#inbangkok

[midnightriderx]

INTOXICATED

Timeline: 21st October 2023, Saturday, past midnight. Location: Flat inBangkok. Mood: Drunk, very horny. Attire: Jeans, barefoot, mask. Music: UNHOLY; Sam Smith & Kim Petras Continuation: Night out with co-workers.

Night's cock pulsed as messages rolled up his screen. He's been at it for the last ten minutes, panting, jeans pulled down around his ass.

"I can't believe you're doing this -" Night read one of the messages, he chuckled behind his mask, head spinning, drunk in alcohol and high on pleasure. "Oh, yeah? You've been begging for a year, now enjoy," he responded, sweat dripping from his face to his keyboard, cock in hand and in full view of his viewers. A very small number loaded and quick enough to snatch the link he posted in the midst of his regular broadcasting...

Night came home drunk after having a few rounds of drinks with some of his co-workers. He left the bar stiff and in need of a good release. He was hit on a few times, tempted to be taken home, and used but he preferred going back to his own flat and meeting with his subscribers.

Everyone knew whenever he had a few drinks when he got online. He was more giddy, showing more skin than usual and got to the point thirty minutes before midnight.

Many tried their usual requests when Midnight was obviously inebriated; 'take your mask off,' 'show your cock,' 'show your ass.'

Night had always been firm with his rules and stuck with it. But tonight, he was feeling daring. He'd regret it come following morning when he finds out he lost some subscribers but he'd quickly get over it once he realize a few hundred new very horny subscribers found him.

Was he reckless? He was. And playful.

After the massive influx of requests payers knew he wouldn't fulfill, he surprised everyone when he stopped his performance in the middle of his show.

"You want a real show?" He snickered and created a new stream and those who can spend 10k US dollars, he said in the description, will be able to see his cock cumming in front of their eyes.

Night thought no one would be dumb enough to actually pay that much money. With his pants still on at this point, he even walked to the kitchen to grab a bottle of beer and came back to a few people waiting on the new stream -

He was surprised himself. 10k is A LOT of money but here were a few dedicated viewers, paying to see what he promised them to do...

Hunched over his desk, dripping length in hand, his fingers run over the leather cock ring he'd put on in the middle of his last stream. In full view of his paying viewers in his second stream, his cock was bulging and felt sensitive to the touch.

"dolly98... You want to take me in your mouth and then your ass?" He grinned and thrust into his hand. "You've always been really nasty... You all are... I'm sure you want this cock deep down your throat... Don't worry -" He said, unsnapping the cock ring wrapped around the base of his length, tightening it to his comfort, "I can last a bit longer.... And then I'll give all of you what you want..."

His fingertips run over his swollen head, the noises he made were explicit, encouraging his paying viewers to send more lewd messages. He barely was able to read them, the tingling sensation from his stiff cock spread through his legs and his balls felt full. He continued to work his cock over his keyboard, he knew some of his paying viewers must've tried taken a screenshot or even attempted to record a video, but somehow he worked a way around preventing people from doing that. But he is recording and most likely will share this video with the handful payers who made it to his X-rated stream...

One member sent a message, repeatedly telling him to take his mask off -

He finally responded, standing straight up, his bulge in his left hand, mask firmly attach to his face. "Nah, the mask is not coming off. You're not here for my face anyway -" He said, beating his cock faster now. He grunted, once again falling onto his desk, in front of the camera where his moans sounded louder and his the image of his cock more pronounce, perhaps had his viewer's mouth watering...

"Where do you want me to cum?" He grunted, palm working hard, matching his viewers' eagerness to tell him where they want his load - mouth, face, chest, inside them -

"Fuuuck," he cried out, unsnapping his cock ring, his dick slick in precum and lube, "Open wide," he chuckled and shoot all over his expensive keyboard. It didn't matter, not at the moment when pleasure coursed through him intensely, slowly this time, his cum dripping generously out of him. His handful of viewers went crazy on the chat while he rode his orgasm, knees shaking and still cumming he fell back on his chair. He had no desire to check on his payers. After a few moments of calming down, he was still too drunk and still too horny and empty.

He reached for the off button and ended his stream.

[ END ]

[ thoughts and comments...

me: why you so reckless???

night:

"i didn't know they'll actually pay that much to see my dick. magic dick?' ]

[street-photographer]

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[folombas]

On the night of January 6-7, 2019, I took a photo on Bangkok Street with the national flag of Thailand. Thailand is a very beautiful Asian country! #thailand #bangkok #stateflag #flag #nightwalk #tourist #inbangkok #street #goverment #nofilter Ночью с 6 на 7 января 2019 года я сфотографировался на улице Бангкока с государственным флагом Таиланда. Таиланд - очень красивая азиатская страна! #таиланд #бангкок #государственныйфлаг #флаг #ночнаяпрогулка #турист #вбангкоке #наулице #государство #безфильтра (at Bangkok, Thailand) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxB-XDVBpwt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5cu6tntsft0m

[jgeismar]

#artwork #COMECLOSER2 #preparation #solo #exhibition #inBangkok for #NässjöKonsthall #Nässjö #jårggeismar #opening #march3 #12noon #sweden🇸🇪 #curated #kalinkaussing #installation #interactive #performance #transparence #merging #shininess (hier: Nässjö Konsthall)

[dewilizty]

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[canarychester]

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen. For Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory for ever and ever, Amen. We began a campaign of one thousand "Our Father" for the health of the sick and unemployed. You pray one and pass the message on so they can keep praying. Repeat: "Jesus, You are my strength, I love You, I need You, heal me and heal my family." Let's pray together: Today Lord, thank you for the wonderful day. For food, for another day of work and especially for one more day of life. Lord, bless my friends and enemies because they need You. Lord, bless the person who has just prayed with me, fulfill his/her dreams, give him/her victories that are necessary to him/her, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen! Pass this prayer very quickly, as much as you can, and in moments, many people will be praying with you. May God bless You and Your house. Amen! WE ARE NEEDING PRAYERS. THE WORLD IS NEEDING PRAYERS. #inbangkok #thailand #lovenotwar

[rszlachta-blog]

Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand and Minister of Sport and Tourism in Thailand #lobby for #sac2018 #inbangkok @ifmamuaythaiofficial @emf_muaythai #successful #completed (w: Radisson Blu)

[hoang611]

Bangkok và văn hoá Tuk Tuk. Bangkok ô tô thì nhiều, xe motor hai bánh thì không thiếu, cơ mà độ "phổ cập giáo dục" đến mọi xó xỉnh ngóc ngách, chắc chắn Tuk Tuk đứng hàng đầu. Bên cạnh việc hiện diện ở mọi hang cùng ngõ hẻm, mỗi một chiếc Tuk Tuk lại sở hữu những dấu ấn rất riêng của chủ nhân. Có chiếc ��ược lắp đèn xanh đỏ, nhấp nháy lấp lánh như cây thông noel, có những chiếc lắp thêm cờ phướn, độ bô nổ to, toả nhiệt nóng đến rát mặt. Cá biệt, một số còn được trang bị "dàn stereo" công suất cao, sẵn sàng quẩy xập xình trên mọi cung đường đi qua. Nếu muốn đi trên đường với không gian riêng, không bụi không khói: hãy bắt taxi. Nhưng nếu muốn thử cảm giác đua xe ở Thái Lan: Lên xe Tuk Tuk. Và đừng quên mặc cả trước khi lên, yếu tim thì đừng đi một mình ... #inbangkok #thailand #tuktuk #drivelikehell #racing (at Bangkok, Thailand)

[memoirsdenim]

Memoirs Denim BKK classic red selvedge, designed in Siberia, handcrafted in Bangkok  #memoirsdenim #bkk #classic #redselvedge #redselvage #red #selvedge #raw #denim#onewash #denimfades #indigo #bluejean#designed #insiberia #handcrafted #inbangkok 

[yuzhousky]

[Part 2][180406][New York → HongKong (transit) → Bangkok]

#TimmyLIGHTtour2018 #inBangkok

[newyearseve2022]

New Years Eve 2022 Bangkok

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[ancienthinduism]

The world’s first glass temple :  Sri Rajakaliamman Temple

Johor Bahru is Malaysia’s second-largest city. One of its oldest temples, the “Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Hindu Temple” , was established in 1922. But it wasn’t until 1991 that the temple’s new life began.

Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman is the first glass Hindu temple in the world and the only one in Malaysia.The temple is famously known as “GLASS TEMPLE” because of glass in all its building & architecture. The temple looks really beautiful, especially on a sunny day with blue skies, when glass shines. ‘ Sri Sinnathamby Sivasamy ‘   current temple chairman and chief priest, also known as Guru Bhagawan Sittar inherited the administration of the temple from his father. He is the inspiration and driving force behind the temple. The Guru made a commitment to rebuild the temple upon inheriting it from the humble hut it once was.

 The entire temple is covered in a mosaic of 300,000 multicolored pieces of glass, adorned with hundreds of thousands of glass beads, and despite the fact that it’s a Hindu temple, there are images of Gauthama Buddha, Jesus Christ ,Mother Theresa & other Saints inside. Murals, done in glass, include some modern scenes of kindness and cross-faith love such such one of a Muslim and Christian helping a Hindu who got into a motorcycle crash.

THE TEMPLE & REASON BEHIND IT’S BUILT 

It started in 1922 as a humble shelter. 74 years later, in 1996, the temple was rebuilt and reopened.The total cost of the temple is approximately three million ringgits.Sinnathamby added that the glass pieces were carefully put together by nine Myanmar workers, and motifs and symbols like the Swastika, Namam and Sri Chakra were created from the glass pieces in seven colours.The temple was built on land awarded by the Sultan of Johor in 1922, and it was renovated for the first time in 1996.

Sinnathamby said he first visualised the glass temple his Thailand visit, and funds for the construction were raised through community programmes and public donations.The Guru had the inspiration to rebuild the temple in glass during one of his trips to Bangkok. He was in a tuk-tuk (auto-rickshaw) inBangkok when he saw a light shining like a diamond, some 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) away. The driver told him that it was a wat (temple). When he went there, he found that it was the glass artwork at the temple entrance that had caught his eyes.He was amazed that a small glass artwork could capture his attention from a vast distance. This inspired him to use this technique in the Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Temple. He believed a temple fully embellished with impressive glass artwork will attract local devotees and visitors from the world over.Transformation of the temple with glass fittings started in 2008 and was completed in October 2009.Since then, it has become one of the state's major tourist attractions.

The air-conditioned temple can accommodate about 1,500 devotees.Though Malaysia is a Muslim Country, the persecuted Hindus of Malaysia have formed various Hindu Forums and Organizations to keep alive their tradition of Indian roots and their ancestral Hindu faith through colourful Hindu rituals and practices. 

It is open for devotees from 7am to 10pm daily, while visiting hours for tourists are between 1pm and 5pm.

Visit now - https://www.tripadvisor.in/ShowUserReviews-g298278-d2337575-r336558354-Arulmigu_Sri_Rajakaliamman_Glass_Temple-Johor_Bahru_Johor_Bahru_District_Johor.html

[soclaimon]

ที่สุดระดับโลก! Future Bass ในWhite Noise Present Flume live in Bangkok

ที่สุดระดับโลก! Future Bass ในWhite Noise Present Flume live in Bangkok

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ที่สุดระดับโลก! Future Bass ในWhite Noise Present Flume live in Bangkok วันจันทร์ ที่ 26 สิงหาคม พ.ศ. 2562, 14.22 น.

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[siremraanhashmi]

Just Pinned to Emraan Hashmi: Murderis a 2004 IndianHindierotic thriller film directed byAnurag Basuand produced byMukesh Bhatt. It is the first installment in theMurder film series. It starsEmraan HashmiAshmit PatelandMallika Sherawatin the lead roles and is set inBangkok Thailand. This film is based on the 2002 American filmUnfaithful which itself was also inspired by a French filmThe Unfaithful Wife #murdermovies #murdermovie #bollywoodlife #bollywoodfashion #emraanhashmivideos #bollywood #emraanhashmi #mallikasherawatfa https://ift.tt/2NmHfb3

[tripstations]

Cockle fishing and mud baths — locals show you the real Thailand

Bangkok (CNN) — With its talcum powder-soft, white sand beaches, turquoise sea and exquisite food, Thailand is at the top of many a holiday wishlist.

The fourth most popular holiday destination in the world, the country received a record 38.3 million tourists in 2018 and collected $62 billion in tourism revenue.

Thailand is holiday heaven.

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But how many of those visitors get the authentic experience of daily life in the country?

In 2012 Somsak Boonsam established Local Alike, a company which promotes “community-based tourism.” Via its online platform, Local Alike offers tourists the chance to leave the resorts and visit over 100 communities, from hill tribes to fishing villages.

His aim is to address the current inequality by generating employment and funneling tourism dollars “to the people who need it most,” while giving tourists the chance to “have new experiences and make personal connections with local people.”

CNN set out to visit three Local Alike community guides and hear their stories.

Spirit of the slum

Tour guide Chan Kaithong.

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Chan Kaithong lives in Bangkok’s largest slum. Near the city’s port, but just a stone’s throw from luxury shopping malls and hotels, the Khlong Toei district is home to 100,000 people.

The slum has a terrible reputation. A project sponsored by the United Nations Drug Control Programme in 2000 reported that Khlong Toei is “likely the most developed drug market in Bangkok.” Kaithong says many “external” Bangkok residents are too scared to enter and taxi drivers sometimes refuse to ferry passengers in.

But, she says, the drug problem has vastly improved since the government installed CCTV and started arresting sellers and providing treatment for addicts.

In Khlong Toei, some elderly residents volunteer as street sweepers to help keep their neighborhood clean.

Sarah Lazarus/CNN

Kaithong has spent her whole life living in the district. Like all the other houses in the 1970s, her one-room childhood home was made of wood. Fires were a frequent hazard, she says, and since then, most wooden houses have been replaced by brick and cement constructions — each measuring a tiny 20 feet by 13 feet.

Despite their straitened circumstances, many of Khlong Toei’s residents are hard-working, says Kaithong. While showing tourists around the slum’s ramshackle alleyways, she takes them to visit carpenters who buy cheap pallets from the port and upcycle them to make wooden furniture. Visitors also eat lunch at a local restaurant and try their hand at making flower garlands — one of the slum’s cottage industries. “It’s perfectly safe for tourists in the daytime,” she says.

Kaithong says she loves her community and applauds the spirit of residents who are striving for a better life. Some have managed to break the cycle of poverty by sending their children to university, while others volunteer to clean the streets.

“I’m very proud of where I come from.”

Warms the cockles

Uncle Sorn.

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Technically, Sorn Phuengsai — known to everyone as Uncle Sorn — lives within Bangkok’s boundary, but his village feels so far removed from the crowded, noisy city, that you would never guess. Three miles from the sea, his house in Santor lies on a network of saltwater canals lined by mangrove trees and fishermen’s homes. There are no streets here — all travel is by boat.

At the age of 76, Uncle Sorn is stooped and moves slowly, but he holds down two jobs — as a cockle and prawn farmer, and a tour guide.

Uncle Sorn’s farm is on the outskirts of Bangkok but it feels like a world away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

Sarah Lazarus/CNN

Uncle Sorn says that although he rebuilt the house, he has lived on the same plot of land for his whole life. The youngest of seven children, he was adopted by his aunt who was single and childless. On leaving school at 12 he went to work, helping his aunt to run her salt farm.

Uncle Sorn explains that the ridges on a cockle’s shell reveal its age. The shell gains one ridge a month, so this cockle has just celebrated its first birthday.

Sarah Lazarus/CNN

The pair filled the ponds at the back of the house with seawater, waited for the water to evaporate, and mined the salt left behind. “It was very dry and dusty,” Sorn recalls. “When I was young, my face was always dirty.”

When the profits from salt farming dried up, Sorn reinvented his business as a prawn and cockle farm which, he says, was “much more successful.” It’s hard work though — Sorn collects small cockles from the sea, transfers them to his ponds, waits 8 months for them to grow and then scoops them out of the water by hand, to sell to traders. He has to keep a constant lookout for predatory snails which try to prize their way into cockles’ tightly sealed shells and eat them.

Tourists have no problem catching cockles, but most of the prawns get away.

Local Alike

Tourists — who visit for the day to relax, enjoy a seafood lunch and try their hand at shellfish farming — have no problem catching the cockles, which swim free in the water, but the prawns are another matter: “They are so fast,” says Uncle Sorn. “And they jump!”

Mud, mud, glorious mud

Thaksin Minman (left) and Fud Himma (right) demonstrate the mud beauty treatment.

Sarah Lazarus/CNN

When Thaksin Minman was 40, his wife died. With four children to raise, and desperate for money, the former motorcycle taxi operator resorted to dealing drugs.

Shunned by the local community in Baan Laem, a fishing village on the east coast of southern Thailand, Minman hit rock bottom when he was arrested. A policeman admonished him, saying that by selling drugs to teenagers, he was destroying the future of the country.

“Those words changed my life forever,” he says.

Minman decided to clean up his act by pursuing a tourism venture, but friends and relatives just laughed at him. “Nobody believed in me,” he says.

In 2012, his luck changed when he met Fud Himma — who jumped on board without hesitation. As business partners the two men complement each other — Minman is excitable and candid; Himma is quieter and more self-contained. “He’s better than me in every way,” says Minman, “but he never disagrees with me. He’s my moral support.”

The pair’s mission is to lift the whole community out of poverty. To do that, they have devoted themselves to sustainable living.

Untangling fishing nets.

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The first step was to persuade locals to stop chopping down mangrove trees for use in construction. The mangroves are a breeding ground for crabs — the village’s main source of income — and they bring in tourists. They also asked the fishing boats to donate a pregnant crab or two from each haul, explains Himma.

The crabs are kept in a tank — safe from fishing nets — until they are ready to spawn. Visiting tourists then help return the crabs to the sea, and also plant mangrove cuttings.

Buoyed by the success of this project, Minman started casting around for new ideas. Three years ago, he was struck by one — literally.

“After planting mangroves, I took tourists to wash in the sea,” he says. Rather than getting clean, the group scooped up mud from the sea floor and threw it at each other. Wading into battle, Minman offered his face as a target. “When I washed the mud off later, I noticed how soft my skin felt,” he says.

This pregnant crab — with a cluster of eggs underneath — is about to be returned to the sea.

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Laboratory analysis revealed that the creamy, gray-blue mud is rich in minerals, including silicon, that benefit skin and hair. The “natural spa experience,” that Minman and Himma now offer, has proved so popular that they have launched their own line of mud-based beauty products, including soap, a face mask and a hair treatment.

As tourists have flocked to Baan Laem, homestays have cropped up around the village, transforming the fortunes of locals. Minman says he feels immensely proud of his achievements — “nobody ignores me anymore.”

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