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Thanks for the comment, Hammer, see you tomorrow.

Bret Bar Soi 6 (click here to see a where on Soi 6, Bret Bar is S14) Party and Pool Tournament Friday February 1, Bret Bar will be having a party featuring free food and a pool Tournament. The Pool Tournament will be 8 Ball (standard local rules apply, and will be posted), double elimination meaning you are not eliminated until your second game loss. The tournament is a benefit event to raise money for Bret’s upcoming medical expenses. The entry fee for the tournament will be 1000 baht, with 500 baht going into the medical fund, the balance will go into the prize pool. The tournament will start at 1600, 4PM. Bret will be attending. If you are unaware of Bret's story and situation, I am working on getting a webpage put together on it. His story is true, his medical needs very real and expensive, and yes, we are working on setting up a mechanism to be able to accept any contributions for his medical expenses. Rick

I wasn't sure where to put this, so Mod's, move it where ever you wish, or let me know, I will move it there. Several months ago I moved from Center Condos on Pattaya Tai, out to the darkside. Lots of reasons which I won't go into here. Since I have been over here, I have been slowly hitting the bars in the area. Most of what I have encountered would not be of much interest to anyone other than expats, and they probably know more about the area than I do, lol. But I have encountered some places that I think may be of interest to some or many of the tourists in the audience, see my post under The Members Bar to the thread titled Swimming Pools for an example. How about we find an appropriate spot, and start accumulating information about The Dark Side. I would be happy to add information about the places I have visited here so far (I love exploring, some very interesting finds from time to time). I will say that for the mongerers reading this, don't expect to find ladies out here in nearly as many numbers, and, sorry to admit, not as high up on the traditional looks scale. If you are after 8's and up only, you will be disappointed. But if you are looking for a good time, yeah, that can be had, and can be had discretely, pretty much away from the all seeing eyes of the Bamboo Network. Rick

Shoot, you're making me hungry Kolobos. I ate at the Cherry resturant twice in September, and thoroughly enjoyed it both times, excellent food and service, and at a reasonable cost. It is on my list for a return visit soon after I return.

Let me add a related question please, I am arriving next Saturday the 6th, will I be able to convert USD travellers checks on Saturday in Patts, or do I need to get enough at the airport to last me till Monday?? Will also have some US greenbacks, $100's, which I could use to get me through the weekend. Rick

Well Bud, I am not in your age bracket yet, but getting close, much closer than most of the members, I am 60. Back in the mid 80's, I worked in Saudi, getting R&R every 4 months. BKK was my first stop each time, and made it to Patts a couple of those trips. To say I loved LOS then would be quite a large understatement. A few years after I finished my stint in Saudi, life intervened and I wound up being a single parent for my two kids. I was not able to return to LOS, but must say I never did forget how much I enjoyed it there. The kids are now grown and living on their own, then this past May I took early retirement, and suddenly LOS was again a possibility. September was the time I chose, two weeks of pure fun. The trip was all that I had hoped it would be and even more. Though I made some major newbie mistakes with a certain young lady, at least my defenses allowed me to extract myself with only minor damage. As soon as I returned home, I began thinking seriously about moving to Patts. I was still busy making more mistakes with the same lady, but was able to remove her from my decision making process on making the permanent move. I did a ton of research, though none at this board (I was not yet a member, another newbie mistake, lol), came up with a budget, checked everything I could think of. On 10/15 Stickaman ran his weekly column on what it would cost to live in LOS, using as an example, a person he knew who lived in Patts. His friend, he said, lived nicely, though not partying every night, and lived on 500K baht per year, 41.6K per month. This amazed me because the number I had come up with for me was 40K per month, which I had kicked up to 50K per month as my budget. Once all the research was done, it quickly became abundantly clear that I would be far happier living in Patts than I would living here in the USA, and I could do so for almost 50% less cost. Decision made, I began implementing my plan, and in 10 days it is wheels up for me, somewhere between Jan 4 when I leave and Jan 6 when I arrive, I will become a new man starting a brand new life. You bet it is scarey and there are certainly things I will be giving up in the USA. But for me, it is the right thing to do, of that I am certain. Your mileage may vary, but thought I would give you some food for thought. Good luck in your decision, feel free to contact me if there is anything I can do or answer for you along the way. I still remember clearly when shortly before my first trip to LOS, a close friend of mine, one of several who had been enticing me with stories of LOS, told me to forget all I had heard about LOS because it simply was not accurate. My illusions shattered I looked at him, and watched huge grin broke out on his face as he said "It is better!" He was quite correct. Come on over and have a visit, I will buy you a drink at FLB. Rick