Solitude in Siam
Since late October, Bangkok has been without its beloved J-Dubb. Thus Bear has been left to his own devices. Without his right-hand wing-man, Bear has gone out of his way to develop a second-tier of top guns to take on the ever thumping Bangkok night scene.
And thus the second and third members of what we shall call the Trio of Trouble arrived (the name still needs a little work). Ethan and Hesse became the go-to guys for grabbing some late night grub after work or getting totally shit-faced on a Saturday night. Banded together by our love for beer, impeccable ability of picking up girls, and our stunningly white skin - we quickly became great friends. Great friends who were irresistable to the ladies. Like catnip to kittens... it wasn't even fair.
Now this may seem like a simple task - making friends with cool western dudes because you share a common background in a foreign land, but you'd be a fool to think this... a dirty, dirty fool. You see, there are not many younger western guys here, and even fewer who aren't a little nutty and into the seedier side of what a white guy can find in this part of the world. Furthermore, one would be hard-pressed to find a group of any such strapping lads as we three. So luck was on our sides, each and every weekend.
But alas, from three we are two, and soon to be one. Sir Ethan returned to the States after losing the race against the clock to secure a non-tourist visa. And Hesse will quit his job here to return to his studies next week. So where does this leave Bear, you ask? In a strange state of solitude.
You see, Bangkok is a massive sprawling metropolis of over 12 million people, hustling and bustling at all hours of the day and night. Yet, somehow it is totally possible to feel like you are in a bubble, floating through but not really existing in this forest of concrete, steel and glass. Nothing helps to alienate someone more than not having a good grasp on the spoken language, and having no understanding at all of the written one. And as we've covered in the past, the cultural differences are vast, beyond vast. It is easy for Bear to pass several days without leaving his home and office or speaking to anyone except over the telephone for work. Thus Siam has become surreal - so many people yet so few familiar faces. Time to seek out the new peeps...
At long last...
~Bear
And thus the second and third members of what we shall call the Trio of Trouble arrived (the name still needs a little work). Ethan and Hesse became the go-to guys for grabbing some late night grub after work or getting totally shit-faced on a Saturday night. Banded together by our love for beer, impeccable ability of picking up girls, and our stunningly white skin - we quickly became great friends. Great friends who were irresistable to the ladies. Like catnip to kittens... it wasn't even fair.
Now this may seem like a simple task - making friends with cool western dudes because you share a common background in a foreign land, but you'd be a fool to think this... a dirty, dirty fool. You see, there are not many younger western guys here, and even fewer who aren't a little nutty and into the seedier side of what a white guy can find in this part of the world. Furthermore, one would be hard-pressed to find a group of any such strapping lads as we three. So luck was on our sides, each and every weekend.
But alas, from three we are two, and soon to be one. Sir Ethan returned to the States after losing the race against the clock to secure a non-tourist visa. And Hesse will quit his job here to return to his studies next week. So where does this leave Bear, you ask? In a strange state of solitude.
You see, Bangkok is a massive sprawling metropolis of over 12 million people, hustling and bustling at all hours of the day and night. Yet, somehow it is totally possible to feel like you are in a bubble, floating through but not really existing in this forest of concrete, steel and glass. Nothing helps to alienate someone more than not having a good grasp on the spoken language, and having no understanding at all of the written one. And as we've covered in the past, the cultural differences are vast, beyond vast. It is easy for Bear to pass several days without leaving his home and office or speaking to anyone except over the telephone for work. Thus Siam has become surreal - so many people yet so few familiar faces. Time to seek out the new peeps...
At long last...
~Bear
posted by Cali Thais at
6:51 AM
2 Comments:
hahaha, they dont exist. The pheonix and the l thing.
As you, quite modestly, put you are catnip. So go out there and catch some pussy.
That worked out even better than I could have planned for.
Wow, Bear, I can't tell if you actually like going out to meet girls or really love dudes more.
~ J-Dub
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