Extreme City Indeed! And an important update...

I got a good chuckle when driving through Pattaya last night and seeing the welcome sign:

"Welcome to Pattaya: the extreme city"

God bless em for laying all the cards down upfront.

It's been great so far. Ashu's shop is right on Jomtien beach and I spent the late afternoon on the beach...I'm trying to stay out of the mid-day sun, on account of my tendancy to blacken like a cajun chicken. Anyhoo, I had walked by a bunch of Jet Ski rental guys and after some intense negotiation (I squeezed out 20 minutes for the price of 15 BOO YAH!) I got my first taste of being on a Jet Ski. I love that there's no stop lights in the sea. It was SUCH a rush, i love those bad boys!!!!

When I got back home, Uncle told me I had 10 minutes to get ready, as he'd got me a ticket to see the Tiffany's Show. What is that you ask? Well, I will tell you. It's an internationally acclaimed all trans-women dancing show that's packed with elaborate costumes, sets, and all the trans women you could ever hope for.  My favourite performance was the rendition of "Proud Mary" featuring "Tina Turner"...it was hilarious- he/she was rollin' down the river with reckless abandon!

When I got back, we went out for a very long dinner where I was quick to jump on stage for the Karaoke part of the evening. Hey Jude, I love Rock and Roll, and Play that Funky Music White Boy will never be the same again (I was hoping that there was a frog I could play, but to no avail).

I had a great conversation with my Uncle, we're very similar people in our outlook on life so it was a very animated and entertianing night. I guess I made sense about the things I was talking about to him because he offered me a job to work on the marketing for his tailoring businesses. As such, I've decided to extend my ticket until December 10th-ish. We've negotiated that I'll work on his marcom and still have time to travel more...I'm looking to get to Cambodia, Malaysia & Singapore, and Indonesia, which seem to be doable. Who's coming to meet me? :)