Sawadee Khrap

Thanks Kevin for the tip on Humorous Adult greeting cards by Paperlink.

Especially the Bangkok Bar card by Ian Baker.  Loved it

Not sure where they are sold locally.

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Sawadee Khrap

Just been watching some new Photoshop tutorials and they have shed some light on better use of clipping layers – This image is a composite from a studio shot and a urban city background.  Using clipping masks and layers does give much better compositing control. I don’t have the lighting right yet but thought you like to see what it looks like now.

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Sawadee Khrap

It’s been a while since I posted any young men images – I need to do some more, but today I was  trying  my hand at a fully constructed composite.  The label image was made from 3 photos to make the museum site and a shot of a mummy to make it complete – then I added the model as a houseboy doing the dusting – With the label complete I used a displacement map to add wrinkles and pasted it on the box then distressed it for further ageing.  Just fucking around, but it doesn’t look that bad – now I can refine the techniques and will have more to show later.  Sorry the model is so small.

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Sawadee Khrap

Here's a good one from Paul’s Sunday Funnies:

A couple of guys went for a walk in the Sydney Zoo.  They came across a gorilla and were fascinated that the gorilla had a massive erection.  One of the guys just couldn't bear it any longer, and reach in the cage to touch it.  The gorilla grab him, dragged him into the cage and mated with him for two hours non-stop, while the zoo attendants helplessly stood by.   When he was done, the gorilla threw the guy out of the cage.  Still alive but badly beaten and in a coma, they called an ambulance and the guy was taken away to the hospital.  A week later, after he came out of the coma, his friend visited him in the hospital and asked, 'Are you hurt?'       'AM I HURT?' he shouted; 'Wouldn't you be? ..he hasn't called,..he hasn't written..!!!!'

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Sawadee Khrap

This has been a day of discovery – first a new dentist in town and then from Kevin this notice about testicular cancer.  Again click on the picture.   Thanks Kevin.   Stay healthy

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Sawadee Khrap

Thanks Jerry for the advance notice of the new branch of the “Dentist of Jaipur” right here in Pattaya. For those of us on a strict income this could be a God-sent.  I have my account at Ocean Dental but if the Baht keeps climbing and the weak dollar – well I just won’t be able to keep throwing money away for such expensive luxuries.

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Sawadee Khrap

For all of you who asked about the status of Fang Homestay for Men – here is the latest info I have received from May.

""Hi frank,sorry I did not check Facebook for two month, Now I m running on herbal product that very good quality and good sale. I cut off all my coffee in farm, and grow new tea herb, not beautiful yet, I hope my home stay will ready to open on next November, I will let you know again,"

Check on the Facebook listing for more updated info.

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Sawadee Khrap

Wow, just saw this write up – Monster Storm Brings Fear – in Pattaya Daily News  May 5th, Must have been a tornado. 

We had a lot of rain, wind and thunder that day and night here in Jomtien but nothing that wild.  It was really black toward the Sriracha area but I did not think it was that bad – one local witness said “she saw a big gust of wind blowing on the road across from her house, it whirled a big tree down”  If that isn’t a tornado, I don’t know what is.  The report doesn’t mention if there was damage to Khao Kheow Open Zoo – I posted my photographs of the area that several weeks ago.  sounds wicked.  Another effect that must be from global warming.  It’s been the hottest year here in Pattaya for a long long time and we are expecting some very large storms this season.

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Sawadee Khrap

Visiting Jomtien or Pattaya, maybe you live here – I recommend you try  Ocean Dental Center, Dr. Ruangpeerakul.  Check them out for you dental needs.  Great service, and workmanship.  Works for me (and I hate dentist – actually just drilling – and with only 2 teeth left that is almost in the past. haha )        pricing is right.

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Sawadee Khrap

Thanks Kevin for this update           {click on photo to see}

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Sawadee Khrap

Happy Birthday to “Nicky’s Gay Newsletters”   -   If you are not a subscriber and you are interested in Thailand – then get on line.  Nicky does a terrific job of keeping up with all the local happenings.

Keep up the good work and all the best in the coming years.

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Sawadee Khrap

Did a quick visit to “The Sanctuary of Truth” and got some prelim shots.  A little pricy, 500 Baht, but worth a visit – quite the carvings  - the entire place is covered with them and and new ones are being prepared to fill in the empty spots.  I will need to go back and do some real HDR work to properly photograph the place.

Make sure you have sufficient time as the slideshow is 133 photos.

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But don’t miss it when you are here – worth the time and money.

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Sawadee Khrap

Here is Thailand’s future – or at least half of it – sorry I don’t have some shots of the young girls that are growing up here too.  Politics, be it Black, Yellow, Red,  at this age doesn’t command attention – jobs, health care, education, freedom, opportunities, retirement, and family in one way or the other are their immediate  worries or future blessings.

This is my favorite image from my excursion to The Million Years Stone Park and I just had to post this as what I believe  is a glimpse of what will make Thailand strong – their youth – I really pray the present Thai society and government are dedicated to establishing a country that will allow these young men and women a future.

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Sawadee Khrap

Just got back from “The Million Years Stone Park and Pattaya Crocodile Farm”.   I went to check it out and take some quick shots to see if it was a good place to do future shoots.   Nice.   But, today was very hot and I got back soaked with sweat – so the shots were just from the hip and not centering in on any specific subject. – next time when it’s cooler I’ll go again and take someone with me to model.  but at least I’ll know where to go.

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I did like the group of young monks that were there and here is a panorama of the entrance path.  You’ll

Sawadee Khrap

Thanks Nicky for the link and update --- Again I didn’t check out all the information available on the web about the place – I didn’t realize that the place had this much history –

“Batman disco off Sukhumvit was the one of Pattaya’s hottest in the 90s. Spotlights casting batman logos arced across the night sky. The young clientèle crowded the four floors. Police staged a raid on the dance club and closed the premises for drugs and under-age drinking”

I would have loved to seen the spotlight in action and been there to see the crowd – pretty tame now here in low season.

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