This just in from Tokyo

It's been a while since posting, mainly cuz I think the early part of the year is all about dealing with post holiday follow up and catch up and you don't have time to scratch your arse. Well just when you think you have nothing to report, your buddy in Tokyo sends over something to make your morning.

"The put water cap opened by downing it the turn in the reception desk at checout and candid advice was said.  It apologized then and there.  I hear that the guest did not have the appearance of anger.  There was a thing the amount of the number of water centimeter where the cap opened certainly has decreased when going to the room for the confirmation.  It is noted there is not the future this.  It Anauss it as the morning briefing."

Usually I can decipher what the emails are about but here on this day, today, not a freakin' clue.  The only thing I get from this is the guest was not angry or so they heard.

And this guy was on my team.  Course he did slam a shot of soy sauce thinking it was an espresso and had to have his stomach pumped at 4am when he was Manager on Duty, not the sharpest tool in the shed.

Monday Morning Quarterback

By definition, it is a person who calls the perfect game on Monday when all the big games took place on the Saturday and Sunday prior.  One who points out the obvious and always wants people to think they knew how it "should have gone" a few days following the outcome.  In the US we call that Monday morning quarterback.  It might also be known throughout the world as "hind sight is 20/20".

This of course takes place in the business world as well.  And today is Monday so out come the quarterbacks.  For once I would like them to suit up prior to the game, be in the game, get beat up and thrown about like everyone else in the game and not just show up after the fans have all gone home and the lights in the stadium have been turned off.

New Political Party in Thailand

I am sure you are all tuned to your televisions and are searching out our political situation in Thailand, why wouldn't you be? Well you have probably not heard that there is a third political party, yes a third party of all things. Of course you know we have the Yellow shirts and of course the Red shirts.  They are the ones that shut down the airport and have caused trauma and disrepair to this great country with no regard for the people.  Now, there is the No shirts.  

The No Shirt party comes to us in protest of the protestors - to show how absolutely sick the country is of this red vs yellow shirt crap.  The people of Thailand are suffering through lack of business to the hospitality industry and by the corporate decisions to move manufacturing off to Malaysia and Singapore.  So in support of the No Shirt political party, I say YAY and you have my vote.  Enough of this color stuff.

Only in Bangers

While the sentiment is nice and of course the service is unexpected at a Holiday Inn, you have to laugh a little at the name of the staff member. Only in Bangkok.

Say it fast and with a south Philly accent.

Elephant Body Surfing

Just returned from a long weekend down in Phuket.  

While the sun was not out until the last two days, I did get to witness some great body surfing.