yes there is a housing complex behind the shopping mall.Plse dont cruise inside there- u will be arrested for trespassing or eaten alive by dogs

Sorry to hear ur problems with public transportation. I did warn u .

The Jet gas station I ment is at the oposite side of the road. If u have a car leaving crystal centre make a U turn under the brigde. If ur on foot u can cross the road using the pedestrian traffic crossing but run run and dont count on green lights for pedestrians. After u make it alive to the other side look left - facing away from crystal centre and u see the Jet service station within easy walking distance. U can grab a taxi from there lateron. I had no further luck at Crystal but the gasstation is not bad at all.Evenings is washing up time for taxi drivers and motorcycle boys

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I can confirm that things happen at that Jet station.

Got into a stall with a young, Chinese-looking kid once. He wanted me to rim him, but in few of the skid marks in his undies, I declined!

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-- Yes, you are totally correct about the 'bus. svces.; if one doesn't have one's own tpt. - apart from Shanks' pony, that is - then it's best to take a taxi-cab.
- I found the 'JET SVCE. STN.' across the rd. with no trouble; careful when crossing the road as the tfc. is usual heavy & fast moving.
- Possibly worth re-visiting another time?
-- bibi.. --

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-- Y'day., (thu.), I walked from 'Big C.' on Lat Phrao to the 'Jet.' svce. stn. wch. is opp. to 'THE CRYSTAL.' - a 45mins'. walk.
- All was quiet at 'JET.', where I arr'd. at around 16hrs..

-- Taking my life in both hands I crossed-over the dual carriageway and to THE CRYSTAL SHOPPING PLAZA. wch. shewed no signs of life in the usual places - possibly some post-Songkran lassitude had set-in? I stayed there until about 18.30hrs. and it was "Nothing to report." all the time.
- A brief look-in at 'JET.', wch. was quiet as well.

-- 'Big C.' Lad Phrao had plenty of customers, most of whom seemed to be doing no more than just walking around and looking, with nothing else v. much in mind.

-- bibi.. --

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-- Today's BKK. Post has a four page and full color supplement devoted to the GRAND CRYSTAL. - a new housing community of the XTL. GP..
- Prices are between THB.35M. to 180M.! (say GBP.561,389. or USD.1,013,210. and UP.),.
-- Bibi.. --

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I rode my bike through the Crystal a couple weeks ago on one of my treks (I ignored the guards who tried to wave to me to stop). Huge houses but very narrow streets, unlike my moo bahn which has medium and reasonable sized houses with very wide streets. Never have had any luck in the shopping center there.

There is a park back behind the foodland on ramintra road (you need to go inside a couple kilometers). It is a large hilly park with tennis, basketball, a pool, soccer fields, a big badminton building, weight room, and a nice sized running trail. Bathrooms in early morning can be cruisy on the weekends, I've been lucky a few times....all by chance though when I wasn't particularly looking for it. I usually go there to run, but will accept the post aerobic hand job gladly! It is probably too far to go for most but if you like early morning workouts it is a great little spot.

for Google Earthers:
13°52'40.71"N
100°37'13.02"E

Or in maps.google.com
13°52'40.71"N, 100°37'13.02"E

Good Luck!

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-- Today, 20 feb., a'noon. having despaired of catching a #154. 'bus. I took a taxi. from BTS. Ekkami, (E7.), to THE CRYSTAL SHOPPING PLAZA.; fare 105.Bh.;
- ETA./ETD.: 14.40./18.oo.hrs.;
- Checked-out twice all of the five hawng nahms there of wch. I'm aware - NTR. for all of them;
Quite a few shoppers, mostly families or elderly folk, v. few young men seen.

-- During my time there I crossed-over the rd. to the svce.-stn. opposite; again NTR..

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Do you ever get discouraged going from HN to HN all over the city, with very little TR?

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this busline, with a few others, simply does NOT run. i donot know why they get listed forever in those booklets. Also applies to 159 and a very few others. Cloest-for the unlikely case that our dear sexy tries again, is the 71 from (near?) Ekamai to Bangkapi, or the 22-from a part of Satorn-then ramIV-via bangkapi and LPrao till soi 101.

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