Sep 30, 2006

What's so great about gogo bars?

Bangkok seems to be famed for its gogo bars and sex shows, but I’ve always struggled to see what all the fuss is about. The only times I’ve ever really been to places like Nana and Patpong have been when friends from the UK have been visiting. I’m not sure why I do this but I always try and show …

Sep 30, 2006

Thailand's darling – DJ Nakadia

DJ Nakadia’s story is one told many times. She met a photographer on the internet by chance in 2001 and went to France to pursue a career in modeling. During her time in Europe she became interested in clubbing and the music she was hearing on the dance-floors of Germany. In 2002 she began DJing and has never looked back …

Sep 28, 2006

Walking with ghosts – photographer Kornkrit Jianpinidnan

“Some people look at my pictures for a long time. I don’t know how to feel about this. They tell me that my pictures are too blurred and seem unfinished and lonely in appearance,” says Kornkrit Jianpinidnan, speaking about his photos. “For some people, my pictures are right, and for some of them, my pictures are wrong. When people see …

Sep 28, 2006

Loathing the Bangkok backpacker

One group of people for whom The Lost Boy has come to feel some sort of hypocritical resentment towards is backpackers. The Lost Boy was a backpacker for all of around ten days, but it was not a comfortable experience. From this feeling of uncomfortableness comes The Lost Boy’s own mixed feelings of pity and sorrow for the travellers who …

Sep 27, 2006

Models in the City of Angels

Close to six months ago an article was published in Guru about models. The article was heavily edited in some parts. This is the original article, slightly edited to bring it up to speed with a few additional words. Bangkok is, by conventional standards, one of the ugliest cities in the world, with vast numbers of slums, building sites, traffic …

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