Sawadee Khrap

I haven’t really mentioned this in the blog before but I guess now is the time.  Jerry sent me this graphic – reminds me when I was in San Francisco and was a member of NoCirc – not as a flag waver but to restore.  It took me about 1 1/2 years to get some resemblance to normal.  And I am very glad I did – not the original but I sure feel more natural, comfortable, and have gained more sensation.

If you are interested in more information, “restoring”  or joining the cause here are some excellent sites:

Ciao

Sawadee Khrap

Planning a trip to Cambodia

(OF COURSE YOU’LL VISIT THAILAND FIRST)

in any event check Cambodia Out.

A great site to check up on the happenings of the GLBT community and plan your trip to include all the must visit venues.

Thanks Jim  (webmaster at Cambodia Out) for your nice comments about my blog – glad you enjoy it.   

Jim is also the owner of  @Richard’s Pub  & Restaurant in Bangkok.  Make sure you stop by and say hello here too.

Ciao

Sawadee Krap

Here is one of the most useful web-sites I have found, especially since I am having so much trouble speaking and learning Thai.

Of course a better way is to purchase the program and have it on the computer all the time – no Internet needed and much, much faster.  But if you only occasionally need to look-up the Thai meaning or translate Thai into English – then the online version will do just fine.   Check it out.   http://www.thai2english.com/online/

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Sawadee Khrap

If your not a member – JOIN – you won’t regret it.

And make sure to check out becoming a PLUS member - great rewards - I just downloaded 4 great full length movies - Free - and more to come every week. Full length, High definition, XXX movies.

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Sawadee Khrap

Sorry for the long absence – still not in a mood to do a lot of posting.

But thanks to the great photographic coverage of the happenings in Chiang Mai by Steve Yarnold for CityNow

everyone can keep up with whats HOT and active.

THANKS Steve

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First:  The old Simon’s will be reopening as a new venue “Playhouse Entertainment Complex” in November.  They are rehearsing now and I for one can’t wait to see the new show.  Here some early info from CityNow. I\m going to check it oust and will post again.

And secondly, Here a great blog to visit too.  Phuchai  ZLaurent’s  “11z Blog”  He’s got some great posts and pictures of boys he met in his travels.  With Chiang Mai being his favorite city to visit in Thailand and why.  Stay tuned.

Adam’s opening night went super – they had to turn away over 50 expectant guests because of lack of space – it was crowded but a hell of a good show – Last night it wasn’t so crowded but still a super show and the go-go boys are getting more relaxed and playful – great eye candy.

So if your planning to come to visit – by the end of November Chiang Mai will have a wonderful set of NEW venues to entertain every night – boys, boys and more boys.  Adam’s. –  Lavender Hotel (Power Boys) and the new Playhouse will  add to the night-life eye candy. 

Book your flights NOW.  Be here for the beautiful Loy Krathong -Water Festival  November 2nd Check other 2009 Thai Holidays here

Ciao

Sawadee Khrap

ThaiChimes.com    Here’s another great site about Thailand, it’s Culture, Lifestyles, and Religion. 

Hosted by Peter West, it is a wonderful addition to his other site Chiang Mai Chimes.  Check them out.

Ciao

Sawadee Khrap

Check out this article on MalwareHelp.org

“Every time you give out your email address on the web, you risk getting your email address abused by spammers. Instead of giving out your private email address, give out a temporary Disposable email address (DEA) which receives the messages and forwards to your private email address or displays it on the providers Website. The spammers will never find out your private email address.”

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Sawadee Khrap

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Having motherboard problems ?  Read this article:

Dell and HP balk at replacing bad Nvidia chip

or   More reasons to postpone that upgrade to IE 8

If you are not a Windows Secrets subscriber yet – you should be – This is a great subscription to have coming. lots of great tips, articles and suggestions.

Try it  – It’s FREE version will alert you to what’s in the paid subscription.

Ciao

Sawadee Khrap

Our friend Michael has really been busy since moving to Bali.  I think he says it’s been almost a year now. 

His Picasa Web Album site is great  – you’ll love the photos – check it out.

Great work Michael.

Ciao

Sawadee Khrap

Last Saturday, at the Expats Club meeting, we were treated to a fantastic presentation by Alex Boyesen – local sound/media man and expat.  Alex brought samples of some of his work and gave a talk on media magic.   He uses Sony Vegas (video editing) and or course the Adobe products, Photoshop and After Effects – just to name a few.   Really gave us some inspiration and ideas

I’m sure we will be in closer contact with Alex in the future.

Check out his web sites:  DIGITAL MIXES   and   CHIANG MAI LIFE    – I really like the clips about the local markets – look forward to seeing and learning more about Chiang Mai through their web-site,   Hope you enjoy it too.

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Mplus Thailand    

Long Yang Club Chiang Mai

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Should be a lot of fun, although I really feel that there is no need for such an event here as gays, ladyboys, etc, etc are as common and fully accepted as any other group here in Chiang Mai or Thailand for that matter – not like the States.  

We are going to go to the announcement today – more to post later.

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WOW, here is a site I just saw and it’s amazing.  MAPJACK .   Check it out – and it needs your support to grow.

Here is a snippet ! 

(made using Vista’s neat program they don’t tell you about “snipping tool” – click Start-Run– type snip <Enter> )

I went to San Francisco, down to Bush & Market and saw the panoramic virtual photo of the front door of Ikon, my old office and ten down Geary Blvd to where I used to live before I moved to Chiang Mai. – Beautiful photos !!!!!!!!   . 

 I also took a walk up Huay Kaew Rd in Chiang Mai past Sithana College (Nu’s old school – but back next year) and up to the front door of Hillside4 (our old condo) – just as exciting – You have to see this to believe it.

Here’s what they say about thier site – “Mapjack.com showcases a new level of mapping technology. What others have done with NASA budgets and Star Wars-like equipment, we've done on a shoestring budget, along with a few trips to Radio Shack. Specifically, we developed an array of proprietary electronics, hardware and software tools that enable us to capture an entire city’s streets with relative ease and excellent image quality. “  

And BOY O Boy they are not kidding.

Please check out their site.

Ciao

Sawadee Khrap

CHIANG MAI CHIMES     Here’s a site you don’t want to miss or lose the link – bookmark it for sure. 

 www.chiangmaichimes.com   I have just been asked by the owner Peter, to help promote his new site.  Here’s what he told me about himself:

  “I come from Scotland and have been living in Chiang Mai full time for 18 years, and for the last 10 years I have been with my boyfriend Sa, who also does the photography for the site. I'm retired now so I have a lot of time on my hands, and needed something to do instead of losing money on Forex! The idea for chiangmaichimes came about because I was unhappy with many of the existing sites that were not updated frequently enough or were commercially orientated. Having lived here for a long time with a Thai partner I thought we could put our combined experience to some use. I had never designed a website before so I decided to take up the challenge and try to design a site with a simple clear navigation system that looks good and has real content. It took me 3 months to prepare through trial and error (mostly error!) My ultimate aim for the site is to expand it to become a reference for Chiang Mai and things Thai, not just a travel guide for tourists and there are quite a few projects on the go just now.Many

I’ll let them explain their site:

“GayAgenda.com is a gay focused news source concerned with cutting through the clutter of information online to bring you the interesting and important stories that affect the LGBT community.We've started by aggregating news from other sources, but as we ramp up, you'll start to find much more of our own reporting and original content. To that end, GayAgenda.com is looking for incisive, interesting, and well informed writers to help us meet the demand for quality gay reporting and opinion. If you're interested in writing for us, please use the Contact link to drop us a line.”

Same people who have the BestGayBlogs.com and JustUsBoys.com   Please check it out

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