Good boys go to Heaven. Bad boys go to Amsterdam.

yep yep..

aint that nice..

I just got back from Amsterdam, Netherlands this morning..

ahhh.. Amsterdam.. how I missed this place..

not coz of all the bad things thatz legal here.. but itz just a nice place.. and nice ppl..

I had been around the cities surrounding Amsterdam before, travelling alone, and while getting to the destination that i'm heading to, all the ppl that I stopped to ask for directions would help me out politely..

so, thatz nice..

anyway, one of the pilots on this flight, Clarence, had his first flight to Amsterdam, so we brought him around town to show him what the real stuffs are made of..

and no matter how many times I had been to Amsterdam.. I always get lost.. I dunno why.. not like itz so complicated.. but maybe coz the route is so easy that I never keep track..

our hotel is located in the middle of the city. abt 3 minutes walk from Leiseplein.. which is the main shopping street..

and therez a tram that goes around the city..



so if u get lost, just follow the tram tracks that will bring u back to the heart of the city..



running thru the city are rows and rows of Canals that keeps Amsterdam dry.. Netherlands is somehow below the sea water level, previously a marshland, hence the name Nether-land.. which means low-lying land..

anyway.. the Netherlands are also widely known as Holland.. which is not really accurate as Holland is a province, one of the many that makes up the Netherlands.. located right next to Ghim Moh, at Buona Vista MRT station.

* Disclaimer to those who came across this blog thru a search engine entry of Holland.. therez no Ghim Moh in Europe. go Wiki.

the ppl living in the Netherlands are known as Dutch.. and they speak Dutch.. which is a Germanic language..

btw.. Germany is actually known as Deutschland.. so they are basically interrelated..

when the initial Dutch stepped foot onto the marshlands where no one else wanted to go, they faced the problem of having the land really unusable coz of itz low lying areas... so they invented the wooden clogs, which basically comes with 2 kinda tips..

the rounded tips are for the farmers, and the sharp tips are for the fishermen, to aid them in hooking up the nets with the tips of their clogs..

they started building the canals for the water to flow, and dikes surrounding the country to prevent sea water from wasting their land further..

and the Netherlands are famous for their windmills and tulips too.. but of course, now, they are famous for other more interesting things, which i will mention later..

and itz not the season for tulips in summer.. though windmills dont wither in the heat..



the slim buildings and houses thatz lined along the canal.. if u notice, one of the buildings is crooked..

thatz it for the description of the place and ppl for now..

so after lunch, walked ard town with the some of the crew before me and Clarence headed down to where every visitors to Amsterdam must make his pilgrimage..



Dam Square..



the other view of the Dam Square..

another interesting thing abt the Netherlands, not specific to just Amsterdam.. everyone rides a bicycle..

a Dutch friend of mine who lives in Veenendaal told me that everyone in the Netherlands own a bicycle.. itz like a must-have..

imagine thousands of bicycles along Orchard Rd..

hmmm..

I'd rather pay the ERP and enjoy the pollution..

the closer u get to the Square, the more interesting things get..

there are shops selling Bongs..



Bongs that are big..



Bongs that are small..

some sells things to cultivate in order to put ur Bongs in good use..



let's take a closer look at it..



Dutch Cannabis Seed Starter Kit

Includes Cannabis Seeds, Compost, User Manual with Growing Instructions..

a User Manual for Cannabis?

wahahhaa.. I think we all possess natural talents.. I dont think any manual will be necessary..

ok.. probably the Growing Instructions are kinda interesting.. lets see how much Cannabis u can cultivate in tropical weather..

If the Jamaicans can do it, so can we.

so.. a starter Kit..



at EU$4.50?!

damn.. thatz only NINE DOLLARS.

for a lifetime of pleasure..

but of course.. since we cant do this in Singapore, all of u, my dear doped, screwed up friends.. FORGET abt asking me to get them for u..

Say No To Drugs.

*ahem*

God Made Weed. Man Made Booze. Who would YOU trust?

ok.. corny.. nvm..

and of course.. it gets more interesting as we walk further up from the Square..

for an anti-climax.. we stopped for a while at a Chinese restaurant to have..

what else...

Roasted Duck Rice..

yey..

with chilli oil..

nothing beats a good, roasted Donald.

ok.. to build up to the climax of the day.. we stopped over at..



The SexMuseum

Over a hundred years of sex history..

heh..

who the hell needs history..

itz cheap anyway.. at EUD3 (SGD6).. so we went in.. and took a look at pics of ppl having sex.. since the 1890s, when Canon just released their Canon Digital IXUS version 1.

damn.. most of the pics are disgusting..

I think shavers have not been invented in the 1890s.. all thru to the 1960s..

70s aint that bad coz Gillete came out with pink razors..

I cant post up the pics here coz I dont want my blog to be deemed pornographic and be banned by SafeSurf..

anyway.. for the pleasure of ur next meal, therez no need to view those pics..

and so.. we walked and walked to the place where the calling was so strong that resistance is futile..



the Amsterdam Red-Light District..

anyway.. this pic was taken at 10.15pm.. and the sun was still up.. and similar to at abt 5 in the evening in Singapore..

this place is a tourist attraction spot.. so dont think that all the ppl that u see walking ard are men on Viagra.. most of them are tourists.. but be careful if u start taking out ur cameras.. dont point directly at the girls coz they might get pissed..



Live Shows
Live Couples

Air Conditioned

Bondage/SM/Homo/Teen/Animal-Sex

only in Amsterdam man.. only in Amsterdam..

and of course.. the highlight of Amsterdam.. as EVERYONE in the world knows it..

The Girls.



the working girls of the Amsterdam Red Light District..

To walk ard here ogling at the girls are widely known as going window shopping.. but as what a female friend of mine said.. it seems so sad that the girls had no choice but to get involved in doing the flesh trade..

but then again.. I was told by a local that there are a number of the girls there who are actually students looking for fast money..

it happens here in Singapore anyway.. itz not like as if they are so poor that they couldnt afford the latest Nokia..

and they said the girls in Utrecht Red Light District are better..

thatz the oldest profession in the world.. if itz really really so so sad.. billions of girls in the world thru thousands of years would not have gotten involved in doing it..

true.. the sad situation where monsters are involved in trading the girls exists.. and these sad women and girls are innocent victims.. but I think that there are a number of girls who does it coz they wanna do it.. and in places where itz culturally acceptable, like in Thailand and Amsterdam.. they could..

I'm not saying that I condone prostitution.. but I think we should give sympathy where itz due..

and I think pimps should be castrated.

some Study Mamas from China who comes here works at a massage parlour..

some entertain old men in Geylang..

some works in MacDonald's and Shell Petrol Kiosks..

guess who survives?

sometimes, WANTS exceeds the NEEDS and when that happens, ppl resort to so many different things..

of course the guys cant do the flesh trade coz therez a quota to gigolos.. so they end up committing crimes which, by far, is more disgusting to force ppl to submit then using ur own assets to do what u want by ur own freewill..

and I think that if men are as wanted as the girls, there would be a lot of men who would be flashing their wares at the Red Light District..

but then again.. coz no one wants to see that, no men would wanna hang around..

heh.. hang around.. ermz..

if Male Prostitution are as lucrative as Female ones, I think the girls would be screaming for equal rights coz they'd say that the men would get more money..

again.. I emphasize the fact that I'm not a male chauvinist neither am I interested in their thoughts and ideas..

neither am I interested in the thoughts of the Female Chauvinists who hides under the the banner of the Fight For Female Rights..

If there's something to fight for, please.. go ahead.. fight for your rights..

most of the females have more rights than men anyway.. there are charters and constitutions that protects the females.. and laws ensuring that they have equal opportunities in work and studies..

in those countries where the glass ceiling exists for females in a male dominated industry, or inequalities just coz u are female... fine.. they have all the rights to fight..

even if they think that the wanna take out the AK-47 and start shooting their bosses.. who carez..

but of course.. itz very unfeminine to get bloodstains on ur dress..

girls earn as much as the guys nowadayz..

if u dont, and if ur pay depends on ur performance.. try to figure out other reasons than to be quick to regard it as sexual discrimination..

but of course.. if the best female worker in ur company still dont get paid as much as a mediocre male.. then itz time to whip out the AK-47..

ermz..

another DISCLAIMER: please do not kill, injure or maim anyone after reading this entry.

if u do, dont tell me. coz I dont wanna know..

and.. with all said and done.. I had never visited the prostitutes.. so dont assume that I'm writing this to say that itz ok to do it..

most of us who are not held at gunpoints have a choice in life.. so, as it is.. save ur sympathy to those who wants it..

and everyone has a sad story.. like a lil rich girl whoz cant go out coz she's restricted yet mollycoddled all thru her life..

and I'm sure Prince William wished that he is a commoner so that he can walk around anywhere he wants without his bodyguards and butlers and paparazzis and girls screaming his name..

ermz.. or maybe he doesnt..

so, for the girls who earns as much as ur male partners.. why complain so much when ur boyfriend wants to pay for ur meal?

just accept it lah.. keep ur own money for ur shopping expenses.. thatz the cycle of dating life..

we pay for u.

u save ur money from paying for the meal.

u buy make up and nice dresses.

and dress up for us.

we try to get under your skirt.

ultimately, the initial investment that we put in for paying for ur meals are paid off.. but of course, not in all instances do we get the R.O.I.

we dont treat u nice and pay for u coz we think we are better than u.

we just want to get under your skirt.

thatz it. plain and simple.

of course.. if u dont like it, say no.

for the guys, read the last part of my previous posting.

and back to Amsterdam..

the Dutch are socially tolerant ppl.. they dont really care abt u whether u are black or white or yellow or brown, or whether u are gay or straight, or even be bothered that u do whatever u wanna do as long as u dont intrude in their space..

in fact.. Amsterdam is *THE* gay capital of the world.. not coz the Dutch are gays genetically.. but coz they dont judge u thru ur sexual preferences, u are free to get married to another man, or woman, if u wish to..

if u wanna get high? head down to the coffeeshops..

the coffeeshops somehow dont serve just coffee.. I dont think they are even a part of the main menu..



a famous coffeeshop in Leiseplein.. The Bulldog..

looking thru the menu, most of the grades are sold at EU12.. or abt $24.. thatz good for a pack of 4 joints..

Cannabis, Marijuana, Jamaican Ganja, Weed, Pot, Hashish..

heh.. so many names from the same plant.. so many different grades..

anyway.. for those who suddenly found a greater interest to save money to head up to Amsterdam..

something for u to note..

it is still illegal to consume any kinda drugs no matter where u are.. so if u do, and traces of it are found in ur body, u'ld still get arrested..

Say No To Drugs.

Support Local. Drink Tiger.

thatz it for the night.. and we headed back to the hotel.. and I chilled out with one of the stewards, Raviy..

the next day.. headed down to Leiseplein again for lunch, and accompanied Clarence to the Hard Rock Cafe, which is abt 5 mins away from the hotel..



Hard Rock Amsterdam..

anyway, for those u Mats and Minahs who love to club at HRC.. sorry man.. I think the other other HRC that u can club in would be either in KL or Taipei.. even HRC in Bali is not really that fantastic.. though the Hard Rock Hotel is nice..

most of the rest of the HRCs in the world are just restaurants and merchandise stores..

and no.. I dont have the time or interest to go get some HRC souveniors for anyone.. so dont even think of asking..

go order something online if u really want it..



some fellas playing Chess outside the store..

that reminds me that I just lost playing MSN checkers with the 13 yr old Sofia a few days ago..

heh..

damn..

I'd stick to Chess..

not that I'm any good in it.. but most ppl cant play it so I can look smart by pretending that I do..

headed down to our normal hangout restaurant, Cafe de Klos.. for some steak and escargots..

for those of u who doesnt know what they are.. escargots are snails..

yepz.. we dip 'em and eat 'em..

itz a French delicacy..

not that I'm French..

I'm just a snail-eating Pakistani..

same like the fact that by eating Roasted Duck doesnt make me Cantonese..

and so.. for those who had heard of it but have not seen it..



cooked in olive oil and garlic butter..

spent the rest of the day watching football in a pub.. but headed down to the hotel pub at halftime..

itz better there anyway.. coz the pubs outside are full of German supporters..

so.. the Germans won.. jeez..

and though I think Ukraine played better than the Italians, though they screwed on their finishing.. I am somewhat glad that the Italians won..

and considering the fact that Brazil lost.. ermz.. which is a fact that I have not fully swallowed.. I dont have any favourites to win the World Cup anymore..

dammit Brazil.. why did u have to lose..

of all the places that I had visited thru the years.. the only place that I had always wanted to go.. and had never had the chance to.. is Brazil.. somehow I fell in love with the name..

and the Coffee..

and I used to have a beautiful Brazilian friend, whom I had lost contact with ages back..

but itz ok.. therez always another World Cup.. where Brazil will win.. and another triple EPL/FA Cup/Champions that Manchester United will win..

yey.

for now, considering the bad things that had been happening to the Italian football.. I somewhat want them to win this time..

Viva La Brasil!

I dont know what that means but it sounds cool anyway..