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Had a unmemorable time in Pattaya last week, except for meeting @Keithambrose and @BjornAgain . My stay at the Ambiance was good, still like that hotel, comfortable/clean beds sheets, cold ac, dark as fuck room, which vampires prefer. Someone had asked about the noise, which I've never noticed because I come in after 3am usually, however, one night I stayed in, my sleeping routine was messed up and wanted to rest. I was on the 2nd floor and could hear the noise/music from BBB downstairs, but by 1230am was quiet again. Mike Taxi was ontime and the vehicles they had in both direction were late models and very comfortable. Staying at the Tarntawan, another old reliable for me and the same as Ambiance without the noise, they stays here are always very quiet. Price/location combo can't be beat and still the same staff mostly for many years, except last night I met a new overnight desk agent, he seems nice though. I went with @reader to Saphan Kawi to a massage shop, PHETBOY Spa and I reserved someone from their listings since I was unsure how many would be there on demand, in hindsight I should've taking the chance since there were so many massage shops in the area. The guy that I reserved turned out to be the worst massage/sex experience EVER in Thailand for me. His pictures were heavily fotoshopped and I should of called it off right then, but thought maybe he has some skills or equipment that would compensate. It only got worse at each step.... HORRIBLE massage skills, I kept thinking that if @macaroni21 had been writing a review it would've been zero's across the board. I put him on the floor to show him a few techniques, then gave him another try. Nope, at this point I thought he was just dumb, but who was I to speak since I was still there 🙄 After 17 mins of massage, he wanted to start to chuck wow....now their listings show T or B and he was listed as a Top. Maybe he was unaware of that part? Didn't/couldn't fuck and at 48 mins he said he had to go because he had work (another client somewhere) at 6pm. I got dressed and went downstairs, he asked "Tip?". I spoke to the manager (probably owner) and all he was concerned with was that the shop got their money, Listed mon tips were 800/1000. I told him any tip I gave the kid would be a gift, shop fee was 380 and I gave 1000, more than I should've. Manager apologized and said see you next time, to which I could only laugh. Reader was waiting outside and first thing I said to him was this was the worst massage ever in Thailand and he quickly replied, couldn't have been worse than mine, lmao. Since we were taking the Skytrain we decided to go to Madrid to eat, the pizza place not the city. Called Jenny to confirm she was opened and she said yes and would prepare a table for us. See other post about Madrid. After going out separate ways, I went to Hot Male to see if Alex's cousin was there, I had messaged him a month and a week ago to let him know I'd be coming only to find out he was off today. Messaged him and he said he's in Pattaya and won't be back until Fri, I leave EARLY Sat 😑 Wasn't turning out to be a good day, except for the pizza so far....went to Circus to see a couple of waiters I have on FB as friends walked soi 4, didn't see anything interesting. Sat outside Sunrise Taco checking out the apps. One of the boys that I went with before from HotMale gogo recognized me, he looked like a homeless person and I asked him what happened. He just came from his country and is walking Silom looking for clients, he asked for my line. I told him no way, I've had a bad luck day and didn't need anymore today. I saw @Keithambrose walking pass me and I yelled at him, he seemed shocked and came back. Hope he didn't think I was a homeless guy looking for a trick 🤔 We walked over to Hot Male downstairs to which he invited me for a drink, I'm a cheap date. Talked for awhile until a nearby table or screaming/cackling Thai's became unbearable and we left. I walked down to Tawan, Super A and Nature boy....as I passes Where Golden Cock used to be, a guy that I knew from there came running up to me, I had seen a bunch of people sitting outside at tables, guys and girls and thought it was a straight bar, he said no, it's a new bar, Mr O's kitchen or something like that. I always had a good time with him, so I went in to buy him a beer 200 baht. I thought I was going to off him so bought him another beer, because now it was late and no other options. Apparently the owner is from Las Vegas and has Nature boy too according to this kid. I guess he is a gambler, lol. Then this kid seemed like he was trusted to be in charge when the owner left and said he couldn't go with me, wtf is happening today I thought. He introduced me to the 5 guys that were available, 2 were really cute and 1 said he wasn't for me (bottom) but my friend referred me to an average guy saying I'll be happier with him for massage and sex (500 off 1500 tip). He's known me for years so I took his advice.... turned out to be a fun end of a shitty day. Over 2 hours of massage and fucking, even after he finished he made sure I did too, which is good because so many lose interest after they cum, including myself. He said we could do another day and he doesn't watch the clock can be hours and hours, but he looks like he can drink as much as me and that could add up to a lot, lol Went to sleep about 530am and woke up at almost 1pm.....my vampire sleep routine is back!!!

Yes I do - already since 2 years and 2 months I get up at the crack of dawn and go to the gym - my training starts at 7:50am - I finish the gym between 9:55am and 10:10am. Then I go eat breakfast at Tinnies (the Australian place with the BEST bacon in all of Pattaya - in my opinion). Then depending on the day, I grab a Bolt from Jomtien into almost North Pattaya where I go for my ED Shockwave treatment at 11:30am and that lasts for around 35 to 40 minutes - then I take a motorbike taxi to the TRT (testosterone replacement therapy) clinic - near Boyztown. That lasts for about 10 to 15 minutes if it is not a day when they need to draw blood for the monthly stats. Then the baht bus back to Jomtien, run local errands - like to FoodMart and/or 7-Eleven or to go see my viagra/cialis lady to stock up the supply. Then home for a 2 hour nap. Then around 5pm or 6pm one of my 4 hands massage coordinators brings himself and another guy to massage me and have some fun. Then clean up, myself, the bed, shower area and if one of them wants to go eat we usually go outside of the Jomtien Complex to grab a bite - it is usually Thai food. Then head into the Jomtien Complex for a drink and by 9pm or 10pm I am craving my bed to catch up on some internet and/or watch some YouTube and then fall asleep. Rinse and repeat and before you know it the week has finished. On non gym days (there are 3) then my schedule is more free and I walk on the beach, or go to Koh Larn, or go into Central Pattaya to one of the malls, go see a movie - catch up with friends, etcetra You don't need to cross that busy road (Thappraya) - you can live in one of the many beach condos that are all within walking distance of the Jomtien Supertown Complex and the gay Dongtan beach. They are: View Talay 7 Jomtien Complex Condotel Grand Condotel View Talay 5 (there are 2) Jomtien Plaza Condotel Of course you will pay more because the above condos are on or very near to the beach. On the other side of the busy Thappraya road - there is View Talay 2 (2 buildings) and also View Talay 1 (2 buildings) that are much cheaper than the above listed on-the-beach condo list. Yes - easily. Just realize to put into your budget 2 important factors: Boy tax - everytime you bring one to your room or do them in a massage and/or short time room there is a fee - these can become very expensive - so make sure that you have a way to finance all of this or you might need to join the PFC, NEW Thai government taxation (effective from 01-Jan-2024) on money that you bring into Thailand (i.e., remittances) as Assessable Income --> my Boy tax is already too high so when the government decided to get greedy - as I am already spending a considerable amount of my discretionary income in the local Thai economy - I decided that from 2025 forward I will only live in Thailand for less than 180 days for each alternating year - thus giving the money that I would have spent in Thailand to other nearby countries (The Philippines and Vietnam). I do not agree with this statement. It is easier to make expat friends with these 2 types of expats: those here on vacation, those who live here seasonally. I found that the expats that live here full time are not easy to make friends with and in fact I have given up on this endeavor - and I instead concentrate making Thai friends. Even my 1 local expat friend, JD100, is leaving Thailand due to this difficulty to make friends with the full time expats that live here. There seems to be some kind of acid in the local water - as I cannot explain it but better to leave the hornets nest alone. Yes I agree for 2 primary reasons: 1.) it can become too expensive, 2.) if you go into the Jomtien Complex too often the excitement wears off when the emphasis of 98% of the bar owners is that you as the farang = "farang sit and farang drink" - as I do not like to sit in a chair all night and I do not like to drink it becomes VERY lethargic and boring and unhealthy. There is no excitement and there is no decent place where you can stand up and expend some energy - like a great place to dance with good music. So, one of the nighttime alternatives can be to walk over to the gay volleyball on Dongtan beach near the Pattaya waterpark and Sea Rescue. When I do it is a fun night because although I cannot play (I am not good enough) I can jump up and down and cheerlead the guys on and run after the stray balls to avoid that they get wet in the shoreline waves. It is a social event where you walk around and not only sit on your ass all night - so it is not lethargic as a night out in the Jomtien Complex can be. This is incorrect. All of the View Talays were built before this current fad to copy HongKong style small cramped dwellings - so I find the View Talays to be rather large. Mine is 98 sqm with 2 sea facing balconies - more than enough for 1 person. I have looked at many of the newer constructed beach condos and they are mostly all very small and VERY expensive. My goal is to be in walking distance of the Jomtien Complex - so most of the newer constructed cramped buildings are too far away and would require that you either buy a motorbike and have to worry about having an accident or create a BIG dependency on BOLT for transportation purposes.

Idea - if you were living in Pattaya, wouldn't you keep yourself occupied by running your bar that you are going to open?

And the pizza pics.... she doesn't do the jumbo pizza at the new location, which I miss, being a size queen 🙄 @TotallyOz was the one that introduced me to Madrid, it wouldn't have been a place I'd walk into judging from the storefront appearance and location. Oh, she also said to call to make sure she is there and open as she travels from time to time. Reader treated me to dinner there, what a guy. Then since we both like to walk, 25-30 minutes up Silom with a detour on Soi 6 to look at the massage shops 😉

You two should get a condo together. Best yet, find a third guy, and each of you can rotate living in the 3 countries and share the lease. Best thing is, you can even plan it so that none of you need to be in the same condo, country at the same time at all.

Now THAT is one heck of a very informative answer and the best I've read for a long time 👌 Thank you for spending so much time to reply 👌😇

I believe Floridarob’s description of his first massage in Saphan Kwai touches on developments I began to notice this trip. I first started patronizing these shops on my first post-Covid trip. I was immediately impressed generally with both the abundance of guys available and their performance. Three years on, I’m beginning to see a few cracks. Maintaining some sense of quality control becomes increasingly challenging as the numbers expand as they have. Also a factor is that a good portion of the guys have been around for 2-3 years and are becoming becoming a bit jaded as they circulate among various shops as free agents. Bigger is not necessarily better if value is eroded in the process.

Amazing views of Jomtien's Dongtan beach - especially when the sunsets behind Koh Larn island and also later into the night --> like right now. This is the PRIMARY reason why I chose Jomtien over Bangkok - as I have an eternal affinity with the sea.

Jennny, the proprietor of Madrid, confirmed to Floridarob and me tonight that she was careful to take all the historical photos and momentous from the Patpong location before moving to new digs.Amd she said to tell Vinapu she’s looking forward to preparing Vinapu’s favorite pizza (shallots) upon his much anticipated return.

Pattaya already has a Ripley's....🤔 Here he is being helpful and then you threaten him 😳 I had an imaginary friend before.... out of sight, out of mind.

if you move in with me @Olddaddy you will get an earful from me. You ask very good thought provoking questions that sometimes give me fear, present a challenge, or are entertaining. It was you who wrote a post in the summer of 2022 (just before my former employer moved me to Thailand as part of my retirement package) where you asked a VERY thought provoking question which was (I am paraphrasing your post - I am too lazy to dig it out of this forum's archives) - "what do all of the falangs do when they sit on their balconies looking out at the sea in Jomtien all day?? Do they get bored?" @Olddaddy, that question freaked me out - I was packing my belongings back in Europe for the big move and I thought to myself - oh shit - what if @Olddaddy is correct? What if I am making the BIGGEST mistake of my life - after all of the many years that I invested on the very difficult question, "where do I want to retire?" And yes, I often did get bored in that first year. I would sit on my balcony looking at that beautiful Gulf of Thailand sea - and think to myself - why am I bored? I worked my entire life to live on the sea - as that was my lifelong dream. Then I realized that if I am getting bored then the ONLY person that can change that is ME!! So, I got off of my ass and made myself busy. The hardest transition in retirement is that we are often identified by our careers and when there is no more career - we can go into identity crisis - to answer the Holy Grail question of: What is my purpose in life?? That was the hardest part of my new retirement and now I am finally beyond that because I filled up my life with many little things that when combined fill up my days, so that I don't have too much free time to worry about, "am I bored?" or "what is my purpose in life?" and @emiel1981 wrote about this in his recent Pattaya trip report. Him and I, were often sitting in the Jomtien Complex and wondering is that guy who just walked by @Olddaddy ?? Then we would say, hmm, no he is too fat and Olddaddy said that he goes to the gym and is not yet retired. Let us look for a more fit guy who is younger and not so feeble.....

Another idiot trying to impress I don't know whom by wearing costly jewelry at death of night. Not that I condone blatant theft but don't feel sorry for those types

Dream on 😂😜😝 You might find it more of a nightmare ---- most have .

Not in display in restaurant but safely secured elsewhere. There’s some artwork inspired by the restaurant’s name, giving the place the feel of Madrid. This is Jenny with painting of her mother who ruled over the Madrid during those early days.

I for one am always more interested in members of staff than owners even if Guido is very funny, pleasant and handsome guy

Forum member JD100 and myself, we attended the Friday 01-Nov-2024 Venue Cabaret Halloween special edition show. Neither one of us have ever seen the cabaret show here as we have frequently attended the M2M show in the Jomtien Complex and recently the stupendous cabaret show at Tiffany in Pattaya - recent review here: The Venue is one of the primary hotels in the Jomtien Complex (aka, Supertown) https://www.facebook.com/TheVenueCabaret/ The price for admission was 1 required drink (360 baht I believe - JD paid for mine) which is good value for money - as the cabaret show started at 10pm and we exited between 11:30pm - 11:45pm - as they then move everyone from the main stage to the pool area for the more sexy cabaret version (we did not stay for that show). We had front row seats - as I had made a reservation via email the prior day = thevenuejomtienpattaya@hotmail.com At first, neither of us felt an affinity with the performers - as we have been jaded by the excellent performers at M2M - as they seem to be more passionate about their performances and they work the audience more to draw you into their themed acts. The M2M audience is much more inclined to tip the performers throughout the show, whereas, The Venue audience was more subdued and reluctant to tip. However, after about 30 to 40 minutes into The Venue show, we started to feel enchanted with The Venue cabaret performers and by the end of the show we were totally in harmony with them. I would recommend our viewers/readers to see this show. I give a ranking as follows: 5 stars to the Tiffany show in Pattaya City, 4.4 stars to the M2M show in the Jomtien Complex, 4 stars to The Venue show in the Jomtien Complex. JD has decided to leave Thailand to return to his home country later this month - so we want to squeeze in one more night out to see the show at the Colosseum. I will post a review after we have seen that show. Here are some photos from The Venue Halloween show: My favorite scene was the dance number with the nuns with the picture frames - I found it unique and entertaining.

From Pattaya News A Chinese tourist in Pattaya was robbed of an expensive platinum necklace after being approached by three transgender individuals who reportedly offered sexual services to him near Pattaya Beach. At 2:00 AM on November 3rd, Pattaya police received a report that a Chinese tourist had been robbed near Pattaya Beach, opposite Soi Pattaya Beach 6. Upon receiving the report, officers rushed to the scene, along with The Pattaya News reporters. There, the victim, identified as Mr. Shen Yanqing, a 37-year-old Chinese national, was waiting with his friend to provide their statement to the authorities. Mr. Shen stated that he had come to visit Pattaya and was staying at a hotel in Central Pattaya. While walking around to enjoy the nighttime atmosphere and lights at the beach, three individuals, whom he believed were transgender, approached him and reportedly offered their sexual services. They attempted to distract him by hugging and touching him, but Mr. Shen said he and his friends were not interested and immediately walked away. The group, pretending to be upset by the rejection, quickly fled the scene. The whole interaction occurred within less than three minutes, Mr. Shen said. However, shortly afterward, Mr. Shen noticed that his platinum necklace, valued at over 120,000 baht, had gone missing. He was certain that the group of transgenders had stolen it. He and his friends tried to find them, but they were nowhere to be found. After the incident, Mr. Shen decided to report the theft to the police. Pattaya police are reviewing CCTV footage, which is expected to have captured the suspects during the crime and their escape. The investigation is ongoing. The Pattaya News notes that this incident took place on the same day when a transgender woman was caught allegedly pickpocketing a Korean tourist on a Baht bus.

It is expected that your intense surveillance will influence the outcome. RPReplay_Final1730848621.mov

Well, then is better to use brains instead of bragging about having them... because current situation in US is far from to be proof of your words... look on this lemming above: he starting his hysteria about "genocide and Putin" each time when I'm speaking about US and he has no argument to oppose me... you shouldn't walk by his path - there is shit on every step, and after all this thread is about US elections

Who said that? "It's better" to have compromise instead to pretend to have compromise. What's deadline by law to have state budget ready? July 1st? (asking honestly because am lazy to search). And what is real situation? Second month without budget?

Southern Indian guys can be hot. There is a Youtube account called "fit karnataka" that has videos of bodybuilders from southern India. A lot of the guys there arent overdeveloped in the "walnuts in a condom" style but are sexy and well developed. Some of the backstage videos show them better, when they are not posing. None of the guys there are hairy, but as they are bodybuilders I assume they would razor hair off anyway. Worth a look if you are going to southern India (particularly Karnataka state) to put you in the mood!

Are you kidding? I am a total political whore. This is like the orgy of the century!

Steeveee, why you pretend to be democrat? You are talking like homeless part-time worker from the corn field in the middle of nowhere in Ohayo... an outstanding representative of your country, which first dropped a nuclear bomb on the heads of innocent civilians in the history of human civilization

The massive difference, of course, is that those in power in the US don't murder journalists who disagree with them. At least so far. We'll have to see what happens if Trump wins the election.

You are ridiculous, Steeveee... representative of nation, which blew 176 000 of civilians in nuclear fire in Japan just in 2 sec trying to lecture me?

Your right, good message. Next message from @gayinpattaya stupid, I think. Don't forget the Royal Family faced down Franco supporters in an attempted coup. Would he have been happier if the King had gone shooting, as his father did?

So you just know I gotta go long on this one. Here is an interesting psychobabble answer to your question. If Trump wins, Mark Halperin has been arguing for months we will have the "biggest mental health crisis" in US history. It's a serious statement. He thinks tens of millions of Americans really won't understand how this could happen. They won't feel they recognize the country they live in. I disagree with that prognosis. If Trump wins, it will be like 2016 to 2020 on steroids. There will be enormous Democratic resistance, starting immediately. I'll make it worse, then better. I've watched Halperin's 2Way channel regularly for months. The good thing about it is he has brought both Harris and Trump supporters together to talk in respectful, informative ways every day. That is why I watch it. Halperin clearly feels empathy for both sides. For Harris supporters like me, he thinks what we miss is that lots of Trump supporters simply think the Left has gone too far. And lots of Trump supporters deeply feel the Establishment, meaning most institutions and definitely government, is broken and needs to be disrupted. I don't actually miss that. I get all that. Harris is a California liberal who embodies all these fears and is seen as too far Left. Regardless of who wins, those are real problems we need to fix. And if Trump wins, that will be why. So these are things Democrats better pay attention to, even if we win. What really surprised me is Halperin and his R (Sean Spicer) and D (Dan Turrentine) co-hosts picked who they think will win the House and Senate. All three agree Republicans will take the House. All three agreed Republicans will end up with 53 to 54 Senate seats. The latter really surprised me. Turrentine is a lifelong moderate Democrat who has worked for Jared Polis, Joe Manchin, Hillary Clinton. So is he no Sandernista. But that might give him a clearer and more centrist view of what is really happening. When I heard that, I immediately thought, "Oh my God! Am I blind? Am I really missing something?" Or, all three of them could just be wrong. So now it gets better. I do think Harris will win. I've cited Lichtman, who is never wrong. The stock market has performed exactly like it does in years when the incumbent party wins. The poll averages have Harris slightly ahead in Michigan and Wisconsin, and only 0.3 % behind in Pennsylvania. So the polls are tied, as well as unreliable. But there is no bad news for Harris in what I just said. And Halperin is one of a chorus saying Trump's last few weeks were awful. He sounded just like the unhinged menace Harris has painted him to be. So the most interesting thing at the moment is Ann Selzer. She was the canary in the coal mine in 2016 and 2020. Both times she said the country is more for Trump than the polls are telling us. Both times she was right. Now she is saying the exact opposite. Older women in particular are sick of it, and abortion is a huge driver. If Selzer is the canary in the coal mine a third time in a row, it means the surprise tonight will be that the polls modeled themselves too much on 2016 and 2020, for fear of underestimating Trump again. And Harris and Democrats will do better than expected. Selzer's poll shows 2 Democrats in Iowa CD 1 and 3 clobbering their incumbent Republican opponents in what Cook Political Report call toss ups. So if Selzer is right, as she almost always is (she was wrong about Kerry in 2004, but only by a few points) it is going to be a surprisingly good night for Democrats. Democrats will take the House. Basically 2022 redux, but slightly better for Democrats. I watched several interviews yesterday of the data geeks who understand the early vote stuff inside out. That is the best argument Republicans are making now. The early vote is a wave of Republicans voting in record numbers. But the Democratic numbers guys - Tom Bonier, Joe Trippi - say Republicans simply got their core voters to vote early. They have no turnout machine. Meanwhile, Democrats have a massive turnout machine. And we got new voters to vote early. And women are voting is record numbers, way more than men. So the Democrats who understand the math best say Elon Musk, who is screaming that MAGA is crushing it, is an ignorant fool who has no fucking idea what he is talking about. I definitely buy that. They predict a red mirage (which we already have in the early vote numbers Musk cites) followed by a blue wave. If Team Halperin is missing something, it boils down to one word: resistance. To Halperin's credit, he wants to play nice and be empathetic to both sides. In part, I suspect, because his business model depends on it. What he may be missing, that Selzer is picking up, is deep principled bipartisan resistance. Kamala Harris PLUS Liz Cheney. And rage that this whole Trump thing is just NOT okay. If what Selzer is saying is true, MAGA is about to get flushed down the toilet by America. And Team Halperin just missed it. Or, they saw it and discounted it. Halperin actually had a great interview with Ann Selzer a few days ago. But he obviously doesn't quite believe her. Neither, by the way, does Newt Gingrich. How shocking is THAT, LOL? I'll add Michael Moore one last time. He speaks for me. He has been a pretty good canary in the coal mine, too. He is not even pretending to base his prediction on polls. He has a deep gut feeling for the working class, and resistance movements. His Spidey sense tells him we are going to see a wave of women. And it will boil down to RESISTANCE. So I will let him say it in his own moving words below. The part I am quoting is at 7:00 Hope Moore and Selzer are again the canaries in the coal mine, who understand the heart of America more than most.

Then you don't have to talk to them!

Since monarchy is not super popular their super complicated bind requires putting a super level of thought into whether to put in a showing, however super appropriate or super inconsiderate such is labelled according to the super polarized expression of public opinion. Super damned if they did or super damned if they didn’t. Either way they’d take a super drubbing on the chin, in a super literal manner as it happens. The king actually speaks for renewable energy at meetings related to challenging climate change. But I guess he used his paper towel roll to wipe his face rather than toss it in a super insensitive way to the mob.

I might move in with you 😀 I was in Jomtien complex every night the last 3 weeks when I wasn't in Bangkok seeing that sexy man Guido Did you buy or rent? Both have their advantages

@BjornAgain Never heard of Na Jomtien until I met you, stay off the balcony, btw.

From Pattaya News Pattaya officials, led by Mayor Mr. Poramase Ngampiches, inspected Pattaya Beach on Saturday to make sure speedboat and jet ski operators comply with new safety regulations aimed at providing safety for tourists swimming in the sea. The inspection on November 2nd was part of the city’s ongoing “Better Pattaya Bay” project. It took place at Pattaya Beach, focusing on organizing the mooring of speedboats, jet skis, and banana boats, which have reportedly been crowding the beach area and causing inconvenience to tourists enjoying the sea. To address this, Pattaya City has coordinated with the Marine Disaster Prevention Unit and the Marine Department to inform boat operators in the Pattaya Beach zone about docking regulations. The mayor said operators are required to pick up tourists only at designated spots, including one in North Pattaya and one in South Pattaya, and jet skis are prohibited from coming within 200 meters of the shore to provide safety for swimmers. These regulations are part of the “Pattaya Model,” which promotes orderly and safe use of the beach for all.

I thought you had a partner?

What do you think is the reason for this lack of gay gogo's and bars and good massage? They don't want gay tourists? Many Thai guys, gay or not, are willing to sell their body for money. I even ask Thai boys themselves what percentage they think of Thai boys is willing to have sex for money. They all mention percentages around the 90% range. So in Phuket there can't be a lack of willing guys. Ask this question yourself to the Thai guys you know. I am curious if they also quote such a high percentage.

From The Nation While much of Asia and Southeast Asia are prone to seasonal flooding, statistics show that inundations have been particularly high in 2024 Flooding is one of the most common natural disasters around the world as evidenced by the severe flooding that has impacted several countries this year alone. According to World Bank data from 2020, around 1.47 billion people or about 19% of the global population. face significant risks of severe flooding from rivers, heavy rainfall, or coastal erosion, with 89% of those at risk residing in low- to middle-income countries. The majority of those vulnerable to flooding—about 1.36 billion people—live in South and East Asia, with 329 million in China and 225 million in India, making up more than one-third of the world’s flood-prone population. In 2024, nine out of the top 10 countries most at risk of river flooding are in Asia, particularly in the southern and eastern regions of the continent. Southeast Asia, with its low-lying terrain, frequent tropical storms, heavy rains, long monsoon seasons, and underdeveloped flood protection infrastructure, is especially prone to frequent and severe flooding. Climate change is also impacting the frequency and intensity of these events, with an estimated 30% increase in flood-affected populations if global temperatures rise by 2°C. According to Statista’s March 2024 survey on flood risk, based on the approximate number of people affected by annual floods, the risk index ranges from 0 to 10 (higher scores indicate higher risk). The countries with the highest flood risk are Vietnam, Egypt and Bangladesh (risk index 9.9); Thailand (9.8); Iraq (9.6); Pakistan (9.5); China (9.3); India (9.2); Myanmar (8.8); and Cambodia (8.7). Continues at https://www.nationthailand.com/sustaination/40042951

That's an absurdly short list. The list of journalists alone is many times greater than that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_journalists_killed_in_Russia And it dwarfs the long list of other Putin critics he's murdered: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspicious_deaths_of_notable_Russians_in_2022–2024

New shop is replacing the recently closed M Star shop.

Maybe bit sooner it seems

One more case for leaving Phuket to other tourists

It's fantasy!

Is that in 2029?

I'm here right now and Phuket is very nice if you explore on a motorbike. Lovely viewpoints to be seen and Karon Beach and Kata Noi beach are lovely. Patong beach not so good. Went the first night to Soi Paradise ( gay area) and so disappointed. Nothing but full blast dance music and 90 year old drag queen's 🤪 Walked to next Soi....which is massage Soi and some said 'no sex' on the doors. There was one bar called Heaven Bar in which I was the only customer. Manager was nice but other guy just gamed all evening on his phone. All in all it's not a fraction as good as Jomtien. Won't bother again. And Phuket a lot more expensive than Pattaya/ Jomtien also. However, I'd still say come see for yourself as you will then have a true opinion for yourself 👍

And how true this is. My mother told me that she knew when I was only 7 years old. I said, how ma? She said that I could not throw the baseball properly like the other kids my age. When did she tell me this? When I was 24 - she made a special trip into NYC (she hated the city) from the far suburbs to meet me at my flat. And then she said to me: If I had a gay son I would still love him. Are you gay? Like wow!!! What a burden she took off of my shoulders, as I was still dating a girl to please my mom. Soon afterwards, I broke up with my girlfriend and I jumped fully into my already existing exciting gay life in Brooklyn. I was no longer a "fake" bisexual.

If STI check cost 8000B then really which gogo dancer or masseur will get test?

As a caveat....Saunas come with a known level of protection....The apps, well....zero. Not a scare tactic, but over hundreds of meetings, all it takes is one to regret it.....and that ONE can happen sooner than later, not predictable, If you've seen the exchange rate, that makes things, for some, more desperate......

I think service level by the same boy will be the same. Jey is just more upscale and classy place with prices to match and higher minimum tips follow that logic. If you as client see price for massage in 1200 range , if they had minimum tip of just 1000 you would wonder what's the catch I guess. By the way I dod not notice guys listed in Saphan Kwai and Jey at the same time but at least two are listed in Saphan Kwai and equally upscale Glam massage by Suthsan MRT station

Thursday is still the best night at California. The live sex show was alright. The bottom is kinda hot. Surprised they do bareback. Conclusion : Will not in the hurry to come back to Fortaleza. Once every couple of years should be good enough. Leaving for Recife tomorrow. Hope it fares better.