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[quote=mick licker]most so called "high speed" internet shops are not really fast enough to allow reasonable remote connection to your workplace using citrix gateway or the like.

i did know a truelly high speed shop in a small mall off sukhumwit soi 11 (east side). can't remember if had indian restaurant or coffee shop at the entrance to mall. i am not sure sure that it is still there however. i think it may have gone to build the villa supermarket. so this is really no help other than to say high speed does exist ocassionally, will normally be a large shop with at least 20 pcs, and will normally be double the rate of most shops per minute. they are hard to find. most are just tinpot internet shops for games or chat. so look for a serious high class looking place. someone who lives in bkk should know i guess.

even few of the hotels have a truelly high speed connection. i have found livingstone's lodge to be quite fast however if you have your own pc with you. just sit by the pool and order something to drink or eat and use the internet. you don't have to be staying at the hotel.
the manager will supply the password. it doesn't seem to change so obviously i know what it is.
not sure if fast enough for your "live broadcast" but probably o.k. for relatively low resolution video like my football team's match replay, i would think, although i never used it to watch video (usually real live girls are occupying my time when i am not working) :d[/quote]

thanks, i will try to speak to some people living here, i have a pc with me , but wireless options are always slow. i remember there is an internet shop next to nana hotel, that used to charge 2 baht for minute, the double rate, perhaps they have speed to offer.

Montecristo,

I think the internet shop that charges 2 baht a minute I have used in the past. As you walk out from Nana Hotel it is on the right sightly pass the bar. Yes it is double! and for the price really not that fast! There is another Internet shop further down Soi 4, on the left hand side right across the street from 7/11. It also serves as a Travel Agency, but is only 1 baht a minute and it was just as fast as the 2 baht.

LBM

[QUOTE=Jayf1970]I am a fairly avid monger / traveler. I have been to several places around the world in search of pussy, including Rio and BKK a few times, by far the best mongering places, in that order.

I am planning a 10-day visit to Asia and am planning to spend part of it in BKK, but am also itching to try a new place. My primary (only) purpose in visiting is mongering, so the destination must be busy enough with mongering activities and offer an average quality of experience that is comparable with whats available in BKK.

The reason that sets Rio and BKK apart is that not only the best experience you have here is very good, but the quality of your "average" experience is pretty damn good. By contrast, in a place like Buenos Aires, your best experience will likely be as good as in, say, Rio, but the average experience is much inferior. This is also somewhat correlated with the ease with which sex is available. In these two mongering heavens, p4p is available pretty much 24x7.

With all this preamble, does anyone have any suggestions for alternative mongering locations? I briefly looked through some of the forums and several asian forums look quite busy (china, malaysia, philippines, to name a few). Would appreciate any pointers. And, of course, I will share any unique experiences on this board.[/QUOTE]


Check the forums of Macau, South China-Dongguan and Angeles City of Philippines

You can fly low fares from BKK to the first two on AirAsia and to AC on Cebu Pacific

Even though the quality of DVD movies for sale on sukhumvit is often quite lacking, they do have some things going for them. For example, many English subtitles are obviously created by Thais who have no clue about the language, and what they cum up with is often totally hilarious. If you haven't checked this out, I'd suggest the title Get Smart. Older films, though, seem to have a tendency to be lacking this "benefit".

Jayi1970,

I would recommend Angeles City in Philippines, too. Cebu Air start a new direct flight from BKK to Clark around 8000Bath return. From Clark it is just 15minutes to the action. Many bars some are open 24hours. I had my first trip to AC last March. I like the Philipinas a lot. It is different than Thailand. Give it a try. But there is not so much to do outside of mongering.

Regards,

Sam

What's with the alcohol laws in Bangkok? I go to a Seven Eleven store with a gas station next to the Nana Hotel and they sell no alcohol whatsoever. I point to the Seven Eleven across the street on Soi 3 and tell the clerk that they sell it there. She says they don't at her store because there's a gas station. So gas and alcohol don't mix in LOS?

I go to the Soi 3 store and take some booze to the cashier for purchase. The young lady tells me after 5 oclock. It's 10 minutes after 2 and it seems this outlet does not sell intoxicating items for 3 hours in the afternoon. Are people supposed to be having a siesta or praying to the Buddha then?

So I head over to the Foodland market at Soi 5. Without much hope I ask one of 6 lady employees standing idly in the bubbly aisle if I may purchase one of these drinks. She says I can. Sure? She seems a bit put off by my doubting her. But I proceed through the checkout with no problem. Do some Thai stores have special liquor licenses?

[QUOTE=PinkPearl]What's with the alcohol laws in Bangkok? I go to a Seven Eleven store with a gas station next to the Nana Hotel and they sell no alcohol whatsoever. I point to the Seven Eleven across the street on Soi 3 and tell the clerk that they sell it there. She says they don't at her store because there's a gas station. So gas and alcohol don't mix in LOS?

I go to the Soi 3 store and take some booze to the cashier for purchase. The young lady tells me after 5 oclock. It's 10 minutes after 2 and it seems this outlet does not sell intoxicating items for 3 hours in the afternoon. Are people supposed to be having a siesta or praying to the Buddha then?

So I head over to the Foodland market at Soi 5. Without much hope I ask one of 6 lady employees standing idly in the bubbly aisle if I may purchase one of these drinks. She says I can. Sure? She seems a bit put off by my doubting her. But I proceed through the checkout with no problem. Do some Thai stores have special liquor licenses?[/QUOTE]

No special liquor licenses. The reasons for not selling booze in the afternoon is supposed to keep the students from drinking during school. I'm not sure how strictly the law is enforced at various places such as Foodland. Probably they don't get many students as customers.

Made an appointment with this firm

[url]http://www.dentalwhiteclinic.com/[/url]

anyone go any other place or have comments about laser whitening or the veneers?

[QUOTE=Tansak KTV]...
anyone go any other place or have comments about laser whitening or the veneers?[/QUOTE]Tansak KTV,

Don't know whether this customer used the same clinic, but his treatment was obviously a success.


Giotto

[QUOTE=Giotto]Tansak KTV,

Don't know whether this customer used the same clinic, but his treatment was obviously a success.


Giotto[/QUOTE]


Now there's a referral I can believe in :D

Giotto, you may not know this, but that is a photo of Piper's brother.....[QUOTE=Giotto]Tansak KTV,

Don't know whether this customer used the same clinic, but his treatment was obviously a success.


Giotto[/QUOTE]

What is a good tasting alcoholic beverage in Bangkok?

I don't know how people can stand beer or wine. One looks like [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord140][CodeWord140][/url] and probably tastes as bad. Sipping the other is like drinking vinegar, though there may be some consolation that it gets you there faster {higher alcohol content}. But wouldn't Kahlua be a superior choice to either of these, that is, if one likes the taste of coffee?

In Canada I was drinking apple or peach flavored cider at less than $10 for a 2 litre pop sized bottle, and it tastes about as good as pop.

Now in Thailand that seems unavailable, but I have discovered Bacardi Breezer which has a similar alcohol content to the Canadian cider {5. 6 vs 7%} and may taste even better. Cums in 5 flavors in local stores here, including 7-11's, namely Raspberry, Orange, Lemon, Lime & Lychee. Cost in Bangkok is about 50 Baht per small glass bottle, or $1. 50 CDN.

I drink the equivalent of about 1 Litre {4 bottles} a day for weeks and months and feel fine, so why do I read about medical recommendations to have no more than 2 drink a day? It's only when I have 7-8 in a night that I might feel lousy the next day, have trouble keeping my balance, and find to my surprise that I was in an online casino.

[QUOTE=Penbelly]I did not really know where to post this so.

Last spring I BF'd a living doll from Cocktail Club on SC. Upon arriving in the Nana parking lot it was a zoo (Friday night.) I noticed a huge group of people standing around looking at something. There was a farang man of about 60 years sitting up against the side of a car. He had been terribly beaten. His entire head was covered in black-red blood and he was barely conscious. My girl inferred that she believed his eye may have been dislodged from the socket and you sure couldn't tell from all the blood. I told her to ask another Thai what had happened and she translated back: "Thai man do" When I asked why my girl said "I think not pay bill. " I didn't hear anything more about it. I suppose there is an outside chance the guy may have died. This is a longshot but do any of you have any knowledge about this and what actually happened to the poor guy?[/QUOTE]

....not of this particular incident....but a common Thai thing is for 4-6 Thai guys to attack a farang.....even in some minor bar squabble type of thing. The idea of a "fair fight" has not permeated the Thai psyche....and once a fight begins with these guys you have to be prepared to fight everyone...and not just the one you consider violator. I have seen people beaten pretty bad (usually an old farang and many Thais on his back and kicking and punching at his face). Recently, a guy was killed in front of a Walking Street side soi bar....the Thai guy jammed a broken bottle into the farang's femoral artery. This place can be dangerous if you don't know the whole picture of how things work here. The worst part is that the victim might die...but the police investigating will be influenced by racism and pay-offs.....so the bad guys might never go to the penitentiary.

[QUOTE=Tansak KTV]Made an appointment with this firm

[url]http://www.dentalwhiteclinic.com/[/url]

anyone go any other place or have comments about laser whitening or the veneers?[/QUOTE]Had laser whitening done a few years ago at the Silom Dental clinic. Cost about $200. Not exactly a magical transformation, but I was happy with the result (but then I'm British...). A bit sore for 24 hours, but OK.

[QUOTE=Mouse1]Had laser whitening done a few years ago at the Silom Dental clinic. Cost about $200. Not exactly a magical transformation, but I was happy with the result (but then I'm British...). A bit sore for 24 hours, but OK.[/QUOTE]

I read that one of the issues with this procedure is the fact that the whitening will disappear with time and discoloration will return. Has this been your experience?