Mr Sextile. You are quite correct. I have used the wrong word. 'Surveyor' it should be! And let me say a very valuable resource to me and other cruisers. Your 'surveys' are the first things I read on CFS. Best of luck.

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-- Thanks for your encomium wch. fair warmed the cockles of this olde codger's flinty heart!
- Although, in fairness and at times, I've found both Khun Icon and Yannawa to be veritable mines of info..
-- Bibi. --

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A few years ago, having read about it on this forum, I ventured to the Hawaii Theater near Wong Wian Yai. There were no specific directions, but I had a very good taxi driver and he asked some locals and promptly found the place. It was not terribly exciting, so I never went back.

Now, however, with the Skytrain extension going across the river, it may be easier to get to and perhaps worth a second look, especially since they are offering free rides to the last two stations!

I’m hoping our erstwhile Khun Sextile might be willing to venture forth into the wild frontier of Thonburi, report his findings and provide his usual exquisite directions to this establishment from the BTS.

I came across a note from my original taxi trip in which I wrote up directions:
“Hawaii: on Thanon Charoen Rad. From Sadet Prachao Taksin (after going over the bridge), go around the circle and back the way you came. Turn left at the first street, Charoen Rad. The theater is a short way down the street on your right.”

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-- Am I really 'Erstwhile.'?
- But it is true that I am 'Ready, Willing and Able.' - ha!
- I believe that there are also several other intrepid explorers who contribute to CFS..
-- Bibi. --

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Indeed, but none seemingly with as much free time on their hands as you!

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-- As a Alien holding a Retirement Visa - and thus forbidden to work - I do have time for researches of various sorts.
-- Bibi. --

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-- On fri., (22nd.), a'noon. - after looking-around for sources of 'Horny Goat Weed.' - and being in CHINATOWN I decided to venture into the one remaining suck-cinema there.

- name: MAXIMA CINEMA* - CHINATOWN,
- addr.: 408, Tnn. Yaowarat,
Samphanthawong, BKK.;
- nrest. landmark: WHITE ORCHID HTL.;
-- Google 'Earth.' co-ords.: roughly 100-30-36.E.x13-44-26.N.;
- dir'ns.: from Soi Yaowa Phanit walk with the tfc. for approx. 22yds.; you should see the cinema on yr. LHS. and roughly op. to Soi 12., and opp. to JAWARAT TOURS; or it's approx. 110yds. from the WHITE ORCHID HTL and on opp. side of the rd..

-- adm'n.: 50.Bh..
- Walk UP the stairs, behind the box office, and follow the signs around to yr. LEFT until you come-to curtained entrances/exits.
- Inside the seating is in two blocks:
1.- Nrer. screen are 5 rows of 20 seats;
2.- Behind the cross-cinema aisle are 7 rows of 20 seats, most of wch. are in fairly good cond'n., (gen'lly. better than in THE PRINCE CINEMA.),.
- There is no air-cond.; instead the air is moved-around by fans on the floor - until yr. eyes become adjusted to the gen'l. gloom watch-out for them.

-- Films shewn were non-porn..
- I'd been advised that that cinema was patronised largely by the younger Ch./Th. men on the look-out for 'Sugar Daddies.'; that may be so but I saw none of either!
- Most of the action - possibly a score of spectators present during mid to late a'noon. - was in the back row against the rear wall.
- When I left the space in front of the box office was given-over to an eatery.

--* MORE recent correspondance,(this thread #139.), has reported that that cinema's name is not Maxima but CHINATOWN RAMA..
-- Usual disclaimer. -- Bibi. --

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