2006 Bangkok Reports

[QUOTE=Mr Enternational]Does anyone have the 411 on IT City? A guy that I met on the plane said I could get really cheap software there, but I never got a chance to go check it out.[/QUOTE]Software? You can find software copies @ MBK or Pantip. 100thb per CD.

[QUOTE=Michi]Hi guys,
being on the way to BKK just now arrive 22:00.
Called one of the regulars and she told me everything close dtoday -- Buddha day!
Any advice what will be open?
Hyatt, Nana disco? Others?

Don´t want to start with aregular the first day otherwise they cling the whole stay....
Rgds,
Mike[/QUOTE]

The hotel bars are open. There will be more free lancers there with the other places closed.

[QUOTE=Giotto]Sir,

No, different girls. But I did not know that the Pesky One is also a Nympho - can we have some details about that :) ?


Giotto[/QUOTE]

As I also sampled the Pesky One I wouldn't nesesserily call her a nympho, however it's also not so far off. You can be ensured to have a enjoyable night.

In my special case she also qualified as a perfect nurse when I had a short feaver (see my old reports fom August). She would be able to provide a 24h service, nothing excluded.

Optically not in the stunner category (but also not bad), she overall qualifies as a good performer having fun combined with a very caring heart.

I could recommend her for guys who would look for somebody to take care of them in age (instead of the home countrys nurse service) as a reliable partner, probably different from the STARLET.

regards

Brain666

Hi,

I will be in Bangkok next week.

I know it depends from many factors (age, beauty of the girl....) but can you tell which is more or less the medium rate for:

- Barfine and LT/ST rate girl from beer bar
- Barfine and LT/ST rate girl from gogo bar
- LT rate for freelance (for example from biergarten soi7 or disco)

Just to know what to expect.

[QUOTE=ThaiLearner]If your room key is in the safe how do you get into the room[/QUOTE]
ThaiLearner,

I guess a bit thinking will solve that "riddle" :)

Hint : El Greco said "he will have to be awake when the girl leaves".
So when does he lock his room keys in the safe, when he leaves or enters the room ?

[QUOTE=Bill Miami]The hotel bars are open. There will be more free lancers there with the other places closed.[/QUOTE]

Was approach ouside Nataree.. and dude talken about Magha Puja.. All closed.. seems like a lot of places are closed.. 3-5 march 2007 are the holiday.

Talk about going to bkk the wrong date!

[QUOTE=Traveler1234]Whenever I bring someone back to my room, more times than not, I actually want them to see me lock EVERYTHING in the safe. This eliminates any 'temptations or ideas' they might have to rip me off.

When you're done, open up your safe, take whatever you need back out and no problems :)[/QUOTE]

Hmm,
not my style, however I have yet to make a bad experience, so can't really tell how to feel once robbed.

I am lucky to have a light sleep. A girl next to me who is waking up I will notice. Also I am not drinking me out of control.

Take my individual usual precautions based on a 'basic trust, but no provoke' attitude.

- The money available in my purse outside the safe is not much more then I would spend with her anyhow. Also not more then 1 credit card inside and no documents I don't need.
- Easy to take things are either in the safe or somehow out of sight and could not be found without active searching and making noise.
- Phone: For mongering I use an older Nokia phone out of my collection (who doesn't have that after so many years with GSM phones?) which I wouldn't use either at home anymore. If this would be gone its a loss yes, but bearable.
- Notebook: I may bring the Notebook either out of sight, or it is fully cabled at the desk with something on it to be removed first. I don't think a Notebook is so easy to take away and 'uncable' without any noise and efforts which wouldn't let wake me up.
- Camera: Difficult. You want to either take nice pictures, then I would avoid taking out and back to the safe in front of her- this destroys the atmosphere, or you don't take pictures then you hide.
I usually put the camera below some other things after the photo session, or better put something above it which again makes some noise if searched for.

- Girl: Your selection and your judgement before deciding for the girl is probably the best precaution you can do. I would consider the risk of a Nana Parking Lot girl rather higher then for a Soi Cowboy GoGo girl or a Livingstone girl, which I would consider close to zero. Generally I prefer some talking before deciding, then a quick 2 minutes decision. With that I didn't have a bad experience yet at all.

regards

Brain666

[QUOTE=Mr Enternational]Does anyone have the 411 on IT City? A guy that I met on the plane said I could get really cheap software there, but I never got a chance to go check it out.[/QUOTE]

As stated by another poster, "Try Pantip", because it is closer to central BKK and it is accessable via the BTS SkyTrain system.

Also, I'm not sure if you are referencing a computer chain store by the name of IT City or if you are referencing the computer supercenter "IT Mall."

IT Mall is located near the old Don Muang airport. I've never been there, but a friend of mine that has been there told me it is much larger than pantip. See the following URLs for more info:

[url]http://www.itmall.co.th/web/html/contact.php[/url]
[url]http://www.itmall.co.th/web/html/popupmap.php[/url]

Here's a JPG map if Jackson decides he doesn't want the above URLs on his site.

best regards,
poster

[QUOTE=Mando Dog]Brought home (ok, that was my first mistake), and woke up to her being gone with most of the money from my wallet.[/QUOTE]

Duni's correct,

It's your fault. I know it was my fault the one time it happened to me. The girl got my 2000 baht mobile phone. I considered it a small price for a big lesson and so should you.

You should study the advice given by each of the guys who replied to your post and develop your own style of theft prevention. I don't disagree with any of the advice given so far. All of the guys gave good advice, but you are still left with the problem of how to incorporate their advice into a methodology that fits your style and provides a certain degree of flexibility. The issue of flexibility is important because the circumstances are always a little different when you bring a girl to your domicile.

For instance, I live in an modest apartment that has no room safe. This makes it impossible for me to follow the "put your valuables in a room safe" technique. However, I do have a seven foot tall armoire which effectively serves the same function for me. When (if) the girl takes a shower I toss my wallet and key and mobile phone on top of the armoire. I think they are safe enough there because there aren't many Thai Girls that can elevate their hand to a seven foot height.

But what if the girl doesn't take a shower or wants to take the shower together? Many times when a girl is reluctant to get in the shower, it is because she is facing the same dilemma with her purse that you are facing with your wallet. Many times it is the girl that is the one that gets her money stolen, because there are more than a few dishonest and not so rich farangs living in Thailand. I can vouchsafe they exist in Bangkok after living here for three years.

So there you are alone with your girl and both of you are waiting for the other one to be the first one to the shower. What do you do? My technique in this instance is to toss my wallet on the TV stand and go take a shower. What did I just say? How the hell am I protecting my valuables if I simply toss them on the TV stand?

Answer: I'm not. Because what I toss on the TV stand is just a wallet with no more than three thousand baht inside along with a photocopy of my passport. I usually know the exact amount of money in my wallet because I do a quick count of it while paying for the taxi after arriving at my apartment.

All my credit cards and ATM cards are locked away in the top drawer of my armoire because I put them there before I went out hunting. My digital camera and my passport and all my other important essentials permanently reside there as well.

But posterlion! Didn't you just lie to us when you said you didn't have a room safe?

I suppose I did, but it was a small and righteous lie. Remember folks, this is Thailand, the land of many small and righteous lies. It is also the land where it is important not to cause someone to lose face and where it is equally important to consider the other persons feelings at all times (gren jai).

That is why I am happy to lose no more than three thousand baht if necessary. I did everything possible to care for the girls face and feelings and three thousand bath is a small price to pay for information concerning a girls honesty. Information you say? Yes! Exactly! I consider her theft as valuable information. Afterwards, when/if I ever see the girl again, I observe who she associates with because birds of a feather usually flock together. I know which birds fly with theft in their feathers when I know where they fly to when flocking together.

These techniques work well based on my experience. They work well because I limit my losses and credit them on my income statement to Supplier Demographics Expense. The techniques also create a debit on my balance sheet in the Goodwill From Gren Jai Account.

Actually, because I am in Thailand and the concept of gren jai is a very important concept for the Thai people, I've found that all the little gren jai's I attempt to provide are almost always noticed and are very much appreciated. In fact, after three years, I have noticed many times that my little gren jai's end up coming back to me. Many times they come back in a completely unexpected way, but every time, expected or not, I always appreciate it. It's starting to make me a true believer in the old axiom: what goes around comes around.

a good night to all and to all a good night,
poster

Simple question:

Do you know if it's possible to find Indian type girls in Bangkok and where (think FL)?

[QUOTE=Traveler 56]Any taxi driver will know where it is.[/QUOTE]

That assumes a lot. The guy driving your cab today may have been picking rice in Korat yesterday. I don't know how many times I have gotten into a cab and had to tell the driver how to get to a well known landmark.

"just a wallet with no more than three thousand baht inside along with a photocopy of my passport. "

This maybe a dumb question but a small bell just went off in my head. Is there a requirement in Thailand to carry some form of photographic ID? Posterlion posted the above plus one time when going out for the day with a TG she got me to photocopy my passport before we left. I usually carry some form of ID on me in case anything happens to me (e.g. mental moto drive takes me out) but is it a requirement by law?

[QUOTE=The Traveler]ThaiLearner,

I guess a bit thinking will solve that "riddle" :)

Hint : El Greco said "he will have to be awake when the girl leaves".
So when does he lock his room keys in the safe, when he leaves or enters the room ?[/QUOTE]


It is very common in latin america, where I am now, that the girl may put something in your drink to get you to sleep very deep. Then she can easily walk out even with your bags full if you are staying in an apartment.
She can even call someone, her pimp maybe, to help her out.

Those things have happened and are still happening. It happened to a newbie friend of mine two months ago in Fortaleza/Brasil although I and another monger gave him a big lecture on the subject the previous night.
He was with three girls in a bar, went to the toilet leaving his beer behind and then all together went to his apartment.The next day woke up with almost nothing of his belongings.

Never leave your drink unattented. Even when you go to the toilet. Take it with you or have a new one.

So when I say I will hide the key, or even better lock it in a combination safe, that is after I enter the room with her of course. With that I am certain that she will not be able to leave unless I open the door for her.

Clear mr ThaiLearner?

Thanks

[QUOTE=Fiddler]Simple question:

Do you know if it's possible to find Indian type girls in Bangkok and where (think FL)?[/QUOTE]
Indian - Very rare
Indian Type - All over

[QUOTE=Sonic Bam]This maybe a dumb question but a small bell just went off in my head. Is there a requirement in Thailand to carry some form of photographic ID? ... is it a requirement by law?[/QUOTE]Yes it is.

Thai law says that foreigners are supposed to carry their passports around with them at all times. I never do (unless I travel out of Bkk).

I always have a paper copy of my passport on me + My Embassy Stamped Picture ID Card.

This is enough, really. I got arrested a few times by the Thai Police (just routine Checks, especially when I ride my motorbike), they never asked me about my passport, but I told them that if they wanted the Original, it was available for them to check at my home.

Worse come to worse, they will tell you that you must have your original passport with you and give you a fine (tell them you want to pay the fine now, and they will take cash from you, discreetely).

The biggest fine I had was 200thb because I did not wear my helmet.