I guess I should be ashamed to admit it, but on my second night at 117 I left without a programa.

There were a lot of garotos there, most of them with great bodies, but I wasn’t attracted to their faces or their demeanor. Also, I think most of them weren’t working very hard at pitching themselves, but of course I’m not experienced in reading sauna behavior. The black guy from last night – I found out his name is Fernando and he’s from Salvador – again pursued me. After enjoying him a bit, I gave him a tip and a half (explaining that it was also for last night), and said that I wasn’t interested. I might still have one with him, I just didn’t like the feeling of being monopolized. Also, there might be some kind of comeraderie between the garotos; perhaps no one offered himself to me, seeing that Fernando was already invested.

Peeking a couple of times into the wanking room, I thought the scene there might be indicative of how business was going. Assuming that wanking is mainly for re-charging, attendance there should somehow correlate with number of programas conducted. Thursday it was almost empty.

I attended the show at 9:00. I don’t go for such shows, so my lack of enthusiasm shouldn’t count for much. There was a drag queen hostess with 7 boys, doing the usual stuff. The crowd was rather bored, applause was tepid, and about 10 minutes before the show ended – half the audience had left. I attended only one such show at the gay Lavender hotel in Chiang Mai. The Thais are much better at this.

BTW, could anyone explain why the dancers cover their means of production after stripping? It’s not as if customers would find the view objectionable…

I didn't know that they covered their butts!