-- According to adverts. posted by TOP'S S'MKT. that will RE-OPEN on 01 jul 2012.;
- According to verbal reports from other farangs - some of whom claim 'To be in the know.' - RE-OPENING for the main complex might take from six to nine months; I fear lest we might have to wait and see, and in the meantime make-do with other places:
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-- Today, 24 jan., cruisers, patrons of DJ. STN. Night-owls and others will be pleased to learn that this McDo. has RE-OPENED indeed, and on a 24/7. basis.
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Confirmed ! Saw it this morning. Last night as I walked my latest friend from Soi Twighlight to Dusit Thani via Rama 4, he commented that he was scared to walk along that section of Rama 4 alone because many "ka-mooi" (thieves). At 11 pm last night it was actually pretty deserted and berefit of the usual amateurs lurking in the shadows.

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Maybe I'm missing something...but why all the excitement about a McDonalds restaurant reopening (as if there weren't a Burger King 20m away and another McDonalds 200m away -- not to mention hundreds of other eateries within a few steps).

Do they put heroin in their burgers, or what?

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Hehe, I've been wondering the same!

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It's nostalga - yearning for days of cute young things staking out what used to be probably the most infamous cruising corner in BKK. Sitting inside was a great spot with lots of windows to check out the guys dawdling around outside. The night market shoppers would turn back at the last stall well before the corner.

Cruising is impossible outside Burger King- they'd get swept away by the tourist hoards of tea-shirt and copy-watch seekers.

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-- Even I, a comparative newbie, can remember the pre-McDo. days when that corner shop was a branch of DAIRY QUEEN!';
- Equally I remember walking-by many times and exchanging friendly glances and/or discreet waves of the hand with those youger men/pieces of eye-candy enjoying the refreshments inside: ;-)
- Alas, time to put-away those rose tinted glasses.
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i seem to remember that this is the breakfast place of some of the freelancers staking out the grounds of the now crowne plaza. how come they have disappeared?

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Why? The internet, Gay Romeo , grindr, chat rooms etc. Don't blame the hustlers, it's the new generation of cruisers who have replaced the knowing smile and cum-on looks with fake pics and instant messages, so it's no wonder the freelancers don't waste their time hanging around for tricks that never come. (The GFC, red shirts, floods, Euro crisis, travel warnings etc haven't helped either!)

I know nostalgia ain't what it used to be but BKK has gone from an exciting, wild , hedonisitic, unpredictable city of unexpected encounters and amazing new experiences to pretty vanilla, regulated, (1 am closing) limited (forget finding a go-go in Saphan Kwai or pretty much any where outside of Surawong and Nana) - the cops have actually been discouraging the street walkers, enforcing 20 y.o. min entry age to discos, have less autonomy to run their local fiefdoms (they actually get fired or transferred now) are scrutinised by the local and international media, and the world as we knew it is basically fucked.

That's partly why I gravitated to Pattaya. It still has a touch of the wild west, and regular supplies of fresh new faces to keep this aging (but still lustful) queen supplied.

Ok, I've had my rant - you can put me back in my box now

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-- Y'day., 24 jan., after walking through CHINATOWN and through WAT PO - where the hall that houses the Reclining Buddha is u'going. a massive & external refurbishment, but it remains OPEN for Tourists, (farangs pay 100Bh..), I walked to the MIN. OF DEFENCE BLDG. but passed no other cruisers on the way - this would be shortly after 18.hrs.;
- SARAN ROM PK. had several joggers and those practicing their western dancing - but no aerobics. I sat-down on one of the usual four benches, but no-one passed-by.
- A final walk-around the PK., approx.20.hrs., and to the MOD. BLDG. before catching a 'bus. back.
- Doubtless many others prefered to enjoy the delights of the Ch. NY. in C'TOWN..
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I don't know where exactly you go, but when I go clubbing in Bangkok (admittedly not that often anymore, about twice a month, typically on a Saturday night and in various areas of the city), I hardly ever manage to get back home before 6 am in the morning. The closing times have always been flexible, you just have to keep up to date.

Also, loads of fresh faces and unexpected encounters, and the ID card checks aren't that strict everywhere (just went to party with a 19 y.o. friend of mine last weekend). Don't tell me there's any 18 y.o. guy in Bangkok who doesn't know some places where they don't check his ID card!

My experience with Pattaya is rather limited, but I've always had the impression that things are more regulated there, for example when it comes to explicit shows and the like!?

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It just so happened that someone posted his Saran Rom experience on Gaybuttonthai: gaybuttonthai.com • Information

He got lucky, apparently.

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what a coincidence. When i offed one of the Bar boys, i was surprised he was carrying a laptop along with him. He said he brought it along with him in the bar to copy some movies from the dj. I guess the bar business IS paying bigtime for him.

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-- Thanks, interesting to read of others' experiences in that neighborhood.
- Possibly I should arrive & depart later than I usually do?
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I can confirm this. A nice young man I off now and again in Pattaya has usually his with him too, and, as he is gay, the most extraordinary gay porn !

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