Patanawet
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On 9/29/2022 at 3:02 AM, bucky13 said:
Do the boys on stage in the bars have masks on?
Why would they? Are they closer than 2 metres from each other.
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2 hours ago, vinapu said:
not only in homes , many massage places for example are requiring or at least expecting the same
Sorry vinapu, I cut your message a bit short; I was referring to temples and palaces.
But now you mention it, I always make to take my shoes off before going into a home -- many times the residents will say "don't bother" when they see me start.
Go into a block of 'working family residences' and each front door will have loads of shoes outside.
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4 minutes ago, vinapu said:
no problem with flip flops or sandal in any temple of any religion, speaking from experience as in warm climes including where I'm, when weather permits I wear plastic Birkenstock sandals both going to church and visiting temples
Buddists and Muslims are taking off any footwear anyways before entry
In my experience, Thai friends have always asked me to remove shoes and sandals and place then on the racks outside the doors.
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3 hours ago, thaiophilus said:
The "old hands" posting otherwise good advice here may have forgotten what that was like 🙃.
Thinking about it a little more thaiophilus you're right . Although it might be a long journey there will be lots new to see and hear.
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16 minutes ago, spoon said:
Ive never noticed this rules before and have been wearing my flipflops all the time. I do know no footwears inside some of the temple buildings though, so you will need to remove your shoes or flipflops.
I've always thought this to be the case, but to be honest I've rarely visited temples etc. in my 22 years living here.
In fact, I think, even sandals had to have backs and no shorts (only long trousers). The palace ,at least, would lend or hire them. -
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Have just re-read messages here and see that you are at the RAYA hotel.
It looks close enough to walk to from the Sky Train (BTS) station Sala Daeng--- or subway (MRT) station Silom. Again, contact the hotel for advice on how to get to the hotel from skytrain or subway. It's really direct but involves crossing a VERY busy crossing. Safer to cross via the elevated walkways.
In the quaint Thai way the two stations are in the same place except one is underground and the other is 'in the sky' - elevated.
Your hotel is certainly in staggering distance from Silom Soi 4 and Patpong 2 (Patpong two connects Silom and Surawong roads).
Surawong has very late night roadside stalls selling delicious and cheap food (ignore the stalls with deep fried cockroaches, locusts beetles etc.). -
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All the above advice is good BUT bear in mind you are arriving at the worst possible time of the week ----Friday rush hour.
Probably the best to do is the train (is there still an express train?) Then, depending on your luggage, Sky Train or Subway.
I promise road traffic will be horrendous at that time on Friday. Hopefully, your hotel is close to public transport.
Both BTS and MRT publish maps of their services in English.
IF your taxi is stuck in a traffic jam do not get angry, there's nothing he or you can do about it -- just smile, roll your eyes to heaven and say 'lot tit' (Thai for 'traffic jam'.
Why not message your hotel to ask their advice BUT DO NOT take their offer of a limo if they make one (remember the traffic jams).
The most popular free messaging app here (and probably in S.E.Asia is 'LINE" but few outside Asia know of it.
Few Thais will have heard of 'Messaging' or 'WhatsApp'.
Now a personal choice for initial bar running. Silom Soi 4 ( steps from Skytrain Sala Daeng. Friendly gay (but generally not ago go) . Again my favourites -- Balcony Pub, Connections (the friendliest Australian owner -- Ross -- I've met), Circus and Pride. Also good gay friendly restaurants in the soi although all pubs do inexpensive food.
Talk to anyone in the bar, especially the farang owners for advice or guidance. Talk to any farang who look like they've been sitting on the same bar stool for years(like me).
Later on, from about 21:30 go to the parallel soi -- Patpong 2 for the more guy active ago go or host bars. Drinks probably from about 450 Baht. Entry free.
One final thought, this is rainy season and you can expect monsoon rain early evening but only for about half an hour -- be like the Thais and welcome the break from the 32/33 degree heat.
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21 hours ago, floridarob said:
Is this a different person....🙄
22 hours ago, Patanawet said:I most certainly DID NOT!
I said quite clearly that Cameron is the owner of Circus in soi 4.
In no way did I suggest that he owns Dream Boys.
Did you mistake my mis typing, leaving the 'c' off of 'etc.'?
Presumably, English is not your native language, so i apologise OR are you simply a bigger pedant than me? -
20 minutes ago, zoomomancs said:
A former mamasan there thought it would reopen around now but no news. Workers I ask in the Soi know nothing of reopening. Might we hope for a high season opening? Kings Castle may be watching how the new Dreamboys venue gets on. That's a big venue to fill every night. As such bars go, Screwboys was not too expensive to run. The lads got no payment, not even 150 bt, but didn't have to turn up to work. Maybe we need to find a way to get the message to Kings Castle that many of us miss Screwboys?
Is King's Group still in existence?
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19 hours ago, floridarob said:
This....you said he own circus, et....🙄
I most certainly DID NOT!
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4 hours ago, floridarob said:
how did he end up owning that....what else does he own? I used to talk to him when he had Fan boy massage....kind of reminded me of Matt Lucas' character on Little Britain, the only gay in the village 😲
Who suggested that he owns what?
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Cameron (owner of Circus et. has a night-time photo on his homepage.
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17 hours ago, floridarob said:
for the time being....they are late to the party. They will try to do as hotels in other countries have, when bookings pick up, they'll need to recoup what was lost for the past 3 yrs.
Not really Thai logic.
In Thailand prices go UP in a quiet time to cover losses.
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So Thailand not so bad, however I recall when I first moved here a score or more years ago, Thailand prices were a fraction of London prices.
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Can someone compare the prices of a pint of draught Lager in a gay (non ago go) bar in Silom to similar in London (Soho) please?
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I've sent a P.M. to Glen to tell him about the booking problems.
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11 hours ago, scott456 said:
plentiful everywhere now.
Really 'everywhere'?
I had 2 X Astrazenica at the so called 'central' station Bang Sue and 2X Pfizer at MBK (Mah Boon Khrong)) . MBK SO handy, efficient and friendly but now closed down (the vaccinations, not MBK).
I do see in an above message that there is a centre near St. Louis so I will give that a try for my fifth (4 months after latest one) rather than the journey to Bang Sue. -
Mis leading headline.
It is a PROPOSAL by the sports minister to revise. -
21 hours ago, a-447 said:
I'll never get on the back of a motorcycle. Even a tuk-tuk scares me.
I travel almost daily on short journeys on a motor bike taxi (yes, self confessed' lazy git).
The only problem with the drivers for me is that they don't seem to realise that farang are wider than them when squeezing between traffic.
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22 hours ago, a-447 said:
Great news about Adams Apple re-opening.
Same old location?
Is Dreamboys Moving?
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I ask again -- is the Kings Group still in existence?