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Leftist Leanings

30 Friday Sep 2011

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Most men who take a stand tend to have leftist leanings.

I don’t know if it is that gay guys are more liberal or if it is just that they are more creative, worldly, and intelligent, but it has always seemed to me that guys who play for the pink team tend to lean toward the left. I’m not anti-conservative, or even anti-Republican. Once you weed out the crazies, bigots, and homophobes from the Republican party, their platform actually has some valid points.

Of course, once you’ve weeded out the crazies, bigots, and homophobes from the Republican party, you only have a small handful of people left saluting the traditional American values of conservatism. But then that is how it should be. Because it turns out the majority of people who lean one way or the other – well, men at least – do in fact lean toward the left.

According to the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 14% of men point west when erect. Those whose members peg to the right only number 1%. The study sampled the photographic evidence of 500 men, measuring their little guys’ length, angle, and curvature when standing up.

Similar results were found by the Kinsey Institute for Research whose studies showed 10% of men have leftist leanings while 3% hold firmly to the right. Kinsey’s research, however, was conducted in the 1950s when the majority of Americans were staunchly conservative so it follows that more of their manhood when staunch would be right-leaning.

Both studies reported among those who stood up to be counted, roughly 25% did just that: almost a quarter of the men tested blossomed upward to some degree. A rebel of a different kind, Kinsey wasn’t interested in those that headed south, but the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy reported just under 15% of their subjects bent slightly downward.

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More men tend to dress to the left than to the right.

Even though limp dicks are nowhere near as interesting as erect ones, the Journal’s research showed that when men’s peni aren’t standing up for what they believe in, a far larger percentage hang liberally. 75% of men have their penis hanging to the left in their pants. 17% have their penis hanging to the right. And 8% measured in under the not so firm stance of being undecided.

If you are throwing a curve, no worries. Researchers in both camps confirmed that that is just they way you are: leaning towers of penis have nothing to do with a history of masturbating with any particular hand.

Popular myth covers the question of which side you dress on signifying which team you play on, but no one seems to agree on which means you are straight and which means you are happy and sexually content. That dressing on the left means you are gay is a slightly more popular opinion than the idea that right dressing guys are the gay ones. Sounds to me like there are too many bisexuals in the pool to reach a definitive conclusion on that one.

A better indication of gayness than how it hangs may be its lack of hanging: if the sight of a naked man makes your dick point north, you just might be gay. Or a Republican senator.

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Asymmetriphobia is the fear of asymmetry. No problemo if you are a typical guy.

For those suffering from Ithyphallophobia (i.e. lacking the balls to see, have, or think about an erect penis), the leftward leanings of the majority of the male population can instead be contributed to the fact that rarely are a man’s testicles identical; in 80 percent of all cases, the left one is larger and hangs lower.

Republican Party presidential hopefuls need not be concerned with American men having an obvious preference for the left: front-runner Mitt Romney has no balls, Bush 3 (Rick Perry) shot his balls off and is quickly sinking in the polls, and crazy bitch Michele Bachmann’s balls are too large and frequently get in the way of her mouth. Even if she does win, her husband’s fondness for licking men’s ball means we’ll still only have a First Lady residing in the White House.

I just hope if Obama runs under his ‘Change’ slogan again that he doesn’t mean I’m going to have to start dressing on the right.

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Rainy Season Living Up To Its Name

30 Friday Sep 2011

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And this is why a picture is worth a thousand words.

I’ve been reading the news about the flooding problems Thailand is experiencing, reports of several feet of water encroaching over major roads brings back memories of past trips where I waded rather than walked down a street. But I didn’t realize quite how serious things were until I ran across this picture of a rather popular corner in Chiang Mai. This is where Changklan and Loi Khro Roads meet, about the middle point of Chiang Mai’s famous Night Bazaar. Reports are touri are still out and swimming through the market.

Radchada Cafe’s Gay In Chiang Mai website has a more detailed report; if you’ve never checked their site out before this is probably a good time to drop in.

http://www.gayinchiangmai.com/News/2011/chiang-mai-flooding-update/

Bonus Shot: The Loha Prasat

29 Thursday Sep 2011

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Architectural delight at the Loha Prasat

Most visitors to the Loha Prasat at Wat Ratchanadda head up the spiral staircase to the fourth floor outdoor walkway for spectacular views of the Old City; those who circle the lower floors are teated to interesting perspectives of its iron roof gables and architectural details.

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Bangkok Gay Gogo Bar First Timers’ Guide Part IV

29 Thursday Sep 2011

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The Art And Science Of Being A Butterfly

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Butterflys are free, on-going relationships with Thai bar boys are expensive.

For total newbies, ‘butterfly’ is the term the local boys use to refer to customers who flit from one guy to the next. Variety may be the spice of life, but to a bar boy it means a loss of tip money. Bangkok bar boys do not like butterflies. Usually. If a bar boy urges you to become a butterfly, offering a line-up of his bar mates for you to off in his stead, you may want to reconsider your daily hygiene regime. That you are old, fat, bald, have a tiny dick or a grumpy disposition will not rule you out for the honor of being a repeat customer. Being badly in need of a bath will.

If you are a cheap bastard, you won’t be invited for seconds either, but the boy won’t pawn you off to his friends; on your next visit to his bar, the mamasans, waiters, and the entire stable of boys will ignore you instead. A bit of soap will take care of the first problem, rereading any one of my posts about the cost of a night’s companionship at a gay gogo bar in Bangkok should set you straight if squeezing the last satang out of a baht is your preference.

You’d think spending a few hours with a Thai bar boy would be much the same as any other commercial sex scene elsewhere in the world. And there are many similarities. But it’s the differences that make the Thai gogo bar world so extraordinary. Elsewhere a rent boy may appreciate repeat business, in Bangkok bar boys live for landing a multiple off customer. But it’s not just repeat business they are after. They also are looking for a sponsor, someone willing to take care of them. And their financial needs. And the financial needs of their family. And the financial needs of their friends. If you fall on the side of a potential sponsor, the last thing a Thai bar boy wants to find out is that you prefer to float like a butterfly.

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Thai bar boys will always tell you that they are a simple farm boy in search of love. In truth, they are devious little bastards who love to pull the wings off butterflies.

The species of butterflies known to Thai bar boys are customers who want a different guy every night. Forget the possibility of a life-long commitment to his bank account, a butterfly means he’s not going to even score a second night. Butterflies are not a popular breed of customer in Thailand, but bar boys are used to the strange ways of farang and will accept that they netted a butterfly with no ill-will as long as you pay attention to a few social rules of the road.

You may think that if you paid your money, there is no obligation on your part to play the game according to bar boy rules. And while you are right in this belief, failing to observe a few simple rules can mean your experiences on future nights and with future guys will not be what you dreamed of. Misunderstandings are common; you speak English, he speaks bar boy so what you think you said may not be what he heard. Here are 10 tips that will help you navigate the world of Thai bar boys:, protect your butterfly status, and ensure your entire holiday is filled with wonderful sexcapades with a variety of hot studs:

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This may be the vision you see in your mind of the next morning when offing a bar boy long-time - meaning over night. His vision is similar; only your ass is draped in a pair of pants with a nice fat bulge in the rear pocket thanks to your wallet. A short-time off not only means a smaller tip, it means your wallet will only be opened once.

1. Short Times Makes For Best Times: Assuming you qualify as a customer the bar boy wants to see more of, nothing will kill his interest quicker than you only wanting a short-time off. To a bar boy interested in an extended business relationship, that’s the kiss of death. If you are not interested in spending the entire night with him, he knows you will not be interested in committing yourself to a life-long relationship either. Offing a guy for short time only will make quick work out of his plans for your future. The bar boy phrase for short time is ‘You come, I go’. The customer’s is ‘I come, you go’. An oft repeated gem of wisdom is that with a bar boy you are not paying him for sex, you are paying him to leave after the sex. Make sure your money is well spent.

2. Fess Up, It’s Good For The Soul: The only Thai word you need to know is ‘butterfly.’ Use it as soon as possible to establish your desire to keep your wings free. Your bar boy du jour has already decided to schedule you for companionship for the next few days; he knows how many days because back at the bar he asked you, “How long you stay Bangkok?” You probably thought he was just carrying on a conversation; he was determining just how good of a catch you were and how long he could possibly keep you as a customer. Set him straight from the get-go. At the bar when he asks your name, reply, “I butterfly.”

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To a Thai bar boy, the idea of tieing his time up is good. Actually tieing him up? Not so much.

3. Be Firm, But Polite: Pretty much anything you say a bar boy will take as a promise. You may try to be polite in answering his question of whether you want to see him again or not, but anything other than a firm ‘no’ quickly followed by, “I butterfly” will result in him thinking you are up for an extended relationship. If you didn’t decide to not off him again until after you bedded him, there is no reason to be rude about your plan to move onto greener pastures. You do not have to tell him he looked hotter in the dark of the bar or that he sucks dick like a lesbian. Bar boys are big on ‘face’, even when you’ve just shot your load on his. It’s not healthy to piss a bar boy off, so just make your claim of butterflyness and call it a night.

4. 1 + 1 = Forever: Often customers will off a guy for a night or two and then remember that variety is the spice of life. Bad mistake. By spending a second night with a bar boy you’ve signalled your interest in continuing the relationship. You now belong to him. Freeing yourself from his clutches will be messy, if not impossible. Hearing a Thai bar boy wail in agony and disappointment when the love of his life for the last two nights deserts him is a more grating sound than a pack of cats in heat. Or Thais singing traditional songs. Stick to a single off or face the consequences.

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Your view of a bar boy may be as a toy for your enjoyment, a night of pleasure boxed up in a neat little package. Cool. But play nice, don’t lie, and though he may be as cute as a doll, remember he is a fellow human being and deserves to be treated with respect, not like a sex toy. Short or long, you’ll have a much better time if you consider his feelings too.

5. It’s His Bar, Not Yours: Even if you’ve made your butterfly status clear, showing up the next night at the bar the boy you offed the previous night works at will get his hopes up. Not a good idea unless you want to have him immediately attach himself to you when you walk in the door. You will not be able to pick a new boy out from that bar’s stable. Besides he already told all of his bar mates all about you: how fat you were, how hairy, the size of your dick, the funny noise you made when you came … you’re better off hitting a new bar and starting with a fresh slate.

6. You Can Run, But You Can Not Hide: If you chickened out and told a bar boy you’d come to his bar again and off him for another night – meaning you lied – trying to avoid him by hitting a different bar will not work. Bar boys are all in tune with each other and he’ll be alerted to your presence in a bar even if it is one further down the soi. He will find you. Your sex life in Bangkok will be screwed. And not in a good way.

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Mirror, Mirror . . . Thai bar boys are always looking for a fortuitous sign that the farang they are with will lub and take care of them. For life. If you are a butterfly there is no need to shatter his dreams, but be clear that you believe variety is the spice of life.

7. Float Like A Butterfly, But Don’t Sting Like A Bee: Maybe you are an acceptable customer. Maybe your bar boy was a great lay. You can both be complementary about the other guy without committing yourself to a long term relationship. Just don’t use the ‘lub’ word. You do not have to be rude or abrupt in establishing your butterfly status. And should not be. It is neither necessary to make excuses or find fault. If you do, your bad rep will spread quickly through the bar boy world. Not being respectful of a bar boy one night will almost guarantee you land duds on the other nights you are out on the prowl.

8. Butterflies Are An Endangered Species, Protect Yourself From Extinction: Thai bar boys are not stupid. But they know farang are. You may tell a bar boy that you are a butterfly, but he’ll know better; that you just need a bit of encouragement to become tangled in his web. You may think announcing your status as a butterfly is enough, but it’s not. You need to be aware and continue to hold true to your desire to sample a different guy nightly. One slip of the tongue, one gaze of too lingering of a look is all it takes to confirm to the guy that you are hooked. Once he feels he’s landed you, you’re dead meat, your wings will have been clipped. Being a butterfly takes commitment. Failing to be strong results in a commitment.

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Be firm in your commitment to being a butterfly, there’s no reason to bend over and commit to multiple offs when all you want is one night in heaven.

9. Butterflies Are Free, Boyfriends Are Expensive: Many visitors are looking for a romantic adventure, to fall in love with a bar boy while visiting Thailand. That’s quite easy to accomplish. And there is nothing wrong with not playing the butterfly card. But, your financial obligation on repeated offs grows proportionally. He’ll need money for food and rent, his family’s buffalo may be ill, his cell phone will need replacing. Love is grand, but it costs. Being a butterfly means never having to pull your ATM card out of your wallet. Falling in love with a Thai bar boy means you better have made sure your bank account was well stocked before hopping on the plane. If your money runs out, you will get to be a butterfly whether that was your intention or not.

10. Try A Little Help From A Friend: Thai bar boys are first and foremost Thai. Their extended family pretty much encompasses everyone in the Kingdom. They consider their bar mates to be brothers and look after their well-being. If you have made it clear you are a butterfly, and qualified as a good customer, don’t be surprised if your guy suggests one of his friends for your next night’s bout of pleasure.

While you are under no obligation to follow his recommendation and off his friend, you may want to consider doing so. You will avoid having to establish your butterfly status, and will also avoid having to specify what it is you like or don’t like to do in bed. Your original bar boy will have already clued his buddy into every small detail about you. If the idea has no appeal, suggest instead that both guys join you back in your hotel room. The spectre of having to do disgusting things with a farang in front of a buddy will send most bar boys running. Then again, they may agree and you’ll be in for a real treat.

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Wat Ratchanadda: Bangkok’s Wedding Cake Like Temple Frosted In Iron Spikes

28 Wednesday Sep 2011

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The Loha Prasat at Wat Ratchanadda

The Loha Prasat at Wat Ratchanadda is an impressive sight at night.

I couldn’t tell you how many times I’d passed Wat Ratchanadda on my way to Khaosan Road, nor why I never made a point to stop there. The wat’s unique black spires set it apart from other wats in Bangkok; as fond of wats as I am, a visit should have been in order years ago. But since I make the trip past Wat Ratchanadda several times on each visit to Bangkok, its accessibility worked to its disadvantage; it always remained on my list of places to see in the Big Mango, but never made it to the top. On a recent trip at the height of rush hour when taxis willing to make the trek back to Silom were nonexistent, I decided to take the time and hike over to check the wat out.

Crossing from Khaosan to the side of the street the wat sits on, there is a wide, shady cobblestone boulevard to stroll down with plenty of benches along the way to stop and rest if you are not an avid walker. It’s not that far of a journey, but further than most are willing to make in Bangkok’s heat. A few graffiti strewn back lanes and an abundance of streetcart vendors selling food along the way was enough to peak my interest and convinced me the walk would be a better idea than negotiating an overpriced tuk tuk ride from the backpacker ghetto.

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Gilded pavilions flanks the entrance to Wat Ratchanadda.

In front of the grounds of the wat, along Ratchadamnoen Road, there are several ornate pavilions surrounded by a formal plaza alive with bright red blossoms. To the far left, a statue of Rama III – construction of the wat began during his reign – anchors the corner. A great place to take a few photos, if you are in any doubt that you’re at a major touri spot the mass of tuk tuk drivers who will descend on you offering 50 baht tours of the surrounding wats in he Old City (along with several jewelry showrooms and tailor shops) should convince you that at least to the locals, Wat Ratchanadda is a place touri should see. But I’ve been there three times now, at different times of the day on each visit, and the grounds are never filled with foreign visitors. In fact you are more likely to run across Thais during your visit than you are other Westeners. That is a bit surprising; the wat, or more specifically the Loha Prasat is designed for visitors more than worshipers. And the entrance fee, at 20 baht, is more of a donation than admission cost making it an inexpensive daytime outing.

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The Loha Prasat’s 37 spires represent the 37 Buddhist virtues on the path to enlightenment.

Major construction has been going on within the wat’s grounds over the last two years I’ve visited, so neither the wihran or obosot have been accessible. No problem. The wat’s true claim to fame is the Loha Prasat, the white multitiered building sporting all the black spires you see from the street. This is the third Loha Prasat to be built and the only one still in existence anywhere in the world. The original was constructed in India during the time of the Buddha and the second in Sri Lanka in 1325 AD; only its structural columns remain today. Originally conceived as a chedi to compliment the wat, construction of the Loha Prasat began in the 1800s, but was not completed until 2002. Today it is used as an elaborate meditation chamber for the wat’s monks and is the only metal roofed Buddhist temple remaining in the world.

A one of a kind structure in Thailand, the Loha Prasat sports 37 cast iron spires crowning the middle three of its five concentric towers, representing the 37 virtues of enlightenment. At ground level, hefty laterite columns form a labyrinth of corridors tiled in red, passageways filled with pictures depicting the history of the structure and interactive displays about the Buddhist religion, each ending at red wrought iron gates bearing the likeness of Buddha.

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Cat Napping @ The Loha Prasat

All roads may lead to Rome, but at The Loha Prasat all passageways lead to a massive metal and wood spiral staircase the winds through the middle of the stricture leading visitors upward through the temple’s four floors. Each floor offers unique vistas of the wat and surrounding area; Buddhas and Buddhist imagery is displayed throughout. The fourth floor opens to an outside walkway with sweeping views of the Old City framed by the temple’s massive iron spires. It’s a new perspective on the nearby Golden Mount, Wat Suthat and the Giant Swing are easily viewed from above, and in the far distance the Rama VIII bridge echoes the spires’ that stretch into the sky on the wedding cake-like structure.

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Upper floors of the Loha Prasat feature Buddha statues and views of Bangkok.

The temple’s top floor is reached by a short but steep set of stairs culminating in a small shrine perched on top of the Loha Prasat. The shrine itself is a tall, narrow room surrounded by a protective wrought iron grill caging not the expected statue of the Buddha, but a velour bag tightly tied at its top and festooned with sprays of small tropical flowers. Like its home, it is a unique altar not seen elsewhere in Bangkok. There is no signage to explain its significance, nor could I find any report of what the bag was, contained, or represented anywhere on the internet. Possibly a reader knows what the shrine is all about?

Back down on the ground floor, Wat Ratchanadda’s inner courtyard is more typical of a traditional Thai wat; it’s not unusual to run across a monk or two fulfilling his temple duties, school children in their uniforms of white and black weave through the outer courtyard ducking in and out of its striking red doors, and the windows and doorways of the wat’s wihran and public hall display murals of Buddhist imagery.

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Bangkok’s skyline from the fourth floor of The Loha Prasat.

It’s a serene scene, a peaceful spot to stop and watch the world go by for awhile. On two of my mid-afternoon visits to the wat, a monk was leading a group of locals and novice monks in a chant, it’s deep repetitive sound echoing through the courtyard. Visitors are invited to join in; it doesn’t matter that you do not know what you are chanting, the words are easy to pick up. Nor does it matter whether or not you believe, the sense of community is immediate, the inner peace the chanting brings will stay with you the rest of the afternoon.

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Wat Ratchanadda’s striking red doors welcome you inside the temple’s courtyard where monks perform their daily duties.

To the far side of the wihran is one of Bangkok’s oldest and largest amulet markets, which wraps around and extends behind the temple. Much busier than the temple itself, the market offers an unending variety of Buddhist religious paraphernalia from bells to jewelry to khon masks to statues of monks, Hindu deities, and Buddhas. A steady stream of taxis drops off monks from other temples who purchase goods at Wat Ratchanadda’s market. There is also a mind boggling variety of amulets in metal, ceramic, and clay, each displaying an image of a Buddha, a famous and revered monk, or a member of the Thai Royal Family on its frontside and often bearing a yantra – a combination of words and symbols that forms an incantation – to offer protection or luck or to ward off evil spirits on its backside.

Wat Ratchanadda amulet market

Wat Ratchanadda’s amulet market is a treasure trove of Buddhist paraphernalia.

The market disappears around the back of the temple, an array of narrow aisles opens to an even larger number of small stores offering everything a good Buddhist needs. Live monks crowd the aisles while the effigies of those who have passed away adorn shrines tucked in between the commercial enterprises that crowd around the ruins of an old temple building. A small walkway at the very back of the market opens onto the bordering klong flanked by crumbling wood structures and leafy trees shading the turgid waters, a peaceful small diorama of small town life just a block off one of Bangkok’s busier boulevards.

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Statues of revered monks form a shrine at Wat Ratchanadda’s amulet market.

The word is that prices at Wat Ratchanadda’s amulet market are dear and that you need to bargain hard. I can haggle with the best, but trying to beat a vendor bloody at a religious market just never seems right to me. Especially since the price difference is seldom more than a buck or two. Making a purchase at the temple may be the right time to practice a bit of generosity, the souvenir you walk away with will undoubtedly be of more significance than any of the kitschy items you’ll be tempted by at any of Bangkok’s street markets.

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Life along the klong, just a stone’s throw away from Wat Ratchanadda.

Off the beaten path, or at least off busy Ratchadamnoen Road, the neighborhood surrounding Wat Ratchanadda is worth moseying through. Behind the wat within a block are a pair of older temples both of which have unusual shrines filled with gold-leaf encrusted statues of monks displayed and in poses not usually seen at Bangkok’s wats. It’s an older neighborhood, filled with rickety wood housing, paint peeling and burnished pastel shades faded to the barest tint of color. It’s a good area to stop and try some authentic Thai street food at unbelievably low prices, a real bargain considering the bland and overpriced fare offered a few blocks away on Khaosan Road. The temple of the Golden Mount is nearby, too. It tends to attract more touri than Wat Ratchanadda but after a visit to the Loha Prasat, it will be a disappointment.

Bonus Shot: The Loha Prasat @ Wat Ratchanadda

28 Wednesday Sep 2011

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Buddhas At The Gate

Buddhas At The Gate

The groundfloor labyrinth of corridors at the Loha Prasat feature a series of red wrought iron gates at their exterior each bearing an image of The Buddha; sometimes with a golden Buddha statue also blocking the entrance.

Bonus Shot: Wat Ratchanadda

28 Wednesday Sep 2011

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Wat Ratchanadda at dusk

Wat Ratchanadda at dusk

Wat Ratchanadda and the iron spires of The Loha Prasat make a striking impact on Bangkok’s skyline, especially at dusk when the cool colors of the evening begin painting the temple in pastel shades. The wat closes at 6 p.m., but it’s colorful facade is easily viewable from its street-front plaza.

Monk Shot #29

27 Tuesday Sep 2011

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Wat U Mong Monk

Camouflaged Monk

Those damn monks can be quite sneaky when you’re stalking them for photo ops. I was visiting Wat U-Mong in Chiang Mai and had already spent a good half hour up top at the large clearing housing the temple’s stupa before I noticed this monk tucked away in a corner and hidden by dappled sunlight under the plumeria trees.

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Sawatdee and welcome to the new and improved Bangkokbois Gay Thailand Blog! Okay, so it’s not necessarily improved, just hosted on a new site. And it’s not just about Thailand, though that still is the main focus. And it’s not all gay either, unless you’re not and then you’ll think it’s pretty damn gay I’m sure. All of the penis might tip you off. Which means if you are not of the required legal age to be looking at penis other than your own, you should leave. And go tell your parental units they suck at their job.

But it is a blog and one out of three ain’t bad. Besides, Bangkokbois Pretty Gay Mostly About Thailand Blog For People Of Legal Age is just too wordy. But so is Dancing With The Devil In The City Of Angels, which is really the title of this blog.

As cool of a title as that is, Google just ain’t sharp enough to figure out that means this blog is mostly about Thailand. And pretty damn gay to boot. The penis part even Google figured out. Which is a good thing. ‘Cuz Bangkokbois Pretty Gay Mostly About Thailand With Lots Of Penis Blog For People Of Legal Age, I think, was taken by someone else.

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