Bangkok 11 days December 2025

[jason1975]

At 5pm, I met my guy at Silom Complex and we took BTS to Chit Lom then walked to Topkart, a new attraction in Bangkok. An abandoned car park had been converted to race track for go kart racing. Pretty high tech with updated timing and scores.

Not cheap hence mostly tourists. 700 baht for a session lasting 8 minutes. There was a promotion of 5000 baht for 10 sessions. "You want 10 race?" I asked my guy. He smiled sheepishly and said, "Too many. No need spend so much money. 3 races enough."

[jason1975]

My guy enjoyed go kart experience tremendously. We took BTS back to Silom. We had Singapore chicken rice for dinner at Silom Complex.

[jason1975]

After dinner, we walked around Silom Complex. We looked at the cakes at S/P Bakery. My guy's birthday is next week. Then we went to games section at Central. I wanted to find something but salesperson said they didn't sell it. We crossed the BTS to the other side of Silom Road. We walked past Don Don Donki and I had a hunch it might sell the item I was looking for. We went inside and bingo! We found it!

[jason1975]

After buying the checkers set, we went to Midnight bar to give it to the waiters. Now they have a proper checkers set to play with. I was unable to play against the Checkers Champion as a customer was taking him out. "Tomorrow I play with you!" he said.

[ichigo]

26 minutes ago, jason1975 said:

My guy enjoyed go kart experience tremendously. We took BTS back to Silom. We had Singapore chicken rice for dinner at Silom Complex.

Boon Tong Kee? I've eaten here before! Aroy maak!

[vinapu]

15 hours ago, Keithambrose said:

Er, Herodotus was Greek....

Can't one study Shakespeare's works in Italian or even Swahili?

[vinapu]

13 hours ago, jason1975 said:

. We had Singapore chicken rice for dinner at Silom Complex.

 

Getting a bit of nostalgia ?

[jason1975]

I was supposed to spend the night with my guy but I bumped into 3 forum members at Midnight bar. We saw the dark quiet windows at Atlas Bar facing us opposite. Atlas had closed down despite a promising opening start last year. Just one week ago, it was still operating and I had contemplated visiting it but I didn't. Someone suggested going to visit Tawan to see whether any Atlas guy had transferred there. I spoke to my guy. "You want see Tawan muscle man show?" No thank you, he said he would keep himself occupied playing pool at pool bar.

[jason1975]

4 of us made our way to Tawan and were seated just before 10.30pm. About 10 customers and surprise surprise there were close to 20 guys working! And yes, some Atlas guys had transferred over! 4 of them if I remember correctly. Variety of guys available including 3 pleasant looking twunks - whom I tipped before leaving later. What I enjoyed about the evening was the atmosphere. The guys on stage did not look bored or disinterested. Some were smiling at customers while others bantered among themselves. They looked like they enjoyed working. At 11pm, the show began. Typical Tawan show. Nothing new. But the guys displayed more energy and enthusiasm so kudos to boss for his powers of motivation. At 11.30pm, the show ended and my group made our way to Foodland for supper and we chatted for an hour. We even took a group photo outside Foodland with Virgin bar as the backdrop! We went our separate ways and I took my guy back to hotel.

[ichigo]

It's a shame about Atlas, I haven't been there for about a year but the couple of times I went, I had a great time. Hopefully their new venue will be opened by the time I arrive.

[Keithambrose]

10 hours ago, vinapu said:

Can't one study Shakespeare's works in Italian or even Swahili?

So, you were taught Shakespeare,  in Swahili, in Poland?  Interesting. 

 

[10tazione]

28 minutes ago, Keithambrose said:

So, you were taught Shakespeare,  in Swahili, in Poland?  Interesting. 

 

kuwa au kutokuwa

("to be or not to be", with a little help of google translate)