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I have been to Nice Boys twice since I have been in LOS. Both times I had fun. The boys are sexy and the music is nice. Last night they did not have as many guys on stage as I have seen and was told many of them wanted to go to the concert. They seem to have renovated the place since I last saw it. I have had no pushy mamasans there and the drinks were 120 baht. Last night I met up with the two posters from the message boards and both are larger than life personalities. Sitting between them was a lot of fun as they both were busy capturing the attention of the guys on stage. I felt a little left out at times but tried my best to get the attention of a few boys on stage that I wanted to say "hi" to. Nice boys was a nice experience!

I have written before about my love for my Kindle device. When I come to Thailand for a long holiday, I like to read a few books on the beach or in my room in early morning. Today I was up really early and headed to beach road and read as the sun came up. Surfing the web today I saw that Kindle had come out with a reader for the Mac. Wanting to see how it was I downloaded and played with it today. It is very easy to read and works great with any large screen. It is just one more way that the Kindle experience and books can be enjoyed while in Thailand. Once you download the reader it asks if you want to sync. When you do all the books you have purchased are automatically put onto your computer. They are easy to read and the books that have graphics have great graphics on the computer screen. For those with a Kindle account, I think this new software is great!

Gaybutton sent me an e-mail today saying that several members were having issues with the site and were unable to log in. I have tested this with every browser and cannot replicate the problem. However, if you are having issues please let us know. It is very helpful if you give us: 1. What Browser are you using? (be as specific as possible) 2. What Operating System are you using? 3. What is your Internet Service Provider? 4. Are you using WifFi or ADSL or Cable or dialup? Anything else that you are experiencing, please tell us here or e-mail to: gaythailand@gmail.com Thanks.

For those in the city now, there is a great opportunity for street music and shopping along beach road. The festival is has concerts, etc and is open to all. The BF went last night and said he had fun. I was in bed when he got in and did not get any details. It is 5AM now and he is asleep so I'll have to wait to find out more. However, several venues look like they are having some great music events. Attached is a pic we took yesterday. Here is what the Bangkok Post said: Today a bigger crowd, not clad in red, is heading to Pattaya, for an endorphin rush, much needed following this week's political protests. So why not join them, the music-loving mob, at the Pattaya International Music Festival 2010? Over 100 Thai and international artists will perform during the ''Pattaya International Music Festival 2010'' which starts today and runs till March 21 from 6pmmidnight. Each year this tourism-promoting event attracts around 480,000 visitors, both Thais and foreigners, to further liven up the famous seaside city. One of the city's biggest events, it's also a part of the nationwide Amazing Thailand Amazing Value campaign, initiated by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Furthermore, March 18 marks TAT's 50th anniversary and the three-day music festival kicks off the celebrations. Starting today and running until Sunday, the festival may have you exploring various parts of Pattaya to enjoy the fun and entertainment on seven colourful stages. The stages come with a colour theme, with Bali Hai Pier as the pink stage; Pattaya Klang the blue stage; Pattaya Soi 9 Central Fest the purple stage and Pattaya soi 4 the green stage (note there are no red and yellow stages - no politics!). Three smaller venues will additionally help turn Pattaya into a vibrant music city. Each stage will feature different genres - pop, rock, pop-rock, R&B, hip-hop, jazz, easy-listening - to cater to differing tastes in music. And it may require some planning to get to see all your idols. The festival's organisers say that this year's lineup of over 100 Thai and international artists will make it a music phenomenon. Entertainment giant GMM Grammy brings a big bunch of its hottest stars to the festival, including New-Jew, Ruj, Gam, Grand and Dew from The Star (Thailand's version of American Idol), plus top artists Golf-Mike, Da-Endorphin, Aof-Pongsak, Chin-Chinawut, Pek-Palitchoke as well as leading bands, Big Ass, Bodyslam, AB Normal, Sweet Mullet, Paradox and Potato. As magnetic as the Thai music stars are, international artists include China's Zhang Li Yin, Hong Kong's Deep Ng, Malaysia's Thomas Jack, the Philippines' Christian Bautista, Laos' Leprozy and Korea's girl group After School, f(X) and R&B singer Wheesung. If you can't make it to the music festival, stay on the couch, in front of the flat screen for tonight's live broadcast on Modern 9 TV. Cable TV viewers can also follow the three-day festival on GMM Grammy's Bang Channel and http://www. pattayamusicfestival.gmember.com. From 6pm 'til midnight, the "Pattaya International Music Festival" runs till Sun, March 21. Admission is free. For more information, visit http://pattayamusicfest.com. http://www.bangkokpo...-music-festival

What is going to happen to the Mosaik Apartments since the owner died last year? I heard that the ownership of all those properties he owned was split between his boyfriends and they are selling off bits and pieces. If this is happening, does anyone know what will become of the major chunk of the place? It was a well run establishment when it was in its heyday. I hope they are able to keep the place as nice as before but perhaps with better office staff.

I have been using CK (I think right name) at The Avenue. The one VERY gay guy goes a wonderful very close shave. It is exception and is only 200 baht. He is very gentle and thorough. If you are at the Avenue go to the 3rd Floor and right off the escalator it is right in front. Walk in. I also get haircuts there for 300 baht. Manicure and Pedicure for 300 baht each. These are the best manicures that I have had in LOS. The place is very friend and the guys that work there are gay and fun to talk to.

I wanted to test their monthly Internet on my Iphone so I had to call them. It took the BF to assist me but I was finally able to get what I wanted. He remarked that he could have fixed this for me in a few seconds but I wanted to do this myself. I got the unlimited Mobile Net package for 30 days with full Internet and SMS. The rate is 999 baht. They had other options like 2 hours, 1 day, 250 hours, etc. I was not sure how my push mail would be affected by these plans and didn't want to go over so I chose the Unlimited for this month. I'll put a report later on how well the test run went. To get Internet on your 1-2-Call / AIS mobile: Dial *138 Wait and then press 1 for English Then press 2 for Mobile Net Choose the Number for the plan you want. It will then give you the price and you will confirm. I hope this helps anyone else trying to do this. I will also try to tether this to my laptop to see how well it works and will report back when I figure all this out.

I jump destinations faster than many people change underwear in a rainstorm. I have been in Brazil for the past few weeks and was planning on spending about 2 months there. I had my hotel all booked and was happy with the way things were going. I have spent a great deal of time in talking to my BF in Thailand about University and we have gone over many options. I knew the only way I was going to be able to help him is to be with him so I packed up and flew from Sao Paulo, Brazil to Atlanta spent the night with family and then headed to LA, spend another night at an airport hotel and then flew to Thailand. It is only March and I just maintained my Platinum status for Delta for 2011. I am not sure how I did this in only 2

Does anyone know how much a Wii costs in LOS? Mine died when I used it last year and the BF plugged into the wrong outlet. I will get another one but I don't need it until I come back to LOS and wonder how much they are there? If close to the same, I'll just wait till I get there. Thanks.

It is a very sad thing for me as I have been a loyal NWA flyer for years. Now that the merger is totally revamped has anyone noticed any major changes? For me, I was able to get an upgradeable fare to Brazil which I had NEVER been able to do with NWA (almost never). The price was a bit on the high side but it was there. The planes are nice and the service is fine. What I have missed the most after the change over is the new Platinum Elite line for Delta is no where near as easy to work with and get things done as the old NWA. Every-time I call them, I wait and get someone that sounds like that don't know what to do. I never had that happen with NWA. I also rode in one of their new first class planes with the 100 percent flat bed. It was great! I loved it. They said by 2012, all their planes should be that way. To me that is a nice move. They have also started to offer a new status called Diamond (I think) that is 125k miles per year. I have yet to figure out how much benefit this would give me over Platinum. If not a great difference I think I'll do what I did last year and get as close to that number as possible and let the extra roll over (a new feature as well). Anyone see any major difference on the USA to Bangkok Delta flights?

When I was there several months ago, I had some issues with keeping a good consistent Internet. What it the maximum package now offered? I was reading before they were expanding to 16.0. Has anyone tested this? How is it?

Saw this great segment and wanted to share with others. Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com

All the reports I see when a man has sex with a 14,15,16, and even 17 year old boy the headline for the article is Child Molester. When a woman has sex with someone of that age, the title for the article is usually Teen Sex. Why are the terms changed? Why is one so looked at with disgust and the other one not? Even on the media today listening to the pundits it is almost even suggested that Woman to teen boy sex is not the same as Man to boy. Why? Why does society see such major difference? I am talking about the teacher in USA who turned herself in today for having sex with a 14 year old. The media does not portray her as bad as they would a man in the exact same situation. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hyZ4flbLE5saEiehiS07uTp0R0mQD9EC0AU80 I am not by any means suggesting that it is OK to have sex with a teen under 18. On the contrary, I would say that everyone should obey the law. However, I would like to know why the media portrays the two scenarios as so different?

I spent the evening at Lagoa. I met a Gringo I met on previous trips there and chatted a bit. I had one guy that caught my immediate attention. I tried to talk to him but he was walking off and disappeared. I looked for 2 hours and never saw him again. Then, all the sudden, poof he was there. I walked to him to chat but he would not chat with me. I was sad. I went back to drink some more. After about 20 min he walked by and smile and motioned for me to follow him. I did. He was adorable. He was 18, new to the saunas and adorable. The epitome of twink. Young looking, smooth skin, very light skin, small and petite. I thought he was just amazing. He speaks no English and communication was impossible. But, I learned he is not a bottom. He does not suck dick and he does very little. Oh well, my dreams were crushed so I took him anyway. He was a great kisser. Had a nice dick that stayed hard the entire time and was very passionate. I really enjoyed my time with him. He had asked for 80 and I agreed. I gave him 100. I thought that was a lot but I wanted to make an impression so that one day he would bottom for me. I did get my finger in his ass and he moaned and seemed to like it but pulled away pretty quick. Oh well, I had a fantastic time. Lagoa is 43R on the weekends. Cabins are 35. Gatorade is 7. The waiters had a hamburger on my ticket and I have learned to always check the tickets and I said it was not mine and I would not pay. They took it off. My bill for the day was 105R. I had several drinks and bought several boys drinks. Not a bad way to spend the evening. Lagoa gets busy around 7 or so and I was told it was even busier after I would leave. Most say that Friday nights are the best at Lagoa but I was at Fragata last night. I am also told that Sunday's are best at Fragata so I'll give them a test run tomorrow. The streets are quiet in Sao Paulo today as it rained and the weather seems to have kept most inside. If I get to see my twink boy again, I'll try to get a snapshot of him. TomCal is a pro at that but I am a bit shy. I'll try my best though if for no other reason than to get MarcAnthony down here.

Business traveler Mike Monroe no longer rummages through his bag at the airline counter fishing for his flight ticket or confirmation number. The consultant from Lakeland, Fla., has gone paperless, thanks to Continental Airlines' electronic boarding passes. Once he checks in online, the carrier e-mails a bar code to his phone. That code is scanned at security checkpoints and gates instead of a boarding pass. "It takes away a lot of annoyances." FLIGHT NEWS: Our Today in the Sky community Monroe also uses his BlackBerry for airlines' flight-change alerts, routing all calls into one number provided by Google Voice, turn-by-turn driving directions when he's behind the wheel and watching TV on Slingbox when he has downtime. He also carries an iPod Touch

I am now in Brazil for a bit and having a great stay. I have lots of friends here that I have made on previous journeys and have a few side trips planned outside of my usual Sao Paulo and Rio stays. I am going with some friends to Porto Alegre later this month for a weekend. I was unable to get a reservation at the hotel I wanted to stay at down there for a few months but my current hotel pulled some strings and was able to get me in. I am also taking some Portuguese classes to try to learn the language. I hired a lady to come to my hotel daily for 3 hours to help me on this quest. At my lesson today in Portuguese, I learned a few things that will help me over the weekend while at the saunas. mais barato por favor - go lower please esta muito caro - its very expensive That combined with learning how to ask for my egg white omelets each morning was a good day for language. I still get a bit mixed up as today I asked for 2 eggs and used the Thai word for 2. I got confused faces but finally she saw my fingers and gave me what I wanted. It didn't dawn on me till a bit later what I did. The saunas here are the ways to meet the boys. There are no gogo bars like Thailand. But, the saunas are amazing. I'd be happy to write the way things work here if anyone is interested. I have hit the 2 major saunas in Sao Paulo. Lagoa and Fragata. Lagoa is the king of saunas in Brazil. It is massive and has tons of working boys. Fragata is where the younger more twinky crowd works. When I say younger, I do mean 18 and up. There are no saunas in Brazil that I have ever seen that have under 18. They are VERY strict on ID's and you will never have an issue with taking someone too young from a sauna. Most of the guys are 20 and up. They tend to be more muscular and taller than the guys in Thailand. My guy yesterday from Lagoa was about 6'4" and ripped body, works out 2 hours a day 6 days a week. His body was perfection. His family was from Italy and Brazil and he was very yummy looking. I really had a great time with him. The rate is 50R which is about 25 USD. I have attached some pics from the Fragata website so you can see some of the types of boys at the saunas. This is very typical of most guys here in the saunas.

Thanks guys! I am still having fun. My second lesson today in Portuguese. I learned a few things that will help me over the weekend. mais barato por favor - go lower please esta muito caro - its very expensive That combined with learning how to ask for my egg white omelets each morning was a good day for language. I had dinner at McDonald's today. A Big and Tasty meal is 15R. So, I don't see a 20-40 tip on top of the short time fee extravagant. I went to Fragata today. Fragata is a sauna that some would say has the younger crowd and filled mostly with local customers. The place is smaller than Lagoa and while not as many guys there, I counted over 100 when I was there. There were a few that captured my attention. The one that really stood out was the one that ignored me. I chased him all evening until he finally succumbed to my charms. Well, I am not sure that is the word but I finally just attacked him with charm (wiggling my eyebrows until he couldn't stop laughing). I think I then had him at hello. A versatile lad of small build and 22 years old. He was pretty good in the programma and I was able to see a more playful side of him once he was away from his friends and regular customers who didn't seem to like the American charm. Fragata has some very sexy guys today and I'll defiantly return soon. Fragata http://www.termasfragata.com.br/ Rua Francisco Leitão, 71 Pinheiros 11 3085-7061 e 3061-3653 Here are some photos from their website.

Some people that read the forums miss some of the gem threads that are in the other forums as they only read the first 2. How would it be if we allowed all postings in the first 2 threads and then the moderators moved them down after a week or so to the appropriate forum? Is this a good idea or just messing things up?

I could not agree more. He cleaned up my Hell's Kitchen neighborhood and I hated it afterward. I hope he doesn't fuck up Rio!

Tom. OMG. Thank you! Truly. Wow!

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Well, my exhaustion got the better of me yesterday and I did nothing other than eat at a place close to my hotel and relax. The relaxing was mostly sleeping. I think I slept more last night than in the last month. It was nice. Today my tutor came by. She is a middle age woman with 2 grown children. She will be tutoring me 3 hours a day 5 days a week. I hope it works out for me and for her. She brought 3 binders of copied paper that she asked 100R for. LOL Welcome to Brazil. I paid it as it looked like she worked hard to get these binders organized. I cut a deal with her for 150R for 3 hours. I thought fair for her and fair for me. If I am overpaying, let me know. If I am underpaying, please don't tell me. The 3 hours went by fast and I learned a lot. But, I can tell this is NOT going to be easy as I have always been stupid when it comes to learning a foreign language. I don't have high expectations but I am hoping. After I see how she is for a week or two I'd be happy to pass on her information if anyone is interested. I went to Lagoa. Rua Borges Lagoa, 269 São Paulo - SP, 04038-030 (0xx)11 5573-3923 Lagoa is the king of gay saunas in Brazil IMHO. I love it and always find sexy guys there. Today I walked in and a boy I had met on the beach in Ipanema my last trip was there. He is the blond surfer who is twinky and adorable and with a little English. He is totally versatile and great in bed. I had seen him at Club 117 as well and was told by another Gringo that he was horrible and to avoid him as he was a thief and a liar. Turned out the man was in love with the boy and told everyone that to keep others from seeing him. I was lucky I met him on the beach and got a little nookie. We headed for a short time room. I had fun and got to get all my tensions out from the flight down. As soon as we were finished and out the door, he was chatting up another customer. He is a feisty one. I then met 2 very hot muscle guys that I really liked. One from Rio and one from Sao Paulo. They are friends and I bought them dinner. They ordered a nice meal and some drinks and we chatted. The larger muscle guy is totally versatile and 20 years old. He is at least 6'2" and a ripped body. The other one was 20 and very boy next door. I told them after a few minutes that I was not looking for a programma but would buy them some drinks. I really enjoyed the conversation as both spoke good (almost good) English. They will be back at the sauna on Saturday and I'll see if the boy next door moves from Activo only to everything. Lagoa is having its 18 Anniversary party on March 12. It should be a big night. If you are town, be sure to give it a try.

VATICAN CITY - One of Pope Benedict

VATICAN CITY - One of Pope Benedict’s ceremonial ushers and a member of an elite choir in St Peter’s Basilica have been implicated in a gay prostitution ring, in the latest sexual scandal to taint the Vatican. Ghinedu Ehiem, a Nigerian, was dismissed by the Vatican on Wednesday from the Giulia Choir after his name appeared in transcripts of police wiretaps, published by an Italian newspaper, in an unrelated Italian investigation. The wiretaps were carried out in connection with a probe into corruption in contracts to build public works, including the planned venue in Sardinia of last year’s G8 summit. The summit was eventually moved to the Abruzzo region as part of efforts to help it recover from an earthquake. Among four people arrested last month in the corruption probe was Angelo Balducci, a engineer who is a board member of Italy’s public works department and a construction consultant to the Vatican. Balducci was arrested on corruption charges and the allegatons of prostitution emerged only later. Balducci is also a member of an elite group called “Gentlemen of His Holiness”, ushers who are called to serve in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on major occasions such as when the pope receives heads of state or presides at big events. “Gentlemen of His Holiness””carried the coffin of the late Pope John Paul at his funeral in 2005. Excerpts of the wiretaps and police documents published in the Italian newspaper La Repubblica showed that Ehiem, 40, had been in regular contact with Balducci before Balducci’s arrest last month and the subject of their conversation was gay sex. A police document prepared for magistrates and published in part by La Repubblica said Balducci was in contact with Ehiem and an Italian who were part of what the police called “an organised network ... to abet male prostitution”. It was not immediately possible to contact Ehiem’s lawyer. SCANDALS A Vatican source said Balducci, who is still in jail, has been dismissed from the elite group of ushers and that his name would not appear in the next edition of the Vatican’s directory. “He obviously can’t come back here after being accused of these things,” the source said. The latest black eye for the Vatican comes on the heels of major paedophilia scandals involving the abuse of children by priests in Ireland, Germany and the United States. Balducci’s lawyer, Franco Coppi, one of Italy’s highest profile attorneys, told Reuters he had no comment on the newest accusations against his client, saying: “We have much more serious things to be concerned with right now,” referring to the corruption charges. When the Vatican announced that Ehiem was dismissed from the Basilica’s choir, which was founded in the sixth century, it stressed that he was not a priest but a lay member of the group. He had sung in the choir for 19 years. The Giulia Choir sings in St Peter’s at events when the pope is not present. The Sistine Choir sings when he is. Wiretap transcripts published by La Repubblica showed that among the men Ehiem allegedly procured for Balducci were seminarians. In one, Balducci is quoted as asking Ehiem: “At what time does he have to return to the seminary?” Apart from being a “Gentleman of His Holiness”, Balducci is listed in the Vatican’s directory as a consultant to a Vatican department that deals with missions and had close contacts with the Vatican during planning for events for the year 2000, when millions of pilgrims came to Rome for a special Holy Year. http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2010/03/04/13106366-reuters.html