What's going on? Once, he couldn't be bothered even leaving the condo. Maiyuu appears to be opening up to the world, and even to his boyfriend, which is always welcome.
We have lived together in Bangkok for nine years, but until our first visit to the condo pool the other day, I had never seen Maiyuu swim.
In fact, I didn't think he could swim.
Years ago, when visiting Sataheep on the Chon Buri coast together, he declined to enter the sea with me. I had to go in alone, while he stayed on the beach, smoking with his friends. 'I am not a strong swimmer,' he said.
Since then, we haven't been near a beach or pool together - until he asked me the other day if he could accompany me on my morning swim.
Actually, I rarely do strokes. As befits an old person, mainly I just soak my bones.
However, I was delighted to find that not only can Maiyuu swim - freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke - he's actually rather good.
'How did you learn to swim?' I asked. 'Did you take lessons at school?'
'No lessons...I just watched the way other people do it.'
'I thought you told me you couldn't swim...'
'I can swim, I'm just not good at it,' he replied.
Maiyuu has worn a different pair of swimming briefs to the pool each day. He also dons a pair of Louie the Fly-style swimming goggles.
On day one, he let me put my arms under his body, to guide him through the water like a torpedo.
'This way, you don't have to swim at all,' I said.
The pool is mainly free of people during the day, which is the way we like it.
Condo staff barely look at us...they must be used to the sight of us by now. One middle-aged tenant gave me a long look as we walked past her place to the pool.
If I owned a gay wedding ring, I would have flashed it at the nosy woman, to let her know we were a couple, not just casual friends of the night.
Actually, I don't own a ring from Maiyuu. Nor am I married to him.
We are not about to get married. Still, we might be able to do something about the ring.
ReplyDeleteneil22 April 2009 at 19:11
Better do more than soak your bones. Maiyuu going to get you fat eating all his creations.
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kawadjan22 April 2009 at 19:37
"No lessons...I just watched the way other people do it." -- Cute!
Nice to see you're sharing a some activities together lately. Maiyuu seems to be in a better mood these days, no?
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Bkkdreamer22 April 2009 at 20:17
Neil: Fat and old go well together.
Kawadjan: The new condo forces him to be more outgoing.
The lift, for example, is often out of order, which means that if he wants to go to the shops on his bike, he has to cart the thing down 10 flights of stairs.
More physical activity = better spirits. I hope it lasts.
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Lino, walking up in New York23 April 2009 at 00:08
"The lift, for example, is often out of order"
You too huh? Idon't know how old the one I have in BKK is (less than 40) but the 1955 one I have here in NYC is out for rebuilding as well.
These aren't that complicated simple relay logic, alot of contacts that need filing and burnishing -that's it.
I've been in the motor rooms in both places, if I were licensed I could fix these in a few hours work each...and they would stay fixed.
Instead they get these meatheads who have no background in advanced electronics and they spray some cleaner into a switch and call it fixed (for a few days).
Amazing, all over the world elevator mechanics are lazy idiots.
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