Gay Boy Thailand

I see my name is mentioned over at Sawatdee Forum, as an example of a farang who is a 7-Eleven customer and therefore contributes to the death of the small family-operated shops in the sois.

In my soi we have both. We have the 7-Eleven, bright and clean and air conditioned and open 24 hours. We also have the traditional shops. How do they compare? Read the rest of this entry »

I need never leave The Mansion again. Life is perfect with my iMac 24. How I love this computer.

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Very Important Purchase

This bomb business made New Year less of a full-speed-ahead party in Bangkok than it usually is. Not only do they try to kill us, they want to kill our fun too. To Thais killing the fun is the worse offence.

The staff at the 7-Eleven in the soi had a party in a storage room behind the shop. To hide the loud party music they had loud music in the shop too.

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The new guy at 7-Eleven tried to cheat me today. I bought stuff for 123 baht. I gave him 500. He gave me 327 baht back.

Conveniently, the receipt says what I have given him and what the change should be. No math needed.

It was crowded and as I counted the money someone else moved in front of me. I went aside and said in broken Thai to one of the girls that 50 baht was missing. I was still holding the cash in my hand.

I can’t be sure but I think it was deliberate. The cashier was too unsurprised. He avoided eye contact but grinned that broad sheepish smile Thais do when they are in trouble. The other staff, people who have been there longer and who know me, went tense and quiet. The cashier gave me another 50 baht.

Got to watch your money.