February 19 2004

My Bali gay slur #1

My Bali gay slur

Last week, I visited Bali with a mate from home. Travelling without our girlfriends, we soon became the subject of gossip as we relaxed together by the hotel pool.

Most of the other guests were from Japan and it wasn't long before a couple of Japanese fellas introduced themselves. A lanky youth came mincing up to us and giggled like a child as he gave an effeminate wai. His fruity little sidekick flashed a girlish smile. We nodded back gravely. Clearly, the time had come to assert our heterosexuality.

Falling on his sword, my mate agreed to bring back the sluttiest tart in Bali that very evening. As we set off on our assignment, we were both struck by an intoxicating perfume in the hotel garden. Though not normally in the habit of discussing flowers, we were both curious to find out where the overpowering scent was coming from.

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My mate picked up a fallen flower and sniffed at it. "This is it," he said, holding it up to my nose for a second opinion.

Suddenly, we realised what we must have looked like.

[Posted to Travel by David]

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Readers' comments

Mark says:

It's called "chu-paak" in Balinese, I did the same thing in Bali, someone told me. We have the same thing in Thailand called "lampthong" but it's usually white and you can't smell it anyway because of the pollution.

August 6, 2004 12:35 PM

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