I got this memory picture off Facebook today and thought it might be fun to post a picture of a certain time in our lives like graduations, celebrations, or special job.
Mine shows Long Hai Beach Resort in VietNam which I was the President/Director of in the mid 2000s.
That’s me in one of the bottom pictures.
How does one come to be director of a beach resort in Vietnam? It doesn’t seem like something you’d just apply for online 
I was in the casino/gambling business for many years and the company that owned that resort knew my work. They finally got licensed to add a casino at the resort and brought me in to supervise it. Inside of a month they promoted me to Director/President of the whole resort.
As a side note, my assistant director, translator, and hotel manager there has been my wife for 7 years:)
Four screws, heaps of wire and 8 months off work- As you can see i look thrilled 
Yes i had both arms/wrists done…
Pancake@ what’s the story behind this?
@garyis2000 Long story short injured myself at work just digging for a few days, thought i was just sore as most people would be… turns out i tore cartilage in both wrists and have tendonitis in both forearms… Going ok now slowly getting back into things
Hang in there brother…
You have my sympathies, @pancakestak. I had to have surgery on my fractured my right (dominant) wrist at the start of the year, and the recovery/rehabilitation process was a beast. I basically couldn’t do my job for about two months, which seems like eternity when you run your own business!
Speaking of running a business … that sounds like it was an amazing gig, @garyis2000. Great pictures! I’m curious, though … do you prefer the casinos of Vietnam, or those of Vegas?
Sorry about your arm too Glenn. Hopefully your fine now.
The scale was the biggest difference. Of course our resorts here are huuuge. The Vietnamese casinos are much smaller. Keep in mind, Vietnamese citizens are banned from playing in casinos there so we could only draw from passport holders. I mainly marketed to the local factory owners and their execs who were international as well as Macau overflow and Australians. Overseas Vietnamese made up a decent percentage of our business too.
They no longer have a casino and most amenities have disappeared. The amazing bungalows are dirt cheap too. I was getting 250.00 a night on average and now it’s 50.00.
Here’s their site:
Thanks for the link! Several of my friends have visited Vietnam and have raved about it, and it’s on my family’s bucket list.
Interesting that gambling is illegal for the residents. I’ll bet you had a some Vietnamese poltiicians fly under the radar and drop a few dong there, though. 
I just did a price check on a bungalow with sea view — $44.82 per night for a four-day weekend stay. Wow!
You’re right. Officials were welcome guests;) Though most of them were dual citizens.
My daughter’s first time meeting Santa earlier this week.
That’s how I act when I get a mailer with tape used inside.
Great pic;)
My brother and I reading the Pokémon Snap Nintendo Power I just got for my bday:
Wow I had that same bunk bed around 1986.
How appropriate Scott lol.
Haha your parents basically birthed the same kid twice Scott.
Actually just came across this today going through a box, was a pretty fun time. The $13,000 side calcutta in addition made for a pretty nice pay day. Am yellow hat guy.