I have a crush on 이병헌! Part 1

Everyone knows I am in love with Korea.

Recently, I discovered my favourite Korean actor, Mister Lee Byeong-Heon. He is gorgeous!

When have I ever had a crush on a 38 year-old? There is hope out there it seems, some of us do age well!

Enjoy the pictures of Mister Lee.

Hello everyone, says Mister Lee

Wana come for a ride with me?

I'd like to hug you!

I have a cute smile!

Red shirts demonstrations - do people care?

Toady, it was "D-day" again. This time, the yellows stay home and the reds come out. What's next, pink? Well I was wearing totally black today, I might have looked like police.

Reds causing havoc in the city?

Apparently, there were more than 80'000 people and Thaksin is waiting to come back to Thailand. Thousands came from the countryside to fight for "democracy"...

Last week, my professor got a call from the military, while I was talking to him. The military said that there could be chaos, etc.

Siam area. Concerts and pink colours, no politics to be seen - just fun.

Where I was however, in the Siam area, I didnt see red (except in the sky). I have hardly seen so many people in the Siam area on a weekday - and also in the skytrain. I got totally squashed.

The school kids are celebrating their holidays and all the other people are also feeling the holidays coming closer. I dont think these people cared about the demonstrations - they are sick of it and they know that it all seriously damages their economy. I really admire their calm.

A red sky - the only red I saw today.

A really divided country it seems. Somewhere in the city, people from the countryside are frantically demonstrating and demanding political action, 10 km further to the east, city-people are shopping, hanging out, listening to live-concerts and enjoying the holidays...

That's Bangkok today in a nutshell.

Seasons in Bangkok Explained

It is summer here in Bangkok. So let me explain the Bangkok seasons a bit.

The RAINY SEASON will last from about May to October and it will rain at least once a day. Proper rain, I tell you. By October, the earth is soaked and the rivers are dangerously high and we can see flooded streets once in a while. Few tourists come during this time and I dont know why. The rain is fun (if you have an umbrella), the air is clear and cleaner and it's not quite so hot and prices are cheaper.

The rainy season.

From November to January, WINTER will make a brief appearance. The lowest temperature during the last winter was 17C one fine morning. I tell you, it's a blessing! Most people visit in this time, as it coincides with European and American holidays.

Winter, but you cant see it, it's still hot:)

After winter comes - SUMMER. Not much of a spring here. It lasts roughly from February to April and it's scorching hot. Even at night – hardly under 30C. The peak of summer time is market by the Songkran festival - the famous festival where people throw water on each other and virtually all Singaporean and Hong Kong gays will descent on Bangkok in their singlets and with identical gym bodies.

Summer! Hot season!

So now, it's summer - and oddly its raining every day. It's hot nonetheless. In gay terms, summer is a good time. At the moment, high school and university have pid term, summer holidays! That means, you can see the boys doing what they're best at: parading around, showing themselves off, dressing up - and flirting!

Yes, flirting. I dont know what is going on here, but recently I get some flirty guy look around every corner. Either my ass is now even hotter, or their hormones are playing havoc. Either way, I dont mind the additional attention.

Going to Laos!

Enjoy summer in Bangkok, this year, a French fag hag of mine is coming to visit and we will be off to Laos for 10 days.

Our monkey cousins

Food of the weekend!

On Friday evening late at night, I had the urge to leave Bangkok for a day or two and go explore a bit. A few hours later, the boyfriend and me were in Lopburi.

But wait, the way there wasnt exactly smooth sailing. Anything but...If I would not live in Thailand, I would have peed my pants and cried a few times probably. But since I live in Thailand, I just shook my head and smiled it off. What happened?

On the way to Lopburi - slow but beautiful!

To get to Lopburi, we have to catch a bus to the north - which leaves from Mor Chit 2 Bus Terminal. That's right near JJ weekend market, which is about a 5-10 minutes taxi ride. But, we took 1 hour and two taxi drivers to get to Mor Chit 2. The first one was hopelessly drunk and didnt know the way. At some point, he just stopped and shouted at us. I was stupidly thinking of giving him money but the boyfriend dragged me out.

In the bus to Lopburi, we suddenly went off the highway onto smaller and smaller roads. And the smaller the roads got, the more congested they were. There was also heavy rain. I still dont know why but our bus trip took 5 hours, 2 more than usual.

Dinner at Lopburi.

Lopburi is a little gem - it is a mini-Ayutthaya! Many palaces, Khmer temples and old houses in the middle of the city. It has a river and two grandiose roundabouts with a statue for King Narai and some UFO-like futuristic monument protected by weird-looking lions.

Impressions of Lopburi.

And then there were the monkeys!!! Especially around the three-pronged temple, there are HEAPS of them. They will take away your belongings if you dont watch out. But if you are nice, they will hold your hands, listen to you and play with your fingernails. It was so cute!

Bangkokbitch's newest faghag, bottom right!

Lopburi is so relaxing it's incredible...the boyfriend and I sat in this open-air courtyard (where they played sweet Thai pop ballads) and sipped beer. Before we knew it was 1am. Then, we passed the local disco and there were a few boys looking at us - well, we are a stunning couple. Whenever we walk around, even in Bangkok, people will mutter: "farang yibpun" (foreigner and Japanese).

Lopburi by night.

The bus back home must have been one of the most uncomfortable rides ever. We sat right at the back - a mistake I will not make anymore. The suspension, I swear must have have seen World War II. Then, back in Bangkok, the traffic was stuck! On a Sunday evening.

I know, someone I know would have been complaining the whole trip about the uncomfortable rides and the heat, di ba bayot?

Means of travel

This is Bangkok, I hear you say...but this was not Bangkok, this was Bangkok times 10! The reason according to the taxi driver: It rained! There we have it again.
By the way, the bus dropped us off somewhere on a field that was totally flooded with water just behind Mor Chit 2 Terminal. We had to duck under power lines that fell down and crawl through a net to get access to the station.

HISPEED internet?

I just came back from a weekend trip to Lopburi with the boyfriend.

But first something else. Internet. We have free wireless in the condo, however it's quite slow. So I got HISPEED internet. Well, it took exactly 9 days to arrive - and you guessed it - it's slower than the wireless.

At my old place, I was on exactly the same plan but speed used to be erratic too. So lets hope for this to be a low. Half the town was without power anyway when we got back home, apparently it rained. Goodness, rain is to blame for everything in this country.

There was a new guy at the condo who (tried to) install the modem for me. He's from Isan for sure and called Oh. There are many Oh's in Thailand by the way, men and women. Oh is not particularly cute but was very friendly.

I kinda liked him. He was without these (sometimes fake) cultural inhibitions that Thais have when they meet farang. He just freely roamed around my condo and even asked our names. That felt quite good!

And - of course - the handyman fantasy again - one time he had to bend over to find a plug and I could see some cute white undies. I must admit, I have a penchant for white briefs!

Ok, that's enough....we dont wanna hear any more!

The young Rolling Stones

I came across these 1960s pictures of the young Rolling Stones this week - and I didnt realise Mick Jagger used to be such a sexy looking guy...

Wonderful...look at this expression, the haircut and the hot lips!! Yummy - and contemporary!

Well well well, Mick. A little trail that leads to paradise?

Also, Keith Richards was quite a cutie back in the days...but lets now have a look!

Look at Keith Richards on the right...HOT!

Nice, nice. very sensual shot, and I love the clothes too!

Well no-one is looking particularly hot in this picture, but look at the fashion of the guy in the middle. (Brian Jones?) Nice Jacket and a cool, straight skinny tie!

Well, these pictures - and many more - are currently being show in the "Not Fade Away Gallery" in New York. If you live there, go have a look!

the gay bangkok week

I have been a bit quiet recently but I havent just been sitting on my hot bum:) bangkokbitch is applying for a very important job, his dream job in fact, so I need to use ALLLLL my braincells for a good application. Wish me luck!

The Malaysia Hotel - extremely quiet.

A few days ago, I went to the Yenakart/Sathorn soi 1/Sri Bumphen/Ngam Duphli area with fellow bloggers Kawadjan and Bkkdreamer since the latter has recently moved there. It is supposed to be a renowned gay area, which hosts none less than Babylon, the most famous gay sauna in Bangkok and the Malaysia Hotel, the most famous gay hotel in Bangkok.

The Malaysia Hotel. I was really there!

I had the feeling when I would go there, there would be scores of moneyboys lining the sides of the streets and that they would all flirt me, due to my hotness and the size of my wallet (it's big!! because I have too many driver's licences and business cards:P)

But, there were only a few old farangs, most with Thai girls...Of course we went to that gay restaurant, owned by a farang and his Thai boyfriend (correction: only by the Thai boyfriend). And Im sorry but if the quality of the food and the service means anything for the future of your restaurant I fear for your couple of thousand bucks you invested here.

The Malaysia Hotel again, with the now famous legs of kawadjan and bkkdreamer!

The place is very clean inside but lacks athmosphere...The food is not good. But I think it might taste good to farang tourists. The service was very good and sweet but the farang's boyfriend ruined the whole f***ing visit. We dont want to see your theatrical über-gay acting. Oh well, maybe the farang tourists like all of that...I hope it for the farang boyfriend and his invested money!

Yesterday, I had to go buy a new deodorant, since the old one (Issey Miyake) ran out and started giving me rashes. I went to Paragon and didnt find anything. But wait, there was a HOT salesguy...so I approached him.

That's how I smell now...anyone knows the smell?

He had a dark, quite manly face with big jaws and friendly eyes. His hair was spiffy and his voice was sooooooooft and reassuring. And all that in the elegant black Paragon uniform. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, I bought some kinda deodorant that hardly smells like me. The hot salesguy said the perfume is sa-maat sa-maat (smart smart) and that it matches me. Thank you:)