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I choose Sunday to go to Pattaya as the opinion here is that there is less traffic midday Sunday than other days. Good advice, 90 minutes with no problems. The driver arranged with Poseidon hotel in Jomtien was there early and that pleased me enormously and raised my expectations for the trip. Rather than recount each day let me break this down to its constituent parts. The Poseidon: I had never been to Jomtien but was convinced to try it as well as this Gay hotel. Well, it's outstanding. Very nice, attentive service and nice rooms. The restaurant is just fantastic. For the first time on a visit to Thailand, I ate western food as the chief here is wonderful. The menu is fairly short and German/Austrian and perfectly prepared. The Schnitzel is on the menu as "pork schnitzel" not pretending to be true Wiener Schnitzel as this is always made with veal. But, as family connections affirm most Vienesse make it with pork as it is far cheaper. The menu is entirely in that vein even offering the famous Berliner currywurst. Breakfast is ala Cart I always chose bread basket ( all the bread here is wonderful ) augmenting with eggs, bacon, sausage. etc. Here I must mention that the breakfast sausage is a true breakfast sausage, not some sad hot dog abomination ( my apologies to hot dog lovers. I love a good ballpark or a true wienerwurst too, but it has no place on the breakfast table ) and the coffee is good. I'll mention Dick's here as it is the only other place I ate. Dick's is the same in Jomtien as it was in Bangkok even down to the service tableware. The food is good and because the Poseidon does not serve lunch this was my place for a late lunch and afternoon tea. Grab: While this app was wonderful in Bangkok it was just evil in Pattaya. Not the app, of course, but the drivers. I tried several times but let me give just one cogent example: I wanted to go to Tukom. I typed in to pick up at the Poseidon and destination Tukom. The driver arrived promptly, tracked by the app, he drove to the general area of Tukcom with help of google and ended up circling a parking garage two blocks from Tukom and wondering how to get in past the pay gate. I got out after a fruitless no English-no Thai conversation and walked. So, I ask. Would you not expect someone making his living driving in Pattaya be able to find a large shopping center in his own town? more later.

So, I gave up on Grab in Pattaya. Still, I never climbed a Bhat bus. Why? With all the reading I have done and the questions I asked I arrived with the idea that a taxi in Pattaya was a rare sighting. Not so. To be clear, I spent some 25 years traveling only to Bangkok and on retirement 8 years ago switched to Pattaya. However, I had a very narrow view of Pattaya as I would arrive at the Ambiance and never leave Boys Town. Staying in Jomtien raised an issue of getting back and forth. Actually, I never waited more than 2 minutes for a taxi to come by. Average fair about B200. Yes, I know it's a lot more than a B10 trip. I understand that but as in all things I don't live there I have limited time and this worked well. Boystown. I felt very sad. January 13, my first night in Pattaya and BoysTown was remarkably slow. I arrived at Toy Boys at my usual 8:30 - yes early. I always am and the bars always sat me down and I had a drink while the guys assembled. Very accommodating; they still are but the place was empty. "come back 10 PM, best time, no boys" I went over to Cupidol and they had a few. As promised more came by 9:30-10 PM and the selections were nice and I enjoyed myself. But, damn the soi is empty and sad looking. I will be monitoring this space for updates as this was not what I expected. Jomtien. The main soi of Jomtien Complex running down from Poseidon was busy. Lots of people. Gays in bars augmented by non-Gay sightseeing folks from the Agate. Sadly, Jomtien - despite the huge attraction of the Poseidon - is not my place. The bars are the opposite of Go-Go bars. In a Go-Go the guys are on stage facing the audience and the orientation is totally to appeal to those customers. Sure, we can argue about music, lighting, quality of shows, types of underwear, etc. The guys are facing me, oriented to my sight lines and, clearly, there for me. I was told that these Jopmtien bars are like the old Host Bars of Bangkok. No, not so. I spent years in Charmming, Adam, and Alladin. For some years I stayed in Saphan Kwai just to be near them. Host bars had a group of guys, fully dressed, sitting on one side oriented toward you, looking at you, smiling at you, etc. No shows, no underwear but the same face to face, "take me home" idea. Jomtien is a soi with open to the air bars facing each other. The chairs all face the soi and you sit with your back to the bar area. However, and this is huge for me: the guys are all in the soi between the chairs of facing bars trying to persuade people to come in. If you want someone it is up to you to get his attention and get him over. Frankly, I do not like this system in any way. Many people are there for a drink with friends, etc. I'm not. I'm shopping. I need the merchandise to be better displayed. Now for my controversial statement. Feel free to jump in but this is my 12-day sampling result: the guys in Boystown are far, far better looking than the guys in Jomtien. Perhaps there is a reason you work with your clothes on? But, how does that explain the faces? The pimples, the shaggy looks. OK, now yell at me. Frankly, never again. I will miss the Poseidon. Of course, it's not too far for dinner. Massage places. I have little to report other than a harsh opinion. The guys working at the Ambiance still look cute and last trip I worked my way through each and every one - some twice. Here's the harsh part. I saw not one single massage guy in Jomtien, and there were many, who I would have enjoyed. I found none of them attractive. I did not check out the places near Tukom so I can't say. Honestly, I hate to say this and don't understand it. Toy Boys, Cupidol, Dream boys, Ambiance massage all have handsome, often toned, guys working there. I saw very few guys in Jomtien who could get a job in the go-go bars. Just one man's humble opinion. My final note is the Tailor shop: Siam Next Fashion. Leave Poseidon, walk to the road and turn rightt. The place is maybe 40 feet down. I had a sports jacket made of linen and silk, fully lined, working cuff buttons, etc. as well as trousers with silk to the knee lining and two silk shirts for $227 dollars. Beautifully done.

I'll post this here because it's Indonesia.... Been to Bali before and had a great time...this trip I wanted to try Jakarta...I like big cities, Sao Paulo, Mexico City, Bangkok, etc... usually more than beach places as I am a vampire and mostly go out at night and don't care for beaches. A german friend of mine explained it pretty well to me, when I went to Bali he described it as openly gay no problem, many gays have been going for years but they are used to white guys (Aussies go A LOT)....He said Jakarta, mostly white business guys with no much time to play around ...So I would be a novelty here and I wouldn't even need to leave my room, they will blow up my phone with messages. He was right....50/50 money guys and guys wanting to hook up...mostly tops. I just had a 23 yr old guy leave and he came at 1:15 sec's and then again at 3mins, consecutively ....he said he doesn't have gay friends and doesn't do casual hook-ups (who knows)....but I was amazed. Not many drink alcohol here so is a different vibe, just sober sex.....only my 2nd day so far we'll see what the trend is later....just wish I had the same sex drive as the last guy, lol

Maybe they should hold songkran earlier too?

This site gives the official pollution details from the Pollution Control Department. air4thai. There is also a free app air4thai. Below is a screencap I just took for Rama IV/Pathumwan, which is the district for the purposes of Pollution Control Department that includes Silom.

Jupiter boy #68, right hand bottom corner in the above photo is having a house built for his parents in Vietnam. He was showing the photos to the group of boys proudly. Quite a big impressive house.

For the life of me I can't figure out why people that travel often don't have T-Mobile....they have a $50 add on program that takes their free unlimited roaming data to high speed in almost every country....and includes unlimited calls (the free plans charge 20 cent a min to USA and country you are roaming in) Whenever I go to a place like this, I check to make sure I know where the emergency exits are and that they are working....places like that we read about in the news, along with night bus trips going off the road....

was there 4 days ago didn't notice it.....but I guess I'd have to be out in the day to see it....;-)

As a Bangkok resident, I do not agree with that comment. The NYT story reflects the present situation and that is definitely bad. But I have never known it be this bad. The fact is that had the monsoon winds started in December as has always been the case, there would be no pollution at this time of year. December, January and February are usually amongst the clearest each year. This year is a freak just as the polar vortex presently over the USA is a freak of nature. Does the fact that temperatures in much of the USA are today lower than they have ever been before indicate that the USA is now a cold country? Of course not. Wikipedia has a list of the worlds 500 most polluted cities using data based on the PM2.5 annual mean concentration measurement as documented by the WHO. This was gathered between 2008 and 2017. Bangkok comes #474 just a fraction worse than Jerusalem. Many Chinese and Indian cities are massively worse. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-polluted_cities_by_particulate_matter_concentration But it is right that the Thai government has to take a lot of blame for not doing a helluva lot more about the air in the city long before now. Yinglucks lot put more than a million new cars on to the city roads with only yards of new roads. End result? More traffic jams, more pollution. No government, elected or military, has ever done much about getting old polluting vehicles off the roads. Ancient buses and trucks spew fumes daily. Then there are the fools who come up with idiotic ideas like water spraying. These morons are like the Minister who in 2011 seriously suggested a pontoon like group of long tail boats with engines at full speed to push the flood waters back up river before they could inundate the capital. We know how effective that turned out to be! Much of the city under water for about three months. And that fool was a member of an elected government.

I live in Northern Bangkok and it is unnoticeable here but it is bad in the City center. I've been living here for 12 years and it has never been this bad before now.

After a fun evening with Mr. Scewboy, truly a doll and finely made. Next morning I feast ( facetiously ) on the smallish breakfast at Tarntawan; Making a mental note that there is a large hotel across the street where I could buy a better breakfast. Perhaps next trip, the omelet is not that bad. This day is dedicated to the newish Ganymede spa recommended by the estimable Divine Madman. To get there I use my new T-mobile phone and data plan ( recommended to me by this board ) and make my first use of Grab, recommended by Paulsf. Where would I be without everyone's help? Grab works fantastically well. Not only is it easy to use, charges to your credit card removing the need for the driver to have changed and it provides the driver with a google maps set of directions. Behind me are the days when I would ask for the "Grand Palace" and be taken to the Royal Palace. Being forced to tell the driver that I was "alas, not dining with the King" will no longer be a source of embarrassment. Ganymede is located on a soi before a resort and is gated. The driver followed along carefully and found it. I believe this would not have been as seamless without the app. I have no Thai and invite you to imagine communicating this to the average taxi driver. The spa is new, well appointed and very inviting. The "massage therapist" I selected from their Line account timeline is named Kevin. Actually, I made the appointment before leaving the US and was delighted when it all worked out. He's Vietnamese and gorgeous. We had so much fun I booked him to come to me at the hotel the next day. No problem, he showed up the next day 15 minutes early and was a delight, we lunched together. I humbly thank Divinemadman for his excellent blog. Lunch was at Madrid Tavern, everyone likes pizza, even the Vietnamese. Frankly, I wondered how good this would be. When I say pizza I'm thinking of the New York ( New Jersey ) style and this Madrid's is not. It is, however, a very good thin sliced Neopolitan type. I appreciated the ability to order a small which is perfect for one. Until I leave for Pattaya you can assume dinner, drinks and teasing chatter with Jack at Maxi's every night. Now, off to Moonlight. Ah! The legendary Moonlight. I remember it when it was the brand new Jupiter 2000 named to welcome the millennium. I also remember when that area housed a room I shared for a week with a lovely lad from Issan, one of Barbiery's best. Frankly, I enjoyed it better when it was my room. No, that's not fair. It's a nice place just too much hype for me. I've never been a Vegas guy. The "models" are just not my type. I recognize their good looks and obvious attraction to others; however, the "floor models" are more my speed. Still, I return to Scewboy for the evening and choose a doll from Chiang Mai. Who makes a fine end to a very nice day. In summary, I was only three nights in Bangkok which I regret as I enjoyed it and ( sigh ) still miss the delightful Jack. But, I supposed you guessed that. The crowds were not large for high season, Maxi's is good. Madrid is good and the Tarntawan is perfectly fine and the endless speculation seems unjustified. Tomorrow I'm off to Pattaya and my first visit to Jomtien.

I have very little patience for TV news these days. I'm trying desperately to avoid ruining one more television in my house. Too many shoes thrown at the screens. Broken glass everywhere. I was never a fan of fat-ass Jeff Zucker, and I hate what he's done to CNN. I have always enjoyed listening to smart conservatives. And I'm so glad that certain "never Trump" conservatives are now available on other channels besides FOX. My new love is for Nicolle Wallace. I have been intrigued with Nicolle, and Steve Schmidt, ever since I saw HBO's "Game Change." A fantastic film. Sarah Paulson played Nicolle in the movie, and her performance was mesmerizing. I can't see Nicolle's 4 PM show live, but I've been taping it every day for months. In this era of Trump, Nicolle Wallace offers one of the best news programs on television today. She often has Steve Schmidt on as her guest. Many episodes are truly must-see TV. Today's show (Jan 30) was nothing short of spectacular. Schmidt came on to discuss his consultation role in the Howard Schultz exploration for president. The dialogue was earth shattering. MSNBC offers full episodes at msnbcTV, but you may need to log-in using your TV provider account. Sometimes, if you just click on your provider logo, the log-in will be automatic. Click on "Please sign in" to see the list of provider logos. http://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/episodes#!#full-episodes

Having no claim to the skills of a Barbara Cartland there will be no novella here; just an attempt to overview what I found to be true or, at least, my personal impressions of my recent trip. I flew over on Emirates and now recall while I hate the airport at Dubai. Doha is smaller, easier to navigate and run more efficiently. I use a wheelchair these days and the system works very well on the US end and perfectly fine at Bangkok. Dubai is a nightmare. Arriving, outbound, on my connection there was no chair for any of the passengers. A confused but kindly attendant organized the chairs but this took some 40 minutes in my case. The same thing happened on the return putting Dubai on my no-fly list. Perhaps because of the wheelchair situation, I was upgraded on the segment to Bangkok. I had almost forgotten what business class is like from my corporate days and I was impressed. While enjoying the comfort and good food I heard some noise behind me and explored. I found a nice, comfortable bar with a bartended and seating around the sides. Assuming there is an even more lavish show in First I had to wonder what this volume of space, distributed over the coach area, would add to the comfort of lesser mortals forced to fly in a medieval torture device. On arrival, the wheelchair whisked me through immigration and customs. Having exited customs I found, to no great surprise that the hotel car service I had arranged and reconfirmed was not there. Why do I bother as there are plenty of cabs? Well, it's almost a game now - I have NEVER had a car show up. Ever. I'm told, "it happens" - damn right. Each and every time. A word about the cabs. Now, I may be doing something wrong and please correct me. But I trudge along to the little post and press the button and I'm assigned number 53 - all the way down the line. Now, why can't we just take the next car in line. This system seems to work to please the drivers, not the customers. Please tell me where I err. I booked the Tarntawan with some trepidation as we have all read the mixed reviews of service and hard beds. Well, my room, at least, was very nice no stains, cigarette burns or the like. The hotel is still perfectly gay-friendly and positive. My only question is: are all the doorknobs set so close to the door frame that you bruise your knuckles unless you remember to use two extended fingers? It's just so damn odd. The bed was, actually, very comfortable. Breakfasts were OK, nothing spectacular. However, one day I felt very tired and decided to have a quick lunch in the hotel and ordered a club sandwich which was just nasty. One of the layers had meat I could not identify and don't care to know what it was but it was left uneaten. I would stay there again but never eat there - other than breakfast, again. I took off, the first day, to Cutey and Beauty for my jetlag treatment of Shampoo, haircut, shave, facial, pedicure and manicure. Very nice. However, the place just does not appear as prosperous as it once did. There was a day when they even took American Express - no more. On leaving, I went to the restroom on that floor of Plaza Thaniya. I mention this only to highlight one other absurd feature of Thai buildings. There always seems to be steps up or down, odd placement of levels, etc. In this case, I walked in the door and promptly nearly fell on my face. As I caught myself memories flooded back of all the other times I did exactly the same thing. Why is there a sudden two-inch drop to the floor as you enter the door? More tomorrow. I'm still jetlagged and sleepy.

According to Google, English is the third most spoken language after Mandarin and Spanish followed by Arabic and Hindi...

not me, I'm of the same opinion. Thank you for great report but I'm not sure reading your narrative so far whether you enjoyed your trip or not , waiting impatiently for more

that's nasty, one more reason for me not to patronize them ( main one being I don't like coffee )

Probably I am going to be in the week before.

Glad the tailor recommendation worked.

Great reports! I still clearly remember when I was about 15 and my parents went with me to Scotland for holiday, the hotel was labyrinthine, but I forgot how many turns and steps up and down it took to get from my room to my parents'. Fake disco has a lot of steps, from stage going up to the wall, which might help to give everyone a view of stage, but has disadvantages when walking there drunk and without seeing the floor. (Before someone asks: I'm talking about my observation of others, not personal experience.) And the gogo bar in a side soi of Bua Khao in Pattaya that closed around 2013, there was a step of a few centimeter, invisible in low light and dark tiles, on the way to toilet, where I hurt my toe. And many more construction and interior design mishaps. Taxi at airport. The last years, I always took the ARL from airport to town, and in some cases took taxi from ARL station closest to my room. If I were ever to take a taxi from airport, I would do at departure level to save the 50 THB fee. They built turnstiles to prevent people from doing so, but the last time I did (2014?) the turnstiles could turn in both directions! I think that last time I took a taxi from there, despite agreeing on use of meter when I asked first, when we were on our way the driver asked for fixed fare, which I refused, so he sent me back to the same spot. That together with several other mishaps taxi from and even taxi to airport, was enough to give up. ARL is clearly cheaper, takes about the same time, I am strong enough to carry my luggage, and my departure and arrival times are when ARL operates, so I don't bother with all the taxi bullshit any more. Grab. All reports are positive, I might try some day. But I assume their maps are based on google maps, which has plenty of mistakes. If you have no local knowledge, and the location on google maps is wrong, you can't blame the driver. I just checked and Tuk-Com is correct on google maps, I have no idea why your trip went wrong. There is a multi story car park somewhere behind Tuk-Com which could be the place your driver took you. "Parking Garage Parking couvert Tuk Com" on google maps.

Just assumed (I know: never assume anything) that it was affiliated. In any case, Russian founder cleverly latched on to an established corporate brand name with a simple lower case letter. Perhaps she was influenced by Igor Grabar (a Russian post-impressionist painter, publisher, restorer and historian of art) but that may be another story. “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.” ― Oscar Wilde On another note, don't think I'd be eager (or Igor) to agree to take the package of a stranger across international borders.

Three months in Jupiter 2018. just found out last week.

My research days are done. However, if I find a source that requires that a poster citing another reliable (NOT Fake News) source to find the source of the original article's source, then I can source that back to you and we will share the resources together. jk Like everything else, most new articles are not fully cited like research articles. I remember my days back in law school where everything had to be sourced correctly or you completely failed a class. However, I know you are not from the USA and may not know that the new standard is to just keep repeating things and they become fact. So, Bangkok is now one of the 10 most polluted cities on earth ever. I am not stating this as fact, but I heard it, and people were saying, so it must be true. Sorry. There I go again. IMHO, Bangkok is getting more polluted each year. I feel it. I see it. And, the last week confirmed that there is a big problem here. It was not that way on my first visit. Does that mean I'll move? No. It just means I adjust things accordingly. Like Scooby, I know the solutions exist but I also know we are not moving fast enough in that direction.

Did you read the NYTimes article I linked? (paragraph 7) I also read in the Bangkok Post about the Sathorn area being really bad. Also, I have had 5 friends sick from this in the last week. True, not proof but adding it all up only makes sense to me. I know other places are also going to get worse. But, IMHO, Bangkok, and Thailand need more regulation to control this. I drive and I see too many trucks blowing out black fumes every time I drive. It has an effect.

Trivia #55 Arm has never been to foreign countries. He is refusing offers of overseas holiday from customers so far. Mamasan Neung, the ex Jupiter boy has a uncle his father’s younger brother working at Dreamboy as a mamasan.

I went to a brothel in Dusseldorf last summer. It sounds kinda similar to Why Not but probably less guys to than what you describe. Still had a lot of fun and will be back this summer for sure! cityboys.eu

They had dispatchers for a while. Problem was, they were in cahoots with drivers, telling visitors there was a fixed fee of THB500 or more, which was defeating the purpose of the machines, tags, etc...

Les voy a visitar pronto. Me gustan los chicos musculosos. ¿Puedes enviarme fotos de los que trabajan en Fercho, por favor? Mil gracias. But of course they understand the first versión. Well done!

Is this our Man?Looks like his is "Moonlighting"...

No, partner got sucked into it by the brother of a friend. Writes 'shifter romance' which seems to be the current hotness. werewolves, werebears and weredragons all needs their womenfolk to be making the werebabies. Turns out there is something of a market for that. Who knew? But my partner does most of the work, and gets a poor share of the return. If I could do the marketing, that could change.

Endless Dream, it would be great if you could bring more of the Taiwanese forum members to our site. We need diversity and different points of view, plus some of them might be pretty cute!

Having made it by "first-day nuisances" that attended my arrival I realized that I had forgotten a medication. For newbies, many Thai Pharmacies do not carry a lot of western brands you might know. However, while there are many that do, you can head to a Boots ( UK firm ) which carries, depending on the branch, most everything. There is one located in the gay area - take Thaniya from Suriwongse straight through to Silom, make a left and it's about a block down. Armed with my medication I headed to Maxi's to recoup with a good drink and an early dinner. I think the food at Maxi's is quite good, at least I think so, as I was so taken by one of the waiters that I could have been eating cardboard and would have smiled at Jack. Ah Jack, whoever owns the place should be staffing a go-go bar. I showed his photo to a friend who only likes Hispanics and he said, "wow, so cute." But, I digress, I settled in and enjoyed my first rum and coke of the day. By the way, for years I was frustrated in getting this drink as no one ever seemed to know what I wanted. One day, I pointed to a bottle of Bacardi rum on the shelf and I told them to put some of that in a coke, " oh, Bacardi Coke." Mystery solved - God the power of advertising - there are other brands! Still, a drink brought by Jack is a better drink than one by any other name. Forgive my butchering of Shakespeare and to avoid controversy I will not mention the tips I gave for this service - you can assume far north of 20 Bhat. Before anyone pounces, we've all been there: the pretty face has greater earning power. I took the advice of our own gregarious Paulsf and selected a seat that gave me monitoring ability of the bars and massage places across the street. Great advice as I spotted a guy at Bonney that was tall, light and handsome. Just my cup of Jasmine scented tea. Quickly deciding that dinner could wait an hour I headed to Bonney Massage. Fixing on his handsome face I made the arrangements and then blanched in shock as I saw the steep rise of stairs in front of me. Deciding my cane would have to do as an alpine staff I headed up the escarpment. Yes, wordy I know but the damn thing is tall and steep. Booney is far from a fancy place and very basic. Still, I found it clean and this guy was sweet and attentive. Like the bars, there has to be only one you'd like. It's always a search. Back to Maxi's - all kidding aside, the food is good and they have excellent fries. There is, frankly, no better place to observe the life of the soi. I will say, that there was not that much to observe. Maxi's was busy but there was a day when Maxi's and Dick's were packed and there was a crowd walking in the soi. In my experience, this is not so today. But, then I'm an early bird and usually have my off by 10 PM. After Maxi's excellent burger I was off to The bars. Both Fresh Boys and X Boys had about 12 to 15 good looking guys and the staff was not pushy. In fact, I spent most of my time with the cute and engaging Vietnamese waiters. They were loads of fun for me with no off involved. But, there comes a time to take care of business and I decided to make a Screwboys run. Screwboys is a bit dark and has not seen a decorator in many a year. But, the boys are damn good looking and that's all that matters. The coyote boys in leather briefs give a synchronized dance show that is amusing and sweet as they smile and laugh. Number 80 is a gorgeous doll and, well, did what we agreed on. Enough said. Your need and preferences may differ so don't sell the place short - lovely, handsome lads.

Aek, his number is #88. He declared himself as gay, he doesn’t go with girls for sex. Mekhin told me that a lady customer even offered 10,000 Baht but declined the offer saying “ I am gay! “ making the girl cry.

when I have an eye contact with guy I'm definitely skipping mamasan and motion directly to boy to sit beside. That way mamasan can't skim boy for his share of tip which I was told sometimes happens

Today ill be doing some tourist stuff during the day. My first stop is sanctuary of truth.ive googled and read that seongthaw didnt go there so i try to get a motorsai. Ive read one thread before with members telling how dangerous a motorsai ride is in pattaya, so i am not so sure if i want a motorsai or took taxi initially. However, not long after my walk, not even reach royal garden plaza, a motorsai stopped to drop a customer and i saw the rider is a 40-50 year old women. I guess my prejudgement kicks in and tells me if anyone would be a safe motorsai rider, itll be this one and i was right. The ride to the sanctuary of truth was a breeze and very comfortable with no near misses lol. I did have to haggle a bit and we landed on a price for a return trip. When i arrived at the location, bought the ticket (500 baht). There are several package of tickets combines with several other attraction (boat rides etc) but it didnt interest me one bit. The temple itself is very impressive, made totally of woods carving and it is massive indeed. Its definitely worth the ticket price, but one time visit is probably enough to see the whole thing. One of the highlight is the lift for disable and elderly, beautifully masked by wooden carving, making it looks like a very old style man powered lift lol. Worth to note also is the workshop area where u can see some of the woods carving still being produced/restored. I spend around an hour or so and then make my way back to south pattaya for lunch. After lunch, i went back to hotel to cool down, and went out around 4pm to another tourist attraction, ripley's believe it or not museum. I use my musepass for free entrance to the museum, but there are other attractions here that might be worth a visit. Ticket price without musepass is around 600 baht, so i already made back my money worth (thanks to christianpfc for the recommendation). Its my first visit to a ripley's museum, and ive been watching the tv shows a lot when i was a kid, so this museum is definitely a worthwhile trip if you are into this kind of weird, creepy stuff lol. I toured the shopping mall after and then made my way back toward walking street to have dinner. Went back to hotel after dinner to rest and get ready for my bar visit tonight. On a side note, i have tried to made some contact from the forum and arrange a meet in pattaya. Its my first time here and it wasnt planned ahead of time, plus i dont take note about members in the forum who are usually in pattaya as my previous focus are mostly bangkok. So i made a dedicated thread asking for anyone who like to meet. Happy to report, i met two forumers that will be in this report soon. Also included few pictures from the tourist visits. Another side notes, while touring the floor where the museum is, there is a display (pic) that says see how the black hole works. Its bacially a cone shape with the radius getting smaller the closer u are to the gravitational singularity (the center). And how do you do it? Roll a coin, thats right, your precious coins, along the diameter and watch your coins slowly consumed by the black hole. At first i thought, who would be stupid enough to do this, and not long after that some one did lol 3 times haha. The sign should say watch how we collect money from the stupid. Hehe. Kidding aside, i am amazed at how people think of ways to squeeze moeny from other people lol

I checked back my message sent to Christianpfc, one of the forumer who agrees to meet with me in thailand, and it was close to 8am i messaged him telling that i am already in bangkok, just after the boy left. He replied when i was sleeping, and i replied him back around 11:30am, telling him my plan for the day after he told me he is free during the day but not at night. We set to meet at 2pm, after i had my lunch at MBK. After shower and dressed, head out toward silom, cross the road to truemove to buy simcard, and head to MBK for lunch at one of the restaurant there. At 1:25pm, christian messaged me telling he is otw, and i told him that i am at mbk waiting for my food to arrive, which did arrive few minutes after. We end up meeting in siam paragon at 2pm and make our way to one of the cafe/restaurant that have cake and coffee. I have been reading his blog for quite some times now, and enjoyed his reports on his boy encounters very much. To be able to meet him was definitely an honor to say the least. We chatted about many different topics, about his recents travels, about boys, about his stories, and also goes through my travel plan, especially the tourist area both in bangkok and pattaya to fill my day. He gives few suggestions, one of which i manage to visit and saved money visiting them as well lol. One of the thing i wanted to do is walk along the shopping complex along this road, from mbk towards central world all the way until chidlom or pleonchit bts station. Its christmas day, and most of the malls and hotels along this road are full of beautiful and grand decorations, inside and outside. Christianpfc left around 4pm, so i took my stroll around this road, taking pictures and goes in and out of shopping malls. I took bts to go back to silom, arriving in prime around 5:15pm, asked for a massage, but the guy at the front door said i might have to wait. Even before i go to the counter, he asked me what kind of massage i wanted to do, Oil 2 hour, and checked using his headset and says i need to wait 40min for the room. That means my massage will end around 8pm, perfect time for dinner, and still have time to clean up and head for the bar after. Decided to just wait at the counter, and went to the toilet after a while, and right after i went out of the toilet, the masseur i chose from the ipad already waiting for me. Went to the assigned room, take shower and massage started. Ive always go to prime each time i visited bangkok, and i really like a strong massage with sensual in the mix, but i am also find with either just strong or just sensual. This time, i am getting a full sensual massage by this guy. The massage was great, and during the front massage, his hand did brushed around my private area few times, until i did get hard, and he purposedly had his arms brushing my hard dick when he massage my upper body. No mentioned of HE though, and im not looking for one, saving for tonight lol. Though i did brushed on his private part too, and he is also hard. On any other day, id probably would initiate, but i just think a better guy is waiting for me tonight lol. After massage was done, showered and goes down, standard prime treatment of hot towels and hot tea, tip the guy and left for dinner and back to hotel, dressed up for the bar. Tonight is christmas event in moonlight, so my initial plan is to go to their early show at 9pm, then maybe head to tawan for their show at 10.45pm. And i can always go back to soi twilight if i still am without boy. But we can only plan, the reality is sometimes different.