BOSTON GTG--ANNOUNCEMENT
Jul 19th, 2005, 06:53 AM
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Carole -- I'm the one who wrote about the dog spa. I read about it originally about a year and a half ago in a magazine. It didn't give an address however. Ratt did some incredible detective work and found the address and went to check it out for me and ask the owner if I could visit -- this was all BEFORE I even met Ratt! Anyway it took about 25 minutes from the Oriental and it's in a very residential area in a back road (but in the general direction of the airport). If you're interested I'll dig up the information and send it to you.
Jul 19th, 2005, 06:20 PM
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Thanks Gloria. Sorry Guenmai, that I had you confused re: the dog spa. I was mostly just very curious because I had not heard of such a place before. The midwest is pretty tame (LOL).
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Jul 19th, 2005, 06:36 PM
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i have returned!!!....no stars, just some CEO's and their corporate jets hanging around....oh yes and tommy hilfinger....
nantucket is a spot fit for all fodorites....we go as often as possible but have to save our pennies in between---that's C notes not pennies...
the list is growning each day....we may have to move to an auditorium...just kidding...the asia board and the europe board are well represented...
it should be fun....
don't forget to bring scraps of garbage or left over food with you....we will be throwing them to gpanda who will be in a cage in the middle of the room....there will be a prize of a first class thai air ticket to the person who manages to put a sedative in their food stuffs and gets the panda to swallow it.... you will also be allowed to repeat this feat as the entertainment at a future visit to the bed supper club.....
nantucket is a spot fit for all fodorites....we go as often as possible but have to save our pennies in between---that's C notes not pennies...
the list is growning each day....we may have to move to an auditorium...just kidding...the asia board and the europe board are well represented...
it should be fun....
don't forget to bring scraps of garbage or left over food with you....we will be throwing them to gpanda who will be in a cage in the middle of the room....there will be a prize of a first class thai air ticket to the person who manages to put a sedative in their food stuffs and gets the panda to swallow it.... you will also be allowed to repeat this feat as the entertainment at a future visit to the bed supper club.....
Jul 20th, 2005, 04:37 AM
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MIT sent me a list of hotels for Family Weekend if anyone needs a hotel.
http://alum.mit.edu/ccg/parents/fami...005/hotel.html
http://alum.mit.edu/ccg/parents/fami...005/hotel.html
Jul 20th, 2005, 08:43 AM
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Scraps! Never! Only full dinner plates. I note for the record that Pandas are an endangered species and loved worldwide. Suburban Bankers are a dime a dozen and barely tolerated. Has anyone ever said," I think it would be fun to go to the bank and watch the officers eat"? Yet, we Pandas are ogled night and day. For purposes of these exchanges, please try to ignore the fact that a middle-aged man closely identifies with a zoo creature. But as long as we've chosen that path, bankers/vipers, who can tell the difference.
Jul 21st, 2005, 08:30 AM
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Let's not lose sight of Bob as the primary perpetrator of this GTG. Any attending Pandas will merely be a small sideshow to his performance. Trust me, I've eaten dinner with him a number of times. Alas, Carol (with no "e", nor "i"
, it is well known that Pandas are not allowed to consume intoxicants. Thanks for the thought.
Does anyone else suspect that certain unnamed bankers have probably arranged for a percentage kickback?
, it is well known that Pandas are not allowed to consume intoxicants. Thanks for the thought.Does anyone else suspect that certain unnamed bankers have probably arranged for a percentage kickback?
Jul 21st, 2005, 10:34 AM
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Having dealt with Bob's ilk before, I take his assertion that there will be no percentage kickback to be a virtual admission that there is a flat rate kickback. Why else would he use a modifier when referring to his kisckback? For those doubters, I remind you of those pesky "finance charges" on which bankers rely. In the immortal words of Elmer Fudd (a fellow Needhamite, I might add) "be veddy, veddy careful".
Jul 22nd, 2005, 06:28 AM
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Hi folks. I'm from Boston, and leaving on my first trip to Asia (from PEK to HKG on cruise) with many side trips on October 17th. Would love to meet with you folks, but not sure all my packing will be done by then 
Anyway, please count me in for a quick stop by--would love to pick some folks brains with my last minute questions.
Anyway, please count me in for a quick stop by--would love to pick some folks brains with my last minute questions.
Jul 22nd, 2005, 06:36 AM
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smiles--we would love to have you join us...come for lunch with everyone else...there will be lots of asia fodors people there...the packing can wait...
could you send me your e address so i can send you additional info??
[email protected]
you are going to love asia...!!!
could you send me your e address so i can send you additional info??
[email protected]
you are going to love asia...!!!
Jul 22nd, 2005, 09:02 AM
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Smiles-pop in to see us. Don't agonize over packing. It will never be perfect and we may provide some helpful suggestions. I'd procrastinate as long as possible. The first time I went to Asia, I packed way ahead of time and then re-packed twice. Complete foolishness. I treated the trip as if I were going to outer space where nothing was available. Now, I just throw a few things in a suitcase, bring an extra bag and leave plenty of room for purchases. You'll probably come back with 33% more than you went with.
Jul 22nd, 2005, 12:13 PM
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Wow, thanks for the gracious invite! I am looking forward to meeting folks; especially those who have shared so much with this board. I've read much of what everyone has written, and am very appreciative of the sharing that goes on here.
Bob, I have sent you my email addy.
The cruise I am taking is on Princess' Diamond. It sails from Beijing (actually Xingang) to Bangkok, from Oct 23 through Nov 8. We arrive in Beijing on October 19 (via a nice layover in HKG)and have planned 1 night/2 days in Xi'an before 3 nights in Beijing. The cruise makes port stops in: Nagasaki,Japan; Shanghai,China; Okinawa,Japan; Taipei(Keelung),Taiwan; Hong Kong,China; Nha Trang and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Singapore; and Bangkok, Thailand. At the end of the cruise we have 4 nights in Bangkok and 2 nights in Angkor Wat before returning to Boston.
I have had most of my questions answered merely by reading these (and other) message boards. But I am exciting to be able to ask some of you some questions and meet you in person too! Cya on the 15th!
Sabrina
Bob, I have sent you my email addy.
The cruise I am taking is on Princess' Diamond. It sails from Beijing (actually Xingang) to Bangkok, from Oct 23 through Nov 8. We arrive in Beijing on October 19 (via a nice layover in HKG)and have planned 1 night/2 days in Xi'an before 3 nights in Beijing. The cruise makes port stops in: Nagasaki,Japan; Shanghai,China; Okinawa,Japan; Taipei(Keelung),Taiwan; Hong Kong,China; Nha Trang and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Singapore; and Bangkok, Thailand. At the end of the cruise we have 4 nights in Bangkok and 2 nights in Angkor Wat before returning to Boston.
I have had most of my questions answered merely by reading these (and other) message boards. But I am exciting to be able to ask some of you some questions and meet you in person too! Cya on the 15th!
Sabrina
