Did anyone ever actually meet THE Noom

[thailuv]

About 3 years back a guy named Rush/bangkokbois (RIP) had what was a rather very popular blog about the "current love of my life", a moneyboy called Noom who worked at Future boys then at Hot male and then at Zeus. Said Noom was muscular, relatively OK looking if not a bit on the older side as far as MBs are concerned.

I was one of those who found the story enthralling and thoroughly enjoyed reading the blog but could never bring myself to actually do a run-around looking for this Noom fellow, especially since it is a common name.

However Rush did post photos of Noom in his blog, which can still be seen. (Thanks Sawatdee for "preserving" the blog)

Having acquired that much attention and interest from the blog, I would only assume that Noom became a hit with the farangs (which surely must have been the intention of posting his photos on a blog read by farangs who frequent his workplace)

However many who tried to find the legendary Noom came up empty handed. Having resumed my interest in that blog I wondered, did any of you actually know Noom in person and does he still work at the bars.

[jvt22222]

Suggest you post a URL link so one can see the photo to help find him.

[thailuv]

Here are the photos of Noom from the blog. Rush must have meant them as a "promotion" of Noom

http://bangkokbois.sawatdeenetwork.com/2012/05/04/i-fell-in-love-with-a-bar-boy-a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-squirms/

https://bangkokbois.sawatdeenetwork.com/2014/02/10/7-shots-the-best-of-the-best-7/

https://bangkokbois.sawatdeenetwork.com/2014/06/26/7-shots-of-noom/


He does have some distinguishable tattoos

[FarangRuMak]

Impressive specimen.
I'm sure this brings up memories for many even if some are still painful.
I'm more a Twinky Tuesday gay, or on Wednesday or Thursday. ..

[thailuv]

It certainly does for me. I had been disconnected from everything Thai the past 3 years so imagine my shock when I tried to locate the bangkokbois blog only to be greeted by RIP messages. I was in denial until further googling yielded an obituary and some articles (including a sad one about his 90 year old mom for whom he was the primary caregiver).

My thoughts are obviously on Noom for whom Russ was clearly more than a customer. I also wonder if Noom ever got the money Russ was collecting for him on Paypal. It is quite obvious from the photos that Noom is on the back-end of his moneyboy career (i.e. older than most MBs)

Naturally, Russ's passing was obviously discussed on this forum in my self-imposed absence so I was out of the loop.

Like most of his blog fans I had communicated with him many times and he left a lasting impression. RIP to him

[Smiles]

Not quite sure what's going on here. When I was reading BangkokBois the owners Blog (was his name Russ? First I've heard of that) was full of his new love 'Noom'. Lot's of experiences with him, and definitely lots of photos.

But ... the guy to which you refer is NOT the guy I remember. My recall was a bit younger guy and nowhere near the swarthy, rough-looking and muscle bound dude you link to above . . and much more handsome.
This is the guy I remember: https://bangkokbois.sawatdeenetwork.com/category/dancing-with-the-devil/i-fell-in-love-with-a-bar-boy/ and by the looks of it his name is 'Noom' also.
Call me confused.

[bobsaigon2]

In deference to and out of respect to Russ' memory, the link that Smiles provided MUST have been the Noom in question. The photos of the other Noom in post #3... Oi ! That fellow may have been attractive around 1990.

[thailuv]

Not quite sure what's going on here. When I was reading BangkokBois the owners Blog (was his name Russ? First I've heard of that) was full of his new love 'Noom'. Lot's of experiences with him, and definitely lots of photos.

But ... the guy to which you refer is NOT the guy I remember. My recall was a bit younger guy and nowhere near the swarthy, rough-looking and muscle bound dude you link to above . . and much more handsome.
This is the guy I remember: https://bangkokbois.sawatdeenetwork.com/category/dancing-with-the-devil/i-fell-in-love-with-a-bar-boy/ and by the looks of it his name is 'Noom' also.
Call me confused.

Rush (Russ is short for his real name) specifically told me that the guy in the links I posted was Noom. He also specifically stated the fact the Noom was much older than the average moneyboy which is clear from those pictures.

Also the same guy (Noom) can be seen in photos interacting with Russell's friends . The one lady friend he use to call a "dyke" and David. A pity neither Phil nor David had access to the blog as they would have clarified things up.

There was also another picture showing Noom nude seating down from the back (upper torso) , too lazy to look for it but the tattoos were always a dead giveaway

[thailuv]

In deference to and out of respect to Russ' memory, the link that Smiles provided MUST have been the Noom in question. The photos of the other Noom in post #3... Oi ! That fellow may have been attractive around 1990.

Lol, in fact in the comments section of he first link I posted Russ states that that is Noom. The photos are clearly amateurish but the person matches other posts on the blog as well.

Clearly Noom agreed to have his photos on the blog with the intention of boosting business.

[christianpfc]

I spotted Noom in Surawong several times around 2014-2015. I know of one Farang who offed him based on bangkokbois' blog. And former (?) poster on gay Thailand forums and author of a gay blog xiandarkthorne wrote somewhere that he discussed the various tattoos their bodies in the privacy of his hotel room, which lends me to believe that he offed Noom. That was around 2013-2014. I don't remember spotting Noom in 2016-2017, but then I rarely go to Soi Twilight any more.

But I have a friend who spends a lot of time in Soi Twilight, I will ask him/her (I'm not sure) if he/she has seen Noom.

[thailuv]

I spotted Noom in Surawong several times around 2014-2015. I know of one Farang who offed him based on bangkokbois' blog. And former (?) poster on gay Thailand forums and author of a gay blog xiandarkthorne wrote somewhere that he discussed the various tattoos their bodies in the privacy of his hotel room, which lends me to believe that he offed Noom. That was around 2013-2014. I don't remember spotting Noom in 2016-2017, but then I rarely go to Soi Twilight any more.

But I have a friend who spends a lot of time in Soi Twilight, I will ask him/her (I'm not sure) if he/she has seen Noom.

Please do as I might want to "meet" him in December and would need up to date information for that
* wink wink*

The idea is to avoid the disappointing MBs who come out of the shower and proudly proclaim "no boom boom" despite what was discussed in the bar.

[Smiles]

Christian, you are not at all helping the mystery ... and frankly, neither is ThaiLuv.
There is obviously only one Noom in this story, that is to say, the Thai guy Bangkokbois was humping. Is it the older, tattooed, swarthy one (ie ... the dude in ThaiLuv's link) or is it thai guy in the link I provided?

PS ... xiandarkthorne's blog ~~ http://xiandarkthorne.blogspot.com ~~ been dead for a few years now. He liked them butch, which I suppose would kind of describe the over-the-hill guy in ThaiLuv's link.

But if I recall after some years now, Russ seemed to NOT be into serious muscle men.

[thailuv]

Christian, you are not at all helping the mystery ... and frankly, neither is ThaiLuv.
There is obviously only one Noom in this story, that is to say, the Thai guy Bangkokbois was humping. Is it the older, tattooed, swarthy one (ie ... the dude in ThaiLuv's link) or is it thai guy in the link I provided?

PS ... xiandarkthorne's blog ~~ http://xiandarkthorne.blogspot.com ~~ been dead for a few years now. He liked them butch, which I suppose would kind of describe the over-the-hill guy in ThaiLuv's link.

But if I recall after some years now, Russ seemed to NOT be into serious muscle men.

Did you read the comments in the blog posts? If you did you wouldn't still be disputing Noom's identity. If you zoom the picture of Russell here

http://dragonfiretravel.blogspot.co.id/2010/07/day-11-were-heading-to-marin-county.html?m=1


You will see that the first display photo on the right is of Noom with his distinctive tattoos on his back

[thailuv]

Also different strokes for different folks. I can see why the "over-the-hill" Noom would have appealed to Russ. Also it was the twinks that Russ was not into.

[RonanTheBarbarian]

From my memory of the blog, I think it is pretty clearly the older guy, whose photographs were posted in post number 3, that is "Noom".

Like Smiles, I was unsure for a while. But if you followed the blog regularly, there were several more photographs where you could just see part of Noom's arms, or head from behind, in several locations - the trips to Chiang Mai in particular.

You couldn't see his face clearly in several of those photographs but you could see enough to identify him as the same individual as in posting no. 3

Anyway, the photos in the post Smiles refers to are clearly part of a series from a photo-shoot from some other photographer such as Rush/Russ often put on the blog. I don't think there is any indication he took those particular ones - they are not really his style, I think.

I saw Noom in Soi Twilight in 2015. I nodded to him as we passed as I recognised the face and thought it was somebody I had met previously- he smiled back, but was clearly at a loss. It wasn't until he was gone a few yards that I remembered where i knew the face from.

[Smiles]

OK, I defer to you guys. Mystery solved.
Ronan makes a reasonable conjecture that the guy in my link is probably part of a photo opp, although the attached story has the name 'Noom' plastered all over it, certainly making it seem like the model is Noom.

And to add to that, ThaiLuv also says in one of his posts that Rush/Russ himself told him that the buffed up/tattooed Thai guy was Noom.

[thailuv]

So its fair to say he was last seen in Soi Twilight in 2015 which also coincides with the time of Russell's passing. Nothing like the passing of a dear friend to make you take stock of your life

Clearly he doesn't work there anymore. I'm sure Russ must have encourage him to pursue a business of sorts, Noom was after all "over the hill" as one of you said. I can only imagine what a siren he was in his 20s. I would have expected more forum members to have seen him in person especially those who are based in BKK.

Oh well there'll be other Noom's come December.

[christianpfc]

My friend hasn't seen Noom for a year. His last place of work was Hotmale. Ask there, they might know where he is or can call him.

[catawampuscat]

Xian used to stop by the 'old' round table at the 'old' allofme bar in Sunee to see
the veterans of the 'old' barmy army. I recall he was a pleasant Asian 'grandpa' and
hot to trot for the boys. Like many posters who drop out, one never knows if they got
bored with posting or met the grim reaper..

[Mickp]

Oh look what the cat dragged in ...if it isn't the old miserable whingy whiny top cat himself.

[Mickp]

Please do as I might want to "meet" him in December and would need up to date information for that
* wink wink*

The idea is to avoid the disappointing MBs who come out of the shower and proudly proclaim "no boom boom" despite what was discussed in the bar.


then grow some balls and send them on the way without payment!

[Mickp]

Christian, you are not at all helping the mystery ... and frankly, neither is ThaiLuv.
There is obviously only one Noom in this story, that is to say, the Thai guy Bangkokbois was humping. Is it the older, tattooed, swarthy one (ie ... the dude in ThaiLuv's link) or is it thai guy in the link I provided?

PS ... xiandarkthorne's blog ~~ http://xiandarkthorne.blogspot.com ~~ been dead for a few years now. He liked them butch, which I suppose would kind of describe the over-the-hill guy in ThaiLuv's link.

But if I recall after some years now, Russ seemed to NOT be into serious muscle men.

I use to like Xian's blog ... the old coont was growing old disgracefully as he described it,probaly fookin carked it with a stiffy.