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Sisaket and Lao border make no sense. It cannot be Phra Maha Chedi Chai Mongkol, the op would have noticed the giant chedi. (I have been twice, 2014 and last month, worth the trip from Bangkok.)

I went for running several times 2014-2016. Usually in the evening to avoid the heat and sun, but still have daylight. In one occasion in the morning (around 6 am - usually I am sound asleep, but I just happened to come back from sauna). There are public toilets (pay), but no showers I know of. Number of cute boys (by my standards) is very low, I can run one hour in Lumpini park and pass 1000 people, and not one cute boy among them, at maximum 5. There are indeed shirtless men at the outdoor gym who might appeal to some, but not to me. Monitor lizards are an interesting sight, and there are many cats, most of the tame.

If you pay 4000 or 3000 for long time, they label you as "rich or ignorant", and it doesn't surprise me that staff tries to extract higher off fees from you and pocket the difference. Bullshit and scam is everywhere! In August 2015 I asked about prices (I think it was after their first show): off fee 400, short time 1500, room upstairs 500 (in addition to off fee). When staff asked me if I want to take a boy, I said 1500 is too much for short time, and there seemed to be room for negotiation.

Pretty much the same as my experienced (different places, different masseurs): very few who are good at massage and afters, some who are good at massage but not at afters (in which case I often spoil the good massage by so-so afters, but if you don't try you will not know), some good at neither. In situations like described, it's best to pay the exact amount to avoid confusion or give chance to short-change you. You are not the only one who is shy and pities the boy. A friend of mine finds it difficult to say no to outrageous money requests or requests for mobile phones. No problem for me (to say no to unreasonable requests).

After eating asparagus, urine has a particular smell (can be as little as 15 minutes after eating asparagus that urine has that particular smell - personal experience), I didn't know about semen.

I ask the boys the following questions: What's your name, how old are you, where do you come from (province in Thailand), how long have you been in Bangkok, where in Bangkok do you live?

Suwannaphum district in Roi Et province, same spelling as Suwannaphum airport. The op didn't say if the shrimp were alive, in that case kung ten is the name of the dish. I tried it once in 2013 and found it not so much my taste. Do you remember the name of the wat? There are no gay bars* that I know of in Khon Kaen, Udon Thani, Ubon Ratchathani, I would be very surprised if there was one in Surin or any other smaller town in Isan (smaller than KK, UT, UR and Nakon Ratchasima). *but gay saunas in KK, UT and UR

For me, the risk of losing the money is smaller than the fees I would pay by ATM withdrawal, thus I bring enough cash and have ATM only as backup. I vaguely remember there are ATMs that dispense up to 30 kTHB. Of course you have to consider your credit card's limits, my limit was 500 Euro which did not allow me to withdraw 20 kTHB. (This subject has been discussed many times on all forums and the information should be put into a wiki, maybe there is something out already on the internet that has all information about money withdrawal and exchange in Thailand in concise and up-to-date form?)

(Or variations thereof. I like "but don't show it in public or force it onto children".) I am aghast every time I read in the news that even our civilized countries discuss if the right to perform your religion is more important than human rights (circumcision) or animal protection (kosher slaughtering). For me, it's no question that the right to perform your religion has lowest priority. I hope one day religion will get the place it deserves: being equivalent to supporting a football team or being fan of musician.

A friend is a dedicated cocksucker, he gargles. If you don't know what snowballing is, read here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowballing_%28sexual_practice%29

What's the weather outside? Go see for yourself!

I would guess in civilized/secular countries you can get married and buried or cremated without any involvement of the church. Where and how and how expensive and with or without church, it's all up to you. (I once read about a couple in Germany, they took bus to registry office, answered "Yes" to the relevant question, and then walked back home. No money other the absolute minimum, no church.)

"What do I have to do with this?" is exemplified by the following messages on Line I just received: (2000 refers to 1000 he borrowed already and another 1000 he wants to borrow, 29 is his pay day 29.04.2016) The cousin of a friend, half of Thailand qualifies! But in the past, I got most of my money back (some I probably forgot, but it doesn't matter to me), so I might help him again. But I told him a month ago that I will lend him any further if he shows me how he spent his money (25 kTHB per month, working 10 hours a day and 6 days a week there is not much time to spend that much money, and he doesn't drink or smoke or take drugs; a friends guesses he loses money by gambling), that will be revealing.

Rather the market for clothes opens at night and stays open until morning. But I'm not sure, requires further research or someone in the know steps up.

There is a fruit and vegetable market at Bobae that is busy throughout. But for the clothes market, I vaguely remember it is nighttime only. But keep in mind the place is closed on Monday (applies for many markets and streetfood, as Monday is sidewalk-cleaning day). I found out the hard way yesterday.

This and similar questions occasionally asked on the forum obscure the real question which is: What you would boyfriend do in this situation if he hadn't you as a boyfriend? How would the family raise the money without your help? Why does he ask you to contribute the major part of the costs? When a Thai boy asks me for money, I remind myself: "He survived before without my help, he will survive after me without my help, and he would master the current situation without my help" and then I ponder if the request is reasonable, in which case I will help. (I had boys asking for money for cigarettes, they get "smoking is dangerous, you might die of cancer" as reply.)

Great reports as usually! More precisely, 17.7%: 10% service charge and 7% VAT, or the other way round, but one on top of the other. I disapprove of this practice, and although it must be mentioned on the menu I might have overlooked it. Add Mango Tree to my BLACKLIST.

In addition to dirty floors in lesser visited places as mentioned above, stone gets damn hot in the sunlight. In many cases when walking around bare feet in the outside area, I have to keep moving or stand in the shade. Furthermore, my feet can be quite dirty after a day walking in the dust, so removing shoes does not improve the situation much.

I always wondered what will happen with your blog forum when the inevitable happens. Now I know it's in safe hands (but without the iron fist).

In addition to wearing cheap flip-flops that are not worth stealing (unless someone else stole your shoes and you don't want to walk home bare feet), I sometimes wear different styles on both feet. That will absolutely confuse any thief (and confuses even friends). That came when one flip-flop was close to breaking, and then I found a single flip-flop for that side that fitted.

There was a communal storage room with racks for shoes, with many people going in and out. Standing with white shirt and black trousers is the thief putting on my friend's shoes. I usually wear cheap flip-flops, especially when I go to temples so I can get in and out without effort. Nobody would steal mine, but confusion or taking mine when someone else's were stolen would be possible.

I knew only of Thursday fuck show in Deja Vu, but not of Saturday. Did you get this information from internet, if yes where? As far as I know, their staff or hired models start and customers can join. Some days, it takes off; other days, it peters out. Those pool pictures from Babylon look crowded, which I don't like. Of course I wouldn't mind crowded with my type, but those in your pictures are not. I pondered going, glad I didn't go!

I had a 100 Baht slip twice in central Bangkok, and a scratch card minutes after at a 7/11 just 100 m further from the one where I got the slip, because they had no slips. It all doesn't make much sense.

Spent 13 in Suphanburi and 14 in Kanchanaburi sightseeing with a friend with a car. If I hadn't know, I wouldn't have noticed that it's Songkran. Don't recall any water splashing, no traffic problems, some hotels booked out in Kanchanburi. 15 and 16 largely stay in, in Bangkok. On 16 evening out by bus, no problems. Today 17 we (same friend from 13 and 14 with car) did sightseeing trip in Chonburi province that was supposed to end in Bang Saen (sand castle festival). However approaching Sukhumvit road in Bang Saen, there was Songkran mayhem/chaos/pandemonium, getting to the beach might have taken hours, and then where to park, and how to stay dry? My friend refused and turned around and we went back to Bangkok. As the sandcastle festival seems to be always on Wan Lai, it will always be the same and the only way to experience it without traffic jam will be to arrive before and stay in hotel in walking distance?

Some days ago, a friend had his shoes (expensive, 4900 Baht) stolen at Wat Pho. Footage from security camera shows the thief in operation, who must have experience to choose expensive shoes. I wonder what the resale value of stolen used shoes is. Wat Pho supplied a pair of shoes so my friend could get home.