[Whirlwind Trip to Pattaya: need advice!]

3 hours ago, iendo said:

, I never felt as good there as I did in Tamnan kon e-san

Unfortunately TNI is now completely gutted and just 4 walls. Of course there is still TNI in Bangkok on Rama 3 if you fancy a night out.

For me Sinlapin is about the same as TNI. But has the advantage if being over to south Pattaya and closer to the boys homes and workplaces 

[The return of Super A]

There was a bar called Khun Sweet Cigar?

1 hour ago, Londoner said:

The one that Michael Notcutt, the estimable author of Thai Scene mentions  was directly opposite Super A and was under the same management. I suspect that it was long gone by 2003.

 

[Is Dreamboys Moving?]

Doesn't look particularly fancy in the day time. But very brightly lit at night!

The old entrance to lucky boys is also still operating 

[Is Dreamboys Moving?]

They were open in the new premises last night (Saturday)

There is a fancy new main entrance on the side street that runs between patpong soi 1 and 2

[Trip report: Thailand September 2022]

3 hours ago, emiel1981 said:

Because by now everything was closed already, I couldn't go to another place for a last-minute off

At that time BKK is only getting going!

Silom soi 2 is open for at least another hour. GOD for 2-3 hours. Plus the club in. Banana club is still welcoming customers, so don't go home to early!

As others have posted there are also plenty of guys around the 7-11 at wall Street and silom road at 1am also 

[Pattaya Questions, after Due Dilengence]

4 hours ago, Gaybutton said:

Bad Boy Billy?  He swore he was going to buy up all the vacant bars and turn them into go-go sleaze bars.  He's another one who disappeared from the scene and the board

He's still here alive and well aren't you Billy!

[Cruising]

1 hour ago, Londoner said:

the park of the big Buddha was a cruising ground late at night. And the beach near Dusit

Dusit and Royal Garden were definitely cruising spots back in the day but no longer 

Buddha mountain still has an active crusing spot across the street and slightly uphill from the police box it's not the kind of place to bring a fat wallet!

[Cambodian boys versus Thai boy scams]

I find that Khmer guys tend to spin more elaborate stories than the Thais.

Thai: can you help me pay my rent

Khmer: my mother is in hospital, my boss never paid me for the last 3 months and my passport was stolen by a farang, can you help me pay my rent 

Neither are scams, just more elaborate stories to pull at our heartstrings in the hope of a helping hand 

[Why this Thai boy was offended?]

I think all of the above can be condensed to:

There is a very small minority of farang that try to manipulate the boys and treat them badly, we all know that.

There is also a very small minority of boys that try to manipulate farang to do their bidding. I see this day in day out on Facebook where the same guys try to guilt trip some unlucky guy into doing what ever it is they require. Similarly I have seen them play mind games on the gay apps and throw a hissy fit when they don't get their way.

Either was both camps are best avoided!

[Why this Thai boy was offended?]

6 minutes ago, Olddaddy said:

Non thais? 

Bar boys from the South East Asian neighbors of Thailand 

[Why this Thai boy was offended?]

So many crazy boys on hornet that try to manipulate farang customers using this technique. In my experience it's something that the non-Thais tend to do more than the Thais. 

Just ignore him, especially when he starts threatening self harm as you don't love him etc etc.

I had it twice in April

[Social anxiety]

4 hours ago, Olddaddy said:

some farang would look at him and he would think the Farang are  judging him.

Sorry this won't help your social anxiety. But they probably are judging, it's what gay queens do!

[China-Thailand flights set for fivefold increase next month]

My mate from HK is visiting BKK at the moment. Has to do 3 days quarantine on his return, which is not too bad

[Poppers]

4 hours ago, Olddaddy said:

had no idea what Epstein Barr virus was but yes deep kissing or exchange of saliva can cause it.

I caught Mono/EBV around 10 years ago and had similar symptoms to yourself.

My doc didn't think that it was possible for a guy in his 30s to catch it as most "normal" people catch "kissing disease" when they are in their teens but that's what the blood tests showed up.

Perhaps (like me?) you were too busy being a nerd or closet boy when in your teens to get caught with mono.

Also back on their subject of poppers, they do tear the throat out of you when huffed persistently so it could have helped cause damage that helped the infection get hold 

Finally it seems that the gay Thailand forums have an obsession with bacterial infections due to rimming. Completely unlike other similar forums, where this is never mentioned, I grant that the SEA diet is different to most countries, but it does seem like rimming gets an unfair deal on the gay Thailand forums!

[First time Pattaya]

3 hours ago, kokopelli 2 said:

All I know of Dragon Man Club is what is on Facebook. Sorry .

Dragon Man Club is in North Pattaya near Hollywood Disco and the old Tumnan Issan premises 

It was previously G-Star and prior to that Muze and Idol and probably a few other incarnations. It is similar to NAB and other gay clubs with a DJ interspersed with Coyotes, a floor show and "models" most nights 

Dragon lounge is in Jomtien Complex, next door to Sun Bar. They are supposed to be opening a new club on the upper floors of that premises in the coming months 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Farang fraternising?]

3 minutes ago, vinapu said:

third wingman with many years left in him mentioned by Vessey is you, no

Guilty as charged. Unless he is referring to his BF!

[A boyfriend?]

I am with my guy 20 years this November

At time he was just gone 18 and I was 10 years older than him (and had a lot more hair!)

We are in an open relationship and have had a lot of 3somes, 4somes and room relays (him and his boy, then me and my boy, then perhaps the 2 of us and one of the boys or another pick up)

These days we have settled down a lot more, but I would never dream of trading him in!

[Farang fraternising?]

4 hours ago, Vessey said:

Two sadly have now passed on but I remember them fondly for their friendship, advice and wisdom.

The third has hopefully many more years left in him as he is quite a lot younger than me

Remind me to never become your wingman!! 

(Before anyone downvotes me, I do know Vessey, so this is an in joke!)

[Farang fraternising?]

My understanding is that LMTU died of cancer caused by the HPV virus.

 

Friend of mine had to decide recently as to whether his 12yo son should get the HPV vaccine. Seems crazy to me not to take it when it's available and causes such horrible death 

[Getting those sex health checks]

3 hours ago, Olddaddy said:

Is anyone here on PREP?

How are you finding it?

Any side effects?

Farang friend and I both got Descovy at the pulse prep clinic in Silom back in January 

Made us both nauseous as hell and both had to discontinue (I caught Covid at the same time so this was another reason to discontinue)

I tried it again in April and has the exact same effect. After 7 days I was forced to give up.   

[Amara vs The Raya Surawong, which hotel would you choose ?]

Anyone stayed in Raya recently and know whether they are still making guests take the tradesman/freight elevator at night?

 

It put me off staying there completely on my last visit in Jan, they were doing work at time, but have read since that they have kept the practise up 

[Bangkok post-Covid, July 2022]

16 hours ago, z909 said:

I'd be really surprised if finding gogo boys prepared to strip down to underwear on stage were that difficult.  

Quite a number of my Pattaya friends that used to work as Gogo boys don't want to go back to wearing their pants again after such a long hiatus. Seems that they are happy to be fully dressed host boys and to use their charm to snare customers 

[Sawatdee?]

I am one of the longest surviving members of Sawatdee that has refrained from posting recently due to the vicious bile posted by the owner. 

[Min's tidbits about my Thailand and Vietnam experiences]

2 hours ago, spoon said:

What club? Am i missing something? I want a lot of khmer guys too lol

NAB (when it was still open), Dragon, Sinlapin Issan and the early morning after hours joints like Version (or what ever was in fashion at the time)

[Back in Pattaya after 2 years and 4 months]

1 hour ago, Olddaddy said:

just saved  about 50,000 baht travelling from Australia to Bangkok

I find asking at the check in desk or even the gate for a paid upgrade is often fruitful to pick up bargain biz upgrades.

Of course there is no lounge access permitted on these tickets or extra baggage allowance etc. But a good nights sleep on the flight helps me hit the ground running on arrival in BKK and avoid any sleep catch ups