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I can’t do the online 90-day report because my TM47 is 10 years old and not accepted by the system. I used registered mail when I lived in Bangkok since it took 90 minutes to get to Chang Wattana. Where I am now, it’s not much of a problem and only takes a few minutes in person, 15 minutes to get to the office. Last time I was 5 days late and they didn’t bother to assess the penalty. They have landlords and hotels reporting foreigners staying now so they don’t need this, makes a lot of sense to eliminate it.

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Even though my hernias were repaired the groin still swells up on occasion, besides what the girls do. The mesh prevents the intestine from poking through so I don’t get the sharp, piercing pain anymore. I think it’s just the body pumping fluids into the affected area as part of a natural healing response, but it makes a noise when you push it back in, a ‘whoosh’ like a washing machine. During a recent session with a particularly hot GoGo girl, my groin was taking a pounding ? I could hear it getting pushed in. “What’s that?”, she asks, probably thinking she’s had customers make strange noises before but this takes the cake. Fortunately, I didn’t get strangulated and was able to finish without having to go into Emergency. ? I’m glad I had the elective surgery.

If you like shrimp tacos, may I suggest Slanted Taco on Soi 23. 90 baht, but you get 2-for-1 on Tuesdays. Here, a pair of shrimp tacos and a pair of sea bass tacos with a mango margarita made from fresh mango. No Hooters girls, however. You can also order in the Beer Garden outside, but I thought this Vedett Extra Blonde was overpriced at 300 baht, and then they added 17% for tax and service. I should have stayed indoors and ordered a second mango margarita instead.

Another trip to Bangers. Times are tough and lots of poor Issan farmers are depending on their young daughters to send my money home. It's an arduous and thankless task but someone has to do it . Stayed at the Rembrandt Suites once again, unbeatable value for a thousand baht. I always felt I received good service, seems even better now. Girls soap me up and down during shower ? give back massage, wash my dick . There's a Buddy's Bar and Grill between Sois 18 and 20, Guinness for 195/pint. Good breakfast too but they don't open until 11 AM. The 'full monty' is 250. It was nearly noon so I had a Guinness instead of cappuccino. First time I've had Guinness for breakfast but it's a versatile brew . I think you could put a scoop of vanilla ice cream in and it would still be good, although I haven't tried. Another time I tried the German Dog with sauerkraut. The German's don't do it this way but baseball season ⚾ is nearly here and in Milwaukee we put sauerkraut inside the bun with a bratwurst, then add mustard and stadium sauce. I used to have three of these ? with 5 or 6 Pabst Blue Ribbons during the game . The canned kraut didn't do it for me (I'll tell you where to find good sauerkraut later in the post). Down Nana way they offer 50% on all food at Hooters between 3 and 4 PM. I was never a fan of Hooters food I've discovered it tastes better during these times. ? The baja shrimp tacos are my favorite, ? with a tropical long island ?, tastes like fruit punch and packs one too. Sea Bass ? tacos are not bad either Afterwards I ran into sailingbill ⛵ at a Tavern in the Haight-Ashbury section of Soi Nana. He's a good guy to have a beer with. Temperature checks to get into Nana Plaza More GoGos started to open as time progressed, Billboard, Butterflies ?, and Rainbows ? 4 & 5, at least on the weekend. Stopped by The Sportsman Pub on Soi 13 for St. Paddy's Day ☘️, on the ground floor of The Trendy Condo, where I used to live for 7 years. No green beer on tab, but the Magner's Cider went down well. They had a promotion, buy a second and get a free hat. The German Brau Haus next door roasts a pig ? every Friday. This is the place to get good sauerkraut since they make their own. I ordered the small plate for 175, the large was 335 but would have been too much. Went over to Soi Cowboy for some Hoegaarden wheat beer. Just the name Soi Cowboy screams Hoegaarden. Surprisingly, Sharks is still closed, along with all The Arab's bars, but there were still 8 or 9 GoGos open. Tried the prime rib ? at Arno's in the Hyatt Regency, which was disappointing. Bill came to 1250 including 7% tax and 4% service, so I rounded up to 1300 to take care of the waitress. Maybe I'll try the burger ? the sometime, but I'll be having my steak at El Gaucho from now on. Patpong was extremely quiet, I think business is really struggling there. I stopped at Le Bouchon for some dinner, next to the famous Star of Light BJ Bar, which appears closed. Had the lobster ? bisque for starters, served in a thin pastry. Chicken ? breast stuffed with spinach for main course, first time I can remember where the starter was more expensive. Soft jazz ? plays in the background for a relaxing meal, but no BJ at the star of light after. I did two photo shoots while I was in town, these with the mirrorless ?, everything else was the cell phone.? The best camera is the one you have with you. -- Steve Jobs Hope you enjoyed, I'll be back soon. ?

Maybe I’ll try this next week as I stay around the corner on Soi 20

FYI: Lumpinee Boxing Stadium is reopening today and tickets will only be sold to foreigners. How’s that for dual pricing? I see an opportunity to become a scalper. ? https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1209097-tickets-for-fights-at-lumpinee-boxing-stadium-will-only-be-sold-to-foreigners/

It’s good you awoke in time. You don’t want to turn your back on these guys, they have sharp claws, a keen sense of smell, powerful jaws, and serrated teeth for ripping flesh from carcasses. I doubt you’ll find many homeless people sleeping in the park at night.

The boxing stadium was moved to a new location several years ago and implicated in an outbreak of COVID cases last year. It’s set to reopen with events without spectators. https://thethaiger.com/news/bangkok/lumpini-boxing-stadium-re-opens-tomorrow-for-online-and-tv-spectators-only Don’t know if they still feature boxing at Pink Panther, that’s was at 11 PM, and I’m on the BTS back to Sukhumvit by then.

It was certainly hot out there in the afternoon. I walked over to Roadhouse BBQ at Rama IV and Surawong for a pint of Guinness afterward, which really hit the spot, can't recommend the food there. FYI: After 8 PM, freelancers congregate on Sarisin Road which boarders the north side of the park, but you need to speak some Thai to connect with them because none speak any English, they're there looking for Thai customers. The last time I shot the monitors it was in the late afternoon, and I walked over to Patpong for some drinks. After a few, I went into Pink Panther and ordered a Long Island Iced Tea. The lineup was good, so I ordered another. I figured they must be diluted because this was Patpong. Being so dehydrated, I got so wasted that I left my camera bag in the bar with $5,000 worth of gear. The waitress came running after me down the street waving my bag like I'd walked out without paying the check.

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Lumpini Park recently reopened after being closed for a few months due to covid. I took the opportunity to spend a few hours there. The park covers 360 rai, on land donated by King Rama IV in 1925. A statue of King Rama IV decorates the entrance in the southwest corner, facing the Sala Daeng BTS station. Entrance required a temperature check, although few people were present mid-day. An oasis in the heart of the city An artificial lake covers much of the grounds, people like to feed the fish. The grandstand previously hosted a free concert by the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra Sunday evenings from December to February. The concert was moved to Centenary Park on Chulalongkorn University for greater capacity and better acoustics three years ago, although currently suspended. The concert is free to the public and I highly recommend it, it's really outstanding. Although biking and jogging is allowed now, the exercise equipment is still off-limits. There's some artwork on display An abundance of wildlife Lots of crows, and they make quite a racket Mom here is feeding the young 'uns from a dead turtle But I came into the park specifically to shoot these beasts, the water monitors. They remind me a bit of The Creature from the Black Lagoon, if you've seen the movie, and they're everywhere. This one looks like Nessie Only found in SE Asia, they can scale a tree like a squirrel with their sharp claws. Otherwise, they don't move very quickly on land, but they walk with a swagger, and they're great swimmers with the long tail. Except for the Komodo Dragon, they're the biggest lizards on the planet, and carnivores, although primarily scavengers. The first description of the monitor in English literature is credited to Robert Knox in 1681: There is a Creature here called Kobberaguion, resembling an Alligator. The biggest may be five or six feet long, speckled black and white. He lives most upon the Land, but will take the water and dive under it: hath a long blue forked tongue like a sting, which he puts forth and hisseth and gapeth, but doth not bite nor sting, tho the appearance of him would scare those that knew not what he was. He is not afraid of people, but will lie gaping and hissing at them in the way, and will scarce stir out of it. He will come and eat Carrion with the Dogs and Jackals, and will not be scared away by them, but if they come near to bark or snap at him, with his tail, which is long like a whip, he will so slash them, that they will run away and howl. They were aware of my presence but didn't seem particularly concerned. The adults have few predators. I thought this one was going to attack me They usually stay near the water, but not always. This guy went for a stroll. I don't know if he liked the paparazzi following him around.

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It was a bummer not being able to have a nice glass of red with my steak. Hopefully that won’t happen again.

Sadly, is a report on Bangkok without bars. Fortunately, bars opened yesterday so I'll be back after Makha Bucha Day, but I needed some dental work so I spent a few weeks. Since bars were closed, I stayed on the river, at the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel. Room was pretty good, all rooms have great views of the river. Looking the other way, from the hallway. Since bars were closed I made a trip to the liquor store for some whisky, purely for medicinal purposes, just in case I should get a toothache or something. There were only a few guests. The hotel lobby and lobby bar were empty. There were two outdoor pools, the garden pool was best, with a Jacuzzi. There were these peacocks hanging out in the garden I hadn't stayed on the river since 2004, then at the Shangri-La Hotel, had some fun times there with these hotties. These scanned from old film, a farm fresh stunner from Angel-Witch. My friend Tak, who I spent several days with and took on a dinner cruise. Here's Tak in the Shangri-La hotel lobby This girl came from Exocita I remember this girl treated me to a long blow job This girl came from Soi Cowboy and just wanted to fuck The Sheraton boat was out of commission but the Siphraya Pier was next door which had free shuttle boats to SiamIcon mall across the river every 20 minutes, so I hung out there most of the time. It only took a few minutes to get to SiamIcon mall The mall was decorated for Chinese New Year Some nice artwork inside This mall is so massive it has 61 restaurants, not counting the mom and pop's that sell street food. It has 61 sit-down restaurants, nearly all Asian. I checked many menus looking for a burger and couldn't find one, just some surf and turn, not much beef at all. I fancied some fresh crab, Jumbo Seafood is noted for chili crab, probably too spicy for me. I thought I'd just have some steamed but they wanted 3000 per kg for mud crab, that's five times what I pay when I go to Koh Kood, so I just had some French Mussels at D'Ark, since I like Hoy. They had a fountain show like at Bellagio but it finished by the time my meal arrived. Another time I went up to the 6th level for Canadian Lobster baked in cheese at Sushi Den. Unfortunately, the cheese was local but the meal was reasonably priced. And back to the hotel in the evening Night view from my room There was a Coffee Club next door at the River City Mall for an Eggs Benedict breakfast while enjoying the river view, also a Starbucks and a Subway in the River City Mall. After this I moved over to the Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit to be closer to my dentist. I also hadn't stayed at this hotel since 2004. Room was a little nicer than the Royal Orchid and price was 500 baht more, but the view wasn't too spectacular. I would have preferred facing north, towards Terminal 21, like this Like the Sofitel and Hyatt Regency, the hotel has direct BTS access, which is really nice. Breakfast was 300+ extra but well worth it. Eggs to order, crispy bacon, dim sum, imported cheeses, and fresh orange juice. I went over to El Gaucho Argentinian Steakhouse near by for a 350g Rib Eye. There were plenty of attractive women walking down Soi 19 in the late afternoon and I couldn't help but think about all the great girls I shagged upstairs when the building was City Lodge Hotel. Nearby, Soi Cowboy does a great lunchtime business for thais with plenty of food vendors, even when the bars are closed. I visited one of my masseuses, her name is Golf. My ball didn't find the hole during the Golf session but my putter did. Over at Nana, all was quiet. Hooters had their signage lit but they were closed. Had a Reuben sandwich at Landmark on the Terrace. Construction is making fast progress on the new office building between Q House and the Landmark Across the street, on the north side of Sukhumvit, another office building is being constructed. I used to frequent the Mom & Pop seafood stalls on that site near the Soi 7 Beer Garden. The new Wine Connection on Soi 11 has a nice special before 5 PM. Any pasta with salad and drink for only 199. I had the lamb and pasta which is usually 310 just by itself. Add dessert and coffee for just 149++ more For more cheap eats, I had some fried oysters at the MBK food service area, now on the 6th floor. There's a new Apple Store at Central Went over to Siam Square to meet up with another forum member, Dominic Toretto And I also scheduled a couple photo shoots while I was in town.

Live streaming seems to be the craze now. This Japanese guy has been going it for a while, much better than the NWG. How does he do it? He tips everone in the bar a hundred baht. Here’s a session from King’s Castle I. I’ve been a customer of this bar for nearly 30 years, they consistently have the best line-up of any bar in Thailand.

I’ve cancelled my return to Bangkok this week, looks like bars will be closed for a while, maybe all month.

I was at Nana Plaza, it was full of people

Nai Yai Am is adjacent to Rayong but I used to ride through Tha Mai on my way to Chao Lao Beach. REVISION: There have been no confirmed cases in Chanthaburi city, where I live, since March.

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I live in Chanthaburi, just an hour from the Koh Chang Ferry. There have only been 3 confirmed cases of covid in the province, none since March. I may move back to Pattaya sometime this year, just looking at the low rents on bahtsold, may even buy a condo if I can find a fire sale. Back to Bangkok, I ate at The Game for the first time, had a hot dog. Sorry to inform Bullfrog, The Mexican is a casualty. RIP. Bully's Pub is still open Hooters have a 50% discount on food from 3-4 PM every day, even on NYE. I had some Shrimp Tacos with coleslaw and a 'Tropical' Long Island Iced Tea. Bill came to 500, including tax and service, and I tipped the lovely lady for her photo. Stopped at the Landmark Hotel for a draft beer Chuvit Gardens adjacent Soi 10 looks almost like an autumn day in New England The bartenders at Nana told me Soi Cowboy was shut down on the 30th, but I went to see for myself. At least the music bars on the Asoke end were open. I haven't been to Country Road since 2003, listening to a few songs, I remembered why. A few bars were having private parties outside for their staff. I had a pepperoni pizza at Oasis, could only eat half, had the rest for breakfast this morning. Crazy House was the only GoGo open, but without dancers. You could go upstairs and sit with a lady, such was the state of affairs on NYE 2020. I thought about going over to Thermae but had enough to drink and wasn't interested in taking a lady, so I called it a night early. A fitting end to a shitty year, hopefully this year will bring better things. I'm heading home but coming back next week after the GoGo bars reopen. Happy New Year!

Did some shopping at Terminal 21 today. The Beatles were performing A Hard Day's Night. Happy New Year!!!

After the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority announced the closing of entertainment venues and massage parlors until Jan 4th, I thought this would be a Bangkok Re-Closing report, but that was not the case. Would have went home until after the 4th if my current booking weren't refundable, Bangkok is not much fun without GoGo bars and massage parlors. How about some Phuket Lobster at Savoey Seafood in Terminal 21? El Gaucho Argentinian Steakhouse next door has a 50% off special on steaks Tuesday, but when I showed up the hostess said I needed a reservation to qualify for the 50% savings, so I went next door to Terminal 21 and made a reservation on my phone, then came back a half hour later. I thought it was well worth it to save a thousand baht for the 250g Rib Eye. I still paid 150++ for a baked potato and 380++ for a glass of wine, so the bill came to 1800 including tax and service, but the steak was excellent. The manager said they normally require a two day notice for the 50% discount but he would allow it this time, so I left an additional 100 baht tip. As I mentioned before, I'd shagged lots of girls upstairs in this building when it was City Lodge, managed by Amari. Here's a sampling of some of my favorite bone-in delicacies. Three of these girls are still working the GoGos, into their 30s now. Here's something I haven't seen before, selling Avocados on Sukhumvit Here's another new twist, Lock Boxes in the BTS an MRT stations. Could prove very handy. Went to Indulge Bar at Asoke Intersection for their buy-one, get-one-free Sunday cocktail promotion Started with what I'd had before, the Citrus Comfort, and got a free one The drink I had with Strawberry liquor is called Champagne Supernova The Porn Star Martini is made with Vanilla Absolute Vodka and passion fruit. Shaken, not stirred, and the glass is sugared, not salted This drink was called Mother Theresa Goes to Hollywood, with mango and peach besides vodka and passion fruit. There's only one Mother Theresa, but I had two. My confession is that I ate the mango garnish. This drink served in the Tiki Glass was made with fireball cinnamon whisky. I started to lose focus by now. I finished with a pair of the Jimi Hendrix Xperiences, made with Hendrix Gin and cucumber juice. I don't particularly care for cucumbers, always tell them to hold at Subway, but I really like Jimi Hendrix. The bill for the dozen cocktails came to about 1900, and I left as a Voodoo Chile for the Electric Ladyland of Soi Cowboy. Big Dog's outside Nana Plaza in the afternoon, Jack & Coke 95 baht All the GoGos at Nana Plaza were closed yesterday. I went over to Soi Cowboy and it was business as usual. How can this be? Enforcement is decentralized and each police district controls their own territory. Most of the bars did close at midnight, however. I was glad the GoGos were open because I was horny and had a Chiang Mai beauty on my ToDo list for a while. It was time to get down to business. Pity she was too shy to drop her mask for the camera because she is truly stunning, but shyness is something I find very sexy about Thai women. She's a real sweetheart and we make a perfect couple, I'm only 19 years older than her father. After my pipe was cleared, I headed over to Saxophone Pub at Victory Monument for some live jazz. Hard to find a seat with unobstructed views, a huge middle post holds the old building from collapsing. They serve food, not too impressed with the kitchen, but the music is usually excellent. I'm very happy knowing Soi Cowboy will be open for the countdown tomorrow night. Cheers!

I recommend the Sofitel, better value than the JW Marriott IMHO, and the third floor access to the BTS Sky Walk is very convenient. Soi Thaniya runs parallel to Patpong, the closed Hooters is on the Silom end. I haven’t been in Thermae for a while so can’t comment on the scene there.

I was worried about a lockdown too but had already booked at low non-refundable rates. Now I’m having such a good time I wouldn’t mind being stuck in Bangkok a while longer.