General Reports

[Taz Marine]

What about Chakri Day on April 6th? Is it business as usual. I’ve checked the forum around that time last year and there didn’t seem to be any interruption but since the topic of holidays was brought up, I thought I would ask.

Thanks,
Taz

[Coma Boy]

Appently there is a Thai National Holiday on Sunday, Feb. 12th.

Does any of the expats know, whether the bars, Nana, shops, weekend market, malls will be open?

Yeah, it is Mugha Bucha day, an important Buddhist holiday.

Shops and malls will be open as usual, but probably not the bars. Just plan ahead.

Think it falls on the 13th this year, as the 12th is a Sunday.

[JuiceSpike]

Poupard,

Report something instead of bitching. This is the general section so anyone can post whatever: Edge cards, phone company, the airport, pills to increase jaculation, the demise of the white woman, the weather, the exchange rates, winglets, ac adaptors, atm spots, blow jobs hot spots, doctors, hospitals, dentists, shopping, BTS, bus fares, bars, gilrs, beers, gogos, pussy, thai culture, taxi fares, how to, how not to, sim cards, seven elevens, soi 11, soi 4, etc., and dumbasses like you...

Buzz,

Thanks for all the info.

juices

[Buzz00]

... That what we are looking for on this site. Places, experiences, prices, comparison between girls, ... usefull information, not the common bullshit of many posts. A lesson for most of the members.

A lesson for you to buddy boy.

[Poupard2000]

... That what we are looking for on this site. Places, experiences, prices, comparison between girls, ... usefull information, not the common bullshit of many posts. A lesson for most of the members.

[Buzz00]

juice,

all these cards and g3 phones are compatible with mac and pc. you might want to check out phones and cards that are compatible with gsm's system, which is different from edge - i use it and get speeds that are comparable to adsl.

the best card on the market at the mo is the merlin made by novatel but i am not sure that you would find it in los.

http://www.novatelwireless.com/produ...rlin-v620.html

you might also take a look at the nokia 6680, which uses a usb 2 data cable or the later model, 6682 which i have and also accepts phone calls while hooked up to the internet.this is a g3 phone which works on both fast hook ups. small concilation is that the data cable is included in the package.

if you would like even more sophisticated hook ups then you can pick up a bgan sat phone for the paltry sum of $650.- depending on where you buy it.

the phone is around $450.- in los but the card might be more.

cheers

[ValeVincent]

Appently there is a Thai National Holiday on Sunday, Feb. 12th.

Does any of the expats know, whether the bars, Nana, shops, weekend market, malls will be open?

[JuiceSpike]

traveler123..4,

Yeah, macs are special just like us... Thanks for the info, I will check it out.

Sean,

Thanks for the info.

juices

[Traveler1234]

sean,

is the connection with the edge card fast speed and will this card work for a mac laptop?

thanks

juice

edge is considerable faster than gprs (the latter is like 14 kbps dial up modem, remember those days?). obviously wi-fi is much better but in a pinch, edge is good.

it will work on mac (luv it when i meet a fellow mac user), although i personally don't have experience - still use wi-fi as my mobile phone doesn't have either edge or bluetooth and my company pays for all internet when i travel. best bet is mobile phone that has both edge and bt (bluetooth) so no wires, etc.

a couple of sites that will give you more information and clearer instructions:

howardchui.com - sign up for forum, you'll see a bunch of forums that go into this.
apple.com > support > discussion - forums will also discuss this, do search for 'edge'
cnet.com - although that is usually more pc oriented.

[Sean_Double]

sean,

is the connection with the edge card fast speed and will this card work for a mac laptop?

thanks

juice

juice,

thanks, yes edge is the fast speed. i've gotten the edge connection on dtac pretty much everywhere i've been except remote places in the north where i use the gprs connection. dtac said a couple of weeks ago that they'd have it everywhere in los by the end of the year, but who knows.
i use a pc, but i've read that they work just as well with a mac pc.

cheers,
sean

[Traveler1234]

Jimmy Boy 99> Nice report, good to see someone who has done their homework and avoids the odd papasan rip off at the MP's, i'm a big favorite of Catherines, but as with anything, if you go there once a week for several months, the excitement fades and i was looking for somewhere else in the same area to try, after what you said about La Defense, it shall be my next visit.

Meaty - what's your take on Nataree? In the past, posts were pretty mixed but I've noticed recently some very positive FR. And they supposedly have 'university students' on part time basis? If you check it out, let us know or PM...might try next visit to LOS.

Boy99 - great FR and glad you stood your ground on prices. Catherine is 1500 for full two hours and 2 shots...pappasan just trying to screw you over.

[JuiceSpike]

sean,

is the connection with the edge card fast speed and will this card work for a mac laptop?

thanks

juice

[Sean_Double]

I've been of experimenting with internet connections the last couple of times I've come to the LOS with my laptop and have pretty much come to the conclusion that rather than relying on wi-fi connections in hotels or Starbucks I'm more comfortable using a gprs or EDGE card. A gprs card basically turns your laptop into a cellphone and you can get a connection anywhere.
I posted a little about this once before, but now I've got it more figured out and can report that it works great. I wouldn't recommend it for guys just staying a week or so, but if you're in BKK, Pattaya or wherever for a while or need to work odd hours and be mobile it beats the alternatives and is pretty cheap compared to having to use Starbuck's.
You need three things:
1.) An unlocked gprs or EDGE card. You can buy these at home for about $200.00 from a telecom, on eBay for a lot less, or Pantip for about 8,000 bht. I've used a Sierra Wireless 750 and a Sony Ericsson GC 83.
2.) An Thai internet connection like the 300 bht KSC prepaid ONECARD deal that you can get at 7/11.
3.) A pre or post paid cell phone account with a Thai telecom. I use DTAC and can top up with the cards at 7/11 or whatever.

Basically all you need to do is put the DTAC sim card into the gprs card, pop that into the slot in your laptop and wait few seconds for it to find a signal then log on to your isp account. In BKK and Pattaya the connection is almost as fast as as good wi-fi connection and in Chiang Rai I found it faster.
Its cool because it works everywhere your cell phone works and you don't need to be wired to anything. You wind up paying 1bht per minute for the DTAC connection and some miniscule amout per minute for the minutes on the prepaid internet account.
Like I said, its probably too much of a hassle if you're just staying short time, but its cool if need some mobility or are up north where anything but dial up is hard to find.
Cheers,
Sean

[Goodfeller]

I feel like I spent days in the airplane this time. Does it actually turn in to a longer flight the more you come? Plane touched down at 11:30 pm and then we took a tour of the tarmac for a half hour. Doesn't the air traffic controller know that the bars close at 1am? Oh, it's a conspiracy. By the time I got out of the airport it was 1am. Went to the taxi stand and got my cab, does anyone fall for the taxi hawkers inside, hope not. Went to the Majestic Grande, Majestic Suites couldn't take my last minute reservation but Anaan, the manager hooked me up with their other hotel the Grande for 2700 Baht, less than there quoted discout price. Not sure if they do this for everyone or due to my previous stays and making reservations for friends.

Majestic Grande is nice. Not the JW but a 4 star hotel. I've seen some complaints about the elevator and yes it's a little slow but chill, your in Bangkok. Pool is descent and the breakfast is good. There are a lot more families and couples than the Majestc Suites but that's too bad for them, Atleast someone is having fun there.

Got out of the hotel at 1:30. Nana bars were shut down and in general the area seemed to be quieter than my previous trip this summer. Maybe the scene moved? Anyone else notice this? Went to Nana hotel and the disco was open until 3am. Some lookers there, a few, place was packed. Finally talked to a cute 20 year old right at 3am and the bar closed. She took me to Sin Bar around the corner but it was closed too, she seemed surprised. I tried to buy some beer, no one would sell. Someone told me it was a holiday, I don't know. The girl wanted to take me to another bar, or me take her I should say. I got the feeling I was gonna be dragged around and forced to spend money on her. I'm not cheap but I can have that in the states, it's called a girlfriend. I hadn't slept on the plane and didn't want to play games so I cut her loose and got some much needed rest. I feel bad for the girl I get tonight, gonna have to make up for lost time.

I have 1 more day here then off to Pattaya for a few. I'll stay in the area tonight but want to check out Patpong on my last few days. I stopped by last time for an hour or so and saw some good looking girls there but didn't really check it out, I keep hearing it's making a comeback.

Last note was this. I was just outside Nana disco (angels) and this guy, mid 30's early 40's talked with me. I'm here alone so I'm up for any conversation in english...usually. The guy started with the usual, where ya' from and so forth. When I asked how long he was here, I saw where it was going. He said he was trying to get out and that someone had pick-pocketed him and he had no money. He said he was looking for contributions for the airport tax to be able to go home. I've heard stories similair before and on an occasion I've given in. Maybe scammed but I think I'm a good judge of character and sh*t happens. This guy however, was practically waving red flags on his own. As soon as I heard his story, as he was hitting me up, I said sorry, I'm not down with that. He said, "what, not down with helping a fellow American who is in need?" I wanted to clock the guy! A true piece of Sh*t! The more I declined him, the more persistant with his story he got, slightly aggresive. He babbled away for a minute until the girl I met came along. She then said she saw the guy taking money or at least trying to take money from other people and creeped her and others out. When you see people with missing limbs politely begging for money and then this JackA** comes along with his guilt trip BS and lies...well hopefully karma will catch up to him. I have no doubt he was scamming. First of all, he was in the disco. Then, after I got rid of him, I bumped into him again in 7-11 where he was BUYING something, piece of crap. He was hitting someone up there too. Anyway he's a skinny, gangly looking guy with wavy hair and a pony tail. He's losing his hair in the front as well as losing whatever self respect and dignity he ever had. Be on the look out and tell him to [CodeWord140]-off. I wasn't blatant enough with my retort at the time. Next time I should bring some counterfiet money along for just such a scenario. Well that's all for now. Anyone want to grab a beer, PM me.

[Pansted00]

Have any of you guys tried those pills supposed to dramatically increase the volume of your ejaculation.

If yes, do they really work and how long does it take before it works.

Anyone knows if and where they are available in Bangkok.

Thanks