Hi you maniacs:

Well, IтАЩve survived yet another action-packed 3 month adventure in LOS and now find myself back in Chicago enjoying the wonderful weather. When I stepped off the plane in Chicago I was wearing a short sleeve shirt (always thinking ahead). With heavy winds, freezing rain, a ton of snow and minus 30 degree wind chills, I canтАЩt tell you how delighted I was to be home.

My holiday started off with a bangтАжand not the good sort of тАЬbangтАЭ either. I spent the first 8 days in a deadlock confrontation with Jay (the monk I just bonded with back in May) over an issue involving moneyтАжgo figure. After 8 days of discussions and debates we were unable to get the issue resolved which led to us being separated. Jay, from what I understand, returned to his home in Nakon Phanom.

I wonтАЩt go into any great detail regarding our breakup but will say that Jay is a great guy but he just let his ambitions get the best of him and used poor judgment in the process. Hopefully heтАЩll learn from this going forwardтАжI know I wonтАЩtтАж555

I spent the first few days after our separation licking my wounds and then shifted gears and decided to start licking something different. There were a half dozen guys who I regretted not being able to spend time with during this past year which helped in establishing my bucket-list priorities.

I found the beer bars in both Sunee and Boyztown to be lively with plenty of eye-candy for all tastes which I know contradicts some of the opinions we hear from other posters. Considering the economic conditions, coupled with the fact that LOS is on the brink of a civil war, I was surprised (as I always am) at how many boys can survive these tough times while still maintaining the level of resilience they all seem to have. The beer bars were full with happy smiling hosts and the gogo bars I visited were the same. How anybody could complain about this is a bit bewildering.

My holiday evolved into a situation where I was spending most of my time with 3 different guys тАУ none of which work on the scene. Boy A (a short fling) works at Amari Orchid Hotel Pattaya, Boy B attends school in Rayong and lodged with me in PTY during the weekends, and Boy C was a guy I met at a farang friendтАЩs house warming party up near Khon Kean which resulted in several more trips to Isaan to meet up with him. We attended the Loy Krathong celebration in his home town near Kalisin which was great and then we took a 4 day trip to Phuket. I hope to meet up with boys B and C again when I return in April.

Between my weekends with Boy B and occasional trips up to Isaan to romp in the elephant grass with Boy C I was still able to find time to whittle down that bucket list and even added a few new names to the list.

I enjoyed my breakfasts at Two Guys as always which is a great place to kick backтАжchat with the guests and passerbyтАЩsтАжand just let the morning hours pass by. John (owner) and his staff are great hosts and rarely do I ever stop anywhere else for breakfast whilst in PTY.

Highlights of my trip include 4 wild nights in Phuket with Boy C which I plan to repeat in April or May. Tangmo was the best gogo IMO with lots of HOT numbers. We went to see the Siam Niramar Show one night which was (is) billed as the greatest show in LOS and I wonтАЩt argue with that. At one point the front of the stage collapsed and filled with waterтАжa second later you see a Thai farmer navigating his long boat across the fog-filled stage when a storm ocuursтАжthunderтАжa flash of lighteningтАжand yes, even rain. You have to see it to believe it. The music, dancing and stage sets were magnificent. You can see this show for about 1,600 baht which includes roundtrip mini bus transfer from your hotel, a full buffet dinner which was also exactly as it was described тАЬwonderfulтАЭ and of course the show. IтАЩm not a show person at all but I would like to see this one again.

Back to Pattaya тАУ the show at BoyzBoyzBoyz is also a must to see. IтАЩm not a fan of Boyztown or BBB but they have recruited the #1 BBoy dancing troupe in LOS who steal the show. Apparently they are ranked #2 in S.E. Asia and the owner of BBB deserves credit for his selection.

Euro in Sunee gets my vote for the most improved bar in the PlazaтАжand it has nothing to do with the d├йcor. If you like hands-on entertainmentтАжsome great looking guysтАж.naked butts and hard cocks wagging all over the place. This place tops the list. New Queens Beer Bar was also improving under new management although was in a state of flux when I was there. They seem to be struggling a bit getting the right staff тАУ but there were always a few cute guys there later in the evening. All of Me and the rest of the Sunee beer bars seemed to have plenty of customers on most nights (not all) and Nice Boys and Power Boys (former Mic My) were always worth stopping in. Nice Boys still has mostly str8 boys and Power Boys has a nice mix but more of the slim fem types (not ladyboys)тАжworks for me.

I spent 3 days in Bangkok and saw very little change in the scene there as well тАУ which again seems to contradict what some others have stated. The gogoтАЩs and beer bars on Silom, Soi Twilight, Soi Tarntawan and Patpong seemed just as busy as ever to me.. I met up with a boy I met during my previous holiday who is a real gem. He is Vietnamese and helps manage a beer bar on Soi Twilight with his brother who is also a drop-dead doll. He has blonde hair (dyed of course), handles his affairs discretely, is bi-sexual, although prefers to tell people heтАЩs str8 and his looks could melt an iceberg. My original plan was to stay in BKK for two days and heтАЩs the reason I stayed 3. I have to keep my distance from this guy or IтАЩll be getting married a third timeтАж555.

I already miss my little apartmentтАжbuzzing around on my motorbikeтАжthe navigating around uncharted territoriesтАжthe hot sun and the hotter boys with a passion, and as always canтАЩt wait to return.

Life is an Adventure not a Destiny

Cheers