My last trip to Thailand found me splitting time between Mukdahan and Nakhon Phanom and while I enjoy both provinces, the latter of the two is my hands down favorite. Nakhon Phanom is a good sized city, the 14th largest in Thailand, but it still has a nice home town feel to it. And if you venture 5 minutes out of town in any direction you are smack dab in the middle of nowhere farm country. It is the best of both worlds, a city where there is always something to do and farm country where you can relax and watch clouds go by.

Mukdahan on the other hand has a very small town feel. Sure there are a few bars  and a disco at the Mukdahan Grand but for the most part the sidewalks roll up at 7pm. But, if you are looking for a little something on the side then Mukdahan has a place or two where you can discretely take care of your needs.

I know this sounds bad, but I am only a man and while I was in Mukdahan I found myself feeling certain urges that can only be satisfied by something new. I had heard about this one particular place I could go and while I was in town with the family I had the opportunity to seek out this den of pleasure.

Luckily for me Pookie’s daughter Fa needed to go to the clinic for a follow up visit and the clinic was crowded. This gave me all the time I needed. Unfortunately young brother was left behind to keep me company, but I had a plan.

Seeing as I always have my camera with me I figured I would offer young brother a cigarette and then slowly start taking pictures of the town as I walked farther from the pickup truck. Eventually I made it to the corner and within a few steps I made it around the bend and out of sight. Now I was free to seek my pleasure and I was a man on a mission.

Of course, as things always go, I was headed in the wrong direction which I found out about a half a mile down the road. It seemed I needed to go back the way I came and I would once again need to maneuver around little brother and the clinic. Luckily I made my way back and past them all without notice. The sign told me I was heading in the right direction.

I walked for what seemed like a mile and passed more than a few beautiful women along the way. They didn’t care to speak too much but they were flirting up a storm.  While they were very nice I couldn’t help but think they wouldn’t satisfy my needs. I had heard about one special woman, a woman that took what she did for a living very seriously. In fact I had heard what she could do was more of an art form than anything that could ever be considered work. I knew she was the one I had to find.

Down a few blocks and through a small side street I saw the woman I had been looking for. Unfortunately for me she was surrounded by quite a few Thai men and it looked like I would have to wait my turn. It was silly of me to think  I could have her all to myself especially considering how round, firm and large her dim sum was. It was the most beautiful dim sum I had ever seen.

I didn’t have time to sit and enjoy the subtle full bodied aroma or savor the succulent sour pork. I had to get back before anyone found out what I was up to. Pookie and her Mama are wonderful cooks but after 4 days of fish for breakfast I had no choice but to seek out another woman’s skills. I was also smart enough to be discreet about my wandering palate because it wouldn’t do to upset the ladies of the house.

What? You didn’t think I was talking about something else…did you?