ChristianPFC

Not an injury, but I am in a constant state of light sunburn, despite avoiding sun (stay in during day, walk in shade, use umbrella). In France I had a bank card with insurance, when I opened an account I signed up for it, it was free in the first year. Then I forgot to read the small print, and one year later, I found a monthly fee of 28 EUR (about 1000 THB) deducted monthly from my account, and it took me month to cancel it due to poor conversation.

Yesterday 22:55 I had a look. Drink price of 200 Baht displayed outside. Manager (?) claimed there are 7 gogo boys inside, but wouldn't let me have a free look first. Entry only when I buy a drink! I declined.

Friday in Classic Boy: drink 350 Baht, off fee 600 (!), short time tip 1500. I was happy with my choice, but can get the same elsewhere cheaper. I limit my visits to Soi Twilight bar to going to every bar once in a year, and offs even fewer. I spend my money in Saranrom and Pattaya instead.

I would like to thank abang1961 for his invitation and being my host. Great service (picking up at airport, providing a stored value card for public transport). I had a good time sightseeing in Singpore (03.-07.10.2014) within my budget (100 Euro = 162 SGD = 4100 THB for the entire time). I hope to see you again, either in Singapore (there are places left I would like to visit) or in Thailand.

You beat me by a day for the first report about Fusion on the internet: http://christianpfc.blogspot.com/2014/10/fusion-pub-in-surawong.html I couldn't get the october editions of gay magazines, so it came as a surprise when I saw the note at hotmale, and had to check. It's not the same soi as Heartbeat, but very close.

"Dream boys is the iPad amongst the gogo bars." (Brainfart by ChristianPFC, I want to say new customers heard of it from their friends, it's THE place to go, the owner did advertise at the righ place - but in the end you can get the same elsewhere, much cheaper.) I congratulate the owner for having a full bar every night (as far as I know from the forum) at these prices, but thank you, I will go elsewhere. One boring day I will sit opposite and count number of customers and boys going in and out for a full night. (I imagine a plot - number of customers or boys on the y-axis and time on the x-axis.)

When I started to post, I was accused of being a troll a few times, hence I am lenient with trolls. I can well imagine a newbie being scared by threats of police. I have been threatened with police three times (two Thais and one Farang), two of them drunk. All outside my room, so I can just laugh and walk away. Such threats are from a position of weakness, as a last resort. It's like a barking dog, he want's to see your reaction, whether you show fear or not. If such thing happened in my room (or hotel room), I would tell the boy to leave, and shove him out if he doesn't go (I am bigger than the average Thai I date). I had three boys being angry with me and write "fuck you", but that was based on misunderstandings, now they all would go with me.

Nothing serious so far, but several close calls, recently made a list: http://christianpfc.blogspot.com/2014/10/christianpfc-gets-hit-by-car.html In addition to that list, twice hurt my big toe (blood), lightly hurt my head a few times, slipped and fell once (wet tiles, flip-flops) and many times almost fell. Several colds or running nose and one or two herpes. With such conditions, it's not advisible to have sex and spread it, anyway I don't feel like having sex when I have a cold. Living here, you can just sit it out, but when on holiday it's very annoying.

Maybe, but there was no treatment for sexually transmitted diseases. Or the treatment was inefficient or the side effects as bad as the disease. I wouldn't trade modern medicine for all the sex any king could have had.

Let's not forget modern medicine and heating or aircon (depending where you live). I would say the average member of this board leads a better life than Louis XIV, I four sure would not want to change and be king of France 300 years ago compared to the life I am leading now.

If the birthday celebration interrupts normal bar activity, you should rent the bar for private party (and if this idea doens't occur to you, the manager/owner should suggest so). I do not want to suddenly find myself in a loud birthday party, probably with limited choice of boys to off. Back to the op. What is unacceptable behaviour to one is a welcome change to others. I would regard hanky-panky (blow job, wanking) between customers and boys as added value, others say "get a room". There was a case reported (in Sunee, half a year or a year ago) on the forums where one attractive female got bare-breast (and more), getting all straight boys in the bar hard and dripping with precum. I would pay extra to watch that. But the case in the op, count me out. I want to see boys in underwear on stage, not females doing a conga.

I was thinking about Central Europe as well. I would draw the line by language: Roman (except for Romanian) and Germanic languages is Western Europe, Slavic languages Eastern Europe. And what about Greece?

This is indeed true. Thung Mahamek Privacy Hotel (near 7/11 opppoiste Malaysia) has short time rooms only for mixed gender couples, I had to book a full night (650 Baht) to take a boy there (last year, when I was still living in Lak Si). Similar for a hotel in south Pattaya that charges 200 Baht for ladyboy or gay: http://christianpfc.blogspot.com/2013/12/notes-in-hotel-in-south-pattaya.html (a friend used to stay there, now he goes elsewhere)

The view on this issue is a bit obscured by "screaming Chinese females". Gender and nationality does not matter, the important part that they disturbed other customers and the owner/manager/staff didn't prevent them from doing so; even encouraged it by moving other customers (very rude by my standards, shows complete lack of respect). It doesn't matter if it's straight Chinese woman or gay White men who disturb other customers. Fortunately I have never been in such a situation, and it's difficult to tell if I would argue with staff about moving (suggesting I leave immediately without paying) or be so surprised that I don't realize I'm being screwed and follow their orders.

Unacceptable behaviour (the loud-mouthed Chinese females, getting on the stage; and the Thai staff moving other customers to the side). I have no problem with women in bars, as long as they behave. They should book the bar for a private party. I certainly do want to get into such a situation as a customer.

Big C Ratchadamri. I can confirm toilet cruising there (there are even signs in Thai not to perform any indecent/obscene activities in the toilets, the Thai word is ลามกอนาจาร laa-mók a-naa-jaan). Others are Silom Complex and The Mall Bangkapi. Sometimes there is one, sometimes two, sometimes no-one. Have yet to participate in such activities.

I was positively impressed with Adam's apple two years ago, and it's on my list of places to go again on my next trip (tentatively 16.-21.10.2014, overlapping with op's). Hope to find time to visit other gogo bars, saunas and discos as well.

You don't have to buy a drink to off a boy (have done so several times). For girl bars, things are different, as far as I understand from the internet. This subject has been discussed in dept here: http://bangkokbois-gay-thailand-blog.com/2014/10/07/getting-off-by-being-offed/

I have been in the "space" room about a year ago with a boy who didn't want to be seen in Sunee Plaza because he used to work there before. Back to the op: there is absolutely no reason not to take the boy back to your hotel, no need for short time rooms. One of the things I don't get: people fly half around the world to hire prostitutes, but are too timed to say "no" to drink requests from staff or to take boys back to their hotel.

Have met him by chance in Soi 4 and DJ station months ago and can confirm that he speaks good English and has good manners and is fun to be around. But I didn't go further. Blackonesexy 14754026

I didn't pay attention, but I think I remember most gogo bars I went to in Pattaya had boys in socks and/or shoes on stage.

Relaxing Sauna is still there and worth a visit. Black Beans Karaoke is still open. Details here: http://christianpfc.blogspot.com/2014/09/relaxing-sauna-in-ubon-ratchathani.html http://christianpfc.blogspot.com/2014/09/gay-venues-in-ubon-ratchathani.html

4. Notre Dame de Paris (and Dalida monument) - (I know and so much more - A moveable feast - (done) What do you think is so special about Notre Dame de Paris? I have been there, and in Chartres, but know cathedrals of Amiens, Reims, Rouen, ... only from pictures. I think Notre Dame de Paris is nothing special compared to the others, it just has the advantage of being in the centre of Paris. I haven't heard of Dalida, and don't remember seeing the monument from my trips in Paris. Missed Montmartre cemetery (but went to most other cemeteries in Paris, they are wonderful). My list of places would mainly include buildings, especially art nouveau (Barcelona, Bruxelles, maybe Riga, Prague, Budapest) plus Albi Cathedral (southwestern France). I have spent considerable time in Paris, and some time in Berlin (I lived in Berlin for 7 years, but spend all my time studying!) and Vienna, but only one day trip to London. That is something I will rectify some time (spending more time in London, provided the weather is acceptable and I can find cheap accommodation, preferably staying for free with a friend like in Vienna). Of the places others mention, I have been to Paris, Egypt (Pyramids, Luxor, Karnak, Abu Simbel, around 1991), Athens, Jerusalem, Angkor Wat. But there is a difference between exploring places by your own over weeks and months and speaking the language (Paris, Thailand), and going on group tours for one week (holidays with my parents when I was a child: Egypt, Sicily, Greece, Ireland, Israel).

You should get the boy's phone number to call him directly and ask if he is at work now. Works with one boy I know. I know that feeling, coming for a particular boy (but I don't call because I know it's pointless) and he is not in. Then trying to find out if and when he will come back. My two favorite massage boys in Bangkok are away. With one I have lost contact (phone, Line, will inquire in his working place if they know where he went), the other is in his home town (and we talked a few times on the phone, he has no money to come to Bangkok - my estimate less than 200 Baht and 3 hours trip - and asks me to send him money online). It takes me several tries until I find a boy I want to have massage with again, every time spend about 500 + 1000 Baht and two hours including travel.

Recently visited Phuket (stayed in Patong) and was pleasantly surprised, all the bad press is unjustified in my opinion. However currently they don't allow chairs and umbrellas on the beach. If you just want beach, I would go to a mainland beach (but can't recommend any, I am not a beach person) to save time and cost for ferry and I assume prices are higher on islands as everything has to be transferred.