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at 3 AM. It's rather astounding how much is happening at that hour. The city that never sleeps

Right. It is now. But as the dinosaurs die off and the current generation takes charge will they care about this sort of thing? It seems fair enough for employers to monitor their employees on company time. But not on their own time.

The show shower looks like it might be fun...and big enough for a party

given the way every young person in the world seems to be posting nude photos of themselves these days, I wonder if this sort of thing will not be an issue in the future

Yes, Taiwan has tons of visitors for Pride. Last time I went the airport was full of gays from around Asia. The immigration line took a long time. I think it's a great place to visit any time, but their Pride is the biggest in Asia. The parade is quite long.

I think they're both really hot. And they have great chemistry. I am fascinated by the way all of these BL couples are required by their companies to carry on in real life like they are actual couples. I suppose some of them might be, but probably not very many. I follow some of them on social media and almost every post is of them at some event or other together. Some are more outwardly affectionate but most are just doing their jobs. I wonder at what point they are released to do something else or couple up with another.

this is such an odd show. There has to be a tragedy coming, right? https://www.bilibili.tv/en/video/2042170839

In the USA, near Washington DC. I expect to keep my home base here. All of my closest friends are here now. But my expectation is that I will travel a good bit. I think I'd like to spend a couple of months out of the year in Thailand. We've discussed this a bit in a number of other threads. Without being fluent in the language I think it would be difficult to expect to stay there full time. And without a support network it could be especially difficult. My mother and other family are in Florida. But I hate Florida so I don't plan to move there. If my mom is still alive when I retire I will likely spend more time there though. A lot might depend on political and economic situations. There are lots of gloomy projections for the next decade or so out there right now.

Forbes has an article about how Korean BL (especially Semantic Error) is changing attitudes https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanmacdonald/2022/09/18/how-one-producer-promotes-change-with-boys-love-drama-semantic-error/?sh=22fbacbc4dbd

hmmm. I never really considered Phuket, but you might be changing my mind

I agree that if your time is short and you really find him attractive then I think an extra US$27 is a small price to pay.

I think the issue is that more countries are opening over there but the flight numbers haven't caught up to the demand yet. And of course we keep hearing about pilot and staff shortages, fuel expenses, etc. So it all adds up. A friend of mine was looking at flights to Japan from SFO in November and it was over $2k in economy. But she did note that there are just not many flight options at this point because the country has been closed so long. They're supposed to be opening back up soon, so I expect more flights will get added. And more flights through Japan will probably mean more connections available to SE Asia.

endoscopy is a piece of cake. They knock you out. Just a little sore throat for a day or two after

I will most certainly not be hustling. Not that anyone would probably want to hire me anyway

Wow. That was not made for Thai schoolgirls. That boy has some perky nipples

https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2389555/troubled-waters

I'm always happy to hear about tourist things as well as boy things.

I saw the same news in the BKK Post last night. Obviously all of the building projects aren't helping, but I suppose the low-lying terrain is the biggest problem. Isn't the new governor some sort of civil engineer? I guess at least they did clear out the storm drains and canals which should help a bit. But these problems are going to keep getting worse due to the geography

Try Rainbow Railroad. They help GLBT people in danger escape to safer countries https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/request-help It's a great organization that I've been donating to monthly for several years

I'm glad they finally got out of their clothes. Looking forward to it. I noticed that there are several people posting episodes of this show on that site.

I think the vast majority of people don't think about you at all. That is to say if you're out with some cute Thai boy most of the people you encounter won't care because they have their own lives to worry about. Maybe some will give you the side eye, but you'll never see them again so who cares what they think? I don't say it to criticize but you might want to consider therapy to help you get over all of these internalized issues. It couldn't hurt and quite likely would help you a great deal. You may also have undiagnosed depression or other mental health issues that can be treated either with medication or other therapy.

if I knew exactly when I was going to die that would be a lot easier to do. I will have plenty to spend. Ultimately there will be some left to be given away and I don't have a problem with that

You would have to know the exact time of your death to do a countdown. I am not quite "senior" yet. My dad died at 81. My mom is still kicking at 83. Neither of them in great shape in their latter years though. So I expect that as long as I don't get hit by a bus I should make it well into my 80s or 90s. My current plan is to retire at 60. According to my financial planner's calculations my money should well outlast me. So that's all good news. My current plan is to devote myself to getting into as good of a physical condition as I can in retirement when I will have plenty of free time. I am glad that I've been traveling quite a lot over the past 30 years. Doing it while I was young enough to really enjoy it was a good thing. But it's a big world out there so I expect to keep traveling as long as it's possible. Of course who knows what the state of the world is going to be over the next 40 years. So I guess enjoying things while you still can is wise. There's a YouTube channel I watch from time to time called notime2bsad. The creator is an American guy who documents his daily life with his Thai wife, family and friends. It's a nice slice of life and it's always enjoyable to see Thailand. They live in Isaan but travel around a lot. He retired relatively young. As a military veteran I presume he gets a pretty good pension which I am sure helps. His whole ethos is to not worry about the things you can't control and enjoy your life. I don't agree with him on some things (I believe he's fairly conservative) but his overall philosophy is a good one. Personally I find it impossible to ignore all of the things happening in the world and feel like burying your head in the sand might be good for you on a personal level, but it's not great for the world at large. But I agree that a positive attitude is essential. Nobody wants to be a nasty old curmudgeon.

probably an attempt to keep them from working in Thailand