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VIETNAM - 1967
PART 5
At that time, under contract to the U.S. Government, there was a strip of Hotels in Bangkok, that catered to American soldiers on "R&R" from Vietnam. These were modern hotels with all the standard American amenities not available in Vietnam, supervised and inspected by the U.S. Army. There was no fear that American soldiers would be "Ripped Off" by these hotels. The most important amenities were air conditioning and unlimited hot water. American soldiers on "Vacation," usually spent the first few hours after arriving, in the hot shower!
In the lobbies of these hotels were "gift stores" which offered many small luxuries, the most important of which were ice and American Sodas. The hotel registration desks were equipped to exchange American money into the local Baht; however, Thai merchants preferred American money, as it had better buying power, was reliable, and internationally accepted everywhere with no hassles. Besides, most Americans did not deal well with exchange rates, and paid too much money.
In the hotel lobby was a display of brochures advertising legitimate Thai tourist type activities, including available tours. There was also a restaurant and bar, open 24 hours a day, that served local food as well as hamburgers, hot dogs and french fries. As these restaurants were inspected by the U.S. Army, the food was safe by American standards. If you wanted a good meal, there were many world class restaurants in Bangkok, mostly offering French Style food. The hotels were safe cocoons of Americana, in the alien environment of the tropical orient.
Tom and John went into their hotel lobby. They did not notice the pseudo-opulence of the lobby because it was air conditioned! For the first time in months, they were in an area that was 72 degrees, with low humidity! John soaked up the coolness as Tom went to the registration desk to sign them in. John was amused to see some of the locals in sweaters in an atmosphere he deemed normal, while they were cold.
A Thai bell-boy, in hotel uniform, came up to Tom with a cart. He put Tom's bag on the cart. The registration clerk told the bell-boy the room number, and gave him a key. The Bell-Boy was confused because he knew the room was for two. Tom looked at the boy, and recognized the confusion on his face, and concluded what the cause was. He tapped the boy on the shoulder and pointed at John. The boy nodded his head and rolled the cart to John, and he put John's bag on the cart. He led them over to the elevator and rolled the cart into it. When John and Tom got into the elevator, the Bell-Boy pushed the button for the 12th floor.
As the elevator went up, Tom looked at the Bell-Boy. He was about 14 or 15; in a very tight uniform, that emphasized his adolescent charms, including a protruding "Bubble Butt" and a prominent bulge in the front of his tight pants. Tom resisted the temptation presented by the Bell-Boy, and kept his hands to himself. He remembered that he had other important things to do, that he was in a foreign country, and was not sure the "Signals" that he knew were operative in Thailand. The elevator came to a halt, and the door opened. The Bell-Boy pushed the cart out the door, and turned right. He went down the hall to room #1201.
The Bell-Boy moved forward and unlocked the door. The room was on the corner of the building. It had two "Double Beds", separated by an "End Table" between. On that table, was a lamp and a phone. There was a door to the left, to a fully equipped modern bathroom. It had a pedestal sink and a "Claw Foot" tub with a circular shower curtain. The toilet was at the foot of the tub, opposite the pedestal sink. Just like in America, both the toilet and sink had plastic strips across them, indicating that they had been cleaned after the previous tenant. Next to the Pedestal sink was a small table with a Coffee Pot and several cups and glasses, each one with the "Clean" plastic strip on them. There were also packets of the new "instant" coffee! Next to the table were towel bars mounted to the wall, with clean towels on them.
Back in the main room, there was a door next to the far bed, to a closet, with built in drawers lower down. On the wall next to the door, to the right, was a television set on a table. There was a clock mounted on the wall, up high so it could be seen from any point in the room. The other side wall, and the opposite wall, were all glass, from waist high and above, with curtains on tracks. From the waist down, were the combination heat/air conditioning units with access to outside air. The air conditioner was going full blast. The view out the glass window overlooked the city.
The Bell-Boy unloaded the luggage on the beds. He knew his business, he put Tom's bag on the foot of the far bed, and John's luggage on the foot of the near bed. Tom pulled out his wallet and gave the Bell-Boy an Americam $5 bill as a tip. The Bell-Boy smiled broadly, took the money, gave Tom the room key and said: "Thank You."
He took the luggage cart and disappeared out the door, closing it behind him. Tom was curious about the Bell-Boy's obvious joy in the tip. He did the math in his head, and realized that he had tipped the boy the equivalent of 20 dollars.
Tom flopped on the bed, and said to John: "You get the shower first. I am going to take a nap in this cool room." Tom promptly fell asleep, as John went into the bathroom. John absorbed his surroundings. He quickly stripped and jumped into the tub. He looked up and saw the shower head. It was on a round chrome tube. John's eyes followed the tube down to find it connected to an "Up/Down" valve which was connected to the tub's plumbing. He turned on the water in the tub, adjusted the temperature; then he turned the Up/Down valve, and the relaxing warm water began falling out of the overhead shower head. John quickly pulled the shower curtain around the circular chrome piping, completely surrounding himself. He relished the falling warm water.
Back in the bedroom, Tom was woken up by a knocking at the door. He got up and opened the door. There stood the Bell-Boy, looking exceedingly embarrassed. (Many Thai expressions were exactly like American's. Certain traits are common throughout the world, regardless of culture. Maybe we are all one species?) The Bell-Boy tried to hand 4 American one dollar bills to Tom. Uncomprehendingly, Tom took the money. He looked at the young man in front of him, and asked: "Why?"
The young man turned red and answered: "The hotel manager told me to return it to you because we are not here to rip off American soldiers." (Thais are amazingly honest!)
Tom looked at the young man/boy before him, and the money in his hand. He was not normally "turned on" by young boys, but this young man exuded an innocence that was appealing. With the exception of Sergeant Davis, he had been celibate since meeting John. This boy was a temptation that he must resist! Tom was both "Turned on" and intrigued. He said: " Come in for a minute." Tom walked back into the bedroom, followed by the boy. Tom sat on the near bed, faced the boy and said: "Explain to me exactly what happened!"
The boy stood there extremely embarrassed. He said: "I have only been working here a week. I bragged about the amount of your tip. The manager heard me, and took me into his office. I was expecting to be yelled at, but the manager was quiet and controlled. He explained that we were employees of the U.S, government, and we're here to serve American soldiers. American soldiers do not pay for their rooms or the buses. The U.S. pays those bills. We were not here to take advantage of American Soldiers. He carefully explained that American Soldiers were totally unfamiliar with exchange rates, and most enjoy tipping. The manager said that a fair tip for what I did for you, was one American dollar. He crossed to his desk and took from a drawer, 5 American one dollar bills and gave them to me; and I gave him the 5 dollar bill. He then instructed me to come back up here and give you back 4 American 1 dollar bills, and to beg your forgiveness."
Tom's heart was touched by the boy's story, and he appreciated the honesty of the Hotel Manager and the Bell-boy. He asked: "What is your name?"
The boy asked: "My American name or my Thai name?"
Tom answered: "Both!"
The boy answered: "My American name is Jonathon. My Thai name is Saravite." Tom wondered what it must be like to be known by two names? Then he realized that he responded to both "Tom" and also to "Rydel." He had two names, and felt "in touch" with the Thai boy.
Tom looked at the lush boy in front of him. He sensed he was becoming erect. THIS COULD NOT BE! He coughed and handed the 4 American 1 Dollar bills back to the boy and said: "This is what you are going to do. You are to put 2 of the dollars back into your pocket, they are yours. You will give the other 2 dollars to the manager. You are to tell the manager that I said thank you for your honesty and if he has any questions he can talk to me. The manager is to keep the 2 dollars for himself as a token of my appreciation for HIS honesty!"
Saravite launched himself at Tom and planted a kiss on the astounded Tom's mouth. "Thank You" said the boy, and he leaned forward and planted a second kiss on Tom's mouth. The boy stayed attached to Tom's lips, then thrust his tongue into Tom's mouth and sat on Tom's lap. With no conscious instructions, Tom's hand went to the boy's crotch, and he got a handful of the boy's erect young cock through the cloth of the Bell-Boy's uniform. Tom was thrilled, but he knew this was not the right time. He could still hear the falling water in the bathroom. He pulled his hand back and broke the kiss. He looked at the beautiful boy and could not resist. He leaned back in and kissed the boy, thrusting his tongue into the young boy's mouth!
Tom started thinking with his upper head and stood up, dropping the boy to the floor! Tom reached down and pulled the boy to his feet. Tom said: "Saravite, I thank you for your...interest, but I have other things to do. Not all American soldiers would understand what you just did. I advise you not to do what you just did with other American soldiers. If an American Soldier comes on to you, you may respond, if you want; but do not come on to an American soldier. Most of them will not understand, and they might get violent! I understand, and if circumstances were different, I would be happy to explore those feelings with you. But I have other things to do."
Saravite was not dumb! He said: "You mean your friend?" and he nodded his head towards the bathroom.
"Exactly," said Tom. "Maybe the three of us can get together later in our stay."
"I would enjoy that," said the Thai young man. Tom escorted Saravite back to the door saying: "Remember what I said! Go see the manager!" Tom closed the door, and went back to his bed and lay down. He fell asleep dreaming of a three-way with John, Jeff, and Saravite.