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A few days before I left California for Thailand, I went on to the apps, primarily Planet Romeo, and indicated that I was in Bangkok. I also left a Pattaya footprint. Had several indications of interest. One, KK, in Pattaya after arranging a meet up, sent me a text saying that since we’d be meeting up on Saturday would I send him the $$$ to pay for his school exam in business. I decided that no business would happen with KK. The other fellow, Smile, could only meet on Wednesday for lunch as he worked two jobs. Which, brings me back to the narrative close to where I left off as now it’s Wednesday morning. Net left sometime in the early hours for his visa run to Cambodia and I woke up early thanks to the goddess of air travel. The Raya breakfast buffet has rearranged where some items are placed, added some (spaghetti carbonara), and purchased a coffee machine that requires graduate level training. I asked how I could get hot water for tea and the staffer, who checks the hotel roster to make sure those who eat are registered, went to the kitchen and brought out a pot of water. He said it was easier. It was still early, Smile was due at 1pm, so I went for a walk to see the new Marriott on Surawong - which I was led to believe was close to Arena. Nicely done hotel, I like the regularity of the Marriott product but at $150 a night before tax, one night would cost more than three nights at The Raya (summer rate). On the way back, I stopped at Tony Leather and ordered some slip-on dress shoes. The shop will make shoes to measure for much less than I can buy a pair off the shelf at home. They also tailor leather jackets. From there I went to Excelsior Tailor in the lobby of the Siam Heritage Hotel. I’d ordered a jacket and a suit when Sonny, the manager/owner(?) was in San Francisco and needed to have fitting. Good to see the guys who take care of the shop. Numazu has reported on his shopping there and my experience is the same. Good service and quick. Jacket was spot on, suit needed some more adjustments, I ordered some shirts and said I’d stop back when I returned from Pattaya. Back to The Raya for ten minutes before Smile arrived. Very pleasant young man from Chiang Mai. We went to lunch at a Japanese restaurant in Silom Complex. He is a property agent responsible for several apartments and works from 4pm to 1am in a Chinese restaurant. He needs to do this to pay back the people who help finance him in a restaurant which failed. We were comfortable together and adjourned to The Raya for a “nap” until he had to go to work. He never asked for money and I didn’t offer. Refreshing. I then took a nap to prepare for a butterfly evening…start as always in honor of PaulSF with a drink at Maxi’s and talking with Pau, the water who takes care of the farangs. I bought a coffee for one of the Hot Male “grabbers” who showed off his new uniform shirt and the underwriters whose logos adorn the material. Chang beer being the most prominent. Large posters up throughout Twilight and across Surawong proclaiming that the place wasn’t going out of business. Went up to Hot Male looking for the guy I’d seen the night before and wouldn’t see again. I’d no more than sat down when I was joined by two of the Vietnamese boys, I’ve known over the years. The Vietnamese ban is definitely not on anymore. Peter, who I’ve known for serval years and is one of Van’s friends, caught me up on availability and talents of the boys. There were about twenty-five working. I liked one and I soon as I said that, he was offed by someone else! Gave each of the Viet 100 THB and went across the Soi to Fresh Boys for the show. At Fresh Boys, I was one of two customers, so I was surprised that they went ahead with the show. One of the coyotes caught my attention, short, wiry and compact. Name of Let from Cambodia. We had a drink, discussed possibilities and I offed him (550 off fee - which will turn out to be the highest I paid anywhere). We were at the Raya in the usual 3 minutes. Shower together, he’s even cuter in the natural state…but while there’s action there really isn’t any chemistry, let alone any electricity. He says he thinks he knows me…and he’s right, I offed him more than a year ago and had the same in room experience. Chalk it up to nt keeping good notes like Vinapu and Christian PFC. When Let left, I was going to call it a night. But decided to check out some other places, since the goddess of jet lag was looking over me reminding me that it wasn’t even noon at home. I went to Tokyo Boys where there were no customers and one boy. I did not stay. Went to Screwboys which was packed - since I counted at least thirty boys, I’m not sure if it was packed with customers or boys, decided to come back for the 11:15 show. Fresh Boys 2 is above Screwboys, so I decided to take a look. Decent space, thrust stage with seating surrounding the stage. Counted ten boys. Talked to the mamasan, a couple of the boys appealed to me one was Vietnamese and one was a Laotian. The Lao’s game was Pet…I figured I was on a roll with Net, Let, and Pet, so I offed him. Very pleasant and uninhibited interaction at The Raya. He left around 2am. Since the same lobby security guard was won duty most of the day and had seen me with Smile, Let and Pet, I thought he might ask if I knew a Mr. Vinapu, but he didn’t.

These were actually two separate comments. a4447a is correct GC is a Laotian outpost. And Cambodian boys...

I spent last weekend in Pattaya, staying in the Jomtien Complex (The Poseidon). The baht bus is a quick way to and from Boyztown. I offed one of the Toy Boys and when I told him where I was staying he headed right for the baht bus. To my amazement he went to pay for both of us when we got off in Jomtien. Post a report on your visit. I'm in the midst of trying to write up mine...and noticed how quiet Boyztown was. And, finally, don't miss the Boys, Boys, Boys parade at 9pm.

My recent wanderings allow me to note that GC is open at 1 and oral is both a receivable and a deliverable there. The Cambodian boys, unlike the Vietnamese, seem very comfortable with providing oral servicing.

I sort of fall into a tipper category similar to Reader and DivineMadman. But one can learn, my habit of taking the change from the folder and handing the tip to the server is derived from advice given in BankgokBois. This topic will have me rethink that if the tips are actually being pooled. Also, some places (not in Twilight) add a service charge. Some places like Maxi's post that tips are welcome as they dont have a service charge.

Prelude It’s mid-afternoon, early evening, Wednesday. In nine hours, I’ll leave the Tarntawan for my 23 hour "commute"to the San Francisco Bay Area. I just said goodbye to Min, who has taken care of me these past two days. Well, he’s one of the guys who have taken care of me.... I arrived at 11pm, Tuesday last week. That was a 25 hour travel day...when I was packing, I looked of the planes scheduled to arrive at BKK the same time as my ANA flight and found two dozen flights, the majority from China. My mind reeled with the thought of the lines at immigration. I thank PaulSF for telling me how he is met on arrival, and I decided to book a service to meet me at the plane and ease my entry. Cost was $39 USD. I only had carry-on: a small suitcase and a backpack. From the time I stepped off the plane, walked the moving walkways, paused at immigration to smile at the camera, and out of customs was about 11 minutes. A friend arranged for a friend of his to meet me at Door 3, he was there, and I was on my way to The Raya Hotel. Quick check in, my room on the newly opened 3rd floor. Since it wasn’t yet midnight, I went to Twilight and saw a number of familiar faces. The familiar faces included the “customer grabbers” at Hot Male (who now have matching shirts), the waiters at Maxi’s, and Net and X from Hot Male Bar 2. It was nice to feel welcomed - even if it was somewhat transactional. I took the steps up to Hot Male go go. There is now a post midnight show and it was about to start so I told one boy who had been dry humping me as I climbed the stairs that I’d see him tomorrow (note: I never saw him again during the visit and hope he was offed by someone deserving for the whole time). Back to HM2, some drinks with Net and X. Net and I have some history from a visit in the Spring. He is lots of fun in private and open to at least anything I’ve come up with. So we adjourned to The Raya and explored the newly furnished room and a few other things. I thanking the travel gods for the inspiration to find a way (legal) to minimize the time at Swampy. Last few visits, I wouldn’t get to town before 1am or later when even Screwboys was locking up. When I planned this visit, I knew that it would be definitely different than past visits. For anyone who has perused some of my other reports, Van, my Vietnamese companion, perpetual off, and helper in finding me other companions, isn’t part of the visit. He’s out of the business (he was part of the rotation and show at Hot Male - and is still in it’s Thai Puan ads). He’s working back in Vietnam with his own business. So, I’m a butterfly for the eight days I’m in Thailand. Three days in Bangkok, two in Pattaya, and three more back in Bangkok. One general note: I pay for services at the going market rate. So short time in Bangkok is 2000 THB, long-time 3000. In Pattaya, it’s 1500 for short time and I didn’t discuss long time, though the Toy Boys mamasan said 2000 plus. Another note is that I generally get along with the mamasans. This is something, I share with Numazu. I use them for information on the boys, where they are from, what the do or don’t do, etc. Cost is usually a drink. Caveat, there is at least one mamasan that drives me up a wall, but I solve that by not going to her club. And...this trip would have been less successful without the PMs I've had with Reader, DivineMadman, and PaulSF. Now 23 hours to home and continuing this report

I tip the housekeeper each day. I learned from a hotel employee that in many cases the housekeeper who checks the room while I’m at the lobby desk completing checkout, will take the tips left for the one who did the cleaning. When possible I hand the tip directly to the housekeeper.

Only 3 boys last night at 9:45.

I’m at Poseidon at the moment and will head to Tarntawan tomorrow. Jomtien complex is in the midst of a renaissance (?) with new restaurants, a number of new bars, a wine store, and top level French style bread and pastry shop. Last night, the noise from the street was not blocked by the sound proofing and went on until 7am as one the bars was celebrating it’s 3rd anniversary and kept the party going. Not posting as a complaint as I like bar and was pulled in this morning as I went for my croissant walk. Poseidon is known for Chef Bart’s cooking. Tasty and beautifully presented in a white table cloth environment. Caution - the food is of a European bent with large portions. Example, last night schnitzel, beef steaks, pork cordon blue, and liver&onions were on the menu. Delicious but heavy - especially in August. If visit contains a Saturday the manager hosts a drinks party for guests.

I arrived at Swampy at 11:15 last night. Thanks to some preplanning - the details of which I’ll put in a later report - I arrived at the Raya, checked into one of the new 3rd floor rooms and was at Twilight by 12:20. Very quiet on the soi. Let at HM bar #2 greeted me with a kiss and a grope. Checked out Hot Male upstairs and was greeted and ‘humped’ most of the way up - few customers, lots of very good looking guys looking for customers. Waiters and boss man settling the accounts in one corner and boys still rotating on stage. More than I could handle after 25 hours of travel. Offed Let who is a known quantity and willing to ease my jet lag.

So true

Sideagra is available at the pharmacy across from Twilight....its in 100 milligram form, definitely less expensive than Viagra. Consider this an addendum to DivineMadman's post which I agree with - I'll be in Bangkok for a week starting next Wednesday and I'll pretty much adhere to his suggested ways to spend my days. I also stop at Excelsior and have some shirts/slacks made while I'm in Bangkok. This trip, I'll spend the weekend in Pattaya between stays in the capital city. Enjoy your visit. I'm usually at Maxi's for at least one drink a night.

Most excellent report...thanks

From Moonlight Facebook page today

Ah, yes...the favorite waiter at Maxi’s..sigh.

Hot Male is the bar on the left at the Surawong entrance to Twlight. The persuasive gent wants to get customers upstairs to the show to buy drinks there and off a boy(s), if customers don’t go up the stairs, or sit at the bar, then as DivineMadman notes, the sofa seating is another Hot Male enterprise and the enterprising waiters are “available”. And, Moonlight is also part of the Hot Male business empire.

Being of a "certain mature" age, I've found having an up to date photo and an accurate age posted on Planet Romeo brings lots of money boy attention to my Thailand. In China same is true of Blued.

Agree with the above recommendations/suggestions. Last year, I had a long time off staying with me at the Raya. Went out to Screwboys, met someone of enough attraction to off but needed to sort out logistics, mentioned it to the mamasan, and after a few words of information, mamasan took my new friend and me to Pavilion Place!

I'll be in Pattaya for a weekend later this month. I booked The Poseidon where I've stayed on my last three visits. Very helpful staff, involved (in a positive way) manager, comfortable and sound proofed rooms, and incredible food. I stopped comparison pricing last year and just email Heiko my travel dates. (I email early if visit is in a high season). For this August's weekend visit, junior suite 2,000 baht/night.

A shout out to Reader...who updates us, informs us, and entertains...he is near to winding up a Thailand visit before taking a break in the USA and then heading back to Bangkok...this forum would be less enjoyable and certainly less informed without his posts.

Report on how you like Bandara, I'm considering staying there in September.

Keep reporting...your insights on Jomtien would be helpful for my next visit.

As with any maths formula - experiential use will only improve its utility. One more round of adaption and It'll be ready for the Fields Medal ( that's mathematics version of the Nobel prize).

Correction - offshoot of X-size. Not X-boys

It’s called G-Boy an offshoot of X-Boys. It’s been mentioned in some reports but not sure if anyone has reported on the venue and show.