brahma against voodoo !!!

the danger of working abroad ......

Two Indonesian Transsexual Sex Slaves Rescued In Russia
November 13, 2010

Two Indonesian transsexuals held against their will by a prostitution syndicate were rescued by authorities in Russia, an embassy official said on Friday. 

Aji Surya, a counselor at the Indonesian Embassy in Moscow, said the victims had sought work in Russia as prostitutes, but later found themselves tied up and gagged in an apartment where they were forced to perform sex acts without payment.

He said the embassy had received a tip from a female caller, identified by authorities only as S, at dawn on Monday.

A security guard at the embassy picked up the call and heard a woman whisper that Indonesians were being held.

“They have not been allowed to leave this apartment and have been forced to render services to customers without pay. Please help,” the caller reportedly said.

After being notified, Hamid Awaluddin, the Indonesian ambassador, ordered his staff to contact the police.

A team of counselors were also dispatched on Monday morning to meet with officials at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which ordered police in Moscow to conduct an investigation.

Aji said Russian police launched a sting operation on Monday evening, with undercover officers posing as clients. This led to a raid on the apartment, where the two Indonesians were found.

A third Indonesian transsexual reportedly trapped by the prostitution ring, however, remained missing, according to Aji.

a boy's voice by a grownup man .......

Long live internet! Today I heard for the first time a recording of the singing of a castrato :-) I even didn't know there was a recording!
Happy to share this link with you, if you're interested in the matter:
http://www.archive.org/details/AlessandroMoreschi

Enjoy the music! click on the 1.5Mb link :-)
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BB (Brussels Bicycle)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARwZ3scXQ7U&feature=player_embedded

I stumbled upon this vid by pure luck! A Belgian choir performing Queen, quite nice!

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The PB floor!

 

Thanks Argentina, for naming a floor after me, in the lift! or does PB mean something else here hehe?

PB
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gardening

I love gardening. Sometimes, when I'm working in the office, and I don't see clear in a certain problem, I have a break and I do some gardening. It helps me to sort out my thinking, and after the gardening-break, I see things more clearly.

I often wondered why that is so, but I didn't have an answer.

Today, I read in "Men's Health", October 2010:

A new report, presented to the American Society of Microbiology, found contact with "mycobacteriusm vaccae", a common soil bacteria, helps reduce stress and increases levels of mood-regulating serotonin, which improves mental processes such as memory and problem solving. 

Well, at least now I know: thank you mister bacteria!

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Flex ...

I have to remember this picture for a next photoshoot .... curious if the model will be able to perform this :-)

can you?

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Chinatownology: Gay Rabbit Temple

In Taiwan, there is a chinese temple, specially dedicated for the god who protects gays:

 

Address to Gay Rabbit Temple Taipei Yonghe City Yongheroad section 1 37 alley number 12: http://www.chinatownology.com/gay_rabbit_god_temple.html

very interesting!

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bye bye bangkok !!!!!!!!

Dr Ajong Chumsai na Ayudhya, a Thai scientist who has worked with the US space agency Nasa in the past, said yesterday that the areas around the Gulf of Thailand would be hit by tsunamis and that Bangkok would be under water in less than seven years.

At a seminar yesterday about the impact of global warming on Chiang Mai residents, Ajong said humans were mainly to blame for such disasters because they were using up natural resources, chopping down forests and kept emitting greenhouse gases with no regard for the future.

The United States is the biggest contributor to carbon dioxide at 30.2 per cent, followed by China at 30 per cent and India at 23 per cent, he said. Thailand was at rank 22 or 23 out of the 200 biggest emitters of CO2 in the world. With the current CO2 emission rate standing at 395 parts per million (ppm) from the previous 300ppm, he warned that greenhouse gases would increase and bring about inevitable changes.

Ajong explained that over the past three decades the temperature has risen, with warmer seas killing coral reefs, glaciers melting, storms becoming stronger and earthquakes being of greater magnitude.

Warning that temperatures would rise by approximately 4 degrees Celsius, Ajong said polar bears would be extinct in less than 10 years and the seas would rise by six metres.

So far there have been two significant changes to the Earth.

Firstly, the planet's axis has shifted, changing weather patterns, and secondly, the Earth's crust has displaced, causing more frequent and more severe earthquakes and tsunami disasters.

Thailand, which is located on the Eurasian Plate, will be affected, Ajong warned, adding that the Gulf of Thailand would be hit by tsunamis and affect the South very badly.

Earthquakes within the 6-Richter scale and severe flooding would hit provinces in the North, such as Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Phayao, Nan, Lampang and Uttaradit, he said.

The Central region, namely Bangkok, Samut Sakhon, Samut Songkhram, Samut Prakan, Nonthaburi and Ayutthaya, would be under seawater, he said, adding that the capital would be uninhabitable in seven years.

bye bye bangkok ?

Dr Ajong Chumsai na Ayudhya, a Thai scientist who has worked with the US space agency Nasa in the past, said yesterday that the areas around the Gulf of Thailand would be hit by tsunamis and that Bangkok would be under water in less than seven years.

At a seminar yesterday about the impact of global warming on Chiang Mai residents, Ajong said humans were mainly to blame for such disasters because they were using up natural resources, chopping down forests and kept emitting greenhouse gases with no regard for the future.

The United States is the biggest contributor to carbon dioxide at 30.2 per cent, followed by China at 30 per cent and India at 23 per cent, he said. Thailand was at rank 22 or 23 out of the 200 biggest emitters of CO2 in the world. With the current CO2 emission rate standing at 395 parts per million (ppm) from the previous 300ppm, he warned that greenhouse gases would increase and bring about inevitable changes.

Ajong explained that over the past three decades the temperature has risen, with warmer seas killing coral reefs, glaciers melting, storms becoming stronger and earthquakes being of greater magnitude.

Warning that temperatures would rise by approximately 4 degrees Celsius, Ajong said polar bears would be extinct in less than 10 years and the seas would rise by six metres.

So far there have been two significant changes to the Earth.

Firstly, the planet's axis has shifted, changing weather patterns, and secondly, the Earth's crust has displaced, causing more frequent and more severe earthquakes and tsunami disasters.

Thailand, which is located on the Eurasian Plate, will be affected, Ajong warned, adding that the Gulf of Thailand would be hit by tsunamis and affect the South very badly.

Earthquakes within the 6-Richter scale and severe flooding would hit provinces in the North, such as Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Phayao, Nan, Lampang and Uttaradit, he said.

The Central region, namely Bangkok, Samut Sakhon, Samut Songkhram, Samut Prakan, Nonthaburi and Ayutthaya, would be under seawater, he said, adding that the capital would be uninhabitable in seven years.

looking for a new job?

In case you get tired of your old job, check these out, maybe there's something you'd prefer better?

LOL

Indian Wrestlers

When we were in India, we passed by a school for wrestlers. Impressive how the guys concentrate on their body, with perseverance and admiration.

Hereby some pictures from the net ... unfortunately not my pictures hehe! Great bodies, lovely underwear :-)

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Asylum for the verbally insane

Asylum for the verbally insane
Author unknown

We'll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes,
But the plural of ox becomes oxen, not oxes.
One fowl is a goose, but two are called geese,
Yet the plural of moose should never be meese.
You may find a lone mouse or a nest full of mice,
Yet the plural of house is houses, not hice.

If the plural of man is always called men,
Why shouldn't the plural of pan be called pen?
If I speak of my foot and show you my feet,
And I give you a boot, would a pair be called beet?
If one is a tooth and a whole set are teeth,
Why shouldn't the plural of booth be called beeth?

Then one may be that, and three would be those,
Yet hat in the plural would never be hose,
And the plural of cat is cats, not cose.
We speak of a brother and also of brethren,
But though we say mother, we never say methren.
Then the masculine pronouns are he, his and him,
But imagine the feminine: she, shis and shim!

-oOo-

Let's face it - English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren't invented in England. We take English for granted, but if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.

And why is it that writers write but fingers don't fing, grocers don't groce and hammers don't ham? Doesn't it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend. If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them, w hat do you call it?

If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught? If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat? Sometimes I think all the folks who grew up speaking English should be committed to an asylum for the verbally insane.

In what other language do people recite at a play and play at a recital? We ship by truck but send cargo by ship. We have noses that run and feet that smell. We park in a driveway and drive in a parkway. And how can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?

You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out, and in which an alarm goes off by going on.

And, in closing, if Father is Pop, how come Mother's not Mop? 
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Tattooed Tahitians tribesmen

these pictures (Gian Paolo Barbieri) remind me that nowadays, having a tattoo seems to be unavoidable. I still find it rather weird, although I have to admit that there are nice tattoos too. I don't wear any tattoo. Do you?

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masculinity

These pictures come from India! These acrobats prove their masculinity using .... a huge wooden pole hehe. They are quite amazing !!!

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Tunis in Paris

What a pleasant surprise! When we went for the second time for breakfast this morning in the hotel in Paris, we encountered Karim, who was working there. He's from Monastir, Tunisia, and lives now in Paris, with his wife and child. He's a typical example of the "white" tunisian: very actif and rather efficient. It was a delight to chat with him a bit in Tunisian language (which is a very special dialect of the general Arabic), it's been many years since I chatted with a tunisian! He was charming, as most tunisians are on a first meeting. Maybe I'll visit that country again, one day :-)

All this rambling to remind me how many young foreigners are working in Paris ... some places (like the Hard Rock Café) have more foreigners working there then locals! Olala, indeed :-)

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juicy !!!

Gay Condom Launched in India

A new condom called Spice Up will be tailored to gay men in India who have complained about lack of lubrication in condoms designed for vaginal sex.

According to GayNZ.com, “Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Trust and the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) say a study found that many gay and bisexual men were not using condoms because those designed for vaginal sex caused discomfort.”

Spice Up will contain extra lubrication to address the complaints, according to GayNZ.com, which also reported that NACO consulted a peer advisory committee to reach gay men.

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lookalike

funny, I love this cartoon :-)

And the bottomline is, that the mushroom is totally right. It's not what you look alike, it's who you are. Isn't it?

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HORN-y

wooooooohoooooooo, this picture popped up in one of the groups, and I love it !!! Virile and tender, macho and sweet. What a combination in one print! Heaven be blessed for photography :-)

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suncircus

Las Vegas. Bernard Gaddis (left) and Ross Gibson stretch between their performances in Cirque du Soleil’s Mystère, which is running at the Treasure Island hotel and casino. Aren't they gorgeous?

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the cover up

This is a pamflet from the Netherlands, in the 1700s ... obviously there were many guys who left their wife and lived with another guy, and had carnal connections (anal intercourse) hehehe. Nothing new under the sun!

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NZ = Nude Zealand !

Lovely article + video + pix of a nude rugby match in Dunedin, New Zealand !!!

Nude = fun :-)

http://www.3news.co.nz/Thousands-to-farewell-The-Brook-nude-rugby-a-success/tabid/423/articleID/161719/Default.aspx

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the first berries!

it's a yearly delight. The berries in our garden. I planted a lot! And today I plucked the first ones of this year (raspberry - dutch: framboos), to enjoy them by our breakfast. So yummy.

However, I have the impression that mid June is quite late for the berries to ripen. Come and see next year when the berries will be ripe!

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seeing things differently

we're back! A week in London (well, actually, in the area around London) refreshened my thoughts and spirit :-)
For me, it really helps to go away for a while, to see things differently. I need those regular trips!
How about you? Do you enjoy it when you are away from daily routine? Give a comment :-)
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auction robert mapplethorpe

Today, I got a snail mail from a local art auction house. They announced what art would be on auction in the coming weeks.

One item struck my eyes. A photograph by the late Robert Mapplethrope ... estimated price 4.500 to 6.000 euro (see the above picture)! Woohoo!!! I love the photographs of this artist, I consider him one of the top photographers ever. Of course he was gay. And his studies of the nude male (not the above picture) are astonishing. Same goes for the price his works obviously cost on auctions!

If you want to see more of his work: there's ample info on the internet on him. Just search for his name!

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your world in your hands

did you have that feeling too? That you had your world in your own hands and wondering what to do with it? 

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Close To The Edge

What a beautiful picture! I couldn't resist posting it here :-) Not only because it's a waterfall (I love waterfalls) and a young man (also one of my favorites!), but the pic has such an incredible depth, and I can almost hear the thunder of the water falling down. Wow.

That being said, I don't think it's wise to stand so close to the edge of the waterfall. Living close to the edge, thrilling as it may be,  often proves to be unwise. Unless you like to fall :-)

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preparing for the fight (2)

I always wondered about the colour of the underwear of the red shirt protesters ...

now I know :-)

before the fight ...

Before the fight, the matador undresses and sends a prayer. Then the guys in the background will dress him up and he'll enter the arena.

Not a picture, but a drawing ... normally you're not allowed to see this hehe!

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Men On The Chrysler Building Gargoyle

In the very interesting group http://groups.google.com/group/Historical-Pictoral  this picture was posted. I get dizzy by just viewing the picture, you can imagine I'd never be able to stand there myself :-) But it's an incredible shot!

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Men On The Chrysler Building Gargoyle

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please visit the group at: http://groups.google.com/group/Historical-Pictoral

let there be light :-)

 hahaha! I stumbled upon this old picture (1970?) of this famous 4 guys, and I thought, oh my, would that today be possible? What famous guy would today want to be pictured while smoking?

The times are a-changing indeed :-)

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