Archive for September, 2007

Doorman on Cowboy by Jase

editor’s note: We have written about Our Place before and I am not a big fan but this is post by someone who used to work there.

They’re there at just about every go-go on Soi Cowboy, some more visible than others. The doormen are usually the last thing one sees before disappearing into the murky depths of the go-go by passing through the curtain. As a regular of Our Place, a bar at the very end of Cowboy, opposite Baccara, I got to meet just about every member of the staff in the club, from the slightly larger, not as beautiful women sitting out front brandishing the ‘draft beer 70 baht all night’ placards to the most beautiful dancers and everyone in between (as mentioned in previous articles about 7/8 on the beauty scale). The final 2 people I met over the course of a month or so, were some of the funniest people I’ve ever met… the doormen – Lek and Ko. Last week, forsaking my usual beer or two inside chatting with the service staff and dancers I decided to go outside and sit with those guys. After chatting all the way up to 2:30am when the club had to close, I offered to help pack up the table and chairs outside, it was in the process of helping out when I was asked by Lek “would you like to try being a doorman with us?”, I replied “life’s short, why not?”

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Nana News Flash

Well folks. Did a quick run around the plaza last night and it was quite busy but the most noticeable thing was the upstairs action at Mandarin. For a few months now Mandarin has been the best go-go in Nana. Good music, great girls, and now the upstairs is starting to resemble Baccara. Black dresses, white button-up tops and yes - no underwear. From time to time they even take of their tops and they are not wearing the obligatory stars. Couple this with the opening of a new after-hours place in Patpong and it is starting to feel like the nightlife is crawling its way back. Could it be?

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New after hours club in Patpong!

Well - has after hours finally jumped the shark? Is after hours not really after hours if there are many places open? We have talked about this before - there seems to be a slow easing of rules around how late places can stay open. I guessed before that one way for the current government to gain some support would be to let the nightlife go later, ease up the visa rules and encourage foreign direct investment. There are signs that the Democratic party is already looking to roll back some of the recent FDI measures and there seems to be more and more after hours popping up around town with very little resistance. Almost the way Bangkok used to be…

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Poseidon review (no, really)

Poseidon

Poseidon. Again.

So I returned to Poseidon. On my last visit, I got there later than advised, wasn’t made particularly welcome, and wasn’t even slightly impressed. I didn’t even take a girl.

This time, I knew what to expect, and behaved accordingly. Together with a pal, we walked in as if we owned the place, strode over to the elevators, and gave the attendant a nod. Straight up to the models’ lounge. It had taken me almost half an hour to get this far last time round.

We were led to a table with a good view (which didn’t happen last time), ordered some drinks, and took in the view. Some nice-looking girls. A few oddly-familiar Issan faces glanced over from between the rows of stonier-faced pale Bangkok girls.

My pal wanted to investigate the Penthouse girls who are allegedly available here. As many as possible. It didn’t quite work out like that though.

We asked a hovering attendant for “the book”, and she scampered off to retrieve a ring binder full of magazine clippings. Rather like shopping at a Thai boutique, my pal flicked through the book asking “is she here?”, being met time and time again with a grinning “sorry sir no have”.

“What about the Penthouse girls?”

“Yes, many beautiful ladies in photos. Some Penthouse”.

“Which ones?”

“Which ones you like?”

“Which ones are the Penthouse models?”

“Yes, some Penthouse. Which one you like?”

Sigh.

It transpired that precisely one of the girls featured in the book was present in the building. She didn’t look much like her photo. I did enquire about the mystical top floor private clubs, but was met with a blank gaze. Business as usual, I suppose.

I decided to have a hearty meal as we waited for more girls to turn up - the food took an age to arrive, but was pretty good.

By this time though, my pal was raring to go. He called one of the “models” over, and was told that she would cost ฿3,900 for 90 minutes. As, apparently, would all of the other girls in attendance. So I guess we missed all the more expensive Q/S/T-class girls (see here). Or perhaps they were hiding…

My pal had been hoping to spend more money than that. So he picked two. Mixing and matching is no problem, unlike the “choose one, and let her pick the second” policy at the Eden Club.

Well, I wasn’t going to be outdone, so I chose two as well. I thought it would be amusing to pick a (very cute) Issan girl alongside one of the more refined and pale-skinned Bangkok girls. So I did. What can I say? I’m a bad boy, remember…

Unfortunately, the girls don’t particularly get involved with each other. The whole experience is a little muted, in fact. Kissing on the mouth is not permitted, and oral sex is administered with condoms. My pal confirmed that his experience was the same, so it wasn’t just me.

Still, a relaxing bath, some surprisingly good massage, and more to the point two terrific sessions with two very different but beautiful girls made for an enjoyable hour and a half.

In summary, the attention and service were excellent. Okay, so the food was a little slow, but you don’t go there for the food. The girls were very friendly, generally more attractive, and definitely several orders of magnitude more polite than their bargirl cousins. If that’s worth the extra money to you, then go for it.

But be warned that with more “civilised” women comes more civilised sex. I wouldn’t have dared to ask them for the kind of services that the Tulip girls will happily offer without even being asked.

I tipped both girls ฿1,000 each, because if you’re going to frivolously waste money then you may as well do it properly. I’d guess we paid about ฿20,000 between us, including all the food and drinks. But a more sensibly-priced experience can probably be had for about ฿5,000 (plus tips) if you go easy on the drinks, skip the food, and just take one girl.

Or there’s always the fishbowl on the 2nd floor, where prices start at ฿2,500 for two whole hours. We walked past it on the way out though, and I didn’t see anything special. I’d say Bangkok Cosy’s probably better if you want the cheap option…

Niyom - the best eats on Suk Soi 4

Bangkok is full of hidden gems when it comes to eating but many times the busy Soi’s no longer have decent places for tasty, reliable and decently priced Thai food. Niyom restaurant at the end of Soi 4 tends to be the best place in the area but is usually only known by the Thai’s or the people who live on Soi 4. Niyom is the very last restaurant on Soi 4 on the right hand side - before you cross the way into the Cigarette factory.

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Bangkok’s Mundane Life and the Dewey Decimal System by Werewolf

When you live here in Bangkok, life isn’t just bars, restaurants and girls — it also includes more mundane aspects of life such as grocery shopping, going to the gym and getting your hair cut. Occasionally it’s good to get a bit of advice on the best places for dealing with mundane tasks. For example, thanks to a recommendation from Dean Barrrett, I often do my grocery shopping at the Villa Market near Soi 33, which I never would have found on my own.

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Random bar bits

In the absence of The Weekly we bring you some random tidbits of nightlife information. Take it or leave it. Before we get to the bits let me first highlight a story that I find quite funny since it reminded me of how one of my good friends in Sacramento, CA dealt with the Mormon missionaries. My friend was an eccentric character and used to practice on the weekends with a Samurai sword as a form of exercise. For some reason the Mormon missionaries would visit his house almost every time they made the rounds even with him telling them they were not welcome and that he was a devout atheist. So during a sword session he happened to see the Mormons coming up his front walkway. He quickly took off all of his clothes save his shoes and his Japanese headband. He greeted them at the door naked with his sword and enthusiastically beckoned them inside. They declined to come in and he never saw them again.

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A “Lifers” Advice by PSI100

24092007_001_.jpgeditor’s note: I snapped this photo yesterday on Sukhumvit in front of a bank. It was about 4 pm. Seems to me this dude needs to go back where he came from and get a job. I call this falling off the rails so to speak. I hear about so many people who do this in Thailand. It is a cheap and easy place to live but I can’t imagine one wants to live like this. Anyway. Just a random shot.

On to the post. An interesting and potentially controversial opinion on some basic rules for functioning on a long term basis in Thailand. Food for thought at the very least.

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