February 21st 2008
Girls – we feel your pain. In preparation for the Ladyboy Tea Party, we both opted for a full body wax. Now, dedication to completing a Challenge it may be, but it’s also one of the stupidest things we’ve done too.
Girls – we feel your pain. In preparation for the Ladyboy Tea Party, we both opted for a full body wax. Now, dedication to completing a Challenge it may be, but it’s also one of the stupidest things we’ve done too.
We found a great little beauty salon and so the journey through the pain barrier begun. Never having seen this, or any other type of wax, other than candle or ear before, we were amazed at how it worked, the temperature that it has and the pain such a small strip can cause a man. Again respect to all you girls.
Lee went first. The torturers, just moments earlier known to us as the staff, went in for the kill. The Mankini line was being done. Never before had Lee screamed so loudly and wanted to hit an innocent person as the pubic line was taken in closer and closer.
Lindsay then followed with as much screaming as Lee but his time in the torture cell took a few minutes longer. Everybody in the near vicinity had heard about our antics and had come down to stand and listen to Lindsay getting a good waxing. Lee now recovering slightly enjoyed a damn good laugh too.
After five hours of excruciating agony we were physically prepared, but forever mentally scarred. We left Audey’s Beauty salon and went to meet our mentors Oil and X and buy some clothes and makeup for our party. These were two sexy ladies and what a pleasure it was to meet them. They were totally down to earth, eager to help transform us into ladies and were totally upfront and open about ladyboy life in Thailand. So, three hours of shopping later and clothes, high heels and makeup were purchased. It's now totally understood and appreciated by us why it takes women so long to shop. Mainly, because women’s clothes are so much cheaper than man cloth and also because women have a choice of items which outnumber men's 100918328322 to 1.
After a quick stop on the way to pick up cakes for the party, we finally arrived at K and Natasha’s apartment - the party venue (on the rooftop, with a pool, overlooking Bankgok's amazing skyline of huge buildings and bustling streets). We applied our own makeup quite quickly and with reasonable success. We all engaged in a lovely tea chat which was delightful and very lady-like. We even played some games with the girls, ate and drunk wholeheartedly and then had a beauty pageant in which the girls had to decide which of us made the best ladyboy. After the party which we thought went swimmingly well, there was only one thing for it... a pool party! At one point around this stage we had a little boat journey on a river in Bangkok. It was so beautiful and calm and the views were amazing. Lee and Lindsay sang and dance their way off the boat as they were so happy. Mark didn't want to sing or dance and infact looked a bit white. Apparently, our producer friend doesn't like boats - especially boats that float along water.
After five hours of excruciating agony we were physically prepared, but forever mentally scarred. We left Audey’s Beauty salon and went to meet our mentors Oil and X and buy some clothes and makeup for our party. These were two sexy ladies and what a pleasure it was to meet them. They were totally down to earth, eager to help transform us into ladies and were totally upfront and open about ladyboy life in Thailand. So, three hours of shopping later and clothes, high heels and makeup were purchased. It's now totally understood and appreciated by us why it takes women so long to shop. Mainly, because women’s clothes are so much cheaper than man cloth and also because women have a choice of items which outnumber men's 100918328322 to 1.
After a quick stop on the way to pick up cakes for the party, we finally arrived at K and Natasha’s apartment - the party venue (on the rooftop, with a pool, overlooking Bankgok's amazing skyline of huge buildings and bustling streets). We applied our own makeup quite quickly and with reasonable success. We all engaged in a lovely tea chat which was delightful and very lady-like. We even played some games with the girls, ate and drunk wholeheartedly and then had a beauty pageant in which the girls had to decide which of us made the best ladyboy. After the party which we thought went swimmingly well, there was only one thing for it... a pool party! At one point around this stage we had a little boat journey on a river in Bangkok. It was so beautiful and calm and the views were amazing. Lee and Lindsay sang and dance their way off the boat as they were so happy. Mark didn't want to sing or dance and infact looked a bit white. Apparently, our producer friend doesn't like boats - especially boats that float along water.