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www.notstickmanbangkok.com

this guy is destroying

www.stickmanbangkok.com

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Quote: I found this like to free wifi spots for those travelling with a laptop. Free WiFi Link Here! Great informative thread!

Thank you,

Jim Kuhn Catfish4u

thanks.

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www.stickmanbangkok.com

This guy is an absolut moron. Most of the [censored] he types is worthless.

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working on getting my trip planned this week.

I am assuming going to the Full moon party on the 3rd is worth it?

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Quote: working on getting my trip planned this week.

I am assuming going to the Full moon party on the 3rd is worth it?

I'll be there

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Hey one more question (again) Where and how we can buy internetpack ?

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Quote: internetpack

i have no idea what that means

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Full moon party is on the 5th not the 3rd.

This day also happens to be Loy Kratong, a cool holiday in Thailand. Should prove to be pretty fun.

Internetpack? 711 sells internet cards you can use for dialup access.

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I just got back from the fruit market.

As I was leaving a katoey ran over to me and insisted on telling me "You very hansum man, you have girl friend yet?"

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Jesus visa runs from Samui sound like hell. I'm about to just fly to cambodia and back. Is this possible?

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Quote: Jesus visa runs from Samui sound like hell. I'm about to just fly to cambodia and back. Is this possible?

Sure. Cambodia is a pretty awesome place to visit in its own rite. I've heard amazing things about Angkor Wat though I've never been. Plom Pen (spelling?) is also supposed to be pretty cool.

Maybe fly into Plom Pen (its the capital) and go to Angkok then fly back.

You can get a 90 day visa when you are over there also, from the Thai Embassy.

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Don't need the 90 day visa because I go back to America on the 17th. I'm gonna leave for Cambodia tomorrow which will be awesome.

I'm gonna miss the FMP which will not be awesome.

no biggie though, I'm sure I'll be back here sometime

edit

better off buying a ticket at a travel agent than the airport right?

Edited by Ribsauce (10/30/06 07:12 AM)

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better off buying a ticket at a travel agent than the airport right?

ya they usually give pretty good prices. go to 2 just to be sure, but its usually about the same.

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book online, bangkokair.com check airasia.com too.

Usually cheaper to book yourself then use an agent (but not always)

If your just doing a visa run it might be cheaper to fly from samui to panang /K.L. / singapore / hong kong

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me and some guy friends want to take a vacation in January.

we wanna go somewhere that is relatively cheap sompared to US and Europe,

has enough mixture of tourists for diversity,

has resort living, clubbing, partying, snorkeling, beach scene,

maybe casinos,

i've been to pattaya and phuket but only did the bar scene. the place was more flooded with hookers and had no female vacationers. it was fun, easy to get booty (no challenge whatsoever, and you could pay if you really had to) and no diversity in women.

is there a particular place in TL that has what I am looking for?

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Quote: me and some guy friends want to take a vacation in January.

we wanna go somewhere that is relatively cheap sompared to US and Europe,

has enough mixture of tourists for diversity,

has resort living, clubbing, partying, snorkeling, beach scene,

maybe casinos,

i've been to pattaya and phuket but only did the bar scene. the place was more flooded with hookers and had no female vacationers. it was fun, easy to get booty (no challenge whatsoever, and you could pay if you really had to) and no diversity in women.

is there a particular place in TL that has what I am looking for?

I would say Koh Samui, thats where im heading as well in december. Koh Panghan is 30 minutes i think from there as well if you dig backpackers.

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Where do you get tickets for $600?

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pipez,

try reading the [censored] thread.

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MY FLIGHT LEAVES IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS

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I think we have to give up expecting people to read this thread before asking questions. Its seriously a lot easier to just ask the question. If no one responds, oh well. Degen of course can belittle latecomers at his leisure.

Degen, I propose a challenge: Bang a non-hooker in your first 24 hours. GOGOGOGO

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Degen, I propose a challenge: Bang a non-hooker in your first 24 hours. GOGOGOGO

Does banging 4 hookers at once twice w/in my first 24 hours count?

Edit: how about a non-hooker that I've banged before?

Edited by Degen (10/31/06 06:40 PM)

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Quote:

Does banging 4 hookers at once twice w/in my first 24 hours count?

yes.

Quote:

Edit: how about a non-hooker that I've banged before?

No.

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Degan, what was the site with the cheap plane tickets?

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Cheap-ass-plane-tickets-to-thailand-to-bang-4-hookers.com

You got a direct flight to bangkok?

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i just booked round trip to USA and back to Thailand. For two tickets, the cost was 98,000 baht economy class w/Cathay Pacific. BKK-HK (stop over) HK-NY direct, and then flying Delta JFK-MCO.

The Delta flight to Orlando flight was pretty expensive @ $300/each roundtrip. Delta and Jetblue are the only airlines that fly JFK-MCO direct, and JB was similarly priced.

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Quote: Degan, what was the site with the cheap plane tickets?

www.gatewaylax.com

and it is Degen, as in Degenerate

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Im hoping to make the trip more often (few times a year) so that I can use my miles to upgrade to business class once a year. Business class is amazing.

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Quote:

You got a direct flight to bangkok?

Not direct, I beleive we have a layover in Korea or something.

For the first time I am actually looking forward to the flight, I'm going with three really good friends. Got two pillows, a charged iPod, bottle of Xanax, a bottle of Grey Goose, playing cards and chips. Should be a fun flight

I'm off to Santa Barbara to celebrate Halloween. If I can find a good digital camera I should have some good pictures, though I'll probably stick those in a new thread or on my blog.

Lotsa fun Thailand pictures to come for sure. I encourage others to pepper this thread with their own Thai picutres, of any sort.

Hopefully next time I post in this thread I'll be in Southeast Asia!

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Did you get a visa or are you planning a trip <90 days?

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Quote:

Hopefully next time I post in this thread I'll be in Southeast Asia!

Quote: Did you get a visa or are you planning a trip <90 days?

http://www.pokerlistings.com/gus-hansen-will-play-asian-poker-tour-in-singapore

Going to that in Mid November. Anybody else gonna be there?

Plan is to get a one year (if I can swing it, I'll let ya'll know) or 90 day from Singapore.

Ok, now I'm off!

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degen,

You mention xanax, are thai laws on prescription drugs close to the US's or should you worry about bringing certain things?

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You dont need an Rx for meds in Thailand. But you should hide them when entering anyways.

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Quote:

Quote: Degan, what was the site with the cheap plane tickets?

www.gatewaylax.com

and it is Degen, as in Degenerate

Thanks Degen (sorry man). Have fun.

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I'm arrive in Bangkok on Nov 2nd. I was planning on checking out the sights there for a couple of days but I read that the full moon party in Koh Pha-Ngan is on the 5th. It it a must do?

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Cambodia makes me think of Bangkok as clean

that is all

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Quote: I'm arrive in Bangkok on Nov 2nd. I was planning on checking out the sights there for a couple of days but I read that the full moon party in Koh Pha-Ngan is on the 5th. It it a must do?

Yes.

Also, avoid drugs.

Fix your travel arragements there ASAP.

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Well, I've been in Thailand for 5.5 months now, I have seen a :

Mullet Retard Tigger (Tiggers can often be seen at the malls break dancing.)

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Quote:

Quote: I'm arrive in Bangkok on Nov 2nd. I was planning on checking out the sights there for a couple of days but I read that the full moon party in Koh Pha-Ngan is on the 5th. It it a must do?

Yes.

Also, avoid drugs.

Fix your travel arragements there ASAP.

Avoid drugs from the randoms who will try to sell to you everywhere on the island. Some of them ARE in fact working for the police. Consult a 'local farang' for anything you might need while in town.

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Quote: Well, I've been in Thailand for 5.5 months now, I have seen a :

Mullet Retard Tigger (Tiggers can often be seen at the malls break dancing.)

Tigger as in from winnie the pooh? confused.

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Quote:

Quote:

Quote: I'm arrive in Bangkok on Nov 2nd. I was planning on checking out the sights there for a couple of days but I read that the full moon party in Koh Pha-Ngan is on the 5th. It it a must do?

Yes.

Also, avoid drugs.

Fix your travel arragements there ASAP.

Avoid drugs from the randoms who will try to sell to you everywhere on the island. Some of them ARE in fact working for the police. Consult a 'local farang' for anything you might need while in town.

Wow, they really do stings like this? What do they do to you if you fall for it?

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Leaving for Thailand on Friday! Still don't know where to stay in Bangkok, looked at the grand president and it was nice but then I saw "Need to be 21 to check-in"

Edit: Rembrandt Hotel 19 Sukhumvit Soi 18 Pichit looks pretty good.. I guess we're looking for <$100/night, near most of the stuff, 3-4stars+.

Edit #2: I think this looks really nice considering.. we'll only be staying in bangkok for a few days then it's off to phuket and the likes. Asia Hotel Bangkok 296 Phayathai Road

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Quote: but then I saw "Need to be 21 to check-in"

sorry man, I guess I was going to say I know your pain, but then I remembered that I'm over 21 and I'm not in thailand (although I wish I was). I don't think you can have much to complain about though assuming you're in thailand right now. It can't be that hard to find a place that will accept under 21 year olds.

Degen, How are you liking your stay so far and where are you at in thailand these days?

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rembrandt has an awesome indian restaurant at the top which does a buffet on sunday afternoon.

i would stay on sukhumwit and not on phayathai road.

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i'd try checking in at the GP anyway, chances are they will not check your age. as long as you have a credit card and sign the hotel deposit when you check in they probably won't care. or go with rembrandt. good luck man!

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Quote: Degen, I propose a challenge: Bang a non-hooker in your first 24 hours. GOGOGOGO

Results?

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i hope you guys like pictures lol

pattaya is awesome

trip reports to come

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Quote: Degen, I propose a challenge: Bang a non-hooker in your first 24 hours. GOGOGOGO

Results?

she was russian

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Quote: she was russian

I hate you.

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One thing before liftoff.

When you guys traveled around Phuket, Krabi, Koh Samui and what not. Did you just stay at hotels or did you find other places that were better?

Also what is the best way to travel around phuket. Our trip will be Bangkok 2 days in the beginning > Phuket 1 week probably > Koh samui 1-2 weeks > Bangkok/Pattaya/whatever the rest. How do you travel around phuket to krabi and the other places. Koh samui you probably just take a boat or something to the nearby islands?

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Quote: i hope you guys like pictures lol

pattaya is awesome

trip reports to come

Lots of pics please.

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hell yeah man, pattaya is a lot of fun. enjoy dude. now back to the tables! NOT!

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Great thread Degen, et all...Thanks for answering questions...

I've never been, thinking of taking a trip, had been thinking about it before this thread.

1. Is it hard to find hotels with AC? Is AC standard or rare in Thailand? Atleast a window unit. That would be a must for me.

2. Ever been hospitalized for getting a hold of some spoiled food? You say the best food is street food, is most of it safe to eat?

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Quote: Great thread Degen, et all...Thanks for answering questions...

I've never been, thinking of taking a trip, had been thinking about it before this thread.

1. Is it hard to find hotels with AC? Is AC standard or rare in Thailand? Atleast a window unit. That would be a must for me.

2. Ever been hospitalized for getting a hold of some spoiled food? You say the best food is street food, is most of it safe to eat?

AC is everywhere. Totally easy to find places with AC even on small islands like Koh Phi Phi. You could also get a room with an electric fan and toilet that requires a bucket of water to flush. Both ends of the spectrum are available. You could probably spend $180 a night if you wanted to on a room or $15 a night. Variety dude.

Regarding food. I usually would get some digestive troubles for a bit after being in Thailand for a week or so. After that I didn't have too many issues. I got food poisoning only once in 2 years. About my average for America come to think of it. Thai's eat at food carts all the time so it is good stuff, high turnover, fresh food usually. Tasty and cheap too. Food cart pic below. Fried stuff on a stick = tastyness.

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Quote: One thing before liftoff.

When you guys traveled around Phuket, Krabi, Koh Samui and what not. Did you just stay at hotels or did you find other places that were better?

Also what is the best way to travel around phuket. Our trip will be Bangkok 2 days in the beginning > Phuket 1 week probably > Koh samui 1-2 weeks > Bangkok/Pattaya/whatever the rest. How do you travel around phuket to krabi and the other places. Koh samui you probably just take a boat or something to the nearby islands?

Pick up a lonely planet guide. They have overviews of all the hotels as well as instuctions on how to get to all the places you want to go. I would be dead without mine.

As for rooms, what I usually do is look in the lonely planet section for the town/island and go to where the most hotels/guesthouses are and go door to door until I see a place that looks cool.

Anyways, I came in here to say Cambodia sucks really bad, but the Angkor Wat is amazing and anyone in Thailand should make a 3 day trip to Siem Reap when they need to renew their visa or whatever. The rest of this place sucks donkey balls though.

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^^^

right on about the street vendors. when I first got here I was kinda picky but the last month I've been picking random stuff off the menu and most of it rules.

I also ate Indian Curry for the first time yesterday and I really want to get a time machine and beat my own ass for not eating this stuff years ago

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That fried stuff on a stick is also popular in HK and Singapore. It has never done anything at all for me.

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I don't really dig on the fried stuff on a stick but I eat almost all of my meals from street vendors. Usually a rice dish like chicken with chilis and basil or some type of noodles. I don't really mess with anything on a stick

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A lot of my meals come from these little food carts. Its damn good food once you figure out what you like. Meatball carts are really good especially when you are really [censored] up at 4 am after some heavy drinking.

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check out rembrandt hotel sunday indian buffet soi 18, the restaurant is at the top.

teh food court in emporium has v good indian food, that place has a sister restaurant somewhere on sukhumwit.

the indian food on lower sois is OK i guess, but i find these other places better. just dont try to get a thai to eat indian, because they wont.

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My Thai Girl has eaten indian food with me.

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If im atleast 5months in bangkok, I should rent apartment,right? Hotel living would be more expensive.

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Of course you should get an apartment. 5 months in a hotel would cost you substantially more. Check out www.MrRoomFinder.com for general prices

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Jesus.. Is this a private apartment with pool+jacuzzi? I mean it's not shared with others? Thailand........

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Quote: Jesus.. Is this a private apartment with pool+jacuzzi? I mean it's not shared with others? Thailand........

Yup, that looks about right. You get a lot for 45k baht/month.

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That place looks alright. The furniture and everything seems to be high quality.

Personally I dont like that area. I stayed there for 3 weeks when I was first in Thailand becuase its fun but after a while I felt like I needed to be away from the super high touristy areas.

I paid 25,000 baht for a 1 bedroom in Bangkok and I felt like a baller. I was on the 25th floor and my window was a great up close view of downtown business district. I was in a more 'hi-so' area and there were tons of nice restaurants and places to chill.

Looking out my other widow I got to watch the horse races for free every sunday. Damn, I miss my Bangkok life.

You find the best deals by just wandering around town. So maybe you stay in a hotel for a few weeks and then have a look and see what you can find. A few weeks will also be enough for you to decide what area you want to live in.

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http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/11/09/singapore.sex.ap/index.html

Ray

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Quote: i hope you guys like pictures lol

pattaya is awesome

trip reports to come

Well?

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Quote: http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/11/09/singapore.sex.ap/index.html

Ray

Oral sex is illegal in Singapore, but prostitution is not. I dont think anyone has actually been convicted.

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Did you get any vaccinations before you entered thailand?

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Quote:

Quote: i hope you guys like pictures lol

pattaya is awesome

trip reports to come

Well?

samui is pretty awesome...had a few day fling there w/ a laos chic. on pha ngan now and enjoying the lazy life. got a sick beach front bungalow.

my laptop+camera cable are in bangkok...will be back there in a few days with more time/pictures etc

random awesome event: we went to an internet cafe yesterday after getting off the boat from samui and see some kid playing pokerstars. my buddy tells him i play poker for a living and i sit down, not wanting a barrage of stupid questions.

the kid keeps staring at me then pulls up a webpage:

'hey man, is this your blog?'

laughs all around. guess he's been reading my blog for many months. pretty crazy ish.

anyway, off to the beach...i promise TONS AND TONS of pics and video's w/in a few days.

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Look what the cat dragged in.

Where did you meet this laos chick? Ive met some super hot laos girls.

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Quote: the kid keeps staring at me then pulls up a webpage:

'hey man, is this your blog?'

I would [censored] my pants if something like this happened. Really cool, did you guys talk about poker at all after this happened?

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Quote: Jesus.. Is this a private apartment with pool+jacuzzi? I mean it's not shared with others? Thailand........

Yup, that looks about right. You get a lot for 45k baht/month.

Beats just to clarify what you are saying.You mean for 45k baht you get a 1 bedroom apartment with a giant pool and jacuzzi that is totally private.That seems hard to believe because most of the apartments I see advertised like that one are in 30 floor high rises and every place is adverised as having a pool.By private did you mean the apartment was private not the pool?I think the guy meant the pool and jacuzzi is private.That's mind blowing if you get a private pool like that with a 1 bedroom apt.I am not trying to be a dick here I am curious myself.I have been looking for a place to stay the 1st month but they way they advertise places is quite different than the u.s where they would say community pool and jacuzzi.Thanks

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Quote:

Quote:

Quote: Jesus.. Is this a private apartment with pool+jacuzzi? I mean it's not shared with others? Thailand........

Yup, that looks about right. You get a lot for 45k baht/month.

Beats just to clarify what you are saying.You mean for 45k baht you get a 1 bedroom apartment with a giant pool and jacuzzi that is totally private.That seems hard to believe because most of the apartments I see advertised like that one are in 30 floor high rises and every place is adverised as having a pool.By private did you mean the apartment was private not the pool?I think the guy meant the pool and jacuzzi is private.That's mind blowing if you get a private pool like that with a 1 bedroom apt.I am not trying to be a dick here I am curious myself.I have been looking for a place to stay the 1st month but they way they advertise places is quite different than the u.s where they would say community pool and jacuzzi.Thanks

I think you guys need to use a little common sense. Each apartment is not going to have it's very own swimming pool and jacuzzi. Just look at the size of that pool.

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I take it you have never seen a condo where each room has its own private pool.

Here is one in bangkok: http://www.soho-properties.com/condobangkok-leraffine31/

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Quote: I take it you have never seen a condo where each room has its own private pool.

Here is one in bangkok: http://www.soho-properties.com/condobangkok-leraffine31/

I haven't, but an apartment doesn't equal a luxury condo, does it (serious question)? I was speaking specifically of the place linked, which was 75 sq.m. The place you linked is 350 sq.m.

edit: I guess it's only 70 sq.m. I was going off memory.

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Yeah its a big difference. No way in hell you are getting a private pool for a grand a month. In fact there are only a few buildings that have these private pools and they are all pricy.

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Okay i will check that url,thx farango. btw if there is not internet service @ apartment amenities..Its imbossile to get it there ?

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http://www.mrroomfinder.com/detail.php?id=728

this is cheap and looks fine. later we can take better place to live.

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that place looks like a major shithole

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yeah well most of apartments were without pics so its better if we look apartment when we r in thailand and live firstt 2weeks-month in hotel(s)

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dont stay there.

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BUMP.

as I talk to more people I seem to keep hearing great things about Thailand.

I'm still hoping to go this January, but i suck at planning so far ahead, lol. I'll probably end up paying more but oh well.

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Damn its so hot today.

Ive decided that Koh Samui is not a long term living option for me. I miss the big city life of Bangkok and think I will end up there sometime in the next year.

I will trade my blistering hot motorbike rides in for the BTS anyday!

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Quote: Damn its so hot today.

Ive decided that Koh Samui is not a long term living option for me. I miss the big city life of Bangkok and think I will end up there sometime in the next year.

I will trade my blistering hot motorbike rides in for the BTS anyday!

Want to sublet your place for $100 a month?

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I'm leaving in a week for 3 months there. Going with one of my best buds but would be happy to meet 2+2ers there.

Quick question though,

I am flying into BKK I am thinking of bringing my desktop and giant monitor with (I can't live w.o it,tiny tables just make me lose money and I don't know why), but am going to want to backpack for a few weeks before we rent a house and I set up shop.

Will there be a safe place I can leave some of my stuff for 2 weeks? I'd really rather not mail it, and I have no idea how reliable+expensive their mail system is also.

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I might be able to help you with this, drop me an email.

Koh Pha Ngan is the absolute stone cold nuts. I love this place.

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Post some [censored] pics already.

Dont give us excuses about not having the cable, all internet shops have card readers

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You going to hit the full moon party in December since you missed this one?

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Will there be a safe place I can leave some of my stuff for 2 weeks? I'd really rather not mail it, and I have no idea how reliable+expensive their mail system is also.

I was wondering this as well, for future considerations

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I will trade my blistering hot motorbike rides in for the BTS anyday!

No kidding. Bangkok mass transit is the nuts. Today I woke up, decided I wanted to go buy all my friends lame gifts from MBK/Siam Center/whatever (which I walked around and didn't hardly buy anything). So I wake up, walk to a corner, get a fruit shake for breakfast, walk about 1/4 a mile to the water taxi (THE NUTS btw), ride it for like 25 cents to the Skytrain, ride that for 75 cents to the mall, and go shopping. Across the whole town for a dollar and it was even fun. The water taxi kicks ass and so does the skytrain.

I'm leaving Thailand tomorrow and I know I am going to miss

1) walking under 1/4 mile to eat freshly prepared food at anytime 2) not ever needing to drive somewhere 3) everything being cheap

honestly, I can't describe how awesome it is to be able to walk out your door and walk 1/4 mile to get freshly prepared food from the street vendors for a dollar. I'm going to miss this so much.

I wish I could find an awesome job and live here instead of America for a couple of years

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Not knowing much about where the awesome places to live in Bangkok are, if I was rich and looking for a place to live I'd get one of those sick looking apts/condos on the riverfront near a water taxi station. They have some ridic looking high rises

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Quote: Post some [censored] pics already.

Dont give us excuses about not having the cable, all internet shops have card readers

Everyone says this but I swear to god I never saw card readers at any shop

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well they dont have readers at every pc but they will have one there if you ask.

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Quote: card readers

wow, i didn't know this. i'll have some up tomorrow for sheezy.

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the image of you telling your hi-so neighbor that you take the water taxi...priceless.

you can play party poker from thailand addy now, if that helps.

1/4 of a mile for fruit cart is pretty fricking far.

one of the ways to make $ in thailand that i thought would be cool was to get really good at pool, and then just hustle in tourists areas. there are going to be new people in there everyday, so it should be easy to go out and make 3,000 baht every night if that was your goal.

are those russian chicks in pattaya hot? i went to pattaya once and the sex tourism onslaught was too much for me.

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i didn't like the russian girls in pattaya...my buddies were all about them though. guess i just don't like white chics anymore

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Is the rain pissing down on you over in KPN?

Been raining forever over here.

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This is where you sleep when your buddy's pull chic's and you do not.

Motorbike taxi's are the nuts. These guys wait around on busy street corners to drive you down long streets for $0.25.

Chaweng Beach on Koh Samui

Thought this pretty funny. It is a beach in Pattaya.

A very cute non-Thai chic on Kom Samui.

Gotta run, these all took a really long time to get up. I'll post more later.

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Got tatted.

The Thai charicature in the middle means 'Farang' which is the Thai word for foreigner, or in laymans terms its kinda like 'white person'.

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As in a *REAL* tattoo?

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This pic is great:

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Quote: As in a *REAL* tattoo?

yayuh

i got in with hannah first (fake tatoo) and loved it and got them to do it with the real thing over the hannah

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Did you go the Bamboo tatto route or needles?

What do they charge and how long does it take?

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Bamboo. It didn't hurt that much at all and I'm a pretty big wuss when it comes to that stuff. Took like 40 minutes for the whole thing. 1400 baht (asking price was 2500) If I ever get another Tat I'm definately going back to the same dude. He said he's been in business 10 years, right on Haad Rin about 5 doors down from this:

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Quote: Bamboo. It didn't hurt that much at all and I'm a pretty big wuss when it comes to that stuff. Took like 40 minutes for the whole thing. 1400 baht (asking price was 2500) If I ever get another Tat I'm definately going back to the same dude. He said he's been in business 10 years, right on Haad Rin about 5 doors down from this:

fuuuuck, this thread is sooo depressing. Just makes me want to quit school and go travelling again. sdfjknbdskfjbdsf.

Is the place you are talking about have 2 pool tables and a massage parlor in it too?

I don't know what the restaurant was called, but it had log tables and had an extra area across the road as well. Kind of by the reggae bar (or at least towards the reggae bar from chicken corner and then it was on the right hand side somewhere-- extra area on left hand side). try the pad thai there. It's kinda different than traditional pad thai, but sooo addicting.

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Degen how do you know who is a hooker and not? We are a company now here in thailand and it feels like every girl here is a hooker. One night my friend even asked 3-4 people and they all told him that she was just a ordinary girl, but when they got home she started talking about $ and he sent her away.

We are going to Koh Samui in a few days, is it the same there?

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Where are you meeting these girls?

In a bar its very likely that most girls there are whores. Normal thai girls do go out and party but they will be a little more mellow.

-The whores dress trashy where as normal chicks are a little more conservative. -Whore are loud and crave attention. Most normal thai chicks wont be activly seeking out males in a bar. They will also be shy and wont aproach you most of the time.

Its always good to question the girl too. Get some info from here, see what she does and if she is a student, etc.

Samui has tons of whore because there are a lot of trashy little bars and farang looking for whores. There are some more upscale places where it is possible to meet nicer girls though.

Check out the samui branch of Q-bar near the lake in Chaweng.

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Brag: Last night I had a three-some with two of the hottest thai women I have ever seen.

Beat: I only had one comdom and only got to [censored] one of them

Variance: I paid for it

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Where to meet them?

Uhhh...

Shopping malls, bars, restaurants, subways.

Just smile at them and say hi...if they open up their body language you are in. Say 'sawadee krab' and 'ayo tao rai' and smile a lot.

Get phone number.

Call them.

Profit.

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it is very easy to tell who is a prostitute. after you are here a few months you will be able to pick them out v easy. if i see a western guy with a thai girl, 95% of the time i can tell if she is a bar girl, and would be willing to wager thousands of dollars.

the way she dresses, the way she interacts with him, the words she uses, what she says, how she says, how she makes contact with him, the cloths she wears, the look in her eyes when I (another farang) makes eye contact with her, etc, etc. this is just looking at her. of course, the easiest tell is when she has a look of pure and outer boredom on her face.

normal girls with farang are usually all giggling, look like they are interested in him. dress different, act different, etc, etc.

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"I paid for it"

i hope this means financially, and not with your health.

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why cant you [censored] them both with the same condom?

Why cant you run to 7/11 and buy more condoms?

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Quote:

Quote: I've never had thai food, but I love chinese food and I'm ok with japanese food. How similar are they? Thai food is very spicy, right? Keep in mind I mean American "chinese" food.

You said there isn't really American food in Thailand, but what about chinese/japanese food in Thailand? If so, is it similar to what's here, or more like real ethnic chinese food? If that makes sense.

I'm also guessing that you eat a lot of seafood?

the seafood is amazing, far better than in america.

its kinda hard to describe thai food if you haven't had it. some stuff is gonna seem very weird to you...like a whole fish cooked and set on a plate. you got the head and the eyeballs and all the skin etc. you just cut it open and eat it.

i love it, go to a thai restaurant to try it out. The Lotus of Siam in Las Vegas is a pretty amazing Thai restaurant and is as close to authentic as I've seen in the states

Wow, cool thread. Regarding the seafood, there is one Baller ass seafod resturant in Bangkok. Its where a lot of foreigners and rich Thai's go. Just ask the taxi driver to take you to the best seafood place.

Anyway, so once you get into the resturant, you get a shopping cart, and you walk down a long ass isle of seafood. They have every type of seafood that you can think of. You pick out what you want and then pay for the seafood first. Then you take your seat and the waiter will come and ask you how you want all your stuff prepared. You can have it cooked thai style or however you want. Me and my buddies ended up getting the biggest lobster tails that we ever had; we had those grilled with butter. We had tom yam soup with jumbo schrimp and a couple other seafood stir fry dishes. Definately a don't miss if your a seafood lover.

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Quote: Brag: Last night I had a three-some with two of the hottest thai women I have ever seen.

Beat: I only had one comdom and only got to [censored] one of them

Variance: I paid for it

How much?

Also, how can you post this without pics. Have some decency, man.

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Sounds like a pretty half-assed 3-some if you only [censored] one of them. I will give you credit for a 2 and a half some but thats it.

Now its saturday so go stock up on rubbers and come back here with a real 3-some trip report.

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Dudes. We were in patong so I guess that's a mini-pattaya or something. About asking the girls if they are whores? Yeah, I had 2 friends who did that, one of them even got the bartender and then proceeded to ask people IF the girl was a whore and even the girl.

Then come to the room and wake me up and tell me to go sleep somewhere else, fastforward a few minutes and she says give me $$$ (to my friend ofcoz).

My other friend had the same mishap. I saw both of the girls and I was not drunk so im going to assume I was somewhat conscious. They both looked like normal girls, no miniskirts, make up galore, [censored] out n stuff. I dunno, my theory was that they were normal girls but just took the opportunity to take a payment because they can?

Hot as [censored] here. Im used to +5C being a heatwave.

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Also, what does ayo tao rai mean?

What's up with the Taxi-Meters in Bangkok, if you put on the meter they will take some strange roads to get more money out of you. If you just give them cash upfront or agree on a price they will drive you straight to your destination. For example from Skytrain Nana to MBK, it is a straight trip but not if you put on the meter

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Should have been ayuuuu tao rai which means "How old are you"

Taxis can be a pain. If you know a little thai it help. I basically get in and tell me where to take me and then make a comment about how I want to go there fast and the best route. If I sense that we are taking a detour I will imidiatly question him and ask him where the [censored] he is going. Sometimes they take sideroads to avoid traffic that they saw earlier but sometimes they are just trying to get a few extra baht out of you.

As a general rule, if you are picking up a girl in a bar then she is a whore. This is not ALWAYS true but it is for the most part. If you want to [censored] a real thai girl without paying you wont be able to the first night you meet her. There are some thai chicks who like to go out and hook up but for the most part its mostly whores.

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Quote: "I paid for it"

i hope this means financially, and not with your health.

Nit

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Quote:

Quote: "I paid for it"

i hope this means financially, and not with your health.

Nit

edit: if you meant that you hope i didn't do one w/ out a condom you aren't a nit...if you meant boning whores w/ a condom is risky behavior....nit stands lol

also clean out your fish pm inbox and check lebowski's

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of course, the easiest tell is when she has a look of pure and outer boredom on her face.

I was at the airport flying out and I saw this super pasty nerd hugging his thai "girlfriend" for at least 5 minutes while crying, and the girl had this look of boredom on her face (behind his back of course) like she was in a physics lecture. I couldn't stop laughing and she saw me laughing and smiled. I really wish I could have taken a picture. It was some funny [censored]

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Degen I think it means hope you wake up with the gift that keeps on giving

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so im actually learning thai in the US. Helps having a thai friend. This is going to take awhile though.

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For example from Skytrain Nana to MBK, it is a straight trip but not if you put on the meter

why would you want to take a taxi here? just take the skytrain it goes straight to mbk. hassle free in 5 minutes.

deg, i was scared that you only had one condom so you did the other one bareback.

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nana-siam siam-national stadium Total: 20 baht 5 mins

Taxi: 80 baht 30 mins (traffic)

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It's all shades of grey here.

Chances are that even if you get a non-whore who likes you she is still going to expect/need you to pay for a lot of stuff cuz you have so much more money than she does.

Just hooked up a sick 5 bedroom pad at Ploen Chit with two friends. 35k baht per month, four stories, mades quarters and a super classy mall next door.

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35k total or each?

Which mall is this next door to?

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Quote: nana-siam siam-national stadium Total: 20 baht 5 mins

Taxi: 80 baht 30 mins (traffic) and no hot thai school girls to press up against, smile and say 'sawadee krab, ayu tao rai' to

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Quote: 35k total or each?

Total

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wtf. Thats the sickest deal I have ever heard of. I thought you were talking 35k each.

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Quote: For example from Skytrain Nana to MBK, it is a straight trip but not if you put on the meter

why would you want to take a taxi here? just take the skytrain it goes straight to mbk. hassle free in 5 minutes.

Well yeah ofcourse. The first time we went to MBK we took a taxi though and I meant in general the taxis can be a pain. And prolly would be alot more awesome if you knew some thaiii yaa.

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Quote: It's all shades of grey here.

Chances are that even if you get a non-whore who likes you she is still going to expect/need you to pay for a lot of stuff cuz you have so much more money than she does.

Yeah, true. Will be leavin for Samui tomorrow. You guys dont seem to talk alot about phuket, dont like the place?

Is the Full Moon @ Koh Phang Nga (spelling)? All of you guys are in Bangkok now execpt who was it--farang0 who lives in Koh Samui?

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Someone was axin about suits earlier.. I just got a hand made suit done in Chiang Mai for 6500 baht. they did a fantastic job. Lots of choices, etc. They measured me initially, then i went back for a second fitting, they redid stuff, and I just went and picked it up. Came out great.

6500 baht~ $175 or sumpin.

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Yeah, true. Will be leavin for Samui tomorrow. You guys dont seem to talk alot about phuket, dont like the place?

I just spent a month in Phuket; will do a semi trip report in the next few days. It's not my favorite place in Thailand, but in terms of 'paradise places' it's not too bad.

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Please include pics and prices and lots of details!

I've been there twice and hated it both times...

BKK

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Durning my extended stay here in Thailand I have only been to Phuket once. I stayed 3 days and was more then ready to get the hell out. Phuket is a good example of how over development can destroy a nice place. Samui will look like that very soon too.

Bangkok seems like the only long term solution. Flying to samui for a few weekends a month is prolly more then enough island life needed to maintain a good time while living in Thailand.

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Hello all, i think that's my first post on the 2+2 forum ... crazy it's about Thailand ---> the place i def want to live i'm on the 15page so i've a lot to read ... but i want to give my opinion on certain points.

First of all, Farang is their word for define foreigners, but in fact it means FranÁais ( french people ... dont know why but that's it ) for people who dont understand how it's with the lady ... Just assume they love sexe, they don't like mostly thai guys ( cause they are always drunk and spending all their money in gambling, and they dont work .... in thailand u'll see that the girls are working more the mens ), unbelivable how it's easy to have a GF. Just choose the one you want and stuck the [censored] and u'll get her.

That's the best food in the world and that's so cheaps. You can rent a harley Davidson, a 1000 honda, Jet ski, fire with gun nearly for free and without any authorisation needed.

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Quote: stuck the [censored]

hi, and thanks for hopping in the thread.

what does that mean? are you saying to just be persistent?

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hey, i dropped out of this thread for ages (mainly because i didnt have time to be bored) but thought i'd say that im heading home for a few days on tuesday;)

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Yeah, true. Will be leavin for Samui tomorrow. You guys dont seem to talk alot about phuket, dont like the place?

I just spent a month in Phuket; will do a semi trip report in the next few days. It's not my favorite place in Thailand, but in terms of 'paradise places' it's not too bad.

waiting for trip report...

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I ate dinner at a Thai joint here in San Antonio last night.My waitress was super hot.I swear,I spent the whole meal thinking about this thread.Hmmmm,move to Thailand.I could do this.Then my 3 year old started crying.

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Reged: 03/15/05 Posts: 6291 Loc: Krung Thep, Siam Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: IlPug] #8187131 - 11/27/06 02:16 AM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

Very nice. Drop me a line if you are in BKK. I can use you as bait at RCA

Oct,

Trip report ASAP plz

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Reged: 09/18/05 Posts: 6706 Loc: Resident Donk Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: Degen] #8189058 - 11/27/06 09:44 AM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

I'm a little concerned about this thread. I still check it, but I'm not as excited to read it as I was 5-600 posts ago. I figured out why yesterday. Fish2plus2 aka farang0 aka KKF made a BBV post about how a fight with his Thai wife turned into hot sex. It was a great read and it occurred to me that that is the kind of post that hasn't been made in here in a while.

Most of the posts in here nowadays are basic stuff: where can I find an internet connection, I'm dropping by next month, Phucket is a beautiful place, etc. Let's face it, this thread has become the internet equivalent of a vacation silde show. This would be lucky to make it to 50 posts if that's all it was. While the other Thailand topics are fine, what makes this thread special is the women. That's what we're here for.

But the thing is, this isn't Degen's, KKF's or any of the Thailand peoples' fault, it's our fault. Why? Because this thread is a "Ask me" thread. Its our job to coax the good material out of them. I encourage all of you to ask questions that will lead to good material, not just what crosses your mind at the moment. To get the ball rolling, I would appreciate it if the Thailand people would grant the following requests:

1. Please post all available pics of hot Thailand women you have met. If there's too many, limit to those you have banged. Include polls so we may have a "Miss OOT, Thailand edition" contest. Include backstories and throw in a ladyboy. Don't mention who the ladyboy is so we can make fun of everyone who voted for him. The top vote getters will be squared off and the person with the winning submission will be declared "biggest Thailand 2+2 pimp".

2. Please give a Penthouse style story of banging the hottest Thailand woman you've gotten.

3. Please give the best, funniest or most sensual Penthouse style story you can remember.

4. Describe any experience you have had with multiple women competing for your affection. Catfights are ideal but passive-aggressive or indirect fighting would be great as well.

Thanks in advance for answering these.

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Reged: 02/26/06 Posts: 2799 Loc: Thailand, not playing Absolute Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: Degen] #8202246 - 11/28/06 07:39 AM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

I've been in Thailand for about a week and it is AWESOME. I'm going to Koh pha ngan tomorrow and will be there for 2 weeks, then who knows. I'm staying with a friend and we are both 22. If anyone wants to meet up gimme a PM.

-Nick

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Reged: 11/10/05 Posts: 1950 Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: ski] #8217020 - 11/29/06 09:57 AM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

i want to know about drugs. i understand that you can get prescription meds without a script. now i'm not a drug addict or anything, but if i'm on vacation with a select group of party animals we may want to partake in things besides alcohol. would it be crazy for me to try and buy things like marijauna or hash?

could i get into serious trouble with the law? the last thing i would want is to see the inside of a thai jail cell.

what about things like percocet or xanax? in mexico you can buy ketamine over the counter. is the same true in thailand?

i have a feeling a lot of the bar girls would offer you drugs if you wanted them. i would probably be staying away from bar girls, and i assume you should stay away from their drugs as well. is this correct?

if i'm looking to buy illegal drugs should i try and ask a farang who seems like he knows whats up?

just trying to spice up the thread. (but i am interested in answers to the questions as well)

the drug culture is a telling part of any society and often very interesting to understand.

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Reged: 09/02/02 Posts: 1617 Loc: Seattle, WA Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: GTL] #8217989 - 11/29/06 11:47 AM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

Do not buy drugs from any Thai person would be the most general advice. Until you live there for a while and develop relationships you will not know who to trust. People will do things like set you up with the pigs. Bar girls are often pretty familiar with the cops and, IMO, therefore less likely to actually sell you drugs and more likely to work you over with the pigs.

When I lived there I only bought weed once from a Thai kid on Ko Lanta. Was pretty iffy about it at first but went to some beach bars where people (Thai and farang) were smoking very openly so I felt better about it. For my regular hook-up when I lived in Chiang Mai, I went through a farang friend.

If you are just there for a bit and want to hook it up I would suggest finding some other farang that seem like they know what is up and subtly asking them. Don't buy from anyone who approaches you about drugs and (obviously) don't go for the most conspicuous druggie in the place. Just like anywhere, find someone who seems trustworthy, use your head and trust your instincts.

Thailand is a very laid back place and can be ideal for partaking in certain drugs and yes, you can score some. But the police and justice system do not treat the problem of drugs lightly so you have to be very very careful.

KJS

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Reged: 04/21/06 Posts: 2613 Loc: El Diablo Forum Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: KJS] #8218577 - 11/29/06 12:42 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

ive read some stuff on thaivisa.com/forum about farang working w/ thai police to catch people (undercover drug dealer).

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so what exactly are the laws? (if i am ever in thailand i don't plan on trying to buy drugs. just not a risk i want to take). however i'm still interested in the laws and penalties.

are the cops looking for people trying to buy drugs? if you're at a party and get searched will you get in trouble for having them?

if you can buy Rx drugs without a script would it be perfectly legal to have a pocket full of OC's but illegal to have a little ganja? kind of a weird situation. are we talking jail for just buying pot?

oh, and i guess i'm also supposed to ask for you guys to post pics of ladyboys, er i mean hot thai babes.

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Reged: 03/15/05 Posts: 6291 Loc: Krung Thep, Siam Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: iron81] #8220979 - 11/29/06 03:40 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

Ask away lads.

Also Farang0 is not KKF.

Update on the ladies: I'm currently cycling three which I don't pay for.

1. 22 year old college student, looks amazing in her uniform and speaks the best english of the group, def wife material, unfortunately for her I don't plan on being monogomous until my penis stops working.

2. 25 year old waitress at my friends pool bar. Huge rack, which is rare for thai women, and lets me slap the [censored] out of her and pull her hair as hard as i want in the heat of the moment. Ship it.

3. 19 year old cashier at another pool place. Super cute, speaks no english and i have to communicate with her 90% in Thai, which I'm quickly picking up out of necessity. Wears mostly teddy bear and micky mouse t-shirts.


 * 1) 2 and #3 know about #1 and are fine with it, #1 would bounce if she knew about 2 or 3.

Ship thailand.

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"If you are just there for a bit and want to hook it up I would suggest finding some other farang that seem like they know what is up and subtly asking them"

QFT

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Reged: 11/29/06 Posts: 64 Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: Degen] #8224403 - 11/29/06 08:03 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

Ship Thailand.

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Reged: 08/07/06 Posts: 25 Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: Degen] #8224963 - 11/29/06 08:44 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

I know the surf isn't real good mainland, but do any of the islands have solid waves?

Also, if I was looking into taking a trip but have no idea where to start, do you have any reccomendations on where I should start?

Thanks, sorry if some of this stuff has been posted but I didn't see it and there's a lot of replies to look for.

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Quote: Ask away lads.

Also Farang0 is not KKF.

Update on the ladies: I'm currently cycling three which I don't pay for.

1. 22 year old college student, looks amazing in her uniform and speaks the best english of the group, def wife material, unfortunately for her I don't plan on being monogomous until my penis stops working.

2. 25 year old waitress at my friends pool bar. Huge rack, which is rare for thai women, and lets me slap the [censored] out of her and pull her hair as hard as i want in the heat of the moment. Ship it.

3. 19 year old cashier at another pool place. Super cute, speaks no english and i have to communicate with her 90% in Thai, which I'm quickly picking up out of necessity. Wears mostly teddy bear and micky mouse t-shirts.

#2 and #3 know about #1 and are fine with it, #1 would bounce if she knew about 2 or 3.

Ship thailand.

I hate you so much. I'll hate you less when you post pics of the 3, though.

Either way, I still love you for this thread!

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Reged: 12/04/05 Posts: 735 Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: Aramail] #8226032 - 11/29/06 10:16 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

Sorry guys. I got sucked back into work, playing on the boyfriend's new Wii, and getting [censored] on by a foot of snow. It's currently around minus twenty fahrenheit here at home, and is a far cry from the luscious weather of going into high season west coast Thailand. Boo. The good news is that I'm going to Hawaii in a month. Yay!

Anyhow, I'm going to skip adding photos because my computer suffered an accident in Thailand and I have yet to get it working, so my photos are going to hang in limbo for a while, or atleast until the New Year. If the thread is still going strong, I will post pics of the more relevant moments then.

In any case, I will preface this post by saying that it will not contain any sexy stories (sorry, Iron81) or how I hooked up with a hot Thai chick. Apart from the bargirl's interest in my facial piercing, and some girl named Nee in Soi Eric who made a joke about her name while touching my knee, no chicks hit on me. I'm sure if I flashed a few thousand baht bills around they might have, but just as well; my boyfriend was still home in Canada. I still had fun playing Connect Four with them and staring in strangely lusty awe at some of the katoeys.

Most of my tales are from Bangkok and Phuket. I had plans to visit the few places I have yet to visit in Thailand (Ko Lanta, Khao Sok Park and Khao Lak being a few of them) but I just fell into Thai time and hung around my family lots.

Anyhow, into the trip report!

Got back from a month long trip about a week ago, with my parents who are condo hunting in the Phuket area. (Bit of background info, my family has lived all over the world, including Thailand for a year about 15 years ago. I have returned on my own and a few times in other situations since then and love it terribly) I'll probably post some of my better pics, but for now a run down of what I can remember (mostly shopping and general reviews of some hotels and restaurants)...

- I love BKK. Still. Rode the subway for the first time, was suitably impressed. Seems under used; reminds me of when the Skytrain first opened a few years ago. (on that topic; they should really consider additional cars now that ridership is up)

Siam Paragon is [censored] amazing, if too ostentatiously priced. It's like Singapore, in a mall, in Bangkok. The Ocean World is totally worth the time (and price 450B? Yikes). I loved the seahorses and rays the most, followed by the jellyfish exhibit. I got the biggest kick out of the "Arctic" exhibit, where they supercooled a tiny fridge to minus 10'C and you could 'experience' it. The joke was on me when I flew home a few days later to -15 and a [censored]load of snow

CentralWorld had a model convention of sorts; I was embarassingly dwarfed by 6 foot tall 16 year old Russians, and I promptly ran out of the mall. Lots of fashionable young Thai ladies here, and at the other shopping areas I am about to talk about.

I ate lunch at Sonies at Playground! on Soi Thonglo (about Soi 20) They have a great Japanese (also Italian and Thai) set lunch. Peppered sashimi salad with wasabi cream dressing, crunchy crab rolls, miso soup, shrimp croquette, cha yen (Thai iced tea for all you falang out there) and some sort of custardy pudding like coffee flavoured (yet purple colored??) Thai dessert for under 250B. It was a steal. That store also employs some attractive girls, for you guys out there.

I had never been to JJ Market before, and honestly; I think I would only ever go again if I lived there. I LOVE Thai fashion and was expecting to find a treasure trove of it, but did much better near the Lido cinema at Siam, MBK and at the Suan Lum night market (ps: if your girl wants to go shopping, they have these super awesome beer gardens with mini 'kegs' that look like the roadside Thai gas pumps. You just listen to the bad bands/karaoke and keep on drinking, then ride the ferris wheel till you puke)

I also had dinner at Bed Supperclub while I was there. It was too busy on Fri/Sat for my to attend their surprise dinner, but I went with my brother for their Sunday set. It's a bit pricey (by Bangkok standards, of course, at 1250B) but the atmosphere is pretty awesome, you get entry into their club after for free (normally 400-500B) they have a rockin' cocktail list, and the food is amazing. They change their menu every 2 months. It's down Suk. Soi 11, off the Nana Skytrain stop.

I stayed at a few Bangkok hotels, but the most unique was the Reflections Art Hotel. It was mostly occupied by stylish Thai designers and artists, and it's not surprising. It's near the Ari Skytrain stop and is a bright pink hotel with 30 individually decorated rooms, each by a different designer. Rates range from 2700-3600B, depending on room size and season. I think it's a bit overpriced, but I was thrilled to stay at the place. I was in room 410 very suitable for a girl staying by herself. It's also got a very good restaurant (I hear) and it was packed, but I didn't go. Totally cool place to take a sweetie.

Meant to go see a guy from the band the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but by the time I found my way to Astra on RCA, the line up was crazy and the bar was closing in an hour and a half anyhow. Poo.

The new airport is really cool. It's the one of the only airports (Besides Changi) I have been in that you can go 'outside' once beyond security, which was fascinating to me. It's like an escape from prison, in some ways. The structure is a bit stark and a bit too big and shopping mall like (seriously, how many booze stores do you NEED?) but it's not too bad. Too bad the arrivals area is so insane past immigration etc. And maybe it's just me, but the taxi ride seemed less insane than usual into the city. They also have shuttles and public transit running, so don't be afraid to look around if you are trying to save a bit of money.

-Phuket; I don't love as much, but then again, I never really have. My family stayed at two of the three condos my parents were sizing up. The first, the Aspasia (up on a hill overlooking Kata) and then later at the Plantation on Kamala. The Aspasia had some cool architecture, and a German Michelin starred chef who would do custom dinners, you just had to ask before hand. It's a bit out of the way, but their happy hour is pretty good, but not really worth the trip up. We stayed in this room (well, apartment, really): http://aspasiaphuket.com/2bedroomgrandsuite.htm

I preferred the Plantation and Kamala in general. Much quieter! http://www.theplantationphuket.com/living/gallery.aspx It was a really neatly laid out property, with apartments set into the hills. Outdoor showers, huge patios, a gorgeous pool and an inclinator, like at the Luxor in Vegas! My brother and I were pushing for my parents to buy there... Both places were owned by expats. The Aspasia by a Californian yachtsman, and the other by a Hong Kong/Seattle couple who worked at MTV Asia. What a life, huh?

There is a good restaurant for breakfast on Kamala, at a place called the Rockfish. 99B for one of nine set menu bfasts ranging from almond pancakes to eggs benedict to khao pad.

You haven't lived until you have watched the girls shake their clams on Soi Katoey off Bangla with your parents and some honeymooning friends. Seriously, it wasn't awkward at all, strangely, until another friend who had been travelling solo (mutual to the honeymooners, he had never met my family before), said to my dad "I don't know if I should be telling you this, but I'm really attracted to that girl (pic forthcoming) up there. But she's a dude. What is going on?" My dad told him "I'm not Freud" and ordered another round of Tigers. (ps: I heard Beer Lao is starting to pop up around Phuket for those who want to know. I recommend trying to find Phuket Beer in Phuket, or in grocery stores in Bangkok. It's pretty tasty)

- There was a huge Gay festival and an international volleyball competition going on while I was in Phuket, both were really awesome (if even worse for traffic near Patong) They had just had a surfing competition a few weeks previous to our arrival, apparently it didn't go so well.

- If you ever get sick, I highly recommend the Bangkok Phuket hospital. In and out for an eye infection in 20 minutes, prescriptions in a neat little bag, all for 1200B. On a similar note, my parents saw a fatal Jeep accident en route to the airport on their last day. The news story a few days later confirmed two of four visiting Japanese tourists died when their Jeep flipped in a ditch. None had seatbelts. While I am aware Phuket is hard to get around without wheels, please be careful, whether you drive a Jeep or Honda Dream. We rented a Honda Jazz and it was awesome, as small as it was.

- Did my Open Water cert with Dive Asia while in Phuket. I'd totally recommend them; ask for Bee as an instructor. She's an inspiration and a firecracker (unfortunately has a Nordic boyfriend doing programming work in Phuket, though, for all you lonely divers) and made the classes fun. It was one of the most rewarding skills of my life. I only hope I can keep it up in my landlocked province in Canada, though. Saw turtles, rays, morays, lionfish, barracuda etc etc etc. For some great snorkelling, try the far South (i think) end of Kata, down past Club Med. It's in the roped of area, they are trying to restore the reef from longtail damage I think. Lots of triggers, octopi (heh heh), anenomes, etc etc.

- Also did a day trip on a speedboat to Phi Phi with my family, honeymooning friends and other acquaintance. Everyone else walked around, never having been, saying "Wow, what an amazing deserted island" and I had tears in my eyes thinking of all the little tin huts and the occupants that had stood there a few years previous on my last visit. The palm trees are all snapped, the garbage scow remains, clearing up debris. But they are on the upswing, and things seem to be picking up. Well, the 7-11 is open, anyways. I'm hoping they hang in there and push for the right way, not the easy way.

-For those of you interested in learing Thai, before I went, I 'borrowed' audio files from my local library, via the web. I used the Pimsleur series, and it was over 600h of instruction, split into two files you 'checked out' for a month at a time. It was great, and allowed me greater ease with many things. I also used the Lonely Planet phrasebook. Although I do remember a lot of Thai from my childhood, that was still many years ago, and both of these things made great tools.

Anyhow, that's about all of what I remember. I did stay at a few places I did not mention, including the Marriot Spa in Bangkok, the Katathani and Diamond Cottage on Kata in Phuket, PM me if you want details. I guess the long lazy days of tanning, drinking sapparot ban and eating mango have faded into snow, hot chocolate and the promise of a good ski season. It's not bad, just different. Maybe one day I'll retire to my hammock on Koh Adang and spearfish all day long while my hair grows long and wild, but until then, I guess I have blizzards and a 'real job' to contend with. Have good trips, guys.

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Oh [censored]! I also forgot to mention I flew all the way on Northwest, on a new A330. Gone are the days of boredom on the plane with their new personal video system. I had 20 movies to choose from, in addition to personalized music jukeboxes, tv shows and... video games! Now, it's not the Playstation on board, but you can still play some card games and in flight trivia against the rest of the plane. 18 hours in the air was gone in virtually three hours, it seemed. If I have the choice again, for anything over ten hours, I'm booking on an A330.

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I found good waves on Nai Thon beach on Phuket. Only place I found them in the 8 islands I went to in the Andaman.

KJS

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Reged: 03/15/05 Posts: 6291 Loc: Krung Thep, Siam Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: octopi] #8242401 - 12/01/06 12:41 AM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

Awesome report, thank you.

Also the reason the Subway is underused is because they had an accident on it not too long ago and many of the Thai's are afraid to ride it. I think this also contributes to the BTS being overcrowded.

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Quote:

1. Please post all available pics of hot Thailand women you have met. If there's too many, limit to those you have banged. Include polls so we may have a "Miss OOT, Thailand edition" contest. Include backstories and throw in a ladyboy. Don't mention who the ladyboy is so we can make fun of everyone who voted

for him. The top vote getters will be squared off and the person with the winning submission will be declared "biggest Thailand 2+2 pimp".

I'll post some pics when my internet gets setup. I am told this evening but I have also been told something like that for about two weeks now, welcome to the not so great side of Thailand

Quote: 2. Please give a Penthouse style story of banging the hottest Thailand woman you've gotten.

This was pretty memorable:

I called a girl up I'd been sorta seeing for about a week and asked her if she wanted to go out that night, she said yes and I should call her later when I knew better what my plans were. We go out pretty much every night but never know quite where we'll be or what we'll do until 9 or 10 or later. So at 10ish me and a few friends ended up at a bar and I called her and invited her over. She said she was at a nearby bar with a friend having drinks and I should come over with one of my friends to meet them. I took a wing man along and we had some drinks a few streets over.

A little backgound on me and the girl. We met at an after hours underground club not too long ago. I told her right off I had a girlfriend and that I wasn't looking for anything serious. She was cool with that and went home with me that night but wouldn't [censored] me. Next day was a different story...the usual routine here. She does hair and makeup in some salon, is 24, has a degree and speaks damned near fluent english.

Anyway, I wanted to meet back up with the group as David Plastik (WPT Pro) was in town and hanging out with us and they were all going to Nana Plaza (Go-Go Bar Central). I half-jokingly invited the girls to come with us, they giggled and said sure, why not.

So all four of us head over to Nana to meet up with the guys. We end up in some random go-go bar and I keep trying to get girls to go sit with one of my friends who is far too shy for a guy who is there trying to get laid. In the process of recruitment I lay eyes on a five foot nothing super light skinned girl with [censored] that look to be about D's and call her over. At first I say for her to go up to my friend but then decide to play a little with her and my girl. I ask them both of they are lesbians, tell them to kiss (which they obviously did not, if you know thai women) etc. The girl wanders off to go on stage or something and I ask my girl if I can take her back with us. She acts a bit offended and then I remind her in a nice way that she isn't my girlfriend, never will be and I'm just trying to have a good time...she hugs me and smiles and says 'up to you'.

So I bring the other girl back over (whom I have some amazing video of, but don't want to get banned for posting a link to it), she tells us she's 19 and has been working in the bar for only a week and has never left with anybody. I am inclined to beleive her because she seems very very timid and inexperienced.

We have some drinks, I pull the other girl up on my left side and Jip is on my right side, I have my arms around both and make jokes and try and get them talking etc. I think the mood is right so I pay the $15 Bar Fine to get the new girl out of work and we head back to my place.

I took my time with them and made some drinks, let them find some good Thai music video's to watch and chatted with each other. After about a half hour we all got in the shower (Thai women are fanatics about showering), which was pretty [censored] awesome.

The rest I'm sure you can figure out

Quote: 3. Please give the best, funniest or most sensual Penthouse style story you can remember.

My fingers and brain are tired, I'll try and come up with something though.

Quote: 4. Describe any experience you have had with multiple women competing for your affection. Catfights are ideal but passive-aggressive or indirect fighting would be great as well.

I have a bunch of this going on now and I find it quite amusing. As I said in a previous post I have two girls I'm seeing that know about my 'girlfriend' and she doesn't know about either of them. I make a lot of jokes that the other two are my 'mia noi's' (means little wife, sorta like a mistress) or my 'gik's' (friend w/ benefits) and they laugh at them etc but i think it makes them pretty jealous as well.

Two days ago my girl called and I mouthed for #2 to not speak when I was on the phone with her. We talked about the trip we are taking this weekend and I kept smiling at #2. She decided that would be a pretty decent time to de-robe and start rubbing her t i t s in my face. I didn't argue.

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Degen's Thailand Tip #1:

Go to the Full Moon Party!

Looks like it is shaping up to be one helluva time. Perfect weather and the beaches are packed with topless european girls.

Farang0 you better drag your ass over here!

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Had an interesting night on the town with degen and his #1. That girl is [censored] amazing. Anytime degen starts flirting with other girls at the club his girl friend will just wander off and give him some privacy for a few mins hahaha. Amazing.

Im like 90% sure I will be heading over for the party. Hopefully pictures to follow.

Thailand is amazing.

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Hey fellas,

I just arrived in Bangkok a few weeks ago, and almost died when I saw how much it costs to use my ATM card here ($10 per transaction on a maximum $500 or so withdrawl from friggin' Tesco Lotus ATM). Will one of you other poker refugees PLEASE tell me how to cut down on that cost (i.e., what do you use to get money) - it'll kill me. It's quite possible that this has already been answered in the thread, but this thing has gotten enormous - I read the first ten pages or so a while back, but can't go through it all now.

Thanks a ton in advance,

Brass

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I'll be at Samui from thursday anyone wanna hook up and go out and party feel free to pm me.

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get a new bank account?

you could try and get a neteller debit card or setup a thai bank account and have money wired in. some banks just ass rape their customers, sux.

just got a 2 month visa from singapore for about $35 US with a $150 roundtrip flight. eating/sleeping/drinking are pretty expensive here but the city is awesome. also the 2 month visa you can do an unlimited number of times, unlike the 30 day version you get at the airport, which you can only do 3 times w/in 6 months, and then you have to leave the country for 3 months.

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Reged: 07/16/03 Posts: 1148 Loc: Andy B. '08 Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: Degen] #8403342 - 12/13/06 12:09 AM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

We had an earthquake up here in Chiang Mai last night.. 5.1 magnitude..

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You see guys? Isn't that much better than where you can get an internet connection?

If you want to post the video, it should be ok as long as its not "hard core pornography" (i.e., you banging her). But if this (NSFW Link) flies you can get away with a lot. If its close you can edit it. And yes, I can imagine what happens next, but the whole point of this thread is that I shouldn't have to.

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www.netbank.com money market, free unlimited withdrawals.

I just took a flight from the new airport. Wtf is up w/ the bathrooms? I walk into the bathroom after checking my luggage, before going through the part to go to immigration, and there are only FOUR urinals. Normally, you would expect to see somewhere from twenty to thirty urinals. The bathroom by our terminal had TWO urnials. WTF is going on? This is the first time Ive ever had to wait in line behind four people to wash my hands.

overall, id say don meung was much better. you had some cool views on the express way, and it was faster to get there. this new airport is in the middle of [censored] nowhere and i didnt even see the great view of the rivers when we took off.

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Degen,

when living in Thailand how difficult is it to maintain your residence in Las Vegas. Is it difficult to lets say pay your rent? or the electric bill?

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Quote: Degen,

when living in Thailand how difficult is it to maintain your residence in Las Vegas. Is it difficult to lets say pay your rent? or the electric bill?

when living in thailand it can be very difficult to care about anything that is not going on in thailand, yes.

i would like to publicly apologize to Billyjex and Slider for practically abandoning my vegas residence (which they are living in) and forcing them to be without power for a few days as well as having to deal w/ my very aggressive vegas landlord.

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Pro's of new airport:

Cleaner, much nicer to look at, and the taxi's all charge by the meter (w/ a 50 baht airport fee), as opposed to having to haggle at the old one. Also a BTS on the way which I expect to be completed by 2011.

Also the shopping is awesome at the new airport.

Con's

Layout [censored] sucks. My plane last night taxi's for seriously like 2 miles to the terminal, then we took a bus back the other direction for at least the equivalent distance! And whats up with having to walk for twenty minutes across the airport to your gate??

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Degen: How about a trip report on getting a 2 month visa.

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Quote: Degen: How about a trip report on getting a 2 month visa.

Sure.

Roundtrip ticket to Singapore, 6,000 baht (~$150). Expensive city (but a lot of fun), so have to factor that in as well.

Have to go to the Thai Royal Embassy (located in a very good spot in the heart of the shopping district on Orchard in Singapore) between 9am and 12:30pm or thereabouts (call in to verify this) and then return the next day between 2:15pm and 4:30pm to pickup your passport/visa.

From what I heard and could tell it is just a rubber stamping and everybody is approved. The one day turnaround time is pretty sweet also. Fee is $50 Singapore which is about $33US.

Good for two months and you can get one 7 day extension for a total of 67 days. Unlike the 30 day visa's where you have to leave the country for 3 months if you do 3 months straight, you can keep getting these 60 day visa's until the end of time.

We plan on hitting all the major SE Asia cities for these runs...Manilla, Hanoi, Plom Phen (sp?), Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpor etc etc

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Quote: Croatian Woman Attempts Suicide.

A 28-year-old Croatian woman, Tajana Kovacevic, jumped from the fifth floor of a building in Pattayaland Soi 1 at around 8:00 oíclock on Tuesday morning and is currently in a serious condition in Pattaya Memorial hospital. The woman has severe head and neck injuries. A local restaurant operator, Khun Da, told police she saw the woman crying and acting in a severely disturbed manner just a few minutes before she went back inside the apartment building. Khun Chaiwat, the owner of the apartment building, told police the Croatian woman had arrived with her boyfriend on the 5th of December, but the man had since gone off to find fresh conquests in the bars of Pattaya. He surmised the woman had become broken-hearted by the actions of her boyfriend and decided to end her misery by jumping from the building.

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Pattaya is such a [censored] hole

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degen.....i have been reading this thread for months now and have really enjoyed it....question for you...i have always assumed you were like early 20's but i saw your blog picture and it appeared like you were a little older..how old are you? also any problems playing from bangkok since the new laws? how about party poker? do you think there wil be any problems in the future? obviously you are not a fortune teller on that last one...just a guess

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1300 posts....wow

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Quote: i have always assumed you were like early 20's but i saw your blog picture and it appeared like you were a little older..how old are you?

26

Quote: also any problems playing from bangkok since the new laws? how about party poker? do you think there will be any problems in the future? obviously you are not a fortune teller on that last one...just a guess

In the last two months I have played in two home games and played one heads up SNG on Stars for $55. I'm not the best person to ask.

That said, I can't imagine any set of events taking place that would make playing from Thailand involve anything more than some minor workaround like a proxy server or getting somebody to send you the executables from sites each time they update.

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Quote: 1300 posts....wow

I am far less proud of this than the fact that (I think) this thread started a trend of some very very informative, interesting and entertaining Ask Me threads.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PEAsaCb-Pw

At long last, a video.

This chic is going to be my assistant, thats my new office.

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Nice. I can't believe the amount of "sexual discrimination" type [censored] you can get away with over there.

What kind of work will you be doing from your office?

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Degen, u sound like Ed Powers.

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Quote:

Nice. I can't believe the amount of "sexual discrimination" type [censored] you can get away with over there.

Seriously. Like Farang0 said 1,000 posts or so ago, you can seriously put an ad in the Bangkok Post saying:

'Need attractive young female receptionist. Must speak good english. Send picture and resume to:'

There are no such thing as lawsuits over here.

Quote:

What kind of work will you be doing from your office?

Going to be improving my current websites and making some new ones with the help of some $500 a month thai design talent.

www.rakereport.net www.troutblogs.com

and a couple of others

Also coming up with new business idea's. Seriously considering getting into the adult entertainment biz, just don't know the in's and out's of it, no pun intended.