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Hey kids. More photos from the La Bamba water volleyball sponsor party are up on the site. Here's a few of the lasses right here: Left to right: Wil/View, Anna, Aom, Niew, Leya/Ying ...

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This is the entrance to August Suites with the vegetable kiosk at the entrance.

Bottom end of Pattaya Klang, just about where the August Suites are. That's where Jimslim gets his favourite mango and sticky rice from!!

I have never sucked a ladyboys cock and if l did l must have been drunk as l dont remember. I am not a ladyboy addict, l just cant remember so l am innocent.

I have complete faith in him and completely agree with him that he should not step down.....he is far too entertaining and a bufoon of the highest order as well

Get back to Patts you've been away to long 555555 Regards Garry

Hard1, That has absolutely nothing at all to do with it. In fact it's less work for the staff to do short times off the premises, in terms of cleaning/prepping the rooms, etc. Some of the girls do prefer to use their own rooms, however, here in La Bamba, simply because it is convenient for them -- this is where they live, after all. The barfine for taking a girl off the premises vs. renting a room comes out the same, so it isn't a matter of money or anything to do with the mamasan. No, I know it must be difficult to believe, you being *such* a handsome man and a big spender and all, but she didn't go with you simply because she didn't want to. It is as simple as that. La Bamba isn't Coconut Bar; these girls frequently get taken to fancy hotels and restaurants, not to mention trips abroad. That is not to say the girls in La Bamba think they are better than anyone else. They don't. They don't put on airs or act hi-so; most of them come from modest rural families, like most bar girls in Thailand. But the fact of the matter is they are popular enough that they can pick and choose who they want for customers, and it is entirely up to them. Maybe she just didn't feel like going with a customer that night. The fact that you didn't want to go upstairs but did want to go to your hotel gave her a way out without you or her losing face. But I don't know. But I will wager it was your attitude. Your attitude and choice of language belies your willingness to adopt "formalism," as you so eloquently put it -- you talk of her as a "boy," for one thing, which is a grave insult to Thai ladyboys. Many of them don't even like the term ladyboy, in fact. It's a serious loss of face, calling a ladyboy a boy, and I've seen more then one idiot customer make a butt-first exit from a ladyboy bar because they called the girls "boys." I'm not saying that will happen in La Bamba, but if you come into the bar with that attitude, you'll likely leave empty-handed and have to go somewhere else. Which is just fine with us; no problem -- there are plenty of bars and ladyboys here. Then you speak of "renting her body" -- at least you got the pronoun right, that time -- the girls don't see it that way; they don't view the transaction that way. There are some girls here in Pattaya that do see it that way, though -- you are welcome to them, but you won't find them in La Bamba; it's obviously not the bar for you. Again, no worries and no problem -- you are welcome to go elsewhere. Simply put, the girls here will not go with you if you are impolite and disrespect them. They aren't going to be impressed with your money or your hotel or whatever airs you want to put on. I've seen plenty of guys of modest means who are anything but handsome, whom the girls absolutely fawn over -- simply because they treat them right. It's as simple as that. This is a Buddhist culture; they believe in karma and the Golden Rule here. The way you treat people here is the way they will treat you. Speaking of which ...

Check In has done well for a couple of reasons. First up, it is and has always been just an alco cart on the street. They have been around for years. There is nothing especially different about the hardware. Its a cart with plastic chairs selling beer. What is different is the timing, the girls they have managed to pick up and perhaps most importantly the LB who owns it and is there every night being very hands on running the place and talking with customers. Guys are attracted by the girls, but IMO its June that gets them to come back and become regular visitors. With the fall out from Guess and a number of top tier girls leaving, most migrated to this bar eventually. Some tried other venues, others freelanced and most have ended up here. For a street cart to have this level of lookers is unheard of. Even more odd is that they are there every day and working full shifts. On any given night there are at least 8 girls there and it often balloons up to 15/18 girls. Remember this is an alco cart in the street - it is not a closed in bar or even a beer bar. Due to the lookers they have a large trade of 'walk past' customers - probably 90% of their business is picked up in this way. They get many guys from forums stopping in but its a tiny share compared to walk past trade. I was there two nights ago for a couple of hours and it was pissing down. The bar has a big awning and umbrella's so we were fine. The trade was constant but not especially busy. I think I noticed twice a full house. Other times it was normally just us plus one or two other tables occupied. What is very different on this operation is that the trade is constant and ever changing. The potential customer is whoever is walking past at that point. I know full well what other bars trade and I can assure anyone that this little operation is more than holding its own. The girls stay because they are getting barfined and in big numbers. I was blown away, when June told me how many barfines they get a night. She has more barfines than Guess got in the same month last year (when it was at its peak revenue period of 7 years, and don't forget I know down to the last baht was GB traded last year). Barfines are what attract and keep girls - its very simple. However one of the biggest reasons for the bar success is June the girl who owns it. This bar is entirely her own. I am quite happy to promote it as it offers the opportunity to draw custom down from Guess. The history on that is well known but in a nutshell the current owner renaged on the agreements with the guys who funded the purchase of Guess from Jay (yes it was paid for and quite a decent sum of money) + paid to setup Anaconda Bar in Pattaya (which has now closed). The 'shareholders' have not been compensated one baht and thus are not supporting in any shape or form Guess. The loss of revenue on that score is considerable but not life threatening for the bar. But anyway back to June. This girl is a breath of fresh air. A now Post op with an adopted daughter and married to a Thai, she is about as far removed from the typical LB as you could imagine. Fluent in English and more than capable of holding a conversation in Japanese (she worked at Obsession), she is lovely. She does not drink or smoke. She is there each and every night setting up the cart to trade. This is a 30 minute job to transform a bit of pavement into a bar. She has to do the complete reverse at 6am in the morning. Talk about mind numbing. Such a polava for earning a living - yet she does it every day and always has a smile on her face. This girl not only remembers customers names but invariably what they drink and they style they like it (tall glass, big ice etc etc). Currently its just her and a little boy acting as bartender. That is it plus the girls. As i say, IMHO, its June that gets customers to go back and become regulars in the bar - nothing is too much trouble for her. That is why the bar has a strong group of supporters over and above what is normal. This is her first bar - she used to work at Cosy bar further up Sukhumvit to Soi 3 - she has put everything she has into this and I for one am very impressed at her commitment and focus. I have seen close hand Thai LB's operating bars and this girl is the best I have seen. In a nutshell, this bar should just be another Alco cart - however it has changed the mould and that is down to two factors: June herself and the team of girls who work there. But it remains to all intent & purpose - nothing more than a cart and a load of plastic chairs. Make of it what you will.