Scams in Pattaya

In a sin city like Pattaya, it is almost impossible not to be the victim of one or another scam.
Just go to google and try a search for "scams pattaya". WOW! You get an amazing list of all possible dirty scams.

After you have been cheated a few times (just like me or anybody else who stays here for a longer time), you could be pissed and say: "I NEVER EVER give money again to a deaf or crippled person". Because... sometimes you see that same deaf-mute guy another day in another place, talking and discussing with others, just like any other normal person.

But such a reaction would be sad for those poor people that really need help like this man in the picture.
By the way, Thai in general, are very honest. But this is Pattaya where all the scum has been brought together, so use your common sense... :-)

Bars closed for 3 days, thai way

Bars are really closed today, in last respects to Princess Galyani.

Well, an excellent time to get sober again for the real alcoholics among us, I guess (and in Pattaya there is no lack of people with a small alcoholic problem...).
Though, tomorrow you'll be able to drink again in a similar way you can still smoke (it is forbidden, unless you can hide all evidence fast enough before the police arrives...;-))

How long does a girl work in Pattaya?

Just listen to her:

1) Mamasan talks to you, girl doesn't say anything = less than 1 week
2) "Hello" and "thank you" = 2 weeks
3) Me Kung... What name you? = 1 month
4) "Hello Handsome man!", "Me go with you", "You married?", "how old you?", "How long you stay?" = 3 months
5) She orders wine or cappuccino? = too long!

Well, something like that...

Thai, and Thai whiskey

Thai don't like to stay at home and they certainly don't like to be alone. They visit family, go to a restaurant, or play cards.
And sometimes they drink a little bit too much of Thai whiskey, like the Mekong, Sang Thip or Sang Som.

This guy looks like he has been drinking all of it, and his friend is helping him to look and smile at the camera...:-)

Having not so secret fun in Secrets

Don't know how they do it, but in Secrets they always have some nice, little movies.
Maybe not the best bar in town (though not so bad either, Halloween was nice there...), but they know the importance of youtube these days.

Click here

Loi Krathong

Almost time for one of the most beautiful days in Thailand.
Chiang Mai may be more the place to be, but Loi Krathong will be in fact everywhere on wednesday, nov 12

Here is some CHANGE

Club Blu has been sold recently. If Obama can deliver the same amount of "change", as bars change in Pattaya, he can keep his promise.
Lucky as we are, the sexy shooters girls remain the same...

Crazy taxi from Bangkok to Pattaya

Finding a taxi in Suvarnabhumi to Pattaya (or any other place) is very easy. Even better, a taxi will find you.
And if this is your first visit to Thailand, you might learn too late that this taxi was not really a taxi.

There are always a lot of guys in the arrival hall, asking you if you want a taxi, and if you agree, they will guide you to the parking opposite the street, where your "taxi" is waiting. No problem. You will probably get a good price, and arrive on your destination. Well, if you don't have an accident with your possibly crazy kamikaze driver, as these guys will often use a private car and drive as fast as possible in order to pick up the next "customer".

Funny part of the story is that the government promised to clean up quickly this false competition to the real taxi-stand about 2 years ago, but when you walk out of Suvarnabhumi these days, you will still see those people looking for customers, the police sitting in the office (drinking coffee, only paying attention to the security cams when they see a sexy butt on the screen), etc

If you are lucky, you will even see some cowboy at the other side of the street (just opposite the real taxi) with a big sign "PATTAYA", yelling: "taxiiiiiiii..... pattayaaaaaa....", only 1200 bath.
The security guys will hardly pay any attention...:-)

Halloween in Pattaya

Witches can be so sexy! Yeah, I know, Halloween is in fact nothing more than commercial crap from the U.S. but it is something I like in Pattaya. It's just great fun here!!!
I don't know about you, but I prefer to share the room with a witch instead of returning to that same room completely soaking wet during the Song kran days...

Coconut ladies

Frequent Pattaya visitors know who the coconut ladies are. It is a different name for the freelancers you can find on beach road, especially in the late afternoon/early evening. Don't know who came up with this name, but Coconut lady sounds better than beachroad freelancer...:-)

A lot of stories have been told about these coconut ladies, sometimes not so positive, but many of the girls here just want to be free, not working for a bar or agogo.

There are a lot more of them these days, but maybe it is just a wrong idea I get, because more girls cannot find somebody and hang around for a longer period. The financial crisis even hits the Pattaya beach road...

No alcohol ban, but should we be happy?

First the smoking ban, now the alcohol ban. Okay, let's be honest, the smoking ban is a joke; most bars don't provide ashtrays but empty bottles. Even in agogos you can smoke, as long as you use the empty redbull bottles as an ashtray and as long there is no police, officially...

OK, relief! The alcohol ban during religious holidays has been scrapped, the reason is obvious. Tourism has been hurt already enough, but I'm worried a little bit about the fact that more than 80% was PRO ban. Some day, this alcohol ban will be back.

I'm still positive about life in Thailand, but don't they understand?
Every new stupid rule like this -almost- non alcohol ban, might move some tourists from Thailand to other countries like Cambodia where individual freedom is still untouched.

Thailand supports the poor Cambodians, now that's lovely...:-)

Money Made in Pattaya

Life of a bargirl is not always so bad. It's a lot more easy than the hard work on a rice field for a few baht.
All the ethical thoughts and negative aspects put aside, it is one of the most easy ways to make quick money.
An ugly beer bar girl can make as little as 2000 baht/a month if she doesn't want to go with any guy, and return to the shared room each night, provided by the bar. But all she has to do however is sit in the bar, serve some drinks, play some games like "connect 4", and use the tip box to buy food.
As a girl working in an agogo bar, you get at least 6000 to 8000 baht, but most girls can easily earn 50000 baht or more, just have some lady drinks and catch a few more ping pong balls. If you have the right looks, and find some sponsors, you can make 200000 baht or more.
Bad day? Just sleep a bit longer, instead of going to the movies in Big C with your friends.

So, why not buy that Iphone or Nokia N95? One week "sing a song" and you're ready.
There is no way back to the rice fields anymore...

What happened to Sabailand?

When you walk around in Pattaya these days, you'd think they expect a lot of new tourists. New shopping mall here, new hotel there, ...
Most of these projects started more then a year ago of course, when there was no financial crisis yet. Only a complete idiot would build another new hotel now, if you ask me.

In Europe or the US it would probably never be possible (or at least, not THIS way), but here you can build a new hotel B, just in front of another hotel A. Bye bye seaview for hotel A... :-)

Sometimes I need (yeah, I really need) a body massage, and in this case it is easy to go to Sabai Room on second road near Big C. Don't like any girl? Okay, you just have to cross the road to Sabailand to drink another coffee and have a look at another few dozens of beauties in silk. Still not the one you like? Just a few steps further and there is Sabai Dee.
In 70% of the cases however, I got so horny in Sabairoom that I didn't reach Sabailand anymore. Needless to say, the chance I got into Sabai Dee was almost non existent.

Now they are building a new hotel in front of the old Sabailand. Shit! I don't mind where they put new hotels, but not in front of a nice body massage! I always liked the way that the door to the 7/11 market was just next to the door to Sabai Room. A little mistake and instead of getting a new toothbrush, and you were in front of the fish bowl.

This won't happen anymore...
Sabailand is now around the corner, still close to Sabai Dee but on the other side in soi 2.

Ah, not so bad. I got a real nice soapy with Sabai Dee number 126, a dark beauty, the place where I would probably never look without that hotel in front of Sabailand.
When I came out of the room I thought number 140 looked even better, dark skin too (yes I like it dark).
I'll have to go back now...

High season is a low season, no reservations needed

If you plan to go to Pattaya now, it might be better not to make a hotel reservation.

Hotels that used to be completely full by now, even like the popular Flipperhouse in Soi 7 for example, now have plenty of rooms available. They will give you a reduced price immediately, you don't even have to negotiate for it (reduced = 30% to 50% lower then prices indicated on their website). Previous years, you could forget it to come to Pattaya, just walk into Flipper in october and still find a room.

Maybe it will change in november or december, so don't blame me if you can't find a room then (however it seems unlikely to be a "normal high" season with the political troubles and financial crisis).

But for now, don't book, just go and see.

What's up?

Soi 15 (walking street, left side, coming from beach road) is currently one of the best streets in Pattaya if you want some agogo entertainment.

Angelwitch:
I did a little tour yesterday and as it was just before 10 p.m. the best place to start here is Angelwitch, the shows start at 10. It might become a little bit boring after a while (I hate that same, little repetitive sound between 2 "performances"), but the witches look still great, gliding down from the poles (something you can try as well, if you don't feel too drunk yet). Mamasan, an older Thai lady is a real business woman, walking around to keep an eye on every detail, chatting with the customers, especially the biggest money spenders, and trying to make them spend even more. She might promise you to be the first volunteer to be the "victim" of the girls during their little show, something that happens about 3 times every evening. In Angelwitch this is fun, not like that show in Polo Entertainment where they just try to get your thing as hard as possible, and you will always end with your pants down, in front of the public.

After that, time for Whats up agogo. I really like the new style in whats-up-agogo and they should refresh their website as it looks a lot better in real...:-)
Some new fresh girls were doing their acrobatic exercises on the ceiling: if you don't mind some tarzan-girls are flying around your neck while you're drinking your 110 baht Singha, have a seat on the left side. Some like it, some hate it.
Very nice place for a short time, but drinks are a little bit expensive, and the barfines and the girls are only for those who really don't care about the price.

I ended in Beach club, and... beach club is still beach club. They might have lost some of the best girls (replaced by very young ones) but I still like the concept with the girls dancing on your table in flashy uniform à la Peppermint.
And a barfine of 600 and a 2000 LT was okay for me, but after that the tour ended prematurely, as it was my intention to pay a little visit to Happy agogo after that...

Shit happens, but it happens first of all in Pattaya

This is an old picture, but I couldn't leave it to post it once again on this blog.
Some guy was very happy staying with a bargirl in Pattaya, and he really believed her when she said she would only love him and miss him so much and blabla... Back home, he posted a picture on a forum, to discover a little bit later someone else posted a picture too, more recent than his one, not only of the same girl, but even the same hotel room!

Fuck and forget

No Farang No Job

There are 2 things about this guy:
1) he is honest
2) he understands the real problems in Thailand, some politicians don't these days...

Fashion Pattaya style

You have to show what you got. This is actually "functional" clothing.

The importance of good communication for a bargirl

One for mama
One for the sponsor, working in Europe
One for the farang on holiday
and the last one for the real (Thai) boyfriend

Yes, it is important to keep things separated sometimes...