Never let me talk on the phone to anyone before coffee. And please, in Buddha’s name, never let me speak Chinese – or even imagine I’m capable of understanding Chinese – before noon. Laurie and I are going to be married, and this is, of course, good news. We had wanted to res[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Uncategorized’
June 14th, 2007 - 12:25 am § in Uncategorized
Me and the (lady) Boys
I met these two katooeys hanging out in front of a general store that was closed for the night on the main drag of Sukothai, the town I headed to after fleeing (run, don’t walk) Bangkok (and more on that in later posts). They were friendly enough, and apparently wanted to engage in sexua[...]
June 3rd, 2007 - 7:29 am § in Uncategorized
Looking for Trouble in Bangkok
In between projects and free to roam I chose as my first post-Taiwan7 non-Lonely Planet travel destination beautiful Thailand. With no compelling projects I figured I’d spend a few days in Bangkok enjoying some urban life after six months of bucolic seaside splendor on Penghu, than perhaps hea[...]
May 29th, 2007 - 6:51 am § in Uncategorized
I Am Misunderstood
First off, I need to explain that my intention was never to accompany the children on their field trip in drag. There is, I believe, a time and a place for transvestite experimentation, but a kindergarten outing is not one of them. When Laurie and I were ‘asked’ (and by ‘aske[...]
May 28th, 2007 - 6:42 am § in Uncategorized
I’ve had it with the flattery
I knew it was bound to creep up on me eventually. I’m only glad that I was able to forestall the inevitable until after the LP project was done, lest my resentment come out in my writing. I’ve lived in Taiwan for a good part of my adult life, and have more or less learned [...][...]
