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Although covid has created travel difficulties for many, in an ideal world the Henley Passport Index which has been monitoring the most travel friendly passports since 2006 has announced its list for 2021. As before, Japan heads the list. 1. Japan (193 destinations) 2. Singapore (192) 3. Germany, South Korea (191) 4. Finland, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain (190) 5. Austria, Denmark (189) 6. France, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden (188) 7. Belgium, New Zealand, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States (187) 8. Czech Republic, Greece, Malta, Norway (186) 9. Australia, Canada (185) 10. Hungary (184) Henley & Partner's list is one of several indexes created by financial firms to rank global passports according to the access they provide to their citizens. The Henley Passport Index is based on data provided by the International Air Transport Authority (IATA) and covers 199 passports and 227 travel destinations. It is updated in real time throughout the year, as and when visa policy changes come into effect. At the bottom fo the list is North Korea, but surprisingly to me it is accepted by 39 destinations. I wonder which ones. https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/henley-index-world-best-passport-2021/index.html From 2022 UK citizens will require an ETIAS waiver before visiting EU countries (European Travel Information and Authorisation System). This is much easier to obtain than a visa, but presumably the UK will fall quite a few notches down the list next year.

Fitness Thaniya was formerly known as the Clark Hatch Fitness Center when I first started coming to Bangkok. If you stayed at the Tarntawan Place Hotel you could buy a day pass (200 baht I think about 2002). It was a compact place with a nice pool Price included towels and laundered T-shirt and gym shorts that you returned upon leaving. The memory is just one more that reminds me of how great bkk was when I was new to the town--and 19 years younger--and why we miss all the more now.

So, I was curious about Facebook dating and gave it a try. People like you or you like them and if a match, you can chat. I met one guy that I thought was really cute and I wanted to meet him. We chatted for a few days and last night he came to my place for a date. We went to eat (not really as no seating but brought it back to the apartment). We chatted and had a great time. He speaks great English and is into computers and programming. He is a bit young, 20 years old, but very smart and funny. He did enjoy playing games online a bit, but that was fine. The night was great, sex was very good, and he asked for no money at all. He wants a BF. He comes to Bangkok once per week to play volleyball and asked if he could spend next weekend with me as well. I said yes. Since Jupiter Boy has left the picture, it looks like Volleyball Boy has came into the race.

As my post was meant in jest, I'd certainly agree there's no need to become a super sleuth in order to date a guy, whether you're a newbie or veteran. It's pretty much understood that the older man is always the patron. He's expected to pick up the tab and compensate the younger man for his time. Sure, many of us can recall guys we met at Babylon back in the day who weren't MB's. But even then, you still brought him a drink--and probably dinner. It was just expected and always appreciated. Over all these years I've found that the more I begin from a position of trust, the better l make out in the end. I'm not saying that some guys won't disappoint you but I believe by far it has been a more rewarding track for me to take. Nevertheless I acknowledge that everyone has their own take on this.

That's why I wrote "often." When I asked the old German owner out BBB/Dream boys why drinks were so expensive, he told me it was all about tea money. And Moonlight and Jupiter cater to a different audience - lots of Asian women - who place more emphasis on sexiness rather than just cock.

But the two bars i mentioned above dont show any and yet price of drink is highest hehe.

The cost of the drinks is often a good indication of the raunchiness of the shows. The raunchier the show, the more tea money has to be paid. The bar that was opposite Hotmale had a couple of rimming shows as a prelude to the fuck shows but for some reason they were stopped after just 2 shows.

erections: they have the big cock shows That's as erect a show as it gets. Other show numbers also include erections butthole: never really seen it, guess they just don't think that's something suitable to be shown on stage? There is certainly no rule that would prevent it more than erections fondle: happens in many erotic numbers (and of course the sex shows) legal: that's moot. Presumably it is not (public indecency or something like that). There are only two scenarios: - it is legal, so it will happen - it is illegal, then it will still happen (for $$$ to certain, uhm, places) To the best of my knowledge, there is no such thing as a "limit" on the shows. Except such depending on the mood of the current local police chief, and the alignment of the stars.

Based on my experience, what is allowed or not is really not clear cut in bangkok. It also varies from bar to bar. There are bars that do sex shows, bars that do big cock shows, masturbation shows. But there are also bars that dont do any of that, but focused more on choreographed shows, without showing any dicks. Since a lot of bars might have closed now, i dont think a lot of the information we had previously is still valid. But moonlight and jupiter are the two bars that dont shows any dicks but have the guys that are more model/hunk type.

For years I have been hearing these stories about street crime in Argentina and Brazil. I have never seen anything or suffer any threads. Of course, I do not go to dangerous areas, but the touristic zones of Buenos Aires are safer than most American cities. At least here you are not afraid of a crazy pulling out his fusil and killing you and everyone around.

too small. And the concept is more targeted at locals

I was wondering where China fit into the index. By checking the Henley & Partners website, I found that China shares 72nd place with Suriname and Namibia. If you don't see your country you can find it here at https://www.henleyglobal.com/passport-index/ranking

One thing I have learnt from the Brazilian saunas. It only takes one to make an evening!

Buenos Aires is a huge city. There are some lovely districts and buildings. And it has a distinct culture that is quite different in many ways. I hugely enjoyed the many long vacations I took there. I’d recommend it to anyone. But please note that crime on the streets is a big problem (muggings, bag snatches, phones being taken even in daylight) and caution is needed - do not wear an expensive watch or jewellery and carry only a little money and one credit card on your person.

Interesting article here: https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/effective-tomorrow-bangkok-residents-asked-to-stay-home-for-14-days-unless-necessary/ I didn't know you could use the word fuck in an article. I like fuck. But, is it journalistic?

More measures to take place tomorrow, according to thethaiger. https://thethaiger.com/news/bangkok/breaking-travel-restrictions-and-curfew-to-be-set-in-bangkok-dark-red-provinces

There is also been a steady increase of brought in dead in malaysia, 20 of the 135 death count today is brought in dead cases. One of the reason is happy hypoxia, where despite low oxygen level in infected patient, they still breath as usual. By the time it moves to the next stage, its already too late to treat. It is not proven that this is related to delta variant but it might very well be.

I am not sure how common the Delta variant is in Thailand yet. The false sense of security that enveloped the country last year, especially the government, resulted in it taking its eye well and truly off the ball. I think this cannot be stated enough. There was no pressure to accelerate vaccine production, there was no testing at the largest fish market and its thousands of legal and illegal migrants, there was lax border control allowing the virus to enter in rich scum avoiding quarantine and opening up the country for Songkran against all available medical opinion were all a collective form of madness. It's unlikely Thailand could have avoided some form of third wave. But with countries like Taiwan and Thailand with excellent records in 2020 now suffering because of sheer stupidity on behalf of those making decisions, it is now the public in both countries suffering. Interestingly, Taiwanese are flocking to book package tours to Guam. There vaccines are available for anyone and the first shot is given in hotels the day following arrival. Visitors can also choose which vaccine they prefer. There is no quarantine provided travellers have a negative covid test within 72 hours of departure. https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/taiwan-guam-vaccination-travel-intl-hnk/index.html

Allowing that this 20 percent positivity rate is coming from one hospital's testing and may not be representative of data from testing centres nationwide, it is indeed very concerning and supports the estimate that the true number of infections is a few mutliples higher. I doubt if Thailand's testing programme is comprehensive -- I can't find the data on total testing numbers in the short time I have. Here is an explanation of why high positivity numbers generally indicate under-reporting of cases. "This also makes sense intuitively: if you test everyone, then the positvity rate will be very low, and you will catch every case. But if testing is not widely available, then you will catch only the severe cases, resulting in a higher positivity rate. This phenomenon is sometimes referred to as preferential testing." Source: https://covid19-projections.com/estimating-true-infections-revisited/ The World Health Organisation uses 5% as a bench-mark. A positivity rate above that should be taken to indicate that true infection numbers are higher than reported. Of course it is possible that at any one time, in a really terrible epidemic ( e.g. Black Death), more than 5% would be infected at any one time, and even if one tested 100% of the population, the positivity rate will be a figure higher than 5%. Yet, that result would not be an under-report becuase you had tested everyone. However, in most epidemics, including this one, it's really a rolling infection, and even in the worst situations, it is unlikely that more than 5% of people would be infected at any one time. So if test results come in at 20% positive, it suggests that we should test more for a better grasp of the situation. The only way out of this epidemic is vaccination, but as others have noted, the roll-out is relatively slow in Thailand, especially when compared against the greater transmissibility of the Delta variant. Bad news just came in. Even the best performing vaccines (Pfizer, Moderna) are demonstrating only 64% effectiveness aganst infection from Delta. The silver lining is that even if infected, the vaccine will protect against serious illness from Delta. Here, it gives 94% protection. "TEL AVIV—Data from Israel suggest Pfizer Inc.’s vaccine is less effective at protecting against infections caused by the Delta variant of Covid-19 but retains its potency to prevent severe illness from the highly contagious strain. The vaccine protected 64% of inoculated people from infection during an outbreak of the Delta variant, down from 94% before, according to Israel’s Health Ministry. It was 94% effective at preventing severe illness in the same period, compared with 97% before, the ministry said. An Israeli official said Tuesday the health ministry findings released a day earlier were preliminary and based on data collected from June 6 through early July." Source: Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/pfizers-covid-19-vaccine-is-less-effective-against-delta-variant-israeli-data-show-11625572796

is that the BFE - boyfriend experience? It's like the guys on Sugarbaby sites who have all sorts of things they need money for. It's all a big game.

don't waste time and buy him this computer today as you know you will anyways sooner or later so get over it ASAP and he will love you forever or at least till next Monday

Luckily Volleyball Boy did not ask for money. He is a good guy and only wants love. Then, today he told me about his computer being broken and he can't go to school or do work without it. So sad. I don't know why he told me that?

I do think a Lockdown is a good idea. But, it is because they did not prepare the vaccines properly for all to take. All of this could have been avoided.

This is basically the third in the occasional series I wrote for a friend's blog a few years ago. The first two are found in the Experiences of Asia (Gay-Related) to While Away These Difficult Times thread under Gay Asia. This is much more general. It was also written at the start of 2017. I have looked at updating it, but sorry to say that involves too much work. So if you can think back to 2017, this will all make more sense and may make for an interesting short read. Change has Improved Some Gay Men’s Lives, but not Others Change affects us all throughout our lives – partners, friends, where we live, the fashions we wear, our hobbies, passions. You name it, for most of us life is a never-ceasing process of change. Almost frighteningly, it seems to gets faster as we grow older. I used to think life would slow down once I passed 50. Not a bit of it. Time moves forward with almost frightening speed. So much to do and less time to achieve it. As we start yet another year, as yet another line appears on our faces and a centimetre to our waists – oh, I just hate you gym bunnies! – take a moment to think of the changes that have occurred over the last 50 years. Since 1967 men have walked on the moon and the rich have travelled supersonic on Concorde. China had recently entered into a disastrous Cultural Revolution. Yet in 1967 it joined the nuclear club by testing its first nuclear bomb and would emerge as the world’s second largest economy. Thankfully the constant fear of a world-ending nuclear war was slowly to come to an end with the eventual collapse of the Soviet Union two decades later. In 1967 the average cost of a new house in the USA was $14,250 and in the UK £3,700. The US-led War in Vietnam had escalated into a maelstrom of horrific proportions drawing Cambodia and Laos into its theatre of operations before pulling out, leaving Cambodia in a political vacuum and the resultant unimaginable genocide of the Khmer Rouge. On a lighter note, in 1967 The Beatles issued the iconic album “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”. Muhammad Ali was stripped of his World Heavyweight boxing title for refusing conscription into the US Army and Elvis married Priscilla. The world’s first heart transplant took place in South Africa, the first ATM machine appeared (in London) and Israel won the Six-Day War. The price was heavy, though. A barrel of oil that year cost US$1.50. Soon the world economy entered a tailspin as the Arab producers’ oil cartel OPEC increased the price by almost 500% in 1974 and a further 280% in 1979. A prisoner for 27 of his 95 years, Nelson Mandela became the world’s conscience and a beacon of hope for peaceful change. Vladimir Putin, the former KGB agent of whom President George W. Bush famously declared, “I looked the man in the eye . . . I was able to get a sense of his soul!” proved that Bush’s eye for character was as flawed as his decision to invade Iraq on false pretences. Putin was soon to show his real hand only too clearly. In 1967 Jim Thomson, founder of the Thai Silk Company still bearing his name and strongly rumoured to have been one of Bangkok's closet gays of the time, vanished without trace walking in the forest in Malaysia. US Navy pilot John McCain was shot down over North Vietnam. Actor Julia Roberts and CNN’s gay anchor Anderson Cooper were born. Another gay man, Beatles manager Brian Epstein, committed suicide. Advances in technology soon vastly improved most lives. Fax machines, scanners, CDs, mobile phones once the size of a brick and now so small they slip easily into pockets, digital cameras and recording, smart TVs, Microsoft, Apple, Facebook . . . What advances are 2017 likely to bring? All the while in what is called the developed world our lives as gay men are very different compared to 50 years ago. In the USA, President Eisenhower had issued an Executive Order in 1953 barring gay men and women from all federal jobs, quickly followed by many state governments. The FBI intensified its surveillance programme against known and suspected homosexuals. It was not until the Stonewall Riots of 1969 that gay men in the USA really began to organise. Then just as countless millions around the world were tentatively celebrating their freedom from the closet, a sword appeared threatening to strike all down with a new and unexplainable disease given the acronym AIDS. Those who lived through that first decade of the incurable disease will never forget the fear that gnawed at gay communities and preyed on our minds whenever we had sex with another man. Would we be the next victims? Many of us wept as we lost friends and friends of friends. But we marvelled at the love and compassion shown by lovers and carers as they helped make the end of life as comfortable as possible. Whatever the tragedies, there is surely no doubt that AIDS made most of the understanding world aware that gay people were everywhere, not just closeted in little ghettos. And perhaps the silver lining of the crisis is that this knowledge eventually led more and more to understand why gay people are no different from them – except we like to have sex with and be partnered with members of our own sex. Many – but far from all – were moved by books and movies which began to explore the subject of AIDS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYJYW_9mFVg Clip from “Philadelphia” (1993) with Tom Hanks as the AIDS patient 1967 was bittersweet in a matter of law. England and Wales finally struck from the statue book the out-dated Victorian law criminalising homosexual behaviour. Sadly, before it retreated from its Empire, the United Kingdom had singularly failed to strike out parallel laws in former colonies. Vikram Seth, the gay author of the marvellous novel “A Suitable Boy”, recently said, “You find homosexuality in the Kama Sutra . . . in the Hindu tradition, the Muslim tradition, the syncretic tradition . . . there has never been intolerance of this kind.” Indeed, half of the world’s countries that criminalize homosexuality today do so precisely because they cling to Victorian Britain’s idea of morality. And in ten nations, including former colonies, the punishment for being gay is death. So, as we celebrate the arrival of gay marriage in several countries including, I believe, soon in Taiwan, as we celebrate all the advances that have been made over the last 50 years for the gay community as much as for the world community, we must remember that for far too many of the peoples on our planet, not much has really changed. Today Taiwan is the one beacon of light that hopefully will lead the way to greater LGBT acceptance. This ad was recently seen on the Taipei MRT stations. For those for whom progress has largely passed them by, perhaps the French express it best in the saying, “plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.” Usually said in a spirit of resigned acknowledgement, “the more things change, the more they remain the same” is sadly too true for too many. Let us hope that more and more positive changes will eventually come, and that “plus ça change” will be uttered less in 2017.

In one of my first calls to American to inquire about earlier tickets, the agent on the other side of the line recognized me. He told me he remembered me from three years ago. Unbelievable. Following his advise, I have been calling everyday at 8am. No changes. Current restrictions expire this Friday, and there is a lot of expectations about whether the government will soften or harden them. I am not anxious about it, there is nothing I can do about it and all the pundits are just playing the guessing game. So far, I am staying until August 4th. I wanted to say goodbye to Palermo before moving to my new base. I walked down to what I believe is Palermo Soho. I am a little lost with all these realtors made up new neighborhoods. I walked around Plaza Armenia, enjoying an amazing sunny week end. Of course, the neighborhood fair was up, and they would take your temperature before being allowed in. I was glad that the park was fenced, to keep children away. I chose a cafe in a corner, to have a brunch sitting in a sidewalk table, under the sun. After brunching, I walked back to Palermo Hollywood. On the other side of Plaza Armenia, instead of a food fair there was an art craft fair. It was not a long walk, but the neighborhood has plenty of treasures. Palermo used to be not so trendy in this area because of inundations. Avda Juan B Justo, one of the many main arteries across the neighborhood, used to be a creek. It was intubated and burry, but the water stream increased with time and with a moderate rain the building would be one meter under water. Once the intubation was updated and the inundations stopped, Palermo Renaissance started. Another important infrastructure project that changed the area's physiognomy was the elevation of the train. All the land that used to belong to the railroad company is now being redesign mostly as new public open spaces. An example: What you see at the picture's right side is the elevated railroad. On both sides the city is landscaping public parks. Many are still under construction. Besides a last walk, I also had to visit my new favorite bakery in Buenos Aires. Panadería Don Blanco. Last Tuesday, I moved to my new airbnb. I chose the place because the pictures showed me a nice stage for new photoshoots with Alan. I am so disappointed. This was the first big mistake I made in this trip. Not only the place is actually smaller than expected. Not only there is limited natural light and the inside lighting is bad. The worst thing is that it does not feel like an airbnb. It is a beautiful, traditional building in the historic area of the city, Palacio Raggio. A huge, five stories building that serve different functions throughout its life. Now it was refurnished into small apartments. It feels like you are in an hotel, without the advantages of being in an hotel. I like airbnb because you stay in a place where someone is living, or could be. I doubt anyone is living in this building. These are all short term renting units, I bet. The first impression was just worse than disappointing. I was unpacking and settling down. I found an power outlet adaptor in a bookshelf, and plugged it on the power wall power source. The whole power shut down. I had to go to the reception and they had to restaure the power from the central control. Imagine my mood. This place definitely suck. I needed something comforting to cheer me up. A few days before I had found Jason in Skokka. Another Venezuelan import. The link is already gone, but I have a screen shot. I had seen him in one of LatinLeche clips, and in the local forums I found good references. The contact was quick as I did not have any questions. His response to my first contact was Besides cheering me up and out of my disappointment, I wanted to try the security system in this stupid fancy pretentious building. Jason arrived on time, he had texted me on his way and I was waiting for him in the lobby. He had to present his ID and his full name and time of entry were recorded. I hated it but it was not so bad. I could do this everyday, if I want to. The meeting was OK. Jason was very nice and likable, and did not care about watching the time. After a long conversation we started kissing, and I was not very happy. I was expecting something more passionate. We moved to the bed, which was still intact. He is beautiful, with tasteful tattoos and a huge dick. The kissing was still lacking, though. The temperature started to heat up when he gave me head. It was not outstanding but definitely good. When I turned him around and started to eat his ass, then the thing turned really hot. He was moaning, directing my work just as I like it to be. His ass was smooth, tight, and delicious. I thought that was pretty good. However, the thing actually erupted when my dick went in. The boy freaked and for the first time I felt he was really devouring my mouth while I was digging him. He is definitely an outstanding bottom, which compensated the other deficits. Overall, it was an OK experience sexually, and a very nice social meeting. I escorted (ha!) him for a few blocks when he left, and then returned to sleep my first night in my new nest. That was yesterday, Tuesday. Today was my first day teleworking full time, and it was rainy, so I did not explore my new neighborhood. The little bit I saw looks like crap after Palermo.

Does KRUBB have the potential to become the new Babylon? Or is it just too small? http://krubbbangkok.com/overview/

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Yes....If Namazu chimes in , he'll tell you how it's one of his favorite places. Also, our mutual friend Joe from NYC thinks it's a great place......

Rob, I hate to say this, but you are also a bit more adventurous that some of us. You speak Spanish and will go places that many won't go. For those of us who are bit more (a lot more?) worried about safety, would Mexico City work for us?

I Like PVR and have had lots of fun, but too many queens from CA go there for my taste. Monterey has a great gay sex scene and tons of opportunities. Mexico city is always fun, in my eyes.

exactly , if they can they should buy vaccines first for their parents and grandparents

this is wishful thinking for a time machine haha. Of course it's a typo, should read 2022 unfortunately On a serious note to OP's question: yes it is of course free for Thais and it is actually rather difficult if not almost impossible to buy it anywhere. Someone told me of a friend or acquaintance of his, American, who got it (Astra Zeneca) for cash at MedPark Hospital in Bangkok. Don't know the price though. The "alternative" vaccine, Moderna will be available for cash only, the government is not involved in that (other than in it's role in delaying it's purchase, those idiots), but it get's constantly delayed, and it is only with luck that any doses will even arrive in October, as Patanawet already alluded to in the post above. The offers I've seen all speak of "4th quarter" which is obviously very vague and could mean year end. So good luck with that. So the bottom line is, it is really not necessary or even useful to send money for the vaccine for a Thai person. If he is Lao or Cambodian or Burmese, that would be a different story, but for those guys it is probably even more difficult to get it for cash.

I keep working hard on my quest to check items out of my Two Eat List. Mantecol is a popular candy based on the tradicional halva recipe. The other one is a popular brand of one of my favorite Argentinean flavors: alfajor de maicena. After checking them out of my To Eat List, I should check them in to my Not To Eat Anymore List. Now that I know that I may stay here one month longer than expected, I have to watch my diet. Another check out item: Sopa paraguaya. Do not ask me why its is called "soup", I do not know. It is delicious and it is made with love by my mother. That picture was taken today during lunch. After several cloudy and very cold days, today was a Día Peronista. I took advantage of the sun and the warmer weather to take a walk with an old friend. We started in the Facultad of Ingeniería, a landmark building that was originally built for the Fundación Evita (a beneficence organization) and after the Revolución Libertadora in 1955 (the coup that terminated Perón's second presidency) transferred to the Universidad de Buenos Aires. From there we walked towards and through Puerto Madero. This is the last neighborhood added to the city. All the old port area was reconverted to offices and high end condo apartments. I love that the city landscape designers are abandoning the use of foreign species and planting the city outdoors with indigenous ones. Then we walked up to the City and Plaza San Martin. The Plaza Hotel, one of the most traditional five stars in the city, it is abandoned with no traces of any redevelopment work. In general, the city has been hit hard by the pandemic. It is noticeable in all the areas I have been visiting, and I have stayed in the wealthier side of town. I am told that going to South decadence and poverty are obvious and depressing. I am privileged to be able to enjoy my staying here. Yesterday I had my third encounter with Alan, and the boy has definitely displaced Tomy from the pole position of my favorite guys. It is weird, my brain tells me that I should find Tomy more attractive, but my body responds more to Alan. His ass is amazing, it is almost like it is sucking my dick in. Yesterday I was still very stressed because of my flight cancelation, and was tired and not aroused after our photos session. However, he wanted me and worked me with thirst and passion. It was our third meeting, and again like twice before I busted inside of him. This is really unusual for me, and a high indicator of our good chemistry. He is now publishing in soytuyo and I love to see that he used all my pictures in his new ad. I have one more pic for you. Yesterday, after I busted, he demanded me again to keep digging him until he got his orgasm:

Hopefully the pandemic will be in control in Brazil when you go there... it's not doing well right now though

There's still Meio Mundo on Friday's if you like guy next door or guy that will kill you types.....

my opinion is it’s a good night if you find someone you like! I have been to saunas with 10 working guys and found 2 i like and been to saunas with 35 guys and didn’t find anyone i really wanted! BUT..if you have zero naked guys in your room then a sauna on a bad night is better then your hotel room! Mondays and Wednesdays are the best nights at pointe202, Tuesdays, fridays at 117, the rest of the nights are hit or miss but again better then a empty hotel room!

Wouldn't that be ANY gym

Do you have an idea of the kind of report I could put together about safety in the USA, picking individual testimonies (and even adding statistics) as you did? It is true that the local press report helps the scarring narrative for the first world visitors who think they are more civilized, but local reports are politically manipulate according to the local government. When the administration is conservative, the crime reports stay in the police section of newspapers, when the government is Peronist, the reports move to first page. But I am not going to give this battle, I know that I would lose. These prejudices are too deeply rooted. Specially if your circle is people from Recoleta. These are the worst kind of people, in my opinion, you can mingle with in Buenos Aires. I lived 20 years in that neighborhood and I know how racist, classist, and conservative they are. Sure, they are very gay friendly, if you look like you have a bank account.

Situation getting worse here in malaysia too. Hospitals are rejecting patient, more gov hospitals converted to full covid hospitals, community clinics now have to house patients waiting for placement on hospitals bed. Daily cases today is 8.6k for a 32mil population, but 6k of them are concentrated in the center between 3 states. Some patient had to be transferred to neighboring states hospital for treatment. I think we are hit worse than thailand at the moment. We have been in lockdown of variety of stages for a really long time now and cases are not going down. Vaccination are our only way out and luckily we fare a bit better than thailand in this regard. But we are still behind. Vaccine pace has been picking up to 375k doses a day now, and 12million doses will be distributed within this month. Needless to say, friends and family have been infected left and right.