Boys..not really!

Ladyboys of Thailand 

It was a proper show, somewhere along the lines of Moulin Rouge. 

Except none of the performers were born female. 

I mean..wow. No words.

It was a full blown performance. 

The fact that ladyboys are so commonly, normally accepted even celebrated, speaks a lot about Thai society. 

There isn't any stigma or hate. Ladyboys aren't some derided freak show, they're in fact a proper popular show. 

The theme was largely Old school Hollywood  musicals, with some bits of relatively new songs thrown in. 

 Lip syncing performers crooning to 'sound of music' numbers and a few Asian slapstick burlesque performances. 

It was a pretty fun night, and they lined up outside the exit to be clicked with interested tourists. 

Of course I got myself clicked with a femme fatale. 

There were some performers sporting thin beards and bikini bottoms, and I'm wondering if they got their man parts chopped off before their hormonal correction began to kick in or what? 

I think I need to interview a ladyboy. 

I mean goddamit, their bottoms were so damn tiny and they didn't sport any bulge, so of course they didn't have their manly bits, but they didn't have their boobs either, and there were bits of moustaches attached. 

So, did they learn to fly before they walked?

It's beyond intriguing, and I've so many questions. Ones that only a ladyboy can answer. 

And all that jazz! Hah. 

Totally made my night. It's late, real late, and we're still soaking in Thai nightlife. 

Tonight is probably going to be wee hours of early morning..just the way I like it. 

I'd totally forgotten how fun prowling used to be. 

Soon..

Thigh high Thai

Ho hum..

What felt like an eternity under the blazing sun was in fact just 4 Thai hours, and has been a revelation of sorts, for that my spirit food is a popcorn has now been established..not because I like it, but because my body has undergone pretty much the same reaction as does a corn kernel when subjected to atrocious heat. 

Frazzled hair that feels like beehive in distress, skin tanned to a crisp rotisserie.    face undergone a bronze reddening, which will start shedding skin in the most unbecoming manner, and tan lines of the worst sort. There's still a week left in this Thai summer and I shudder to think what my body is going to do next. 

Ah, but that's all a lot of silly complaints. 

The sights seen were gorgeous to say the least. 

'Emerald Buddha temple and Grand Palace' were indeed a sight to behold. 

Oh dear, we had us a selfie stick (yikes) 

Ah well, into the room then..

and pssst..I've been trolling the interwebs to find us a good ladyboy cabaret show and couldn't find any that was available.

So what does one do? One strolls nonchalantly to the hotel concierge and asks them for suggestion on a good ladyboys show, much to muted laughter and wide eyes of the flabbergasted and inwardly laughing hotel management.  

One keeps standing with a poker face, and waits, taps fingers on their table looking every bit serious until they realize you're not actually joking. 

That's when the concierge makes a few quick phone calls and finds a good show at an elevated rate. 

One haggles until they've reduced the rates to almost 1/2 of previously mentioned, and then one gets a booking for a ladyboy cabaret. 

I might not show my face at this hotel again, but goddamn one's gotta be thick skinned about things. 

Ok, one thing I absolutely love about Thai snacks and Thai drinks are these ice cold juice bottles, sold every nook and corner. They look pretty hygenic and taste blizzard level chill..just the kind of coolant you need to shove into your system every couple hours. This heat will dehydrate you, and I'm not the one for tropical weather, but by the gods am I gorging on their exotic fruits..

More about Thai fruits, food and such later.