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Jafa
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Hi all,
for your reading pleasure. the first in a series of stuff I will compile in this thread, semi-regularly, about the pleasures most of the members of this forum partake of; whether past, present or future, whether hypothetical or existing, dream or reality. Feel free to contribute your own.
First up, part of an essay by Ian Buruma in the latest issue of Time Asia. The full piece (and the entire issue's theme articles) can be found at- http://www.time.com/time/asia/2004/journey/essay_erotic.html#
Land of Milk and Honeys
The ages haven't withered the West's pursuit of erotic satisfaction in Asia
In the center of Shanghai, on the corner of Xizhang and Yan'an Roads, stands a six-story building called the Great World. In the 1920s and '30s the Great World was the center of sensual delights, a libertine's Nirvana, a veritable Oriental pleasure palace. Courtesans minced about on the ground floor in a haze of precious incense. The second floor featured theater performances, barbers, steam baths and earwax extractors. Farther up, there were peep shows, love-letter booths, and purveyors of rubber clothing and other specialized gear. The higher one went, the more revealing the silk dresses of the waitresses, courtesans and masseuses became. On the top floor they wore next to nothing. And there, somewhat oddly amid all this dissolute pleasure, a number of marriage brokers had set up their stalls.
By the time I saw the Great World for the first time, in the 1980s, it had become a state-run "Youth Palace." A troupe of rather tired acrobats and a few tawdry shops selling plastic gewgaws were all that was left of its former glory. The Great World had been denounced by the Communist government as "a paradise for monsters and demons and a den for enemy agents and traitors camouflaged by beautiful music and graceful dancing." Judging by the way things are going in Shanghai today, we might soon be able to look forward to a revival.
The key word in Chinese for sensual pleasure, including all the varieties of sex, is shufu, meaning comfort or physical well-being. East Asians, unaffected by the puritanical phobias of the Christian West, do not usually make fundamental distinctions between one form of sensual pleasure and another. Sexual freedom is not limited by metaphysical taboos, only by social ones, which can be just as inhibiting, of course, but leave more room for licensed, and thus unashamed, physical indulgence.
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 2:11 am on July 29, 2004
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Jafa
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edit:
You mean Time.com is a blocked website in China? Shocking.
How about the printed magazine, is it sold there?
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 4:31 am on July 29, 2004
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bkkz
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Along with AOL and probably cnn.com.
BTW, this should go to the Z, non-LOS related.
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Sexy Bangkok Girls
Posted on: 4:34 am on July 29, 2004
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BKK Banger
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Sorry bkkz but IMHO it is most definitely Thailand related as a significant percentage of "Thais" are Chinese or East Asian origin.
It has a bearing on the debate about what it means to be Thai and the workings of the social structure.
For instance do Thais indulge in shufu? I think yes, for the men anyway, they seem pretty guilt free about shagging around. For the ladies is this also true???
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 5:03 am on July 29, 2004
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bkkz
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Sorry bkkz but IMHO it is most definitely Thailand related as a significant percentage of "Thais" are Chinese or East Asian origin
True... and we could stretch it further, by saying we are also related to the apes and so on. And we could also have a discussion about jurassic park soon. Just want to stay focused.
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Bangkok Women : Meet Beautiful Thai Girls
Posted on: 5:08 am on July 29, 2004
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Jafa
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BK, if you keep this here, I will post more Thai-related material from now...
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 5:08 am on July 29, 2004
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bkkz
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I will hold this here for now, till I find a good place for it. In the mean time, just keep your interesting non-LOS snippets handy. I am thinking of starting a China nightlife forum, when time permits. 
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Thai Girls : Meet Active Thai Girls
Posted on: 5:19 am on July 29, 2004
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DrLove
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And Phillipines, and Dubai and.... you got to quit your job! So much to do......
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 5:24 am on July 29, 2004
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