Is this thread dying? I hope not - I am not sure that I can inject a lot of life into it, but I will do my best with 2 reports from this week...
Prime - once again, no offer to choose my masseur. I took the 2 hr oil massage for 650 baht. The room was on the 1st floor with a somewhat grubby but acceptable shower room at the back.
The massage was not actually that great - the boy started with his shirt off, trousers on, but for some reason slipped his shirt back on just before asking me to turn over. His English was as non-existent as my Thai, and his massage skills were also rather limited, seeming to consist mainly of long strokes with no manipulation or strategic pressing. I guess I will go back to Prime soon enough but that was one encounter that will not be the one to encourage me back.
I also visited Fan Club this week for the first time in a couple of years. It remains exactly as I remember it - lots of bare concrete and pressed steel. I cannot remember whether this place or Suvarnabhumi opened first, but certainly one seems to have influenced the design of the other.
As the last time, I was led up to the first floor with its large picture window overlooking the gym area. About 8 boys lined up for me to choose from. I choose a small, athletic lad called Ta for a 90 minute salt scrub and cream massage.
His massage was not bad - just not one of those that leaves you feeling relaxed and that you were treated by a professional. His other skills were much better, and he was enthusiastic towards making me happy.
After the massage, I was led down to the ground floor and I suddenly remembered why I had not been for so long. As with the last time, I was basically led into a group of lads who were playing 'confuse the farang' - lots of laughing and joking around me in a very small room, one guy asking for 1000 baht for the massage - more than was on the original menu, but I could not remember exactly how much the original price was. As the chatter increased, I decided not to challenge them but paid up, plus 1200 for a tip for Ta. Maybe I will check it out again in another couple of years.
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