Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary

[Karabiner]

It seems that you don't know if a healthy balanced diet at regular intervals during the day would make you feel better as you've never actually tried one.

When in Vegas I always go for the two meals a day routine, starting with a late breakfast (I love American breakfast) around 11am and then a decent meal in the evening such as Noodles Asia if I'm near The V, or a prime rib special at The Nugget.

Surely that's as simple as sticky buns, burgers and chips.

Well when you say "healthy balanced diet", all things considered, I'm remarkably healthy, & as I posted earlier, I've never suffered from ill-health, & I doubt anyone can say they only had one day off work through sickness in 53 years.

But I do take the point.

The thing is, I almost NEVER do sit-down meals. I prefer to eat "on the move", or whilst doing something else. I just never really took to social dining, or sitting down to a meal.

Sticky buns, pork pies, crisps & choc ices can be eaten on the go, so to speak.

I suppose, in time, some concessions to old age may need to be made, it certainly seems to have served you well.

Touche!

I played the worst golf yesterday in the Saturday Medal, embarassingly poor, barely breaking 100. It came as bit of a shock after playing quite well on Thursday too.

All this on a balanced and healthy diet too, apart from the bottle of wine each day.

The sole crumb of comfort to be garnered after my horror-round was getting on the bathroom scales and seeing 11st 13lbs displayed, the first time I have broken 12st this year.

[tikay]

It seems that you don't know if a healthy balanced diet at regular intervals during the day would make you feel better as you've never actually tried one.

When in Vegas I always go for the two meals a day routine, starting with a late breakfast (I love American breakfast) around 11am and then a decent meal in the evening such as Noodles Asia if I'm near The V, or a prime rib special at The Nugget.

Surely that's as simple as sticky buns, burgers and chips.

Well when you say "healthy balanced diet", all things considered, I'm remarkably healthy, & as I posted earlier, I've never suffered from ill-health, & I doubt anyone can say they only had one day off work through sickness in 53 years.

But I do take the point.

The thing is, I almost NEVER do sit-down meals. I prefer to eat "on the move", or whilst doing something else. I just never really took to social dining, or sitting down to a meal.

Sticky buns, pork pies, crisps & choc ices can be eaten on the go, so to speak.

I suppose, in time, some concessions to old age may need to be made, it certainly seems to have served you well.

Touche!

I played the worst golf yesterday in the Saturday Medal, embarassingly poor, barely breaking 100. It came as bit of a shock after playing quite well on Thursday too.

All this on a balanced and healthy diet too, apart from the bottle of wine each day.

The sole crumb of comfort to be garnered after my horror-round was getting on the bathroom scales and seeing 11st 13lbs displayed, the first time I have broken 12st this year.

How long have you been playing golf for, Ralph, and where and when did you start, in your junior years?

[Marky147]

It seems that you don't know if a healthy balanced diet at regular intervals during the day would make you feel better as you've never actually tried one.

When in Vegas I always go for the two meals a day routine, starting with a late breakfast (I love American breakfast) around 11am and then a decent meal in the evening such as Noodles Asia if I'm near The V, or a prime rib special at The Nugget.

Surely that's as simple as sticky buns, burgers and chips.

Ralph on the wind up with that one?

Can't believe you use Noodles Asia as an example of a decent meal, with so many good restaurants between the Venetian/Palazzo.

I've only eaten their twice, and the second time was to confirm that the first meal wasn't a one off wrongun.

Can't say anything bad about the Nugget restaurants, which are all pretty solid. That said, their Chinese is rather overpriced!

I always eat a fair bit around my poker tournaments, because that is when I'm drinking least, and sleeping most.

Between them, I normally have one meal of an evening somewhere nice, and then wash it down with a bottle of Vodka.

I tried to behave a little better this year on the eating front, and kept plenty of water in my fridge, as well as trying to eat some salads etc.

I still managed to devour far too much red meat, and my last supper tomorrow is likely to be a massive steak at Hugo's, or the Andiamo restaurant

[RED-DOG]

It seems that you don't know if a healthy balanced diet at regular intervals during the day would make you feel better as you've never actually tried one.

When in Vegas I always go for the two meals a day routine, starting with a late breakfast (I love American breakfast) around 11am and then a decent meal in the evening such as Noodles Asia if I'm near The V, or a prime rib special at The Nugget.

Surely that's as simple as sticky buns, burgers and chips.

Ralph on the wind up with that one?

Can't believe you use Noodles Asia as an example of a decent meal, with so many good restaurants between the Venetian/Palazzo.

Lol. Horses for courses Marky. I guess were all different. I can't believe you use getting so drunk that you can't remember what you did as an example of a good night out.

I'm not saying there's anything wrong with it BTW, I just can't believe that anyone could enjoy it.

Regards,
Captain Buzzkill.

[RED-DOG]

It seems that you don't know if a healthy balanced diet at regular intervals during the day would make you feel better as you've never actually tried one.

When in Vegas I always go for the two meals a day routine, starting with a late breakfast (I love American breakfast) around 11am and then a decent meal in the evening such as Noodles Asia if I'm near The V, or a prime rib special at The Nugget.

Surely that's as simple as sticky buns, burgers and chips.

Ralph on the wind up with that one?

Can't believe you use Noodles Asia as an example of a decent meal, with so many good restaurants between the Venetian/Palazzo.

Lol. Horses for courses Marky. I guess were all different. I can't believe you use getting so drunk that you can't remember what you did as an example of a good night out.

I'm not saying there's anything wrong with it BTW, I just can't believe that anyone could enjoy it.

Regards,
Captain Buzzkill.

I'm almost regretting this post already. How come things never come across quite as you intended them to as text?

No offense Marky.

[tikay]

It seems that you don't know if a healthy balanced diet at regular intervals during the day would make you feel better as you've never actually tried one.

When in Vegas I always go for the two meals a day routine, starting with a late breakfast (I love American breakfast) around 11am and then a decent meal in the evening such as Noodles Asia if I'm near The V, or a prime rib special at The Nugget.

Surely that's as simple as sticky buns, burgers and chips.

Ralph on the wind up with that one?

Can't believe you use Noodles Asia as an example of a decent meal, with so many good restaurants between the Venetian/Palazzo.

Lol. Horses for courses Marky. I guess were all different. I can't believe you use getting so drunk that you can't remember what you did as an example of a good night out.

I'm not saying there's anything wrong with it BTW, I just can't believe that anyone could enjoy it.

Regards,
Captain Buzzkill.

I'm almost regretting this post already. How come things never come across quite as you intended them to as text?

No offense Marky.

Such a missog.



You don't need to worry about Marky taking offence, proper bloke, him.

Careful what you say to me, though.

[Karabiner]

It seems that you don't know if a healthy balanced diet at regular intervals during the day would make you feel better as you've never actually tried one.

When in Vegas I always go for the two meals a day routine, starting with a late breakfast (I love American breakfast) around 11am and then a decent meal in the evening such as Noodles Asia if I'm near The V, or a prime rib special at The Nugget.

Surely that's as simple as sticky buns, burgers and chips.

Well when you say "healthy balanced diet", all things considered, I'm remarkably healthy, & as I posted earlier, I've never suffered from ill-health, & I doubt anyone can say they only had one day off work through sickness in 53 years.

But I do take the point.

The thing is, I almost NEVER do sit-down meals. I prefer to eat "on the move", or whilst doing something else. I just never really took to social dining, or sitting down to a meal.

Sticky buns, pork pies, crisps & choc ices can be eaten on the go, so to speak.

I suppose, in time, some concessions to old age may need to be made, it certainly seems to have served you well.

Touche!

I played the worst golf yesterday in the Saturday Medal, embarassingly poor, barely breaking 100. It came as bit of a shock after playing quite well on Thursday too.

All this on a balanced and healthy diet too, apart from the bottle of wine each day.

The sole crumb of comfort to be garnered after my horror-round was getting on the bathroom scales and seeing 11st 13lbs displayed, the first time I have broken 12st this year.

How long have you been playing golf for, Ralph, and where and when did you start, in your junior years?

My mum decided to take up golf when I was fourteen years old which was a coincidence as I had bought an old set of clubs from a kid at school for five shillings the previous term and used to hack a ball around the field known as the school golf course.

Those clubs were really old, some even had hickory shafts and I ended up selling one of them a "putter clique" to the professional at Ham Manor GC for £2 about a year later and feeling rather smug. It was probably worth a fortune, but I digress..

I came home from school for the summer holidays and mum had joined Roehampton GC and I became a junior member and received some coaching from Syd Scott and his assistants. I suppose I was a bit of a natural although quite small for my age as within a couple of years I was playing off a handicap of 12 and actually won the Roehampton Junior Open with a score of 81.

When I was almost seventeen my parents decided to join Coombe Hill GC near Kingston. My dad had now taken up the game too and had the bug, whilst my mum was an extremely social animal and the Jewish golf club with more than a smattering of showbiz celebrity members was right up her alley.

Jimmy Tarbuck, Sean Connery, Stanley Baker and Harry Secombe were just a few of the names that spring to mind, and the car park was littered with Rolls-Royces, Bentleys and the occasional Aston-Martin. It was seriously up-market.

I loved it there and my golf continued to improve...

To be continued.

[Marky147]

It seems that you don't know if a healthy balanced diet at regular intervals during the day would make you feel better as you've never actually tried one.

When in Vegas I always go for the two meals a day routine, starting with a late breakfast (I love American breakfast) around 11am and then a decent meal in the evening such as Noodles Asia if I'm near The V, or a prime rib special at The Nugget.

Surely that's as simple as sticky buns, burgers and chips.

Ralph on the wind up with that one?

Can't believe you use Noodles Asia as an example of a decent meal, with so many good restaurants between the Venetian/Palazzo.

Lol. Horses for courses Marky. I guess were all different. I can't believe you use getting so drunk that you can't remember what you did as an example of a good night out.

I'm not saying there's anything wrong with it BTW, I just can't believe that anyone could enjoy it.

Regards,
Captain Buzzkill.

I'm almost regretting this post already. How come things never come across quite as you intended them to as text?

No offense Marky.

None taken whatsoever

I'm a massive fan of Asian cuisine, but had two very bad meals there, and found it grossly overpriced for what I found to be Panda Express with a price hike. The Palazzo and Venetian, have some really good restaurants, and at the same price point, I would sooner eat at Grand Lux than Noodles Asia.

As you say, horses for courses, and it's just a case of me having Noodles Asia tagged as an expensive snack bar

The drinking thing is understandable too, but I will say that this is the only time of year I drink, and before heading back out here I hadn't touched a drop since I left after July 4th weekend 2013.

I do get carried away, that I cannot deny, but I get as much enjoyment out of eating out with friends, as I do of drinking more alcohol than is sensible. To be fair, you can't notice when I'm drunk anyway, because my walking is no different before I've had a drop, and at times is probably better at 4am

Vegas brings out the juvenile in me, and I guess it's a generational thing, because I'd guess that I just slip into the first group of kids that were part of the binge drinking culture. You definitely wouldn't catch me doing it 2/3 times a week anymore though, and I only handle the hangovers here, because I always keep myself hydrated with plenty of water, and try to only drink clear spirits.

[Karabiner]

It seems that you don't know if a healthy balanced diet at regular intervals during the day would make you feel better as you've never actually tried one.

When in Vegas I always go for the two meals a day routine, starting with a late breakfast (I love American breakfast) around 11am and then a decent meal in the evening such as Noodles Asia if I'm near The V, or a prime rib special at The Nugget.

Surely that's as simple as sticky buns, burgers and chips.

Ralph on the wind up with that one?

Can't believe you use Noodles Asia as an example of a decent meal, with so many good restaurants between the Venetian/Palazzo.

Lol. Horses for courses Marky. I guess were all different. I can't believe you use getting so drunk that you can't remember what you did as an example of a good night out.

I'm not saying there's anything wrong with it BTW, I just can't believe that anyone could enjoy it.

Regards,
Captain Buzzkill.

I'm almost regretting this post already. How come things never come across quite as you intended them to as text?

No offense Marky.

None taken whatsoever

I'm a massive fan of Asian cuisine, but had two very bad meals there, and found it grossly overpriced for what I found to be Panda Express with a price hike. The Palazzo and Venetian, have some really good restaurants, and at the same price point, I would sooner eat at Grand Lux than Noodles Asia.

As you say, horses for courses, and it's just a case of me having Noodles Asia tagged as an expensive snack bar

The drinking thing is understandable too, but I will say that this is the only time of year I drink, and before heading back out here I hadn't touched a drop since I left after July 4th weekend 2013.

I do get carried away, that I cannot deny, but I get as much enjoyment out of eating out with friends, as I do of drinking more alcohol than is sensible. To be fair, you can't notice when I'm drunk anyway, because my walking is no different before I've had a drop, and at times is probably better at 4am

Vegas brings out the juvenile in me, and I guess it's a generational thing, because I'd guess that I just slip into the first group of kids that were part of the binge drinking culture. You definitely wouldn't catch me doing it 2/3 times a week anymore though, and I only handle the hangovers here, because I always keep myself hydrated with plenty of water, and try to only drink clear spirits.

I've never had a bad meal at Noodles Asia Marky but that is probably because I stick to the roast pork and duck with rice platter which is fairly basic authentic Chinese fare and as such is guaranteed to be fresh and good.

Tikay is never going to go to Hugo's and the like so I was merely suggesting a couple of almost fast-food alternatives to sticky buns and burgers. I think he once went to NA after I recommended it and did say that he enjoyed it.

[RED-DOG]

It seems that you don't know if a healthy balanced diet at regular intervals during the day would make you feel better as you've never actually tried one.

When in Vegas I always go for the two meals a day routine, starting with a late breakfast (I love American breakfast) around 11am and then a decent meal in the evening such as Noodles Asia if I'm near The V, or a prime rib special at The Nugget.

Surely that's as simple as sticky buns, burgers and chips.

Well when you say "healthy balanced diet", all things considered, I'm remarkably healthy, & as I posted earlier, I've never suffered from ill-health, & I doubt anyone can say they only had one day off work through sickness in 53 years.

But I do take the point.

The thing is, I almost NEVER do sit-down meals. I prefer to eat "on the move", or whilst doing something else. I just never really took to social dining, or sitting down to a meal.

Sticky buns, pork pies, crisps & choc ices can be eaten on the go, so to speak.

I suppose, in time, some concessions to old age may need to be made, it certainly seems to have served you well.

Touche!

I played the worst golf yesterday in the Saturday Medal, embarassingly poor, barely breaking 100. It came as bit of a shock after playing quite well on Thursday too.

All this on a balanced and healthy diet too, apart from the bottle of wine each day.

The sole crumb of comfort to be garnered after my horror-round was getting on the bathroom scales and seeing 11st 13lbs displayed, the first time I have broken 12st this year.

How long have you been playing golf for, Ralph, and where and when did you start, in your junior years?

My mum decided to take up golf when I was fourteen years old which was a coincidence as I had bought an old set of clubs from a kid at school for five shillings the previous term and used to hack a ball around the field known as the school golf course.

Those clubs were really old, some even had hickory shafts and I ended up selling one of them a "putter clique" to the professional at Ham Manor GC for £2 about a year later and feeling rather smug. It was probably worth a fortune, but I digress..

I came home from school for the summer holidays and mum had joined Roehampton GC and I became a junior member and received some coaching from Syd Scott and his assistants. I suppose I was a bit of a natural although quite small for my age as within a couple of years I was playing off a handicap of 12 and actually won the Roehampton Junior Open with a score of 81.

When I was almost seventeen my parents decided to join Coombe Hill GC near Kingston. My dad had now taken up the game too and had the bug, whilst my mum was an extremely social animal and the Jewish golf club with more than a smattering of showbiz celebrity members was right up her alley.

Jimmy Tarbuck, Sean Connery, Stanley Baker and Harry Secombe were just a few of the names that spring to mind, and the car park was littered with Rolls-Royces, Bentleys and the occasional Aston-Martin. It was seriously up-market.

I loved it there and my golf continued to improve...

To be continued.

I love Ralph's stories.   

[celtic]

Ignore marky. <3 noodle Asia.

[Marky147]

I've never had a bad meal at Noodles Asia Marky but that is probably because I stick to the roast pork and duck with rice platter which is fairly basic authentic Chinese fare and as such is guaranteed to be fresh and good.

Tikay is never going to go to Hugo's and the like so I was merely suggesting a couple of almost fast-food alternatives to sticky buns and burgers. I think he once went to NA after I recommended it and did say that he enjoyed it.

It's been a few years since I've eaten there, so next time I'm at the Venetian on dinner break, I'll give that platter a spin, as it sounds like something I would order.

You're probably right, but I think a few of us should get him to join us for a proper nosh at a nice restaurant next year. He might even like it!

If you're ever downtown, and looking for somewhere to eat, you can do a lot worse than 'Le Thai', which is down near El Cortez on Fremont St. East.

Excellent value for money, great food, and good sizeable portions too. 3 of us went and ate very well for $100, which was 6 beers, a couple cokes for me, 3 apps, 4 mains, as well as a rice and noodle dish.

[Marky147]

Ignore marky. <3 noodle Asia.

A stellar endorsement, if there ever was one 

 

[tikay]

It seems that you don't know if a healthy balanced diet at regular intervals during the day would make you feel better as you've never actually tried one.

When in Vegas I always go for the two meals a day routine, starting with a late breakfast (I love American breakfast) around 11am and then a decent meal in the evening such as Noodles Asia if I'm near The V, or a prime rib special at The Nugget.

Surely that's as simple as sticky buns, burgers and chips.

Well when you say "healthy balanced diet", all things considered, I'm remarkably healthy, & as I posted earlier, I've never suffered from ill-health, & I doubt anyone can say they only had one day off work through sickness in 53 years.

But I do take the point.

The thing is, I almost NEVER do sit-down meals. I prefer to eat "on the move", or whilst doing something else. I just never really took to social dining, or sitting down to a meal.

Sticky buns, pork pies, crisps & choc ices can be eaten on the go, so to speak.

I suppose, in time, some concessions to old age may need to be made, it certainly seems to have served you well.

Touche!

I played the worst golf yesterday in the Saturday Medal, embarassingly poor, barely breaking 100. It came as bit of a shock after playing quite well on Thursday too.

All this on a balanced and healthy diet too, apart from the bottle of wine each day.

The sole crumb of comfort to be garnered after my horror-round was getting on the bathroom scales and seeing 11st 13lbs displayed, the first time I have broken 12st this year.

How long have you been playing golf for, Ralph, and where and when did you start, in your junior years?

My mum decided to take up golf when I was fourteen years old which was a coincidence as I had bought an old set of clubs from a kid at school for five shillings the previous term and used to hack a ball around the field known as the school golf course.

Those clubs were really old, some even had hickory shafts and I ended up selling one of them a "putter clique" to the professional at Ham Manor GC for £2 about a year later and feeling rather smug. It was probably worth a fortune, but I digress..

I came home from school for the summer holidays and mum had joined Roehampton GC and I became a junior member and received some coaching from Syd Scott and his assistants. I suppose I was a bit of a natural although quite small for my age as within a couple of years I was playing off a handicap of 12 and actually won the Roehampton Junior Open with a score of 81.

When I was almost seventeen my parents decided to join Coombe Hill GC near Kingston. My dad had now taken up the game too and had the bug, whilst my mum was an extremely social animal and the Jewish golf club with more than a smattering of showbiz celebrity members was right up her alley.

Jimmy Tarbuck, Sean Connery, Stanley Baker and Harry Secombe were just a few of the names that spring to mind, and the car park was littered with Rolls-Royces, Bentleys and the occasional Aston-Martin. It was seriously up-market.

I loved it there and my golf continued to improve...

To be continued.

Coombe Hill was the very course I visited yesterday.

I had not been aware of the Coombe Hill Estate, & never realised how posh & exclusive it was. I think £7 million is the average price. The houses are nicely set back, & there is an abundance of greenery.

Got home, went googling, & it appears that Jimmy Tarbuck still lives there, as did Dwight Eisenhower, who lived there during WWII, too, bang next to the Golf Course. You may have seen his place.

Annabel Croft also resides there. I got to know her a few years back via work, we got chatting at a do, & I got an invite to a Barbecue at her place, but I swerved it, as I don't enjoy barbecues at all. Wish I'd gone now, if only to ogle at how the other half live.

Where did you live at the time?

How much was Membership, & the joining fee? Must have been a bit steep, surely?

Make sure you continue the golf tales.


These strike any memory chords?

[tikay]

When I was almost seventeen my parents decided to join Coombe Hill GC near Kingston. My dad had now taken up the game too and had the bug, whilst my mum was an extremely social animal and the Jewish golf club with more than a smattering of showbiz celebrity members was right up her alley.

I believe it used to be the case that there was quite a lot of discriminaton in Golf Clubs against Jewish folk, & as a result, Jewish Golf Clubs became quite popular, & there was (is?) even a Jewish Golf Society in every County.

Presumably, in this day & age, that is all in the past now, or was it partly because the Jewish preferred it that way?