INTRO This book is start by Lumpini park and the story after midnight,about one kind of work that people sldom to understand about it. In this book it has three chapter first is about history second is about talking and the last one is thinking,I invite you to see another perspective that few people will know it.
CHAPTER HISTORY
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Prostitution is origin from religious ceremony most using in west Asia in ceremony girl should to give there virgin for goodness example in India has ceremony worship god name Kare and the ceremony name “Durgapuja� it began by belief that girl will impress with the first men who take her virgin so they believe that give virgin in this ceremony for a stranger is like give it to goodness. Give virgin for stranger in some place have award back like in Babylonian many girl came from there home to sit in temple of Tshtar waiting stranger man, if the man like girl he will throw a coin to her knee and she will has sex with that man even through the money is less or more after that she will finish her mission come back home with honor. Later it has new tradtion than girl come to be prostitution to save money for wedding now rule is change man should give money for girl directly not for religious anymore but people still belief that the girl than used to be prostitution is a good wife
Time is passing materialism is increases it make prostitution for religious is fade away slowly and people change to be prostitution for money. The first brothel locate at Athens city it is a public brothel and they collect income to help gurus the founder name Solon he has aim that create brothel for protect people to not faithless and for find money to support public. In Thailand it begin in 16-17 B.C this job is not come from another country in. Ratanakosin Area that is the main brothel isSeng Peng most customer is Chinese people in font of brothel it has a green globe it use to be a symbol of brothel in past legal but now a day
CHAPTER TALKING
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Me: Why you choose the Lumpini Park to work as a prostitute? Interviewee: This place is free Me: What is the meaning of freedom that you refer? Interviewee: it means that I can work whenever I want, but I never work as a PR or work in a Massage parlors Me: How long did prostitution took in this area? Interviewee: it has for a long time Me: What is the reason why you and your friends start working here? Interviewee: Some of my friend come here because they just take a bus pass Lumpini Park,they saw that there were many woman who work as a prostitute. Another reason is becausethis job can make an income. Me: How about you? Interviewee: At first, I worked at Sanam Luang. Then, I was convinced by my friend to workhere by the reason that I may earn more money. Lumpini Park is also both landmark of tourism and business and this place has much more people than Sanam Luang at night.
Me: Would you mind if I would like to ask you about the history of this place? Interviewee: It’s alright Me: Do you have any job that you work as usual? Interviewee: No, I don’t have other job Me: Money that you get from this job is enough for you, right? Interviewee: Yes, we also want to take some rest. Most of woman here also take this job astheir main job too Me: You can get good salary, right? Interviewee: Yes Me: Do you have another reason why most of you take this job beside the main reason that you get good salary? Interviewee: Money is only reason for us. I may work any other job, but I to work as a prostitute because of much more money. Me: It has many risk that may caused by this job. How do you concern about this? Interviewee: it may cause a disease, but I protect myself from this problem by using a condom. Unfortunately, sometimes a condom was severed or be hurt by some people.
Me: Really? Interviewee: of course. We should understand that we have to serve many kind of client. For example, we have to service a drunk man or may be hurt by some client that didn’t prefer the service. We can choose client that we want to go with. If the client was distrustful, we can denied him. Me: How did you deny some client? Interviewee: I denied by claim that has an appointment with another favorite customer. Me: In your opinion, what is your aspect to the Lumpini Park? Interviewee: Lumpini Park has 2 roles. At daytime, it is a usual park, but everyone know that it has a prostitution at night. I have heard people were talking near my condominium that if they have money, they will go to Lumpini. Me: Have you ever been here during daytime? Interviewee: Yes, I have Me: So, what do you do here? Interviewee: I was just a people who come to do activities at the park at daytime. I work only at night, but I spend may time as usual woman during daytime.
Me: So, you separate work time and personal time, right? Interviewee: Yes, if there is client want to use my service, I will deny him. Me: Sometimes, I have seen a man stood beside the prostitute women. He is a guard, right? Interviewee: I think they are couple. Some woman work for them. Me: Do you have aim for your job? Interviewee: I set time for this job for 2 years and then I will quit. Me: You determine to quit in 2 years because you can collect enough money for your future,right? Interviewee: Yes, and I also get old already. Me: in the future, what would you like to do after quit this job? Interviewee: I would like to a shop for selling something If I can earn more money from selling something, I will not start work as a prostitute. However, it is difficult to have own business at this time
Me: which kind of shop that you prefer? Interviewee: I want to open just a small grocery. Me: have you ever talk with other woman that has the same job with you? Interviewee: yes, but just a small talk. I don’t want ask their personal information. People who work this job usually not talk too much with the others. Me: Does it has someone that has boyfriend and also do this job? Interviewee: Sure, someone has family already and she has to treat all the members in their family. Me: In your opinion, you think that it is a necessary thing or it is a choice that they choose by themselves? Interviewee: I think that everyone wants to get a lot of money. Even though, it is depend on each one that what they use their money for. Me: Have you ever had a boyfriend? Interviewee: Yes, but we broke up already.
Me: Have you ever been philander by your customer? Interviewee: I think that they looked me worthless. Me: How about you? I would like to ask you that how much you evaluate yourself? Interviewee: I don’t know too. I know only I want get money to achieve my aim. Everyone wants to have a convenient life, but we cannot fix our destiny. I think doing this work is better to be a ladylove of other family. Our client come by themselves, we didn’t force or spoof them. This job didn’t create an involvement to any others. I also think women who do this job should be a high spirited women. Me: What do you mean? Interviewee: They are brave to have sex with many men without caring anything. Me: From your word “to have sex with many men without caring anything” What do you mean? Interviewee: The viewpoint of usual women is they choose to end their life after be raped. i think sex If 2 people are willing to have sex together, it is a happiness.
Me: Do you have many kind of client? Interviewee: all kind. Even a gas station boy. Me: What is your hometown? Interviewee: I’m southern people, but there are a lot of north eastern people here. Me: How much did you get for each month? Interviewee: About 40,000-50,000 baht per month. I work only 4-5 hours per day. I get much more money from client that come frequently. Me: What kind of client that use your service frequently? Interviewee: Most of them are old people, they just want someone to drink with them. Me: How often did you work per day? Interviewee: my maximum is 5. The cost is start at 600 baht. Sometimes, I got 2,000 baht because some client use drug while have sex.
Me: Why they have to use drug during sex? Interviewee: It helps them to stay longer Me: Did your family know that you do this job? Interviewee: No, I don’t let them know because people in my hometown cannot accept these. I told them that I sell a fabric at night. Me: After you quit this job, do you want to have a family? Interviewee: Yes, I do Me: If you have family will you let your husband know your past about this job Interviewee: No, I afraid that he cannot accept it Me: thank you
CHAPTER
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THINKING
This journey to Lumphini park will be different, unlike any other journey before. This journey teach me about whole new atmosphere of imagery, acceptation, value and crypticness.
I have a chance to interview and shooting a girl, which necessary, if they can choose, they didn’t want to do it, but for the dream or other reason that make them paid with their bodies. I feel like their job weren’t that disgusting, unlike others thought it would be. Even though, they have to lose their pride, but what measures their pride and honor? Their job didn’t trouble anyone. I see it as their own choice of going through their life, some do it for drugs, for the ones that attracted them. Girl whom i interviewed, have a dream. Dream that she will own a company of their own.
This makes me notice that she were just as same as other normal people.Acceptance, is what everyone needs, in their jobs or their own value. During the interview i get a feelings of repressed. One thing that i admired about her is “strength�. Whoever do this kind of jobs need to prepare their self, but they can go through all of it. Took a lot of risk in doing their job. She want to have family like others, but her jobs just create big obstacles to her dream. She have to hide her job from surrounding. It will be secret that will die with her.
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At last, I want you all to senses and understand their jobs, their jobs aren’t swear word. It’s not like they want to do, sometimes the society just make them do this. If they can choose to live their life, things might get a lot better from now.
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