Bushcraft

Thanks for hosting a great party with good music - very high standard of impromptu singers too, I love that. And 10 out of 10 for the food, absolutely delicious. Pet Mau is a nice bar to be in.

Thanks to Lovedog and all the others for the informative warning - sorry you've come down with it, get well soon Randy.

I don't think this can have been TTT. Whenever I've witnessed him groping ladies, there has never been a case of emotional anguish and distress, nightmares and flashbacks except on his own part. Repeated counselling sessions with me have taken effect though, and he's beginning to enjoy it more.

Hi Cookie, come right now, its bloody quiet everywhere in Patts. But at any time you won't find LK Metro disturbing late at night.

You are clearly well educated, but neither informative nor amusing. You equally clearly have some form of compulsive disorder. You are clogging this and other fora with your inane prattle, and I personally don't wish to see this particular, good forum spoiled by irrelevant stuff like yours. The option of course is to ignore you if you persist. So I'm not reading any more of your daft, self-indulgent threads, and I hope MM helps to spare the other BMs from them by in some way screening them before said clogging takes place. Go and get professional help so that you can perhaps contribute somethi

Hi just-in, I think most of us like food, and this place has a good reputation for its cuisine. The OP and his wife have noticed this happening 3 times, so it's not just an unfortunate error. Why would you call these reported incidents into question and say this is not true? What are you saying, he made a mistake 3 times, he's lying, or what?

Thanks for a wonderful party TTT and GM, we had a marvellous time and wish you every success with the Pet Mau.

Thanks for the very supportive comments chaps, they're highly appreciated. I financed Chanpen not for my own benefit (a shared profit would have been welcome, but by personal inclination I'm better on the punter's side of the bar than on the owner's side), but to give Fah a business of her own and an outlet for her managerial skills, which are formidable. Never having been a BG herself, and actually disliking the whole scene, she's nonetheless one of those mother-type figures who have a huge heart for the girls but are quickly capable of coming down on them hard when they bullshit and lie. Th

WTF Frosty? Green Malaka has an interest in DD, as a lot of people know. DD is now ready for an opening party, thanks to great efforts on the part of TTT and GM. GM has to leave for Canada on Thursday. Bars are closed on Monday and Tuesday. That leaves Wednesday to have the opening bash. Not much option if he is to be there. I think a lot of the regulars will be there for the barcrawl and go on to DD later, at least I certainly will. It's just an unfortunate clash of dates, but we'll manage as we always do. But why on earth do you think that TTT and GM, who have graced many a barcrawl in

I'm sure we'll run into each other when you're next here - just PM me and we'll meet up. I have my own income anyway, and Fah is a brilliant hostess/girl-manager who I'm sure will have no problem finding new work.

We see no option but to close Chanpen Bar right away - not so much because things have been quiet (that was expected), but because there is a water supply problem that we could not have foreseen, but which will be too expensive to fix for the return to be expected from the business. Fah and I want to thank everybody who gave us their custom - by all accounts many people enjoyed the food and laid-back atmosphere at Chanpen. Basically the mains water supply is metered and supplied from next door, not on our premises, a fact that was (apparently) not even known to the owners of the building (!)

As I understand it, you are allowed to screen an opponent from the ball with your body if you are in possession, e.g. to allow it to go out of bounds for a throw-in, but you are not allowed to physically restrain an opponent by pushing an arm across his chest to stop him overtaking you to gain possession. The fact that one often sees it happen doesn't make it ok. No sour grapes, just felt deprived of a potentially superb second half by the no-goal decision, which inevitably had at least a psychological effect on the English team. With England out, I hope Germany wins the World Cup, they're

Don't put money on it, and your comment (first post eh, welcome to the Board) sounds unfortunately smug. The Germany defence were a shambles against England on several occasions. Surely you know how lucky but dishonourable Germany were last night. Germany always fields a strong team, and good luck to them for their precise passing and great off-the-ball running, but last night's match revealed major weaknesses too. You're up against the cheat Maradona's boys next - good luck, you'll need it. A luckier England team might have made this a second half to remember forever, what a pity. The disa

... but the French were not even there for the final

Watched England win last night and felt a whole lot better about their prospects. Anyone notice how incident-free and fair that match was? (Only 1 yellow card I think) - great, after all the outrageous cheating (shirt-pulling, flailing elbows, late tackles and obvious dives) in many other matches. Germany vs. England is always exciting to watch, but it's anyone's guess right now. I'd prefer them to meet in the final, but it's not to be. I'm sorry to say it, but I fear Germany will win this one (hopefully not on bloody penalties though, those bastards cheat by practicing beforehand).

I agree wholeheartedly, that continuous noise must ruin the stadium atmosphere and it irritates the hell out of me when watching on TV. Maybe a dab of superglue on each mouthpiece could be applied as a compulsory entry procedure.

All our girls (there will be several very cute ones there tonight) have several aiming marks of the round and elongated variety as well. Very sorry you're not in town right now Bobby - we'll raise a few to your good health.

Don't know which one you mean, all our girls have moles on their faces - it's a condition of employment Flip-flops probably, but just in case bring your own stilettos (handbag optional).

Chanpen is holding a party with free in-house food and live western/Thai music from 8 pm on Thursday 10th - all are very welcome, several new girls started work with us this week too. www.chanpen-pattaya.com for directions.

Good on yer Mick, look forward to seeing you both in July.

Very interesting and salutory video. Both Muay Thai and TKD are sports, and therefore have rules (unlike the street), but Muay Thai has not degenerated into a sport and is more focused on real combat. The MT man held back whenever his opponent hit the floor for any reason, clearly obeying the rules for that match, but that would not apply for real - game over for sure. Also note how much the TKD man hops about - wasting precious energy - while the MT man is calm and focused. The clip also illustrates the uselessness of long-range kicks against an alert opponent - sheer nonsense in a real envir

Good luck to you mate, you've found something that you really enjoy and you're doing nobody any harm. May your pedals continue to turn. May you never be saddled with debt. May your cross-bar always be rigid. May you never tyre .. though you may be flagging. Bushcraft hath spoke.

Chanpen is open for food and drinks from 11.00 am, but will close at 9.00 pm or so while the curfew lasts. Enquiries have been made about how rigidly this will be enforced today and tomorrow, and the answer (can't tell you the source, but I think reliable) was: please close on time tonight, don't take the piss, and if things are quiet tonight a more lenient view might be taken for the remainder of the curfew period. I guess that would only apply to a small restaurant/bar like ours though, no idea how an agogo will be treated. No doubt influence is being exerted where possible.

Sorry about that mate, Sunday is Fah's morning off and the girls who should have opened up at 10 am overslept (duh!). Rocket duly administered.

The name should be changed to Paps.