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haze and smoke, those were shy Jupiter bound customers dressed as surveyors

not to dispute what you said but similar promises were voiced when soi Twilight was about to close

quite possible it was me as for closing Patpong , relax , if and when it happens it may be entirely irrelevant for you and many of us , oldies. Getting old has some advantages , main one no need to worry about Bangkok sinking into the sea, Patpong or not, in year 2431

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lizards need to eat something

I think I know who he is and he is very popular so easy solution is to visit bar late when he likely will be offed already. Then off another guy. If next day there's complain you have opening for heart to heart talk. If there's no mention of your sideways it means he is professional and understand 'butterfly ' or indeed , like my forum friend says "helicopter" concept.

I once almost stepped on one and quite sizable at that. Thinking likely about my last or next guy I did not note one crawling across the path in Lumpini until was may be 20 cm from the dragon. She ignored me completely crawling unhurriedly her way but I'm sure my blood pressure went to 250/180

all we can do is wait and see , hoping venues will find new spaces. Who knows , perhaps we will see resurrected fortunes of soi where short lived New Twilight was and Nature Boys still is

Boys are professionals and know how it goes. I never had exclusive guy there and in fact nowhere., There were and still are favorites but never exclusive. This would be one bridge too far.

you are looking at mono diet trip. Nothing wrong with that, I once had 2 weeks trip on Tawan mono diet with only one guy not from there

start with one you want to meet the most and then do the rest , one by one in any order. Those who you won't meet for lack of time will wait for your next arrival. Don't overstretch yourself as you may notice you don't have fun. In short, rank only one on the top and rest play by ear.

answer is NO

yes , Songkran

I do too but like with all recommendations, we still can expect outcome may differ either way. Not long ago one of trusted members recommended me a guy he saw several times on his recent trip and was thrilled with him. Knowing another member frequents the same shop I happily passed that recommendation to him and he duly met the guy in question at earliest opportunity. His impression was, to put it charitably , just notch above OK. It looks that what worked perfectly for the first member, was not close to other one's specifications expected. Another case involves even more trusted member sharing affinity for the same types. I followed his recommendation and glad I did because built and performance was exactly what I hoped for based on such recommendation. Glitch was in the pricing - I was quoted 1/4 more than my friend paid. Money well spent but will be repeat ? May be or may be not. When I shared my luck with yet another trusted member about meeting the guy, he congratulated me because his own encounter with him was less than satisfying - we know reason. What was important to him and was not delivered was thing I did not care about. so for reasons above I still place gut feeling above recommendations even from most rehearsed and trusted sources. Boringly for 89th time I must say again that one of my best boys ever, long gone M from Senso I was warned against engaging not by one but two trusted members and still my gut feeling served me better.

57000 baht , even in euros should be easy to spot. Let do such exercise next time we w are both in Bangkok. On serious note , such amount is not an emergency money, I'd say, rather serious spending money. If there's no safe box in the room I wouldn't keep all my money in one spot , rather spread it here and there keeping in mind old saying that darkest spot is right under the lantern

I was in two earthquakes and two car accidents but emergency of SUCH magnitude never happened to me (so far)

what a enlightened alternative to old fashioned safe box

No need to single out Thailand as it's nothing new for infrastructural projects in other, even much more developed countries. Enough to mention how long it took to complete Brandenburg airport in Berlin.

not before long barbed wire will be cut, regular monitoring will stop and fun activities enhancing Pattaya image as sex friendly destination will resume

I just go to the airport, pay 143 for a ticket for nearest scheduled bus and if I need to wait I go to Magic coupon restaurant for a meal. If I know day of departure in advance I try to book ticket on line which costs 25 baht extra. Few times for fun , alone or with other members ( or boy ) I took taxi which is not a bad option at 1200-1500

I'm one of those who are happy to take chances and see how it will go. And in most cases it goes very well if not better

you should be one doing bullying , than you would have fun and great memories

any class I think highly off is my high school class, mention it and I'm immediately in good mood, beats even Thai boys or Silom musings

You both hit the nail although from quite opposite angles. I would be happy if Thai shops adapted Japanese model of transparent and efficient advertising were everything is known up front although it may feel a bit sterile. Everything is known up front an all that is left is to do business . I realise that for reasons Raposa numerated it's a moving goal as far as Thai venues are concerned and I venture they even may know what they are doing. Local clientele knows where to look and visitors need to do some homework which may reduce business's income but also reduces exposure to political and police interference. Certain businesses are better if they are underexposed seems to be Thai thinking and it's not necessarily wrong. look at longevity of Arena - hidden in corner of deserted plaza with sign barely visible with almost no social media presence and still works after all of those years. Mamasan there once told me that boys don't wish their photos to be posted anywhere their family and friends may see, even by accident. When we look with cold eye we notice that most of Thai sinful establishments are somewhat to completely hidden. We know what is going on but for casual Silom stroller, first time in Bangkok , Patpong looks like just another night market and Patpong 2 like shorcut better not to go to. Soi Cowboy and Nana plaza are not exactly on main drags either, neither is Jomtien complex and even Boyztown

nothing to be afraid. Americans stopped bombing it 50 years ago.