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I've never bought artwork in Thailand because I move around too much and don't want to deal with storage. It seems that you can commission copies quite inexpensively. If I were buying though, Dustheads by Basquiat would be a piece that I'd consider. What would you want hanging in your living room?

Phase Five of relaxation measures to officially begin in Thailand July First: Bars, Pubs, Karaokes, Soapies, can open! The rules discussed at the meeting today were significantly less than proposed last week, although it was not made clear if the prior proposed rules were scrapped or if some will remain in effect. This will likely be made more clear in provincial orders. The rules and regulations around entertainment venues re-opening stated at today’s press conference were: 1 meter between patrons, 2 meters between tables, Thai Chana check-in application to enter the venues, proper ventilation system and hygiene measures like sanitizer and temperature checks, a separate smoking area if it applies and no mingling with people out of your group. Midnight was also stated as closure time. Soapie rules and regulations announced included mandatory Thai Chana checki-n, masks worn at all times unless bathing, regular cleaning of the massage areas and other hygiene measures. It is important to note that provincial governors can strengthen the rules and Chonburi has not released their orders as of press time. They are holding meetings this afternoon. It is unclear at this time if Midnight will be applied to Pattaya, which has generally had an exception to allow later closing times due to being a special administrative zone. This should be clarified by Chonburi leadership at their meetings. https://thepattayanews.com/2020/06/29/phase-five-of-relaxation-measures-to-officially-begin-in-thailand-july-first-bars-pubs-karaokes-soapies-schools-can-open/

Mt thoughts but I'm certainly not an in the know real estate guy: Perhaps the rental market is bottoming. But my guess is that there is a way to go before sales prices bottom. Motivated sellers are getting out now but I think many owners figure they'll ride things out until 2022. I don't think farangs are coming back for quite awhile. Who is going to buy a non-refundable ticket if a Covid test is required 3 days before the flight? What two week millionaire is coming back if there is a rule that mandates a 14 day quarantine if even one person on a plane tests positive? Perhaps there'll be a travel bubble for Aussies and Kiwis but I don't think tourists from Europe or North America are getting into the LOS anytime soon. I sense the Pattaya real estate market is just not functioning right now. It's not liquid. There are hardly any buyers and tens of thousands of sellers. What's the best case scenario for 2022? I'd say best case is 80% of the farang that were here in 2019. But even if that best case comes to fruition 2019 Pattaya was vastly overbuilt.

Will it still be a ladyboy bar?

I reckon 9 Karat and Nirun are far from high end condos. One can now buy a studio at the Laguna Bay with a resort lagoon style pool for 700K. It's in a Company Name though which is dubious way for farang to own condos. I took a stroll there the other day. It's a on the wrong side of Jomtien 2nd Road around Soi 9. I saw soi dogs and a dodgy karaoke joint but the condo certainly looks nice.. https://www.siamproperties.net/Property/Laguna-Beach-Resort-1-54247 Afterwards, around sunset, I went to the Night Market on Beach Road and Soi 9. Somehow, I've never gone there before. You can have a bite or a brewski with an excellent view of the bay. Guys who like the Pattaya Beer Garden, might like it there.

Some bars will reopen and some will opt to stay closed. If you know of a bar that is opening on July 1st, let us know!

NokScoot is liquidating. 49% was available for 1 Baht. I should have bought it. Could have turned it into Gender Bender Airways offering direct flights from U-Tapao to Clark. Design edgy uniforms, perhaps shorts and suspenders, for the Flipper Femboy and Thai Twink crew.

Was looking on Baht Sold and one real estate agency is promoting some great deals. Some of these places have enormous resort style pools. If you are sponsoring a girl who is living in a shitty, run down room, you can upgrade her quite inexpensively and make her happy. Perfect if your ladyboy likes to swim or use the fitness center! Note, these places tend to be a bit further out than Thais like to walk but no problem, just buy her a cheap used motobike and she is all set! For those who want to live in Pattaya, I saw an ad for 9 Karat on Soi Arunotai for 5K a month and even cheaper for nearby Nirun Condo. You access this area from Pattaya Klang by Big C Extra or from 3rd Road by walking past the area that has the strip of gentlemen's clubs.

Nothing is written in stone but it appears at first that bars will have to close at midnight. Won't affect some people but that's generally the time I like to go out. Here are some proposed rules:

Best of luck for the continued success of Zaza Massage, the best ladyboy massage shop in the Land of Smiles which then makes it the world's top transgender massage on the planet!

As reported by Quinn in another thread, bars could be opening on July 1st and ladydrinks will not be forbidden. You can buy ladydrinks but she must be a least one meter away from you. http://www.ladyboyreview.com/index.php?/topic/8429-coronavirus/&do=findComment&comment=192983

There is no rule against buying drinks for staff but must be at least one meter away from that person.

Unless rents are renegotiated how are any Pattaya bars going to survive if farangs don't return this year and next year has 20% of 2019? EDIT: Same goes for restaurants. I would think the best positioned eateries would be street stalls such as those that might be found outside a Family Mart which I assume pay some sort of monthly rent but probably not any upfront fees and can walk away at any time.

I heard Grand Bella was a quarantine center. The hotel that I walked by was the Mercure. Could just have been some package tourism but my gut feeling is quarantine.

An rather interesting but long academic style article about feminist theory and the contradictory messages regarding sexual relations on campus nowadays. https://quillette.com/2020/06/17/bad-vibrations-the-lies-universities-tell-their-students-about-sex/

Sadly, there will be many bars that will shut down for good. Even if the bars that cater to farang were permitted to reopen tomorrow with no restrictions whatsover, where are the customers? Certainly not in Pattaya. There was one article that stated there were only about 5000 expats left in the Pattaya area. While I think that's an undercount, I would think that business would be off by 80% or more compared to low season 2019. I would imagine that many barowners will walk away from their leases especially if their upfront costs were relatively low and their rent relatively high. Even before Covid, many bars were struggling. Not a fun time to be a business owner just about anywhere in the world. But some bars are remodeling. I was walking on the Baby Boom soi today and saw some work was being done on 555, one of the gentlemen's clubs there.

However 23 Burmese who recently returned home from Thailand tested positive after crossing the border. This would be evidence that Thailand is not Covid free.

The CCSA (The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration) will meet this Friday to consider rules for the possible reopening of bars in July. Under this proposal, which is by no means final, lady drinks will be forbidden (see Catch 22 below).

Girls On Top

Tonight I passed a big hotel with a huge parking lots in which were parked two big tour busses. Those who disembarked had luggage. What seemed ominous is that the hotel staff were dressed in hospital type gear and wore plastic face masks. There were more staff than you would expect in the lot. My guess is that it is now a quarantine hotel. It's also possible that it has to do with the domestic tourism program which involves a stimulus package that encourages tourism but seeing two busloads of Thais entering a Pattaya hotel is new to me. You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave

I have no fear of catching corona virus these days as there has not been a single reported domestic case anywhere in Thailand for 26 days and much longer in Pattaya. I think that I have a greater chance of being run over by a baht bus then dying of Covid-19. If/when Thailand reopens for tourism then I guess I'll have to hunker down like many of you are now doing in the States or Europe.

Is this the same Poppy that was extremely popular when Sensations first opened?

You mean Transfer Wise, right? Looking at Transfer Wise right now it seems that it's almost as good as SuperRichThailand for the Aussie Dollar. For the USD SuperRich Thailand has an especially good rate. I have a question about Transferwise. Does the Thai bank ever tack on any fees or is the baht amount shown on Transferwise the exact amount that you receive?

The big positive for me is that in the last three months I've had a grand total of two beers and currently my near sobriety is a habit. To be sure, I'll drink more when the bars open but it's sure been nice waking up without even he slightest hint of a hangover. My girlfriend has discovered the joy of working out. With nothing much else to do it has become a habit for her which she plans to continue. Two definite silver linings in the corona clouds!