I am now in the market for new adventures, after the appeal of handing over money for no return at Ball’s place started to wane.
I have stopped giving an allowance to Mr Ball, who, despite my urging, has yet to find a job.
I have also stopped dropping in regularly, though Ball seems oblivious to the fact that anything much has changed.
Only his mother, who has remarked that I am being less generous with money these days, has noticed that I appear to be going off them.
‘A good father would drop in and see his son more often,’ she remarked when I paid a fleeting visit the other day.
I had expected to see Mum there alone, only to find Ball rattling about the place looking idle and empty-handed as usual.
‘I applied for a job at an ice-cream store, but they have yet to call offering me a job,’ he said.
‘Next week, I will look for a job somewhere else.’
‘Why not try looking today?’ I thought to myself.
These idle slum people really are too much.
A couple of days before, when I paid a fleeting visit to their slum doorway, Mum told me she had withdrawn B700 to buy Ball a pair of football shoes.
‘Why hurry to buy him a treat when he has yet to find a job?’ I asked myself.
Mum told me about the shoe purchase in hushed tones, as if she was about to ask me to help her pay for them, but didn’t want to let anyone else know. I made my excuses, and promptly left.
Slowly she is getting the message. Now, she seldom calls, and I like it that way.
The other night, my friend farang C took me to racy soi Sri Bumpen for a meal, and a chance to ogle at Thai guys rubbing shoulders with farang tourists.
Farang C is straight, but has often urged me to look beyond the benighted slum for adventures. He knows that as the appeal of mixing with Ball and his family wanes, I will need to broaden my horizons.
He’s right. I want to find some handsome male I can play with, for I am now loose and fancy-free.
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ReplyDeleteAnonymous19 January 2011 at 18:12
I could feel your exasperation with the laziness of some people around you. At times an exasperating read, but that is reality. Eduard.
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Hendrikbkk19 January 2011 at 20:31
So you are indeed foot loose and fancy free!
It is funny to read your straight friend has to bring you out to see the beautiful flowers of Bangkok, hope you like the smell....
You are moving in the direction of Silom, will you ever reach it and report back?
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Bkkdreamer20 January 2011 at 07:26
Eduard: I can't abide lazy people. Life is too short.
Hendrik: I do not find Bangkok that fragrant, but perhaps I have been sniffing around the wrong places for too long. :)
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Anonymous20 January 2011 at 08:28
dearest bkk....finally you have woke up....now go smell the roses......forget that family for now...if and when he gets and keeps a job for a respected time...then go back for a visit with tied purse strings.....you made it too easy for easy money
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Anonymous20 January 2011 at 16:44
I am glad you have woken up to the slum people.. sorry, but these people are everywhere in the world. I believe in America they are referred to as 'trailer trash', in Australia they are 'dole bludgers'. That is not to say there are not good people amongst them, but a lot have this inbreed idea about deserving benefits, handouts, and shouldn't have to work like the rest of us. No matter how hard you might try, you will not change them. That is how they survive. They have learnt it from their parents and it is a natural thing to them. Some break out of the mould, but I don't think your friend will be one of them.
In the meantime you are fancy free.. hmmm sorry, but don't you have a boyfriend? Or is he now reduced to general houseboy and dishwasher?
Chris
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Bkkdreamer20 January 2011 at 16:51
Anon: I know where they live. FOr now, that's enough.
Chris: You certainly take yourself seriously, don't you.
And please stop apologising...umm, sorry this, umm, sorry that...it's not necessary on my account.
The BF is more than a bottle-washer. He's also a damn good cook.
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