The night is here.

I never thought a naked woman dancing centimetres from my face would make me feel ill, but then I never thought I would like this city either. Of course, being my mate's birthday, and gyrating pussy being his cup of tea, I couldn't really argue. Instead I tried looking elsewhere, which, as most rubber neckers will know, is almost impossible. Luckily, just before losing all hope of ever getting my beer down, Rie phoned and asked if she could meet me. As my beer smashed coldly into my foot, having been knocked down by a girl desperate for a tip she could sense wasn't coming, I stood up and half ran out of the blue neon mirror hall.
The street outside was like a carnival of debauchery and light. Making a wide berth around the lumbering elephant bleating pathetically at the Japanese tourists, I darted towards the end of the soi, stopping just short of the taxi drivers hungrily awaiting drunk pockets.

Leaning against the concrete wall just in the shadows, I waited. And while I waited I started thinking. Thinking how its been a long time since I've written anything. Not sure why that should be. Its been a month of amazing highs, and fairly shallow lows. And yet, I feel less like myself than I have in years. Perhaps thats growing up. Maybe its just closing my eyes and trying to forget. I honestly am at sea when it comes to my inner workings, so for now I'll just cast that aside and concentrate on the business of living.
And what living its been.
Spectacular parties, new friends, fabulous food, and suprising new encounters.

And yet, I've not been keeping in touch with the people important to me. I sincerely apologise. I have been swept away by it all, and in the breaks I've just been too tired to write anything of substance, so I don't write anything.
But never fear. I have some new ideas for something a lot lighter than the current annals, although I hope to keep this intact.
So stay near.

I have a new photo for you too. This one was taken on Samet last month when Annie and I went for the long weekend. Annie 我想你!

So thats about all for now. Check www.bangkokrecorder.com for new pics of me Don and Seth, and I hope to be writing soon.

...Rie eventually saved me from Soi Cowboy and I had a really good weekend with her. Finally caught up on a lot of much needed sleep...

Goodnight all.