Phnom Penh, Cambodia Oct./Nov. 2015

Phnom Penh visit.
October 26 to November 3 2015

                                                                    Central Market

 

 

                                                                  

 

Opium pipes with scrimshaw ivory stems.

                                                                            
                                                             King's father's monument

 

 

 
                                                                    king's palace.

 

 

 

More Photographs in case I lose all my stuff

Just a few new photographs.
                                                     The Murals at Wat Phra Singh

                                                          The murals at Wat Phra Singh

                                                                        Just Thais

                                                                 

                                              

 

 

                                                              ice cream purchase

 

 

Be Careful What You Ask For

I'm not going to lie. On some level I had a fantasy that when I came to Thailand I would find that beautiful 20year old who would love me for me and not my money. I'm no different than any other middle age man as far as wanting to be adored. But spending months in one expat hotel after another listening to one loser after another complaining that the only thing that his young girlfriend wants is his money,
    I had given up on  the whole thing. Or at least searching for her or him. I would just meet people, go to meetings and make friends and draw the beautiful temples and photograph Chiangmai and the Thais. And so it was a good plan. Until
 My Salamay.
    I asked him what he saw in me, "You're kind."
 I was drawing the dragons at the temple (wat) around the corner from my new hotel, when one of the young monks came up and asked me to help him with his art homework. He asked his friend to run back to his room and get it. (I assume he said this because that's what happened.) Afterwards he asked me to help him on his English homework. This was all tons of fun and I spent two hours helping him pronounce the list his teacher gave him. The two we focused on was "three" and "tree". He asked me to come back the next day and I said sure, "Three at the tree" I said.  I finally had some place to be and do.  and subconsciously seduce a 19 year old virgin.
 fast forward 3 weeks and I have a novice monk sending me romantic and extremely naïve gay pictures.

 

Chiang Mai

I'm just going to put a bunch of photos here from Chiang Mai, Thailand so that they'll be safe.

 

                                                       
                                                           Me and Choe

                                                     
                                                   Me and Pita

                                           
                                                Pita and Choe, Novices at Wat Suan Dok