The "G-Spot" strip club, "Ball Scratchers" pool hall, massage parlors, etc. Definitely a representative building in Tumon . . . .


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I can see parts of the Port and the main bridge from my window and the street in front of the hotel. The subway station below the road is a major intersection and hub ( Read more... )

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Shallum apparently acquired a 400-pound bluefin tuna late last week. These fish are so prized they are generally flown directly to Japan for resale. The kitchen staff at the Dropoff estimated the eventual resale value of that one fish in Japan to be about $60,000. (EDIT: I've since heard estimates from $12,000 to $300,000; be skeptical, be ( Read more... )

Okay, so Megan had a birthday yesterday, sowe had a birthday party at the apartment complex pool. First, lots of our friends went camping, but I was not with them, so I only heard fragments of the story. Beautiful beaches and stars, lots of beer and wine, hangovers and sunburns, Japanese and Taiwanese tourist invasion of formerly pristine beach, ( Read more... )

38-hour Day sucks.

Tired, exhausted, bought a lot of clothes for both Danka and me, and saw "21." Disppointing. Do I really have to wait for "Indiana Jones and the Insidious Wakeful Rest Home" to see a decent flick?

Heh. So I took the scenic route to work this afternoon. See, there are 3 ways to town from where we are. The longest is the perfect route for the car, stay on themain road and the main turnoff. The second way is my usual route to work -- walk down the private paved road -- a local businessman built and maintains it. The shortest route involves ( Read more... )

The more hands you watch, the more you realize the betting strategies. I can do this. Try litigation. Nowhere near the immediate payoff (or loss). It's the Long Con; Poker is the Short Con. But these guys play even when they're not playing . . . I can play ( Read more... )

Fired up the charcoal grill last night for pork steaks marinated in soy and spices. Excellent. Won a second straight game of Monopoly against a very dejected opponent who speaks of my great and undeniable capacity for luck ( Read more... )