Keithambrose

Rubbish in, rubbish out, as they say!

OK. I haven't been to either, yet! SBN sounds interesting, but I think I am too old! Perhaps I should take a young friend!

I know, but we have had a couple of unexplained deaths of Russian dissidents in the UK. One found dead in New Malden, in the next road to friends of mine. Very little publicity about it.

He may have been a dissident! Plenty of unexplained deaths in thatcarea, even in London.

Interesting that they were not on the correct flight path. We get the impression, these days, that between take off and landing, the computer runs the plane!

Pleasuredrome, or SBN?

Odd comment!

In my experience, they show no concern at all. This is Japan, and they are doing a job! I have used these services for many years, and always had good service. Not many biys speak English, but, as you will have seen, you order the services you want from a 'shopping list', ant the items are usually faithfully delivered. If you go to a bar, King of College, for example, the manager usually speaks some English, and has a menu you can peruse! More top boys than bottom, usually, they say Western cocks are sometimes too big!

Patpong 1, no traffic!

Me too, excellent example at Le Meredien, not that expensive! The suite also has a double shower for ease of showering with your companion! And a Japanese toilet.

So would I. Extra protein drink!

Luckily, yes!

Difficult, I was 2 weeks old! Hadn't had much sex at that point!

I see there is a website, plus a picture of a boarded up building. Said to be on Silom, just past where Skytrain turns off. One pic of guys stripped to waist, hunk/twunk. Straightforward comment, 'come here for massage or sex'! You have to pay in advance, 7/11 suggested! No cash accepted. All a bit odd.

Yes, I saw one of my companions breakfasting with another client at Le Meredien! He grinned at me!

Gosh, twice within 5 mins, I wish!

Personally, I think it makes no difference if you are a newbie, or an old hand. You still need to be sensible. Le Meredien, a 5 star hotel, does not interfere with guests at all, so your own risk.

I take your point, in that the boy has to agree. However the manager may need to know who is loaded, so to speak!

Good point. I don't know what the answer is. Tattooing is a physical assault, so to speak, and, like circumcision, permanent. All I would say is that if done on birth it is near enough risk free, but in a number of societies it is done at puberty, which is painful, and more risky. In the UK, where I am from, it was done as a matter of course 70 years ago, nothing to do with religion, but now quite rare, other than religious reasons. My GP, who was Jewish, was anti circumcision, at a later stage, on the grounds that any operation carries a risk. It is interesting that Jews and Muslims circumcise, another example of how close the 2 religions are, or should be! On sensitivity, as a circumcised guy, I have plenty of sensitivity!

The fees are poor, but the tips are great!

I presume so!

It's wise to agree, before you start, that your masseur will cum, with any appropriate fee.

Excellent analogy!

This looks like a needless exercise in bureaucracy, the rules seem unnecessarily complex. I can't help wondering if this is some form of brown envelope exercise? The Government is always going on about encouraging tourism, and I would have thought that street vendors are a good part of the scene. I know that in Singapore, there are excellent hawker centres, but that is Singapore!

I mentioned in a recent post that the street food area in Patpong 1, which takes up at least one third of the soi, was buzzing in January. Not a spare seat. Food looked pretty good. And beer was cheap. It was interesting that there were still a few girly bars up that end, but they were sidelined by the food court.