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great indeed , three bars in one night ! I'm proud of you guys ( and a bit jealous and sorry for myself I was not there)

only cow never changes her mind and always likes neighbour's grass better

you dirty mind , you !

you got me curious, new project for next trip in 2032

romantic , not sure, but he was very clingy indeed. Power of wallet one suspects

as always , google for answer before you ask

few pictures of Phnom Penh made next day in the morning iconic Central Market I wonder who needs hotel room for just 3 hrs

Day 7 It was good idea to sleep without interruption as I waked up at 7 am feeling much , much better then I went to bed. Breakfast in Foodland , in time to take advantage of cheap 84 baht offer ( 5.30 am to 9 am only !, after that it becomes extortionate 93 baht). In the room sorting my stuff as I will take to Cambodia only what I think I need there and leave rest in deposit in Raya. Since I travel light it was not had work though. Then walk around the area. Check-out at noon and I took MRT from Sam Yan station to Hualampong. In order to get to Don Muang instead MRT+BTS+ Red Line combination I decided on MRT+ ordinary train for 5 baht one. Departed 12.51 , train arrived at Don Muang new station at 1.43pm, in 52 minutes. Frankly I doubt if other combination or even taxi would be faster. Only disadvantage is that those trains are not that frequent so suitability of this option needs to be checked. I had plenty of time as my flight was scheduled for 4.30 pm ( real departure 5.35 pm ) so first went to a coupon restaurant for roasted duck with rice , 65 baht , bowl of clear soup included. When we landed in Phnom Penh it was already dark. I bought SIM card for 6$ for 10 days and decided to take tuk tuk for 12 $. For part of the way I was wondering if it was really good idea as for good while another tuk tuk was riding beside and both drivers were making some strange , unclear gestures. Obviously I was paranoid as I arrived to hotel safely and quite fast at that but I’m not that easily scared and it felt bit strange. I guess next time after dark it will be either bus or taxi. When planning this trip I had no idea about Pchum Ben holiday, only jimmie50 alerted me about that in his thread and immediately I built hope that certain guy I wanted to meet may want to visit his parents in Battambang on occasion and will be my travel companion as I was planning to go there after tomorrow. Hope lasted whole week when I was in Thailand but as soon as I settled in my Sun and Moon hotel I contacted him announcing my arrival and it turned out that he already went there. For now I decided to keep quiet I will be in Battambang in few days , if only for better effect. I went to Kendal market to exchange money – every trip to Cambodia I try to use more riels and less dollars and for good reason. They are quite picky when comes to quality of banknotes and in fact I brough home back two 20$ and two 1 $ bills nobody wanted because some minor tears , some taped over. Riel banknotes don’t meet such scrutiny even remotely, are easy to get change from. For good start I got 400 000 riels ( 100 $ ) in 5000’s and 20000’s and I had funds to go to my favorite bar - Space hair conveniently located just beside my hotel. Before bar I went to supermarket to buy something to eat, spent some time on tablet ( forum !) and the phone. When I hit bar it was plain that holiday is serious affair. Very few customers, most of then finished their beers and soon I had all 5 boys on duty today more or less to keep me company in bar tonight. Two rounds of drinks for everybody and lots of fun including under the table one. I learned that being lodged next door to the bar is not really such a great idea as I had feeling I could get lucky but as soon as I pointed where I live, enthusiasm deflated. They are strictly prohibited from any escorting activities on the pain of being fired and I know at least one who surely was. I even extracted love confession, it was sooo romantic and went like that: Boy “ I love you a lot” Me “ you love me, really ? why” Boy “ because you have money “ Clean and square love confession , one can’t ask for more. Unfortunately I did not exploit that opportunity since he was one I was interested in the least. It was kind of costly evening but fun filled and when I went home at 1 am I was in very good mood , no doubt because that love confession and three drinks I gulped. For tomorrow they warned me that none of boys will be there as all are going to see their parents – this holiday is all about that – visiting temple to pray for parents deceased and for those still lucky , visiting parents with an annual gift. Country is on the move for occasion.

likely it was Tawan ( which in Thai means sun). I was told by people in the know that main reason of keeping those semi retired boys on the roster is that they are good in more risky , progressive shows. Longevity coupled with long dick does miracles one could say.

this I can understand as I like Hanuman a lot , specially black one don't wait too long for that right moment and bring it up as soon as reasonably possible. I doubt it was brand of alcohol to blame , rather it's potency and excessive , likely too fast consumption. Very fact that he may not even realize it is main selling point to have this talk soon

thank you but I doubt it. It I was wise I'd hear such statements more often, not just every 5 years or so

to break monodiet?

That would be certainly fun, specially that you never been there I gather ? Cambodian part of reporting will start with next installment, likely later today

you can always pick up one of more remote temples, usually empty. Phnom Bot behind Banteay Samre would be my suggestion, hardly any visitors. Only catch- it's atop of mountain so there are multiple steps to climb. From more user friendly , Ta Som is rarely crowded

specially when , like your future sister-in-law you leave thet phone somewhere without realizing it.

disposing items, specially sought after by collectors seems to be best option. Situation is hardly unique, most of us will find ourselves in situation when we need to dispose somehow goodies left by our dearly departed. Most of those things were meaningful and precious to them but we have our own memorabilia accumulated. I was tasked by my sister with cleaning our parents apartment after they were gone. On the first day , whatever I touched was placed back where it was. On second day i started to throw things out, perhaps one in 3. On 3rd day it was like the river , smooth and easy, kind of easy admitably. I left clear instruction in case when , highly unlikely mind you, I will be gone - " do with my stuff whatever you want and don't feel guilty as those things were important to me, but I get it , for you may be just trash"

it's just a food and perhaps one off situation, I'd not be over thinking about that. Just eat , go and then after few hours , flush

easy up that pedal, question was about bar boys preferences. We heard many things about Israelis but I can't recall complains about them being lousy tippers or lazy top/ bottoms for that matter. Some Thais may not stay them but rest likely doesn't care. After all not everybody is from Pai or have family there.

for shirt or whole suit ?

In this kind of business / entertainment I'm all for free market setting rules. Some bars would do us favour if they extended that ' 55" rule to their guys on the stage, sigh

good luck for him and his entire family. I doubt Pattaya with her zillion of available rooms will be that saturated with visitors. On another hand if you don't try , you never know, Nobody ever gives you 5000 if you advertise it for 2300 or even 3200

at times but generally works well at this end of world

not sure what bkkmfj says but I'd rather take a cash

for sure it will be well before 2032, you want me to be 100 and still travel, almost impossible ! But long announced Jan 2027 seems to be distant possibility , mainly thanks to Orange Overlord induced fuel prices and resulting airfares.

of course it's my wallet, who I'm after all ? Apollo ? He will land another off in future as we will learn in due course, whether it will be long time , remains to be seen (and reported)