Rom Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Among the manly men expat bar owners of Pattaya’s ladyboy bar circuit, one delicate Thai lady stands out: M. Just ‘M’. As in TJ’s Bar Mini Mom M, whose outlier Naklua establishment is a cut above the rest spacewise, entertainmentwise, and staffwise and is currently the most-talked-about ladyboy bar on the web and on the ground having won its industry-niche's last 2 annual awards for Thailand’s #1 Ladyboy Bar of the Year. Like her M namesake in the 007 movies, Mom M is the brains and willpower behind the TJ’s operation that is run with MI6 precision and exhilaration since she opened it in 2003 together with her (since departed) farang husband. TJ’s Music Bar branded itself for its nightly live music and started out as an all-girlie bar with ladyboys gradually showing up on staff until it became an all-ladyboy bar circa 2012-13. In 2018, she hired the legendary but suddenly barless Patong Jimbo who brought along his mini-cabaret concept that worked out spectacularly at TJ’s where Pattaya's most beautiful ladyboys sing and dance under the open tropical night sky. M is also known for her love of dogs, namely her ever-present 3 or 4 in-house pets that are very much part of the TJ's experience. She is especially fond of wild roaming dogs, the canine and farang kind, that flock to TJ's in search of her shelter and sustenance. This thread is meant for us BMs at LBR to acknowledge M and the awesome times at TJ’s she makes possible for us. Well done M ! Thanks for the memories. from us BMs here at LBR 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Most people here know my feelings on the bar by now, and M is certainly the catalyst who holds the whole thing together and keeps it running in an efficient manner. The times she is not there I have noticed a bit of slacking around the place, but everything seems to click into place once she is on the premises. My likely first port of call whenever I finally get back. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodie Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Yes it would be good to get back to TJ's and EM!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 2 hours ago, Woodie said: Yes it would be good to get back to TJ's and EM!!!! The preferred spelling of M/Em/Aem came up a few months ago on our Board when I posted asking Bumblebee if he knew it. He said he was not sure. I then personally asked Lily who told me she and the other staff use the Thai character for the farang letter "M': ม. Here is published proof of Lily using M: In January when I announced the Romscars and TJ's won Thailand's #1 Ladyboy Bar of 2019, M posted about it in her Facebook page and Lily made a comment to congratulate her. Below are 2 screen captures of Lily' post first in Thai and then automatically translated to English as "mom m". I rest my case for M, which regardless of Thai or English orthographics sounds a lot more cool and bosslike than the other 2 variants... Cheers Rom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pdoggg Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 48 minutes ago, Rom said: I rest my case for M, which regardless of Thai or English orthographics sounds a lot more cool and bosslike than the other 2 variants... Her name is เอ็ม There is no official transliteration standard though Google Translate returns M if you plug in เอ็ม One can use M, Em, or Aem but obviously using M is posting like a boss. M has adopted numerous dogs which add something special to TJ's. In the Bond movies M, played by Judi Dench, kept a bulldog statue on her desk. Another reason to use M. She's highly regarded by her staff. One night Pee was gushing on and on about how M is just like a mother. Seems she really takes great care of her girls! Besides taking care of her dogs and staff, she also takes very good care of us......her customers. M makes sure we're comfortable and sometimes sends over a round or drops some 5 baht coins in the ashtray to use for the bog. She sets the tone for a fun, upbeat, and no-hassle atmosphere. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 Thanks Pdogg. "Posting like a boss" indeed. M would not have it any other way. And speaking of M's adopted dogs, here are some of my old pics of said canines, including a doggy style one that was too much "posting like a boss" for PY and was hoovered. Party on ! Rom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodie Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 I was trying to make Em sound more upmarket. If sounding like a Bond Character it is, so be it. Her and I got off to a bit of a rocky start, shortly after my love and I got together. TJ's was where we met and soon after that SP was having a birthday "do", so I got SP to ask M ,(note the spelling), if my girl could attend his party. This was arranged, but come the night I got a phone call (I was out of town), M was on the phone telling me during a 10 minute call, that we needed to give 3 days notice. A very strange occurence. Anyway, as a follow up the couple of times I have been since then, she has been very obliging. Even gave me a peck on the cheek!. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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