Tuesday 08 Aug 2006

0200 – finally go to sleep
0900 – get up for class =__=
0930 – class with Jan Visser on prostitution dynamics in Dutch society

I really like the idea of socially controlling the community especially when it comes to healthcare for the sex workers. It is true that if you enforce worker checkups, the ones that are the most vulnerable will not attend for the possibility of social stigmatism/loss of job. Therefore, it makes sense that if you make the healthcare available and accessible yet strictly voluntary, there is a higher chance that more of the same population will seek the care. I wonder how often they go to these checkups. =/

1215 – yummy free lunch ^.^
1300 – walk over to Prostitution Information Center for “tour”

Apparently it’s approximately twice a year that these girls go to the clinics to get checked. It would be interesting to see how hidden these clinics are from the community.

1530 – got a stadsdeelgids (not gemeentegids) T.T at Stadhuis
1630 – walked around the nearby flea market
1800 – bought groceries & cooked dinner with Lacy/Kathy

The Spar “convenient store” has food that just as cheap as the AH, but closer! ^_^

2045 – meet Trent for jazz gigue in Casablanca Bar

Here's a vid of a bass solo. The lighting was low so you can't really see anything, but it sounds good!