Bangkok Reports

[Tomasb]

I have not made it past Episode 3 so did not know yet about the auto excursion from Pakistan to Paris in a Peugeot. In addition to your observation of the difficulty in securing that type of vehicle in Pakistáand then, it seems highly unlikely someone could safely drive a vehicle from Pakistan to the west. Imagine the type of dangers and poor infrastructure they would encounter on a long trip like that. In fact, even today, that type of journey does not seem possible.

And as you note, making an international phone call from a public phone booth in Pakistan to Paris during this time frame seems highly suspect.

Guys, the serpent is a made for TV drama, loosely based on a true story not a Hollywood blockbuster. Filming was also impacted by covid. Although it got a tad boring in the middle I did watch it all and I think it's worth a watch and found parts quite interesting. The final episode especially.

[Crocodilexp]

Met a girl last night who was 100% racially Vietnamese (not Lucky). A good conversationalist, although possibly somewhat full of crap, said she liked to dive and travel. Decent long duration blowjob and CIM, and very fair / pale skin of the Vietnamese variety. Easy going and witty. PM for link / digits.

Thank you man, finally some actual useful info. Your inbox is full, I couldn't send a PM. Can you please clear it?

[Berrys66]

The coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa can "break through" Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine to some extent, a real-world data study in Israel found, though its prevalence in the country is low and the research has not been peer reviewed.

The study, released on Saturday, compared almost 400 people who had tested positive for Covid-19,14 days or more after they received one or two doses of the vaccine, against the same number of unvaccinated patients with the disease. It matched age and gender, among other characteristics.

The South African variant, be. 1.351, was found to make up about 1 per cent of all the Covid-19 cases across all the people studied, according to the study by Tel Aviv University and Israel's largest healthcare provider, Clalit.

The vaccine appeared to be less effective against the South African variant, researchers noted. Crucially, however, it the variant does not spread effectively, they say.

It is believed that this reduced effectiveness may also only occur in a short window of time. Results from the study showed that there were no reported cases of be. 1. 351 in fully vaccinated individuals who had received their second dose more then 14-days prior.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/coronaviru...012155694.html

[TonyIndian]

Met a girl last night who was 100% racially Vietnamese (not Lucky). A good conversationalist, although possibly somewhat full of crap, said she liked to dive and travel. Decent long duration blowjob and CIM, and very fair / pale skin of the Vietnamese variety. Easy going and witty. PM for link / digits.

[Jingo10]

The show sure beats watching Married at First Site or re-runs of Tuk Tuk Patrol. Hahaha. This is not a criticism of the show, but I'm just a stickler for detail, so here goes:

1. Charles, Monique and Ajay went to Malaysia on a gem buying expedition. Charles took Ajay into the jungle. Only Charles returned, so it is believed that Ajay was murdered in Malaysia by Charles as he had no further use for him. Ajay's body has never been recovered. In the show, Charles drives Ajay to some desert area in Pakistan and leaves him there, which is not correct.

2. We see Charles making an international phone call to his mom in Paris from a public phone box in a slum area in Karachi. That was not possible. Pakistan in the 1970's was a dirt poor country with shit infrastructure. International calls were rare, very expensive and had to be booked through an operator. To make an international call in Pakistan / India / Bangladesh back then, you had to go to the Post and Telegraphic Office, fill out a form, get it approved by a clerk, and then get it connected by an operator. You then paid for the call using cash at the cashier station. Similarly, Charles gets his mom to call back at the same streetside phone box at the slum town. That was just not possible.

3. We see Charles and Monique leaving Pakistan and driving all the way to Paris in a brand new, right hand drive, Citroen CX2400 Pallas, which was the top French luxury car at the time. Even in my country, that car was quite expensive. The model was only released in France in 1974 and are we to believe that there was a Citroen dealer in Karachi offering a RHD version of the top model in 1976? Not possible. The model in the show looks like one from the early 1980's. Maybe if he drove across in a Peugeot 404 it might have been more believable.

4. Many of the passports in the 1970's were hard cover, yet we see all of the passports in the show are the soft fabric covers we have now.

5. A lot of the rank insignia used by the Thai / Indian / Nepalese / Pakistani police and immigration officials are inconsistent and wrong. Some of it has just been made up by the costume designer with no reference to reality.

Guys, the serpent is a made for TV drama, loosely based on a true story not a Hollywood blockbuster. Filming was also impacted by covid. Although it got a tad boring in the middle I did watch it all and I think it's worth a watch and found parts quite interesting. The final episode especially.

[TConor]

I don't think that's possible. I wanted to quarantine with a girl I really like and they allowed only married couples or couple that can prove they are together for quite some time.

You'll need proof that you are married. At least I had to.

[Engine Driver]

Since you appear to think some of it was widely exaggerated, I would like to know which parts since you did not elaborate. Not trying to pick an argument just interested in other discrepancies.

The show sure beats watching Married at First Site or re-runs of Tuk Tuk Patrol. Hahaha. This is not a criticism of the show, but I'm just a stickler for detail, so here goes:

1. Charles, Monique and Ajay went to Malaysia on a gem buying expedition. Charles took Ajay into the jungle. Only Charles returned, so it is believed that Ajay was murdered in Malaysia by Charles as he had no further use for him. Ajay's body has never been recovered. In the show, Charles drives Ajay to some desert area in Pakistan and leaves him there, which is not correct.

2. We see Charles making an international phone call to his mom in Paris from a public phone box in a slum area in Karachi. That was not possible. Pakistan in the 1970's was a dirt poor country with shit infrastructure. International calls were rare, very expensive and had to be booked through an operator. To make an international call in Pakistan / India / Bangladesh back then, you had to go to the Post and Telegraphic Office, fill out a form, get it approved by a clerk, and then get it connected by an operator. You then paid for the call using cash at the cashier station. Similarly, Charles gets his mom to call back at the same streetside phone box at the slum town. That was just not possible.

3. We see Charles and Monique leaving Pakistan and driving all the way to Paris in a brand new, right hand drive, Citroen CX2400 Pallas, which was the top French luxury car at the time. Even in my country, that car was quite expensive. The model was only released in France in 1974 and are we to believe that there was a Citroen dealer in Karachi offering a RHD version of the top model in 1976? Not possible. The model in the show looks like one from the early 1980's. Maybe if he drove across in a Peugeot 404 it might have been more believable.

4. Many of the passports in the 1970's were hard cover, yet we see all of the passports in the show are the soft fabric covers we have now.

5. A lot of the rank insignia used by the Thai / Indian / Nepalese / Pakistani police and immigration officials are inconsistent and wrong. Some of it has just been made up by the costume designer with no reference to reality.

[LinkAngel]

Has anyone heard of any girls offering "quarantine companionship" services? This would require them to take PCR tests with you at the start, and stay with you for the entire quarantine period? It would be like the golf quarantine offering, except for pussy.

I don't think that's possible. I wanted to quarantine with a girl I really like and they allowed only married couples or couple that can prove they are together for quite some time.

[CockaSaurus]

Interested in the discussion about shows. I'm heading to Bangkok for the first time when things open back up for vaccinated tourists, and would like to basically try everything at least once during my stay and have found most of the info I want online.

My remaining question is where is a good place to go to see a show? I'm thinking of seeing something in the "only in Thailand" (pingpong, fish, razorblades, ribbons and so on) category but I don't have a specific thing like that I'm after.

I'm aware that following the touts to pingpong shows in Patpong is a bad mistake. Is there anywhere to go which is on the level and won't rip me off? Or should I watch the shows at the gogo clubs instead? If so what is (or was in normal times) a particularly good one?

I've seen the ping pong and razor blade shows in Suzy Wong on Soi Cowboy and it is a pretty legit bar. Not sure how often they do the shows though. Drinks were more expensive than other bars if that matters to you.

[TourduMonde]

Interested in the discussion about shows. I'm heading to Bangkok for the first time when things open back up for vaccinated tourists, and would like to basically try everything at least once during my stay and have found most of the info I want online.

My remaining question is where is a good place to go to see a show? I'm thinking of seeing something in the "only in Thailand" (pingpong, fish, razorblades, ribbons and so on) category but I don't have a specific thing like that I'm after.

I'm aware that following the touts to pingpong shows in Patpong is a bad mistake. Is there anywhere to go which is on the level and won't rip me off? Or should I watch the shows at the gogo clubs instead? If so what is (or was in normal times) a particularly good one?

[Berrys66]

Supergirls had the best live show. One night the bloke couldn't get a hard on and it was called off. It was in the rolling stone mag.

[Sharka]

Has anyone heard of any girls offering "quarantine companionship" services? This would require them to take PCR tests with you at the start, and stay with you for the entire quarantine period? .

Truth is, never heard of such a service. And even if such a service existed, I would NEVER sign up for this. Most likely the girl that shows up will be an old fat hag that nobody wants in the first place. Now that she's there, can't leave as she's now exposed to the customer.

Can't even imagine being stuck with something like that for 2 weeks or more.

And to add insult, after its all over, you have to pay the old hag for 2 weeks (or more) for her company.

Just my take.

Cheers.

[Sharka]

The go-go bar scene with the snake leads to the girl having real sex on stage with the male dancer. Not sure that live sex (full intercourse) happened on stage in the mid-70's in Bangkok. I will defer to the older mongers who were around then.

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Yes, live sex shows did happen. I was there in the mid 1980's and shows were real. Full sex on stage for 5-10 min and finish with CIM. If I saw them in the 80's, then pretty sure they were around in the 70's too as that decade was even wilder. Funny as I don't remember seeing any snakes with girls on stage but do remember seeing a monkey though.

Cheers.

[Berrys66]

Entertainment venues closed in the most at-risk areas after hundreds of COVID-19 cases were found spreading through the capital's clubs, bars and other hangouts.

A raft of new measures from health officials comes after more than 200 new cases across the metropolitan area – Bangkok, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi and Nakhon Pathom – were linked to entertainment venues.

The restrictions targeting those places will be in place at least two weeks. They will be most severe in Bangkok, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan and Nakhon Pathom, as they have been designated public health "red zones."

Bangkok faces 3rd nightlife shutdown after COVID hits Thonglor, Ekkamai.

Health officials said they were considering ordering all restaurants in the so-called red zones to close by 9 pm and stop selling alcohol for on-site consumption.

Bangkok has ordered closed nightlife venues including bars, nightclubs and sex massage parlors in three districts – Watthana, Bang Khae, and Khlong Toei – affecting 196 places until at least April 19.

They are allowed to operate as same as restaurants if confirmed cases aren't found there.

City Hall encouraged people who have been to venues including Krystal Club nightclub in Soi Thonglor 25, Barbarbar pub in Soi Thonglor 10, Ekkamai Beer House, The Cassette Music Bar (Ekkamai branch), Baan Phahon Cafe and Bar in Bangkok's Chatuchak district and entertainment venues inside the EmQuartier and Emporium shopping malls to notify health authorities via hotlines 02-203-2393 or 02-203-2396 or get a COVID-19 test.

https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/wha...lockdown-no-3/

[Berrys66]

https://www.bangkokpost.com/business...ut-for-2-weeks

Pubs, clubs in Bangkok, 40 other provinces to shut for 2 weeks.

Thong Lor cluster spread intensifies.