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If the distance from the bar to your hotel involves a taxi, you should pay him the return taxi fare back to his bar. Occasionally a boy will transport you both to your hotel on his motor-bike. As they say in Thailand, same-same, but different.

What a poor choice of name for a hotel. The hotel is currently closed temporarily. Hopefully the owners will re-brand it under a different name before it opens for business again.

Google's AI definition of "confusingly elaborate writing style" is: "A confusingly elaborate writing style often uses excessively complex sentence structures, convoluted vocabulary, unnecessary jargon, and lengthy descriptions, making it difficult for the reader to follow the main point due to the overwhelming amount of detail and unnecessary complexity; examples can be found in certain academic texts, overly ornate literary works, or when a writer attempts to sound overly intellectual by using obscure language and convoluted phrasing."

From Jupiter, Silom soi 4:

Here's a Christmas photo that's not AI. This is from Moonlight bar.

That is the point. As stated in a previous post, the sois shown on the two maps above are both marked as Silom 7 Alley (Silom soi 7) on Google maps. The business provided an address that is not easy to understand, leading to the confusion of the location of the bar. The map I posted above shows the location of HIM.bkk, just off Thaniya Road.

Google maps is showing the location of HIM.bkk as being just off Thaniya Road, close to the Sala Daeng BTS station, on Silom Soi 7. The above map does indeed show the correct location of Silom Soi 7, near the Chong Nonsi BTS station, but this is Thailand, and things are not always simple or make sense. Consistent with the countless mysteries of Bangkok, there are two short sois on Google maps, both named Silom Soi 7, on opposite sides of Silom Road. In English, both sois are marked Silom 7 Alley. There are a number of Google reviews of HIM.bkk, dating from as far back as one year. There are photos and videos viewable on Google reviews. Looking at the videos and reviews, the bar looks like a Korean-themed hangout for young Thais.

Land Use Regulations is referring to the zoning laws assigned to different districts of Bangkok, as show in the land use map below. Phaya Thai district encompasses the area north of Victory Monument, to just south of Chatuchak, including the areas of Ari and Saphan Kwai. The Phaya Thai district is designated as a high density residential zone.

You can thank Deputy PM Anutin, who has urged hotels and the tourism industry to increase prices, and focus on selling Thailand as a premium brand. “We cannot let people come to Thailand and say because it’s cheap,” Deputy PM Anutin Charnvirakul said at an event at Bangkok’s main international airport to promote tourism." https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/sell-premium-thailand-against-discounts-wants-high-value-tourists-122070500055_1.html https://www.euronews.com/2022/07/05/us-thailand-tourism

Due to a chronic back issue, I do not get massages, for fear of worsening my condition. I don't want to become paralyzed from an accidental massage error. I also avoid chiropractors for this reason. Although I forgo massages, I occasionally patronize Thai male massage shops to off a boy, to go to my hotel room for sex. I found one superstar this way. I offed him from Classic House massage in Chiang Mai. I became a long term customer of his, seeing him for my entire visits to the Kingdom, and traveling with him over several visits to Thailand. After a few years, he moved to Bangkok, where he worked for several years as a masseur at VCK Cool Space, near Ari BTS station. Don't rule out massage shops, even if you don't want a massage. They are fertile hunting ground, with many willing and handsome young men. Many shops show their staff portfolio in daily Line app messages, or on the X.com website. After you pay the off fee to the shop the first time, if you want to see the boy again, if he is a freelancer - as many are, there is no further off fee, and no pesky mamasan, only your tip directly to him. Not all massage shops advertise off service, but many do.

That would explain Mr Su's plan of "fancy sex".

There were several web sites with forums years ago that were dedicated to gay Thailand, in addition to the excellent Dreaded Ned site. One popular forum was Gay Ting Tong, run by Oogleman. This may ring a bell:

I remember Harry's Bar well. Yes, in the 1990's, Dreaded Ned's forum was the top web forum for info. Here's a blast from the past for those that remember the web site with a bucket on its head:

This article from the Khaosod newspaper from earlier this year says "Thai Airways Finalizes Sale of All 18 Boeing 777 and A380 Aircraft". https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/business/2024/05/13/thai-airways-finalizes-sale-of-all-18-boeing-777-and-a380-aircraft/