scar: June 2011

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Monday, June 27, 2011

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Friday, June 24, 2011

Becoming a Monk in Thailand

As for a real Thai buddhist, most of the Thai men will become a monk or "buat phra" for their mother when they reach the age of 20. One of the reason being is when their mother died, she would hold on the his monk's robe and go to heaven. Another reason will be, good merits for all his family members and relatives. It will depends on himself for how long he wanted to stay in the monkhood from 3 months to 3 years, but some chose to become a monk for life..

Ceremony of Hair-Shaving on the Eve of Ordination

This will be the "tools" for shaving the hair and eyebrows. The lotus leave is to "collect" all his hair as none of his hair is allowed to drop on the floor.

All his family members, relatives, neighbors and close friends will take turn according to "rank", cut some of his hair and at the same time giving him a blessing for a prosperous future and forgive all the bad things that he had done.

Once everyone had finished, it's time to shampoo the hair and shaved all his hair and eyebrows by monk.

He will be showered with soap and everyone took turns in pouring water over his head and body, again giving him a blessing.

Finally, some herbs, which are yellow when mixed with water, are rubbed all over his head and body.

Once again he's been poured with water to clean up everything.

After he took a shower, he then changed into his white clothes. At this point, he is now known as "naak" in Thai or "naga" in English.

It's a chanting and sermon time...

The Day of the Ordination or "buat" in Thai

The procession took place from his house to the temple with family members, relatives and friends, carrying the things that he needed to use as a monk.

With the hired band...

The procession got off with the dancers (relatives and friends) led the way , wailing and cheering..all the way to the temple..

He is still wearing his white clothes, holding lotus flowers, incense sticks and candles. His bald head is being sheltered from the sun by a large umbrella.

Once we reached the temple, he paid "respect" to the shrine.

And continue to walk clockwise the temple for three times.

Just before he entered the temple, he threw the ribbon flowers (which contains coin) into the crowd. The coins are considered for luck.

Before he entered the main door of the temple, he's been carried to touch the top of the door.

It was the time for the ordination of him as a monk. He is facing towards the Buddha images, opposite the abbot and surrounded by monks.

The abbot placed the amsa (the shoulder cloth) over his head covering his left shoulder. He then told him to go with one of the monk to get changed into the rest of the robes.

He then went to the back of the ordination hall behind the Buddha images to wear the robes with the help of a monk.

Once he was properly dressed, he went to kneel down in front of the abbot again. Then he was informed that he is now a samanera (novice monk).

Finally, he's a monk now...

Thursday, June 23, 2011

The Little Mermaid

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

The L Word Season 2

The L Word Season 2 ; Life, Loss, Leaving...
Bette (Jennifer Beals) and Tina's (Laurel Holloman) relationship turns tumultuous since Bette cheated. Jenny (Mia Kirshner) comes to terms with her sexuality and both she and Shane (Katherine Moennig) pursue Carmen (Sarah Shahi, the new character in this season). Dana (Erin Daniels) and Alice (Leisha Hailey) take their friendship to a whole new level in the second season of The L Word..
Tina has gone through with another artificial insemination; and is pregnant again. Bette tries to get Tina back, but Tina is still pissed. When Tina goes back to pick up some clothes, Bette begs her to stay. Tina is unwavering and leaves as Bette screams for her. Ivan continues courting Kit; he restores her car and gives her a key to his apartment. Kit later walks in when Ivan changing and finally sees him as a her. This freaks Ivan out and makes him run away from Kit. Dana and Alice kiss in the bathroom and begin to realize they may have feelings for one another. They go for a hike and admit their attraction for one another and make rules for themselves so they don't act on it. Tim leaves LA to coach at another school and suggest Jenny stay in their house.
The Planet is closed so the girls are forced to get coffee at another local coffee shop, which angers Shane because she needs her strong Planet coffee with no frills. Kit, needing money to finalize her purchase of The Planet, getting help from Ivan. Jenny begins a writing course as a writer of fiction while Shane begins something with Carmen. Dana and Tonya have dinner with Dana's parents where they ask for Mr. and Mrs. Fairbanks to give them their blessing. But Shane picks up on the fact that there is something between Alice and Dana. In the meantime, Kit and Bette meet up with Manfreddie Ferrer, who they believe to be Marina's father, they are shocked to learn that he is actually her husband. They complete the deal and Kit officially becomes owner of The Planet.
Tonya is turning her wedding to Dana into a corporate sponsored event. Freaked out about what Tonya is doing, Dana runs to Alice. While Carmen is spinning at the reopening of The Planet, Tina decides to stop by the house to pick up her belongings. She begins to feel nostalgic until she finds a picture of Bette and Candace. Bette returns home to find that Tina has not only taken all of her belongings, but has seen the picture as well.

Sunday, June 19, 2011

The L Word Season 1

The L Word; the Life, the Love, the Laughter, the Lies, the Lust,... is about a group of lesbians and bisexual friends living in West Hollywood, Los Angeles that was first broadcast on January 18, 2004 in United State, England and Canada, written and created by Ilene Chaiken, Guinevere Turner and Rose Troche.

Season 1
Bette and Tina, committed and wanna have baby; Kit, Bette's half sister; Jenny and Tim, young love with full of sex; Marina, the hunter; Alice, searching all the time for love; Dana, in the closet; and finally Shane, who make girls love her always...
The story took place in West Hollywood, is the lead of the story, Bette Porter (Jennifer Beals) and Tina Kennard (Laurel Holloman), a pair of lesbians that live together for 7 years and decided to have children together.
Their neighbor, Tim Haspel (Eric Mabius) faced a big turn of way when his girlfriend, Jenny Schecter (Mia Kirshner) moves in with him after graduation. They both are deeply in love until Jenny involved with Marina Ferrer (Karina Lombard), owner of the Planet Coffee Shop where the group of good lesbian friends usually meet-up. Marina is one of the friends of Bette and Tina from the group includes Shane McCutcheon (Katherine Moennig); quick partner changer, Dana Fairbanks (Erin Daniels); a tennis player where she dare not to reveal that she's a lesbian that might affect her tennis career and Alice Pieszecki (Leisha Hailey); a bisexual radio disc jockey that always try to look for every opportunity she has.
The story is simple until one day Kit (Pam Grier), a Jazz singer, back into her life again after receiving alcoholism treatment. At the same time, Jenny began a relationship with Marina and begin to realize that their relationship are unusual.
Dana started to notice Lara Perkins (Lauren Lee Smith), the chef at the Sports Club where she practiced tennis on her regular basis and wanted her friends to help her to check whether Lara is a lesbian or not. Soon, they both started to date but Dana afraid that if she revealed herself as a lesbian to the public, it will affect her profession.
The story of Alice is the problem of finding a woman or man who is "yes" for her after her painful past. While Bette, a director of the Center for the Arts was being resisted heavily from conservatives when she tried to present a picture of nearly naked in the results. The relationship between her and Tina scramble down after Tina was pregnant and miscarried. After the abortion, Tina went to work in the enterprise to society and to help orphans and homeless in San Francisco, while Jenny must deal with Francesca, the lover of Marina who recently returned. Tim was away from home, angry that she lied to him about her relationship with Marina.
Shane began to involved a relationship with mother and daughter till the end, the husband of the mother cancel the investment of opening a hair salon for Shane and banned her closer to his daughter and his wife.
Bette faced the pressures and stress of the job till she started a relationship with Candace, the carpenter contractor. At the end, Tina found Bette cheated on her and decided to move out from Bette's house..

Saturday, June 18, 2011

U.S. calls first UN gay rights resolution historic

GENEVA, Switzerland -- The United Nations endorsed the rights of gay, lesbian and transgender people for the first time Friday, passing a resolution hailed as historic by the U.S. and other backers and decried by African and Islamic countries.

The declaration was cautiously worded, expressing "grave concern" about abuses suffered by people because of their sexual orientation, and it commissioned a global report on discrimination against gay people. Activists called it a remarkable shift on an issue that has divided the global body for decades, and credited the Obama administration's push for gay rights at home and abroad with helping to win support for the resolution.

"This represents a historic moment to highlight the human rights abuses and violations that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people face around the world based solely on who they are and whom they love," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said in a statement.

Following tense negotiations, members of the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council narrowly voted in favor of the declaration put forward by South Africa, with 23 votes in favor and 19 against.

Backers included the U.S., the European Union, Brazil and other Latin American countries. Those against included Russia, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and Pakistan. China, Burkina Faso, Kyrgyzstan and Zambia abstained; Libya was earlier suspended from the rights body.

The resolution expressed "grave concern at acts of violence and discrimination, in all regions of the world, committed against individuals because of their sexual orientation and gender identity."

More importantly, activists said, it also established a formal UN process to document human rights abuses against gays, including discriminatory laws and acts of violence. According to Amnesty International, consensual same-sex relations are illegal in 76 countries worldwide, while harassment and discrimination are common in many more.

The prospect of having their laws scrutinized in this way went too far for many of the council's 47 member nations.

Speaking on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Pakistan said the resolution had "nothing to do with fundamental human rights."

Thursday, June 16, 2011

JULIA ROBERTS

Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28, 1967) is an American Actress. She became a Hollywood star after headlining the 1990s romantic comedy Pretty Woman, which grossed $464 million worldwide. After receiving Academy Award nominations for Steel Magnolias in 1990 and Pretty Woman in 1991, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2001 for her performance in Erin Brockovich. Her films, My Best Friend's Wedding, Mystic Pizza, Notting Hill, Runaway Bride, Valentine's Day, The Pelican Brief, Ocean's Eleven and Ocean Twelve have collectively brought box office receipts of over $2.4 billion, making her one of the most successful actors in terms of box office receipts.
Julia had become one of the highest-paid actresses in the world, topping the Hollywood Reporter's annual "power list" of top-earning female stars from 2005 to 2006. Her fee for 1990's Pretty Woman was $300,000; in 2003, she was paid an unprecedented $25 million for her role in Mona Lisa Smile. As for 2010, Julia's net worth was estimated to be $140 million.
Julia has been named one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" eleven times. In 2001, Ladies Home Journal ranked her as the 11th most powerful woman in America. Julia has a production company called Red Om Films.

Here are some of her movies that I've watched or owned the DVD/VCD;

PRETTY WOMAN
Self-involved corporate raider Edward Lewis (Richard Gere) has recently split up the his girlfriend. Seeking directions to the Beverly Hills Hotel, he makes the acquaintance of free-spirited hooker Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts) and decided to put her on a $3,000 retainer as his "date". He Cenderellarizes her by bankrolling a full wardrobe and cosmetic makeover. Of course, the setup will be strictly platonic. A disarming modern-day fairy tale, Pretty Woman was the picture that made Julia Roberts a superstar. As a charming as she is in her "giggling" sequences, Julia's best scene is her triumphant return to a posh Rodeo Drive shop where she'd been previously snubbed...

SLEEPING WITH ENEMY
This thriller about a battered wife stalked by her abusive husband. Laura Burney (Julia Roberts), the wife of a rich investment counselor, Martin (Patrick Bergin). Martin appreciates his wife as a trophy, but at home he abuses her for not keeping the house as clean as he would like it. The verbal abuse descends into physical violence. Laura decides to disappear rather than live a life under Martin as a brutalized slave. Laura fakes her own death by drowning, and relocates to Cedar Falls, Iowa, where she changes her name to Sara Waters. She starts a relationship with her neighbor, Ben Woodward (Kevin Anderson), but her happiness is short-lived. Martin has discovered that Laura has staged her drowning and is coming to Iowa to reclaim his possession...

HOOK
Peter Pan has become Peter Banning (Robin Williams), a 40-year-old mergers and acquisitions lawyer with a permanent scowl on his face and a cellular phone in his belt. Banning has lost any memory of being Peter Pan, and he is also in danger of losing his wife, Moira (Caroline Goodall) and two children, Jack (Charlie Korsmo) and Maggie (Amber Scott). One day, Granny Wendy (Maggie Smith) asks him, "Peter, don't you know who you are?" Peter comes into the same bedroom where the original Peter Pan story began to discover a note from Captain Hook (Dustin Hoffman), informing Peter that he has kidnapped his children. With the encouragement Granny Wendy and Tinkerbell (Julia Roberts), he transform himself into Peter Pan and off to Never Land to rescue his kids..

DYING YOUNG
Dying Young was adapted from a novel by Marti Leimbach. When Victor Geddes (Campbell Scott) discovers that he is suffering from leukemia, his wealthy family hires pretty, young Hilary O'Neil (Julia Roberts) to help nurse him through his chemotherapy treatment. As the two struggle through the debilitating effects of Victor's treatment, they fall in love and attempt to make the most of their time together...

THE PELICAN BRIEF
Embroiled in an affair with Thomas Callahan (Sam Shephard), her alcoholic professor, the 24-year-old law student Darby Shaw (Julia Roberts) writes up an insightful theory about the murder of two Supreme Court justices, one of whom, served as Callahan's mentor. When Callahan is murdered and the President (Robert Culp) convinces the FBI to hold off on investigating Darby's theory as the resourceful student been stalked by assassin Khamel (Stanley Tucci). Her only hope of escaping Callahan's fate and proving her theory lies on investigative reporter, Gray Grantham (Denzel Washington), who's already had one confidential source back out of sharing information about the assassinations...

I LOVE TROUBLE
In the style of the scresball comedies of the 1930s and 1940s, I Love Trouble depicts the developing romance of two rival reporters who reluctantly fall for each other while competing for a major scoop. Old hand Peter Brackett (Nick Nolte) and aspiring newcomer Sabrina Peterson (Julia Roberts) first meet when they are both assigned to cover a mysterious train crash. The pair immediately develops a connection despite their professional rivalry, and they decide to work together. Sensing something fishy about the crash, they look deeper and are soon fighting to expose a wide-ranging conspiracy, while also struggling to out-charm each other along the way...

SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT
Grace King Bichon (Julia Roberts), a prim small-town wife who is incensed when she learns that her husband Eddie Bichon (Dennis Quaid) is having an affrair, and that it's not his first dalliance. Grace embarrasses him publicly, then moves in with her wise-mouthed little sister Emma Rae (Kyra Sedgwick). Grace becomes even angrier when her mother Georgia (Gena Rowlands) and wealthy father, horse breeder Wyly King (Robert Duvall), side with Eddie in the conflict, fearing the small-town gossip that's sure to swirl around their daughter's marital woes..

MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING
Michael O'Neil (Dermot Mulroney) and Julianne Potter (Julia Roberts) were romantically involved in college, and after breaking up, they have managed to remain close friends. They have a pledge that if both were single when they turned 28, they would get married. Shortly before her 28th birthday, Julianne gets a call from Michael, who announces that he has important news. Julianne is convinced that Michael is going to ask her to marry him but it became the sad state of her love life when he announces that he's engaged to Kimmy Wallace (Cameron Diaz). Julianne has realized how much she loves Michael and not give him up without a fight. Julianne's uneasy ally in the battle for Michael's affections is her friend, George Downes (Rupert Everett), a homosexual who is not prepared when Julianne asks him to pose as her boyfriend...

CONSPIRACY THEORY
Jerry Fletcher (Mel Gibson) is a NY cab driver who seems to have absorbed every bit of crackpot information passed along as "suppressed news" that's surfaced on talk radio or the Internet in the past 20 years. He publishes his own journal of forbidden information and seems like another NY city lunatic. He spends his spare time following Alice Sutton (Julia Roberts), a government attorney. However, one day Jerry is kidnapped and worked over by CIA operatives; he is convinced that one of the theories he uncovered must be for real but he has no idea which one. He tries to get Alice to help him and both drawn into a dangerous web that leads to a startling revelation of just how Jerry got this way...

STEPMOM
A story that pits the birth mother against the new mother. Jackie's (Susan Sarandon) ex-husband, Luke (Ed Harris), who gets weekend custody of their two kids, is living with a woman half his age named Isabel (Julia Roberts). Luke is always away at work, the burden of getting the kids ready for school when they are with their father falls on Isabel and she just isn't the nurturing type. When Jackie learns that she has cancer, she realizes that her kids will be left with this irresponsible Isabel as their mother especially Luke proposes marriage to her. What ensues is part parenting lesson, part competitive parenting, but 100% family bonding, as Jackie must learn to allow Isabel to be part of her world and her family...

RUNAWAY BRIDE
In 1990, Pretty Woman turned Julia Roberts into a star and gave Richard Gere's career a much-needed boost. For 1999, they both reunited for the romantic comedy Runaway Bride. Julia Roberts plays Maggie, who has left so many prospective husbands at the altar that she has gained notoriety as "the runaway bride", and a reporter (Richard Gere) is assigned to write a story about her. He tracks her down to a small town in Maryland where she's spending time with her family and preparing to give marriage another try. However, the more time she spends with the persistent reporter, the more second thoughts she has about her fiancees...

NOTTING HILL
William Thacker (Hugh Grant) is a bookseller in Notting Hill, who shares a house with an eccentric Welsh friend, Spike (Rhys Ifans). One day, William is minding the store when in strolls Anna Scott (Julia Roberts), a well-known actress from US who is in London working on a film. Their relationship starts when she buys a book from him and he bumps into her on the street, spilling juice all over her blouse. Since he lives nearby, William offers her to stop by his house to clean up; since William seems harmless enough, Anna agrees. When Anna has to pick up a bag she left at William's house, they kiss, just in time for Spike to show up...

ERIN BROCKOVICH
Based on the true story of a woman who helped win the largest settlement ever paid in a direct-action lawsuit. Erin Brockovich (Julia Roberts) is a single mother of three who after losing a personal injury lawsuit, asks her lawyer, Ed Masry (Albert Finney), find her a job. Ed gives her work as a file clerk in his office, and she runs across some information on a little-known case filed against Pacific Gas and Electric. Erin persuades Ed to allow her to do further research; in time, she discovers a systematic cover-up of the industrial poisoning of a city's water supply, which threatens the health of the entire community...

THE MEXICAN
Jerry Welbach (Brad Pitt) is a low-level Mafia with bursts of dumb luck. Jerry's girlfriend, Samantha (Julia Roberts) wants him to get out of the business. But after the mid-level crime kingpin Bernie Nayman (Bob Balaban) in jail, Bernie insists that Jerry do one last errand for the mob. He has to go to Mexico and recover a rare valuable pistol, which is said to be cursed. Samantha objects but Jerry heads south of the border, while Samantha, in a huff, sets out for Las Vegas. Finding the pistol is easy enough but making his way back is an unexpected challenge. They hire Leroy (James Gasdolfini), a hitman to kidnap Samantha as an insurance that he'll return with the goods. However, Samantha and Leroy quickly strike up a friendship along with a few other secrets...

OCEAN'S ELEVEN
A rag-tag group of con artists and ex-cons team up for the heist to end all heists in this high-profile remake of the 1960 Rat Pact favorite. Danny Ocean (George Clooney) conspires with his old pal Rusty Ryan (Brat Pitt) to rob 150 millions from an underground vault that serves three of Las Vegas' biggest casinos. They recruit nine other men, each with his own criminal specialty, to assist in the mission. What Ocean doesn't tell the group is that there's another reason he's coordinating the heist is the three casinos owned by ruthless gambling mogul Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia), who just happens to be married to Ocean's former love, Tess (Julia Roberts)...

AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS
Lee (Billy Crystal), a studio publicist desperately trying to keep several facts secret from reporters during a high-profile motion picture's press junket. The film's eccentric director (Christopher Walken) has essentially hijacked the 87 million movie and isn't allowing anyone to view it as real-life married co-stars Gwen Harrison (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Eddie Thomas (John Cusack) have split since filming, over Gwen's adulterous affair. Lee has led the press to believe that reconciliation is imminent, when in fact Gwen hates Eddie. Lee's secret weapon in his campaign of misinformation is Gwen's long-abused sister Kiki (Julia Roberts), who works as the pampered star's personal assistant while secretly pining for Eddie...

MONA LISA SMILE
Set in 1953, Mona Lisa Smile tells the story of Katherine Watson (Julia Roberts), a new young art history professor at Wellesley College, an all-female campus with a prestigious reputation for academic excellence. Unfortunately, her teaching stint comes during a less-progressive time and finds most of her students more interested in nabbing a good husband than achieving scholastic and intellectual growth. Watson challenges her students what it means to be a success...

OCEAN'S TWELVE
After pulling off the heist of their lives, Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and his palls unexpectedly find themselves back in harness in this sequel to 2001's blockbuster hit Ocean's Eleven. After robbing from the Bellaggio Hotel Casino and winning back his former wife, Tess (Julia Roberts) from Bellagio owner Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia), Danny is living quietly on the lam in Connecticut when he's approached by Benedict. It seems Benedict has tracked down Danny and the ten men who helped him the impossible roberry. Benedeict offers them a proposal, if they can repay in two weeks, he won't kill them. Danny and his best friend, Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt), set out to plan a robbery to recover the loot, with the same crew helping out...

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Gay and Lesbian Phuket

Phuket Island, the paradise island for gays and lesbians, located about 870 kms (500 miles) from Bangkok, is Thailand's largest island and one of the most popular holiday destinations in Southeast Asia. Lying in the Indian Ocean, the island has spectacular beaches, sparkling crystal-clear blue waters, picturesque landscape, historical and cultural sights as well as endless offers of all imaginable entertaining amenities. Phuket truly is a dream destination.

The winds blowing over the island keep it warm and humid throughout the year. The hottest months are December thru April, followed by the rainy season May thru November.

Few will forget the images following the tsumani on December 26, 2004 and the devastation it reeked on the island coastline of Phuket. Today, the island has rebuilt, and is a bustling holiday destination resort once again. Every year it gets more and more popular with hordes coming to soak up the sun, sea, sand and scenery. For many the sun, the beach and the partying go hand in hand. Phuket's reputation as a partying hotspot is well deserved. With an international crowd of revelers, loud music, dancing, bars, live bands and jazz go side by side with the go-go bars.

The blossoming gay community is only 5 minutes walk from the beach. In addition to several gay and lesbian hotels, inns, guesthouses and bed and breakfast accommodations, there are well over 20 gay bars and clubs, a gay disco with 2 shows nightly, gay restaurants and cafés. Rates start at around 50 Baht for a bed in a dormitory, guesthouses from 250 Baht per night, up to 20,000 Baht and more per night for a luxury suite in a big 5 star hotel or a small boutique hotel. But remember that not all hotels are gay friendly and they will charge extra if you want to have an overnight visitor. If you are planning to visit Patong Beach during the high season (November - April) you should make room reservations well in advance as the most popular hotels are often fully booked 3-4 months in advance.

The Phuket gay scene is centered around the main resort town on Patong Beach, where you'll find most of the bars, clubs and shops catering to gay travelers. Patong Beach is the most famous beach on Phuket Island and has a wide variety of daytime activities and a amazing night life. From here, visitors can enjoy any of Phuket's 17 sandy beaches. Remember that public nudity is illegal in Thailand. If you stay outside Patong and want to enjoy the resort’s nightlife you will probably spend a lot of money on tuk-tuk (local taxi) drivers taking you back and forth.

Whether it's world class diving in the Andaman Sea, golf at world-standard championship courses or exciting eco-adventures in tropical forests, Phuket has it all. Take an exhilarating speedboat trip to the surrounding islands, or enjoy a serene cruise around mystical Phang Nga Bay.

For those seeking a break from the sun, sea and sand, there are other parts of the island well worth exploring such as the national parks with hidden lagoons, the beautiful tropical islands that surround Phuket, and the famous elephant safaris.

Phuket is an island of truly international cuisine including Scandinavian, Mediterranean, speciality seafood, Japanese and of course traditional Thai restaurants.

Lastly, if this is your first visit to Thailand, remember that their culture is very different to a western one and respecting their values, culture and traditions will go a long way to ensuring you vacation in Thailand and in Phuket will be as wonderful, magical and memorable as you would hope it will be.

So, whether you are looking for peace and quiet, fun, excitement, culture, simple or fine dining, Phuket, Thailand had it all for the gay and lesbian traveler.

Here are some of the gay/lesbian owner/operated hotels;

Amethyst Residence (gay/lesbian friendly)
Brand new boutique residence in a quiet setting but only minutes walking distance to many of Patong Beach's most popular attractions: Jungceylon, Bangla Road, the beach, Paradise, Thai Boxing Stadium. Comfortable rooms, friendly staff, and great rates.

Aquarius Sauna and Guesthouse (men only)
Located 5mins walk to Patong beach with gay sauna and men massages.

Baan Phil Guesthouse (gay/lesbian friendly)
A new guesthouse located near to Patong beach with French management and friendly Thai staff, open since 2010 September.

C.C.Bloom's Hotel (gay/lesbian friendly)
Located in a secluded and quiet area near Kata and Karon beaches. Nestled on the lush hills of Kata, enjoy picturesque views of Andaman Sea from room.

Connect Guesthouse (gay/lesbian only)
Swedish owned and managed guesthouse located in the Paradise Complex of Patong Beach.

Hostal Puerta del Sol Phuket (men only)
Hostel price with hotel service located at Patong beach.

Jardin Ross Boutique Apartment (gay/lesbian friendly)
There is no place like home but Jardin Ross tried and achieved to get the feeling closer. This boutique apartment located near Patong beach.

Phuket Tropical Inn (gay/lesbian friendly)
12 rooms in a quiet corner of Nanai Road. Wide range of activities day or night. Restaurants, including our own, bars, shops, and a fresh market within walking distance. Beach is 15 minute stroll. Very close to all the gay action of the Paradise Complex.

Rendez Vous Hotel (men only)
Managed by French located at Paradise Complex Patong with terra-cotta tiled floor and antique teak furniture.

ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAY WITH YOUR LOVED ONE...CHEERS...