johnpat

 The remodel  in front of The Avenue is nearly done.  They still have to install a new sign.

 They replaced the elevated walkway and fake stones and grass with a giant concrete slab.  They textured part of it to look like wood and another part to look like tile.    At least that should make it less slippery when it rains.

 Now there's more room for the night market that's starts when the sun goes down.

 The old favorite Supergirls on Soi Diamond is now becoming Angel...

( When the Japanese guys left Supergirl to go to other gogos it started the decline of Walking Street as they brought overpaying to the whole area like a virus...)

 As seen in the news.... the resuming of sending water to most of Pattaya was delayed due to weather.... and now is scheduled to restart at noon today (2.5 hours from now).

I didn't notice any disruption of businesses on Walking Street last night... and my condo has no problem as well.

•  Second time's the charm..

They are planning to shutting off the water for real this time on Wednesday. 

What we learned last time is that only residences and businesses which don't have a water tank big enough to supply water for a day will be affected by this..  

 The water shut off has been cancelled..... go about your business as usual.

 The water is due to be cutoff most of Wednesday on Walking Street (as part of a very large area of Pattaya).   I wonder what this means for the gogos on Wednesday night.   Certainly some can get water trucked in but there aren't enough trucks for all the gogos and other buildings in that area (I suspect).

13 hours ago, Bazle said:

Oops! My mind reading skills need a bit of refining. ☺️

 I would say that the original post needed a bit more information.   I can't see why a change in management needs to be kept secret (unless it hasn't happened yet and the soon to be former manger doesn't know his days are numbered).

  When you have a 5 year driver's license it expires on your birthday.   When you renew that license it will expire 5 years after your next birthday.    So it would seem wise to renew your license shortly after it expires on your birthday thus giving you an effective 6 year license.   

Does this work in practice  or if you renew shortly after your birthday do they give you 5 years after your previous birthday?

11 hours ago, Stillearly said:

Does anyone watch in UHD 4K , is the picture quality far superior to HD ? 

   It is noticeably better... but that's not always good.     Some sets look fake because they are so detailed and that is distracting.    Sharper is not always better... 

Gogo report from April 17, two days before the big Songkran day.
It's not a typical gogo night in Pattaya as many regulars are staying away
from nightlife due to the actions of so many that don't realize that
water tossing is supposed to stop at 6pm.

It was just giant water guns on Walking Street last night rather than
buckets of water so it wasn't all that bad for me.

Fahrenheit
  - about half the staff is there.   They are dressed in special Songran
  outfits which look like something your grandmother would be comforable
  wearing.  Not sexy.
  Seats covered in plastic.  They plan to be open on the 19th which I
  think is bad for the staff who have to make it to work (not easy)
  and can't enjoy the big party on the 19th.
  Few customers as compared to a normal evening in the place.  I imagine
  there will be even fewer customers and girls on the 19th.  They should
  close and save on the electric bill.

Dollhouse
  - not many ladies or customers but my favorite was there so I had
  a good time.   They will be closed on the 19th.

Electric Blue
  - reduced number of dancers and none of my three favorites were there.
  My friend found two girls he liked and had a good time with them.

Windmill
   - full but not packed.   Two favorites were there and I had a good time.
   Windmill just does one thing wrong: if you are buying a girl a drink
   and she has to dance then she can't come down and sit with you
   after 5 minutes or so.  She has to stay up there the full 15 to 20 minutes.
   That usually convinces me to leave and go somewhere else.  At  places
   that allow the girl to come down early (like  Dollhouse, Electric Blue,
   Palace, etc) I end up buying a lot more lady drinks and that's what
   the bar's there for.  I'm happier and the bar is happier.
   Are you listening Windmill?

Shark
    They had a good pole show going when we went in.  I haven't seen
    one like that in ages (since years ago at the Queen club).
    There were some cuties but only one girl of the bunch was topless.

Teerak
    This has the best girls in town at the moment.  Young thin nubile
    topless girls .. if you're into such a thing.
    Word has gotten out however.  It's a small place and our group
    could not find a seat.  Packed to the brim.  We even tried twice
    hours apart but packed both times.

33 minutes ago, code_slayer_bkk said:

I have always heard that Japanese and Korean guys pay the Thai gals more baht .... I used to think that was another bar gal myth ... I have no proof one way or another ....

 You see it all the time now.   The asian men pick a girl and she often picks out a friend or two.  The mamsan comes over with a pad of paper or calculator and shows them a number and they just pay it or agree to pay it without negotiating.   They take a few girls to a disco like Hollywood where they drink more and all but one girl is jettisoned with one going to the room with the customer. 

I think they feel if they haggle on the price it will make them look bad in front of their friends.   So they just pay. 

Girls actually get in trouble for accepting less than the "bar rate" and many mamasans want the payment up front so you can't do less unless you meet on their day off.

 Gogo pricing has evolved over just a few years from a bargain to something comparable to what the Japanese and Koreans pay at home (which is no bargain).   Evolution is not always successful and in the animal kingdom some species evolved into something that eventually died out.    The gogos have evolved into something requiring  Japanese and Korean customers so they are in danger of dying out if those customers stay away.

 I'm speaking of the traditional gogos.  The hands on places are still doing well since you can have some fun for the price of a few drinks.   barfines and ST/LT rates are not so important.

45 minutes ago, code_slayer_bkk said:

I know for a fact gals ( here in Thailand ) will quote you a crazy price is she doesn't want to f**k you ...

 Now they do it because the Japanese and Korean guys will pay it without blinking an eye ... in fact I think those guys feel better about overpaying because it feeds their ego that they got a real prize they can brag about to their friends.

 Went to a few gogos last night and the winner is Teerak on Walking Street near Soi Diamond.   Lots of cute spinners (which are now very hard to find as most gogos seem to employ the larger ladies now).    Last night there were two groups (they call them 'floors') of  models and one of coyotes.    What distinguishes the models from the others is that they dance topless and it costs 200 for a lady drink.   

  Insane barfine of 2000 baht  (sadly typical nowdays)  and one girl wanted 3000 ST and 5000 LT.   

  Tiny place so you're up close with the ladies.   A good place to watch the show, not so good for takeaway.  

 A great series is Love Death and Robots.   It's a series of short unrelated animated films.    Very entertaining and if one isn't to your taste it will be over soon and you'll be on to the next one.

 Mr DIY at the Avenue will open on Sunday March 31 according to signs posted.    It's a big store and a a big win for The Avenue.     Central and T21 have nothing like it.

When I first read the rumor that they were opening another mini mart I groused that there needs to be a practical store at the mall like a Mr. DIY .... and sure enough that will come true.  

I'm happy that's what's going in there... but I wonder if Mr. DIY is overextending itself.  There's one a short distance away at the Royal Garden Mall and a slightly further distance away at the Harbor Mall and Tuk Com....   

5 hours ago, thegrogmonster said:

I donated to a BM on this board to assist with his medical bills and would do so again to anyone in need. Agree that people should have medical insurance but have no issue stepping in to help if they are known to me (even in just the cyber would).

 I've also donated to a BM when I determined that unexpected expenses of medical treatment was more than they could afford.   

 Kev has never said that he could not afford the treatment.   He planned well for his retirement and felt he could self insure.    He has never implied that this is not the case.

I was hoping that Kev in his second video would have said "I appreciate all the donations but I can afford this treatment which is why I felt safe self-insuring.    Please don't send donations and those already sent to me will be sent instead to <insert name of charity>"     That would have been a class thing to do.

   Sergio's at the Avenue has some great pizza and the best Calzone by far in the whole area (and maybe all of Thailand based on my experience).

   However Sergio's doesn't have pizza by the slice so that would be an attractive addition to the Food World.

10 hours ago, Painter said:

The "italian" place on sou 15 under the urban condos, which I haven't seen more than 20 people in in total over 3 months, is in darkness. Outside furniture gone, windows blacked out , "closed for maintenance" sign in window. No indication of how long maintenance will take....

 I ate there a few nights ago.  I was the only customer.  There was one lady working there who was  waitress, cashier and cook.    The meal was good, pasta with a cheese sauce.

 That place has gone through many incarnations but never really attracted a customer base despite there being three condo complexes in the vicinity.   I suppose most people go to one of the places in The Avenue. 

  I hope they can come up with a formula for success.

3 hours ago, Bazle said:

Another brilliant decision! A few paces away from Villa Market in one direction, and a few paces from a good-sized 7/11 in the other.

A short distance to the left of the building site are a 7-11 and Family mart.   To the right is another 7-11.. ..    Plenty of convenience already in the area.

 What they need is an ice cream shop since the cookies and cream place had a fire and closed down a few years ago (and it looks like the beauty salon will take over their former location)

 I enjoyed the series Rake.    It's from Australia and with subtitles turned on you can understand what they're saying.     Lots of great characters, great writing and very funny.

 I had my first visit to Pin Up agogo last night.     Just like Tantra they put the post for the table right up against the seat thus forcing you to share your table with the customer sitting next to you.  They are anticipating lots of Japanese and Korean customers crammed in I guess but it wasn't that way last night.   The line up wasn't so good so that's likely the reason.  The back seats are comfortable however but on this night nothing caught my eye.   

  Fahrenheit wasn't really crowded either.   The ladies I like there weren't present and the remaining staff were nice but no one else caught my eye.    To me the only value to these no-touch places is if they have stunners working.

  Then changing directions, off to the Windmill which was packed.   Electric Blue was crowded too and I got reacquainted with an old friend with a new look that I approved of.   Finally Dolllhouse was crowded and always enjoyable and I spent most of my evening  upstairs.

  I saw that the new Tee Rak agogo was open when I passed by.   I'll check that out next time.

On 1/30/2019 at 5:35 AM, Steelers4Life said:

Enjoying season 4 of Luther. Seasons 1-3 were brilliant. British crime drama television series starring Idris Elba as DCI John Luther. Well worth a watch.

  Season 4 on Netflix only had 2 episodes and it's been that way for a long time... what happened?  Did Netflix lose the rights to this show shortly after season 4 started??

 I really enjoyed the previous seasons which are complete.

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