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on 16-08-2014 02:06 PM
Write a review ... of anything ... a product, an item of clothing, a holiday, a hotel, a car, a song, a play, a poem, a book, a work of art ... whatever you like. It can be positive or negative, long or short, in prose or in verse.
This thread was inspired by a description of a hotel in a book I am reading which reminded me of the "best hotel in the world I have ever stayed at".
My hotel is in Phuket, Thailand. We went to Bangkok in around 1991 for my brother's weddings and then joined him and my ex SIL on their honeymoon. They already had a kid or two ... we weren't invading their privacy.
There were my parents, my brother and ex SIL, my other brother and his ex floozy, 3 or 4 kids, and me and my ex. The others had all booked into the same rather modest hotel, but me and the ex got a lucky bargain with the airline and for something like ten dollars a day we stayed at this 5 star resort.
Pools, restaurants, bars, the sea ... Thai masseuses and elephant rides on the beach ... local markets in the hotel grounds ...
Because our hotel was nicer than theirs, the rest of our family made it HQ. The kids would play in the (smaller) pool, and the adults would hang out drinking beer and watching the kids and planning the day. We'd walk into town and check out the shops and buy beer for $1 a can (the hotel charged $5).
In the evenings we'd go check out the bars. We usually settled for the Kangaroo Bar, and we played Connect 4 and Jengha with the staff.
One of the best things was the room. It was enormous. The bath was about the size of our bathroom, and the balcony was bigger than my unit. We could sit on the balcony and watch the people, the biggest pool and the sea.
But, the absolutely BEST THING about this hotel was their breakfast. For $14 you could get a full cooked breakfast (bacon, sausages, eggs, tomatoes etc), rolls and pastries, and an enormous fruit basket ... and the juice of your choice (tomato) and the hot beverage of your choice (mine was hot chocolate). All cooked beautifully and presented magnificently.
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on 16-08-2014 03:15 PM
Good Will Hunting movie - Matt Damon and Robin Williams
i saw this for the first time yesterday and was blown away. Not only by the acting , but the outstanding script.
I had no idea what it was about and didn't know what to expect.
Apparently this was the first movie Robin played a serious part in and he won an Oscar for his efforts.
Robin played a very moving and beautiful role and it touched me so deeply as I thought in many ways
he would have been like that in real life.
Matt Damon's acting was superb and I thought he should have won an award too (maybe he did).
Below is a video of Robin Williams' acceptance speech at the 1998 Academy Awards
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on 16-08-2014 05:54 PM
I was never a "horse person". I might have read a few books about ponies when I was a pre-teen, but I probably read the same amount of books about becoming a ballerina or a princess (LOL).
I discovered Dick Francis by accident ... I can't remember how or when or where ... but the first one I read was one of his early ones.
I got hooked.
As he continued writing, I loved that he could move away from novels solely relating to horse racing, and take on so many other areas ... hurricanes, glass blowing, toy making and so on.
He was also pretty good at characters and plots.
If you haven't read any Dick Francis novels, pick one up from the second hand bookshop near you.
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on 17-08-2014 01:56 PM
I've written quite a few reviews for Amazon and Yelp!
I can second your Dick Francis review.......I was introduced to him by one of the war department's cousins, back in 83..........at first I pooh-poohed the concept of horse racing as a background for suspense novels, but was quickly educated........
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on 17-08-2014 02:26 PM
Quick delivery, was kept up to date with the whole delivery process.....good item but no good for cans. VB just fits over the lip of the holder, so more suited for a longer necked beer.
I have a discount code if anybody is interested.
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on 17-08-2014 03:01 PM
Love*today, I get the gist, but what exactly is a Stubby Strip?
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on 17-08-2014 03:25 PM
It's like six stubby holders joined together, one rips off so you can drink with it. It rolls up and has a handle. Easier to cart around instead of the esky.
If I was on the comp I'd post a pic, or attach the ad as I don't sell it as good as it 😄
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on 17-08-2014 03:44 PM
Review of tonight's dinner ... big salad, no meat ... there you have it 😉
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on 17-08-2014 04:02 PM
Not only have I read his collaborations with Felix, but even those authored by Felix alone.............not the same.
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on 17-08-2014 04:08 PM
Magic Mesh........an inexpensive alternative to constantly opening and closing doors for the pups, that lasts all summer. Easy to install, tacks and velcro fasteners, magic mesh uses magnets to hold the two halves together. It took all of 30 seconds for the dogs to realize its function. What's amusing is when the door is actually shut, and the kids try to leave..........

