Popular Post Yesitisdakid Posted June 21, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 21, 2019 7 minutes ago, Golfingboy said: Sad to read this thread. Seems the bar going downhill is a combo of bad management and the lack of customers all around Pattaya. I haven’t been to Thailand going on 8 years now. I have at least one leg paid for in business class that must be booked soon and used within a year, I had my heart set on next February. My finances are not the best, but FFS you only live once and I’m not passing up the opportunity to go. Hell, probably going to do a round the world trip starting over the Pacific, some fun in Asia, then see Europe for a couple weeks and end up in Montreal to see family. My point is, I’m a creature of habit, and when shopping for my reward flight, I’m always inputting BKK as the destination. Could not imagine going anywhere but Thailand. But reading about how things have changed, girl quality, high prices, no GFE, strong baht, bars closing.....maybe it’s possible I bypass LOS altogether and give Vietnam or the Philippines a shot I think I was blessed, and cursed to have made my first trip in 2008. As Larry said, the forum, and the town of Pattaya, were both booming and awesome value for the punter. Reading all these negative reports, and seeing( my apologies) the low quality of the ladies in the bars, I ask myself, WTF happened in the last 7-8 years? I’m sure the boys living there permanently have the answer Still a tremendous amount of quality girls to be had the problem for the bars are they don't need to be working in one to do business. Why should a good looking girl dance 8 hours a night when she can get a customer online or maybe two be finished and have the rest of the night partying with her friends. And you know what I can hardly blame them we would be looking for a better way ourselves every one of us. These girls only want what all of us want the best for ourselves. 2 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 6 minutes ago, Yesitisdakid said: Still a tremendous amount of quality girls to be had the problem for the bars are they don't need to be working in one to do business. Why should a good looking girl dance 8 hours a night when she can get a customer online or maybe two be finished and have the rest of the night partying with her friends. And you know what I can hardly blame them we would be looking for a better way ourselves every one of us. These girls only want what all of us want the best for ourselves. That’s good info there Larry. Everyone seems to be stating there are so many better opportunities in the labour force, so more Thais can earn 30k+ a month while not on their backs, instead of 200 baht a day in rice paddies. That’s obviously not the real story. With smartphones, the apps are hugely popular, and it’s easy to connect with customers without, as you say, suiting up and trying to hustle LD for 8 hours When I was there for 8 months, had many regulars and didn’t mind putting in a little work. But 2-3 week holiday, I don’t want headaches and want female company right away, and without paying 6k a night either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Golfingboy Posted June 21, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 21, 2019 38 minutes ago, Yesitisdakid said: Still a tremendous amount of quality girls to be had the problem for the bars are they don't need to be working in one to do business. Why should a good looking girl dance 8 hours a night when she can get a customer online or maybe two be finished and have the rest of the night partying with her friends. And you know what I can hardly blame them we would be looking for a better way ourselves every one of us. These girls only want what all of us want the best for ourselves. Just found some old pics, this is what 3K baht used to get you! Oh that was a fun time 8 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesitisdakid Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Just found some old pics, this is what 3K baht used to get you! Oh that was a fun time And I believe it will still get you that just takes a bit of lookingSent from my LG-H990 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Smooth Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 5 hours ago, thumper63 said: I still log in and post on about 6 to 10 topics regularly. Missed most of last week due to family stuff. Secrets was where I grew up as far as Forums go and I still feel a loyalty to the old girl. But thing are changing over there and it just isn't the same. Will be interesting to see what the next 3 to 5 months bring. Thumper, I just logged in over there not 10 minutes ago and scrolled down to see the activity. Forget the post count, there was only two other members currently online. TWO!!! And this was at just after 4 pm Pattaya time, middle of the night for you and me in the western US, but still. I'm afraid that board is crumbling down as bad as No Name City was toward the end of "Paint Your Wagon". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesitisdakid Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 (edited) That's sad if you look at the post that Carlsberg made about the one-year anniversary in Cambodia it was posted April one it's only had four replies and they were all from him not any other member posted or showed any interest. I guess it's not only Pattaya thats slow. Unless it's very very inexpensive to keep that forum I'm going I'm not sure why it is still running Edited June 21, 2019 by Yesitisdakid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan the terrible Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 3 hours ago, Yesitisdakid said: That's sad if you look at the post that Carlsberg made about the one-year anniversary in Cambodia it was posted April one it's only had four replies and they were all from him not any other member posted or showed any interest. I guess it's not only Pattaya thats slow. Unless it's very very inexpensive to keep that forum I'm going I'm not sure why it is still running It doesnt take BM Sherlock to figure out why that was (apologies Sherlock!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 9 hours ago, Yesitisdakid said: That's sad if you look at the post that Carlsberg made about the one-year anniversary in Cambodia it was posted April one it's only had four replies and they were all from him not any other member posted or showed any interest. I guess it's not only Pattaya thats slow. Unless it's very very inexpensive to keep that forum I'm going I'm not sure why it is still running Oh my....compare that to the busy days a decade ago. I’m probably a little off here, but if I hadn’t logged in for a while, just the last week’s topics were easily 20 PAGES long, you could not keep up. You always had at least 2 or 3 entertaining trip reports from guys on the ground or just returned home, it was great and made you want to book that flight ASAP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 The TR's were a great resource for me as a noob back in 2008. Two BM's TR's that stood out were by One Day and Norcalkid. I know Norcalkid is still coming here on holidays, but wonder how One Day is doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcharliemofo Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 On 6/11/2019 at 1:34 PM, mrcharliemofo said: Paul didn't show up but somehow they have been promised to be paid on the 25th (yeah right!). No other news Now changed to 27th.. .what a surprise! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyman Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 1 hour ago, mrcharliemofo said: Now changed to 27th.. .what a surprise! Some staff got all the salary they were owed last Tuesday so things are moving forward a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcharliemofo Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 17 minutes ago, monkeyman said: Some staff got all the salary they were owed last Tuesday so things are moving forward a bit. Now waiting for Deepthroat's answer to that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Yessongs Posted June 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2019 On 6/22/2019 at 8:12 AM, forcebwithu said: The TR's were a great resource for me as a noob back in 2008. Two BM's TR's that stood out were by One Day and Norcalkid. I know Norcalkid is still coming here on holidays, but wonder how One Day is doing. I always tried to put up some decent TR's and pics when I joined Secrets back in 2010, not that I had to, I just enjoyed taking notes/ diaries and pics of the little darlings and always thought that when I grow up to be an "old hack" and maybe get married one day again, it would be fun to look back on. Oh Jesus, that's where I 'm at now LOL! Funny as was talking to my buddy Jim last week who lives in Austin Texas, who accompanied me for the last 5 years on our yearly trek to Thaland , were talking about Pattaya and Secrets and were saying that on a visit in 2011, two of the girls told us this was the best place they had ever worked cause most of the guys that came there, were cool, friendly, paid well and were not always a bunch of "older guys" I was only a young 56 years old then! Had some great girls from there, always good attitude and fun and were game for most things. Met some great guys and people in Secrets over the years for sure. But.........let's not forget what the late, great, Evil Knievel once said " You can have alot of fun in life, god knows I did, enjoy it while it lasts, nothing lasts forever" 5 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDM Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 On 6/25/2019 at 9:17 PM, monkeyman said: Some staff got all the salary they were owed last Tuesday so things are moving forward a bit. Some ? the challenge will be getting staff( BGs ) to work there when the word on the street is you don't pay owed wages then there are not many that will start work ( unless payed up front ). JDM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesitisdakid Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Years ago I was leaving a meat company that I was not happy with another company pursued me I went and had a chat with the owner. About a week later I get a call from him saying what is this you're calling some of our Distributors asking them if we pay our bills and talking to some of our staff asking if they have any salary problems. I said to him absolutely no different than you calling my ex employers and seeing if I'm somebody worth hiring. Well because of that he didn't hire me and I didn't really give a shit I caught on a couple days later with a company I stayed at for 22. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy dee Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share Posted June 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Yesitisdakid said: Years ago I was leaving a meat company that I was not happy with another company pursued me I went and had a chat with the owner. About a week later I get a call from him saying what is this you're calling some of our Distributors asking them if we pay our bills and talking to some of our staff asking if they have any salary problems. I said to him absolutely no different than you calling my ex employers and seeing if I'm somebody worth hiring. Well because of that he didn't hire me and I didn't really give a shit I caught on a couple days later with a company I stayed at for 22. those were the 22 yrs u spent in the pen right? ( just askin after a search on jailedratlovers.com) 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barsie Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Unusual solution to how not to pay staff- just don’t have any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob lt Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 The interior photos I have seen are either framed not to include customers or there aren't any present Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painter Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 15 minutes ago, bob lt said: The interior photos I have seen are either framed not to include customers or there aren't any present The ones I took, it was definitely the latter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john luke Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 18 minutes ago, bob lt said: The interior photos I have seen are either framed not to include customers or there aren't any present On my last two visits, there were no other customers other than ourselves on the first occasion and single figures on the second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy dee Posted July 2, 2019 Author Share Posted July 2, 2019 have to say that they did a piss poor job of pr for the this relaunch. so no one knows its changed. daft. as they could be busy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazle Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 59 minutes ago, tommy dee said: have to say that they did a piss poor job of pr for the this relaunch. so no one knows its changed. daft. as they could be busy I quite agree. They didn't even have girls holding boards in WS. But what did they have to promote - what to encourage people to go there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcharliemofo Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Probably the last word on this place for a while now, Deepthroat has said "No get Salary and bar have to close 2 months start today". Anybody in the know care to comment if this is correct or not especially the closing for 2 months part ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painter Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 The coffee and cap club were going to have coffee here this afternoon. All locked up up but with music and voices within. Receptionist from hotel came out, and said bar closed. Reopen on Sept 1st. When we asked why, she said renovate, but seemed to not be able to explain or understand that it had just been renovated.... When asked she said reopen as scooters, no secrets. The coffee and cap club are please to broadcast breaking news.... Ps the coffee at w14 was very good. 1 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Spice Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 This is becoming a real saga..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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