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18 April and 19 April will be the WORST days for Pattaya's Songkran festival this year 2025. If you are coming to Pattaya on 20 April then it should be ok - but the city may look a little bit worn down - as the 20th is the day after the peak mayhem day of 19 April.

Interesting dilemma when the Asian norm is "collectivism". But the above statement implies that "individualism" applies when making his "own choice" in the man that is going to satisfy his (Asian) sexual desires. It is nice to learn that "individualism" has a place in a "collectivist" society.

I was hoping that you intended the renaming to: The BIG One as in the size of their appendages 🍆🍆

so not only in Pattaya (PFC), but also in Bangkok (BFC) ? I believe that these types of tragedies are much rarer in BKK than in Pattaya ?

and is also a nice way to not feeling the pressure to have to keep up with the Jonses - oops - I mean KFC - Mr. Stamina!!!

Exactly. I am so embarrassed to even post this additional postponement. Perhaps trying to get the many massage shops that are involved to pull off this event --> are like trying to herd cats? 🤔

What I do is I accumulate the coins in a jar - I have a seperate jar for the 10 baht coins as they are very useful here in Pattaya (i.e. Bahtbus). Then 1 time each year my cleaning lady takes them to 7-Eleven and gets paper bank notes back. I give her a "reward" for this extra service. The last time that we did this it was around 3,200 baht in coins. Not bad. I could use it for massages 🙌👐 🍆💦

and you are CORRECT: I had hoped that you would be wrong - but I am the eternal optimist...... not even a close vote.....

On 11 March 2025 an update was posted in the MIMA PARTY LINE group that the party has been postponed from Saturday 22 March 2025 to now be: Saturday 03 May 2025 Below is the announcement, as was posted in LINE with the associated Google Lens translation: Related associated LINE chat after auto AI translation was applied: April was considered, but due to many Songkran festivities they decided to postpone the first ever MIMA PARTY to Saturday 3 May 2025.

Sorry guys - I forgot to post that the MIMA party has AGAIN been moved to a new date: 3 May 2025. I will update the MIMA Party thread now.

During my 62 day stay in Cebu (January / February 2025) in the Philippines - when I was lodging over on Mactan island - I visited 2 times the Mactan Shrine - where the Battle of Mactan is displayed. Back in 1521, the local people - led by Lapu-Lapu, killed many of the Spanish forces that were invading the area - killing the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in the battle. This was the first killing of a European in the Philippines. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mactan When I discussed this history with many local Filipinos - how they replied was often consistent and a bit brainwashed (in my opinion). They were proud that they defended their land from the Spaniards (only successfully in that battle), but they also told me that the local people at that time were savage and without culture, religion, and norms - and so it was good that eventually the Spaniards returned to bring them culture, religion, and trade. So, it is as if, the Filipinos are condoning and endorsing: Kipling's view of colonialism that it was "the white man's burden" to improve - and thus westernise - native populations at the sacrifice of their own (pre 1521) culture and history.

This is SO true. I have used similar lines here in Pattaya - and they are often SO proud when I say that they are from Isaan. Since I am an edger (side) and I rarely fuck - I will borrow your line - as it fits me perfectly "suck and chuck...." I love it & thanks!!

wow - thanks for this great advice. And yes, you have observed me well. And each time that I allow myself to lose my anger - afterwards, I feel like a piece of shit for doing so. Even after 5 years of anger management, with an excellent psychologist - some people still get under my skin (nagging mamasans being one such category), and an occasional anger outburst will occur. But they are a lot less than the period of my life prior to those 5 years with the psychiatrist. My psychologist taught me to remove myself from situations that are escalating towards that point of an outburst. But, when I am paying to be in a gogo bar to have fun - I really don't want to exit the bar because of an annoying mamasan. Perhaps I can print some polite expressions in Thai that I can display to these nagging mamasans - so that they get the message in a polite way. Or, perhaps I could print messages that are strategically printed from level 1 up to level 5 - where each "polite" message is more terse than the previous one. Then I could measure its effectiveness to see how many mamasans push me to anger level 6 ??

I am also a victim with the mamasan thing. My BIGGEST failure was during my May 2024 @vinapu boot camp training on how he had just taught me on how to avoid the mamasan and not to employ their services and during our visit to Moonlight - I failed miserably when I let the lurch mamasan coordinate my off. My problem is that I don't know how to tell them to fuck off politely and the lurch mamasan is the worst. My problem is that I fear to after saying 2 or 3 times that I do not need your help and that I want to be left alone - my anger level will escalate from 0 to 100, where I might yell and tell them to fuck off in a not nice way - and I hate myselft when I become this monster. If only I could compromise at anger level 50 instead of going fully to the 100 anger level. There should be a nice and polite way to make the mamasans stay away - like a sticker that we can place on our person that says, "no assistance required", or "I will flag you over if I need your help", or some other mechanism - obviously all written Thai.

I remember back in the day when I started out my career in banking directly across the street from the World Trade Center (WTC) in lower Manhattan. One of the charms of this location was the nearby TKTS booth in the WTC South Tower up on the mezzanine level. What was great with TKTS was that you could take advantage of the bargain basement pricing to see a great Broadway show - as the overstock (unsold tickets) were made available in BOTH of the TKTS addresses in the WTC and also in Times Square on West 47th & Broadway. In my opinion, the WTC location was the best because you could do the transaction within the WTC (in case the weather was not good this was a big bonus) instead of the sometimes very long lines up in Times Square. As my banking career in Manhattan was only from 1981 through 1987 - I cannot remember the prices that we paid back then, but I remember for sure they were 50% off of the normal ticket price. We were able to see some great Broadway shows back in the day thanks to TKTS. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TKTS

Is this a clue on when you will be returning to LOS? in 3 to 5 months to consume what you bought?

Wow PeterRS - this Baan LaLisa nursing home is right next door to where I live here in Jomtien over in the Grand Condotel complex. Perhaps that could be the solution I would be looking for. I will walk over there one of these soon days to check it out. Thank you so much!!

Many eyes and ears are now focused on Parliament House in Bangkok, as the long awaited censure debate commenced at 9:05am today. It is scheduled to be finished tomorrow - running through the entire night and next morning..... https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/2986286/censure-debate-underway-opposition-slams-pm https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/2985056/premier-laments-debate-timing https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2985978/debate-a-crucial-test

Please share who was the lucky forum member to have such a lovely birthday surprise = Forum members singing like a church choir Happy Birthday to him....

I love getting coins - especially the 10 baht coins, as they are VERY useful when using the Pattaya bahtbus (songthaew) transportation system.

Short update on my visit to Koh Larn (lovely island off the coast of Pattaya) yesterday, Sunday 23 March 2025. Saturday night I did not go out so I woke up early on Sunday. I looked out my balcony window and the continuation of the never ending smog that is blanketing most of Thailand is not abating. I look over towards Koh Larn and it is hardly visible. I decide - fuck it - maybe the smog will be less out there off of the coast ? By 9:30am, I am already on a speed boat heading over to the Na Baan port in Koh Larn. The sea was totally tranquil with hardly any bumps along the way. When departing from the speed boat, I look back towards Pattaya and it is not visible - that is how intense the smog is. Yuck!! I walk over to my usual motorbike rental shop and I rent a lovely metallic blue Honda click: I rarely ride a motorbike here in Jomtien / Pattaya, as I still don't feel comfortable in the crazy traffic and there are so many other alternative safe ways to move around. But, over on Koh Larn - riding a motorbike is truly exhilarating - as the sense of freedom on the uncrowded streets of Koh Larn give you a great sense of freedom as you brisk around this small island to visit the nature and many of the beach sites. My favorite ride is over the narrow path that starts in front of Samae Beach and winds over the hills over to Tawan Beach - where I go to have my morning coffee and cake. That narrow path is both breathtaking and hair-raising - when another motorbike is coming from the opposite direction and you need to go as far left as is possible to let the other motorbike pass and to not fall down into the gully. On 2 separate occasions in the last year - I have had to stop my motorbike to help a stranded person who did not negotiate the narrow path well and ended up into the gully. So, there was a need to help him / her get out and up from the gully their person as well as their motorbike. Then my final destination for the day is to my favorite beach - Tien Beach - but at the extreme end where the beach ends in front of the 2 big pirate ships that have been placed up on the sand and now serve as sleep over lodging - run by the nearby HardTien restaurant and hotel. I note that the beach is quite empty for a Sunday. The last time that I went to Koh Larn was in December just prior to heading to Cebu, Philippines. Then Tien Beach was crowded with some larger tour groups - mainly Mexicans - which I found to be interesting and the usual Chinese and Russian tourists. Today, it was very sparse. Where is everyone on a Sunday ? Ah yes, it is now low season.... The highlight of my day was noticing a pirate type of entertainment vessel out off the coast of Tien Beach. I had never seen this ship before. So, to find some purpose for this morning - I asked Grok to help me identify this ship. Grok sent me on a wild goose chase inferring that this pirate type of ship was the "Pirates of Pattaya" ship - but that ship does not have the same markings and architectural structure as the above ship. But, Grok gave me some useful leads and I was able to find this rather new venture that is offered by the entity known as: Lord Yacht Club - who promotes / manages the above ship with the name - Black Pearl Pirate Ship. It seems from the marketing material that this ship departs from the Bali Hai pier - now that would be quite impressive to see a ship of this size docked within the city limits of Pattaya. However, I would imagine that it is physically moored over in the Ocean Marina Yacht Club down in the southern most point of Na Jomtien ?? Upon further exploration I see that Trip.com offers a one day adventure on this ship for around 1,900 baht. Not bad - so I would definitely want to try this out with the right group of fun people. https://in.trip.com/things-to-do/detail/88336150/ During the day, the smog slightly disappeared and when heading back to the Na Baan pier for the return trip to Pattaya - the skyline of Pattaya city and Jomtien was more visible - but still smoggy.

yes - this is my number ONE worry and it is now more so than where will my next orgasm come from. As @macaroni21 mentions - I could also move back to my home country - but I could not afford to - as my mother's monthly dementia costs in an assisted living care center specialized for dementia was around $10,000 USD per month. I could never afford this. Also, I visited her in this center many times and to live there would be like to go back into the closet in your last years of life. Why go back into the closet when I fought so hard in the 1980s to come out of the closet? So, I will stay here in South East Asia - as that is what I can afford and I would not need to be put back into the closet - at least here in Thailand. I want dignity in those last years and to be part of an elderly gay retirement community. @PeterRS do you know of any end-of-life care centers that are outside of Chiang Mai? Perhaps here in Chon Buri ?

I was the same. But, I notice as the years move forward, my butterfly wings have aged and don't give me as much flight like I had before when I was younger - because...... I am starting to reach that dreaded age when my mom's dementia started to commence - and in 2021 during the pandemic, she passed away from dementia. Her mother (my grandmother) died from dementia and now my mother's sister (my aunt) is in full bore dementia mode. So, my doctor told me to be alert - as this disease can be hereditary. So, now living in the retirement community of Jomtien and frequently visiting the Jomtien Complex (aka Supertown) and seeing all of the elderly retirees here with their designated Asian "helpers" (as I observe from a distance - I do not know their actual relationships - so I gave them the label "helpers") they all seem sorted out for their eventual demise and death here in Thailand. So, in light of the above, my heart is moving from the "incorrigible butterfly" to wanting a relationship, knowing that someone(s) will be able to take care of me IF I would also succumb to dementia. So, I feel that I still have 6 years to find that person - hence my initial sense of urgency - as this person(s) would need to be eventually given control of my finances to facilitate the cash flows to allow for my care until my demise and their care for taking care of me..... Since TRUST is the key operative word here - one needs time to understand who he can trust. Can I manage it within the next 6 years? So, my question to you @macaroni21 (and any other forum member) is: by being "allergic to relationships", are you willing to accept to die alone or to not have anyone by your side to take care of you in your last fragile years ?

wow @vinapu, I was also so confused. I inserted the below map to help explain my confusion. When I was in Phu Quoc back in December 2019 the fake Venice (VinWonders Phu Quoc) was not yet opened - as I believe that it opened in mid 2020. I did not even know that it existed and was under construction. https://vinwonders.com/en/vinwonders-phu-quoc/ So, the ONLY fake Italian place that I saw was the one in the southern part of the island with the name of: Sunset Town - which was still under construction. It was the fake Italian town at the base of the overhead cable car. https://sunset-town.com/en/ So, when you were discussing the "fake Venice" - I just assumed that it was an addition to the already existing Sunset Town - which was already a fake Italian seaside village. I just could not imagine that they would build 2 distinct fake Italian replicas on 1 small Vietnamese island - as this is after all Vietnam.....Go figure.... What is the obsession with Italy in Vietnam ?

In the last year, I have seemed to moved from #4 to #1. I met my #1 (massage guy) because I liked his massages and I then commissioned him to organize 2 of my 3 to 4 weekly four hand massages for me. He was so good at it I found myself falling in love with him. But, it has not been easy - because the lifestyle of an "ex-money boy" is not exactly aligned with my lifestyle - especially when it comes to how we utilize the 24 hours in a day. Often when I am waking up in the morning he is returning to his room to go to sleep after being up all night over on Jomtien soi 12. So, this often creates friction - as I cannot do anything with him prior to 3pm. But, where we are aligned - for the nightlife it is often great and so much fun. It's those daylight hours that I long to have a partner with me. A good friend of mine told me that I need 1 more boyfriend to fill in the gap for the daylight hours - I said, NO WAY, as I would go broke..... So, I am not sure that this will last over the long run - even though I am envious of @Min and @jason1975 as they both seem happy in their relationships - as they were the ones who gave me inspiration to give my ex-money boy a try for "A simulacrum of romance......"