"Milena" from Monte Carlo
The recent comment about tattoos reminded me of this Monte Carlo GdP I sessioned with back in late May of last year.
She went by the name of "Milena." I usually don't go for the tattooed chicks at all, and in fact, I might not have chosen her if the first thing I had noticed was her tattoo on her back, but it was completely hidden by her very long hair. Even when she danced in front of me and showed off her bunda, I didn't notice it, although I guess my attention was distracted by something else, LOL! :)
But once inside the cabine, I discovered her "secret" yet I was actually quite impressed by this one. A chinese style dragon tattoo covering almost her entire back, with a level of color and detail that looked like it was done by someone with some skill or artistry. She said it took a month of weekly visits to complete, each visit taking 5-6 hours.
Again, I'm usually turned off by tattoos, but I have to admit, I enjoyed banging her doggy style while pulling her hair and admiring her tattoo. She was pretty good in the sack, at least for my taste, had no problem showing off her deep throat skills which I indicated with a polite request while pulling her head in. ;)
After I popped and rested and talked shop with her for a few minutes, she demonstrated a solid work ethic by giving me a 2nd BBBJ (unasked) right up till the phone rang.
She claims she doesn't do anal and she has silicone boobs (but not too big like on many Colombianas) so she may not be your spoon of jism. But for me, I'll grade her an A-.
I would recommend her. Was curious if anyone else out there in mongerland has hooked up with this chick? Maybe she's out of the biz already? She told me she owns and works in a woman's hair salon.
Don't know if that's true but for me the lesson of this experience was "never say never" even when it comes to tattoos!
VM - road changes - buses etc
They´ve finally finished the roadworks where there used to be a bridge at the end of Rua Ceara* onto Francisco Eugenio. Apart from making this area a bit safer it means you can, if you want, take one of the circlar buses which will now drop you practically on the doorstep of Mimosa. Just if you stay in the Siquera Campos area really, or Ipanema. 462/463 from/to SQ and 461 for Ipanema. It is not, however, the most salubrious of bus routes. Unlike the main highway buses like 455 (which can be very fast) or the Lapa 464 bus, it goes through the grubbier of tunnels - have seen one attempted hold-up there where kids ran head-on at the bus. Less far to walk if it rains tho.
Last night there was a good pagode band in the last show-alley. Unfortunately their staying power wasn´t quite as enduring as Rio rain. It was well after midnight when buses are less frequent so I got a taxi from Praca Bandeira (if you get it from the far side of the Praca it is cheaper as they don´t have to do a switchback). About 18R back to Copa at night. When I got back there was a wrecked bus outside the apartment on Isabel. Had somehow swivelled round in the rain before the bend into B.R. and taken out some of the wall too. One thing about taxis you can always tell them to go slower in the wet (as I did). When I got there there was no sign of whatever vehicle it had written off. The bus was facing into the traffic - only damage was it´s front engine section.
*for newbies, Rua Ceara is the road you take from Praca Bandeira under the bridges and past the Carcaras heavy metal club before turning right into Mimosa. If you walk across the rail tracks you´ve gone too far.
How to use a bus (onibus)
i travel on buses daily when i´m here - out of choice, not financial circumstances. the advantages imo are considerable. i hope this doesn´t sound like i´m telling anyone how to tie shoelaces, but i realise many people don´t come from a bus culture (or at least a bus culture like the rio one) and may find them a bit intimidating. so here´s a quick guide on ´how to use an onibus ´.
*have small bills or coins on you. change is given but a twenty or larger is likely to be refused and you´ll have to get off. using buses is one of the quickesy ways to faliiarise yourself with the coins of brasil.
*flag down the bus with a straight arm commanding gesture. most stops are request stops. anywhere else the bus can conveniently stop is also a request stop. for instance, on isabel, the vm buses are split between two stops, so you have to be ready to flag the one you want. if a bus has stopped at traffic lights or is in a traffic jam, just knock the door to indicate you want to get on (which you should do quickly - it won´t hang about).
*the fare is displayed on the front windscreen. other useful info is also on the front - final destination, whether the bus is ´aterro´ (express), the route number, and often a board with some of the intermediate destinations. the standard fare is r2.20. air-con buses vary in price and are a bit more - usually 2.50 or 2.70. buses to the distant outskirts may be more. metro buses have their own rules but are quite posh.
*get on at the front of the bus. unless you are a hawker, small child, or someone else that doesn´t intend to pay.
*pay at the turnstile (reasonable amounts of small change given). if there´s no conductor at the turnstile, pay the driver. he can multitask and work out your change while racing other buses at high speed, cornering, filling in his timesheet, eating his lunch and so on.
*sit down and look blank (lol!) rather than having the expression of a schoolboy having a remarkable new experience. this requires concentration on your first trip. rio buses accelerate, brake and turn at high speed rather like a fairground ride and you need to hold on firmly. some wit said that if you missed your morning workout, just get a bus.
*ring the bell in plenty of time. there´s a cord or some buttons for this purpose. bearing in mind the speed of the bus, don´t leave it till the last minute. (for vm, as soon as it hits a flyover). within reason, the driver may let you off where you want if you catch his eye in the mirror. useful for traffic jams, when you want off between stops etc.
*get off at the 2nd door - usually at the rear, sometimes at the middle. if the doors stick, just give them a pull.
[i]standard etiquette[/i]
*throw the driver an ´obrigado´ if he´s made a special stop for you.
*seats are always offered to the elderly, pregnant women etc.
*if someone is standing and carrying bags, they may ask you to hold them on your lap. they would do the same fot you when the situation is reversed.
[i]get to know the routes[/i]
unlike taxis, buses always go the same way. you will soon start to get to know rio, landmarks, which termas are walking distance from each other, shortcuts, where the metro stops are. you are sitting higher up than in a taxi, without distractions. you can see a lot.
anyone should be able to use a bus to get to centro or vm without a problem. if you want to become more fully acquainted with what bus goes where, pick up a copy of ruas which is a user-friendly a-z with all the routes marked and listed (as well as things like street-numbers - very handy for finding a place on a long street like ns copa).
to centro many centro buses are marked ´centro´ (surprise, surprise, haha). then there´s ones that more or less have to go through some part of centro/lapa like those marked ´rodoviaria. your centro bus, unless it goes via lapa, will stop either on rua de narci, dropping you off a few yards from four x four, or else in the underpass across from praca xv where the boats go to niteroi. from the underpass, it´s only a few yards walk across the praca. coming back, head for rio branco and look for a bus with ´copacabana´on it - simple. remember if you get an aterro bus it will be a lot quicker - it won´t stop at all the little stops in flamengo and gloria and so on into town. if you end up in lapa (look out for the arches) remember centro is only about a hundred yards away.
see my post yesterday for buses to vm.
[i]safety[/i]
they are occasional reports of hold-ups. but in a city the size of rio it´s a drop in the ocean. an attempted hold-up might work like this (only one i´ve personally witnessed): about a dozen kids, probably armed, run full tilt directly into the path of the bus in a v shape. the idea is to make th ebus stop or veer. drivers are used tyo this and usually just accelerate (no kids killed at the one i witnessed). then there´s crashes. look at a road crash taxi and a road crash bus - which would you prefer to have been in? muggings on buses: i´ve never witnessed oine but it could happen. most of the buses you will use are major commuter routes though (you mix with a wide cross-section of people on the buses) and are pretty secure. most new buses have security cameras.
btw if your dictionary calls a bus an autocarro it´s wrong. a bus here is an onibus!!
