April 2025 Bangkok Trip Report

[vinapu]

2 hours ago, CallMeLee said:

Stepping into Atlas ......

But the real gut punch? The lack of connection. Most of the guys there were from Tawan, or at least previously affiliated, but the vibe was nowhere near what Tawan was known for. That casual charm, the way the boys would stroll up, flash a grin, chat you up with zero pressure—it just wasn’t there. Instead, they clustered together in their own little bubble, chattering and giggling while customers sat like forgotten ornaments

 

what it's gut punch for one  is dream moment for another. I'd be very happy to be awarded that moment of neglect in that bar when nobody approaches me asking for drink or tip or both, lol

Curse of being loyal patron not exactly known for stinginess I guess.

excellent report and I read it twice just to soak in that , even if glum , atmosphere. Reading it  I got one of those moments ' dump everything and fly there"

[Foolish]

5 minutes ago, vinapu said:

would be nice to hear what was so disappointing at Moonlight

I was there before the 10.30 show start, the place was quite empty, probably around 1/4 full on a Friday night. As the night progress, more people did come in but it was at most around 1/3 of the capacity. On stage, there were only 6 boys available, excluding the models. This does not bode well as the wait staffs outnumber the boys...I asked the mama why there were so little boys and his reason was some of them were taken out by customers but considering it wasn't that late when I arrived, I don't think they had many boys to begin with 😅

BUT worst of all, the boy I wanted to see was off 😔

I stuck around for the first show. The show routine was safe and boring and IMO fail to engage the audience with no wow moment...and it does not seems to be pulling in the crowd. The gay tourists who go to the bars are mainly for the sleaze which moonlight is not providing and the curious tourists who wish to watch a tame show would have a better time at banana club with their well choreographed performance and engaging performers...

I visited some of the other bars and Freshboy continued to have the best show and even Hotmale's show have progressed with sucking shows now available. But Moonlight show seems to have stagnated...

I recalled the first bar i visited was Moonlight just a couple of years ago and it was packed then...but now they seems to have fallen off the side. Hopefully they could do something to catch up with the rest especially with Jupiter which consistently managed to draw in a strong crowd...

[vinapu]

Thank you Mr. Foolish for such speedy update. sadly you impressions are in sync with those of ShamelessMack in his blog , I'm attaching links below

Gloom under the moon, part 1 – ShamelessMack2

Gloom under the moon, part 2 – ShamelessMack2

 

My heart is bleeding at such news as I, for my personal use still warts and all , consider Moonlight my most favorite bar. But my love of it doesn't stop me from seeing that something may be amiss with such dearth of customers  - when visited in January on few occasions it was the same , even on weekends night  very empty. 

I think you may be right that lack of  sleaze factor is bleeding customers away. Few people want to pay 500 for the show with no sight of cock or  even pubic  hair   presented. Jupiter was the same but they learned lesson.

What a great thread this one is ! 

[CallMeLee]

12 hours ago, vinapu said:

excellent report and I read it twice just to soak in that , even if glum , atmosphere. Reading it  I got one of those moments ' dump everything and fly there"

Thanks - and at the end of the day, we all want Atlas to succeed - and I'm looking forward to visit again for sure.

[CallMeLee]

14 hours ago, ichigo said:

@CallMeLee I'm really digging the poetic style in which you write your reports, it's enjoyable to read

13 hours ago, jason1975 said:

Love your writing style @CallMeLee Descriptive and poetic. Maybe a professional writer? 🤣

Thanks. Hardly a professional writer. But I recently learned to feed my ramblings and writings to a proofreading app before uploading.

I re-read my previous trip reports and I was horrified with the spelling and grammatical errors. I can imagine you guys popping a couple of Tylenol after reading through my reports. 🤣 😂 

[jason1975]

You are too modest! Even if there's grammar and spelling errors, your writing style is interesting and bring your experiences to life for us readers. Thank you once again for writing. Looking forward to more trip reports!

[vinapu]

12 hours ago, CallMeLee said:

 

I re-read my previous trip reports and I was horrified with the spelling and grammatical errors. I can imagine you guys popping a couple of Tylenol after reading through my reports. 🤣 😂 

don't be so modest and remember it's common misconception that native speakers speak AND WRITE  good English or in fact any language. 

Not Tylenol but looking for pack of tissues is what we look after reading your reports, at least it's my case, lol