I’ve been out of town recently. I think it’s good to get away once in a while. You certainly appreciate Bangkok when you return to it, if nothing else.
I’d fallen a little behind on the bar news during my absence, so it was a genuinely pleasant surprise when I came across the free beer on offer at the Cathouse bar at Nana Plaza on Saturday evening. From 4pm-6pm, the beer flowed freely, courtesy of the new Dutch owner, who seems a nice chap. The place was absolutely packed, obviously. This was a one-off offer - sorry for not informing you guys before it happened, but like I said I had no idea it was happening myself until I stumbled upon it. I wish the new owner luck…
After that, a quick wander around a few of Nana’s gogos. Mandarin Table Dance are still aggressively pulling passing punters in, which is kind of annoying, but there’s a fun vibe in here sometimes. Angelwitch is still same-same. They haven’t had any offers for the bar (see: Angelwich For Sale) yet. I wonder why…
Anyway, I headed back down Soi 4 to check out the new Swan 5 coyote bar. It’s opposite their flagship Swan 1 pool hall, which lies underneath the abjectly rubbish Shakerz bar. Swan 5 is a decently-sized bar with plenty of seating and a small stage along one wall. Four or five girls were dancing when I arrived, one of whom was attractive. And then the power went out. No, seriously.
We finished our drinks and left. Then the power came back on. So we went back in. And the power went out again. I gave up, popped over the street to find a nice young lady, and went home.
There’s a birthday party tomorrow night (Tuesday 17) for Khun Toy, the dude behind Hollywood Rock on the ground floor at Nana Plaza. And the Big Mango are offering Beer Lao for ฿60 all night every Wednesday.
That’s all for now folks, but I’ve got a couple of club reviews coming up later this week, together with some good stuff on the contrasts between Thailand’s scene and its neighbouring countries. Stay tuned…
Hey, I tried that "Big Mango" about 5 weeks ago. There was some guy sitting there all alone who told me they were closed-this was about 4.00p.m. When I went back about 2 weeks later the place was padlocked shut. Is it something I said?!?!?!
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They open at 5pm!
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They open at 5pm
That's big hand on the 12, little hand on the 5, right?
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That's right. Give my regards to Chicago, Bob. Keep banging the rocks together, guys…
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What time is it now?
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I really, really enjoy your blog….am coming to Thailand Nov. 9-26th..already I can't wait…
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Nov 9 to 26th? You couldn't hit BKK at a worse time. November is the month sex workers traditionally set aside for fasting and abstinence - the festival of "noh-hu-ni-noh-mu-ni", when all the street hookers, bar girls and gogo dancers get the bus back to Isaan for a month of clean living, to purify the body and spirit.
Can't you change your flights?
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Ha ha…that's funny..last year I was there at the same time and got laid all I want..some for free… ;) I won't give away my secrets, though..
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