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I had some friends who wanted to try a good Thai place in Bangkok. Our hotel recommended the Baan Khanitha on Sathorn Road. It is right at the corner of Sathorn Soi 3 and across from Soi Convent. If you are at Babylon for the day, it is a very easy 10-15 min walk. If you are at Silom 4, it is an easy 10 min walk right down Soi Convent and across the street. The food is Thai and the place is decorated very well. It had a great ambiance and a very quite laid back feel to a fancy place. The waiters were all speaking perfect English. The decorations were beautiful to look at and fresh flowers on every table. They had a wide variety of Thai food. We tried the S…

The red and yellow tent adjacent to Pattaya Park is the circus. Four of us went tonight ( 2 Thais & 2 Farang) and enjoyed it very much. It does not have animal acts, only acrobatics, a clown and flight gymnasts. I believe it is a Russian circus and I understand they will be here for 3 months as a trial for a yearlong run. The show lasted about 2 hours with a 20 minute intermission. The sad thing was there were not very many in the audience, maybe 100-150 people. The tent is air conditioned and the seats are comfortable. It was worth the 350 baht for a ticket. The show is at 1900 everyday. There are posters around town which are not accurate regarding the time…

I going to be wire transfering a sizeable amount of money and don't want to get screwed on the exchange rate. It will actually be an ACH (automated clearing house) transfer from Fidelity to the New York branch of Bangkok Bank and then on to Thailand. This will be the first time I'm doing this. I'm thinking that the greatest potential for the bank to play exchange rate games is on the weekend so I think i'll make the transfer early next week. My question is since the bank's exchange rate changes about 5 times a day, how do you know that you're getting the correct rate? I've heard that some banks give you the worst rate of the day though I have no proof of th…

As reported in the media. there will be a major crackdown on illegal taxis and unlicensed guides at Suvarnabhumi airport starting July 28. Isn't it just so typical! Instead of just doing it, they announce the crackdown days in advance. No doubt this is to give all those who are creaming off millions from tourists plenty of time to crawl back into their metal and glass holes. In a few days, once it's over and a few fall-guys have been arrested, the airport will be declared 'clean' and the scam artists will be as busy as ever. What especially annoys me is that it will probably force more people to use the vastly overpriced AOT taxis. AOT is the only operator allowed…

Wanting to conserve money and I needed to pick up some bags in Pattaya today, I took the local Bangkok bus from the bus terminal here. First, when you arrive, it is very easy to find the window to purchase the tickets as they all say the city you want to go to. The ones for Pattaya are supposed to leave every hour but they leave as soon as they sell the tickets and the bus is full. For us, the wait was 10 minutes. There are tons of places to get a quick bite to eat in the area and some drinks or snacks for the trip. There are no stops along the way for pee breaks or coffee breaks so be prepared. The bus did have a toilet downstairs but I was not brave enough to test …

The new Nokia is out in Thailand. It is quite nice. It has a touch screen like the IPhone with a better camera and fast processor. The BF saved up his money and bought one. It puts my Iphone to shame. The pics that were taken in the thread about going to Pattaya on a Bus were taken with his phone. They were large images and I had to edit in photo shop to get them ready for the Internet. They have a 5.0 MP camera with flash. It is quite Impressive. I have seen them at Tuk com and in MBK in Bangkok. They average about 22k baht more or less depending on which shop and dealer you are talking with. If you are looking for a high end phone that has a sim c…

Note: Since there is an ongoing debate on another thread about venues being named, I want to point out that if it has been reported in the media, now naming the venue is fair game. That is consistent with what I have said all along. The following appears in the PATTAYA DAILY NEWS: for photos, see: http://www.pattayadailynews.com/shownews.p...NEWS=0000009788 _____ UNDER AGE DANCERS, DRUG USE UNCOVERED IN PATTAYA GAY BAR RAID Pattaya, July 20 [PDN] : On the evening of 19th July 2009, acting on a tip off, Pattaya police raided a gay bar in central Pattaya and found 14 boy dancers under the age of 20, many of whom tested positive for drugs. At 11…

Wild, Wild West Social Evening Pattaya Players (home of Pattaya's Professional Amateurs) is proud to announce it's next social evening at Jameson's Irish Pub on Friday, July 24, 2009 at 6:30 PM. The theme for the event will be The Wild, Wild West and all guests are requested to dress in costume applicable to that era! Jameson's famous Carvery will be free all night and we'll also have discounted beer and wine! In addition, many Western-style parlor games will be offered for cowpokes of all ages! Dress up and win our Western Costume Contest and tell all your friends that you are the coolest gun-slinger in the Far East! We will also be honoring our past Presiden…

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Anyone know where you can buy Ensure in Pattaya?

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The new software is packed with new stuff and we haven't rolled out everything yet. But,if you go to edit your profile, you can add a pic to it, you can add friends to your profile, and you can choose to allow others to comment on your and leave messages on your profile. All of this is optional but may be fun. Just click on your name after log in and you'll be able to edit all of this. I plan to be testing the Gallery in the next few days.

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Central Festival Mall has STOPPED charging for parking on the weekends because of too many complaints.

Well, they told me when I entered they were the BEST school in Bangkok to learn English. I was given a 2 hour lesson in their philosophy. It reminded me of the first time I went to the Church of Scientology in New York City. The place was very nice and there were at least 100 computers. They teach by computer and tutor with a lot of activities added in. This month, they have a special. Sign up and the student gets a free trip to Hong Kong for 3 days. That should tell you right there how expensive this place is. The cost for 4 levels of training (no matter how long it takes) was about 80,000 baht. The cost for a one year unlimited number of levels was abo…

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The massage guys at Babylon are paid by the sauna. However, most tip. Since it is not a "special" massage, what is the appropriate amount to tip?

One of the best shopping centers in Thailand has one of the best grocery stores in the area as well. They have a wide variety of everything you need. I had a pre-made Lasagna a few days back and it was delicious. I also had a rack of lamb that was precooked and only needed warming up. Again divine. They have a large selection of fruits, cheeses, deli meats, bakery goods, etc. They seem to have just about everything you need!

A friend of mine and I ate at a local well know gay restaurant and he got food poisoning which landed him in the hospital. Be careful when you eat out to make sure if you order American food that it is cooked the right way. I ordered the Chicken and it did not taste right to me and I only ate the fries. I have had sea food poisoning 5 times in LOS so I am always careful not to eat seafood at any place that I don't trust. My stomach is weaker than a Thai stomach and I have to be much more careful than most.

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Those of you that live in Bangkok, what are some of the places that are often not on the major tourist attractions but that you should see if you want to see a different part of Bangkok?

Is there a nice quiet Gay bar, like a piano bar, in Bangkok?

From a recent article in TIME magazine highlighting the ups and downs of the sex trade worldwide in times of recession. I suggest Ms. Pong casts her eye on what other establishments elsewhere are doing to counter these difficult times. An all-you-can-eat buffet and discounts for seniors? I'll bet Babylon will have lines out of the door.