Zeppie

So youyr saying I have a chance!!........at beating her at chess that is.........

BF of 1000 thb seems high.  Is that at CIB or are all BF's now 1000 thb.  I thought pre-covid BF was 300 to 700 thb.

Well based on your NEP report, it is shrinking for LB bars/Go-Go's.  Why would so many close within proximity of the same time frame.  Only 1 remaining...sounds like shrinkage to me.  They where at one time big money makes or there would not have been so many LB bars at NEP.....so what really changed.  Yeah, movement to mon & pop shops seems like a reasonable conclusion.  But, can weather a storm.  The "only fans" phenomena suggested is not a good sign.   Regardless, you get lack of supply and cost creep.  I have wondered, where if ever there would be another Thailand pop up.  I think it takes the right mix of economic and cultural factors to create another TH. 

Thanks Rxpharm.........very informative and also disappointing at the same time.  As a collective thought how and why would NEP shrink like that.  What does it mean when NEP closed all but 1 LB bar.  Whats the future in that?

Because it's woke season on Police.  They shoot someone in the line of duty, they are charged with murder by the woke prosecutors.  

On 10/25/2022 at 10:13 AM, blind boy grunt said:

and here is the man himself.

Total killer.  Evan got the better of Wild Bill, and Wild Bill backed down.

Roger that!!!

"(I also admit I hide 90% of what I know for the same reasons as Rom, plus one : not so many BMs seem to be interested).  Maybe you need to take the lead and see who follows.  You might be surprised how many might join you, maybe slowly, but maybe surely.  I for one, would be most grateful.  

All I can say is I am confused!!!  Learning the good, the bad and the ugly, is all part of it.  Yeah, I would like to know the deep secrets to success, but would I appreciate, without earned the right of passage.  Comments about other forms, is also information of what's out there and it's negatives and positives.  So I don't mind hearing one's opinion about other aspects.  Personally, the whole big to do about the book and voted in to Hall of fame, really confused me.  All I heard was how far fetched the book was, but at the same time, he should be inducted.  I mean doesn't meeting a standard count.  Heck what do I know, I can't be mentioned in the same breath as most of you.  PG, your always putting out negative comments on ROM, for his negative comments.......still confused........although I do like some of PG's thought and direction.

In the end, maybe I dont have a clue what I am saying, nor the right to be making them.......but it still leaves me confused........

PS.  What did I just do!!!

Maybe the only safe place is in your shoe or crouch, to keep your money.  Although if her hand is in your crotch you might have a decision to make.  

Cant hurt to report, but without a pic to identify or a finger print, which you would have if you listened to me (just kidding, trying to get the most out of my joke), would be hard to do anything about.  The police i am sure are well aware that pic-pockets are a dime a dozen........best to let it go, and thanks for the update and how smooth and quick they are.  Telling us was the best to notify.  Give your sleeping beauty a nice ass rub for the team.........

Sorry to hear that Sly.  As experienced as you are that's saying something.  He chatted you up and distracted you.  My suggestion next time is to put a mouse trap in that pocket and leave it unzipped, act even drunker.  

PS.  attach a razor blade so you get a souvenir in your pocket.

coming, not come.

3 low budget movies I enjoyed where, The Drop (Tom Hardy), at the every end its so cool, he whispers in his ear, "no ever see's you come, do they Bob", it's classic. Crown Vic, with Thomas Jane.  I think it's Jane's best acting job.  Finally, the sleeper of them all is Sleepers.  Very intense, pure street with great actors, but no star.

"light opium"?

1 hour ago, Rom said:

i think I will use this thread to review another book I also read during the recent trip.  To be more exact: that I read half way through  because I got bored with it like I did with Paultain's the first time I had a go at it.   This book underscores completely different literary and mongering styles than Paultain's, but the main messages are the same: (1) the superior insightfulness of both authors; and, not so explicit in Paultain's book, (ii) the existential loneliness of both authors.

This new book (2021) is called "Lonely Sex Tourist" by a monger-come-lately by the name of John Kane who admits he became painfully lonely following divorce in his 50s (?) and has since found solace in prostitutes worldwide.  Not just in SE Asia; he also went to Latin America, Caribbean, Madagascar and Europe.  He used his time in Thailand to do some graduate studies in socio-demographics and the book is an attempt to display an academic approach to the subject, which in my opinion John Kane was not up to the task despite the scholarly prose, literature citations and the stats which he would cheapen with personal ramblings and anecdotes.  His main thesis is that growing calls by western policymakers and the media to equate prostitution with cruel human trafficking do not reflect the reality where prostitutes plyed their trade by choice and without exploitation in the countries he visited.  It's a valid argument. I think I agree that prostitution between elderly western men and young P4Ps from poorer countries is consensual enough even if rooted on regretable economic inequality.  If you also agree, I just summed up the book for you and you do not need to read it.

To be fair, the book is quite succinct and is organized in 30 chapters of 2 or 3 pages each that read like newspaper opinion columns (it does not include an indexed table of contents for me to show a pic of). John Kane has a very candid unassuming style and unlike Paultain he does not brag about the pornographics.  Did he go to all those places he says he went?  I believe it when I see it and there are no photos.  He could just as well have read about those mongering hotspots on the net from his namesake Asian Sex Diary "John" who went to all those places, including Madagascar.  But lonely John Kane is too scholarly to give out mongering leads and stays focused on his paramount message that mongering is not intrinsically evil "as they say" and is in fact a much-needed mitigation for human loneliness, including for the whores who, according to him, are even lonelier as there tends to be male count deficits in their countries (in Thailand John Kane estimates 3 million more women than men; I am not sure if he adjusted for the ladyboys).  Although John tries to be factual and analytical at first, as the book progresses it becomes mostly about his opinions and predictions.  He also likes to share his music playlist and for most (not all) of the 30 chapters he selects a favorite song matching the chapter's topic for the reader to listen to on Youtube.  I did not bother to so no idea if the songs were a good match.  The book has a single image of a meme (below) that reflects the aforementioned book's thesis.

To conclude:  John Kane's acknowledgment of "lonely sex tourism" is a reality that most of us (like Paultain!) prefer to sidestep with the accounts of our sexual prowesses with partners in greater quantity and quality than are available to us in our countries.  But the reality is that it does get lonely, especially afterwards when we are back there in our countries too spoiled to seek company in partners of our age and culture.

"(in Thailand John Kane estimates 3 million more women than men; I am not sure if he adjusted for the ladyboys)"...........Now that's funny!!!

Sounds like a Hillybilly Haven......half naked ladyboys, beers and shotgun blasting rats on the run....Yee-Haw!!!

No one was eaten............but there were a few missing people.........

DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!

You serious about those being in the water bub-baaaa!!!.......or you just trying to scare the bejeebers out of me?

Is there an echo in here?

2 hours ago, Pdoggg said:

Bumped into a gay mate today and he told me that half of the sexworkers at the Jomtien Complex are Cambodian.  

Have no idea what real Cambodian historical fertility data looks like as i'm sure there is no good data from the Khmer Rouge era.

But Cambodians and Burmese do lots of jobs that Thais don't want to do for the wages offered and I reckon sex work is slowly entering that category.

Now that's a handy insightful piece of information, there P-dog.  Just think if the country decided to keep the economy home, there could be a whole new world to explore.    

22 hours ago, ciobha said:

Not actually true Zeppie - the Guinness you would buy in Asia and even southern Europe is brewed in Nigeria, of all places. It is also a bit of a myth about the pipes, as any draught beer needs to have their pipes cleaned regularly it isn't the main reason for getting a foul pint of Guinness. The two key contributing factors are 1) Guinness does not react well to any tiny contaminate in the glass, so it is imperative they are cleaned thoroughly with a good quality liquid in the dishwasher, and 2) it needs to flow constantly from the keg, as it doesn't sit well. That is why pubs in Ireland that pull pints of Guinness pretty much all day long have a much better chance of serving a good pint.

Don't know much about whiskey or wine, but when it comes to Guinness, that is a different story. I worked in a bar in Ireland long enough, and have drank enough of it over the years to tell the difference between a good pint and a bad one, from about 3 centimetres down the glass.

So you're telling me I have to travel all the way to Ireland to drink Guinness at it's best (hmm).  This is getting expensive!  

Explain that Ciobha.  Why would it taste vile.  It's all made at the same brewer(s).

Book your flight BB.........