Still recovering – taking it easy

The next day we felt much better and were able to get out of the hotel to get some massage. We started our day around 1-ish and went to a place we found a few days earlier. Two of the girls working there are really cute.. i mean, they speak pretty good English, so the massage is far more enjoyable when we can chat with them about Thai culture.

While I was getting 2nd pedicure of my life from one girl, and a foot massage from the other girl, we talked about politicians running the massage shops, what go-go dancers are expected to do, her lesbian sister (also working in the shop), cost of a “conversion surgery” and a few other fun topics. It seems to be pretty common for the guys (and girls) getting massages to invite the girl home with them. The 24 y/o sister has a bunch of guys coming in as often as twice a day for a massage with hopes of taking her home. Like a good business woman she strings them along without ever giving in; yet she goes home with women all the time. The older sister was very upset in answering my questions, she said “it’s not fair, no one ever invites me home with them”

 

Later in a day we bought tickets to the floating market and met Yumi’s old roommate (Suki) for dinner. Suki started a company shortly after coming back and was doing pretty well. We got some great insights about Thai culture from her, and general outlook on the “Red shirts”. She said these guys claim that they have wide support and that they are brave enough to hit the streets with the message while majority share their views and opinions but stay at home. Suki said that’s not true and simply a political manipulation.

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