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yes, I presume that is the standard "thank you" gift. according to their FB page you can also buy wardrobe and an autographed script from the production. I think they're selling Keptawan's 7-11 jersey from the last scene.

pretty Korean boys indeed. I didn't realize the episodes were so short

given the inclusion of the Thai subtitles I figured they were speaking some Northern dialect. I believe the production company is based in CM and most of their films and shows seem to be set up there. I think Oak (the Country Boy "Keptawan") is in pretty much every one of their productions and Mon ("Nabdao") is in most of them. They have a lot of chemistry together. I watched those other films I linked above yesterday. And I found the subtitled version of My Bromance 2 on dailymotion so I plan to watch that. I'm a little obsessed with this little production house now. I even sent them a PayPal donation

Singapore is doing quite well with vaccination. So I think they will be first to really open

NightTime is really good too. Oak is a very natural actor

My Friendship from the same production company and same actors is good too

Thanks. I didn't really like the original beyond the cinematography so I didn't bother with the sequel. I may take a look at IPYTM some point. I watched the first half of Country Boy last night. And I was thoroughly charmed by it. I had low expectations and it is quite raw, but the actors are adorable and they work hard. It's interesting to essentially see a short story (2 - 30 minute episodes) with a different setting than the usual series. I'll watch the ending later today. I do wonder how this poor family in the country was able to put braces on that boy's teeth though. :-)

some other new things to watch. I see the ITSAY sequel finished. Was it any good?

Sadly I don't expect to go anywhere until next year some time. As much as I'd like to go back to Thailand, I think it will probably be Taiwan and South Korea for me. And maybe Japan if they get their act together. I really like Korea a lot. I've spent a couple of weeks in Seoul and several days in Busan in recent years. Seoul is enormous so I've barely scratched the surface.

the challenge is that there are so many "creators" on platforms like OF that it can be hard to find the good content. And I think it's harder than you might think to be successful at OF. The best channels figure out how to find other guys to "collaborate" with. But just boring JO and picture channels won't last too long - and there are lots of those. I think the performers get bored too. And you have to spend a lot of time on social media promotion to stand out from the crowd

I wonder why they chose the top 17. That seems like a strange number.

the Korean entertainment machine makes everyone give up having a private life or makes them keep it all very hush hush. I'll put Jay Park on your list. Maybe a few too many tattoos, but I find him very sexy. I'd never heard of him before seeing him on Asia's Got Talent.

new series with pretty Korean boys starts next week

after seeing more of that one featured on one of the BL round ups on YT I was more interested in giving it another try.

so much awkward product placement! It's very soapy in that Thai soap opera way. Quite different from the shows I'm used to watching

exactly

it will need to be the Thais organizing things. Wasn't the old BKK pride largely organized by foreigners? I saw on a popular Twitter account yesterday that some one placed a pride flag on a prominent statue of a certain person in Bangkok. It's a shame that that person's sexual orientation has been swept under the rug for all of these years. Thailand is a complicated place (as most places are). It seems like GLBT rights are two steps forward, one step back. Certainly visibility is higher than ever. And younger generations see being gay as much less of a big deal in most of the world. Hopefully they'll keep those attitudes as they age and take over from the current dinosaurs and demagogues.

that one's on my list. I just need to find some time to watch it

it's interesting that Phuwin and Pond are both engineering students IRL

Yes, I've generally liked FUtS quite a bit. But the stalkerish/controlling behavior of Pond's character is problematic. I think Louis (Meen) is the best thing about the show. The acting has gone up a notch in the last few epiosdes. The fantasy sequences in Ep 11 were great. For sure the Duean/Meen story has been much more fun and interesting. And I like Duean's posse.

this could be interesting

In my case I think he just had a lot of experience and knew what he was doing. He was a handsome guy, just not my usual twinkish type.

it's certainly a good lesson. I recall going to a massage place in BKK several years ago in the late afternoon. I was leaving early the next day. The guys on offer weren't my usual type but I picked an older, compact but muscly guy. Turned out to be one of the best experiences I've had at a massage place. His technique was a bit different but very relaxing and erotic. The happy ending was great too.

they're cute. the acting seems unpolished

I started working with a financial planner about 15 years ago and it was one of the best things I ever did. I've been contributing to my workplace's retirement investment scheme which has a 5% matching contribution and that has accumulated quite nicely over the years. But for the rest of my money the financial planner has been very helpful in figuring out where to invest given my risk tolerance and needs. He's good for making sure I don't make any rash moves when things start going south, but I'm also a quite rational thinker so I don't let emotion take over. Having him layout the projections for the future in a relatively conservative way has been very eye-opening and I expect to retire earlier than I had expected to and should have more than enough money to last the rest of my life. It also helps that I work for the federal government which includes a very good pension given how long I've been working there. I know I've been very lucky, but I think I've made pretty good decisions - partly on my own and partly thanks to his advice. Depending on what you need services like this don't necessarily cost a lot and they can pay off. If you have the time to invest in learning about all of this stuff you can do it on your own of course.