1.first further to get to White HOuse-in BKK it generally makes no sense to combine MRT/BTS and taximeter-take a taxi all the way. If you still want-Lard Prao MRT is closest by-and midday traffic is not too bad-generally-on Lard Prao road. From SUkhvit area-a taximeter can use the Art Narong Expressway=pay tolls, from near Onnut/Prakanong-that would be MUCH faster.
Bus 514 links Silom and via Pratunam-DinDaeng-RatchaDa onto Lard prao-should take 60/70 mins to there from Silom mid-day. In general I find that too many changes to unknown places only lenghten trips in BKK considerably. In fact I now again sit in ram1-ABAC and though I could have taken this boat-I did it once and never again. Had a free red bus-with seats empty-around 7.20 and came here in 56 mins.
2.s-tile-the rapid buses have ceased-otherwise youre right about the yellow=exway services. Probably a driver who forgot what duty he was on-no other explanation possible.
3.a few days ago I again ventured out to Onnut/Sukhumvit 77/1=the soi full of massage places to Carrefour. Around 17.00 indeed it was all full bisnis-no masseur sitting out and many shoes-mostly lady-shoes. However I saw 2 other farang coming in-out-so its not just Thai.
Came back around 19.30-that last shop (left side, closest to Carrefour) then had both females and the males sitting out-went round the block for some drink and 10 mins later even more masseurs. Decided to try out and XX (forgot the name already) greeted me-an atletic crew-cut man from Nakorn Phanom-said he was 26 (27 next month) and just 2 yrs in BKK. The only angkrit he seemed to know was : ''oil?''-but I declined and opted for the bargain basement 100 bt/hr nouat Thai. No welcome and no drink offered. Took me upstairs- all floors full of curtain-partitioned massage places (the usual mattress on the floor) and the foot-thing chairs. All floors polished wood (a bit slippery on stairs with just socks on). Clean Thai-style hong nahm at end of each floor. 3d floor was empty-AC turned on for me-as curtains dont allow air to go around still a bit scruffy. Again he suggested for oil-no thanks. I was left to change into the clean and ironed nouat-clothes. All in all surroundings much betetr as what I had expected-with even some nice touches-but of course quite basic.
XX then started but not the usual feet-going up etc routine. Touched ''incidentally'' khong slightly-and more as once. No response. When doing my leg he let feet touch his-no response. Must have been a bit disappointing for him. He spoke slow and quite clear proper Thai-so communication was easy. Said he lived there-no own room and did 3/4 turns a day. Farmers son and it soon turned out he did not know a thing about the rest of BKK. After a quite quick going over of my legs at some 15/20 mins he placed his hand on khong-and asked again-and as his massage was so strong and for me not at all even sensual or seducive- he now grasped it was no. Also none of the flattery compliments one usually gets-so think he's not gay. Had it been better I might have succombed. Did the rest of the massage-even more forceful and strong-so you could not ''dream away''-keep vigilant to warn if it would be ''jep''. Put his mobuy-earfones in to listen to radiomusic. I always ask for some extra attention to right shoulder-computer arm-and this he did quite well. At the end we talked some more. Final at 55 mins-payment downstairs-100 bt-and a cup of weak tea offered. Then I saw a smaller and more to my taste boy-and several ladies going on with open for anyone to see nouat of Thai customers.
Verdict: should be obvious: if you go for a cheap real nouat-use one of the other shops here and come at a non-busy time. If you come here as single male farang-it will simply be assumed you come for the rest. No idea about price-level for the extra then-did not ask or talk about.
Another amazing Thai experience for me-but my regular haunt at 160 bt/hr with a real skillfull masseur and also entertaining and joyful lad/part-time student from Kalasin is a snip compared to this and he usually throws in 10-20% extra as not the whole program has been done yet in 60 mins.
The dessert came while waiting for the bus (some gorgeous guys doing the carts for the Lotus) and again a free red came soon- with another real candy sitting besides his bored to death rich mobuy-using friend beside.
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