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30 Monday Sep 2013

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All that’s missing from this photo are the ping pong balls.

All that’s missing from this photo are the ping pong balls.

As much as the country may wish it was otherwise, Thailand has a well-deserved reputation for being a haven for sex tourists. Men – and women – from all over the globe fly off to The Land of Smiles to put a smile on their face. Thai brides (otherwise known as gogo bar girls past their prime) are a popular choice among lonely Western men who prefer claiming the problem is with Western women and not with themselves, and with same-sex marriage becoming the law of the land you can expect mail-order husbands to soon become a popular Thai export too for those who want their Asian sex toy without the inconvenience of travel.

Packing a Thai national onto a plane to fly off to some far-flung land to satisfy the sexual urges of a horny farang is business as usual in Thailand. Packing a Thai national onto a plane to satisfy his or her own itch is, however, the stuff that headlines were made for. And so it was this weekend when hundreds of locals showed up at the airport for a bon voyage party, with another 200 boarding the plane in support of one of Thailand’s most beloved celebrities as she headed for China to find a stiffy that would do her proud. That she’s only four years old hardly made a blip on anyone’s radar.

Ahh, how quickly they grow up . . .

Noom’s favorite 2009 Chiang Mai visit photo.

Noom’s favorite 2009 Chiang Mai visit photo.

It was only four years ago that I spent two hours standing in line for a five minute window affording the opportunity of catching a glimpse of Linping, Chiang Mai Zoo’s latest addition to its menagerie and Thailand’s newest heart throb. Which just goes to show you what I’ll put up with when madly in lust with a hot Thai muscle-boy. Noom, waited happily in breathless anticipation for his chance to see Linping in person, a fortuitous event he was just as proud of being able to experience as he was of the joy he’d get back in Bangkok when he could brag of his extreme good luck to his bar mates, who like the rest of the country had to make do with being glued to the 24-hour television channel that covered her birth and which has remained a popular viewing choice in the Kingdom over the last four years.

Forced to wear mandatory face masks to ensure we didn’t pass on any deadly germs, we were finally ushered into the viewing area where we could gaze wistfully through a thick pane of glass in hopes of catching a glimpse of the newborn only to A) be disappointed on my part, and B) thrilled on Noom’s part to spot a small bit of what might have been black and white fur bundled up and hidden behind a tree branch at the back of the enclosure. 790 baht (600 baht zoo admission, 100 baht special panda-viewing admission, 60 baht to rid the tram to get to the panda-viewing enclosure, 30 baht for face masks) and five minutes later – which must be a record for both cost and brevity of experience even for a short-time off – we were unceremoniously dumped into the zoo’s gift shop where we spent another 30 minutes and another 1,200 baht while Noom picked out all of the panda souvenirs he just couldn’t live without. (Okay, so seeing him naked except for his fuzzy panda slippers later that night made every baht spent worth the price.) Even today all it takes is the mention of Linping’s name and Noom gets all misty eyed. And now they are shipping the bitch off to service China’s bears.

Linping’s Facebook photo is sure to get China’s pandas all sexed up and ready to go.

Linping’s Facebook photo is sure to get China’s pandas all sexed up and ready to go.

Linping, who has drawn around 2.5 million people to Chiang Mai zoo since she was born in 2009, was flown from the northern Thai city to Chengdu where she will meet six male giant pandas within her age range, a feat Sunee bar boys could only dream of. “She will be in China for one year to select her mate,” said Tanapattara Pongpamorn, director of Chiang Mai’s zoo.

Although born in Thailand, the beloved bear ‘officially’ is on loan by China to the Kingdom and under the deal Linping will return to Thailand next year with her mate – if she finds one – says Pongpamorn. “She must like her mate too otherwise they will hurt each other,” he added. Like we haven’t all already heard what unhappily mated Thai women are capable of.

Giant pandas, notorious for their low sex drive in captivity, are considered endangered; about 1,600 pandas are believed to survive in the wild in China. Zoo veterinarians assume Linping will only need to try on about half a dozen for size before finding the rich old bear who will ‘take care’ of her for life.

So then why isn’t it called ‘panda-style’?

So then why isn’t it called ‘panda-style’?

With the exception of bar boys working Sunee Plaza, there is perhaps no mammal that is less often in the mood for sex than the female giant panda. Each spring, female pandas go into heat for only 24 to 72 hours. If male pandas do not make their move during that brief window, they miss their chance to mate. Much like the average punter must make his move during the five hours gogo bars are open nightly or risk spending his night – and wasting the effects of the little blue pill he popped – alone. Unlike bar boys, however, Linping won’t be facing a mighty horde of sex-crazed bears willing to do the dirty 24/7 12 months of the year – from the summer through the fall, male pandas are not interested in sex at all. But each winter and early spring, sex hormones flood the males’ bodies, plump up their testes, and fire up their sperm . . . and I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that the same period is ‘high season’ in Thailand.

Linping boarded what has been dubbed her “Flight of Love” on Saturday, accompanied by a veterinarian who will play mamasan during her stay in China, and who will make sure the fury sexball will not want for favorite foods like bamboo and fruit, nor fun in the form of such toys as plastic balls and rubber tires. And assumedly ping pong balls. Conceived through artificial insemination by Chuang Chuang and Lin Hui – two pandas provided by Beijing to Thailand in 2003 for a period of 10 years at a fee of $250,000 – Linping’s act has been responsible for collecting more than $7.30 million through ticket sales to see the pandas at the Chiang Mai Zoo. Thailand will pay the Chinese government $1 million a year for the panda that Linping falls for when the happy couple returns to the Kingdom to raise their family.

A much more cute version of the young Asian bear.

A much more cute version of the young Asian bear.

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Monday Muscle #91

30 Monday Sep 2013

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Sunday Funnies #58

29 Sunday Sep 2013

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Stay In Bed Sunday #91

29 Sunday Sep 2013

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End Of The Week #108

28 Saturday Sep 2013

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Good things come in small packages. Especially when bubble-wrapped.

Bangkok In Three Days Bangkok In Three Days suggests an itinerary for first-time visitors on a short stop-over that focuses on street food, impressive temples, and lively bars while managing to sneak in a few less than well-known attractions to boot that might interest frequent visitors too. (Thanks Christian!)

one down three to go Speaking of Christian, everyone’s favorite German posted a photo of himself and a not-a-conquest on SGT this week that depicted at least one of 4 Fashion Rules Broken Every Day In Bangkok (but that’s probably only because you couldn’t see what was on his feet). BTW Christian, purple is Thailand’s pink, so now you know why those groups of young men keep asking if you like boys.

commando And while that wasn’t one of them, here are 10 Times to Go Commando.

Tumblr flesh OMG Hot Asian Guys was my choice for a Tumblr link this week, but then Glenn passed on another blog rich in Asian muscle so y’all get a two-fer with Kim Joon Young too. Oh, and sorry about your weekend . . .

is that a banana in your pocket If you are a size queen extraordinaire, hate surprises, and nothing less than humongous will do it for you, here are 5 Apps That Estimate Male Organ Size. I guess you could use them all and then settle on the average for deciding who is above average.

ride me Transpo-wise they are better than a tuk tuk but not as comfortable as an air-conditioned taxi, but are now free to use for touring around the attractions in Bangkok’s Old City.

two of a kind You can hope that it is Superman, James Bond, or Don Draper, but Find Out Which Fictional Character Shares Your Birthday is more likely to say you are twins with either Cliff Claven or Hannibal Lecter. Though actually that’d be kinda cool (uh, the good doctor not the postman).

squatters rights Somehow I just can’t see a squat toilet being put to the same use. But then they don’t have rednecks in Thailand. They’re called villagers instead. Or is that Red Shirts?

not real This article in The Nation about a recent raid on vendors selling sex toys should remind you that a: despite what it seems dildos and other sex toys are illegal in Thailand; and, b: that Viagra y’all insist on buying on the street really isn’t.

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Eye Candy: Brotherly Love

27 Friday Sep 2013

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Siwawat ‘Beer’ Subpinyo is a Thai model of some renown (meaning there are lots of pix and videos of him floating around the internet – mostly nudes, which would explain why there are so many pix and videos of him floating around the internet) who convinced his younger brother Beam to join him in a photoshoot a few years ago. Just in case you needed some visuals to go with that little fantasy that’s been running through your head . . . .

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iPhone Friday #90

27 Friday Sep 2013

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Chiang Mai’s Wat Chetawan Suffers An Identity Crisis

26 Thursday Sep 2013

Posted by Bangkokbois in Thailand Travel Tips and Tales, Wats of Thailand

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Wat Chetawan in Chiang Mai is a perfect example of how a temple’s mundane looks can be deceiving.

Wat Chetawan in Chiang Mai is a perfect example of how a temple’s mundane looks can be deceiving.

Being a confirmed wataholic I’ve never undrstood frequent visitors to Thailand who say they are watted out. Personally, I’ve never met a wat I didn’t like and seldom wander past one without taking at least a few minutes to step inside and look around. Each is unique, each is different, each has something to recommend a visit. Having said that, thanks to both the plethora of Buddhist temples in Chiang Mai and its close proximity to two other wats that look much the same, Wat Chetawan on Tha Pae Road suffers a bit of an identity crisis. Like its neighbors, Wat Mahawan and Wat Bupparam, Wat Chetawan was built in the late nineteenth century by Burmese teak merchants. The result is three very similar looking temples all within eyesight of each other. And while Wat Chetawan is much larger than Wat Mahawan across the street, it looks newer, at first glance offers less historical atmosphere, and by default often gets skipped by visitors who are not interested in checking out both. And that’s a shame.

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Even the internet treats the three wats as a trio; Wat Chetawan seldom gets mentioned without equal play given to the other two wats. Wat Mahawan and Wat Bupparam however often get mentioned on their own and there is a lot more information about those two temples on-line. So other than the basic historical info of when and by whom Wat Chetawan was built there’s not much I can tell you about the temple. Except that it really does deserve a few minutes of your time. For its fanciful mythological creatures if for no other reason.

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Opening from the street onto a large asphalt parking lot that does little to draw visitors in, Wat Chetawan’s wiharn is the main focal point. Like at Wat Mahawan, the wiharn’s facade is ornately carved in gold overlaid on a shimmering green background. It is an impressive sight when you catch it in the early morning sun. There are also colorful murals depicting scenes from the Buddha’s life over the temple’s exterior doors and windows. But what you’ll probably notice instead are the pair of large singha guarding the wiharn’s entrance. They’re the first of the temple’s stone menagerie to greet you.

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Just to the west of the wiharn are the wat’s three chedi which combine both Thai and Burmese architecture. One is done in white and mimics the stupa at Wat Mahawan. The other two are more heavily influenced by Burmese traditions and are decorated with fabulous beasts from Hindu mythology. At ground level a pair of red-eyed naga that look suspiciously like dragons flank a short set of steps; what I assume are Hanuman but which look much more like the flying monkeys from the Wizard of Oz perch higher around the chedi’s perimeter. And one of my favorite statuary beasts in Chiang Mai – which may or may not be a moms but misses the ferocious mark in favor of being just plain dopey – glares at visitors too – with the same effect as a golden retriever .

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Wat Chetawan doesn’t get many visitors, those who simply pass by take a quick look from street-side, assume it is just yet another look-a-like wat, and keep on walking. Yet it is a perfect example of why you should always take a few minutes to check out a wat further. Its wiharn may look like many others in town, and its chedi may not be as grand as the one at Watt Chedi Luang, but few temples offer such a concise sample of Hindu creatures and beasts as you’ll find at Wat Chetawan. Even if it is a Buddhist temple.

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