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The boys that I go with come to understand that I do tip with good service. If that service is not there, they do not get a tip. But, if they go above and beyond, so do I. The going rate is fine to pay in any place. A tip is fine in any place is you so desire. That is your call and don't let anyone tell you different. If it is NYC and a 100 tip or Thailand and a 10 USD tip, a tip is appreciated. Again, I disagree. They all tell me that the idiots buy them food and drinks and the intelligent clients tip them. LOL JK I don't think you are an idiot for tipping. I also disagree that the boys find you an idiot. I have had my fair share of long term boys in Thailand and Brazil and USA and I negotiate everything in advance and that is what I pay. I also treat them to a great week or two or three. I take them shopping and I buy them nice things. Perhaps you are right in them thinking I'm an idiot. I'm thinking all the time, how lucky I am to have such a beautiful boy for such a great rate. Winning!

Totally. Totally. Totally. Disagree. Tips are nice and while not expected, I don't think the guys that get them think you are a putz for giving them. I have done the full gambit. I have given tips, shopping trips and paid for entrance fees. All are appreciated. Having run a NYC escort service, I would say that most of the boys were tipped on most calls. IHP, you speak the language and you are there year round and not really a "foreigner" per say. You are a special case. Most of us are not. I am in Thailand often and I have been hiring for 14 years there. I still tip when given good service even though it is not expected. I do so as when I am in town, a boy will drop his bar or club or sauna and spend time with me over anyone else. To me, that is what I want and if I paid only the amount expected without any extras, there would be no incentive.

I often hear this as well. I think one should pay what on wishes to pay. But, I always pay the local prices. I do this and then, after I tell them this is for the programma, (negotiated in advance), I'll hand them the tip of my choosing. I stopped just paying any amount that I felt was in line with American standards overseas many years back and only negotiate for what the locals pay. Most go. Some don't. But, those that go and get a tip with me always go back if I ask. But, I never negotiate above the local price point.

No more taxis for me. I'll be on the subways as soon as these price increases take effect.

We are having a contest to determine who gets closer to the right picks for the awards. Boytoy admin has offered to give 1 year of free Gold to the winner. Below are the nominations. Copy and past the list but put only one winner per category when you respond. For example: Best Movie: Boyhood The complete list is below. Good luck to all! BEST PICTURE American Sniper Birdman (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Boyhood The Grand Budapest Hotel The Imitation Game Selma The Theory of Everything Whiplash BEST DIRECTOR Alejandro González Iñárritu, Birdman (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Richard Linklater, Boyhood Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game BEST ACTOR Steve Carell, Foxcatcher Bradley Cooper, American Sniper Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game Michael Keaton, Birdman (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything BEST ACTRESS Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything Julianne Moore, Still Alice Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl Reese Witherspoon, Wild BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Robert Duvall, The Judge Ethan Hawke, Boyhood Edward Norton, Birdman (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher J.K. Simmons, Whiplash BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Patricia Arquette, Boyhood Laura Dern, Wild Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game Emma Stone, Birdman (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Meryl Streep, Into the Woods BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY American Sniper, Jason Hall The Imitation Game, Graham Moore Inherent Vice, Paul Thomas Anderson The Theory of Everything, Anthony McCarten Whiplash, Damien Chazelle BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Birdman (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. and Armando Bo Boyhood, Richard Linklater Foxcatcher, E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman The Grand Budapest Hotel, Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guiness Nightcrawler, Dan Gilroy BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Birdman (The Unexpected Virute of Ignorance), Emmanuel Lubezki The Grand Budapest Hotel, Robert D. Yeoman Ida, (Ryszard Lenczweski and Lukasz Zal Mr. Turner, Dick Pope Unbroken, Roger Deakins BEST COSTUME DESIGN The Grand Budapest Hotel, Milena Canonero Inherent Vice, Mark Bridges Into the Woods, Colleen Atwood Mr. Turner, Jacqueline Durran Maleficent, Anna B. Sheppard BEST FILM EDITING American Sniper, Joel Cox and Gary Roach Boyhood, Sandra Adair The Grand Budapest Hotel, Barney Pilling The Imitation Game, William Goldenberg Whiplash, Tom Cross BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING Foxcatcher The Grand Budapest Hotel Guardians of the Galaxy BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE The Grand Budapest Hotel (Alexandre Desplat) The Imitation Game (Alexandre Desplat) Interstellar (Hans Zimmer) Mr. Turner (Gary Yershon) The Theory of Everything (Jóhann Jóhannsson) BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG) “Lost Stars” from Begin Again “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me “Everything is Awesome” from The Lego Movie “Glory” from Selma “Grateful” from Beyond the Lights BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN The Grand Budapest Hotel (Adam Stockhausen; Anna Pinnock) The Imitation Game (Maria Djurkovic; Tatiana Macdonald) Interstellar (Nathan Crowley; Gary Fettis, Paul Healy) Into the Woods (Dennis Gassner; Anna Pinnock) Mr. Turner (Suzie Davies; Charlotte Watts) BEST SOUND EDITING American Sniper Birdman (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Interstellar Unbroken BEST SOUND MIXING American Sniper Birdman (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Interstellar Unbroken Whiplash BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Captain America: The Winter Soldier Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Guardians of the Galaxy Interstellar X-Men: Days of Future Past BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM Big Hero 6 The Boxtrolls How to Train Your Dragon 2 Song of the Sea The Tale of Princess Kaguya BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Wild Tales (Damián Szifrón; Argentina) Tangerines (Zaza Urushadze; Estonia) Timbuktu (Abderrahmane Sissako; Mauritania) Ida (Pawel Pawlikowski; Poland) Leviathan (Andrey Zvyagintsev; Russia) BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM CITIZENFOUR Finding Vivian Maier Last Days in Vietnam The Salt of the Earth Virunga BEST DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT) Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 Joanna Our Curse The Reaper White Earth BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATED) The Bigger Picture The Dam Keeper Feast Me and My Moulton A Single Life BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION) Aya Boogaloo and Graham Butter Lamp Parvaneh The Phone Call

Bob, that is probably the best summary I have read about all of this!

I am not sure why they decided to pursue this or aggressively go after an ex-Prime Minister but this may be more trouble for them than what it is worth. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/24/world/asia/in-impeaching-ex-premier-junta-revives-thailands-divisions.html

Wow! This sounds like it is going to be a wild ride! Can't wait to read all about it! Hang on boys, Tomcal is in town!

Yes, love it!

I love New Kids on the Block when I was younger. They were cute and sexy and had great appeal. I just read the Jonathon Knight is going to be on Amazing Race with his lover of 7 years. Love this!

Any new shows out that you like? Any recommendations?

Do you think that there is more coming or this is all a big set up?

When I was in Brazil for months at a time years back, I would just hire a driver to take me from Rio to Sao Paulo or vice versa. I hired guys with big SUV's as I had too much luggage. The cost of the extra luggage on the planes was more than a private car. I loved the ride and enjoyed the scenery. I did get lost once with a driver as the road was blocked and we took a detour. A bit scary but some beautiful countryside.

I have been to Brazil as much as Tom over the years and disagree with him. Off season for the saunas is when Tom is in town. All the boys seem to be preoccupied and thus I get lonely.

I think it will be 6-3. But, in the case of this group, it may not go out way. You just never know.

Well, not really, but the new Obama regulations open the door for travel there and thus, IMHO open the door for those of us that have waited so long to have some big fat Cuban cock. http://edition.cnn.com/2015/01/15/politics/cuba-regulations-announcement/index.html

I am glad she is leaving! I hope that she kicks ass!

Great report. Thank you. I wish I was there!

I am curious, if anyone knows, there are a lot of gay Brazil bareback porn movies. In just about all of them, the guys pull out and jack off on their guy. In many other bareback gay films, they shoot outside and then shove their dick back in for effect. I never seen this in the Brazil movies. Can someone tell why? I am only curious as I wondered if they think the risk of HIV is lower this way or if there was another reason behind this.

I asked the boy what bank he had and he said K Bank. I logged into KBank and added a transfer account. I needed his name and his account number. I clicked submit and got a SMS Pin. I entered and it was approved. It was really that simple. I have also used my KBank to transfer to other banks like Bangkok Bank. It works fast and I think the charge was 25 baht.

I have had KBank and Bangkok Bank for years. I recently had a friend who had a Bday and I was not in Thailand. I saw on Facebook it was his birthday. I wished him happy Birthday and send him a message and told him to give me his bank info and I'd send him a present. He replied in less than 5 min with all the information I needed. I logged in, added him, verified him via SMS and send him some money. Hours later, he posted great photos of all the booze he bought for his friends and himself to drink that night. It was great to see. He did say thank you. And, with an online account, it was so easy to do or take care of something like this quickly.

I thought he should have been there. I was disappointed that he was not there.

I love Showtimes Shameless. I just saw this week's episode and loved the start of the new season. As most in USA have not seen this yet, I won't say much but I am glad they are bringing the gay action back into this season!

In second place is one of my own dream visits, Cuba! http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/11/travel/52-places-to-go-in-2015.html?action=click&contentCollection=Politics&module=MostEmailed&version=Full&region=Marginalia&src=me&pgtype=article