vinapu

correct, this would be comparing apples to bananas. Suu Kyi rised to occasion and did not give up. Yingluck seems more feather in the wind but like quite a few Asian ladies she may rise to occasion as well. Benzir Bhutto, Indira and Sonia Gandhi, Sirivamo Bandaranaike, Corazon Aquino, even two happles begums in Bangladesh they all were proxies for their fathers/ husbands and at one point picked up where they left. Yes, with mixed results but this can be said about any politician past and present.

you are right, it looks that even in the West education is no longer ticket to steady and well paying job. Our generation had it better and path to advance was clearer . When I look at young people around me very few are where I was in their age when comes to steady job. As for boys again I'm with you, there are legends of how much they are making but I found it hard to believe. Had an opportunity to talk to one of best looking boys in Dreamboys last Nov, I was his first off in 4 days and this is very popular bar, almost always full of clients. It's why I think our tips are nothing less than global wealth redistribution and certainly nobody will hear from me that overtiping is spoiling market for others. I 'm not throwing money at them because I don't have this ability but least I can do is to ensure that most of my travel budget in LOS is spent on the boys leaving shopping , dining and other pleasures to others.

it looks that Thailand's ruling class has habit of changing their constitution as often as they change underwear, which one that will be after end of absolute monarchy? 17th ?

there's bakery beside my work and every morning whole block smells heavenly with freshly baked bread which actually is expensive and tasting that good, still pleasure to sniff it daily so may be Thais are not so unique with affinity for good smelling food. By the way when I saw tittle of thread i started looking for some hand grenade to lob it at OP as in 9 trips I don't recall smelling Thai but thanks God it was not about body smell.

lady begging on street in front of our office had 8 bags with her this morning. I don't think it makes her wealthy or even middle class

many , many people all over the world are working in industries where pay did not increase ether nominal or by purchasing power. With time progressing it looks that top earners are grabbing bigger and bigger share of pie, lucky those in that position. If CEO is making say 100 times of lower clerk's salary and 20 years ago ratio was 25-1 does anybody really believe that today's CEO is 4 times smarter or is working 4 times as hard as his predecessor 20 years ago. This is my general comment and not directed at you Michael or anybody else for that matter.

Rich people sleep in Conrad or Dusit Thani, poor ones in Niagara or Malaysia and as long as there are alternatives we all can have good vacations. Wealthy people with their Rolexes are not screwing price of fakes in Patpong market, those are two separate markets. How many of those complaining about high prices in soi Twilight are actually walking 10 minutes to take advantage of much cheaper alternatives in soi 6 where Golden Cock is?

Boys as self -employed professionals have the same right like everybody else to charge whatever market will bear. Without upping prices they may not actually have an idea as of what they possibly can charge. Prices too low for any goods will empty shelves as goods are available for everybody, imagine bar with off fee of 50 baht and tip expected of 100. First client to enter would off everybody for an orgy and you will be left drinking alone with designated ugly mamasan on duty. Prices to high - everybody will start looking for an alternative and will realize that wanking to free copy of Desire magazine is quite pleasurable / this is what a bit upset mamasan at Hotmale told me when I told him I will not be offing anybody that day / As for massaging ego - no price is too low if done skillfully so why boy should be not compensated for lying how handsome we are and how big our dick is. If we one feels better by bargaining price down why to deny other guy pleasure of feeling better by throwing some money away? In great scheme of things market price will stay where is supposed to be and neither cheap charlies nor fools parting with money will distort it much.

my bet will be she returns as long as she thinks about returning to power , martyrdom sells very well with electorates , any trial will give her possibly better tube than press interviews from remote Paris

you don't mean it seriously, do you ?

Most airport prayer rooms in the West are really multi - denominational, Tel Aviv has Jewish one, Warsaw has Catholic one, Middle Eastern countries have mosques, no shock here, even nominally secular Turkey

Instead of ' interesting ' I'd rather say chilling as likely it was not first time

I wonder with how many bags ChristianPFC travels / i always have only one, no more than 11 kg /

and nobody is, such a path is out of fashion worldwide but well trodden. I never thought to live long enough to see Burma being more democratic than Thailand but in few years it may be a case, hope I'm wrong. With appointed Legislative it looks that Suthep won for now

I'm lucky, after singing accolades for Angkor Wat since my first visit there in 2001 all my folks know what Cambodia is famous for and I don't need to worry about any stares, actually often I'm asked when I will go again.

Enjoy your time there and don't forget to report

To avoid looking at his face feeling stupid by offering something which he was forced by family to renege on.

This is only for you to decide as only you know how she would take such a news. Being mother she probably knows anyways, whether we tell her or not.

and that's the reason I decided to keep quiet. My folks here don't even think about Thailand as gay destination . I never heard comment to this effect but after hearing ' pedo destination ' musings , particularly about Pattaya , again in hetero context I think is better to advertise loudly trip to other destinations in region particularly Cambodia. I'm well known as ruins connoisseur and nobody knowing me would raise a brow if I'd be flying there annually.

For you trip to BKK is local venture like for Europeans hop to Amsterdam or Americans one to Las Vegas. But trip to Thailand from those continents is far away and exotic one so is attracting more attention and possibly speculation as to how one can afford it and why is willing to suffer indignity of 24 hours flights

Koko, actually you made me interested in Chromebook today and went to store to see how it looks like, I'm impressed , looks very handy for travel. Thanks for bringing it up vinapu

actually quite a few masseurs are available during day, here's scenario: breakfast, massage at Copa / I got one at 9.30 a.m. last Nov /, cold shower , coffee, massage at shop under Ambiance, some shopping, lunch , massage at Scandic and here you go - getting dark, time for dinner and you did not even leave soi 3 during day and boys from BBB are starting their serenades in front of bar, you feel horny listening and you know what to do

What we can say? See what happens on July 30 and watch your wallet so it not opened by you heart but by your head only. It look at least that you know your position and where you are vulnerable so there's line of defense if need arises. There's always possibility that he invited you to Korat and his family turned out not to be so enamored with that idea as he thought , hence prohibition to go in order to save a face. How to move relation to more selfish way ? We all know, you provide funds, boy ' takes care you'. You find better boy , cut the funds, he finds better sponsor , cuts his presence. Clear rules and still lots of fun and a passion can be had. Stchastya zelaju ( I wish you good luck )

You may be correct - checked Tarntawan offers on Agoda for the same dates 24-27.12 and noticed that they dropped prices a bit compare to April quotations. At least it's good to know that businesses are reacting to perceived lower demand by dropping prices. Hope soi Twilight bar owners will notice and react

thank you for a good laugh !