And for all of Hock Seng's quirks, he makes one hell of a character. To just get rid of him

in an upcoming sequel would be ludicrous. But then again, the Tiger of Bangkok

ends up in front of the mininstry in little pieces with his penis in his mouth, so who knows.

Sooooooo to make a long story short, one would hope he left...it seems that he was given

an opportunity to flee--he certainly has money at this point--and fleeing would be easy for him

to do. But, for the prospects of this nonexistent sequel, he's probably stuck in Thailand.

Anderson dies in the book, but he's not a very interesting character anyway.

SagsWay2low said:

endymion said:

I finished it this afternoon

thats why I asked the next to last scene is Hock Seng going back for Mai instead of heading straight for the anchor pads!!

So do you think they got out?

I personally don't think they got out.

The reason why is that the book is wonderfully set up for a sequel.

I don't think the author intends a sequel, but it would be ready for one should he intend to do so.

There are just too many interesting and morally complex characters in the book.

When I discovered that the Tiger of Bangkok's own assistant was in bed with his enemy, I placed the book down and did an 'oh my fuck damn' moment.

Then giggled because it was soooooooooo in line with Thai politics.

But, digress.

There are just too many interesting characters in this book for there no to be the

potential for a sequel.

And for all of Hock Seng's quirks, he makes one hell of a character. To just get rid of him

in an upcoming sequel would be ludicrous. But then again, the Tiger of Bangkok

ends up in front of the mininstry in little pieces with his penis in his mouth, so who knows.

Sooooooo to make a long story short, one would hope he left...it seems that he was given

an opportunity to flee--he certainly has money at this point--and fleeing would be easy for him

to do. But, for the prospects of this nonexistent sequel, he's probably stuck in Thailand.

Anderson dies in the book, but he's not a very interesting character anyway.

Anderson and Carlyle were both a couple of fuckers

I liked the fact Gibbons turned up at the end in a little rowing boat with the ladyboy

The end of my copy had an interview with the author which suggests he is working on a similiar type of book at the moment (the world is fucked up type) hope it is a sequel

And I don't think it is impossible to kill Hock Seng he was a tenacious little bugger

who redeemed himself when he went back for Mai

The ghost of Jaidee got on my nerves a bit it distracted me from excepting the book as reality if you get my meaning

Anyway good recommendation

Oh yeah question can a 42 year old man wear speedos?

endymion said:

SagsWay2low said:

I personally don't think they got out.

The reason why is that the book is wonderfully set up for a sequel.

I don't think the author intends a sequel, but it would be ready for one should he intend to do so.

There are just too many interesting and morally complex characters in the book.

When I discovered that the Tiger of Bangkok's own assistant was in bed with his enemy, I placed the book down and did an 'oh my fuck damn' moment.

Then giggled because it was soooooooooo in line with Thai politics.

But, digress.

There are just too many interesting characters in this book for there no to be the

potential for a sequel.

And for all of Hock Seng's quirks, he makes one hell of a character. To just get rid of him

in an upcoming sequel would be ludicrous. But then again, the Tiger of Bangkok

ends up in front of the mininstry in little pieces with his penis in his mouth, so who knows.

Sooooooo to make a long story short, one would hope he left...it seems that he was given

an opportunity to flee--he certainly has money at this point--and fleeing would be easy for him

to do. But, for the prospects of this nonexistent sequel, he's probably stuck in Thailand.

Anderson dies in the book, but he's not a very interesting character anyway.

Anderson and Carlyle were both a couple of fuckers

I liked the fact Gibbons turned up at the end in a little rowing boat with the ladyboy

The end of my copy had an interview with the author which suggests he is working on a similiar type of book at the moment (the world is fucked up type) hope it is a sequel

And I don't think it is impossible to kill Hock Seng he was a tenacious little bugger

who redeemed himself when he went back for Mai

The ghost of Jaidee got on my nerves a bit it distracted me from excepting the book as reality if you get my meaning

Anyway good recommendation

aaahhhh , the ghost.

I think the author was trying to tap into the Thai mindset.

Thais almost all believe in ghosts. Actually, I've never met a Thai who didn't.

There are spirit houses on every piece of property in Thailand, and many of my

western friends claimed to have heard ghosts that their Thai friends could 'see'.

Some Thais even claim to speak with ghosts. It's a natural part of their thinking here.

A bit strange for me.

I think Jaidee's ghosts served mostly to represent just how Thai his assistant was.

In a Thai book, she wouldn't be the only person to see him--others would see and talk to him

too. In this book, the author choses to let you decide if it's her imagination or

if you want to buy into the entire Thai mythos so to speak. I found it distracting too,

but you'll seldom see a book with Thai characters that doesn't have them seeing or

talking about a ghost.

Did you really like the book?

I thought it was just brilliant. He touched a whole bunch on Hock Seng's character, fears, etc.

but only mentions in like 5 brief words of how his children met their demise--he leaves the

grissly details to your imagination. Yet in other scenes, he's explicit--like the sexual assault

of the windup girl in the bar (the first depiction of the assault--it was so damned brutal to me

I got ill)

SagsWay2low said:

endymion said:

my stuff blah blah..

aaahhhh , the ghost.

I think the author was trying to tap into the Thai mindset.

Thais almost all believe in ghosts. Actually, I've never met a Thai who didn't.

There are spirit houses on every piece of property in Thailand, and many of my

western friends claimed to have heard ghosts that their Thai friends could 'see'.

Some Thais even claim to speak with ghosts. It's a natural part of their thinking here.

A bit strange for me.

I think Jaidee's ghosts served mostly to represent just how Thai his assistant was.

In a Thai book, she wouldn't be the only person to see him--others would see and talk to him

too. In this book, the author choses to let you decide if it's her imagination or

if you want to buy into the entire Thai mythos so to speak. I found it distracting too,

but you'll seldom see a book with Thai characters that doesn't have them seeing or

talking about a ghost.

Did you really like the book?

I thought it was just brilliant. He touched a whole bunch on Hock Seng's character, fears, etc.

but only mentions in like 5 brief words of how his children met their demise--he leaves the

grissly details to your imagination. Yet in other scenes, he's explicit--like the sexual assault

of the windup girl in the bar (the first depiction of the assault--it was so damned brutal to me

I got ill)

Ahh the ghost of Jaidee makes sense now, as a farang that went over my head

I thought it had some really original ideas but ultimately I didn't really care enough about the characters

I guess with most of the characters that was the authors intention as they themselves cared little about anyone either.

Probably living in the backwaters of Bournemouth hampered my appreciation of the book

Are you done with your bookreview?

When were you happy?

endymion said:

SagsWay2low said:

aaahhhh , the ghost.

I think the author was trying to tap into the Thai mindset.

Thais almost all believe in ghosts. Actually, I've never met a Thai who didn't.

There are spirit houses on every piece of property in Thailand, and many of my

western friends claimed to have heard ghosts that their Thai friends could 'see'.

Some Thais even claim to speak with ghosts. It's a natural part of their thinking here.

A bit strange for me.

I think Jaidee's ghosts served mostly to represent just how Thai his assistant was.

In a Thai book, she wouldn't be the only person to see him--others would see and talk to him

too. In this book, the author choses to let you decide if it's her imagination or

if you want to buy into the entire Thai mythos so to speak. I found it distracting too,

but you'll seldom see a book with Thai characters that doesn't have them seeing or

talking about a ghost.

Did you really like the book?

I thought it was just brilliant. He touched a whole bunch on Hock Seng's character, fears, etc.

but only mentions in like 5 brief words of how his children met their demise--he leaves the

grissly details to your imagination. Yet in other scenes, he's explicit--like the sexual assault

of the windup girl in the bar (the first depiction of the assault--it was so damned brutal to me

I got ill)

Ahh the ghost of Jaidee makes sense now, as a farang that went over my head

I thought it had some really original ideas but ultimately I didn't really care enough about the characters

I guess with most of the characters that was the authors intention as they themselves cared little about anyone either.

Probably living in the backwaters of Bournemouth hampered my appreciation of the book

OMG, We're through!

SagsWay2low said:

endymion said:

Ahh the ghost of Jaidee makes sense now, as a farang that went over my head

I thought it had some really original ideas but ultimately I didn't really care enough about the characters

I guess with most of the characters that was the authors intention as they themselves cared little about anyone either.

Probably living in the backwaters of Bournemouth hampered my appreciation of the book

OMG, We're through!

And no one answered my speedo question

Should I stay or should I go?

No man should wear a speedo unless he's a professional swimmer.

I'm happy all the time.

Stay... or go... doesn't really matter to me.

Why do weeds come back in the same place year after year even though you've dug to clay and replaced all the dirt you removed with new soil?

Its already been reported, so how about everybody just ignore that last bit of nonsense.

What if gravity was so strong that everything was pulled to 30 degree angle and we were all walking around sideways... oh wait... maybe that's not really a question....

Why do cats sleep so dang much?

Cerebus said:

Its already been reported, so how about everybody just ignore that last bit of nonsense.

What if gravity was so strong that everything was pulled to 30 degree angle and we were all walking around sideways... oh wait... maybe that's not really a question....

Why do cats sleep so dang much?

Many people believe it to be so, so it's a valid question. I've not had a satisfactory answer yet.

Cats appear to sleep a lot 'cos they're nocturnal creatures so rest during daylight.

Should fish have been given arms?

Cloudbuster said:

Should fish have been given arms?

No because they don't have the brains to do anything with them.

Do you believe the majority of humans are ignorant twats?

connorhawke said:

Cloudbuster said:

Should fish have been given arms?

No because they don't have the brains to do anything with them.

Do you believe the majority of humans are ignorant twats?

I believe some ignorant, clueles, attention seaking humans are twats and that its best to just ignore them so as to not give them the attention they were so badly denied by those who so poorly raised them.

If a natural disaster took place and all you had left to eat was canned cat or dog food, would you?

connorhawke said:

Cloudbuster said:

Should fish have been given arms?

No because they don't have the brains to do anything with them.

Do you believe the majority of humans are ignorant twats?

Like flightless birds with wings and fish without arms, yeah we pretty much suck.

What's your favourite book?

Cloudbuster said:

connorhawke said:

No because they don't have the brains to do anything with them.

Do you believe the majority of humans are ignorant twats?

Like flightless birds with wings and fish without arms, yeah we pretty much suck.

What's your favourite book?

A: Tough one to answer, but I'll go with Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

Q: Have you ever slept with anyone famous?

versiongirl said:

Serious said:

versiongirl said:

A: Tough one to answer, but I'll go with Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

Q: Have you ever slept with anyone famous?

No. I had offers, but turned them down. Morning or night person?

Late night into early morning. Like, midnight to nine. However, I wake up without an alarm before the sun rises no matter what time I go to bed, so I guess that makes me a morning person, even though I love the night.

Why doesn't glue stick to its bottle?

Cerebus said:

Serious said:

versiongirl said: No. I had offers, but turned them down. Morning or night person?

Late night into early morning. Like, midnight to nine. However, I wake up without an alarm before the sun rises no matter what time I go to bed, so I guess that makes me a morning person, even though I love the night.

Why doesn't glue stick to its bottle?

Oh, Oh , Oh it's MAGIC!

How long do your menstrual cycles usually last?

Maytiana said:

Cerebus said:

Late night into early morning. Like, midnight to nine. However, I wake up without an alarm before the sun rises no matter what time I go to bed, so I guess that makes me a morning person, even though I love the night.

Why doesn't glue stick to its bottle?

Oh, Oh , Oh it's MAGIC!

How long do your menstrual cycles usually last?

They're everlasting.

Does your pubic hair go all the way up to your bellybutton?

Cloudbuster said:

Maytiana said:

Oh, Oh , Oh it's MAGIC!

How long do your menstrual cycles usually last?

They're everlasting.

Does your pubic hair go all the way up to your bellybutton?

heck no.

do you floss every day?

XxAxX said:

Cloudbuster said:

They're everlasting.

Does your pubic hair go all the way up to your bellybutton?

heck no.

do you floss every day?

No. Only when censored by mods and reported by PC nazis.

Does your pubic hair go all the way up to your bellybutton?

Cloudbuster said:

XxAxX said:

heck no.

do you floss every day?

No. Only when censored by mods and reported by PC nazis.

Does your pubic hair go all the way up to your bellybutton?

i said, no.

do you use a q-tip to clean your ears even though the box says not to?

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oh, and btw,

XxAxX said:

oh, and btw,

Hell yeah to that.

Fuck you Dan.

hey since we're on the topic what do you think of this thing????

missing legs much???????

okay sorry. getting back on track:

Does your pubic hair go all the way up to your bellybutton?

[Edited 4/19/11 19:04pm]

XxAxX said:

hey since we're on the topic what do you think of this thing????

missing legs much???????

okay sorry. getting back on track:

Does your pubic hair go all the way up to your bellybutton?

[Edited 4/19/11 19:04pm]

I hope so.

Who has been the greatest love of your life?

Cloudbuster said:

Serious said:

How old were you when you first travelleld abroad?

i was 21 years old.

what are your plans for Easter/Spring Break?