Mr. Smooth

So THATS why that Pussycat Doll and Lewis Hamilton split up! Who knew? 😲

Probably no line at all for the 2nd highest mountain!

Ah, see there? Why, thats gotta be 3 bottled beers at your bar every night. Told you! 😜

We never read of laundries closing down, why doesn't an enterprising expat ever look into opening one of those? That is a year round business where there is no high or low season, clothes need to be washed, dried and ironed all year. The overhead has to be way less than a beer bar or an agogo, employ a few older ladies to run it, make sure the washers are in proper working order, plenty of suds, light, fans, etc. I would think many fewer headaches involved. Much less revenue of course, but considering how many bars shut down and lose money, a tortoise can cover more ground than a rabbit without any legs. A small but steady income for an expat who has a pension coming in and just looking for something to do to stay busy. Then take the daily profits and piss it off at LePub that night. Even Egg would approve of that!

Just getting caught up with this thread. Great idea with Scooters offering a 7-10 pm 89 baht bottled beer happy hour. When on holiday, I don't want to wait until after 10 pm to head out and knowing that Scooters has bottled beer for that price during the early evening hours, along with some attractive girls on staff and nice music videos, that would give me just cause to stop in there to get my night started. I think it's a great deal considering the area. As far as volume of music goes, I think it is more of a problem with an enclosed room, like the new Scooters is, rather than when there is an open end where the loudness has some place to go, or in an open beer bar setting that has no walls. And who is being played has much to do with it. If it's Mick, Keith and the boys playing "Gimme Shelter", then that classic oldie but goodie is just bound to jump start an old fart's pace maker. But if it's Eminem rapping to "Lose Yourself", then that same guy very well could turn to whoever is sitting closest to him and yell out, " Why don't they turn down that crap? That ain't music. Now, by gum, back in my day, we had Dean Martin and Frank and Sammy. Mr. Bojangles.....ah, now THAT was a great song. They don't make 'em like that anymore. Hey tilack, I'm down to ice cubes here, how about a refresher? And tell the manager to turn that crap down! I'm going deaf in here." Ah, you folks who run a bar.....the complaints and whining you put up with. To those who are the force behind Scooters, as you attempt to establish yourselves in the WS area, best of luck in all of your challenges. If it was easy, then everyone would be opening a bar. With a bit of patience in finding the formula that works, I wish you well. I'll certainly stop in on my next trip, same as I always did with Secrets. Did I mention how much I dig the 89 baht bottled beers?

Been back for almost 2 weeks from a wonderful trip to Pattaya, along with a 3 day side trip to Phnom Penh midway. It was a blast! Phil, many thanks for the warm hospitality. You have a very enjoyable bar and I must have stopped in about 4-5 different times during my 10 nights in Pattaya. For those who haven't been in yet, I can't recommend it enough. In the WS area, I don't think you will find a bar with more reasonably priced drinks, some very tasty menu items to take care of any late night munchies, and girls who are anything but standoffish mannequins and are a kick in the ass, in many cases, to talk with and enjoy a cocktail or two with. In my case, I enjoyed the company of a couple ladies so much, I barfined them on separate occasions, one all night, the other for what turned out to be one of the best short times I have had in a long while! If I lived there, Phil's bar would be my Walking Street local. Congrats again Phil and continued success in the future. See you again next trip. Most likely about the same time in 2020. Cheers mate!

As a welcomed newbie here just a few days ago, I have enjoyed the various topic chat among the members and hope to get in where I fit in on this board. It's also nice to see many familiar handles over here from the Secrets board, some who I notice continue to post over there as well, me included, as well as finding their groove here. I agree about the politics section causing some fizzures among certain members, where taking the piss out of someone would morph in some cases into vile, personal attacks, because of a disagreement about some political viewpoint. I didn't care much for that aspect as to me, it only showed a person's adolescent mentality about such matters, refusing to, or simply incapable of, continuing on in a grown up, civil manner in responding to another bm. A chat board turning a middle aged man into some high school aged brat, comfortably swathed in a blanket of anonymity in most cases. An excellent idea here on keeping the politics in it's own separate section away from the main general topics page unless you are a member of that "club". I think that will end up going a long way toward eliminating so much poisonous negativity that wormed it's way into other threads on Secrets due to bad feelings toward members that first blossomed out of the politics threads. Though I'll continue to post over there when the mood strikes, it does remain open after all, I'll look for a nice, comfortable easy chair to prop my feet up and put the lion's share of my time online regarding Pattaya, in this neighborhood. Add a bit of class to the joint! 😜

What, you can't discuss a 3 egg omelet with bacon, toast and coffee here? LOL... Got the pics to provide plenty of genteel back and forth, mate!

9 days and a wake up! Premium econ with Eva. Should be a nice, comfortable flight......I hope!

Hey Phil, arriving in Patts on March 2nd. Plan to come by within a day or two after. When's the last time you had any tasty fudge? I'll be bringing some homemade dark chocolate and peanut butter for you and your cook, Eileen is it? Very happy for all your success, the abundance of mates from all corners of the world who have come down for a drink and some laughs. I imagine from time to time, you stand in the back behind the bar and just observe the revelry going on in front of you with guys and girls, music and sport, people all having a great time at a little old bar that you conceived in your mind, and with a lot of hard work and sweat, were able to make that dream come alive. It will be a pleasure to be a small part of all the fun in a couple of weeks. As to any sweet tooth that might be ailing you, therapy is on the way. Save me a few cold one's!

I can see that a few of you have Thai wives who possess some serious kitchen skills to go along with their skills in other rooms of the house! Just icing on the cake. Of all the countries I've traveled to, Thailand stands head and shoulders above the rest when it comes to the wide range of delicious foods and there presentation. These pics are proof of that.

Hello guys, been a visitor to Pattaya, Thailand since 1994 and enjoyed many great times and met a great many fine folks along the way. Have been an active member on another, soon to be closed, forum, and was encouraged to join up here. Look forward to many enjoyable times being a part of this board.