A non hobby recommendation.
An old memory hit me the other day when my buddy who just returned from Bangkok told me he revisited Hilary 1 and had the lamb shank that I chose on a previous trip and said it was just as good as on our previous trips. I know, not something one thinks of when your on Soi 4 but I must say it was out of this world delicious, meat falling off the bone with an amazing sauce.
Meat falling off the bone with an amazing sauce on soi 4?
[QUOTE=Breadman;2338195]An old memory hit me the other day when my buddy who just returned from Bangkok told me he revisited Hilary 1 and had the lamb shank that I chose on a previous trip and said it was just as good as on our previous trips. I know, not something one thinks of when your on Soi 4 but I must say it was out of this world delicious, meat falling off the bone with an amazing sauce.[/QUOTE]The sound of those words together just scare the shit out of me!
The Crowded and the Grotesque
Wandered into Thermae last night about 11 pm. I have never seen it so crowded in my almost 20 years as a patron. You could barely walk around. 99% of the punters were Asian, many of them in their 20's and early 30's, most of whom were very shy and giggly like schoolgirls. Very easy marks for the gals. Also saw some grotesque surgical nightmares. Faces puffed with filler, sharp noses, etc. The cut rate clinics must be doing a good business. The "far side" with the gals who are normally farang friendly hadn't one gal I would even consider. There were some lookers on the other side and in the back, but they were nary interested in the white man and were heard and seen quoting 3 k and up ST. Lordy.
We lucked out and got seats and spent about 30 min observing the goings on. One younger Japanese dude was really spot on. He would go up to the best looking gals he could find and while talking to them, place his hand on their ass and start rubbing, and he would judge their reaction. He was a handsome fellow, so I guess it was easy to get away with it. Eventually pulled a looker.
We left about 1140 and by that time the crowd had thinned out a bit. Guess it was getting to be bedtime for the youngsters.
Can't help but feel nostalgic every time I pass through and long for the days when Thermae was a fairly seedy hangout for local expats all with pretty fascinating stories to tell and when it was a "happy fun" place. Just not very festive now.