One night in Bangkok

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE OUR "THAI WELCOME" (as indicated in our media itinerary) ....

So we don't know WHY IN HEAVEN'S NAME WE WERE BEING OFFERED A "HAPPY THAI ENDING!"

Not to sound elusive or vague but I think... *swallows down vomit*... I kinda sorta know how SOME massage parlors go about "offering" (albeit with not-so-subdued subtlety) their "happy ending" service.

***This was so NOT the Sukhothai we had in mind (our tour guide completely played us).


                  Here's me, excited and utterly naive BEFORE the "one hour of Hell" began.

Seriously, all I can say at this point is... before you try out some method of whole body massage, do your research first to see if you're supposed to be massaged in a "certain manner" and in "certain, more delicate areas." *cringe cringe cringe and so wants to raid the Singha beers in hotel ref*


PS. That bystander effect bit is soooooo true. All of my colleagues in the rooms beside me DID NOT MAKE A SOUND during their "session." My male colleagues, especially, didn't say a thing. (And mind you, our masseuses were GUYS. Skinny Thai guys... IN COTTON SHORTS.)

In cotton. f*cking. shorts.


Here's to DAY 2. *gulps*