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Thanks to @emiel1981 during his visit to Thailand in December 2025 I was able to accompany Emiel and visit my first Sky Bar in Bangkok = Akara Sky Hanuman in the Phloen Chit (Lumphini) area of Bangkok.  I truly enjoyed our time there and I have desired to do it again. Yesterday presented that opportunity as I decided to celebrate my birthday at the Zama Sky Bar - here in Jomtien - which sits on top of the 38th floor in the  D Varee hotel. As of now, August 2026 - it is the highest sky bar in all of Pattaya - as the other sky bars only reach 34 or 32 floors.  But, there is a lot of construction going on in the Pattaya area and I believe that the Grand Solaire will be the tallest when completed at 67 floors. https://www.instagram.com/reels/DWGogKhERsG/   I invited the 3 players from my Jomtien Complex TenPin Bowling Competition, where I sponsored the Sunee bar, my Thai BF and his best friend - so it was the 6 of us.  During one of my health walks last week I had visited to make the reservation and as it was in the late afternoon they let me walk around the 2 different distinct floors to choose the best table - which I chose on the upper level which was in the extreme corner where the sweeping views of the Jomtien Beach skyline and Koh Larn are beautifully visible.  Unfortunately, during our dinner it lightly rained on us but we resisted to be moved to the lower floor to be seated in an internal space.  As it was so cloudy, the sunset was almost non-existent. We started off with our mocktail order from their fabulous drink menu: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jzMU3uEEQ4vQHHWBI0HLPc89-zteP4vh/view?usp=sharing   While we were enjoying our drinks, the maître d' presented us with a nice bottle of Welland Barossa Shiraz - I was perplexed - and the maître d' explained to us that one of my friends back in Europe had instructed the Zama Sky Bar to surprise me and present this wine to us.  This was truly an incredible surprise and very much appreciated. Afterwards, we ordered our dinner from the menu - note that the menu is only in English - which made ordering somewhat difficult - as all of my guests were Thai - but they were great at using the translate feature on their phones to help them decide what to order.  Here is a link to the menu: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RD_69JRMsGeykialGNYAVef3qd8oU68V/view?usp=sharing We had to dedicate one chair at our table to hold the lovely flowers that were given to me as well as the presents. Our food was served and during our meal - it was time for the Zama Sky Bar show - where the bartender is juggling flaming bottles and bongo drum dancers are circulating around the restaurant going to each table.  Eventually they reached our table and Khun Dew "volunteered" to be the lucky one to beat the bongo drums - it was very entertaining. Zama_Skybar_Bartender_show.mp4   Zama_Skybar_bongo_drum_dancers.mp4   After finishing our meal, our waitress delivered 2 birthday cakes to our table - another perplexing moment for me.  I had purchased a cake earlier that afternoon and gave it to reception when I arrived and with the 2 numbered candles I told them in which order they needed to be in to express my proper new age.  Unbeknownst to me my Thai BF had also delivered a cake to the restaurant when he arrived - he arrived after us as he came directly from his job.  So, the waitress had placed 1 of the 2 birthday candles on each cake - so "double your pleasure".  The restaurant staff comes to your table and sings the obligatory Happy Birthday song.  There were many birthdays last night being concurrently celebrated. My Thai friends enjoyed their meals - but they would have preferred dishes that are more spicy - and with the menu only being in English is made things somewhat difficult to understand what dish could be the most spiciest to their liking.  As this is mainly a tourist type of place - it is geared to the palate of foreigners.  Anyway, they enjoyed themselves nonetheless as they had endless opportunities to update their social media feeds with these exciting photos and videos. Afterwards, we went back to Supertown in the Jomtien Complex to continue the birthday festivities, first at the Sunee bar and then we finished at the M Bar. I share this "review" with all of you in case you may want to do something different and unusual during your stay in Jomtien - that is very similar to the many skybar entertainment places found in Bangkok.              

Sunday update:  I'll save ya time... no scene stuff to talk about today... so far at least. Spent the day with the guy I met on Grindr.  Found a solid American style breakfast spot near my Airbnb.  After we had some fun at said Airbnb and then made our way back to where we went yesterday for that market for the Muy Thai fights at Channel 7.  Good time but holy crap... if you're claustrophobic, I'd pass.  I'm not and it was almost too much for me.  Energy was crazy in that place.  Some of the fighters were rather hot too.  Always a bonus. I hadn't checked out one of the infamous hyped up malls I'd been hearing about for months before this trip.  Well dang it.  Now I get the hype.  We stopped at the one off the Siam BTS stop... not icon the other one.  The one with the aquarium.  Ok the aquarium was way overpriced but the mall itself really is spectacular.  The smells are wonderful inside.  The place is beautiful... even the bathrooms were like works of art. Just got back to my Airbnb and am trying to muster up the energy to head over to Hotmale.  it's 8:15pm now.  Should probably get my butt outta bed and off this laptop if Im going to do this.

It's OK for a guy to sit with customer and watch one show. There are three shows every night. After the show, the guys politely tell customer they have to go back on stage (unless customer buys them another boy drink or off them)

I was wondering how that all worked.  I assumed if you buy them a drink they hang with you for a period of time but not the night. Wow.  That would be rude... totally sabotages their chances of making money.  I knew I had no intentions of offing last night that's why I tipped the guy I liked on stage.  

What your guy said is true. Freshboy has many customers but they go mainly to watch the shows. In current low season, out of 30 to 40 guys working in a night, seldom are there more than 10 guys offed. In high season, the percentage is comfortably more than 50%. Even with few offs during this low season, the guys can still get by from boy drinks and customer's tips. Even though customers don't have intetion to off anyone, they like to invite guys to sit and drink with them while they watch the show.