WHAT'S IN A GIG??

Thailand, the land of the smiles is well known for its pristine islands, delicious food, various kind of tropical and also temperate fruits (lychee, strawberries, longan), its nightlife especially in Bangkok and the charm of its people.

No wonder, most tourists will stop to visit Thailand as they offer all of these wonderful things. Another aspect of the Thai people is that they live by a very unique culture called "Mai Pen Rai" or no worries. Everything its "sabay sabay" (pronounced as sa-bye, sa-bye meaning relax).

So with a combination of Mai Pen Rai and Sabay Sabay, you can tell that the people of Thailand attest to their good natured of living by this set rules. And true to its form, a set of rules have also emerged in the local population over there.

According to Slipper Whore, there is a new term called "GIG". Why gig and what is the meaning?

Well, the word gig as we know in the English language means "a single professional engagement, usually of short duration, as of jazz or rock musicians".

But according to the Thai people and what was translated to me by SW, a gig in a Thai sense is someone who wants companionship, not relationships. This form of companionship is openly practised by both straights and also PLUs.

Ok, let's say you feel lonely during the weekends, and you want someone to accompany you for dinner, movies and clubbing...you will look for a gig. Now, not to be misunderstood with an escort, a gig is someone who actually do not take any form of payment. When both go out, its on dutch or maybe one pays for the movie tickets, the other on popcorn, something to that sort, get the drift?

And in a gig, one can have sex with that person too, and its like mutually accepted by both sides. A gig will leave you once the sex is done. No messy attachments, just a short term companionship basis.

can I be your gig, please...?

If you dissect the meaning more, its actually MNS (multi-night stands) instead of ONS (one-night-stands) where in the latter, you will not meet with that person anymore. However, in a gig, its like an on-going companionship, and the game is, you can actually have many gigs. Say for examples 7 days in a week..one for each day of the week.

And to my horror, gig's can be someone attached or even married....for example, your current gig you are meeting for your 11pm appointment on ride the waves, can be someone blissfully married to a partner and if the other party doesn't know, it does not have to be known. It was also brought to my attention that perhaps couples dating together, may themselves be gigs to others in the market...

Wonder if this is also true in the Malaysian context? Any gigs out there who wanna comment...?