faranglaw

Hi all, I am leaving Vancouver tomorrow and have a developing tooth ache. Arrgh. I don't think I can get an appointment here today. Can anyone recommend a decent dentist in Bangkok at a reasonable fee? Thanks in advance!

This makes perfect sense to me. But I'm curious. Does anyone actually know for a fact, not jus an idle rumor, of farang being deported for public sex? There seems to be an awful lot of toilet cruising in LOS.

I'm enjoying it too, appreciating seeing Thailand and "the scene" through the eyes of someone so new to it. Keep writing from the heart. Don't be afraid if appearing foolish. We've all been there and the best writing I've seen here is from people who are willing to admit they've made a bit of an ass of themselves. I Learn the most from those honest posts.

To most of us 'overage' means 35-40 y.o. Sorry to be judgmental, after all no one gets hurt. Oh honey, then let me judge you a little bit. You're still a baby at 35. I have violated the "40 year age difference rule" a number of times already. A good time was had by all, and in some cases no money exchanged hands. Soon I will be able to (legally) violate the 50 year rule, and I am soooo looking forward to it. (So there, you shallow little airhead plummy twink!)

I may have written this little story before, but when I lived in Japan I was at a party with gaijin and Japanese gay men of all ages. The Topic of early sexual experiences came up. One young man about 23 said his first sexual experience was at the 24 sauna, Tokyo's version of Babylon. He liked older men, and was attracted to a man who looked about 60. They want off to a dark corner and the young man had his first sexual experience, at age 17. They got to talking afterwards, and it turned out the older man was not 60, he was 83! Hope springs eternal.

If it had been me, I would have called those friends I had an appointment with and cancelled, telling them something has come up. Actually, it sounds like TWO somethings came up!

I didn't know Prince was there in "my" neighborhood. My husband and I have a condo in Suphalai, alas rented now, so I can't use it. But I still love to visit the 'hood. Cheap Thai style coffee at my friend Suwanna's coffee stand. She is an outgoing fun lady and you can sit there with your brew and watch the parade of office boys and construction workers on their way to work.

Try continuing past Babylon through the pedestrian gate. The Suan Phlu neighborhood is fun and thriving with great street food and a couple of decent hotels. I enjoyed staying at MyBed, quiet and clean for B800. It's not near the Silom scene but there are loads of boys on line in the area looking for customers.

I stayed at the Malaysia once and hated it. Noisy, tired and depressing decor. This was 20 years ago, so maybe it's better now. But two years ago a boy I knew and liked was murdered there, so I doubt I could ever set foot in the place. Pinnacle up the street is a bit more expensive but much nicer. I got a room there a couple of years ago on agoda for 1000. Very nice open air (but small) pool on the roof.

All at the same time?

I praised the public bus system many times to Thai friends, usual answers are: too slow, too hot, too much walking, too lo-so, I have never used a bus before and I don't know how to use them, often accompanied by a look "are you crazy?". Most Americans I know would give the same answers.

Sandbag is a cute phrase. When I lived in Japan we used the phrase "sushi," as in lying cold and lifeless on the plate. Some guys used the Japanese word "maguro."

Sitting here in Vancouver looking forward to my next trip to LOS in December. I also find Hornet useful and appreciate their "Explore option. I can hone in on Silom or On Nuch or Suan Phlu easily from here in Canada and have already made some tentative dates.

Nice report. Thank you!

I'm rather inexperienced in wthe massage scene. My question is simple. How do I know if they will suck? For me the HJ is not enough, and i don't really care about fucking, but a nice massage ending in nice long bj and/or 69 would be the ultimate. But how do I know if the boy will do that before I choose him? I Feel this is a rather stupid question, but I've always been curious about this.

As an American living in Canada I agree with this philosophy. We don't always know why serrvice is slow, or if the tired waitress was knocked around by her boyfriend before work, or her kids are sick, or she didn't sleep the noght before. They really do rely on tips, especially in the states, where some restaurants are actually allowed to pay their waitstaff under the minimum wage with the expectation that tips will bring them up to that minimum. Disgusting, but that's the US fir you. I reflect that if I have a bad day at work, I still get paid. So I tip, and shrug it off.

Yes vinapu I Think you are one of the guys who cares about the boys as individuals.

Very interesting and thanks for your honest recountng. My question is aboutmdanger on the job. Did you ever feel that you were in a truly dangerous situation, either on the street or with a violent customer in their home or hotel room? How did you handle that? Do you think being a money boy is more dangerous on line, because you don't have the mamasan screening customers and you don't have witnesses who might identify a bad customer if something goes wrong?

I've been to Thailand almost every year for the past quarter century, always in high season. Three years ago I went during the rainy season. I loved it. It seemed to me there were about a third the number of farang roaming the streets. In Babylon I get mostly shrugs in January, but I was quite a hit in June, scoring a couple of model level guys for free. And I was 63 then with a rather average physique (although I do color my hair and it's very attractive indeed!) And as an added bonus, there were the dramatic thunder and lightning storms. I loved Bangkok in June!

Thanks vinapu for the wonderful read. I feel like I've just finished a higher class romance novel. Very satisfying! จุบๆ

Thanks for a most interesting report. Your friendship with T sounds very precious. He sounds like a good man. Did you ever have thoughts of trying to make more of the relationship, maybe even someday live together in the US or Bangkok? Or do you avoid getting too romantically involved?

The drought is even scarier. Rural people are losing their livelihoods. Thailand already has a dangerous political situation with two equally strong groups hating each other, each group having some supporters prone to violence. An ailing king and a weak heir. A military government getting more repressive and just plain weirder by the day. Add food shortages to this mix, and the death of the king, and Thailand may be in big trouble. Pray for rain everybody.

Hmm. Now there's a fantasy image I can savour. A whole line of young cute gay Thai/Asian men getting in line to suck off little ol' me!

So while spending the last almost 10 years living out the fantasy of that site producer, why am I really no happier or more content than I was a decade earlier? Maybe because you never got over the collapse of your relationship. You sound more like the marrying kind to me. It might be worth spending some money on yourself and finding a good gay male counselor for some longish term therapy to help sort out what you really want and need. Good luck to you however you decide to manage it. Also, that privateboy guy is the one with spots on his dick, right? Cute boys but I don't like the way he seems to use them and throw them away. I don't get a good feeling watching his porn, to be honest. Some porn seems respectful with the boys enjoying the experience. His does not, IMHO.

I love sucking but also love to get sucked off. Do some of the guys there do that too?