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I've never really understood the attraction of online interactions. The most important aspect of any sexxy interaction is tactile and online absolutely doesnt give you that. Can't imagine paying money for that. Like buying a beautifully-styled car that has no engine under the hood. What's the point? But maybe that's just me again, for I recognise that worldwide there is a market, maybe even a booming market... so I'm curious, if more and more of our previous hustlers moved online, how many of us would subscribe and/or pay? I guess you might say in return, "it depends on what they do". Let's just say, they do whatever the punter asks such as making use of a dildo or bringing himself to a climax. Basically, porn. Would you pay? (I would probably say to myself, "but there's so much free porn around".)

I'd think that size would be the among the last possible complaints a sex partner would harbor these days, but that didn't deter officials from tracking down the distributors of penis enlargers and other sex toys Monday in Bangkok. From the Thaiger Thousands of sex toys valued at more than 3 million baht were seized yesterday by officers from the Child and Women’s Welfare Department in Bangkok’s Nong Khaem district. Two men were arrested. Around 5,000 dildos, penis enlargement devices, penis massage oils and lubricating gels were seized from a warehouse off the Petchkasem highway. Fake Rolex and Gucci watches were also confiscated. Officers arrested 47 year old Ekkalan Chotwetphatcharakul, who is from the northern province Tak, and 28 year old Lee Mao Siang, a Chinese national. Police say the men admitted to owning the sex toys and products. The items were shipped from China and then sold through Facebook to customers in Thailand. The men were charged with importing pornographic materials that had not been cleared by customs officials. Although sex toys are openly sold on the street in popular red light districts, like Bangkok’s Nana area, the products are illegal in Thailand.

Biden had no choice but to leave. He was boxed in by the Trump/Taliban deal and had to proceed. Also, leaving is the right thing to do. Twenty years was more than enough time to learn we couldn't actually change the local culture and have a lasting impact (duh??). It is and will continue to be messy as we exit. The images are ugly and could get worse. The potential for substantial loss of life (of Americans and foreigners) still exists over the coming weeks as our exit proceeds. It is pretty much dependent on how the Taliban acts as people try and get out. I am given to understand that many Americans and allies in the country are still not located at the airport. Will they all be able to get to the airport for safe passage out? Probably not all of them. The price we pay as we exit should be a lesson to all future leaders of the cost (in human lives) of wars and limitations that wars actually have. I support Biden's decision to exit Afghanistan (working within the timing framework set by Trump). Staying on and fighting would be pouring good money after bad there with zero chance of success. I hope the further loss of life will be minimal. I fear it won't. Oh...and let's stop pretending we can export democracy to far-flung countries that we know little about. Democracy hardly functions in the USA. You can forget about it in Afghanistan.

Looks like the vaccination makes you 20-30 younger in regard to Covid-19 risk. Would be nice it would also work with all the other aging symptoms...

I don't really understand the connection between the confiscation of sex toys in Thailand with whether size matters or not to people. Perhaps I'm missing something. That being said, in answer to your question: Yes size matters to many of us😁.

I’ve never really been one for writing trip reports. Nothing I put together is going to have numazu’s flare. I also have zero interest in others critiquing my negotiation tactics with the boys which are basically predicated on the fact that a night out where I live that does not involve two “lean and toned and fully vers and passionate” guys that are two-thirds my age costs a good deal more than what I spent at Lagoa on the first night I was there. That said, I have learned a good deal from this forum that was very useful when I first started traveling to Thailand several years ago and, at least of late, there has been a dearth of trip reports containing current info so (and against my better judgment), here goes: On Wednesday at Lagoa boys outnumbered clients by a good bit. Even though there were only two boys that really did it for me, most of the boys there were attractive, especially if you like muscle. Negotiations started at 200 in both cases and ended at 150 because, well, they were both really hot and I did not travel here to quibble over 50 R. In both cases though I’m pretty sure they would have agreed to 100 which leads me to Saturday night…. On Thursday, I met Gabriel at Lagoa who was absolutely gorgeous. Negotiations started at 200 and quickly ended at 100 as soon as I offered it. We ended up spending the entire night together though so I gave him more which seemed to make him very happy. While I was with him I learned that he had literally arrive the day before from Minas Gerais. Friday, I traveled to Rio and went to Point 202. Client to boy ratio favored clients just as it did at Lagoa. At Point there were two guys that did it for me and just as it did at Lagoa negotiations started at 200 and ended at 150. In this case though, I’m not quite as sure they would have gone lower if I had pushed. Unfortunately, both guys were mechanical when we got into the cabins and I don’t think I will be seeing either one of them again. I also don’t like the cabins at Point very much. The ones at Lagoa are nicer. Saturday morning in Rio I met a 23 year old using the apps. He was a total bottom which is not usually my thing but he had an incredible body and said he wanted me to “help him with his English” so I agreed to met him figuring that he would probably try and get some money out of me at some point but, well, that never happened. He really was just a hot 23 year old that liked bottoming for someone that was about 15 years older than him. If you’re wondering, yes, I did help him with his English too. He had a lot of questions which I answered as best I could. We spent most of the next few days together and I never made it to 117. A picture of him is attached to hopefully make my post a bit more interesting. Last night I was back in SP and I spent it with Tiago who was one of the guys I met on my first night at Lagoa.

Who does not like that ?

From Coconuts Bangkok Phuket ‘7+7’ scheme expands travel options to other islands Thailand’s ballyhooed sandbox just got a little bigger. The COVID-19 task force on Monday gave the greenlight to the so-called “7+7” extension to the Phuket sandbox. Effective immediately, the new program will allow fully vaccinated travelers arriving from abroad to spend seven nights on Phuket and then another seven in select other destinations before being able to move freely around Thailand, current restrictions aside. Those other destinations include Koh Phi Phi, Koh Ngai, and Railay in Krabi; Khao Lak and Koh Yao in Phang-Nga; and Surat Thani’s three holiday islands of Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao. https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/phuket-77-scheme-expands-travel-options-to-other-islands/

I do one thai guy i know who has onlyfans, and several others thai guys are actively producing onlyfans contents and promoting it through their social media. So to answer the OP, yes, there is some that transition towards online platform. As to why people like it, its basically porn. Voyeurism, ability to ask performer to do what u want etc. For me, i am tempted, especially if the boys are those i already know. It is an alternative to actually meeting them as we all know its not possible. Having said that, like u also mentioned, free porn are everywhere, so if u pay for subscription etc, its just another way to show your support to the performers.

what about Taiwan absorbing mainland , not other way around ? After all Taiwan's official name is Republic of China

The guys were 99% Brazilians, maybe a few other Latinos but dark skin Latino look. Almost all of them were chatting with each other in Portuguese to kill time so I guessed Portuguese. When I say quality I mean the quality of the boys. I like muscular guys but I rarely see them now there. Maybe one or two. Also, just a general attractiveness of the guys were much worse in my two visits this time. I felt like the excitement of seeing many attractive guys is not there anymore. Just normal looking guys, and didn't feel like worth paying or trying.

Disponible (available) is a dead giveaway in any latin country. Hope you are feeling better.

AKA:

Just a short update: I haven't been out since Thursday. Friday, I started to feel worse as the day progressed and my blood saturation was all over the place. According to the doctor, who I visited yesterday, it was altitude sickness. I've been here on multiple occasions and never experienced it before. She figure that it had to do with health issues I had last year. Anyway, it seems to have passed and I feel ready to go. 🤞 I've still been active on the apps and it's busy. I'm never under 2 hundred profile views on Grindr and 20 to 40 guys that hit me up a day. The wide range is because I'm really not sure. It's just a lot. It's no my preference but there is no beating around the bush here. Messages are often very simple in nature. Some nudes with a good view of ass accompanied by some text like FUCK ME NOW! What I learned and most of you probably already know, many money boys write "Disponible" in their profile.

I am less certain than you. I think China will face almighty international opposition if it takes Taiwan by force. It's likely to be a bloodbath since very few Taiwanese want to be ruled by Beijing. But then, the US and many countries signed up to the one-China policy 49 years ago. So it is yet another relic of the Cold War agreed at a time when I doubt if any countries considered that China would be anything other than a relatively poor nation half a century later. Although China was then keen on a bit of sabre-rattling and occasionally fired missiles at Taiwan's offshore islands, the thought that this could be serious was rarely considered. Now, of course, China is about to become a superpower and the rest of the world is screwed! And this is desperately sad for the people of Taiwan unless negotiators can come up with some formula that will satisfy Beijing and Taipei. Relations between the two were far better as recently as 10 years ago. Taiwan investors were ploughing countless billions into businesses on the mainland and China had for the first time permitted unlimited non-stop flights between the two. Until around then, mainland Chinese could only visit Taiwan on flights which transited first in another country/territory and vice-versa. With Hong Kong being the most convenient and fastest route, Cathay Pacific made a mint of cash with dozens of daily flights. But under President Xi, all that has changed.

PeterRS, I think we're not on the same wavelength. By "online interactions", I don't mean advertising on Grindr / Planet Romeo / Hornet, etc for meet-ups. I mean internet "sex" where the transaction is entirely remote. So the lad could be back in mama's house in Khon Kaen and the punter somewhere in Dumfries or Duisburg.

From Bangkok Post Weeds are seen growing around taxis parked at a company parking lot, after drivers were unable to pay rent on them due to the economic hardship of Covid-19 and more than a year of no incoming foreign tourism, in Bangkok, on July 20, 2021. (AFP file photo) The governor of the Bank of Thailand (BoT) has called for an additional 1 trillion baht in government spending to counter coronavirus, saying the blow to the economy from the pandemic is greater than from the Asian financial crisis in 1997. The government can fund additional spending by borrowing more, BoT Governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput said Monday at a briefing in Bangkok. Even if public debt tops 70% of gross domestic product by 2024, that would be manageable given high domestic liquidity, low borrowing costs and the country’s current-account surplus, he said. “Additional state borrowing will help support GDP’s growth potential to revive at a faster rate, and will lower the debt-to-GDP ratio in the long run,” Mr Sethaput said. “If the government doesn’t quickly provide additional economic support during a time of high uncertainty and to shield against a prolonged crisis,” public debt will remain at a high level and will be difficult to lower in the long run. https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2166135/bank-of-thailand-head-says-virus-fight-may-need-1-trillion-baht-more

I made a quick trip to Barcelona. I visited the sauna on two occasions. One was 7.30pm on Sunday and 5pm on Saturday. Saturday was busy but quite surprisingly more clients than boys. I would say there were 15 to 20 escort at 6 or 7pm, the busiest. However I noticed that the quality was a lot worse. Usually I can try three boys easily when I go to thermas but it was hard to find one these days. I tried Marcio, a buffy/muscly guy but he couldnt get hard. He said he can do everything but in cabin they changed his story. I hate these guys and of course it didn't go well. I asked him what to do, he replied we can finish but I asked if I have to pay 50e he said yes. Such a big turn off. I said he didn't deliver and he was not happy but in the end he wanted 30e so I gave it and got rid off him. Honestly if there were any other options I didn't have to deal with him but it is what it is. On another day I met with a guy I met long time ago. Actually he is really good and I took him immediately after seeing him. I also saw him finishing at least two more clients easily after me while I was cruising fory next, which turned out to be a lot harder lol I really don't understand why boys there who cannot perform or get clients spend so much time there... In any case at least I had one good sex. I also contacted a few boys I know from my previous times and most of them said they stopped going to the sauna. Maybe you guys could ask your regulars over whatsapp and get info about the current situation. Mine is just two nights so it might give you some limited insights. I also tried web ads and hunqs. It was endless process with chatting and not knowing who is real and a good performer. Also,there are jus too many ads and I didn't wanna spend so much time saving random numbers and whatsapping just to learn the rate. Most would quote 100 and slightly less for 30min. Things are slow on whatsapp and these sites. I was traveling with friends so didn't have the luxury to sit down and chat forever to figure out someone good. Overall I am disappointed in Barcelona in terms of what it used to offer. Hope it gets better soon

It's a situation where there are no good options. Biden put out a statement today laying out what the administration sees as the situation. He seems to mainly blame the previous administration's "peace" deal that set a May 1 withdrawal date for the remaining US forces - effectively saying his hands were tied. Since the Taliban would appear to not be upholding their end of that deal at this point I'd imagine that the US could also go back on our side of the deal. But I think the train has basically left the station now. As noted previously the US has had only a very small troop presence for several years in training roles along with some air support. I guess there are also lots of "contractors" there. I don't know exactly what their roles are since there are quite a few mercenary "security" contractors. The disorganization and corruption of the Afghan regime seems to be a big part of the problem. The Taliban was smart enough to lay low and wait for us to leave before they swooped in. I was reading a piece earlier talking about how the Taliban isn't a monolithic organization but is a sort of group of franchises that are coordinating with each other. Without the US and allied presence for the last 20 years no women or girls would have had a chance at education. Would it be better that no one had a better life for that period of time because their hopes are going to be dashed now by the Taliban? Is the US required to stay there forever? Sure, I think we all wish the Bush administration had more realistic goals. And the mission creep started long ago. But just because those things happened are we all required to stay there indefinitely? When does it end? How much more mission creep is required? The fact that it's collapsing so quickly would seem to indicate that there wasn't all that much to prop up. People are happy to shit on Biden's decision to continue with the agreement reached by Trump. But no one seems to have an answer to what he should be doing instead and how and for how long and at what cost. People complain when the US intervenes and polices the world. And then they complain when the US doesn't. Do I wish the UN would have sent troops in to Myanmar? Kind of. But I don't know what they would have been able to accomplish and how. Stopping arms sales and cutting off the junta's funding sources makes sense. Unfortunately the Russians are only too happy to sell them arms. It's not in anyone's interest for Myanmar to become a failed state. Certainly their neighbors will be most effected and would seem to have the greatest interest in doing something about it. But we all know ASEAN is full of dictators and wannabe dictators who aren't going to do anything that might shine a light back on them. The Chinese aren't going to send their army. And there are plenty of other internal conflicts all of the world. Should we get involved in all of them?

Goddamnit Phil

Frankly, given how obviously fragile our democracy is, is it any wonder we couldn't build one in a country that has almost no tradition of it? Worse, given the state of the country and maslov's hierarchy of needs, how many Afghani's are well off enough to give a fuck what passes for government in their world? That's a luxury that rich folks like us get to think about. I think We (the west) should have gone in, brushed the Taliban aside and crushed Al Quada. We should have then left with the promise that we would keep returning if they kept up their ways. Much like Iraq, conservatives imagine we're so amazing that as soon as we arrive everyone will immediately become republicans. Surprise, when you kill more people than Saddam did by a large measure, they won't thank you. As a military intelligence officer I know said at the time, "We don't know if Saddam is the way he is because of Iraq, or if Iraq is the way it is because of Saddam". Turns out, it might have been the former. And, given what China has been up to, it is a good idea for us to step out of the cross hairs of the islamic terrorists and let state terrorists like China and they beat up on each other.

Among America's mistake was pursuing the absurd notion that it could bring about a permanent change in Afghan culture, particularly as it pertains to the rule of law and the role of women that has existed for millennia. It was not lack of good intentions, it was lack of having a clearly defined exit policy (in crude terms, a "you come, I go" understanding. Instead it became party a save face, partly a political football in a game that never ends well. If you distill all the above comments, there's one common theme that repeats itself. The biggest error was boots-on-the-ground 20 years ago that emerged after the attacks of 9/11 on American soil. We all have to ask--regardless of where we come from--how we think our government should have responded to such an event? Few countries, I believe, would have allowed it to go unchallenged. Emotions and national pride considerations were just too high. A group of neo-cons had the ear of the president and the rest is history. In retrospect, it proved unfair to the long-suffering women of Afghanistan to lead them to believe that their role in society was to abruptly change forever. Just about everyone knew--but remained reluctant to admit--that the tenure of that change would cease when allied forced withdrew and local customs would be restored. That's how it has always been in recorded history. There was also no good reason to believe that Afghans could govern themselves based on a western system of nation-wide elections. But western leaders found it politically unacceptable to let go of the idea. Warlords had run most of the land and Islam was the method of settling criminal and civil disputes. The official national government existed at the collective will of those warlords. Last night I watched a an interview with the author of a new book, "The American War in Afghanistan," who was for many years in a unique position to observe the situation from the ground. Carter Malkasian earned a doctorate in military history from the University of Oxford. After completing his studies, he became a teacher at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He then worked at the Center for Naval Analyses before spending time in Iraq conducting research in 2004 and 2006. In 2007, he worked with a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Kunar Province in Afghanistan. He returned to Afghanistan in 2009 and spent two years in Garmsir District in Helmand Province as a State Department representative to the district. In Garsmir, he was known for his ability to speak Pashto and his rejection of typical personal security precautions. From May 2013 to August 2014, he worked as a political adviser to General Joseph Dunford, the commander of the U.S. forces in Afghanistan. What impressed me about the interview was his precise yet dispassionate analysis of those years. It wasn't that the issues that confront us today were unknown, it seems that leaders--military and political (foreign and local) couldn't give up the ideal solutions they cultivated over time. The risk of doing to was too great because it could involve loss of face. They listened carefully to what he said but then defaulted to the original goals in a style so acceptable to diplomats. So here's that interview. Take from it what you will. Hopefully it will help all of us put this in a context that allows us to move beyond blame and instead to a greater understanding and appreciation of the world we all inhabit today. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-did-the-us-lose-in-afghanistan-a-new-book-explores-decades-of-mistakes

Looks good.

I'm not as well read on Afghanistan as some of you but the thread omits the CIA went in to lay the groundwork for getting Bin Laden. But the US missed getting him there. What we know for sure is years later the CIA figured out where Bin Laden might be, and President Obama ultimately agreed to attack. Two Black Hawk choppers flew from Afghanistan into Pakistan and got Bin Laden. To me, it seemed the original mission was then achieved. But the mission morphed into other causes, perhaps based on unfounded information. Troops on the ground in Afghanistan originally suggested seeing no clear reason to be there. After 20 years, I expect most of us agree. Man's inhumanity to man will continue around the world. Innocent people will suffer. But our role in Afghanistan is over, or should be soon.

The US has been helping Afghanistan for 20 years at the cost of billions of dollars and lives lost. In those 20 years, the Afghans have done nothing to get their act together. Why waste more money and lives then? Biden is doing the right thing. The onus is on the Afghans who couldn't come together to save their country.

There's no escaping the fact that the Taliban's rapid advances are a disheartening backdrop to the exit for American military forces. But you've conveniently omitted an important fact: the US isn't the only nation whose forces have been exiting Afghanistan. The US may have had the lion's share of assets, but this was a NATO effort. Other countries that have pulled out include the UK, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Portugal, Denmark, Poland, Netherlands, Romania, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Norway, Armenia and Mongolia. You can heap as much blame on the US as you wish but at least tell the whole story and not just the side that fits your purpose. The US may indeed be guilty of telling lies, but it certainly isn't alone in the deception. Perhaps you no longer see the necessity for maintaining The North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The all-or-one and one-for-all concept of mutual military support may be an outdated concept. But we'll have to wait for the future to find out.

The drugstore I mentioned gives the results and form to you while you wait. Wouldn't it suck to wait until you get to the airport to find out that you're positive and can't fly? Plus, Haven't you gone to the Tomcal school of taking your luggage to the sauna on your last night and leaving from there to the airport

With the 25-year old friend of a good friend of mine having died yesterday of covid19 and with the Delta variant now running amok and accounting for many more cases in much younger age groups than before, I wonder who is going to take their life in their hands by bedding a young Thai guy who has not yet been fully vaccinated. My understanding is that few in the 18 - 30 group in Thailand have been vaccinated yet.