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Japanese canned coffee - in real steel cans! - is full of sugar. It's to give to give the workers enough energy to survive another boring day at the office! In Malaysia I drank the black version of Boss, but added some milk. As for the age difference, it can be a bit of a problem. I'm acutely aware of how it looks when you see an old guy with someone old enough to be his son. It screams 'prostitute' and the guys are aware of it. I have 2 young guys on the go here, but wouldn't dare turn up to a social function with them. We'd both feel embarrassed. I used to stay at the Ambience Hotel in Boyztown. It was a 'gay' hotel but then started accepting heteros and families. I'll never forget the day I stepped into the elevator with a young guy, only to be confronted with mum, dad and their kids. The looks I got from the parents were withering. I felt sorry for my guy. I never walk next to my guy on the way to the hotel. He's always following me.

I attended a lecture on health in our older years. The lecturer spoke about the importance of eating lots of protein. I asked him if I could get that from protein shakes or powder and he told me just to eat steak - and lots of it. I haven't eaten steak in years, not because I don't like it, but because I gave up cooking at home years ago. But since he told me that, I went out and bought a new frypan and have been eating a piece of fillet steak every night for over a month now. I had forgotten how delicious it is - well done and eaten with worstershire sauce! Now I know why my Pattaya guy always ordered steak whenever we went to his favourite restaurant - the Japanese restaurant Fuji at Central Mall. I'd forgotten how good it is. Japan is famous for its ridiculously priced 'wagyu' steak, but considering it's so fatty - the A5 grade is basically 60% or more fat, I don't think there's much protein in it. As for us Aussies being into health and fitness, that's not particularly true at all. It's mainly the young who go to gyms to work out, but lots of gyms end up going bankrupt. They open and close all the time. There is a fantastic tennis complex near where I live but it's essentially deserted. I wouldn't be surprised if it turns into a housing development. Everyone here is attached to their iPads and phones. It's big problem with school kids. Programs to encourage them to exercise appear to be failing.

No worries, mate! Just grab a guy and spent the day in your room with him!

It just goes to show - you never know! Life is full of surprises!

I have no desire to have sex with somebody my age! God forbid! 🤣 I think in the gay world, like the hetero world, people are attracted to someone younger when it comes to sex. I discovered this when living in Japan. As a young foreigner I had to push the guys away from me in the clubs and gay cinemas. It was paradise. But after my mid-thirties I became somewhat invisible, considered too old by many. In a country like Japan where youthfulness is revered, the only free sex I can get from young guys these days is the odd daddy-chaser or a guy interested in having sex with a foreigner, just for the 'exotic' experience. So, Thailand it is!

I have had a regular in Bangkok for years. We first met at Golden Cock. We have sex every day in the afternoon He's a power top and can fuck for ages. I'm the first one to throw in the towel. Consequently, he only wants sex that one time. In the evening I either head off to the gogo bars or he will introduce me to one of his friends for round two.

Debauchery - the bane of every gay's life. Thank God! Who'd want to be straight? 🤣

I always found juggling guys exhausting. I solved the problem by searching for a guy I could spend all my time with on every holiday. For me, it makes everything really easy. No more hopping from bar to bar every night trying to find a suitable guy - difficult I'd you are not a drinker-, sex on tap anytime, getting to know each other's preferences in bed and best of all, no surprises. But a lot of punters enjoy the chase and are 'not committed to one grocery store'. Oh, and fuck the chest - bring on the bulge!!!

The guy was 100% masculine in the bar, which is why I chose him. And he was a real tiger in bed. His performance was exemplary. The transformation only came at the end.

Keep up the good work, Keith.

Any hint of femininity has me running a mile. That includes looks and mannerisms, as well as voice. If I want someone feminine, I'll go to a lady bar. (Not gonna happen!) I once offed a guy from one of the Bangkok bars. Friendly, masculine, handsome, great body, huge Isaan cock - perfect. Imagine my surprise when, before leaving, he became all fem and sat down in front of the mirror for 15 minutes , putting on make-up! He arrived masculine but left fully fem. He was off to a night club. 'Always trust your COCK....if it gets hard, the match just might work ?' That sums it up perfectly.

I arranged for six charities to take monthly donations from my Visa account. I put a stop to it when I discovered that most of my donations were going to 'fees'. The charities were getting less than 10%. Even though I contacted them and told them i was cancelling my donation, 2 of the 'charities' kept taking money out. I had to cancel the card and get a new one. It was a pain in the arse. I also used to give to those women in Cambodia who walk around at night carrying a baby and begging for money. I stopped that too when an NGO told me a Vietnamese criminal organisation hires the women for a pittance and borrows the baby from the local orphanage. I looked into it and it seems to be true, so I stopped. I hope I'm doing the right thing. I was told the best thing is to go to the orphanage and make your donation in person. In Kuala Lumpur you see a lot of women holding babies and sitting on the street begging, claiming to be Palestinian. The giveaway is the sign they have - they are all the same! These days I make one donation to Telethon and leave it at that.

Thank God! I thought I'd need to exercise with a parrot on my shoulder!

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I just looked at their Japanese website, where they use both names. As is usually the case in Japan, the full name is often used in written form and the shortened form in conversation. Words of 4 syllables or less are not abbreviated. That's why Uniqlo - yu ni ku ro- is not abbreviated. Family mart (famima) is famous for its chicken cutlet called 'famichiki', arguably the most famous convenience store item in Japan.

It's always been called 'donki' in Japan. Bkkmfj2648 posted a photo above of a store in Bangkok using the full name. I presume it's the same company selling the same kind of 'stuff'.

2026 has been a good year. I've taken 2 trips to Malaysia and 2 to Japan. I haven't been to Thailand so far- and I might still go- but I've been dabbling in real estate with the son of a friend - I've just mainly been doing home opens - so that has restricted my travel. Since I'm retired and have a lot of free time, I don't usually plan ahead - I just do things when I feel like if. The first trip to Malaysia this year happened because one morning I woke up and decided I wanted to go. The second trip was for some urgent dental work. Next year will be more travel - always to Japan, plus some other destinations that I haven't chosen yet. Maybe the Philippines. And I think I might join a gym. Although I'm quite fit and have no trouble walking all day when I'm on holiday somewhere, as you get older I've been told you need to do certain exercises for muscle strength. So I might give it a go.

+1 These travelogues have really livened up the board. And I've learnt a lot about CM. The side issues when we go off-topic a bit have also added interest. Don't stop!

'Maybe a bar or massage tonight' I hope you can report on any massage experience you have in CM. Given that Adams seems to have lost a bit of its sparkle, massage parlours may be all we have left for a bit of fun.

Not really. The English words are pronounced as they would be written in the katakana alphabet and so are usually unrecognisable as English.

If a word can be shortened in Japanese, it always is - especially if it's an adopted English word, of which there are many. A smart phone (sumaato hon) is abbreviated to 'sumaho', Starbucks (sutaabakkusu) is 'sutaba', MacDonald's (makkudonarudo) is 'makku', icecream (aisukuriimu) is 'aisu', a department store (depaatomento stoa)) is 'depaato' and the basement of a Japanese department store where all the delicious food is (depaato no chika) is 'depachika'. The list goes on. 'My go-to is Sushiro' There are at least 3 very popular sushi restaurants in Japan- Sushiro, Kura and Hama. All are incredibly cheap, and operated with only one waiter who you need to call if you want assistance. Everything is automated. I have found some really good Japanese restaurants in Thailand. Zen and Fuji come to mind.

I agree totally with the first part of your comment. Americans have always gotten a bar rap in Australia - especially now - but in my years of traveling around and running into them in hotels, restaurants and out in the tourist areas, I've only found them to be incredibly friendly and polite. I have found, however, that some don't seem to know a lot about the world outside of the US . More than once I've been complimented on my English ability. When I told them I was from Australia, they said they thought we spoke a different language called 'Australian'! I've only ever met 2 obnoxious Americans. One was a grossly obese New York policeman. We were in France and he decided he'd sit at an outdoor cafe and eat his MacDonald's hamburger. When the waiter came over and told him he couldn't eat there he hit the roof and caused quite a scene and refused to leave. It was embarrassing. The other one was in a hotel in the pretty little town of Hallstatt in Austria. We were both standing at reception, waiting for someone to come and check us in. A young Asian girl- a cleaner- came down the stairs and he rushed over to her and demanded she call someone. The poor girl just stood there while he kept raising his voice. I suggested to him that she obviously didn't understand English and shouting at her wouldn't magically make her understand him. I was told to 'shut the fuck up' and to 'mind your own fucking business'. 🤣🤣 Imho the 'ugly American' is a bit of a myth. The 'ugly Chinese' is a different matter.

Sorry, I can't. It was quite a while ago. Chances are it is no longer there.

Oh, no!!! You've just destroyed the fantasy. I can't get that picture out of my mind. I think I'll now give him a miss. 🤣

Here's another suggestion. I took a long-tail boat up the river to a raft hotel. As the name suggests, your room in on a raft on the edge of the river. During the day I went for a walk into the jungle, where I came across an elementary school. It was just a simple gazebo with a thatched roof. The teacher only had a blackboard and the kids didn't have any writing equipment at all - no paper, no pencils. The little kids were absolutely delightful. They waved and smiled and seemed so happy. There was also an elephant sanctuary. 'Look at all the bamboo! Where are the pandas?' asked an American lady.