Pattaya Reports

There are two markets on Soi Buakhao. One open Tuesdays and Fridays, early morning until the early evening, and sits near Tukcom. The other is past Treetown with Central Festival on the horizon and is open everyday. If bored, there is always some street action and girls ready for pick up in both markets. The latter, being the better of the two. The first is good for grabbing some Joe and people watching. Both has plenty of food and drinks. Normally, what I do is grab my bag and empty container and beg for some free food like the monks do here. All you have to do is stand in front of the Thai food stall or vendor with your container, and they will drop some food inside it. Then Monkeypaw chants a few words, blessing the vendor and their family. Works like a charm! Thailand has so much food that nobody goes hungry here, not even the homeless. Back when the bars and clubs were open, they used to have offerings in front of the businesses with some food, drinks, and alcohol, along with some incense burning. I would see random people like that tattooed dark skinned Thai who walks around in his boxers, take the food and the shots of liquor. It looked like a good idea to save a few hundred bahts. There have been times before I hit up Walking Street, I would do the same as a warm up and chug their shots they leave outside. The Thais really don't even say anything if they see you. Too bad the Westerners don't practice this, feed the dead ancestors and bring good luck, stuff. Just Monkeypaw, monking around.

This so sucks! It's 7:45 I want to go out and the whole FN city is closed. After 17 years here and for the first time I am actually thinking about getting a live in girl friend. The world is coming to an end. This stinking virus is ruining my life. I think covers it.

[QUOTE=BillMiami;2554963]This so sucks! It's 7:45 I want to go out and the whole FN city is closed. After 17 years here and for the first time I am actually thinking about getting a live in girl friend. The world is coming to an end. This stinking virus is ruining my life. I think covers it.[/QUOTE]For what? The beauty of Pattaya is that you can always call over a different chick. There is no need to go out to find one or have one live with you because of scarcity. The stinking virus made my life much better. I picked up more hobbies and made more money investing. It broadened my horizons rather than stick to doing the same old routine that I had been doing for years and had become complacent with.

[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2554974]For what? The beauty of Pattaya is that you can always call over a different chick. There is no need to go out to find one or have one live with you because of scarcity. The stinking virus made my life much better. I picked up more hobbies and made more money investing. It broadened my horizons rather than stick to doing the same old routine that I had been doing for years and had become complacent with.[/QUOTE]Please expound how you made more money investing, I'm game. LOL.

I've found selling option Premium s can be quite lucrative.

Time will tell.

[QUOTE=BananaBoi;2554910]... I wouldn't exactly call Pattaya gogo bars as not having many girls. A few years ago you could find up to 150 girls at Sensations, over a 100 at Happy / Beach Club, Palace, Pin Up, Baccara, etc. There's Sapphire, Peppermint, What's Up/Imagine, and possibly Skyfall too but I don't go to those gogo bars often. We have very different taste in girls if you couldn't find lookers at these A class gogo bars. You must like the natural Thai look like Syzygies. There's only about the same amount of BKK gogo bars with 100+ girls. Maybe I'm ladyboy-phobic but I see most of Nana Plaza as ladyboys.
...[/QUOTE]I wouldn't say I couldn't find lookers in some Pattaya go-go bars if I went into certain go-go bars in search of them. Just that there is (or was, during normal times) naturally a greater number of them of that level on view to all in and out of Bangkok's go-go bars. That not only creates more competition among girls of that level to offer somewhat better sex and attitude in order to score a customer but, most importantly to me, it inspires more competition among the 2nd Tier girls to offer demonstrably better sex and attitude to score a customer on their assumption that any customer could choose from among those highly visible and accessible Top Tier lookers any minute instead.

Unless you go into a handful of top go-go bars, the vast majority of customers and sub par or middling girls in Pattaya could easily think the overwhelming majority of sub par and middling girls on view everywhere in the city are the Queens of the Prom and if you don't like how they look or deliver in bed, get to work in those few go-go bars, start spending and see if you pass muster for the great honor of taking one to your room for standard, basic fare, if that, at silly high prices. Not so for sub par, middling or even 2nd Tier girls in Bangkok.

[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2554974]For what? The beauty of Pattaya is that you can always call over a different chick. There is no need to go out to find one or have one live with you because of scarcity. The stinking virus made my life much better. I picked up more hobbies and made more money investing. It broadened my horizons rather than stick to doing the same old routine that I had been doing for years and had become complacent with.[/QUOTE]A person who doesn't let a crisis go to waste!

[QUOTE=DannyDuck;2554921]One good thing and in the only way Pattaya beats Bungkock is Agogo scene gets going at 8 pm.[/QUOTE]Wrong again. In Pattaya many gogo bars opened well before 8 pm pre-COVID so no need to wait until 8 pm. Windmill, Happy, Baccara to name a few.

However, do agree that Bangkok is more or less only night time fun other than massage joints. Pattaya has massage, Soi 6, 20 or 30 BJ bars and G clubs, hundreds if not a thousand outdoor bar beers, all open from 1 pm or even earlier.

Bit siri.

[QUOTE=DannyDuck;2555035]Please expound how you made more money investing, I'm game. LOL.

I've found selling option Premium s can be quite lucrative.

Time will tell.[/QUOTE]Covid brought opportunities if you got the timing right, not always easy.

My current major position is shorting dollar / Euro using Sept and Dec contracts at 216 and 218. I see Joe getting a big chunk of what he's asking for, even republicans no longer seem to regard deficits as dangerous. I'm betting the markets will see it differently.

[QUOTE=Franciscass;2555159]Covid brought opportunities if you got the timing right, not always easy.

My current major position is shorting dollar / Euro using Sept and Dec contracts at 216 and 218. I see Joe getting a big chunk of what he's asking for, even republicans no longer seem to regard deficits as dangerous. I'm betting the markets will see it differently.[/QUOTE]OK, each to their own. Some people believe sitting down at a poker table is investing. Playing the FX markets is just another form of gambling even for the big boys, who have access to more information and more computer power than the rest of us could ever imagine. Hey, if your good at and make money call it whatever you want, but its not investing.

[QUOTE=EihTooms;2555075]I wouldn't say I couldn't find lookers in some Pattaya go-go bars if I went into certain go-go bars in search of them. Just that there is (or was, during normal times) naturally a greater number of them of that level on view to all in and out of Bangkok's go-go bars. That not only creates more competition among girls of that level to offer somewhat better sex and attitude in order to score a customer but, most importantly to me, it inspires more competition among the 2nd Tier girls to offer demonstrably better sex and attitude to score a customer on their assumption that any customer could choose from among those highly visible and accessible Top Tier lookers any minute instead.

Unless you go into a handful of top go-go bars, the vast majority of customers and sub par or middling girls in Pattaya could easily think the overwhelming majority of sub par and middling girls on view everywhere in the city are the Queens of the Prom and if you don't like how they look or deliver in bed, get to work in those few go-go bars, start spending and see if you pass muster for the great honor of taking one to your room for standard, basic fare, if that, at silly high prices. Not so for sub par, middling or even 2nd Tier girls in Bangkok.[/QUOTE]The Boi has Rose Colored syndrome regarding Pattaya.

Pattaya pales in comparison to BKK. In every way imaginable.

[QUOTE=BillMiami;2555229]OK, each to their own. Some people believe sitting down at a poker table is investing. Playing the FX markets is just another form of gambling even for the big boys, who have access to more information and more computer power than the rest of us could ever imagine. Hey, if your good at and make money call it whatever you want, but its not investing.[/QUOTE]There are quite a few Poker players who win playing Poker online.

It is a Skill.

They have the Stats to prove it.

Me on the other Hand. Hahaha.

Last night I would have hit top 5 in late stages of a tournament. My 91% to the good monster hand favorite lost though. I had a straight vs two pears. Run it thru the calculator, I was Robbed. LOL.

Is America s Cardroom available in Thailand. Would make trips even more Fun.

[QUOTE=MonkeyPaw;2554947]There are two markets on Soi Buakhao. One open Tuesdays and Fridays, early morning until the early evening, and sits near Tukcom. The other is past Treetown with Central Festival on the horizon and is open everyday. If bored, there is always some street action and girls ready for pick up in both markets. The latter, being the better of the two. [/QUOTE]I have never seen working ladies at the Buakhow market, unless you are simply saying that you pick up random ladies wherever they present themselves in Pattaya, like at Terminal 21 or Tukcom. I have been bar girls shopping at the market, but not there to find customers, often with their Thai boyfriend.

I am in Pattaya now, although I am in quarantine, I am overlooking 3rd Road, and can see its very quiet. Yet another level of restrictions have been imposed. The only good news is that the number of new infections is leveling off, maybe bars will open on June 1.

Okaqy, back to your discussions of gambling on the stock market.....

Looks like they're making quarantines 14 days mandatory again due to the recent covid outbreak, regardless of whether you have a vaccine or not. I wish they put some data out for their reasoning for this. If any of the recent outbreak was due to tourists who were released out of quarantine too early, I'd understand the reaction. But this seems to be just a draconian measure, similar to their restriction of alcohol sales.

[QUOTE=Explorer8939;2555313]I have never seen working ladies at the Buakhow market, unless you are simply saying that you pick up random ladies wherever they present themselves in Pattaya, like at Terminal 21 or Tukcom. I have been bar girls shopping at the market, but not there to find customers, often with their Thai boyfriend.

I am in Pattaya now, although I am in quarantine, I am overlooking 3rd Road, and can see its very quiet. Yet another level of restrictions have been imposed. The only good news is that the number of new infections is leveling off, maybe bars will open on June 1.

Okaqy, back to your discussions of gambling on the stock market.....[/QUOTE]I don't buy at the Soi Buakhao market plenty of ones out here on the Darkside. But the market on Tuesday and Friday end of Baukhao which isn't even close to what it was pre-covid working girls living nearby need to shop and eat but they aren't working! Tough to explain in words here but in general there are certain things to look for and taking a guess? Now I wouldn't just assume go up and grab their ass like Online will take some work even a bit of stalking?

One, the manner of dress, tattoos, a problem if you look you aren't going to find isn't that always the case? The aisle where they sell women's clothes, cosmetics, particularly the cheap facial spas, even the food court area leading to Pattaya Tai. There is a second-hand market on the other side of the main market the congested area where the songthaew stop I've run into a number based on my stereotyping. Remember just because they are in the business doesn't mean while shopping they are open to being pick up 24/7 it takes work and luck.

[QUOTE=SinfullyKorean;2555328]Looks like they're making quarantines 14 days mandatory again due to the recent covid outbreak, regardless of whether you have a vaccine or not. I wish they put some data out for their reasoning for this. If any of the recent outbreak was due to tourists who were released out of quarantine too early, I'd understand the reaction. But this seems to be just a draconian measure, similar to their restriction of alcohol sales.[/QUOTE]When it comes to Thais and their leadership they don't lead they follow! My favorite saying " monkey see monkey do " once you get it every article every suggestion daily put out you will understand it is just white lies, smoke, or mirrors, call it whatever you want even be. S. Thai endorse like every country the " art of war " deflect and continue to deflect! If it is clearly green they will tell you it isn't.

You talk about them putting data that isn't going to happen! Prior to the 3rd wave although slow there was some light at the end of the tunnel because as slow as the vaccine is coming to Thailand it was coming at some point they could sit back and wait and delay until their production factory ramp up the Astra bad timing call it what you want but the 3rd wave came. I've said from the beginning on another forum you can't stop it sooner or later it will come in some form it has always been my view it will come within their own borders.

This time around the beginning they had no excuse to blame the foreigner but as time went on they find a reason, that reason is deflecting where the problem started now slowly pointing to the foreigners we are back to square one foreigners are the problem. So Yes their leaders will again impose what they think works best, put back the 14 days quarantine regardless of an outsider being vaccine or not, back to lockdowns, it isn't rocket science that the number of people coming in being quarantine or vaccinated isn't even close to those being infected the last few months. The numbers don't justify the blame!

Months, now out here on the Darkside they have been testing locals even before the 3rd breakout locals were talking even they felt something wasn't right. Right now it is panic this time locals are scared and their leaders are the blame. While they were worrying about tourist point fingers getting up each morning talking about a bubble, quality tourist, sandbox, did nothing constructive in a year to get ready for the outbreak now it is here they are ramping up talking about the " sputnik " In all their talk there has been no evidence of one case of a foreigner legally being quarantine spreading the virus.

This puppet leader has no idea what color socks he is wearing, doesn't even know he has already gotten the vaccine, Astra, that by science standard he doesn't have to wear a mask, puts himself out there to be an idiot doesn't even know the fine for not wearing a mask when he supposedly endorses the law, has to call to find out what an idiot! Sorry, just a rant!

To end, we are back to square one until the roll out the vaccine which will be mainly Astra, to their people and there is some herd immunity quickly and things change you won't see any leader here making the decision to open until China tells them it is okay.