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I have to admit, that's the first time I've ever seen anyone playing volleyball in high heels.

Pretty good! I wish I had thought of that. The best part is your joke could very well also be the truth.

Is there a time of day (Thailand time) that seems to work best for you?

Here's a question for y'all: Why is it in the gay bars you 'off' a boy, but in lady-boy bars you 'bar fine' a lady-boy?

Well, I did say 'probably.' I don't know if I'm correct or you're correct, but in Thailand I wouldn't be at all surprised if you're the one who is correct.

Ok, I think that post justifies locking the thread and that's just what I'm going to do. By the way, if that "go back to your reserved table" remark is directed toward me, Saturday night I ate with some friends at Balkan Express. That's the first time I've been in Sunee Plaza for weeks. After dinner when everyone else went to that "reserved table," I went home. Thread closed.

I don't blame you. It costs a lot of money to go to Bangkok for a performance and rude people have no business spoiling it for everyone else. If it happens, I hope you won't be quiet about it. You would have every right to be angry.

October 01~15 Gourmet Set Menu House Champagne *** Amuse Bouche *** White Wine Cackle Berry Chardonnay, Australia 2004 Fresh Salmon and Tuna Carpaccio with Colorful Garden Leaves and Hazelnut Dressing *** Cappuccino of Chanterelles Mushroom Soup *** Chicken and Cheese Crapiau in hollandaise Cream Sauce *** Peach Sherbet with Champagne *** Red Wine Cackle Berry, Shiraz , Australia,2007 Pan-fried Combo of Salmon and red Snapper Served on Leek Stew with Potatoes Pearls -or- Roasted Pork Fillet Medallion wrapped with Bacon On Port Wine Gravy and Glazed Baby Vegetable *** Mango Coconut Parfait with Malibu Sabayon -or- Selection of premium international Cheese *** Coffee or Tea Calvados, Grappa, Remy Martin, Williams Food only 1,550 Baht net (36.50 Є), Menu with Unlimited Beverages 3,100 Baht net (73.00 Є) http://www.restaurant-pattaya.com http://www.condo-pattaya.com

Gentlemen, do I really need to say what I'm going to do if this pissing contest continues? You've both said your piece. I suggest dropping it and moving on to more important matters.

I can't imagine that a bank would allow part of a farm as collateral. If the bank has to seize the property if the loan isn't paid, then they have to sell the farm to regain the amount they are owed. I doubt that very many people would be interested in buying half a farm. What the bank probably does in cases like this is sell the property, retain the amount they are owed, plus fees, interest, and expenses. Whatever is left from the sale of the property, if anything, goes back to the person who took out the loan.

Here is the schedule of events for October at La Cage bar:

I like the Mac Resort. They don't have a web site of their own, but if you Google search 'Mac Resort Koh Chang' several web sites will come up. I suggest having your boyfriend call them before booking through a web site or agent. He might be able to get a better rate. Also, if you speak to them they do have a van that will come to Pattaya to take you there. The telephone number is: 039-551-124

Logic in Thailand? Good luck. These are the same banks that find logic in charging 150 baht a pop for use of a foreign ATM card.

If you don't already have an account, make one with GayRomeo and place your proposal there. I guarantee you'll have responses within hours. The idea of relying on a mama-san doesn't make much sense to me. An awful lot of mama-sans will tell you virtually anything if they think there might be money in it for them. I also think a young bar boy would be the last type of boy you would want for the purposes you propose. I think the chances of that working out for very long the way you expect with a young bar boy are quite remote. I think you want someone at least in his late twenties or early thirties or even older. That's also where GayRomeo could come in. You can cruise GayRomeo yourself and discuss your proposal with young men you find there who seem to fit your requirements.

It is usually quite obvious when someone comes out of the woodwork to post something based on a personal vendetta. I read the post and the article and I am considering both . . . for what they are worth.

Any form of recycling is a good idea. I think Thailand has a long way to go before the general population concerns itself very much with recycling, but there are some things already in progress. For example, many people buy trash cans, the ones you put outside for trash collection, and they're made out of used tires. And, as I mentioned above, there are plastic recycling centers. Lvdkeyes mentioned that Villa Market uses biodegradable plastic bags. The bags don't look or feel any different from other plastic bags, so it would seem to me that it shouldn't take too much effort for all stores and shops to transition to biodegradable bags.

This is an excellent idea and I also think your web site is excellent. I liked it just the way it is and I see no need for any changes. Whoever is behind this web site, I congratulate you for such an original idea and an idea that has been put together so professionally. I think your web site will quickly become one of the most important gay Pattaya web sites of all. If anything, I hope you are eventually able to expand the web site to include other areas of Thailand as well.

He owes 150,000 baht on a 200,000 baht loan that is now due? It can't hurt for him to try negotiating, but I'd say he literally "bet the farm" and he lost. You said he was paying off the loan at 6000 baht per month. How much per month was he supposed to be paying? When I do the math, it comes out to he has so far paid 144000 baht. That means he still owes approximately US $1700 before you even start talking about the interest he probably owes along with it. It seems to me that if he has been paying it off and has paid back that much, and if he has been making timely payments, then the bank might consider renegotiation if he has something to collateralize it with. It can't hurt for him to try. If you have the means and you can trust him, maybe you can pay off his loan for him and have him pay you back month-to-month at a rate you both can live with. It would seem a shame for him to lose acreage for US $1700 that he can't immediately cough up.

The following appears in the PATTAYA MAIL: _____ South Road Gets New Parking Rules 1,000 Baht Fines Begin Oct. 1 Sawittree Namwiwatsuk Fed up with parked and double-parked vehicles choking traffic on South Pattaya Road, police will impose new

That's what I do too. While I realize that plastic bags take about 50,000 years to break down, when I consider the number of plastic bags in use worldwide every day and the futility of the "if everybody refused to use them" argument, I don't feel guilty about accepting plastic bags and shopping without carrying around my own shopping bag. I use the plastic bags I get for trash can liners and as garbage bags. As far as recycling is concerned, at least in residential housing areas you don't have to worry about that. Every day, usually several times per day, garbage pickers come by, go through everybody's outdoor trash cans, and take just about anything that can be sold or recycled. There are plastic recycling centers in Pattaya. There's a large one close to where I live. That's where the garbage pickers take all the plastic they gather and sell their load for whatever amount they can get.

It's interesting, but I don't see how the ability to read that is of any practical use if they are still charging farang a different price. I think that's outrageous, by the way, to be charging farang 4 times the price the Thais pay. For me, the ability to read Thai would be most helpful trying to read signs or menus that are entirely in Thai. I'm fortunate in one respect, and that may have a lot to do with why I never tried learning to read it. On my street there is a Thai woman who speaks English fluently. When I do have a question or receive mail written in Thai, I can simply consult her.

We can all debate over whether it is best to learn to read and write Thai before, or in conjunction with, attempting to learn to speak it. My Thai tutor, and I thought she was excellent, advocated learning to speak it before worrying about learning to read and write it. I think I speak Thai quite well in comparison to the average farang, but to this day I cannot read or write in Thai. On a practical level so far I have never had a need for it. However, I do wish I had learned to at least read it. It would certainly make things easier. But since I am able to communicate well enough to be satisfactory for my own needs, I doubt I will ever make the effort to learn to read it, although I know I should.

Well, do you still love me . . . ?

Too bad she didn't respond with a coy look and a "So am I."

HeyGay is definitely right in that the whole point of what they are trying to do is crack down on those who try to use these visas as a means of getting around the long-term visa requirements. They want to get rid of as many scofflaws and deadbeats as they can, and with good reason. One thing is certain. Thailand does not play games with immigration and visa issues. While the average traffic cop might spend a good portion of his day trying to get, shall we say 'tips,' it is an entirely different matter when it comes to immigration. Something I have never understood is just why they set an age minimum of 50 as being eligible for the retirement visa. I don't understand what difference one's age makes if he can prove he can financially support himself, is not in Thailand committing crimes, and is trying to legitimately live in Thailand. Technically, anyone who has ever taken someone off from a bar has committed a crime in Thailand. If someone has the financial means to live in Thailand and wishes to do so even if he is only 25 years old, what difference should his age make as long as he can meet all the other requirements? A person could have made his fortune by then or could have inherited a lot of money. The minimum age requirement is on my "I Don't Get It" list.