April 26Apr 26 Popular Post Landed last night from India. I’ll do an India post when I get home, covering the 4 cities there. Flew via Singapore Airlines and Thai Airways, both in business class. Could’ve stayed all SQ and arrived 2.5 hours earlier, but I’m leaning more toward Thai these days. The staff just feel warmer, more natural, and the catering actually has flavor. SQ has gotten Meh. Not bad, just boring. Thai’s seats and interiors are definitely showing their age (aren't we all) but I’ll take better service, better food, and Thai culture any day👍 Arrived BKK 5 minutes early, Gate C8… and yeah, the walk. Just kept going. And going. And going. By the time I got to immigration, I was bracing for the usual mess, especially with the changes to priority lanes, no Business class… and then: Empty. Not “a few people.” Empty.😳 In 27 years of coming here, I have never seen that. I had the immigration lady laughing so hard because neither of us could believe it. Wanted to take a photo just to prove it existed, but yeah… those “no photos” signs are everywhere, didn't want to ruin a good thing 😉 Hit the ATM, asked the guy to break some 1000 notes into smaller bills, he says he can only do one. I said, no no, it’s fine… you can do two. He did two.... Jedi mind tricks 😝 Luggage was out in about 30 minutes from door open to belt, thought it would be faster. The driver from Mike Taxi was waiting at Door 3 with my name. The walk from Exit B to Door 3 was another weird one… barely anyone around. Everything just felt weird/different. About 1.5 hours later, pulled into Pattaya and you could already see it: slow. Really slow. This was midnight on a Saturday and it looked like a Tuesday afternoon during low season. Checked into the Venue Hotel, unpacked, got myself together, and headed to Cocka 2. Opened a bottle, had a few drinks… but Bars closing early, low energy, barely any customers. Definitely quiet season right now. One of my regular “backup” guys hit me up on Grindr almost immediately. Said he’d be up until 4am, had zero customers all day, and hadn’t cum either… so he was motivated and horny, a good combination 🍆 (that means he was horny, not he has a big one, lol) And really, sometimes Plan B is the better plan anyway. There’s something to be said for familiarity. No explaining, no training session, he already knows what buttons to push...👉 Then I get a message from a guy I know from Soi 4 in BKK. Lost his job, needed help moving rooms. I told him, I don’t move furniture, not even for my best friends 😝. I knew what he was looking for $$$ But here’s the thing… I’ve known him for years. Never once asked me for anything. Actually he's gone out of his way for me plenty of times. We follow each other on social media, keep in touch. I was the one who reached out first to check on him after I saw his post about losing his job... He asked for 2000 baht. I told him the real proof I like him isn’t the money… it’s me going out in daylight, at the ungodly hour of 12pm, to a 7/11 to deposit it 🥺 Yes, I went outside at noon... I'll have to document this somewhere.... While I was out in that unnatural daylight, figured I’d try Sophia’s across from Dick’s. 100 baht for chicken basil with two fried eggs. Really good, and way better than Dick’s, by a mile.... And yes, that’s about 1.6 km for the non-Americans. Day 1. Slow city, empty airport, Plan B still reliable, and apparently I’m now the guy giving money and flying people between countries. Getting older… and clearly not getting smarter.... can't even follow my own advice, maybe I'll become a Top again 😳 Anyone in Pattaya who wants to meet me or avoid me , I’m heading to Bangkok Thursday. Bringing someone I met in Bali for a few days, WTF? What could possibly go wrong.... 🤷♂️ I’ll get to that Bali post eventually 🤞
April 26Apr 26 My experience of the JC in March was similar. Oddly though, The Agate was doing well- certainly better than when we were there in November. The beachfront in the evenings was busy too, though most the people we saw seemed to be locals. Can it be that it's just "our lot" who are staying away? I watched , over a period of nearly twenty years, the massive decline in the number of visitors to Boyztown; I hope the same won't become true of Jomtien.
April 26Apr 26 7 hours ago, floridarob said: . Thai’s seats and interiors are definitely showing their age (aren't we all) talk about yourself
April 26Apr 26 7 hours ago, floridarob said: He asked for 2000 baht. I told him the real proof I like him isn’t the money… it’s me going out in daylight, at the ungodly hour of 12pm, to a 7/11 to deposit it 🥺 I wonder is your good heart finally showed off or it's first sign of senility. Whatever it is, it's good deed and good karma will follow
April 26Apr 26 Active Members figured I’d try Sophia’s across from Dick’s. 100 baht for chicken basil with two fried eggs. Really good... Agree... I like Sophia's a lot!
April 27Apr 27 15 hours ago, floridarob said: By the time I got to immigration, I was bracing for the usual mess, especially with the changes to priority lanes, no Business class… and then: Empty. Not “a few people.” Empty.😳 What time did you land though? I can testify that this week’s mid day arrival is still immigration chaos Edit: did some backward math and definitely it’s the time of arrival. Coincidentally I arrived Saturday too but in the afternoon, the queue was bad and the pick up zone was the usual scrum. Traffic into Bangkok was average, neither better nor worse than a weekday.
April 27Apr 27 15 hours ago, floridarob said: I was the one who reached out first to check on him after I saw his post about losing his job... What job did he lose? My impression was that if a boy leaves a bar he just moves on to another, even if he goes all the way to Pattaya or vice versa. Good of you to help him out.
April 27Apr 27 7 hours ago, tm_nyc said: Agree... I like Sophia's a lot! +1 best chicken with cashews in whole Pattaya
May 1May 1 @floridarob...I assume you are now in Bangkok. Have you been able to connect with your friend who lost his job? How is he doing? Are drugs a factor? Seems the site had some technical issues and was down for a couple of days. Must be using a backup, as some posts no longer exist...like your comments about your friend using drugs.
May 1May 1 12 minutes ago, jimmie50 said: @floridarob...I assume you are now in Bangkok. Have you been able to connect with your friend who lost his job? How is he doing? Are drugs a factor? Seems the site had some technical issues and was down for a couple of days. Must be using a backup, as some posts no longer exist...like your comments about your friend using drugs. Indeed, what happened to FR's Day Two?
May 1May 1 2 hours ago, khaolakguy said: Indeed, what happened to FR's Day Two? According to a post from @TotallyOz in Beer Bar, it was a ransomware attack. Site restored to a previous version, so some posts are missing.
May 5May 5 Author On 5/2/2026 at 1:17 AM, khaolakguy said: Indeed, what happened to FR's Day Two? Been busy, in Mumbai for my last day, heading to LHR today on BA for 1 night, then onto Boston on AA for 3 days, then home to Mexico.... I'll update when I get home, if I remember the events by then. But yeah, the guy from Soi 4 was doing drugs and owes everyone in the soi money, but seems like he's working somehow with Big Boy Bar, which I couldn't find on my last night in BKK @vinapu , I walked all around Patpong looking for it and before giving up, almost watched a ping pong show I was so tired 🙄
May 5May 5 1 hour ago, floridarob said: Been busy, in Mumbai for my last day, heading to LHR today on BA for 1 night, then onto Boston on AA for 3 days, then home to Mexico.... I'll update when I get home, if I remember the events by then. But yeah, the guy from Soi 4 was doing drugs and owes everyone in the soi money, but seems like he's working somehow with Big Boy Bar, which I couldn't find on my last night in BKK @vinapu , I walked all around Patpong looking for it and before giving up, almost watched a ping pong show I was so tired 🙄 at least you tried enjoy all those flights and have safe arrival home
May 5May 5 5 hours ago, floridarob said: Been busy, in Mumbai for my last day, heading to LHR today on BA for 1 night, then onto Boston on AA for 3 days, then home to Mexico.... I'll update when I get home, if I remember the events by then. But yeah, the guy from Soi 4 was doing drugs and owes everyone in the soi money, but seems like he's working somehow with Big Boy Bar, which I couldn't find on my last night in BKK @vinapu , I walked all around Patpong looking for it and before giving up, almost watched a ping pong show I was so tired 🙄 It's on the side of Patpong Soi 1 furthest from Patpong Soi 2, maybe nearly half way down the Soi, walking from Surawong. It's only a door to an upstairs bar so is easy to miss. Normally I wouldn't go upstairs on Patpong Soi 1 but the bar was ok when I went.
May 5May 5 5 hours ago, zoomomancs said: It's on the side of Patpong Soi 1 furthest from Patpong Soi 2, maybe nearly half way down the Soi It's on the same side of Patpong Soi 1 as Derby King.
May 6May 6 @jimmie50 @zoomomancs you're assuming that Big Boy bar is there to be found. Maybe the simplest reason why @floridarob couldn't find it is because it's no longer there. 🤔
May 6May 6 1 hour ago, macaroni21 said: because it's no longer there. Very true. Considering everything else that has happened surrounding the closing of Atlas and reopening in a different location under a different name...I guess nothing should surprise me. Had not considered that possibility.
May 7May 7 Author 12 hours ago, macaroni21 said: Maybe the simplest reason why @floridarob couldn't find it is because it's no longer there. 🤔 It's there, the simplest reason was it's a small entrance and I missed it, distracted by the ping pong shows.... My friend that got fired from Soi 4 is apparently working or promoting there in some capacity on social media right now....😳
May 7May 7 1 hour ago, floridarob said: It's there, the simplest reason was it's a small entrance and I missed it, distracted by the ping pong shows.... Confirmed , bar is up and running. Few days ago I got a short clip made by my spy .
May 7May 7 9 minutes ago, vinapu said: I got a short clip made by my spy . I am curious about this spy network. I am beginning to suspect that it is a one man operation…. If you know what I mean.
May 7May 7 15 minutes ago, Travelingguy said: I am beginning to suspect that it is a one man operation… nope
May 7May 7 35 minutes ago, vinapu said: Confirmed , bar is up and running. Few days ago I got a short clip made by my spy . Any noteworthy talent?
May 7May 7 17 minutes ago, hank75 said: Any noteworthy talent? unfortunately spy did not venture up inside
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