The Texan
“Texas is neither southern nor western. Texas is Texas.” William Blakley, U.S. Senator
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When I first arrived in Thailand, I entered the country without a visa, staying for 30 days and then paying immigration to extend my stay for another 15 days. Once the fifteen-day extension expired, I left the country to start the process all over again. The majority of the time, I took a bus to the border, crossed into Cambodia, and then turned right back around and re-entered Thailand.
After a few visa runs, I smartened up, flew to Cambodia, and procured a one-year, multiple-entry tourist visa. Back in the late 90’s it was much easier to obtain this type of visa and I took advantage of this. With a one-year, multiple-entry tourist visa, I …show more content…
“She showed up on my doorstep.”
“No!”
“’Yes sir, she sure enough did. She’s been staying with me for the last month.”
“But you don’t speak Thai and she doesn’t speak English, right? How’s that work?”
He burst out in laughter.
“She don’t speak English,” he said. “But that don’t stop her from talkin’!”
The old man was clearly at a loss for what to do.
“She’s always a cookin’ and a cleanin’ or doing something around the house. She’s a hard little worker,” he said.
“How old is she,” I asked.’
“Twenty-one.” He turned and looked at me. “She talks to me all the time but I don’t understand a word she says.” “Does she understand anything you say?” “I don’t know, but she never stops flappin’ her gums,” he said.
“You’re sleeping with her though, right? I mean, can you still...?”
“Yes, sir.”
“And?”
“We have our fun but I’m an old man. She’s always a rarin’ to go and can’t get enough. She plum tuckers me out!”
By now, I was starting to like the old codger. While troubled by his predicament, at least he was having fun.
“Anytime we get in the taxi, she’s always yappin’ with the
“Texas is neither southern nor western. Texas is Texas.” William Blakley, U.S. Senator
***
When I first arrived in Thailand, I entered the country without a visa, staying for 30 days and then paying immigration to extend my stay for another 15 days. Once the fifteen-day extension expired, I left the country to start the process all over again. The majority of the time, I took a bus to the border, crossed into Cambodia, and then turned right back around and re-entered Thailand.
After a few visa runs, I smartened up, flew to Cambodia, and procured a one-year, multiple-entry tourist visa. Back in the late 90’s it was much easier to obtain this type of visa and I took advantage of this. With a one-year, multiple-entry tourist visa, I …show more content…
“She showed up on my doorstep.”
“No!”
“’Yes sir, she sure enough did. She’s been staying with me for the last month.”
“But you don’t speak Thai and she doesn’t speak English, right? How’s that work?”
He burst out in laughter.
“She don’t speak English,” he said. “But that don’t stop her from talkin’!”
The old man was clearly at a loss for what to do.
“She’s always a cookin’ and a cleanin’ or doing something around the house. She’s a hard little worker,” he said.
“How old is she,” I asked.’
“Twenty-one.” He turned and looked at me. “She talks to me all the time but I don’t understand a word she says.” “Does she understand anything you say?” “I don’t know, but she never stops flappin’ her gums,” he said.
“You’re sleeping with her though, right? I mean, can you still...?”
“Yes, sir.”
“And?”
“We have our fun but I’m an old man. She’s always a rarin’ to go and can’t get enough. She plum tuckers me out!”
By now, I was starting to like the old codger. While troubled by his predicament, at least he was having fun.
“Anytime we get in the taxi, she’s always yappin’ with the