First let me say this blog is a compilation of my opinions and perspectives, and should be taken at face value. Ask ten people their opinion on something, and you will get ten different points of view. It is those points that all ten agree on you should write down and take as gospel. Regardless of how confident my posts read, always keep in mind its just one man’s view. As we all know, opinions are like assholes…every body has one.

A friend of mine has repeatedly said to me, “I’m not a know it all…I just know more than you.” I can’t say if I know more than those reading my posts, but I’m absolutely certain I don’t know it all, and I have no doubt there are errors in some of the things I write. My daddy use to say, “Those that believe everything they read also think the moon is made of cheese.”

I’m an American in his fifties living in Bangkok, Thailand. I decided to create this blog, so I could share my experiences and perspectives with those considering a long or short-term stay in Thailand.

Before coming to Thailand I made good use of web sites intended to prepare someone for gay life in Thailand. While they were very useful, I quickly discovered there is a perspective on things these sites did not cover, and there are a lot of details glossed over or never mention.

RQD is a mix of things really, and not all of it specific to gay lifestyle. It’s all those things I didn’t know before arriving, or have a better understanding of now that I’m here.

At first, sex in Thailand was a prominent topic of my blog. One of the great things about this place, particularly at my age, is the sex. On arrival I had more sex here, in one month, than in the previous 10 years! While my earlier posts read more like a kid in a candy store, I think the blog has evolved, as I have. The sex is still an important topic, but I believe my focus has shifted more to culture and communication, particularly as it relates to interacting with the boys.

It wasn’t what I envisioned when starting this blog, but looking back RQD has become a documentation of my evolution while living here, and I suspect that will continue. Every day is a learning experience, many of which I’ll be sharing with my readers.

I invite you to bookmark my blog, and return often. If nothing else, come back for the pictures, as I’ll be posting a lot of them.

COMMENTS

You may have noticed that comments are turned off on most posts. When I first started this blog, comments were turned on, and I got a lot of good feedback from the readers. Unfortunately I also received some real hateful comments. They were so bad I lost interest in continuing the blog, after returning to the states for a brief period.

Eight months later, I decided to bring the blog back on-line, but with comments turned off. Later I decided to turn them on with selected posts. Now, any new posts will have comments turned on. However, any hateful or mean spirited comments will be deleted. I will also delete any comment that is, in my opinion, insulting or disrespectful to the kingdom of Thailand, or His Majesty King Bhumibol Rama IX and members of the Royal Family.

I don’t mind being corrected; in fact, I encourage it, but say it nicely or don’t say it at all. For those of you that take issue with the sex trade in Thailand, RQD is not your free speech platform. Go start you own fucking blog if you want a pulpit to preach your zealot opinions!