jason1975

I suspect even during high season in December that music bar opposite Foodland will still be lacking in customers!

I arrange with Jupiter guy in advance through Line. I just had to appear at door outside bar and tell mamasan I am offing him. Mamasan let me sit at sofa outside while he called the guy to come out. Of course, I tipped mamasan for his help!

Yes they will open with an outrageous number such as 2000 baht and then bargain down!

5 sessions for 2k baht = 400 baht each. That's tempting offer!

You can just ignore the messages. After a while, they will stop. I find it's convenient to have contacts.

I rather save energy and money for a longer holiday!

Thanks for report! With Thailand open attitudes, can expect more gay tourists for the businesses in future!

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 so envious! How I wish I can be there!

I agree it's good to be generous. I normally buy a round of drinks plus 100 baht tip each for Hotmale beer bar waiters on my last night in Bangkok.

I went to Airbnb and searched for apartments around Saphan Kwai. Some nice apartments for less than $100 per night!

I was approached on the road one night by a guy walking in my opposite direction. He was with his group of friends. "Hello, how are you? Nice to see you!" he said cheerfully. I couldn't recognise him but I smiled back out of politeness. Later, I realise that I had gone to his massage shop. I had gotten a massage from his friend and he was there at same time. I didn't remember him but he remembered me!

Me too! If the shop has posted minimum tip, the guys who work there will not ask for 2000 baht tip in middle of massage!

But the guy feels good on stage when he has garland! Anyway, it's always been a spontaneous decision for me. Sometimes I just felt like giving.

With so many shops and guys available in Saphan Kwai area, perhaps it's time to consider staying in Airbnb in the area? 3 massages in one day will not be a problem!

That's me! My race is Chinese but I am from Singapore, not China. I do splurge occasionally on a garland at the bars.

I believe if shops in soi 6 specify tip upfront at counter before massage, the customers from China will gladly pay the tip. There is no tipping culture in China and first timers or even casual tourists from China who have visited Thailand a few times do not understand that the massage guys do not get paid much from shopowner but rely on tips.

Most of the time, I am the one who ask for Line contacts! Even guys I just meet for first time in bar and I buy them a drink.

I agree that the "normal" Moonlight guys are very handsome!

I am considering breaking up my stay in December into two different locations - half in hotel and the other half in apartment. I found out that my regular guy loves cooking and I want him to cook for me!

Singing and holding hands and hugging. Hehehe

I am sure you have Line accounts of all the guys you met. Why didn't you send Line messages in advance to tell them that you are in town? Let them know your schedule and they will definitely appear!

You should request for suite 2423! That's directly opposite 2424. You get to see Mahanakhorn building. And when you look down, you get to see Patpong!

6km is quite a distance! Kudos to organisers for arranging concert at end of parade. How I wish I could be there.

Taking guys off for karaoke is a fun group activity and I have done it once last year and enjoyed it tremendously. The trick to ensuring a fun night is finding the right guys - those who are fun-loving and of course they love to sing! During this trip, I organised a karaoke night for some forum members. Actually I didn't do much. I just approached the Hotmale Beer Bar downstairs waiters for karaoke and they suggested the venue. (But I did have to speak personally to manager upstairs to allow 3 guys off as it would leave the bar short-handed for the night). Last year, we went to Happy Beer Garden private Karaoke room at the back of its restaurant. "Happy Beer Garden small. We go new karaoke Soi Tarntawan. Big room," they suggested. So off we went - 8 of us in total - to a building directly opposite Super A. The name is officially The Sky Restaurant but a traditional restaurant it definitely is not! We went in and on first floor was a ballroom with a stage and tables and seats. At the side of the ballroom were many ladies seated. They looked at us sweetly but we were all taken. We went upstairs to a private room. Big enough for up to 15 people. There was an en suite bathroom. Cost of room was 600 baht per hour. There was a free 1 hour deal for 2 hours of karaoke so we took it. Ended up with karaoke for 3 hours from 9pm to midnight. The guys ordered food and we even got a bottle of Absolut vodka (1800 baht with unlimited mixers). Total cost was 6k but it was a fun night. One of the guys was a big K-Pop fan so he sang K-Pop songs enthusiastically with dance moves. Forum members and I knew we couldn't sing so we let the guys sing on their own - Myanmar, Vietnamese and Korean songs. I knew some of the guys are fantastic singers but I didn't realise the other guys could sing as well - maybe it's their culture. Overall a fun night to hang out with the guys and get to know them better.

Some discoveries about the bars and guys that I made during trip: 1) There are brothers working in same bar! One brother told me that he had kinky 3somes with customer and his brother! 2) Guys move frequently. I know of at least 3 personally. A waiter who was at Freshboys in October last year went to Sol Bar in December and is now at Jupiter (probably because Sol closed down). A good-looking tall guy who was at Dreamboys is now at Jupiter happily entertaining the ladies. I would say it's a promotion for him! A cute Laos guy whom I off from Freshboys is now at Moonlight and I took him back one night. 3) Some guys are married with kids and they don't tell customers - even their regular customers for many years!