thaiophilus
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2 hours ago, aperolspritz said:
I was wondering, I thought Bangkok isn't in lockdown anymore and bars are fully opened. It's just that there aren't enough tourist from my understanding?
So I just read in another reply that bars are only allow to open from 16th of January?? geesh!! This is actually a big deal I think? I mean, it is like imposing a curfew without directly imposing a curfew. People go out to drink and chill, I can't imagine sitting in a resrtaurant until past midnight drinking. Althought, that happens sometimes. But I can't imagine any other activities that you can do in the city until past midnight without bars and clubs. I'd probably just sleep..but theere aren't also good gay saunas at the moment. lol
How about Phuket? I actually don't like Phuket that much..also, I think the gay scene is better in Bangkok, basing on my short experience in the two places.
I think Gaybutton's post above is the most accurate summary of the situation.
As I read it, bars in Bangkok are not fully open but some are pretending to be restaurants until 9pm. (or paying hefty tea money, in which case don't be surprised if some publicity-seeking politician stages a police raid/photoshoot.)
16 January is not a definite reopening date, merely the first possible date the government will consider. TiT so who knows?
Phuket appears to have been consistently deader than Pattaya even before lockdown, so it's unlikely that you'll have any luck there either.
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A memorable date for the BBC, too:
The first-ever episode of Doctor Who appeared on BBC TV at 17:16:20 GMT on Saturday, 23 November 1963; this was eighty seconds later than scheduled, because of the events of the previous day. Consequently the first episode was repeated with the second episode the following week.
Rescheduling prime-time Saturday TV at less than a week's notice, to ensure that nobody missed an unknown new sci-fi series was a highly unusual event back then.
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On 11/2/2021 at 11:14 AM, thaiophilus said:
In that context, "9/11" isn't a date, it's a label for a particular event. As the Wikipedia entry for that event says,
'"9/11" redirects here. It is not to be confused with November 9 or September 11.'
21 hours ago, PeterRS said:Neat bit of out-of-context quoting there, especially as the words you've omitted were "In that context".
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8 hours ago, PeterRS said:
So you don't think it odd that the term 9/11 has come to mean just one thong over the years since that dreadful event?
(Really? So nobody in the US does any business on the 11th of September? 🤨)
No, I don't think it's odd. In that context, "9/11" isn't a date, it's a label for a particular event. As the Wikipedia entry for that event says,
'"9/11" redirects here. It is not to be confused with November 9 or September 11.'
But I don't think it's relevant, either. It doesn't make "12/1" (or "1/12") any less ambiguous.
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9 hours ago, 18past19 said:
according to mama-san, both moonlight and jupiter are gonna reopen on 12/1.
"12/1" ?
In ISO 8601 standard date notation is that 2021-12-01, 2022-01-12 or (TiT, after all) something else?
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1 hour ago, vinapu said:
specially now when they managed to vaccinate 1 million in one day
One special named day (and given the name, how could it possibly fail?) It's not the daily vaccination rate
As for Runway 88, what differentiates it from Terminal 21 except for having a larger aircraft outside? Oh, and one of them is open for business.
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16 hours ago, vinapu said:
who would carry vinegar for the hike ?
Somebody worried about jellyfish stings?
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and then there's Qantas: Queens and Nymphomaniacs Travelling As Stewards
and for seasoned Caribbean travellers, LIAT (Leeward Islands Air Transport) better known as Luggage in Another Terminal
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On 8/26/2021 at 6:21 PM, vinapu said:
If bars won't open soon than those who will come at least get a chance to see more Thailand behind just soi 4 and Boyztown. Many of us 2 weeks millionaires never set a foot in Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Sukhotai, Kanchanaburi, Samui, Krabi etc.
It took me 16 trips before I sent my foot in MBM and I doubt I'm alone, how many of us did not visit Wat Halampong or Snake Farm, literally just steps from our beloved soi Twilight.
Been there done that to most of the places on that list, but MBM?
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Don't imagine it's only happening in Thailand... Reichsleiter Patel has plans for England too:
Fury at plans that could jail reporters for up to 14 years for stories that embarrass the government
How a proposed secrecy law would recast journalism as spying
When even the Daily Wail thinks it's a bad idea, something is seriously wrong.
- Ruthrieston and khaolakguy
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10 hours ago, fedssocr said:
maybe something about wanting to keep everyone from crossing back and forth to Malaysia?
There's an international border to do that (no comment on how effective it is
) not to mention lockdown on the Malaysian side.
No, the deep south really does have a high number of cases per capita, which explains the deep red. I was wondering what causes that, if it's not population density. Ineffective or unimplemented government policy, maybe?
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23 hours ago, flguy said:
There was once a catholic priest who was a member elsewhere many years ago...could this be him?
Only one?
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Interesting. That list roughly corresponds to the provinces with highest per-capita cases, which are the ones with high population density around Bangkok, as you might expect, but also the deep south, where you might have to dig deeper to find a reason. Pattani is quite populous (to my surprise it has a greater population density than Chonburi) but not the other deep-south provinces.
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On 6/16/2021 at 3:34 AM, PeterRS said:
. At least one of the aircraft on the several daily flights out of Bangkok could hold 615 passengers.
The downside of that is when you arrive at BKK, go through fast-track business class immigration and then find that the carousel due to handle 615 people's luggage is down until Somchai can find the right spanner to fix it.
Yes, I too love upstairs on the A380, particuarly the Emirates version. Just thinking EK016 - EK376 gets my spine tingling. Add on the other business-class perks like limousine service (a generous 70 miles as the crow flies in UK), lounge access, priority immigration and it's a happy daydream at the moment.
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10 hours ago, DivineMadman said:
Within a couple of weeks the Franco-Thai War was over and the Thai annexation of territory from French Cambodia was confirmed. For the government at the time - a win.
Indeed that's the "victory" celebrated by the Victory Monument (1941) in BKK.
Shame they had to give it all back in 1946...
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23 hours ago, faranglaw said:
if you are over 65 you can ride on MRT for half price seniors’ fare.
60, it seems. If over 65 you are "entitled' to half fares, but from 60 you are "privileged" to the same (on MRT, but not BTS). Maybe a lawyer can explain.
As for the clear and informative (YMMV) announcements, I lip-sync along with them. Doesn't everybody?
โปรดใช้ความระมัดระวังขณะก้าวออกจากรถ (mind the gap!)
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Stationary taxis hanging around at tourist-trap locations just after BTS and MRT have shut down ( which is *before* midnight) are the worst offenders. If you walk to a main road and wave at a moving taxi with his "free" (ว่าง) sign turned on, there is less likely to be a problem. If he refuses to use the meter, don't argue, just walk away and flag another one. And if your new Thai friend does the negotiating, all the better.
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While adding a few locations to my Google Maps saved places, I came across some reviews for the Golden Cock which make entertaining reading. Google has tagged it not "legendary infamous gay sleaze bar" (and I mean that in a good way 
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Incidentally, kudos to the bar for finding Indian music for one party to dance to. I wonder who was the more bemused.
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3 hours ago, Patanawet said:
Does Utopia still exist? Their office on Rama4 was cleared out when I last visited my hairdresser (up2) next door. His shop was also vacant.
The website still seems active, with updates in September 2019 (or maybe even more recently, I didn't look in detail). As ever, there's no way to verify the accuracy or timeliness of their coverage in any particular area.
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16 hours ago, bucknaway said:
All anyone needs is time and knowledge to empty any safe or walk away with any luggage.
The lock box I purchased is used as a gun safe for the car or home. I look at it as a speed bump to slow down any potential theft. I added the motion alarm to it to notify me if it was tampered with while I was sleeping or on another room.
I guess you can say I purchased peace of mind.
Of course. All security is a tradeoff between cost, convenience and time. You have to decide for yourself what attack model you're trying to defend against. In your attack model the pickability of TSA locks is not important but in other circumstances it could matter, and that red TSA logo screams "easy backdoor, try me first" to anyone who knows. Incidentally, if the third comment on the Bruce Schneier article I cited is true, TSA locks are specifically banned as insecure for transporting firearms on domestic US flights
16 hours ago, bucknaway said:I was with a poster here when their room safe in Pattaya stopped working. A service call was made and it took the guy less than 15 minutes to pop the safe open and put it back together as if he was never there.
Couldn't he just use the master key they keep behind the desk?
Or had it been lost/stolen?
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9 hours ago, macaroni21 said:
Is there a manual key provided to open the safe?
From the picture, it appears to have not merely a manual key, but a TSA-approved one. So any criminal with access to the internet can open it in seconds. Indeed, the legend on the lock even tells the thief which key is needed.
Anyone in Bangkok or Pattaya for New Year's? Is the gay night life kicking in?
in Gay Thailand
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Our posts crossed - I meant Gaybutton's earlier post starting "In my opinion, the short answer is absolutely no."