Greetings and Salutations. Keeping it light this week with just a few not-so-significant-living-in-bangkok observations. Purchased a new Mac Mini so been busy geek’ing out. The Mini is a cool little mini-PC from Apple that is basically a Mac PC without a keyboard, mouse, and monitor. It can come in handy as a backup PC, a media center that sits by your Entertainment Center, file storage, etc. I plan on using it for all the above. Purchased at Pantip for about 21,000 baht/$570 US. It runs Leopard and was a cinch to set up. Not as fun as da ho’s but a cool toy nonetheless.
A little tip, when you leave Pantip and need to get a motorci, don’t use the crew in front. They are a bunch of scummy little rip-off artists that overcharge Farangs. Simply take the pedestrian bridge to the other side of the road. The motorci guys over there charge about 40% less.
This past Friday I decided to check out a movie at Century The Movie Plaza. I’ve never been so wanted to check it out. I already saw the new Bond film though so it was slim pickings. The choices were House Bunny and Traitor with Traitor being over an hour and a half before start. Still, I decided on Traitor and used the time to check out the Plaza. I parked it at a smoothie stand for the most part and just enjoyed the view. The place was crawling with Cougars (older ladies on the hunt for younger guys) and Unis/Pre-Unis so it was some quality people watching. I also noticed that many young Ladyboys are employed throughout the Plaza. There was one greeter at a coffee shop that had shoulders like a Muay Thai sparring partner. Evidence overall how Ladyboys are very much part of normal life here in Bangkok. As for the Cougars, there was one older and not-so-attractive Cougar that gave me a dirty glance (dirty in a good way) but luckily it was time for the movie otherwise I might have pursued it just for the heck of it. If you are good at picking up in public, which I’m not, the Plaza is a great place to try. Anyway, time for the movie.
I get to the Theaters upstairs about twenty minutes before the movie start and the three Spiky-Goo’d-up-hair-Thai-wafer-boys working the gate tell me I need to wait before entering the Theater. Fine, I have popcorn and pepsi so an easy wait. I notice that they have this weird gun shop next to the bathrooms. I think it was for movie props but there were just AK-47’s and replacement clips. Don’t know what the hell that little shop is. Anybody?
I check my watch and it’s five minutes before the movie is supposed to start so I go up to SpikyGoo1 and ask him if it’s time to enter. He tells me again to please wait. Okay, I do. Maybe somebody got sick or died in the previous showing and it’s still being cleaned out?
Movie time comes and I make my way over to ask the boys again. This time SpikyGoo2 gets on his radio, checks some papers, and then informs me that the movie has been cancelled. Huh? Is there another Coup? Did somebody actually die during the previous showing? Nope, the dude tells me that I was the only one who bought a ticket and that there need to be at least three ticket purchases before they will show the movie.
#$*^&&$%##. I was dumbfounded. I thought for a moment to buy two tickets, which in retrospect I should have, and just have the theater to myself. Would have been cool but I was more pissed and wanted to demand a refund for my ticket, popcorn, and pepsi out of principle and not reward this ridiculous policy. I mean, is it really my problem that they couldn’t sell enough tickets? I really should have demanded the cost for the roundtrip on the BTS as well but at least I got a refund. Not sure if this is a standard policy in Thailand but it really sucks. I guess House Bunny would have been the way to go.
We had a very interesting visitor at the Mango a few times this week. A drunk, chubby, and somewhat disturbed farang chick found the bar and has been making a complete ass of herself. The first night I met her she was wasted and fell for a young Aussie lad. There was no way this dude was going to take her but she was under a different impression. After all, how could he possibly resist a free lay with a farang chick? Well, pretty easily when your in Bangkok. She proceeded to get violent, slamming doors and even throwing a pool ball across the room, although that was more of a drunk accident. I was tempted to throw her out but then a strong feeling of pity came over me. She was all alone, drunk, and completely miserable. I mean, imagine being a dumpy and unattractive broad with a drunken violent streak here in Bangkok. Not a very sought out commodity. I took a softer line and at least that calmed her down. I wish her well but man is she in the wrong market.
Finally, I’ve saved the most useless information for last. The New York Yankees are back baby! With the retirement of Mike Mussina and the signing of C.C. Sabathia it’s time to start collecting rings again. Suck it Red Sox Fans 
Top Short-Time Hotels from the Guide
- Playboy (PB) (4.0 Stars)
- Penny Black (3.5 Stars)
- Nana Entertainment Plaza Short-Time Hotel 3a (3.0 Stars)
- Nana Entertainment Plaza Short-Time Hotel 3b (3.0 Stars)
- Penthouse (3.0 Stars)
- Madrid 2000 (not rated yet)
- Peep Inn 2 (not rated yet)
- Peep Inn 3 (not rated yet)
- Star Inn Bar and Hotel (not rated yet)
Spotlight Reviews from the Guide:
“Five Stars!!
Am I seeing things?
Okay, not a bad place to eat, play pool and have a drink
but there is nothing extraordinary about this place at all.” - Restless in Rawai on New Wave Pub and Pool
Rating: 1 star
“Newly renovated and very fancy looking, I popped in saturday to give it a go . . . They had a bunch of girls dancing on stages wearing hotpants and tops - not really GoGo, but still pretty good and some beautiful ones in between, with the remainder being at least fit enough to fuck
I’m a member of Sopranos, though in retrospect I should’ve chosen a cheaper place (and I will for sure next time) like this one. We paid 1000Thb for the conversation (a girl for one hour or 40 minutes, can’t remember) and 2200Thb for a Stolichnaya with free mixers and this was without getting a membership, so to me very cheap! I saw a japanese dude sitting alone with 4 girls dancing around him - good idea . . . My Thai friend liked the place too and I’m sure we’ll return . . .
I gave it 4 stars, for being cheap (for a hostess club) while retaining good service and good quality of girls, for having nice interior and for not having to become a member . . . The girls didn’t speak English, but that’s not really a problem for me - I’m sure some of them do though!” - Poop Robbins on Pegasus Grand Member Club
Rating: 4 stars
17 New Reviews added this past week on the following Venues:
Absolute 7 Bar
Angel Massage Soi 24
Bamboo Beer Bar
Guess Bar
Jersey Pub
Lolita’s
New Wave Pub and Pool
Nirvana Massage 1
Pegasus Grand Member Club
Penny Black
Soi 7 Beergarden
The Strip GoGo
Thermae
Tulip Massage
Other Bar Bits:
- A new bar where the Sin Bar used to be on Suk Soi 4 across from Soi Mango in the Rajah Hotel parking lot seems to be open. They renovated the place but it still seems to be an open air bar. Will try and check it out this week.
- Closing times: NEP/Soi4-2:00am, SC-2:00am, Patpong-2:00am
Visit any bars, clubs or gogo’s this week? If so, please feel free to leave a Comment below or on the Guide to share your experience.
After Hours still going strong. Not sure if Boss is closed yet but Spicy, The Tunnel, and Spice still lead the way from 2-4. After 4, the new Lucky is the place.
You can check out other After Hours clubs around the city in the After Hours section of the Guide.
Have any updates on braving the After Hours Scene? If so, please feel free to leave a Comment below and share your experience.
Last Week’s winners were BBB and Wentworth who nailed Obscure Beatles Trivia. Congrats!
To recap the rules, each week we will put out a challenging question(s). The first person to Comment correctly (one try each please and you can only win ONE giveaway per month) wins the Prize mentioned below which can be redeemed at the Big Mango Bar. We will name the winner in a subsequent Comment and send the winner a confirmation code via email.
This week, Name The Pornstar. Be the first one to Comment with the correct name of the following Pornstar:
PRIZE THIS WEEK: One Free Mango McMUFFin
This week’s Mango Weekly Giveaway is sponsored by QUICKSPROUT’s blog post titled “How to be as famous as a porn star. (Without taking off your clothes)” .
- Party Time! Our next parties will be Christmas and New Year’s Eve. More details to come…
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Beerlao Wednesdays are back and even better! Every Wednesday at the Mango Beerlao will be 65 baht ALL NIGHT. Beerlao Dark 75 baht. C’mon down and help us support the Laos economy.
- Christmas decorations are up. Woohoo!
- Breakfast is now served. Free Wifi meet the Mango McMUFFin.
- Map
Jokes
#1 - “Was in a ladyboy bar (for novelty reasons only), and one the lads/ladettes drops her drawers and proceeds to spread apart her meat
curtains….just to prove that she/he is/was a man/lady. So I pipe up to my mate….’only a man would show you his fanny’” - FS2M email
#2 - “Is it fair to say that there’d be less litter in Britain if blind people were given pointed sticks?” - Edinburgh Festival - Best Jokes (Adam Bloom at the Pleasance) OnNutter
#3 - “I went to the airport to check in and they asked what I did because I looked like a terrorist. I said I was a comedian. They said, “Say something funny then.” I told them I had just graduated from flying school.” - Edinburgh Festival - Best Jokes (Ahmed Ahmed at C34) OnNutter
#4 - “Sleeping with prostitutes is like making your cat dance with you on its hind legs. You know it’s wrong, but you try to convince yourself that they’re enjoying it as well.” - Edinburgh Festival - Best Jokes (Scott Capurro at the Pleasance) OnNutter
Have any Quotes, Photos, Jokes, or Tales you would like to share? If so, please leave a Comment below with your Quote, Joke or Tale or send them along with any Photos via email for possible inclusion in the next Weekly.
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Weekly Contributors: BBB: Bangkok Bad Boy, ssB: sideshowBob, and pmmp: pii mai mii pom
The grot-star pic is blocked on my work PC…………
However im gonna have a stab in the dark at Tera Patrick, as shes half Thai
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Its NOT Tera Patrick. Her tits are bigger than your entire head!
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Cat Young….
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Am home now, and that bitch is FAR from Tera Patrick
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I think you’ll find it’s spelt Kat Young
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she uses both actually… she put CAT into my phone when she was round my crib one day.
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I’m surprised YP didn’t guess Longmint. Daywalker, although his spelling was off as BBB pointed out, is the winner this week. Congrats ya perv!
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Well if she can’t even spell her own name, it’s no surprise she’s had to resort to porn…
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As much as I do like the weekly - I think you need to ’spice up’ the giveaway. Im assured by BBB that the McMuffin is indeed a delicious, vein clogging snack - but hes a fat fuckwit, but this is the 2nd time you’ve given 1 away
Im looking forward to seeing more useful prizes. Perhaps as free barfine @ GuessBar? Or a rucksack full of Zithromax, Maybe poker lessons with BBK for those who have trouble sleeping at night, or a private 1-on-1 thai language masterclass with SSB?
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@ pmmp and SideShow - Censoring Policy on the Blog!!!
Left a couple of inoffensive retorts on the recent YP blog which were removed. Reference YP’s point about a passive wheelchair occupant.
One message from a pseudonym Stephen Hawking with a follow-up from ChelseaBlue. Really guys hardly worthy of censorship bearing in mind YP’s mindset and ability to give as good as he gets. Remember humour?
Struggling to see your angle. I hope that your recent interest in all things political has not encouraged you to become over-zealous thought police. Free speech boys!!
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As to the movie, this seems to be the policy throughout SE Asia on entertainment venues. Last year I was at the Times Square Mall in KL, and the indoor amusement park was open but not crowded. They have a few good thrill rides, such as the roller coaster, which is decent for an indoor park. Thought I’d get lots of quick rides in during the afternoon. Thought wrong! None of the rides would start until they got enough people lined up. And because of this policy, no one wanted to hang around for an hour waiting for them to decide they had enough people to start the ride. Dumb asses. This policy, of course, discourages traffic on less crowded days, which reduces their patronage and income. They will never get it. No customer service, but always a nice smile as they tell you how fucked up their policies are.
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I’m with YP…. Instead of a McMUFFin… maybe…
Paid session with the Mickey Rouke look-alike ladyboy
How to apply make-up - with Penfold.
How to avoid buying rounds - with BBB
How to speak broke-back-English - with Nigel
How to prepare a fresh burger - with me
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Just had a little strole down soi 5 with pmmp.
Lovely sight. A load of Nigerians standing around looking menacing…
One stood out from the crowd.. big guy wearing a t-shirt with huge lettering saying FUCK OFF.
Class.
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Speaking of Boss….went to the new one Wednesday night. Not a bad set up, much larger than the old one with a huge, narrow, elevated dance floor complete with go go poles which runs the length of the club. Plenty of seating and elevated positions to soak up the view. One thing that stood out was the lighting - very light in there, great for checking out the crowd. Same music as old Boss.
Think it was 300bht to get in with 1 drink (was pretty hammered when I got there so memory a bit fuzzy). 5 minutes from the old one by cab. Service staff friendly, good pours. 4am, not so busy, but then again, neither was spice, and at 11:45pm on Wednesday night I can confirm that my girl and I where the only people in Qbar (downstairs).
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I thought this weeks question would have been some lame Yankee trivia, like how can we spend more of tax payer dollars on 300lbs pichers? Was David Wells not fat enough? He gives a whole new meaning to “Meal ticket”.
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@DW amd YP: Fair enough. In order to rectify this tragedy of stale free prizes I will give DW a choice of prizes. He can have the McMUFFin OR a free one-way Economy ticket on China Airlines to anywhere they fly. Cheers!
@LTD: Thanks for the update.
@burgerman: We shall see.
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Speaking of KP in Pattaya and since the Ghost has retired from reporting on Pattaya news, here is some good news from the Nation
If they are guilty may they be very ‘popular’ in Prison.
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The review posted in the Durian Seed for Century The Movie Plaza by nickd and your recent visit there was slightly ironic (and their policy - slightly moronic). Maybe next time you two could go together and bring a 3rd.
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Her name, not stage name when she is rubbing the button,(not that I have seen her, but I have been told this is her thing), is Katrina Low aka Katrina Lawrence.
I think the prize needs to be split.
Some muffin each, % portions decided on body weight.
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@JustinCider: That nickd character would never do a threesome with me. He’s too HiSo and would vomit at the site of the CW I would bring along. What a poof.
@wrecks: Interesting info. but the ruling stands since it was one of her names. If I ever catch you in the Mango though I will get you that body weight proportional McMUFF.
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For $100, you can call her anything you want.
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Pmmp - So your best pitcher from last year retires and that’s a plus?? And Sabathia, that fat ass, what did he pitch last year, like 400 innings? Enjoy him in spring training before his arm falls off about mid april and you get stuck with his 160 mil for the next 7 years. Of course on the bright side, that will give you an excuse for finishing in third place again next year.
If you hurry, there is still time to renounce the Evil Empire and join forces with the Nation, but hurry, once you fall below Baltimore in the standings, all applications to the Nation will be denied!
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The current economic situation commented by a Thai teacher
http://goeastyoungwoman.wordpress.com/2008/11/20/cruel-summer/
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He he - good one Mart - I was so tempted to post a reply… I wonder if the teacher she talked about was Thai or Farang?
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Mart I see your link and I raise you one.
http://www.theyoungturks.com/story/2008/12/7/225647/543/Diary/The-Other-Side-of-Bangkok-Sin-City
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/chronstyle/detail?&entry_id=33451
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I think it is high season again. I couldn’t get a seat in Tilac tonight.
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In the States the theater is obligated to show the movie even if no one is watching. I was the only one at a showing of blades of glory. I think its like the way the stores in Thailand all charge an extra 3% if you use a credit card, they aren’t supposed to do that either but they do.
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@Knight Rider: Mussina has some good years in Baltimore and he made an adjustment in his last year with the Yanks to pitch decent again but man, he has caused Yankee fans some serious pain, especially in the playoffs and against Boston. He will not be missed by many Yankee fans.
As for the renouncing the Evil Empire that’s like renouncing the blood in your body. Ain’t gonna happen.
C.C. is quality which is why he received so much cash. Time will tell of course.
Woo, just checked and it looks like the Yanks signed A.J. Burnett. Now you have a valid argument about not lasting when it comes to A.J. He’s an awesome pitcher but health has always been a question mark with him. Nonetheless, great move as he could potentially be a force in pinstripes.
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Reg: yankee’s
i give Sabathia’s arm a year or two before it require tommy johns. new york is where elbow ligaments go to die.
Kevin brown and randy johnson anyone?
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ned - on the credit card thing I am not sure there is any law on this but all the banks in thailand charge 2-3% per tx. some more - depending on the card company.
so let’s say you have a bill for 10,000 baht and you pay on the card. the business only gets 9700 baht put in their bank account.
so many places just add the fee back in so then they net out 10,000. they are not making money on the tx - they are trying to keep from losing.
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DB - the teacher sure is a Thai man. I can’t imagine a farang teacher saying this in class, especially if there are female students…
WW - I love the very scientific reference to Night Fever in the blog post about hair tinsel.
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By the same author:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/irememberthem/3093236598/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/irememberthem/3093282772/
Isn’t she cute?
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Ned — Why is it Americans think Thailand, or anyone else the world for that matter, follows, should follow or should even pay a freakin’ nanosecond’s worth of attention to the way things are done in the US. It’s remarkable, but you showed two examples of typical Americanism in one comment.
a) Theaters — Who cares? So what if theaters run empty in the U.S. In fact, it helps to explain why a Coke and popcorn is $7.50 there.
b) Credit Cards — You are not only quoting American laws, but STATE laws at that. As a former long-time eBay seller, I know for a fact not even all states have that prohibition against adding on percentages to bills paid with credit cards. California piloted the law and others copied.
Obviosly, podunk Yankee state laws don’t apply outside podunk Yankee borders. Most the world adds the service charge into the price. My shop, in fact, tacks on 5% to discourage their use entirely, as we’d rather have cash.
PMMP — As you know, I hate the Yankees with just about every fiber of my being. I was in Balto when Mussina left and we all have a right fine laugh when our former ace exploded on impact in NYC.
Teams of all sports all over the world have proved time and time again that buying a bunch of overpaid, spoiled, “superstars” in one place does not necessarily = a winning team. If the Yanks are example enough for you, consult the Dutch national football team (”soccer” for the unknowning Americans.)
By the way, I’m from the states, so don’t even think I’m not entitlted to American bash.
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An interesting excerpt from a book I’m reading.
“For me, remember, sex is a necessary part of life, but that’s it - it’s not the be-all. Those are just hollow words, I objected, anyone can come out with them. But they’re not enough to live on. We know sex isn’t a bad thing or a good thing; all we know is we need it. If we’re not getting any otherwise and it’s being sold on the market, why shouldn’t we go and buy some? As long as were paying for the genuine article, at a fair price, into the shopping cart it goes, just like everything else; no need to waste any more mental energy on it. It’s like eating meat: open your mouth and swallow it down, just don’t choke. And sure, you want to eat well, with as much dignity, in as much comfort as you can, to get variety in your diet. Nothing complicated about it, nothing worth engaging with emotionally or intellectually. Sex is the same: you eat, and you’re done. Father had soon had enough of my analogy: All right then, he said, I’ll put it in your terms this time. Sex is only the meat in your diet, it can’t be your staple, your rice or flour. But why am I bothering? he went on. Time will teach you these things.
-Beer on me if you can tell me the title of the book and author.
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I Love Dollars and Other Stories of China: And Other Stories of China by Zhu Wen, Wen Zhu, Julia Lovell
???
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FYI, the old Sin Bar is now open as the Aura Restaurant. Their website is http://www.AuraRestaurantBangkok.com. They are having a comedy night tonight.
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@PMMP - looks quite nice there, but dunno if it really suits the area?
I might check out their Ala Carte, then nip over to GuessBar to get my balls licked clean in the bogs.
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ssb: you’re good.
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pmmp: Catch me in the Mango bar? Jeez mate, that will be soon, so have the grill plate up to temp. If I don’t make it, give it to Knobby.
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Looks like we have a new PM: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30091009 . The PAD basically won with Abhisit getting in. Should be another interesting New Year’s this year.
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I love this pic caption from the Nation:
Who said Thailand isn’t a Democracy?
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Wait till the red-shirts find out the new PM was English born - they’ll be out trashing any signs that say ‘Full English’ - beware chaps…..
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DB Just when you thought it could not get any worse - English born!
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He’s a Geordie! Howay the lads!
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A Geordie - not quite the “Full English” then.
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