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Kevin Meach, owner of Jasmine Mansion on Soi Buakhao, has several updated on his Riff-Raffles blog. His latest posts are particularly interesting and revealing, as most of them revolve around the events leading up to his divorce. Anyway, here's the latest. Off to See Our Daughter in Bangkok [Continued from My Worst Day (Week?) in Thailand.]The conclusion to this sorry week was our trip to see Pakpao in Bangkok. We collected James from school, headed to Sri Ratcha where we collected Sam from his school and made our way to the northern part of Bangkok. The journey involved a fair amount

Looks pretty nice, though it's too bad about the location -- too far north for me.

I would change the topic from "new(bi)" to "new(bie)". You don't want people pointing you to Boyz Town. I agree with the previous poster. Monkey talks. You can find a young hardbody to do everything you ask.

This is super old. Silverman and Kimmel aren't even together anymore.

Kevin Meacher, who may or may not still own Jasmine Mansion (read on to find out!), has a slew of updates on his Riff-Raffles site. Before I post some excerpts, he asks that you head on over to this list of Thailand blogs and vote for his site. Riff-Raffles is currently hovering in the 90s, but with your support, Kevin hopes that it'll rise through the ranks. Now on to the stories! Back to Pattaya for a...Divorce? I had expected the Hua Hin trip to be the end of my second book. The conclusion of the book followed by, hopefully, selling our plot of land, leasing our Pattaya hotel and mo

When I booked, it was a little over $35USD through Agoda. The prices have gone up since then. My friends were charged 1,300 for the small room (walk-in rate), which was more than I was paying for the junior suite.

Several boardies have mentioned staying there. From what I remember, they've had success at getting a good walk-in price that was better than anything you could pre-book.

http://www.villapanalee.com/ I haven't seen too many posts on this relatively new hotel (opened December 2007), but I was interested in it because I like its location and they have wired Internet. The hotel itself is pretty nice; it's better than most of the guest houses in the Soi Buakhao area, though not as the nice as three of the LK hotels in the vicinity (Royal Suites, Metropole, Renaissance). If anything, it competes in the mid-range market with Pattaya Bay Resort and Golden Sea. The hotel is located on the same soi as Dream Teen Massasge and PP Massage -- Soi 21 between Third Ro

I'm in town now if anyone would like to purchase this set.

I'm selling an Xbox 360 gaming console that's in great condition. This is a US version, but can be modified to play "backup" games. I brought it over to Pattaya and didn't have enough room to bring it back, so it has been sitting in MM's room for over a year. The system is barely used, comes with three games, and a custom power supply. Included in the deal is: - Xbox 360 gaming console with 20GB hard drive, wireless controller, and S-video/composite TV cables - Custom two-prong power supply that works with 110 or 220 - Crackdown - Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 - WWE Smackdown vs.

The shuttle drops you off here. This leaves you less than five minutes from Hell Club. Unfortunately, the map system doesn't have Soi LK Metro finished, but it's around here.

You know you'll miss: "Shrek's Bomb" "Wondersool Tonight" "I Shot the Sheriff (But I Did Not Shoot the Deepyootee)"

The OP made a mistake and has since corrected it. I'm actually checking out Agoda based on another boardie's reco. Some of the rates are better than what the hotels were offering (including the low season discount). The boardie that recommended it to me had a problem with the hotel and didn't want to stay for the full time he reserved. Agoda cleared that up right away and refunded the difference. That's great service compared to most Thai businesses. I believe Agoda used to be Precision Travel, which was also highly regarded.

Kevin Meacher (board member Cookie), owner of Jasmine Mansion on Soi Buakhao, has a bunch of new stories on the companion site to his book, Riff-Raffles. Here are some excerpts. Hua Hin Internet and Sleeping Maids Work in Hua Hin was finally picking up. Kevin managed to do some work on the new book and together with the pages proofed that I had emailed him prior to our trip, we appeared to be at least making a start. I did a couple of hours editing before Kevin called and made arrangements for us to go out and eat. A pizza and a glass of quite dreadful red wine followed and we returned to

I've had Mexican-Americans from San Francisco and Los Angeles tell me that the best Mexican food is found in San Diego.

That's not true at all. For many of us, dining is one the big draws (in addition to other things). The Thai food I enjoy in Bangkok or Pattaya is not like the Thai food I enjoy at home.

I miss the post-count error and the chaos it caused! Bring back the error!!!

For VoIP, wired is definitely the way to go. The LK Metropole, LK Royal Suites, and LK Renaissance have wired connections. I've used VoIP through the wireless connections at Pattaya Bay Resort and Bella Villa Prima. It was okay, but not something I'd rely on for business calls.

While EVA's pricing is certainly competitive, you should also consider what you'd be using the accrued mileage for -- upgrades or free flights. EVA's program looks pretty inferior.

Naturals are better than enhanced versions, just like Thai girls.

Mine has a 9 and yours does not. It's a lucky number for Thai people.

I'm still puzzled as to why anyone should care about their post count.

EVA's program is pretty limited. If you fly to other destinations for work or play then it's worth it to sign up with an airline that's part of a bigger group like Star Alliance or One World. Star Alliance One World

I used the airport pickup service once. There were no problems at all.

Anyone try Joost in Thailand? There's lots of good stuff there. If you know how to fake your IP, Hulu should work.