Comments on: Newbie Tuesday http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/11/27/newbie-tuesday/ Insiders take on Thailand - Take 2 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:45:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Tsongpa http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/11/27/newbie-tuesday/#comment-135544 Tsongpa Tue, 04 Dec 2007 08:03:18 +0000 http://www.tfs2m.com/newbie-tuesday.html#comment-135544 Hi all.  I’ve been enjoying the posts for about six months, dropping by a few times a week.  Anyone who reads a blog that often must enjoy it unless he is a masochist with too much time to waste.  I find the posts and comments to be well written, entertaining, and informative.  Or some combination of passing marks.  Yes, I’ve been to Bangkok and other parts of the LOS many times.   Why don’t I leave comments?  Two reasons.  First, much of the BBB discussion is “insider baseball”.  Many of the posts are one-to-one comments and responses about who did what, when, and how.  That makes for interesting reading.  Usually, anyway.  I'm not complaining, mind you, but there’s little opportunity and less need for those of us who do not live in the LOS to join in.  Except, of course, to tell you how much I envy (or hate?) all of you for the “who, what, when and how”.    I could post that comment exactly once, right? Then it would be insufferably boring and might trigger a whole long thread containing rants about who hates you (all) (more).  Whatever.   Second, I do write about my all-too-infrequent visits to Bangkok.  Or Cambodia, or Indonesia.  But because the visits/tales are all-too-infrequent, and because, like BBB, I value my anonymity, the reports need to be posted in a way that protects that anonymity.  Those tales are a poor fit with the rapid response style of BBB posts and my text get posted in another forum.  Let me end up where I began – I enjoy reading posts on this site.  I’d miss it if it were to disappear.  ~ tsongpa  Hi all.  I’ve been enjoying the posts for about six months, dropping by a few times a week.  Anyone who reads a blog that often must enjoy it unless he is a masochist with too much time to waste.  I find the posts and comments to be well written, entertaining, and informative.  Or some combination of passing marks.  Yes, I’ve been to Bangkok and other parts of the LOS many times.   Why don’t I leave comments?  Two reasons.  First, much of the BBB discussion is “insider baseball”.  Many of the posts are one-to-one comments and responses about who did what, when, and how.  That makes for interesting reading.  Usually, anyway.  I'm not complaining, mind you, but there’s little opportunity and less need for those of us who do not live in the LOS to join in. 

Except, of course, to tell you how much I envy (or hate?) all of you for the “who, what, when and how”.   

I could post that comment exactly once, right? Then it would be insufferably boring and might trigger a whole long thread containing rants about who hates you (all) (more).  Whatever.   Second, I do write about my all-too-infrequent visits to Bangkok.  Or Cambodia, or Indonesia.  But because the visits/tales are all-too-infrequent, and because, like BBB, I value my anonymity, the reports need to be posted in a way that protects that anonymity.  Those tales are a poor fit with the rapid response style of BBB posts and my text get posted in another forum.  Let me end up where I began – I enjoy reading posts on this site.  I’d miss it if it were to disappear.  ~ tsongpa 
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]]> By: Kairo http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/11/27/newbie-tuesday/#comment-135543 Kairo Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:12:20 +0000 http://www.tfs2m.com/newbie-tuesday.html#comment-135543 @Neil: who knows I may find it in me to shatter the illusion of already receiving adequate service. Otherwise I really couldn't tell you what I'd be afraid of ;-) @Neil: who knows I may find it in me to shatter the illusion of already receiving adequate service. Otherwise I really couldn't tell you what I'd be afraid of ;-)
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]]> By: Neil http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/11/27/newbie-tuesday/#comment-135542 Neil Sun, 02 Dec 2007 01:01:05 +0000 http://www.tfs2m.com/newbie-tuesday.html#comment-135542 @Kairo. The thing with BKK  is that, once it gets into your blood, it never quite leaves you. @Kairo. The thing with BKK  is that, once it gets into your blood, it never quite leaves you.
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]]> By: Kairo http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/11/27/newbie-tuesday/#comment-135496 Kairo Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:51:43 +0000 http://www.tfs2m.com/newbie-tuesday.html#comment-135496 I couldn't for the life of me exactly recall how I landed here a couple of weeks back... must have been looking around for cheap flights or something like that. Anyway, I stuck around after reading a few posts. What struck me was the stylish and subtextual approach of something so mundane, and I've been a fascinated reader  ever since. Been to Bkk on a few occasions over the years, mostly in Sukhumvit, but never had the guts to indulge. I wish I had though ;-) I couldn't for the life of me exactly recall how I landed here a couple of weeks back… must have been looking around for cheap flights or something like that. Anyway, I stuck around after reading a few posts. What struck me was the stylish and subtextual approach of something so mundane, and I've been a fascinated reader  ever since.
Been to Bkk on a few occasions over the years, mostly in Sukhumvit, but never had the guts to indulge. I wish I had though ;-)
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]]> By: Statico1 http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/11/27/newbie-tuesday/#comment-135541 Statico1 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:24:02 +0000 http://www.tfs2m.com/newbie-tuesday.html#comment-135541 Great site. thanks Great site. thanks
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]]> By: Steve Zodiac http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/11/27/newbie-tuesday/#comment-135540 Steve Zodiac Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:23:42 +0000 http://www.tfs2m.com/newbie-tuesday.html#comment-135540 Thanks for asking.................................it's green Thanks for asking……………………………it's green
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]]> By: Bangkok Bad Boy http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/11/27/newbie-tuesday/#comment-135539 Bangkok Bad Boy Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:17:49 +0000 http://www.tfs2m.com/newbie-tuesday.html#comment-135539 @Pants: No, you're not. @Wadayno: compete.com can only measure website visits by people who have installed a specific browser plugin. So those numbers in your link are not in any way accurate.  But they do show that this site's readership has grown by 842.8% amongst compete.com users over the year.  Which is nice. FYI, I only use log analysis for my stats. This means that every visit is counted, whether the visitor has specialisist plugins installed or not. In danger of drifting off-topic here though... Any newbies left? @Pants: No, you're not.

@Wadayno: compete.com can only measure website visits by people who have installed a specific browser plugin.

So those numbers in your link are not in any way accurate.  But they do show that this site's readership has grown by 842.8% amongst compete.com users over the year.  Which is nice.

FYI, I only use log analysis for my stats. This means that every visit is counted, whether the visitor has specialisist plugins installed or not.

In danger of drifting off-topic here though… Any newbies left?
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]]> By: Wadayno http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/11/27/newbie-tuesday/#comment-135538 Wadayno Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:09:33 +0000 http://www.tfs2m.com/newbie-tuesday.html#comment-135538 "In the month of November, this website has already received well over a million hits.More than a thousand people found their way here by typing the name of this website"<a href="http://siteanalytics.compete.com/bangkokbadboy.com+stickmanbangkok.com+mangosauce.com+thaivisa.com/?metric=uv" rel="nofollow"> http://siteanalytics.compete.com/bangkokbadboy.com+stickmanbangkok.com+mangosauce.com+thaivisa.com/?metric=uv</a> "In the month of November, this website has already received well over a million hits.More than a thousand people found their way here by typing the name of this website"

http://siteanalytics.compete.com/bangkokbadboy.com+stickmanbangkok.com+mangosauce.com+thaivisa.com/?metric=uv
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]]> By: kenjii http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/11/27/newbie-tuesday/#comment-135537 kenjii Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:20:36 +0000 http://www.tfs2m.com/newbie-tuesday.html#comment-135537 oh sh*t! haha late night... I should have proof read my msg. acrossed should be "across" come should be "comes" LOL :P oh sh*t! haha

late night… I should have proof read my msg. acrossed should be "across" come should be "comes"

LOL :P
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]]> By: kenjii http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/11/27/newbie-tuesday/#comment-135536 kenjii Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:16:17 +0000 http://www.tfs2m.com/newbie-tuesday.html#comment-135536 Nice site! Just stumbled acrossed it.  I've thought about getting a tatto with that name and the Thai flag before - good thing that I didn't!! :D My msg. to the Millions of men out there that come to Thailand for SEX.   1. Don't exploit the women 2. Do treat them with respect 3. Stop bragging about hooking up! 4. Don't be a ruiner and ruin it for the other tourists!! Thai people are very tolerant to a point - just don't get us into the red zone, we'll have somebody paid to put you 6' under. Cheers!! Nice site!

Just stumbled acrossed it.  I've thought about getting a tatto with that name and the Thai flag before - good thing that I didn't!! :D
My msg. to the Millions of men out there that come to Thailand for SEX.
 
1. Don't exploit the women
2. Do treat them with respect
3. Stop bragging about hooking up!
4. Don't be a ruiner and ruin it for the other tourists!!

Thai people are very tolerant to a point - just don't get us into the red zone, we'll have somebody paid to put you 6' under.

Cheers!!
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