New adams Apple – Chiang Mai web-site

Sawadee Khrap

Be sure and check out the New Adams Apple Club  Chiang Mai website.

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Wow  Really Nice.    But better yet make sure you get to a show and see the great lineup of BOYS and GIRLS there – Now that I live in Pattaya, I miss being able to stop in and watch a show and check with the boys – great talent there – but I am planning on a visit later in the year.  C U then Todd.

And I also want to mention Bon Tong ProductionsBontong – great web design for Adam’s – Love it  Peter   —- Chiang Mai needed a good web design Production house and it appears you have supplied it –

Of course you don’t have to be in Chiang Mai to benefit from their services – anywhere in the world  – if you need a great web page created – I suggest you check with them.

Ciao

Rimpa Lapin Scenic Bar & Restaurant

Sawadee Khrap

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Just got back from a great dinner and night out with a friend.  What a excellent place to go – try Rimpa-Lapin  on the way to Sattahip. Great food, wonderful view (I will go back and get some better shots – it was raining and I only had my phone camera).  Dinner for 2, drinks for about 600 Baht.

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This is the start of the sunset but then the rains came and blocked it completely – but still beautiful (camera phone panorama) and quite a view.  Thanks Aum.

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The Beach can be a scary place

Sawadee Khrap

Talking to Aod and some of the other boys – the beach can be a Aod and trollsscary very scary place.  Right now it’s Low, low season and most of the farangs have gone home, just the hangers on – not sweet pickings – so give us a break when you come to visit and remember what we have to go through during the LOW season.  Be generous.

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Peky’s Birthday Party

Sawadee Khrap

I really have to apologize – these are terrible photos – tried to get some night shots with my phone camera – took a few and then gave up   BUT it was a great evening – excellent food, great singers and a wonderful cabaret show at the finish.  All free, of course except for the drinks.  Peky’s Birthday at the “?” Question Mark bar in Jontiem.

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Alex was there with his b/f and Ted up top his usual tricks in his Irish hair and hat wig –  that’s Degs next to him.

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and Ton – a cute waiter at the bar.   We are going to do a photo shot later and should have some good images of him later.

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This coming Friday there is supposed to be a “PINK” party at Jontiem Complex and I promise to take the big camera and get some shots of the evening.

Thing are really slow here now during the rainy season and many such venues are planned to get the available customers.

I have to make sure to get some shots of the boys at each bar to give you a peek at the bevy of beautiful boys here in Pattaya, especially the  Jontiem Beach area.

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Aod stopped by

Sawadee Khrap

Aod stopped by yesterday and we had a little Photoshop fun.     Got some new photos and showed him the emails that you guys sent in US-Apt-Aod-1

about his  previous images  – he really liked them and says he looks forward to meeting you when you visit Pattaya next time and will send you a email back.  Be sure and look for him on Jontiem Beach.

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Not a chortle or a guffaw–but truth

Sawadee Khrap

Here is another tidbit from Paul’s Sunday email.  Something we should all remember – you can even see this attitude on the beach – the longer the boys are here the lazier they become.

An economics professor at Texas Tech said he had never failed many students at one time except on the occasion when he failed an entire class. That class had insisted that socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer.

The professor then said ok, we will have an experiment in this class on socialism. All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would be outstanding.  After the first test the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy. But, as the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too; so they studied little. The second test average was a D!  No one was happy. When the 3rd test rolled around the average was an F.

The scores never increased as bickering, blame, and name calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else.  All failed, to their great surprise. The professor then told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great; but when all the reward is taken away, no one will work to succeed.

Nothing could be any simpler than that….

Of course there is also a lack of possibilities for growth here to add to the problem – good jobs are scarce and wages are low, easier just to find a willing farang  -  but still when you receive something free it has little or no value -  iPhones, gold necklaces, computer, dinners – and so on. – nothing saved, spend today – just the same tomorrow or maybe dead , who know – just enjoy now.  Not an attitude to build a future.

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Sign up for Sunday’s Funnies

Sawadee Khrap

This one is sick but made me laugh – But sign up for Paul’s Sunday Funnies – email fasgroup1@hotmail.com  with Subscribe as subject.  He has a lot of good humor each week – check it out

 

A VERY ugly man walks into the bar with a big grin on his face, and orders a draft beer.
 
‘What are you so happy about?’, asks the Bartender.
 
‘Well, I’ll tell you,’ replies the ugly man.  ‘As you know, I live by the railroad tracks.  Well, on my way home from the bar last night, I noticed a young woman tied to the tracks, just like in the films.  I, of course, went and cut her free and took her back to my place.
Anyway, to make a long story short, I scored big time! We made love all night, all over the house.  We did everything! Me on top, sometimes her on top, every position imaginable!’
‘Fantastic, you lucky bastard!’, exclaimed the Bartender.  Was she pretty?’ 
‘Dunno…Never found the head!’

 

Handle every stressful situation like a dog.
Piss on it and walk away

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CS6 Oil Painting filter

Sawadee Khrap

Say hello to “Top”   and if you are in Sunee, look him up.

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This image is a combination of CS6 “Oil painting” filter and Bert Monroy’s technique.   I like the combination of the two effects.  I really like the brush effects from the oil paint filter – now to explore different settings – I think using varying brush sizes in different areas for greater emphasis using layers and masks would do the trick. 

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WOW–WOW– WOW Johnny Palacios Hidalgo

Sawadee Khrap

In a earlier post – I spoke about a artist called Johnny – but that was all I knew – I also though that he used Photoshop in his work – But thanks to reader “Irrawaddy” I have found him.  Thanks

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Much to my amazement he has hand painted his images – WOW  such a great artist – you have to check out his website.  His work is remarkable – I have sent him a email and hope to hear from him soon –

Check out his work

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Bert Monroy – artist extraordinary

Sawadee Khrap

Here is an adaptation of a technique taught by Bert Monroy Digital Photo Realist Artist.  Bert is a TRUE Photoshop artist. 

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Again this is Eart – Hope you enjoy

If you would like to see more of Bert’s work – especially his Time Square Image – check out his web-site.  This is AMAZING !!

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Amazing, Amazing artwork – Johnny

Sawadee Khrap

20120623_100351_0047_0artistalI just came across a small collection of art produced by an artist named “Johnny” – here’s his photo (I think) – there was no full name or other information about him.

I tried to search the web for more information or a web-site address but no success.

For myself,  when I started learning Photoshop – this is what I had hoped I could do  – Now I know Photoshop but I also realize I lack the imagination to produce such compelling and beautiful images.  I look to these for inspiration and ideas.

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Here is a  *******SLIDESHOW********  of the all images I found.

IF YOU KNOW WHERE I CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION OR THE WEB-SITE OF THIS ARTIST, PLEASE SEND ME A COMMENT.

And Johnny, if you see this post and wish to have the images removed – I would love to hear from you too.  Amazing work, Amazing.

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Dragon Effect–gritty, rough

Sawadee Khrap

I just love this effect – but I have a lot to learn about how to control it – some shots on the web using this effect are amazing – here’s my first attempt – Like it ???       Oh  Ya this is Eart again.

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I think I need to accent the contrast a little more to really bring out the shadows, wrinkles and contours -  but not bad for starter.

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“Recover My Files” – – LifeSaver

Sawadee Khrap

Here is a lifesaver of a program – make sure you buy a copy and be prepared for emergencies –RecoverMyFiles I just had a catastrophic disk and computer failure – lost almost everything – but with “Recover” I was able to recover all my files.  Great program.

My system suddenly converted my partitioned drives to “RAW” – unreadable by Win 7 – booted up and could not read the drives – 2T of information lost.   Maybe a power failure, spike, motherboard problem – who knows – but it sure fucked up my system.

My computer was 5 years old and starting to have problems so I had to buy another – now I have a Intel i5- Ivy Bridge,  8GB RAM, 2 new 1TB drives and reinstalled Win7 (still have to call Microsoft to get it activated – hope I don’t have problems there) and used “Recover” to get the data from the old drives.  Worked like a champ.

Get this program for your safety and peace of mind.

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David Jarrett Photography

Sawadee Khrap

DavidGarrettPhotoHere’s a great photographer ( David Jarrett Photography ) and some terrific photos I’m sure you’ll want to check out.  Lucky Jarrett says he’s roaming through the Czech Republic and may visit Pattaya later this year – hope to meet with him then to find out more about the trip and hopefully get a sneak peep at the new models and photos he has found there.