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That's beautiful and very accurate Ode To Arena

Day 13, last All things, good and bad , are coming to an end and so is this trip. I still have full day though as my flight is at 11.50 pm. Because of Kao’s message yesterday I kind of knew how it will look like. Free of company I had good sleep and woke up only at 9.15 , no doubt in subconscious anticipation of sleepless night on the plane. At the same time message came from MJ, he just landed on his first leg of his way home. For few last day I’m exchanging messages with Keithambrose , we are trying to meet but out schedules are not aligning. I had some medicine to buy and his hotel is on the way so messaged him that I will be passing by in 20 minutes, fortunately he was in the room and had time so we met for a handshake and chat in his place’s lobby. Mindful that Kao will show up at 3 pm I made sure I was in the room. Unfortunately fortunately right after he arrived it started to rain , at times heavily. So instead of taking meal brake from our activities he brightly suggested we order a meal from KCF of all places. He professed to liking their food beyond measure and yes , commented that I look like KFC. Not my kind of food but it was actually quite very good. I felt sorry for soaked delivery guy but made sure he received proper tip to dry out. Our time was mixture of activities and quiet moments and mindful I need to pack at one moment I actually put him to sleep, he was looking so sweetly, LOL. I utilized that time to tidy of and pack and at 8.30 pm we executed proper good bye rites. He went home and I, in bit of drizzle marched to Sala Daeng station to go to Swampy. All went smooth. I left Thailand for 30th time without a glitch and on time , as always curious when it will be next trip. In Jun on departure I had no idea I will be back in 4 weeks. Best part was that even if plane was full I managed to sleep in one go about half of that, rare treat for me. I post summary in hour or two

my visa terms prohibited me from going to massage places in LadPrao soi 101 on last full day of my trip so I did not want to take a chance

I don't like it but getting tired , no , once a trip is almost rite of passage to go through lost key stories. It's almost included in price

No massage boy , no matter how muscled he is , will force you to get massage. Bring your family pictures and he will be glad to look at them with you for length of session paid and tip agreed. Or whatever other activities you have in mind, what you call it ? oh, sex . try Arena, Sabaidee , Apollo or Jey Spa or bars ( Tawan ,Moonlight Jupiter ) or Grinder

financially yes , fair deal but I still feel cheated as I wanted long time, not just 60 or 90 minutes. I guess in bar he read me well that if he declined long time he will not get shot time either, LOL but there's half full of glass, boy was nice and I got good night sleep.

last "The Economist " which I received just today had 2 articles about Thai politics and one is titled "Thaksin Shinawatra shows his true colours" with subtitle : A grubby political compromise with the army has enraged Thai voters"

Nantra Silom or Baan Silom but they still can be stopped by reception or night guard and asked where they go. Be nice to your boys and at least greet them in the lobby and escort them from there or as minimum tell reception ' My friend is coming in 1 hour , please let him in, my room is 212"

just go, website or not they are very much in operation. Arena rarely , if ever disappoints. If you don't know who is available , even better, creates additional buzz for exploration. And main advantage, is right there in Silom ghetto so even if disappointed it's just short walk back to civilization

Day 12 After breakfast we parted ways. I had tourist program in mind- to complete survey of monorail from Hua Mak to Lad Prao. That section was not yet operational when I rode it in Jun. So off I went to Hua Mak. From There to LadPrao 101 station as I knew there was boy massage place in the soi. Still is , sign " KB BOY" is visible from far. It was opened but I did not venture in , retuned to station to continue my journey. When I returned to hotel they just started cleaning room it so I decide to go to Foodland to eat something and then had a stroll through the area and generally had lazy afternoon enlivened by message from Kao from day 7 that he has day off tomorrow and will be happy to meet from 3 pm on. Confirmed right away. After dark I went to Tawan hoping for massage with original twink Mas. He was there and suggested we utilize for our session new shiny room at Coffee Grinder two door away. Great idea at 600 baht, plus 500 off fee for removal him from the bar so it worked 200 baht more than charge when we had massages upstairs in the bar but I liked it, all three , room , boy and massage in any order. Then to the bar, MK was already there but my heart started bleeding right away. #4 I was hoping to off tonight was sitting with some Asian customer and they seemed to have good time. S was trying to repeat last night feast but I think I become dispirited by missing chance on number 4 and resolved that if he will be taken by that customer I will try to console myself in Moonlight , not Tawan. Mid show it was exactly what happened, both all smiles marched out, I tipped S, paid for my drinks and went to Moonlight to find bar busy and full. Mamasan who knows I like A stabbed me in the back with news that he was already taken few minutes ago. Than another one, who knows I like also Y came and pointed that Y is sitting with customer who seem to be ready to take him. Which exactly what happened by time they brought me my drink. So all I can have was handshake with Y leaving with that successful competitor. What a night , grrrrr! Seeing my long face mamas an pointed out at few new guys and particularly one looked very attractive with manly , rough looking face , in short exactly what I like so I called him over for drink. Myanmarese, he become clingy on the spot, looked enthusiastic so we agreed on long time and compensation and after paying off fee went to Happy Beer garden for a supper, by the way my last supper this trip. From there to the room where things happened quite fast, no harm done thought I , now it will be more time for quiet romantic fake boyfriend experience as I liked him a lot. But it wasn’t meant to be as soon after he looked at his phone and said his roommate lost a key so must go to open door for him and of course he will be back but can I give him half of his tip now because he needs to buy something. Even time frame was quoted like 20 minutes or so. Old trick , too old for me but what could I do? So far he worked hard for his compensation so handed over money, accepted without hope promise he will be back soon. Next hour I spent on the phone and tablet and then went to bed . Of course he did not return. Oh well. My grandmother used to say there’s no bad thing which is not creating something good. At least I had very good night sleep, considering my next night will be spend on the plan it was quite a bonus. It’s why I’m not upset, just bit disappointed but still happy with experience, hot but short, lol. What was bit unnerving though was Line message next morning of "how are you doing ?" like nothing happened. No repeat as Christian PFC uses to say.

it's amazing that this sort of arguments is repeated world wide whenever there's talk about increasing minimum wage. Not that is does not have some merit but when eventually that rises are implemented promised wave of bankruptcies, flight of foreign investors and general collapse of economy never happens. Extra money made by minimum wage earners return to economy before they say ' thank you boss for the rise"

I'm not looking for excuses for them, if they agree to something they should stick to it. Luckily it happens almost always. This trip's unfortunate exception will be posted shortly

that's why you won't find Thailand on any list of functioning democracies.

because of certain baseball player ?

not sure how it works but it happens very often

Very thank you it won't be much more, 2 more days and trip is over. I don't talk neither politics nor religion with boys , not that any is inclined to. I like to talk or rather listen to stories about their life. When I mention discussion of local election in some country some readers may even doubt it exists it's just internal slang for getting intimate. I'm never bored with boys but yes, sometimes they are bored with me. It's when they start inventing those stories about lost key etc and resulting need to go home. I don't blame them for getting bored but I do for not keeping terms of agreement we made.

Not just World Champion but Cute World Champion

Day 11 In the morning SK was sleeping soundly so I decided not wake him up and went to new Foodland for breakfast and meeting with MJ alone. I left his tip in plain view just in case, actually bit more because of his recent troubles in appreciation of fact that he did not ask for anything. We had a lot to talk about with MJ so when I returned well past 10 he was gone and tip collected with ‘thank you ‘message on the Line . Gone were also my new sandals owing to miscommunication. When he was e going to 7/11 last night I told SK he can use mine sandals instead of tying his sneakers and all that. What I meant one time usage he took as permission to use them in perpetuity. No harm done since I had another pair. Today I feel a bit cold so went to buy Tylenol and stay in the room till afternoon. Tylenol did the job and at 4 pm I was ready for trip to Arena with MJ as decided in the morning . When going to bars or spas with somebody there’s always possibility that both of us will be fond of the same guy so we agreed on who will be first. Greeted by veteran captain Art we surveyed realm , today very rich selection of mostly hunky hunks. Fortunately we had different picks. My choice was guy whose face was bit familiar but whom I was certain I never engaged. Only when he told me his name Nuk I got enlightened. One of most popular and praised guys there for many years. There was member who never took anybody else from arena then him. Finally today was my turn to get acquainted . He aged a bit since last time I saw him there but he did not lost his luster. Great body , great massage skills and every thing else. Spoiled him with 2000 tip . Then MJ and me went to Foodland, a bit underused this trip because I had breakfast included in Quarter and for dinners somehow G’Bangkok had bit more allure. We always had plenty to talk about liking exactly the same types and in fact the same boys so spent some time there exchanging news. In the evening MK and me planned to go to Tawan so I went there knowing MK will be inside already. There was new boy # 4 , not exactly hunk but very attractive still. I had him sitting over drink and used occasion to get bit intimate if only to have excuse to tip him. S wasted no time to sit beside on other side , that way securing LT off tonight. Knowing what I know now If I have any regret this trip it was that I did not off #4 tonight instead . It was raining quite heavily when S and I left so even if it’s very close to hotel we took taxi which handily just appeared in front of bar. Very energetic night, as I mentioned before S is not even close to being sand bag , at least not with me, that’s sure thing. He likes his inflated tips but to be fair works for them quite hard and never complains about inability to sleep because my manipulations. But for tomorrow I made firm resolve , it’s #4. We will see how it will work.

Ask in Addis Ababa next time you will be there. I forgot

blend of string of lucky coincidences clearly steered from above and Foodland Patpong mysterious vibes. Dates back to Januray trip. I was breakfasting with one of my boys when he gestured to somebody behind my back. Since nobody was standing there it was clearly to somebody who was passing by and did what I always do there - check who is sitting inside. Seconds ago another motion to very handsome guy , even from distance, who entered restaurant. So of course being soft hearted and always generous when he approached I asked him to sit with us and order whatever he wants on my tab. It made him wide eyed but my boy said something , most likely ' relax, he will pay" . We did not talk much but it turned out he lives in the same place my boy's brother does. Whether roommate or just neighbour I don't know to this day. By my company clearly he could gather I like boys and more inquiring mind would say , boys in the morning. This probably would finish whole story if not a fact that coincidentally I met him on the street later that day and again day or two later. Not that sensational as he works shifts in the area but on another hand Silom and Suriwong are busy streets. Again , we did not talk much , wai and hallo on first occasion and farang style handshake , initiated by him, I remember that very well , on the second. It was then when I realized I have some interest in him. In May Guardian Angel went to action again, we met in passing on one of days, it turned out we remember each other quite well and even we had some small talk and then he said something to effect " hope to see you soon". So when we bumped into each other this trip for 4th time it was clear we are meant for each other and one of us suggested we have meal together and to facilitate that we exchanged Line as his shifts seem to be irregular. Rest is , as they say , history. But also future as we will learn soon. Surely I should act much sooner but knowing that he is not from the scene made me quite apprehensive even if fact he saw me first with the boy settled expectancies somehow.

Line posts from Jey seem to come regularly, at least for me, at noon of Bangkok time on the dot

you are on something, I know at least 3 people who travel a lot but not to countries requiring visa in advance.

It seems Thai people did not forget who they voted for and why all this supports what we said before, time is on Move Forward side. In case of any troubles in unwieldy 11 party coalition who will be first to be asked to rescue - biggest party in opposition and the house as it is now.

just go, they give you new 30 days stamp and have fun

greed took over better of me, since Y suggested he can join me and save on off fee as it was his day off I thought I better cash in and economize that evening