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I ran across a website I have never seen before yesterday and saw the forums. They are quite busy and active. There is a huge ladyboy online community out there. The site I saw is: http://www.shemale.asia Anyone know of other sites with ladyboy forums?

On my recent bike trip, I saw so many amazing temples across Thailand and my desire to learn more about them and the people who live there increased dramatically. I have never studied the Buddhist religion and I do want to learn more about it. I found an interesting program that allows for English speakers to live as a monk for a month to learn about the religion and the life of a monk. It sounds like a fascinating program. Has anyone ever done anything like this? Heard of other programs geared toward English speakers? http://www.monkforamonth.com/

"Beauty is only skin deep" or at least that is what I am told. Yet, I seem to pick the boyfriend based on this attribute. Walking around in Sunee last night, there were few I really wanted to get to know but there was one that intrigued me and I really would like to get to know him better. He is not educated at all but his looks were killer. A 19 year old boy from Issan and speaks little English. After the breakup with the last boyfriend I wonder if there is a better way to select the next Mr. Right. (True I have a Boy Special that is with me but he is not in Pattaya and hates the city so I try to keep him at a distance and save him for myself and other trips) If I chose based on brains would I be as happy? Is there a middle ground? I often doubt that I'll find what I am looking for in a bar. Sitting with a friend last night, he said, "yes, but you always say the same thing when you break up and you go and do the same thing over and over and never seem to learn your lesson." This is true and perhaps I need to adjust my sensor for what I am looking for. Since college my favorite poet has always been John Keats. He said, "Beauty is truth, truth beauty," - that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know. If you follow this, do you think you will find the perfect partner? Or, is there more to it? Is beauty enough to secure your happiness with a guy?

There are lots of holidays that we are not used to, being foreign. Many of the holidays I really look forward to and have a great time. Part of loving Thailand is taking in all the culture and being a part of all their events. When a special event is coming up, many get excited and make plans. The bar boys love the holidays when the bar is closed and they get a break off from their regular routine. Me, I love Songkran the most. What is your favorite event in Thailand? What do you look forward to the most?

I woke up to a chilly 58 degrees F in Pattaya. Nice waking up weather but chilly for the Thais. I had a nice walk along the beach with people covered up for winter.

Well, the BF and I officially broke up over a week ago. It was hard for both of us. I had him come to visit me one day on the bike ride and when he arrived I was 100 percent certain he had gotten back on Yabba in my absence. It did break my heart. I needed a few days to think about it and it was not something I was willing to go through again. I cut off all him ATM's and Credit Cards and called him to say goodbye. As a severance package (the second one in one month) I told him that the 2 motorbikes I had in his name were his to do with as he pleased and to sell them for drugs or rent or whatever he desires. I also asked that he never contact me again. I am sure I will change on the contact part as time heals the wounds of the sad feelings and distance separates us and allows us to move on in different directions. It was perhaps the hardest thing I had to do in a long time but when I saw his eyes and his lying to me about the drugs, I knew I had no choice. He had led a very good life for a long time but in the end, he had to decide the direction of his life instead of me pointing the way. Yes, I am sad and yes it was hard but it was the right move for both of us. Now, I have only one lad who takes great care of me. He does not drink, smoke or do drugs. But, he is so horny that I need a break from him weekly or I'll never get to be a little bit of a butterfly. His philosophy is to keep me to himself by draining me of all sexual energy 2-3 times every day. It does work as I an ever interested in anyone else when he is around. This is also my first truly gay boyfriend in Thailand. I will be interested to find out how the future holds for both of us. I have treated him and his family to a 4 day holiday in Phuket at a nice hotel and great food and adventures. Yesterday, our ATV adventure also threw out my back but a good 2 hour massage by the Boy Special cured the back and I was as good as new. BTW: it was his fault my back was out as he was passing me and I slid into a rubber tire and took a nice jolt. Boys will be boys.

I wanted to treat the current Boy Special and his family to a nice dinner. We reserved the Baan Rim Pa and requested a table on the end with the gazebo. They agreed. We also asked for a cake for his birthday. When I got there, they saw that I had 4 Thai's with me and put us at a different table. I was pissed but did not cause a scene in front of my guests. I did go out at one point to complain and they said, sorry, we didn't know what table you wanted. BULLSHIT. They also said that they didn't give a free cake to guests and I said I had requested one be ordered with his name and I would pay. Oh, so sorry they said. Again, I was not happy. We ordered the set menu 3 which was mostly seafood and cost 1700 baht a head. I had the lobster and got seafood poisoning and ended up in the hospital for some drugs. The view is amazing there but the cost vs the pitiful lack of service, respect, etc on top of getting sick made this my LAST visit to this place. I have been there at least 40 times over the years and did wonder if my complaint to the management had anything to do with the bad seafood. I did pay my bill. They included a service charge. I added one baht to it and gave to the manager and told him that this was what the entire service was worth. Now, you have seen me post on these boards for years. I rarely if ever post a negative review. This one was well deserved AND my hotel review is to follow in the coming days.

Rod, I can't access the site you gave for some reason. However, if you give me more details on it, I'll be in Brazil in 3 weeks and will gladly go to their stores to try to find it for you.

In NYC, they have a group that deals with this and I took a friend once there. They were amazing with police liaison, lawyers to assist, etc. I am sure LA's Gay Community Center will have something similar.

Interesting topic Townie. Yes, I do share what I do with my friends and even if they are not into what I am, they are respectful. When they share their latest portfolio run, they share with me and I pretend I care about that as well. I have no problem with anyone knowing I hire guys. It has never been an issue for me. I do not share intimate details about what one does in bed as it often changes from one person to the next and I hate giving away too much information. I still remember sharing with my family that I owned and operated an escort service at one point in my life and they said, "well, you are happy and that is all that matters." I love being happy and Happy Endings.

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This was a surprise move and it is OK with me. I guess he needs to really clean house and get rid of anyone who conspired with the illegal actions of the past 8 years of Bush. I am sure he trusts Panetta to get the job done and be loyal. I just wonder if he has the savvy to handle this job. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/us/polit...07cia.html?_r=1

I am a New Yorker and a voter and I hope she is the next Senator. Why? I don't really know. It is one of my decisions based on no knowledge of her other than her name. I feel very uninformed but willing to give it a shot.

Pretty amazing if you ask me and it will come with an option 256G Solid State Drive. I know the Stef Lacoste is in line waiting as we speak.

Eleven gay bars in Seattle were sent letters Tuesday threatening ricin attacks — in what some are describing as a hate crime. The anonymous letters say, "I have in my possession approximately 67 grams of ricin with which I will indiscriminately target at least five of your clients. ... I expect them to die painfully while in hospital." A 12th letter was sent to the alternative weekly The Stranger, according to its Web site. That letter says the paper should be "prepared to announce the deaths of approximately 55 individuals." The letter lists the bars as: The Elite, Neighbours, The Wildrose Bar, The Cuff, Purr, The Seattle Eagle, R Place, Re-bar, C.C.Attle's, Madison Pub and The Crescent. The letter implies the attacks will take place one Saturday this month. In a statement, the Seattle Police Department said it takes the threat seriously. It has seized the letters and is processing them and is coordinating efforts with the FBI and other federal agencies. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says ricin is a poison found naturally in castor beans that can be deadly if purified and then ingested or inhaled. Dan Giroux, a bartender at The Elite, said he read the contents of the letter through the envelope with a flashlight after being warned not to open it and found the experience "a little horrifying." "I expect to feel safe at work. Being here is like being at your house. But this doesn't make you feel safe," he said. Elite manager Kay Hansen said the bar has been informing customers of the threat and warning them to make sure they don't leave their drinks unattended: "On the one hand you don't want to overreact, but on the other hand, you want to make sure your staff and clients are safe." Stranger editorial director Dan Savage said he didn't take the threat too seriously: "I get a death threat a day with Savage Love," he said, referring to a sex column he writes. Savage said the letters didn't contain any religious references, making him wonder whether the author was an embittered gay person. He said that if the threat were designed to ruin business for gay bars, it may backfire. Staffers from The Stranger made a point of visiting gay bars Tuesday night to show their support, he said, and others may be inspired to do the same. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/loca...nthreat07m.html

I need a bike shop to take apart my bike and get it ready for air travel. Any suggestions? The hotel I am at is useless in any information. A detailed report to follow my trip. ;(

The prices most charge for all the events in Phuket are ridiculously high. They are outrageous at times. A day trip to Phi Phi Island on a speed boat the hotel offers for 3200 baht per head. I met a few people on my bike trip that are tour operators and they said they would get me the same trip for 1300 or less. I started asking around at all the little shops in town and they were all going for less than the hotel price and they ARE all the same trips. The boyfriend and I took his family for an entire day trip to Phi Phi Island, snorkeling in Maya Bay, lunch on the Island and drinks on the boat and a quick tour of Monkey Island. The cost from the hotel was 2800. We paid 900 baht a head for the same door to door service. Be careful where you book and do NOT pay the regular rate anywhere. As with everything in Thailand, it is negotiable.

Had dinner last night at Patong Beach Grill. This place takes up about 9 shophouses on beach road and they have a wide variety of food from steak to Thai to seafood. They were more than a bit on the pricey side. The food was very good. I did have the steak and it was the only thing that we ordered that I did not like. It was not bad but it was not good either.

My Boy Special's family has been with us in Phuket and they are flying back to Bangkok this week. Does anyone know what the cost for a taxi should be from Bangkok to Korat?

I have been to both bars 3 times in the last several days. I had a good time in them and enjoyed the cabaret shows. They both had few gogo boys and none I wanted to take home with me. I remember My Way from years ago with tons of boys on stage. Last night they were limited to less than 20 that were working. The other night, there was 16. Perhaps many were taken off early but I am not sure. I did notice the crowd was mostly straight couples in for a drink. Tangmo had a few cute boys on stage and it looked to be a mostly gay group of boys. These bars had few customers in them and they need our support. If in Phuket, drop by and have a drink. Prices are reasonable at about 120 baht each and they both have fun shows to watch.

The group I am with ate at Coyote Restaurant right on the beach road in Patong. The food was great and actually tasted like Mexican food. I met the chef who is from the USA and a nice guy to boot. The service was attentive and always helpful although one of the girls wanted to move in with me. LOL We all had margaritas and they were excellent and tasted like the real deal. They have an outside balcony that is great to watch the street traffic and the passerby's. However, last night during dinner, there was a torrential rainfall. Sitting outside was quickly moved for those unlucky to have the good view to a table inside. I thought rainy season was over but some days the heavens still open up and drop a load on us here in Phuket. I think the prices were a little on the high side and I think about 300 baht a head for the food. To be honest, I don't remember the price of the drinks as a friend picked up the tab. I had 3 Strawberry Margaritas and they were enough for this old boy to be too generous with tipping in the gay bars last night.

I stayed at the Holiday Inn a few weeks back and loved it. The place is hip and fashionable. It is clean and the room I had was spacious. They did not question when I brought a guy home with me. The price was slightly over 4k baht a night and the decoration of the hotel is excellent. They share the Sunday buffet with the Intercontinental Hotel next door and it is my favorite in Bangkok other than the Four Seasons. The bathroom was excellent with an amazing waterfall shower that I didn't want to leave. The prices for Internet and laundry are the same as the Intercontinental as they are the same company and all done by same people but sometimes you can get a great rate at this hotel.

The new Marriott opened right across from the Holiday Inn. It is very nice and clean and brand new. The pool is beautiful and the fitness center is fine. The restaurant is good and tasty. The front desk staff is friendly and they do not mind you bringing home a friend. The cost for the rooms are right now around 100 US which is a good rate IMHO. My room had a balcony that overlooked the water.

I have been to this place several times with friends. It was not a gay club but very popular with Thais and Westerners alike. It is a true travesty and my thoughts and prayers are with those who have lost loved ones. http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/...fire/index.html http://bangkokpost.com/topstories/topstories.php?id=135674 Dozens die in night club fire The fire at the Santika Club in Soi Ekamai occurred shortly after the joyous midnight countdown, according to Pol Lt Gen Viboon Bangthamai, deputy metropolitan police commander. Thong Lo district police commander Pol Col Suphin Sapphuang said 61 people had been confirmed dead - 53 at the scene and eight who succumbed later in hospital. One of the victims was a Singaporean, while the rest were Thai. New Year's Eve was billed by the club as a "Goodbye Santika" party, with the up-scale entertainment centre about to move to a new location. The Singaporean victim was identified as Teo Sze Siong. A Japanese man, Wada Keiichi, 25, was in a coma with burns over 60 per cent of his body. Pol Lt Gen Jongrak Jutanont, Assistant National Police Chief, said he believes investigators will find the club's safety system was "sub-standard" but he did not elaborate on that statement. Some reports said the lights went out as soon as the fire started, dousing signs pointing to emergency exits, while others said only the front entrance was available as an exit. Most of the bodies were found in the club's basement. Police said the hi-so club had only one door for entry and exit. "Everybody was pushing against each other ... People, particularly young girls, were pushed away and crushed underneath as others stomped on them trying to get out," said Sompong Tritaweelap, who witnessed the inferno from his apartment behind the club. "People were screaming for help from every window. It was a terrible sight. Their hair and clothes were on fire but there was nothing they could do as the fire engulfed them." In all, emergency services said 243 people including 29 foreigners had been injured and had been rushed to 19 hospitals across the capital suffering from burns and smoke inhalation. Japan's Kyodo news agency said four Japanese nationals were injured, one seriously, while a spokeswoman from Britain's Foreign Office said that at least four Britons were hurt in the blaze, with two in intensive care. The French foreign ministry said two of its nationals were injured, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said three of its nationals were in hospital, and Thai emergency services officials said that citizens of Switzerland, Finland and the United States were also injured. The popular club consistently attracted a mixed crowd of Thais and visitors. Emergency services at the scene rushed the injured to 16 hospitals around Bangkok with various injuries including burns and smoke inhalation. A horrified new Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva viewed the charred scene early on New Year's morning, and visited some of the injured in city hospitals. Fireworks lit by the club employees for the New Year celebration and show probably torched the facility’s curtain near the roof, he said. Pol Lt Col Prawit Kantwol, one of the first officers on the scene, agreed. "It appears that the fire started from the area of the stage where a band was playing. There were some pyrotechnics and it appears that they started the blaze," he said. "Most of the victims died from suffocation but some were also killed in a stampede when people were trying to get out." The two-storey club was completely gutted by the fire, with the front of the building blackened and partially collapsed. Firefighters brought the blaze under control at about 2 a.m. and retrieved most of the 53 bodies on the floor of the club, most of them on the lower club level where music was played bodies, he said. Deaths apparently came from direct burns from the flames, from smoke inhalation and from injuries during the stampede to escape from the engulfing fire. Some victims were trapped in the basement of the club, which was accessed via a narrow stairwell. The roof of the building had also collapsed during the blaze. Rescue workers placed the bodies in white shrouds, in rows in the club's parking lot for possible identification and removal. It was the most casualties in a fire in Thailand since July 11, 1997, when a blaze which began in the coffee shop of the 17-storey Royal Jomtien Hotel at Pattaya killed 91 trapped staff and guests.

It is all up to us to make it better! Here is a toast to all of you to make 2009, the best ever!