-- Y'day., (16th.), I took a #1. 'bus. from CHINATOWN to WAT PO;
- I walked-around the gen'l. area and admired the new OPEN-style park that's between the backside of the GRAND PALACE and the CHAO PHRAYA RIVER;
-- I walked leisurely to SARAN ROM PARK;
- ETA.: approx. 18.30.hrs., at wch. time it was starting to become dark;
- Plenty of people - MORE under 29s. males, student-looking types & others, than I'd seen in many a previous visit there - jogging, exercising, performing aerobics and so on;
- In the hawng nahm again MORE men than usual; a certain amt. of discreet shewing was taking place;
- I sat-down on one of the benches provided for that purpose, (from wch., with a careful choice of bench and if one possesses sharp eye-sight, one can keep watch on the comings & goings to & from the HN.),. Not too many others walked by, I suspect because most of the small paths leading-off the surrounding running track are under repair, as is one of the small bridges leading to the little island where there's a Khymer-style memorial to some drowned members of the Royal Family;
- One man, possibly mid-forties?, walked-by and asked me if I'd like a massage & sex; an offer that I was able to decline as I would be on my way to have supper with a gp. of Thai friends, (amongst whom, as I found-out after arr'l., would be 4 educated & well-spoken Katoeys.), later on.
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