Leaderboard

Having read all your posts since you joined this Forum, I think am safe in saying that you would not be wrestling with your decision unless you wanted to help this boy. It is likely you will get more back than it costs you and as you say , you can afford it.

A Euro pornstar that I had seen online was passing through town recently. Wanted $500/hr which is about double what you’d normally see guys from RM charging. Can’t imagine he gets a lot of work but at that price I guess he doesn’t need a lot.

Normally I would agree with you. My point is that 2.5 years into the current administration and the sobering thought given another 4 years of the same the SCOTUS could conceivably curtail equal protection under the law for the next 20 years, I don't need to vet any of the candidates to know that any one of them would be better than what we have now. That's enough incentive for me not to weaken any of them. Sorry we'll just have to disagree.

The former boy bar, Good Boys, has closed and moved just across the darkened Sunee Plaza soi to the former Allofmetoo. Dragon is on two floors, with the action on the second floor. It’s been open a few weeks now. Another new boy bar in Sunee Plaza is opening soon and it adjoins Diamond Bar and has same owner. More on this one later.

I'm happy to report I sent three checks today to candidates running for president. I saw the Peter Buttigieg CNN Town Hall recently and the guy blew me away. So smart. So articulate. So open to new ideas. He's got some serious talent. I believe his mind and heart would be good for America. First check to him. I like Kamala Harris. Second check to her. I think she's got talent, too. She doesn't quite have her policy chops sharpened enough, but I want to watch her growth and see her in the debates. I think it's important to have leadership discussions among a diverse group. I like supporting smart women who don't behave like Amy Klobuchar in private. If Stacy Abrams jumps in, I'll be sending her a check, too. I enjoy supporting smart minority women with talent. Check #3 goes to Beto O'Rourke. So glad he decided to jump in. Let's see how he fares on the national stage. He has the potential to bring an Obama-type impact to politics. The fact that he's a White guy from Texas only helps attract more conservatives on the fence. We caring patriots need to support worthy candidates who try to avoid PAC money. Even if it's $25, I highly recommend our fellow gay men write a check asap to show support. Good candidates need every non-corporate penny they can get their hands on. Let's do whatever we can, whatever it takes to dump Trump and Pence. (I apologize for posting in the Pub. I wanted to reach as many members as possible.)

Beto O’Rourke Raised $6.1 Million Online in First 24 Hours of Campaign Only 1k of that is mine, but if he plays his cards right, I'm sure I'll be sending more.

Now we have RockHard responding to himself. Time for those bloviator pills to kick in! And sure, I would love to support a candidate who is in favor with the conservatives and evangelicals. I might even send him one of those big $25 checks that are going out from New York. No doubt he would support gay rights over his evangelical Texan powerhouses.

Seconding the branch opposite Tawan.

If u want to support that boy's unrealistic lifestyles to give him boost of status among his friends, go ahead. Even if u give him money, he probably will spend on the phone anyway. For me, as long as the guy is worth it, id probably will spend as long as it doesnt hurt my wallet in the hope that he will be so grateful and repay me in bed lol

With this kind of lavish tipping, no wonder some boys dont feel the need to provide great services to other customers who arent tipping as much. Good thing there are still some rare ones who still gives good services as long as the tips are reasonable. I myself would definitely treat differently towards those who are kind and generous to me vs those who arent.

A true surprise and delight yesterday. I was celebrating with friends and they wanted to try an authentic Greek restaurant in Bangkok. I was leery but went. I am so glad I did. The place was delightful. The food was amazing and the prices reasonable. It quickly became one of my favorite places in Bangkok. The baked Feta was amazing and the kabobs were incredible. We sampled 10 or so dishes together and every one of them was fantastic. If you are in this area, stop in and give them a try, parking above the place for those of us that drive. https://www.avrabkk.com/

Coincidentally I just came saw a (favorable) review of another Greek restaurant on Soi Saladaeng 1/1. Aesop's. Review

Good news. I’ll also check it out when in Bangkok next month. I’ve heard there is a Greek restaurant in Pattaya as well.

It was mentioned he is indeed a real gogo boy at Jupiter...but way too popular for us mere mortals

Or January this year? I remember him because he behaved like he thinks he is God’s gift to all women/gay men.

betting that after 3 days with him he gets a Samsung as a going away gift. Brought a friend an iPhone 5 when I returned a year later and it only cost me $150.

I agree he is great looking as for unsolicited gift giving I don't see your refusal to fund even 1/3 of his phone as too harsh. You did not offer it , feel free to refuse unless YOU want to contribute to it. As for hotel arrangement if you arrange it beforehand and he agrees I don't think it's too selfish. Inviting him unexpectedly to that another room would be but not if arranged in advance. back in Jun 2015 I took guy from Pattaya for 5 days to BKK at his insistence . We discussed arrangements , I rented him a room in nearby hotel as mine was full already and promised him that from 5 nights at least 3 will be my paid bed warmer. It worked well with no drama on his part and actually we had one bonus night together when Tawan boy dumped me in mid bar

I can understand why Thailand hits the top spot. Like ggobkk I am surprised that the numbers in Hong Kong are so high. It doesnt seem like a key gay destination since the number of gay clubs, saunas etc, is not particularly high. Would have been nice to see the figures for Taipei/Taiwan. With a bill re same sex partnerships becoming law by the early summer, quite a thriving local gay scene and big increases in gay tourists, it is a more likely gay destination than Japan. I wonder how many tourists fly in just for the annual Gay Pride week-end when somewhere around 140,000 join the March. Perhaps they just don[t spend as much as n Hong Kong, although how anyone knows how to determine who spends what baffles me. Some photos of the last Gay Pride weekend from the gaybutton site http://gaybuttonthai.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9355

at 200 euro / hr , 1000 / night, not really I guess

I am pretty sure you have never seen him before. He joined the bar 6 months ago? but I only saw him a couple time in late January on Jupiter runway and in March he was accompanying a customer for a few days(or few weeks). He doesn’t appear on shows either. He is currently a favourite boy of a very generous regular customer who probably gave these garlands of 50,000 baht.

I agree with meteor9876. No problems to make contact in Thermas. If you look directly to a guy he will come to you for offering his services. Some are rather pushy; so you have to say often clearly "no, I am not interested". 50€ is normal price for some cabin fun. If you want to fuck you have to negociate before, normally same price; also 50€. When a guy says "one hour", the meaning is "until you get your cum shot" ... normally 15 to 20 minutes, not more. If you want longer fun in the cabin, you have to agree before.

Sure you can approach the boys, but if make eye contact with a guy he will approach you most times. You should negotiate the price and what you expect before, otherwise I can be a deseaster or the guy charge you too much. There is no rule for the time, you can negotiate everything. If you only ask for the price and nothing else, most guys will say 50 euros. I prefer to negotiate time and sex, so there is no surprise. However, most guys ask you how long you stay in Barcelona. From my experience it is always better to say something like 2 weeks. If they know it is your last day and there is no chance for a second meeting with you, some guys are not so motivated.

I don't understand why so many people have to second guess the experience of another. We all react differently depending on the situation, and with crime there is often no time to think before you act. Why not let people tell their stories without all the judgement?

Give it up to vinapu to notice such a hunk lol. While body wise, he barely passed for my type, his face even from side looks like a very handsome hunky manly man lol

The Guardian, Arwah Mahdawi: Lord give me the confidence of a mediocre white man! Specifically, I wouldn’t mind the confidence of Beto O’Rourke. A dude so assured of his inner greatness that, after losing a Senate bid, he decided the next logical step would be to run for president. Not only did he lose, by the way, he lost to Ted Cruz: a man so unlikable there’s even a conspiracy theory floating around that he’s the Zodiac killer. Now, don’t get me wrong, I don’t think losing one election disqualifies someone from jumping into the presidential nominations. Stacey Abrams has said “2020 is definitely on the table”, and I’d be 100% behind her running. (Then again, Abrams didn’t really lose the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial contest; she had the election stolen from her because of voter suppression tactics.) No, it’s not Beto’s loss last year that bothers me, it’s his entitlement. His certainty that he’s qualified for the most powerful job in the world despite his lack of experience. His belief that he is qualified for the role despite the fact that he himself has absolutely no idea what he stands for. “I don’t know where I am on a [political] spectrum and I almost could care less,” Beto recently boasted during a stop in Wisconsin. I’ll tell you where Beto is on the political spectrum: he’s wherever it’s most convenient for him to be. He announced his presidential bid by talking about the environment but his six-year record in Congress shows him to be a friend of the fossil fuel industry. His voting record is characterized by flip-flopping and he is vague about his position on healthcare and raising taxes. The only strong conviction he really seems to have is that he deserves to be president. “Man, I’m just born to be in it,” he recently enthused to Vanity Fair. In many senses Beto is right: he was born to be successful. He is, after all, a rich kid from a well-connected family. His dad, Pat O’Rourke was a county judge and got 19-year-old Beto (who had no interest in politics at the time) an internship with the West Texas congressman Ron Coleman. Like many privileged people, Beto seems to have confused his luck for God-given talent; a talent so spectacular that he doesn’t need to do the hard work mere mortals do. “I don’t ever prepare a speech,” he boasted to Vanity Fair. Can you imagine a woman boasting about how she never prepares? No, because women know they need to be overprepared just to get a foot in the door. Ultimately, what might be most frustrating about Beto is that we all know someone like him. He’s the guy in the meeting who hasn’t done any of the work but who repeats a woman’s points and immediately gets a round of applause and a promotion. He’s the guy who pays eloquent lip service to the importance of diversity, but would never go so far as conceding a woman might be better qualified for a job than him. He’s the epitome of mediocre white male confidence. And if there is one thing America does not need at the moment, it’s more mediocre white guys running things.

I was about 15/16 when I ran across The Front Runner on one of those wire spinner display racks at a local store. Just thumbing through the paperbacks, probably looking to see what SF was on offer. When I realized what I was reading, it electrified me right down to my toes. I had no clue gay themed novels were even a thing, much less soft core porn (not that it was soft core to me! ). God bless whatever sorting clerk at the distributor who accidently stuck a gay novel into the assortment shipped to that store. It was one of those events that helped me understand that the wider world was not necessarily just my local Bible soaked reality writ large. Maybe not exactly like Oz moving to NYC, but still eye opening.

Problem with this thread is describing the location...lol decent experience at branch at entry to Tarntawan Hotel

Wow Rob, you are so correct in this.

Yes, he did. I wonder whatever happened to him. I took him on trips outside of Brazil. I spent too much money on him but that is okay. I had a good time. I met his wife and child. They did not seem to care that he spent nights away from them with a male. I was too dumb to realize what a negative effect his being away at night must have had on his marriage and child. I was new to Brazil. He was always late coming over. Eventually, I got tired of him keeping me waiting an hour or two or more for him to show up. In those days there were more saunas in Rio. We had Rogers, Pointe 202, Estacao, Spa 73 and of course 117. After I stopped waiting at the hotel for him to appear hours later than he said he would show, I found it more rewarding to meet different guys in those others saunas. He was a nice guy and I am glad I knew him. I never see him in any sauna or on the streets. That was fifteen years ago. Maybe the saunas do not work for him anymore. I hope he is okay.

Anddy, I was going to say the same thing but didn't want to open that box...

sounds more like Schrödinger's cat than Buddhism lol

According to Theravada Buddhism, it will be there until it's not. :-)

And now Banana Bar has just confirmed their earlier than planned Soi Twilight bar closure too - very sad, so many happy memories there with their end of an Era party on the 29th March :-(