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No reason why you should have heard of it. It's a girlie bar, not a gay bar.

I'm with you. I don't like he drag shows either. As a matter of fact, I dislike most of the bar shows I've ever seen. The way the shows are presented, in my opinion if you've seen one, you've seen them all. For me, show time is get up and go time. When I go to the bars, I'm there to see the go-go boys.

You can drive in Thailand provided you have both your home country driving license and an International Driving Permit. Although the International Driving Permit is supposed to be good for a year, Thailand will only honor it for the first 90 days upon entry to Thailand or when it expires, whichever comes first. In other words, you have 90 days to obtain a Thai driving license once you get here. One important thing to consider is although Thailand will honor your International Driving Permit, that doesn't necessarily mean your Thai car insurance company will if an accident happens. Make sure to check that with the insurer first, before purchasing a car. If you are going to hire a car, I would still check with the insurer to make sure the car is actually insured. Some of the fly-by-night car rental agents are not exactly above telling you the car is fully insured even if there is no insurance at all. It may be more expensive, but you're much safer renting a car from a reputable company. If you are eligible for any kind of non-immigrant visa, such as a retirement visa, it will only require a few hours of your time to get a Thai driving license, but you can't get one without a non-immigrant visa.

Although the service is not available in Thailand, their web site does say that they are planning to extend it to other countries.

Thank you and I accept yours too.

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It's not easy to publicly apologize, but I reviewed my posts on some recent threads and in retrospect I feel that I came on unnecessarily strong in my comments and responses to KhorTose and I owe him an apology. I know KhorTose and he is a great guy for whom I have much respect. My position about the issues remains the same, but I do feel that I was dead wrong to post in the manner in which I did. It was uncalled for on my part and I am ashamed of myself for having done so. KhorTose, I am truly sorry and I hope you will accept my apology.

This one, I think. It appears in PATTAYA ONE: _____ Underage Workers and Drug Users Arrested During Two Weekend Bar Inspections by Pattaya Police Pattaya, July 27 [PATTAYA ONE NEWS] : Over the weekend, Police Major Apichanan from Pattaya Police Station conducted raids on two go-go bars located in Soi Sunee Plaza in South Pattaya and close to Jomtien Beach Road. The raid began at the Holiday 2 Boy Bar in Soi Sunee Plaza where officers checked licenses, the age of employees and patrons and for the presence of narcotics. At this bar, 4 male employees failed urine tests and were subsequently charged with class 1 drug consumption offences. No further problems were found at this bar. Officers then made their way to the

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It has to be done from the first post on a thread. I did it for you on this thread. 1. Click EDIT 2. When the EDIT box comes up, right next to SAVE CHANGES click on the USE FULL EDITOR box. 3. Now you'll see where to edit the title.

Ole is still doing their Wednesday night buffet. We just received that information. Tomorrow, Wednesday, a group of us are going. I'll let you know what additional information we are able to find out once we have it.

Don't feel alone in that. I've had the same thing happen at my place and have heard plenty of similar stories from others.

The following appears in the BANGKOK POST: _____ Thai Prenatal Flu Infection Case Details Sent to WHO Writer: APIRADEE TREERUTKUARKUL Published: 28/07/2009 Scientific and medical details of Thailand's first case of a fetus being infected with type-A (H1N1) flu by the mother have been sent to the World Health Organisation for study. The 26-year-old mother, who had the flu, gave birth in Ratchaburi on Saturday. She was later transferred by helicopter to Chulalongkorn Hospital in Bangkok. Chulalongkorn Hospital director Adisorn Patradul said yesterday the mother was still in critical condition with a lung infection and was on a respirator, but her baby was recovering from the flu. The baby, born premature at seven months after a cesarean section, was found to have caught the flu from the mother. It is the first case of prenatal infection with A (H1N1) flu contracted from the mother in Thailand. Dr. Adisorn said it was possible the baby contracted the flu from the mother through the placenta, amniotic fluid and blood which contained the virus. Only three cases of mother-to-child transmission of A (H1N1) have been reported in the US and further scientific study is necessary to understand how this happens, he said. The Public Health Ministry has been looking to improve flu drug distribution to solve the problem of delayed treatment at large hospitals, which could result in fatalities among patients with flu. Short-term monitoring of medical records by the ministry showed an estimated 30% of the flu deaths in Thailand were caused by delays in the patients receiving medicinal treatment. "Anti-flu drugs will be supplied to every hospital and clinic across the country, regardless of whether they are private or state ones," Deputy Public Health Minister Manit Nopamornbodee said. "Clinical practices will also be closely monitored to ensure patients are completely cured and the number of deaths reduced." A total of 800,000 pills of oseltamivir would be distributed to clinics across the country each day, which would cover about 80,000 patients, Mr Manit said. The Government Pharmaceutical Organisation would supply flu medicines to about 2,100 private clinics in Bangkok daily, while about 14,900 clinics upcountry could obtain the drugs from provincial hospitals, he said. Each clinic would receive 50 tablets of anti-viral medicine a day. Mr. Manit insisted the country had enough reserves of anti-viral drugs to treat the population and 99% of type-A (H1N1) patients were completely cured. It was necessary for people to take good care of themselves and seek hospital treatment within two days if their flu-like fever does not go away. Self-medication is strongly advised against among those with pre-existing health complications, he said.

Lots of Good things happening at La Cage in August!

I disagree. While you may be absolutely right, facts are facts and I think people have the right to know the overall situation as it truly is. If your information is different, by all means tell us what you know, but I think everyone who is in a position to make these observations should let people know what's going on, without hiding it. I don't think the gay community will stop coming to Thailand because of these reports. But if it was me making my plans to come to Thailand, I would prefer to know what to expect once I get there. I also believe if we start portraying the situation as if everything is just ginger peachy, and then people come here and see that it isn't, there goes our credibility.

I think you're right. I hear about more problems dealing with the consulate in Penang than anywhere else.

As far as I can tell, that's right. This year, with very few exceptions, I have yet to speak with any restaurant owner, bar owner, business owner, hotel owner, or any other owner who isn't complaining and quite worried about the lack of customers. I believe the tourist numbers are far less than the numbers the Thai government publishes, and the tourists who do come are spending a lot less money once they get here. When I do see restaurants and venues crowded, they're usually the ones that are low priced or are offering promotions or one kind or another. Often, when I have commented to venue owners who do appear to be crowded that I'm happy to see that they're doing ok, the response I get is usually similar to, "That's today! Come by tomorrow and see if it's the same." Also, even when they're crowded, the customer turnover rate is much less than in previous years. Some restaurants, for example, that this time last year you couldn't get into without a reservation are now easy to walk into any time you want, with or without a reservation. I think we all know by now that the tourist industry in Thailand is in serious trouble. I just hope the whole thing doesn't collapse.

Thank you for this post. I didn't know the restaurant had been sold. Many members of the gay community here always enjoyed the Wednesday night German buffet. Many would be there every week for it. It will certainly be of interest to many once we find out whether the new owners are going to continue those and, if he does, at what price. I feel badly for the Ole staff who will now find themselves out of a job. Many have been with Ole for years and now they're probably in for quite a rough time finding new employment.

Many of you are probably familiar with the Oz bar in Jomtien. The owners have closed the Oz bar and reopened at the beach, under the name Bondi. It's certainly a much easier to get to location. The new Bondi Bar is on the walkway that begins at the 7-Eleven, heading toward the gay beach area. It's just past the 7-Eleven, directly in front of the car park area at which all the motorcycles park. If you are headed towards the gay beach area and walk as far as the TMB exchange booth-ATM, you missed it. Bondi is a strong supporter of Thais-4-Life. A selection of Thais-4-Life books is available there. Food and drink is served, beginning with breakfast. They open for breakfast at 8:00am. Prices are reasonable. You can get a breakfast of two eggs, bacon, toast, and coffee for 90 baht. Drink prices are mostly 90 baht as well. Gin and Tonic - 90 baht. Glass of red wine - 95 baht. Bondi has retained the popular Quiz Night that attracted many to the Oz bar. That is done on the last Sunday of each month. They begin at 9:30pm, although I'd recommend getting there no later than shortly after 9:00pm if you expect to get a good table, especially if you are there with a group. You can play as a team, join a team, or play individually. Each player is expected to donate 100 baht to Thais-4-Life. The team with the most points gets a bottle of whiskey. The team with the least number of points gets a "booby prize." About halfway through the quiz the staff comes around to each table with an offering of finger sandwiches. Those are free. No extra charge to take your fill of finger sandwiches. The quiz is done by handing out to each table a clipboard with several sheets of paper on which to write the quiz answers. Make sure you bring a pen or pencil with you. There are several quiz categories, ten questions each. Your team gets to pick one category that will yield double points. A moderator calls out the questions and your team tries to come up with the answers. Between each category, the answer sheets are collected and scored. The answers and the team that scored the most points are announced before the next category of questions begins. The quiz begins at 9:30pm and it's usually over around 11:30pm. Everybody seems to greatly enjoy the Quiz Night and there are several groups of regulars who show up for it. My group had a wonderful time, except for one thing . . . we lost.

Considering the number of stories published about the police raids at the boy bars, I thought I would never live to see the day when we would start seeing stories published about the police raiding the girl bars, looking for drugs and underage staff, but the following appears in the PATTAYA DAILY NEWS: for photos, see: http://www.pattayadailynews.com/shownews.php?IDNEWS=0000009856 _____ UNDER AGE DANCERS AND DRUG USE UNCOVERED IN PATTAYA GO-GO RAIDS On the evening of 25th July 2009 police carried out raids on go go bars in the Pattaya and Jomtien areas. 4 staff tested positive for drugs and 2 dancing girls were identified as being under the legal age limit . At 11:50 pm Pattaya police investigator Police Lieutenant Apichanun Wattanawarangkul and his team paid an unannounced visit to go-go bars in Soi Sunee Plaza in South Pattaya Moo 10, following complaints from neighbours that the bars were a haven for drugs and full of under aged teenagers. At one male go-go bar, officers carried out a search but no illegal substances were found. However 4 men, who were found to have taken drugs after checks on their urine tested positive, were taken to the police station. Later, acting on a tip off, police visited the Number One go-go bar, located at The Ha-nu-man curve, Moo 12, Jomtien, who they suspected of employing underage staff. In the bar, there were 10 female employees, some of whom were dancing on the stage, while a number of tourists were enjoying their drinks. Officers checked the employee’s ID cards and conducted random urine tests on both the employees and the customers. Two of employees were found to be under 18 but no one tested positive for drugs. Police arrested the owner, Mr.Wanchart Kongmak [48], and charged him for hiring under age staff and staging an obscene dance show.

I always receive an Email notification when I receive a PM. I simply click on the link in the Email and it takes me right to the PM. But after reading it the first time, if I want to read it again I can't find how to get back to the PMs. How do you get there?

You've got your wish. Thread closed. Heat? You guys weren't even lukewarm.

I believe they ended the program not long after the coup. I don't know whether that included people who had already paid for it. What you're looking at is probably surplus maps still left over from when they were in operation.

That's a very good guess. You're right, I don't have to. In you're case I'm simply not going to bother. I'm through responding to you. If you want to continue making a fool of yourself, that's your choice, but you're going to have to play alone.

Oh, of course. Absolutely right . . . Please excuse me for about 15 minutes while I finish having my little laugh if you expect anyone to swallow that one.