bkkmfj2648

neither did I until I subscribed to the Twitter (X) and LINE Massage Insider forums - several forums run by Thai moderators - all in Thai - where the theme is primarily 100% about massage shops and massage guys throughout Thailand - with the biggest emphasis on Bangkok - of course. By making friends with the local gay Thai guys here from the Dongtan (Jomtien) gay volleyball - where some of them work "freelance" via the Hornet app - an entire new world was opened up to me - as they use a different terminology set to describe: Top -> for them can be Attack, Aggressor Bottom -> for them can be Receiver / Receiving Sex that excludes anal penetration -> Outside -> this one confused me for the longest time as I thought that they were always referring to sex outside - like on the shoreline of the beach after dark. -> they laughed at my naivety - they would tell me - no silly - Outside is sex outside of the anal sphincter So, learning about the local culture and how they express these activities has been an eye opener for me. So, if you do subscribe to any of these Thai forums and use the AI auto translation feature - you will be exposed to these strange terminologies.... enjoy the journey....

hmmm, you make an excellent point @10tazione Pattaya without the gazillion Laos and Cambodian masseurs would create a huge void in the local masseur world here And Bangkok without the many Burmese masseurs could be problematic.

I see in today's LINE update that GLAM posted their current price list - which includes the new Hot Stone treatments. I reported the wrong price in my above report as 1,750 baht for the 90 minute fee for the 4 hands massage. Instead it was 1,790 baht - old age on my part. And then the manager told me verbally, what was not shown on the below price list - the minimum tip to be paid to each guy, 1,800 baht - which included all of the fun up to level H* as stated above. * level H includes anal sex with penetration I would imagine that the price would change (be less) if level S (hand job only) or level SS (everything but anal sex with penetration - what the Thai guys that I frequent commonly refer to as "outside only activities" = no penetration {or attack as they refer to}). Learning the local language helps you to understand how the local culture operates.

Spot on @Marc308 Also, many of the guys are working multiple shops as freelance - so in this way they do not need to be "ball and chained" to one single massage shop. Ironically, here in Pattaya - the guys just sit in front of one single shop melting in the hot sun for like 8 to 10 hours per day - I just don't get it. If I were to be a massage guy - I think that the BKK model is much more healthy for the guys - inside a nice air conditioned shop instead of sitting outside in the boiling sun...

yes, their web site is still work in progress. If you join their LINE feed - you will get several updates per day of all of the sexy guys @glamspabkk When the manager would not let me photograph the 1st floor sexy glass room where the guys stand posing behind the glass wall - like in an aquarium - I understood that he wants to keep a low profile from prying eyes - perhaps until the proper envelopes are given to the appropriate BIBs ??

As shared with us by @reader, I witnessed the start of the recent storm damage to our Dongtan gay beach area here in Jomtien (Pattaya). They had a bulldozer out trying to level out the deep ruts in the beach sand from the recent storms. Unfortunately, it has reached all the way up onto the lovely sidewalk - thus weakening the sidewalk above. We still have all of this month and part way into the next month for the monsoon season to continue..... Yikes....

I forgot to include the business card that the manager gave me for GLAM

@CallMeLee - wow compliments - excellent story writing. JJ is so my type. Next trip to BKK I need to look him up and maybe bring him over to Pattaya for a couple of days 😜

You can also add the Senso shop to this list. When you walk in, the manager calls out to the guys in the back to do a line up where you tell the manager which guy(s) you want. When I was there last week, I told the manager that I wanted the 4 hands 90 minute offer and that I will pick the first guy and then that guy should nominate which other guy from the line up that he feels comfortable working with. For the first pick - all eyes and smiles are on you --> for the 2nd pick, I noticed that not all of the eyes were on the 1st guy I chose - so, I sensed that there is definitely some "good" and "less good" chemistry between the guys. This is why for 4 hands massages, I let the first guy choose the 2nd guy to avoid anything strange during our session.

Thanks for your compliments. Being a member of the Twitter (X) and related LINE Massage Insider forums, I was already privy to information that the GLAM massage guys would offer fun for the stated minimum tip. Below, you can see a reference where the forum administrator states that up to H is available at GLAM. These Thai massage forums use a ranking system of: S - soft = handjob SS - soft = outside activities that do not involve anal sex with penetration H - hard = implies that there can be anal sex with penetration

The alternative was to remain in Pattaya (Jomtien) where I would have been expected to organize a birthday party at one of the local Jomtien Supertown Complex bars and foot the bill. I would have surely had a hangover the next day and no orgasms on my birthday or the day after. With the money that I saved by not remaining in Pattaya I was able to: see and hang out with Vinapu and another forum member, treat myself to a wonderful birthday by pampering and spoiling myself.

yes it is - and when it is activated (turned on) it illuminates like something you would expect to see in a scene from Elon Musk's future Mars civilization shower.

For my 63rd birthday, I decided to join @vinapu in Bangkok. We had already met up in Pattaya the previous week with another forum member. For my birthday, we celebrated in Moonlight, piggy-backing off of the party that was already underway for Jessica. Earlier in the day on the 29th, I treated myself to a Vinapu recommendation, Alex, a wonderful muscle Burmese guy in my Raya room with the "in the middle of the suite" transparent glass shower. ohh lala... On the following day, the 30th of August, I decided to pamper myself at the new GLAM's Massage & Spa, that was getting a lot of gossip, reviews, etcetra in the Twitter (X) Massage Insider forum. --> reference to what is the Massage Insider forum from 26 January 2024 https://www.gayguides.com/forums/topic/40375-is-the-gay-scene-dying-off/page/5/#comment-372916 It is located at: 380/2 Ratchadaphisek Rd, Samsen Nok, Huai Khwang, Bangkok 10310 and can be easily reached via the MRT Blue line at the Sutthisan station and then just a 5 minute walk to the shop. From our BKK gay ghetto, it is only 8 stops away from the Lumphini blue line MRT station to Sutthisan. - around 40 baht. Here is the front of the GLAM shop. I took my sneakers off and left them outside of the entrance door. Here is the reception - you will see that it is huge and beautiful. You will be greeted by the manager and told what is on offer for that day and shown a menu of various programs. From here, I was taken up 1 flight via a large beautiful staircase where you are made to feel like you are in a museum or art exhibition. I was not allowed to take a photo on this first floor because the manager was sensitive about what could be misinterpreted (as I told him that I was going to write an article for a gay farang newsletter) --> as the shop was only open 2 weeks - and they wanted a chance to survive (any wrongly prying eyes) this initial opening this soft opening period. If you were lucky to visit the former Hero (Sukhumvit soi 11) or the current Prince - there is the famous glass wall with the hot guys pumping iron and showing off so that you can select your guy(s) for your visit. https://www.gayguides.com/forums/topic/10299-hero-massage/#comment-89772 internet photo of Prince glass wall for illustration purposes Well, GLAM has a similar concept, but instead of workout equipment behind the glass wall there are several leather sofas where the guys sit and with the manager you select your guy from outside of the glass. Unfortunately, on the day that I showed up - it was 1pm and all of the guys were in a training class for their new Hot Stone massage offering. So, the manager was able to only get 3 guys to exit the training class so that I could chose 2 from them - as I was interested in = surprise --> hahahaha --> a 4 hands massage. The manager told me that they have 30 guys working for them. So, my 2 masseurs walked me up another 3 flights to the top floor 4, to the VIP room. The massage VIP room was huge with a big comfortable bed and an amazing shower where we truly had a lot of "warm up" fun. All was good - the 4 hands massage, the "afters", and the "cool down shower" get ready to go back outside onto the streets of Bangkok. My program was expensive - as I selected the VIP room and 2 guys for 90 minutes. I paid 1.750 to the massage shop and each guy's minimum tip was 1.800 each - so the total for my birthday extravaganza was: 5.350 baht. For me it was well worth it. They have much cheaper prices for standard rooms and with just 1 masseur for 60 minutes instead of 90 minutes. Would I go again? YES, as it was nice to see another Bangkok neighborhood and to experience a decadent type of new massage shop like GLAM. I wish them the best of luck. Enjoy.

and that Thursday show at Moonlight was the highlight of my visit to Bangkok, to hang out with you @vinapu and the other board member for my birthday --> it was Jessica's birthday and they made a BIG show and for me that was my most favorite night in Moonlight ever - as the fun energy created that night was unforgettable.

Wow @Vessey, I like this definition - as it fits me to a capital T. And in my 63 years of life, my cock has become hard from VERY surprising people and situations - that helped me over the years to better understand myself and what does and does not turn me on. What I discovered is that I do not have a "one type" but instead a "myriad of types" in both people and situations - because people in certain situations are a BIG turn on - but that same person outside of that particular situation is not necessarily going to turn me on..... Consequently, it can be quite difficult to recreate a hot scene - as that unique situation has already evaporated into the ether. But at least the memory of it lingers on for those moments when you are alone to "spank the monkey...." https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/spank_the_monkey

soon there will be a queue to get in....

This is a big problem for me when I travel - as I tend to stay in AirBnBs and I do not want their beds ruined by the oil seeping into the expensive mattress. So, I do one of 2 things: 1.) tell them to only use cream (instead of oil), 2.) if I am staying for more than 1 week in a place, then I will buy extra towels and 1 underneath mattress cover, that are for massage purposes to avoid that the oil ruins the mattress. In my April trip to Da Nang, Vietnam - I employed the above option 2 and I wrote to the AirBnb owner that he would find extra towels and a fitted mattress cover - which were all stained with oil marks - even after I washed them. However, the owner's mattress was in good shape. The AirBnb greatly appreciated that I went out of my way to protect his asset - the bed mattress. I love to "order in" my massages - as I know who or what was on the towel / mattress before the massage starts and I can control the lighting, ambiance, music, drinks for the massage guys (I prefer 4 hand massages), shower cleanliness, etc.

Wow, @Verchiele that X page for the TK Man massage shop is truly porno and Yummy!!!!

hahahaha - but @Olddaddy never responded to my questions to him - instead I got a reply about beeping horns perhaps I should have instead @vinapu asked @Olddaddy about the cemeteries in Cebu City and Boracay ?? I am super confused on what is the required methodology to be able to ask @Olddaddy a question? any clues or suggestions ?

@macaroni21 when you wrote that I was hoping to see a photo of the "good penis" in the above cited article --> as I have never seen a Kuwaiti penis damn.... can you vouch for Kuwaiti penises ?

@Olddaddy - can you say why Boracay is a "retirable" place ?

Hi @Olddaddy, can you please expand on why Boracay is "retirable"? As part of my 4-4-4 plan I hope to go on an exploratory trip to The Philippines to find places that are "retirable". I will avoid Manila for the same reasons why I could not live in Bangkok. I will start my journey in Cebu City, as it is "near" the sea with my understanding that the Mactan - Newtown area is the most similar to Jomtien - but with the crazy traffic it can take 1 hour to reach the nice Cebu City IT Park and Business Center near the Ayala mall. So, I am thinking that perhaps it would be better to choose a condo in one of the Cebu City high rises with a balcony view of the sea (though it is quite far off into the distance) - as opposed to a mountain view. Does Boracay have anything similar? I see from Twitter that there are plenty of guys available with even the "edging" fetish experience - which is almost impossible to find here in Jomtien.

@reader and that is most likely the future after we die off.....

Thank you @reader for writing what you wrote above. And if you are a USA citizen, then you are also taxed back in the USA and can also be taxed in your host retirement country - depending on the tax regime that said host country has implemented. Yes, there is the DTA to help you out - but that in of itself is another bureaucratic nightmare, and is not always a net sum zero result. Someone loses and that is generally you = the global tax citizen. DTAs can be fair when your home country tax scale and allowed deductions are similar to your host country tax scale and allowed deductions. Guess what - they are not. And if you had the joy for working for the UN - then there is another additional separate tax regime to worry about.

Yes @emiel1981 we should make a BIG sacrifice for the greater good of this forum to go and check out these "Big Tools" place during your visit to Pattaya.