Patanawet

do you really think this is technically possible? Explain please.

I once asked my Thai other half, "what does Christmas Day celebrate?" His response "Father Christmas's birthday". Close enough.

Christmas is a normal working day in Thailand so although there will be countless 'melly chlismas' decorations around, the only celebrations such as Christmas Dinners etc. will be in farang bars and international hotels. By New Year's Eve, the tourist areas will be crazily packed leading up to midnight on NYE. Thais will enjoy this and celebrate even though their New Year is not till April. These areas, Silom, Siam Square, Kao San Road etc. will get frighteningly packed. Beware pickpockets. Beware pickpockets! (yes, I said it twice). Impossible to get taxi at normal prices. (Skytrain and subway late closing (01 or 02?). Have fun. Certainly more than March or October😂🤣🙏.

Sorry to come back to the original meaning of this thread -- I wonder why the Commander in Chief of the army at the time isn't prosecuted? Oh yes! Of course!

Years ago, during the rainy season in Silom Soi 4 a bar tied tried a promotion. If it rained any time after 9 P.M., customers would be issued with lucky number tickets, then a lottery would be held for the winner. After a while, the police arrived and locked up the manager for the night for gambling! Rumours had it that they had been reported to the fuzz by a rival bar.

Previously on Silom soi 4 in the old Sphynx premises NOW occupied by Strangers Bar also previously down the soi 4.

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Thanks Keith. I've now googled them. They seem to be like the others --- a portal for outside manufacturers and dealers. They claim that they have no control over morals of their suppliers. A bit worrying about Shopee and Lazada now (both Chinese).

Has anyone tried the new site similar to Lazada or Shoppee called Shoptemu? Some of their Prices seem ridiculously low suggesting fakes or scams.

Check your diary.

Is it owned these days by Kings Group? I remember it when it had a horseshoe shaped bar surrounding the stage and the barman was the owner, Pon's(?) son. Oh and the rats scampering in the ceiling void.

Aren't you lucky there's no such thing as STDs. Oh hang on .............

Heard of Google translate?

I should have thought about it for more than a millisecond😜

And how would we know what time our destination station closes?

Yes, they both quote midnight closing BUT they don't say if that is at starting station or final station, so many stations close after midnight. Confusing.

There is a new HUGE Foodland in the basement of the complex opposite Soi 4 (ex Boots). Actually, in soi 4 ( I don't know about boy bars in Patpong) Friday is the busiest night and Tuesday the quietist.

'papasan'?

Damn, I missed all that. I do shopping mainly Lazada these days.

7-11? What promotional items might they have?

And did the farang speak ever more loudly, poking the assistant with his silver topped cane to encourage the staff to pronounce it correctly(🤣😜)?

There is always a risk of shop assistants not understanding your pronunciation. Find an image of a pack on google and show that on your phone. This applies to much shopping, not only pharmacies .

At TAT they certainly are. They must have a 'random number generator.