Bangkok Reports

[QUOTE=Tiger 888;1366239]Just to get one thing straight. I am able to buy all your house cars and a few Bentleys on top.[/QUOTE]I rate it a wrong spending. Bentleys do get devaluated quickly and you loose on the investment. I prefer to buy Rolls and a few Maybach to save my wealth in those mobile toys. Or stick to some classic collector cars such as Ferrari of the 50's.

If you can afford, of course, as I agree, you might not be able to. It is a long way to put together the couple of millions needed at the auctions for those, especially if you generate that capital by 5 bucks a day. Never mind, drive your Bentley, it is easy to park it when it is a 1/42 scale model.

[QUOTE=Bionicman; 1366526]I rate it a wrong spending. Bentleys do get devaluated quickly and you loose on the investment. I prefer to buy Rolls and a few Maybach to save my wealth in those mobile toys. Or stick to some classic collector cars such as Ferrari of the 50's.

If you can afford, of course, as I agree, you might not be able to. It is a long way to put together the couple of millions needed at the auctions for those, especially if you generate that capital by 5 bucks a day. Never mind, drive your Bentley, it is easy to park it when it is a 1/42 scale model.[/QUOTE]I thought this thread was about Bangkok Reports not men boasting about their financial pricks.

Bangkok has changed immeasurably over the last 30 years since I first came. On my first visit I picked up a delightful yung thing and we had a night of full on sex at, as I recall the Asia Hotel for about $10 (OK I had been without for three months nd had a pile of overseas US$s to spend). Today that won't even pay the first round of drinks.

But I don't regret 'progress' merely get amused by those who pretend that life has not moved on.

[QUOTE=Bionicman; 1366526]I rate it a wrong spending. Bentleys do get devaluated quickly and you loose on the investment. I prefer to buy Rolls and a few Maybach to save my wealth in those mobile toys. Or stick to some classic collector cars such as Ferrari of the 50's.

If you can afford, of course, as I agree, you might not be able to. It is a long way to put together the couple of millions needed at the auctions for those, especially if you generate that capital by 5 bucks a day. Never mind, drive your Bentley, it is easy to park it when it is a 1/42 scale model.[/QUOTE]Did I say I have a Bentley? I don't need all that. Where I live (HK) public transport is the way to go. I don't leave big footprints. I valuate free time and decided to retire at a very early age instead. Macau is on my weekly agenda.

[QUOTE=Dreams; 1366399]When did you go last? Those prices were applied more than 3 years ago. The financial crisis has come since, and the price at Hinomaru is 4000. The chick may or may not be fat, YMMV, but that's true also in BKK, if not in terms of look, but certainly in terms of service. And you don't have to take an old chick in Shinagawa. Look at the Tokyo thread, a lot of very good info, given without flaming. If you go twice a year and have not found anything to your liking, I can only be sorry for you.

I am not suggesting, and I don't think anybody does, that Tokyo is a monger destination. But it is definitively a fun place, for those wanting to explore it. And, as far as I am concerned, I get bored in BKK after a few days: I don't want a GF, don't want to go out and have dinner with Wgs, don't want to spend hours in bars playing billiard, don't enjoy the heat and the hassle. I just enjoy dropping for a day or 2 on the way to somewhere else and have a couple of good fucks.

No flaming, please, to each his own, this is MY opinion, and I fully understand why other don't agree with it.[/QUOTE]Yes, the last time I tried anything was like three years ago, maybe more. I'd given up due to the prices. I'll be back in in a couple of months and will take a second look, thanks for the updated information.

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[QUOTE=Scorchin1470; 1366539]I thought this thread was about Bangkok Reports not men boasting about their financial pricks.

Bangkok has changed immeasurably over the last 30 years since I first came. On my first visit I picked up a delightful yung thing and we had a night of full on sex at, as I recall the Asia Hotel for about $10 (OK I had been without for three months nd had a pile of overseas US$s to spend). Today that won't even pay the first round of drinks.

But I don't regret 'progress' merely get amused by those who pretend that life has not moved on.[/QUOTE]Great post. You are not confused. But many others are.

Like you say, it is progress and growth and a lot of dudes just are cheap or don't have a decent job that fits the world economy. Or they are just loser mouth breathers. Too bad.

Many years ago, I got a girl in Cambodia for a jar of Peanut Butter.

Should I pack a 12 pack of Skippy for my next trip?

[QUOTE=Nullnull;1366437]Well. 3-4 years ago it was easier to do the research. Back then most of the expats and BKK veterans were happy to provide newbies with valuable information concerning prices, locations, hotels and so on. Today many of them seem to enjoy patronizing newbies more.[/QUOTE]That's true, but don't forget that due to many moaning newbies (as you call them) , many of the said Veterans were asked 3-4 years ago to migrate to the Expat threads. We were told to vacate the premises and take our discussions elsewhere. I am sure you remember that time don't you?

[QUOTE=Nullnull;1366437]Well. 3-4 years ago it was easier to do the research. Back then most of the expats and BKK veterans were happy to provide newbies with valuable information concerning prices, locations, hotels and so on. Today many of them seem to enjoy patronizing newbies more.[/QUOTE]Officially I may be an Expat, but I don't have fondness for the term and consider myself an international traveller with no fixed home. Okay I live part time in Thailand but was not born here. I understand clear Thai much better than weak English (after part time use of Thai for 20 years) , so sometimes find Thai people insisting on English, that I cannot understand clearly, to be annoying. I am gradually picking up some Isaan as well from bargirls. LOL.

Nic mentions the Expat threads / forum. I would not be in there, with the expectation of a lack of useful information, and lack of focus on the mongering locations. I never see anything wrong with guys posting their factual experiences, as long as not gay and as long as related to the thread somewhat. I may disagree with their opinions.

Some of us are prepared to help out the newbies, remembering we all had to be newbies at one time. However I prefer to answer or ask fairly specific questions. Very vague questions are obviously difficult and boring. There is also little point in answering questions where you have no expertise. I don't like to see people answering based on what they read by someone else (which may be bullshit) rather than their own experience. However, believe me, I have looked at some other forums including Thai forums, and see most competition as no competition at all, because they are filled with endless smart-arse remarks, one liners, chit chat, and highly lacking in detailed field experience reports. e.g. the W.S.G. was just pathetic and I gave it up. All they could do was question my arrogance to have an opinion, after posting just a few detailed field reports, that one else could be bothered to do. On Thai forums, they are too shy to same anything direct or explicit and don't even write proper Thai.

I hope I do not come across as too patronising. Certainly opinionated, yes. I do have knowledge of the Thai language that most ISGers probably don't, and moderate knowledge of Buddhism and Thai culture. I am willing to share all my good locations and even mention some hot girls. I tend not to mention so much girls that don't speak English at very Thai establishments.

Experienced posters may not mind helping out the newbies a little but are lazy to spoon feed them every step of the way if the newbie is too lazy to do a search for basic easy info themselves. Newbies are encouraged to spend at least weeks of reading the forum before starting to post themselves unless want to share an actual experience. Actually would help if the forum had a Thailand Newbies thread. Then the very annoying expats could stay out of that thread.

When I was a newbie (20+ years back) , there was no internet nor forum. I however had a experienced buddy that I met at the airport who helped out introducing me to Cowboy, Thermae, The Grace, Pat Pong rip-offs, the Kangaroo bar,"Baan Nork", Thai Mafia, etc. I don't recall if Nana Plaza existed back then (perhaps was very new). His Thai was more advanced than mine, as I had been learning Thai just a few months. He was a very stingy / thrifty type so a little different from my mindset, but a good (or bad) influence. Fortunately his taste in women was opposite to me. He liked the fatties and I liked the skinnies. I used to stay in terrible Hotels back then, that probably would be only 2 to 3 stars now (possibly influenced by stingy buddy). LOL. I now prefer 4 star style or bargain 5 star. Comfortable but not wasting too much money. However I have a semi-permanent address now.

I don't count my first trip to Thailand as a normal tourist 30 years ago. That was sort of irrelevant, but just became aware of the availability of very beautiful Thai girls when I saw the hotties on the arm of old men in Phuket.

I have nothing against newbies. Good sensible questions are welcomed. Only the most lazy and ridiculous ones, who do not even bother to state specifically what they are looking for, are annoying. I certainly read the forum for some time before posting, even though I was no newbie to thailand.

Newbies, who don't even know what they are looking for, should just read the forum in browsing mode to become aware. I know this is harder when so much non-information is posted.

Oh shit. Too long again. Boring. My new year's resolution should be to cut back on opinion reports and just post factual information and experience reoprts.

[QUOTE=Nullnull;1366437]Well. 3-4 years ago it was easier to do the research. Back then most of the expats and BKK veterans were happy to provide newbies with valuable information concerning prices, locations, hotels and so on. Today many of them seem to enjoy patronizing newbies more.[/QUOTE]It was actually 3 to 4 years ago as the world become smaller and more people started to be based in Thailand that things went downhill.

As opposed to helpful people a new sub-culture of arrogant control freak farangs emerged, they always know better, what they do is right and everyone else is wrong. They think they are the best and everyone else is below them.

There was an attempt to push them off into "Expat" threads but they got bored talking to themselves and so have all come back on to the normal threads patronizing everyone.

But there you go.

[QUOTE=Rick Rock]I'm from New York bro.

I didn't say Phnom Penh should be avoided at all costs. Some people like it. Some people even like the urban centers of India (!). But if you dislike extremely loud noise on a consistent basis, or if you're a light sleeper who needs rest, then you should look elsewhere.[/QUOTE]This is the type of comment that I find might be useful to punters.

Can anyone tell me how the noise levels of PP in Cambodia compare to places around NEP in Bangkok?

On Christmas Eve or day, I forget which, I could hear loud fireworks explosions till almost 4 AM by my residence on the 10th floor in Siam.

I expect New Years Eve celebrations to be even worse.

[QUOTE=Rick Rock]But the point isn't about massages. It's about how fucked Cambodia is for mongering. It doesn't make sense that a haggard old bird with kids and a saggy stretch-marked body who is probably on crack or meth and lives in one of the poorest / lowest cost of living countries in the world where prostitution is right out in the open would ask for MORE money than a 19 year old stunner with a flawless body who probably spends more on her makeup than the aforementioned woman spends on her monthly rent, living in one of the world's most expensive countries, where the prostitution seen is underground.

When massage girls in Phnom Penh want more money than massage girls in New York City, something is amiss bro.[/QUOTE]Thanks for the entertainment.

Your posts, like Harold's, are very low on the truth scale but get outstanding grades for ROTFLOL.

What I am curious about, though, is if you really believe the crap you post.

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82eQYuXl1zg[/url]

I'm not a big fan of the a-go-go scene but do go have a look from time to time. I cruised through Soi Cowboy a few nights ago. Had a drink in Suzie Wong's and only saw 2 or 3 that were eye candy. It was a nude shuffle though and 95 baht beer before 9 pm. When finished at Cowboy I came out on Soi 23. I turned right towards Sukhumvit and discovered Twins Bar after a minute or so of walking. I've read about it here on ISG a time or two but retained no details. It's pretty much a hole in the wall bar with a couple of pool tables and about 6 or so girls the night I popped in. They even were playing Thai music, not my thing but it made the girls high energy. I played pool with a 26 yo with a pretty face and a tall slender look. Bought a couple of drinks and was ready to roll out when she suggested short time on the premises. 1500 all in. Paid at the bar before hand and she took me upstairs to a crappy massage layout. Curtained cubicles, mattresses on the floor. Got a one hour all you you could imagine experience. I know that's not everyone's thing but it worked for me at that moment. Her name was Malee and she showed some sagginess when the clothes came off. I know some would give her a miss for that but I'd definitely repeat. Except now I'll have to wait in line. Happy New Year.

[QUOTE=Crazy4Thai;1366762]she suggested short time on the premises. 1500 all in. Paid at the bar before hand and she took me upstairs to a crappy massage layout. Curtained cubicles, mattresses on the floor. Got a one hour all you you could imagine experience. I know that's not everyone's thing but it worked for me at that moment. Her name was Malee and she showed some sagginess when the clothes came off. I know some would give her a miss for that but I'd definitely repeat. Except now I'll have to wait in line. Happy New Year.[/QUOTE]Interesting, I always thought that you could do the girls on the pool tables in these bars. Did they have Showers?

By the say, Some Bars in SC also have rooms upstairs: JJ for instance.

[QUOTE=NicFrenchy; 1366781]Interesting, I always thought that you could do the girls on the pool tables in these bars. Did they have Showers?

By the say, Some Bars in SC also have rooms upstairs: JJ for instance.[/QUOTE]Took me a while to figure JJ was Jungle Jims. Not sure If I ever went in there.

Quite a few have rooms upstairs. Some girls ;) can't go to many regular Hotels but can go to local ST Hotels like Penny Black or upstairs.