Popular Post floridarob Posted April 26 Popular Post Posted April 26 Landed last night from India. Iāll do an India post when I get home, covering the 4 cities there. Flew via Singapore Airlines and Thai Airways, both in business class. Couldāve stayed all SQ and arrived 2.5 hours earlier, but Iām 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. Thaiās seats and interiors are definitely showing their age (aren't we all)Ā but Iāll take better service, better food, and Thai culture any dayš Arrived BKK 5 minutes early, Gate C8ā¦ 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 withĀ the changes to priority lanes, no Business classā¦ and then: Empty. Not āa few people.ā Empty.š³ 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 yeahā¦ those āno photosā signs are everywhere, didn't want to ruin a good thingĀ š 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, itās fineā¦ you can do two. He did two.... Jedi mind tricksĀ š 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 oneā¦ 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 drinksā¦ but Bars closing early, low energy, barely any customers. Definitely quiet season right now. One of my regular ābackupā guys hit me up on Grindr almost immediately. Said heād be up until 4am, had zero customers all day, and hadnāt cum eitherā¦ so he was motivated and horny, a good combinationĀ šĀ (that means he was horny, not he has a big one, lol) And really, sometimes Plan B is the better plan anyway. Thereās something to be said for familiarity. No explaining, no training session, he already knows what buttons to push...š 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 donāt move furniture, not even for my best friends š. I knew what he was looking for $$$ But hereās the thingā¦ Iāve 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 isnāt the moneyā¦ itās me going out in daylight, at the ungodly hour of 12pm, to a 7/11 to deposit itĀ š„ŗ Yes, I went outside at noon... I'll have to document this somewhere.... While I was out in that unnatural daylight, figured Iād try Sophiaās across from Dickās. 100 baht for chicken basil with two fried eggs. Really good, and way better than Dickās, by a mile.... And yes, thatās about 1.6 km for the non-Americans. Day 1. Slow city, empty airport, Plan B still reliable, and apparently Iām now the guy giving money and flying people between countries. Getting olderā¦ and clearly not getting smarter.... can't even follow my own advice, maybe I'll become a Top againĀ š³ Anyone in Pattaya who wants to meet me or avoid me , Iām heading to Bangkok Thursday. Bringing someone I met in Bali for a few days, WTF? Ā What could possibly go wrong....Ā š¤·āāļø Iāll get to that Bali post eventuallyĀ Ā š¤ 10tazione, Mavica, vinapu and 13 others 15 1 Quote
Londoner Posted April 26 Posted April 26 My experience of the JC in March was similar.Ā Oddly though, The Agate was doing well- certainly better than when we were there in November.Ā Ā The beachfront in the evenings was busy too,Ā though most the people we saw seemedĀ to be locals.Ā Can it be that it's just "our lot" who are staying away?Ā 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.Ā bkkmfj2648, daydreamer, jimmie50 and 1 other 3 1 Quote
vinapu Posted April 26 Posted April 26 7 hours ago, floridarob said: . Thaiās seats and interiors are definitely showing their age (aren't we all) talk about yourself Mavica 1 Quote
vinapu Posted April 26 Posted April 26 7 hours ago, floridarob said: Ā He asked for 2000 baht. I told him the real proof I like him isnāt the moneyā¦ itās me going out in daylight, at the ungodly hour of 12pm, to a 7/11 to deposit itĀ š„ŗ Ā 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 Travelingguy and Mavica 2 Quote
Members tm_nyc Posted April 26 Members Posted April 26 Ā figured Iād try Sophiaās across from Dickās. 100 baht for chicken basil with two fried eggs. Really good... Agree...Ā I like Sophia's a lot! daydreamer 1 Quote
hank75 Posted April 27 Posted April 27 15 hours ago, floridarob said: By the time I got to immigration, I was bracing for the usual mess, especially withĀ the changes to priority lanes, no Business classā¦ and then: Empty. Not āa few people.ā Empty.š³ Ā What time did you land though? I can testify that this weekās mid day arrival is still immigration chaosĀ Edit: did some backward math and definitely itās 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.Ā Quote
hank75 Posted April 27 Posted April 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.Ā Quote
vinapu Posted April 27 Posted April 27 7 hours ago, tm_nyc said: Ā Agree...Ā I like Sophia's a lot! +1 best chicken with cashews in whole Pattaya Quote
jimmie50 Posted May 1 Posted May 1 @floridarob...I assume you are now in Bangkok. Ā Have you been able to connect with your friend who lost his job? Ā How is he doing? Ā Are drugs a factor? Ā Ā Seems the site had some technical issues and was down for a couple of days. Ā Must be using a backup, as some posts no longer exist...like your comments about your friend using drugs. Ā Quote
khaolakguy Posted May 1 Posted May 1 12 minutes ago, jimmie50 said: @floridarob...I assume you are now in Bangkok. Ā Have you been able to connect with your friend who lost his job? Ā How is he doing? Ā Are drugs a factor? Ā Ā Seems the site had some technical issues and was down for a couple of days. Ā Must be using a backup, as some posts no longer exist...like your comments about your friend using drugs. Ā Indeed, what happened to FR's Day Two? Quote
jimmie50 Posted May 1 Posted May 1 2 hours ago, khaolakguy said: Indeed, what happened to FR's Day Two? According to a post from @TotallyOzĀ in Beer Bar, it was a ransomware attack. Ā Site restored to a previous version, so some posts are missing. Ā Quote
khaolakguy Posted May 3 Posted May 3 That's no excuse after such an entertaining day one! vinapu 1 Quote
floridarob Posted May 5 Author Posted May 5 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 @vinapuĀ , I walked all around Patpong looking for it and before giving up, almost watched a ping pong show I was so tiredĀ š Travelingguy, khaolakguy and vinapu 2 1 Quote
vinapu Posted May 5 Posted May 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 @vinapuĀ , I walked all around Patpong looking for it and before giving up, almost watched a ping pong show I was so tiredĀ š at least you tried enjoy all those flights and have safe arrival home floridarob 1 Quote
zoomomancs Posted May 5 Posted May 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 @vinapuĀ , I walked all around Patpong looking for it and before giving up, almost watched a ping pong show I was so tiredĀ š 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.Ā Quote
jimmie50 Posted May 5 Posted May 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. Ā Ā Quote
macaroni21 Posted May 6 Posted May 6 @jimmie50Ā @zoomomancsĀ you're assuming that Big Boy bar is there to be found. Maybe the simplest reason why @floridarobĀ couldn't find it is because it's no longer there.Ā š¤ Keithambrose and bkkmfj2648 2 Quote
jimmie50 Posted May 6 Posted May 6 1 hour ago, macaroni21 said: because it's no longer there. Very true. Ā 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. Ā Had not considered that possibility. Ā Quote
floridarob Posted May 7 Author Posted May 7 12 hours ago, macaroni21 said: Maybe the simplest reason why @floridarobĀ couldn't find it is because it's no longer there.Ā š¤ 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....š³Ā Quote
vinapu Posted May 7 Posted May 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.... Ā Confirmed , bar is up and running. Few days ago I got a short clip made by my spy .Ā 10tazione 1 Quote
Travelingguy Posted May 7 Posted May 7 9 minutes ago, vinapu said: I got a short clip made by my spy . I am curious about this spy network. Ā I am beginning to suspect that it is a one man operationā¦. If you know what I mean. Quote
vinapu Posted May 7 Posted May 7 15 minutes ago, Travelingguy said: Ā I am beginning to suspect that it is a one man operationā¦ nope Travelingguy 1 Quote
hank75 Posted May 7 Posted May 7 35 minutes ago, vinapu said: Confirmed , bar is up and running. Few days ago I got a short clip made by my spy .Ā Any noteworthy talent? Quote
vinapu Posted May 7 Posted May 7 17 minutes ago, hank75 said: Any noteworthy talent? unfortunately spy did not venture up inside Quote
