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Nothing too exciting here.
Skytrain to Ekkami Station for the 9:00am bus to Ban Phe. Sukhumvit is like a ghost town, thank you APEC. They tell me the bus ride will take 3.5 hours. I write a Field Report on the way, Lin keeps looking over at what I am typing. Lin speaks good English, and can read it too. I tell her I am writing notes for work and tilt the screen so she cannot see it. I wonder is she saw the word "NoHandsPinkHottie"?
I transmit the Field Report to BKKTonight.com from my wireless phone! Kool! What a geek!
On the bus, we talk about George Bush, the Iraq war and a few other things. I get an insight to how the Thai's view such world affairs. Lin has finished 2 years of college.
Arrive to Ban Phe after only 2 hours 20 minutes, walk across the road to the ferry terminal, one-way ferry is 50 baht per person, get on the boat, 100% Thai's (and me) on-board. Arrive Koh Samed, where to go? I have told Lin I have been here before, but did not tell her when, why, etc. We each just have small backpacks, so we walk up the hill, through the little town, and down the hill to the entrance to Saikaew Beach. Make a left before the National Park entrance (coincidentally avoiding paying 220 baht for "entrance" to Koh Samed, Lin doesn't see this) and walk to the hotel. 15 minutes after the ferry arrived, we are checking in (Lin is impressed).
Now before you get your panties in an uproar about CG being too damn cheap to pay a measly 220 baht entrance fee, you should know that it is not 110 baht per person. It is 200 baht for me because my eyes are different and my skin color is not the same as Lin's. It is 20 baht for her! I liken it to a "poll tax" and walk right past. If I would have been stopped, I would have paid.
My statement against discrimination made  , we arrive at the Saikaew Beach hotel. The guy who helps with bags is talking to Lin, Lin tells me he recognizes me from last time I was here. I do not know whether he told her I was with NanaHottie, but later I decide to come clean (kind of) and tell Lin I was here in the company of NanaHottie. Lin appreciates my honesty (I think). Well, I did tell here there were other friends of mine there. 
Bandit comes over, so we join him on his veranda for a drink. He is talking about all the women problems he is having and Lin is cringing at his every word. BanditGirl comes out of the room and we go to lunch. More talk of debauchery, threesomes, blowjobs, etc., which BanditGirl doesn't understand. I don't think Bandit knows Lin understands everything he is saying. I tell him this later and suggest he keep his escapades on a lower profile. He agrees. I don't think Lin cares for Bandit.
The rest of the trip is spent with walks on the beach, drinking in beach bars, singing Karaoke in the Bob Marley Pub (I always get the TG's with beautiful voices), swimming and just relaxing. Lin's favorite thing to do was to sit on the beach and order spicy mango or spicy papaya salad and drink a watermelon or coconut shake. Lin is not interested in snorkeling, diving, going on a boat trip, riding a banana boat or using a jet ski. We eat great food, have good drinks and basically just kick back and relax.
The funniest moment of the trip occured outside a small shop by the beach. This very large European guy with a tiny TG in tow walks up to a lady sitting outside her shop and says "Do you speak English?", She answers "nit noi" and then he shouts "DO YOU HAVE CONDOM TO SELL?". I guess because she only spoke a little English, he felt the need to shout. The TG is mortified, and Lin and I are cracking up!!
We had drinks with a Canadian couple (Vancouver), the only other North Americans we met here. Lin, usually outgoing, was very quiet while we were with them.
Lin is a great girl. Very smart, speaks great English, has a good perspective on life and is easy-going. She is not a bar girl (she works at MBK) but she still has the love of sanook that I love in BGs. She has a body to kill for, is a great kisser, absolutely loves sex (I think) and she has breasts (an unexpected bonus!) I really like her and I plan to spend time with her on future trips. She makes me feel great.
During the trip, I come to find out that Lin has a "boyfriend" in Australia. Not sure if it is a "boyfriend" but it is someone who sends her money. She does NOT know I know anything about this guy, and to be honest, I really do not care. However, she told me "I have no boyfriend" so I go along with her story. I'm wondering if I just get "lucky" with finding girls who have sponsors (i.e. NanaHottie). As I do not know the guy, and I found out about him through "less than honorable means", I just file this nugget of information away in the back of my mind. Maybe it is a bro here? Note: I'd rather not say now how I found out about him and the fact that he is sending money.
The bus back to Bangkok takes 3 hours 45 minutes. I write another FR on the way, Lin sleeps with her head on my shoulder. Why this bus took 90 minutes longer than the bus to Ban Phe, I do not know, it made a bunch more stops and took a different route. I have yet to figure out the Thai bus system.
Back to the hotel about 2:00pm, I slip Lin some money in her backpack. She sees me do it, I go to the toilet so I know she looked at how much. I didn't give her that much. I gave her less (a lot less?) than I normally would give someone who spends 3 days with me because she does not work in a bar and I do not want her getting used to getting a bunch of money from me. Maybe a poor reason. I just consider it a test When I come out of the toilet, I find out the results of my test.
I come out and Lin is smiling broadly. I think my not giving her a big wad of money has had a POSITIVE effect. We say a proper goodbye  Now I REALLY like this girl.
I ask Lin if she is hungry. Of course she is, where does she want to go? KFC! OK, we walk there and order. She smiles, steps in front of me, reaches into her backpack and takes out 200 baht from the money I gave her. She pays for lunch. I am shocked. A TG just paid for a meal! I thank her.
We call her sister and her mother on her mobile, she makes me talk to them in Lao (she's whispering the words in my ear). Very cute. She seems to have no problem telling everyone in her family she went to Samed with me. During the lunch, she talks about maybe taking me to Isaan sometime. Whoa! I think (hope) she's just caught up in the moment. I think that she really likes me, and considers AustraliaGuy a schmuck who is sending her cash, but what do I know? She gives me a gift of a CD she bought for me. It is Isaan music. I am impressed.
Bye, a wave and Lin is gone. I had a great time with her, she is special.
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 12:57 pm on Oct. 25, 2003
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StrayGypsy
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Hey buddy CG, tha only cure I know is to get off the Thai/sea/fast/ food and due some that wholesome Indian curry based goolash they serve as side dish for a starch. That'll make ya have the burnin squirtinist aqua shits since you first learned about habenero relish and 3 beers later to put out the fire.
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Bangkok Women : Meet Sensual Bangkok Women
Posted on: 3:48 pm on Oct. 25, 2003
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dirty guru
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keep the adventure live, a few of us enjoy your travels, good post cg...
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 6:48 pm on Oct. 25, 2003
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Ballsburstin
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CG,
An interesting sidebar. 
Had a similar problem in August. Dropped in on my TGF for a few days in the middle of a trip to Shanghai. Came down with some nasty SARS like cold, so my TGF got me some analgesics and decongestants. I was already stopped up like a cork by the time I got to BKK, this didn't help. As you know, it sucks, and I really don't like screwing if I'm in this condition.
Interestingly, the stuff I took for the head cold made me feel kinda spaced out, and actually enhanced our late night sessions under that romantic Chinese red table lamp we'd bought at MBK. I couldn't read a damn thing on the prescription, had my TGF xlate it so I knew WTF I was swallowing.
You have piqued my interest in Koh Samed. Will be taking my TGF there next time in BKK.
- Balls
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Sexy Bangkok Girls
Posted on: 7:57 pm on Oct. 25, 2003
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ChicagoGuy
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I removed the sidebar describing my digestive difficulty. On 2nd thought, it detracted from the report. Maybe I'll post it in humor
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 9:25 pm on Oct. 25, 2003
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S05
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Thats my girl you prick
Australianguy.
S05..
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Bangkok Women : Meet Beautiful Thai Girls
Posted on: 1:46 am on Oct. 26, 2003
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ChicagoGuy
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Quote: from S05 on 1:46 am on Oct. 26, 2003
Thats my girl you prick
Lin asked me to tell you to send more money. These lunches for CG are costing her a fortune. 
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 8:18 am on Oct. 26, 2003
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S05
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Tell Lin I`ve lost her Bank details,me have no money ,my mother sick .
Being the great guy that I know,maybe you can help out and become her Americanguy boyfriend and take over her account,sending money. hehehehe.
Cheers
S05..
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Thai Girls : Meet Active Thai Girls
Posted on: 6:37 pm on Oct. 26, 2003
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dirty guru
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i was robbed on way to bank, two thai ladies, big sticks, honest send when leg heals!
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 7:21 pm on Oct. 26, 2003
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SetLaew
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Quote: from ChicagoGuy on 1:57 am on Oct. 26, 2003
I transmit the Field Report to BKKTonight.com from my wireless phone! Kool! What a geek!
A wireless phone, eh? 
It is 200 baht for me because my eyes are different and my skin color is not the same as Lin's. It is 20 baht for her! I liken it to a "poll tax" and walk right past.
Actually, it is not as purely discriminatory as you think. Me, paying taxes in LOS and having proof of it, get charged the 20B rate despite my round eyes and poorly pigmented hair. I suppose the logic is that National Parks are run by money from tax payers, so tax payers get the 'Thai' fee regardless of ethnicity.
OK I won't quote anymore.. But that bit about the big farang shouting to the storekeeper lady about condoms was hilarious. And 2h20min for Ekamai - Ban Phe is pretty amazing. I think 3 hours is fast. 2 hours is normal for Pattaya, and Ban Phe is quite a bit farther down the Eastern Seaboard. Your driver must have had one M150 too many. Anyhow, coming back to Ekamai from Ban Phe always takes longer, partly because of the bus stopping to pick up passengers along the way and partly because driving into Bangkok takes longer than driving out of BKK in the morning hours.
Nice FR again, btw.
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 3:02 am on Oct. 28, 2003
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