[quote=sextile;677828] Good to know that! A happens to be one of my favorites and he's the one who always spends a night or two with me each trip. I'll have to ask him more about the switch when I'm in Bangkok next.

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-- My elderly & visiting farang friend visited PURE MASSAGE & SPA. y'day., (09th.), evening:
- loc'n.: Suriwong rd.; in same blk. of bldgs. as BAVANA & S'WONGSE.HTLS.; opp. to Soi Twilight; has a skin-nibbling fish-tk. o'side.;
- tel.: (02)-632 9180.;
- web: n/a.;
- hrs.: 12.-02.oo.hrs.;
- Menu: Foot:............. 40-60mins. - 200-250.oo.Bh.
--------Th. Trad. Msg.: 60mins. ---- 330.Bh.;
--------Oil msg.:......... 45-60mins. - 450.-550.Bh.

-- Good massage and fair enough apres massage svces. from a well-enough endowed young man;
- My farang forgot his masseur's name: possibly khun AE, AH or similar;
- He will return for MORE massages there.

-- The masseur complained to my friend that his previous customer - 60mins. TTM. - gave him only 100.Bh. as a TIP. - a SGPean.!

-- E&OE. as reported speech etc. etc..

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I think 100B tip are quite normal if no EXTRA services are offered. I talked to the...very friendly.. manager of "Magic Hands" (Soi Ngam Dpuhlee..same street where Malyasia and Pinnacle are situated)about this issue and he told me he had Thai customers who did not tip at all.I had 3 very good massages there and my tips (200 no apres /500HJ) were more than welcome. BTW Still waiting for a report about this place from other cruisers.

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-- Y'day., (12th.), a mature & visiting Aussie., (he visits about twice per annum and stays in the PAN-PACIFIC HTL., [Rama IV. rd.],), visited SENSO MASSAGE*, wch. he visits every time, during the late a'noon.;
- He reported that he was their only customer at that time;
- Eight masseurs avail. varying from a couple of stylish & twinkie-looking boyz to some well-muscled ones;
- He chose an avg. muscled masseur: good massage, (1hr. oil.), and fair enough 'Happy ending.';
- Mandated TIP. of 1,000.Bh.,(wch. he felt was quite enough.), was given, but no more.

-- E&OE. as reported speech.

-* SENSO MASSAGE & SPA.,
- addr.: 5/8, Soi Saladaeng - off Si Lom rd.,
Bang rak, BKK. 10500.;
- BTS./MRT.: Sala Daeng, (S2.),/Silom;
- tel.: (02)-636 3535.;
- web: > SENSOMENCLUB :: Male Massage Bangkok <

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-- Y'day., (21st.), in between my visits to THE MALL - BANG KAPI, (the filling in the sandwich, as it were.), I went to WHITE HOUSE MASSAGE, wch. I visited last many months ago - it does seem to have dropped-OFF the CFS. RADAR., doesn't it?
- Dir'ns.: vide supra this thread, posting #121., wch shews how this thread, like Topsy, has just growed!
- ETA.: 14.25.hrs.;
- Khun A - mngr. - is there still, but this time seemed to be a little pre-occupied to spare me - a customer - much att'n.;
- 90mins'. oil-massage before 17.oo.hrs. is still 500.Bh.; there is a 500.Bh. MINIMUM TIP. policy now;
- Just three masseurs on duty at that time, although MORE would arrive later on. Khun Bird no longer works there;
- I chose khun Kim, the one who brought me a glass of cool water & slippers: 25YO.; from BKK.; one of eight children; slightly built and with a pale/chinese looking skin color; learnt basics of massage from his physio-therapist parents; studying computer arts at R'haeng. Uni. and designed the tattoo on his left shoulder himself for prof. application.
- For other two masseurs: one was, I'd guestimate, well into his 30s+.; well muscled body and tattooed. The other looked somewhat insignificant;
- UPstairs to one of four massage-rooms: en suite shower etc. room; massage table did not have cut-out for one's head;
- Basically a good massage with use of fingers & thumbs and forearms, but the body-to-body massage was not so good; att'n. paid to those places upon wch. the sun ... ;
- Khun Kim did not join me in the shower either pre or post massage;
- Total time from entering to leaving the massage room was just 95mins..

-- I realize that it's all to easy to put-on one's rose-tinted glasses*, but I had the feeling that that place had lost its edge; however I could not put my finger on any precise detail(s);
- Possibly I'll return, but - unlike previously - am in no gt. hurry to do so.

--* 'Love is sweeter the second time around.' - or so the song would have us believe - but, unfortunately, I cannot write the same about my return visit.

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-- A visiting acquaintance from OZ. - he worked here in BKK. for some five yrs. before ill-health forced his return - gave me some news of SABAI THAI MASSAGE. -
- addr.: 16/2, Si Lom rd.;
Suriyawong, Bang rak, BKK. 10500.;
- loc'n.: opp. to SILOM COMPLEX SHOPPING PLAZA, next to BUG & BEE;
- BTS.: Sala Daeng, (S2.),;
- tel.: (02)-632 7579., 632 7799.;
- rate-card: rates comparable to other & similar parlors in that part of BKK.;

-- He enjoyed & recommended to me the massage svces. of khun Dee. He added that khun Dee might be available for private & OUT of hrs. svces.?

-- E&OE. as reported speech.

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Last year I visited Magic Hands a few times. The manager and the boys are very friendly. Not all the boys are well trained.
some boys will massage you in their underwear and some in the nude. You have to make clear beforehand what you like, because it is up to the boys if they will or not.

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does anyone know where Khun Bird is working now?

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-- Today,(23rd.), evening I decided to follow-up my elderly, frequently visiting & American acquaintance's recommendation by visiting EVE GUEST-HOUSE., (this despite my last visit of many months ago when the masseur asked for 300.Bh. just to take-off his shirt! ),
- addr.: 14/1-2, Suriwong rd.;
Bang rak, BKK. 10500.;
- loc'n.: roughly opposite Tnn. Thaniya, (aka. 'Little JP.'),;
- tel.: (02)-233 0101..
- I asked for the recommended khun Phat: 28YO.; from the CHIANG MAI area; small & slighly built - not much to look-at; pale complexion; eldest of three children; speaks fair enough English for conversations;
- I chose a 60mins'. oil-massage for 400.Bh.;
- I was his first customer of the day, so it's little wonder that he's prepared to work every day.

-- We went UPstairs to the first fl. and into the massage-room: a couple of std. massage tables, (with cut-outs for one's head.); an en-suite shower of limited head-room, so one crouches-DOWN or squats-in the wooden tub; clean bedding & towels;
- A good massage, (better than my previous one at WHITE HSE. MSG., I thought.), with plenty of att'n. being paid to those parts ... .
- Feeling that that would be a good time, I raised my haunches and felt what I expected to feel; he removed his shorts & vest. After I starting to smoke him he participated willingly & MORE fully: small to avg. endowment; small & hairless ball's sac and perineum: possibly enjoyable for those who like 'Rose-leafing.'? He proposed that I offer him the Final Favor - but I told him that that could wait until a later visit; he added that sometimes he would be prepared to be a Bottom;
- The massage was completed, and then a final wash in the tub and that was that.
- Total time in the room was just over the hr.;
- No pre or post-massage glass of water, herbal tea or other refreshment was offered.

- Worth re-visiting sometime in the future;

-- Khun Phat gave me his cell-'phone. no.: [moderator: please do not post personal info like this]

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Had a foot only massage at Magic Hands yesterday. Got there about 5pmish. The usual gentle complaints about no customers for 3 days or something. Couldn't really make sense of this as during my massage some 30mins or so later a couple of EOQ's descended from the upper floors having clearly just been done! I was on the ground floor where there are about 3 massage chairs. These are exceptionally comfortable being wooden with fabric cushions. The ambience is very pleasant, lots of warm orangey, yellowy autumnal colours. Dried or artificial chaenomeles branches sheilding you from side view.

My masseur was an exotic looking fellow. Tiny moustache, and goatey, swooped up rug atop... No talking at all so I don't even know his name. I should have asked. Had the foot massage with aroma oil Bt300 and gave Bt50 tip. Massage was OK but never ventured above the knees. That suited me well.

The ?owner/manager is a very obliging fellow (could be irritating if let go) but gave me a discount slip for next time. They also offer out calls at no extra cost and of course a much larger range of digital manipulations.. As the outcall rates are the same as a visit this seems very generous.

Definitely recommended.

21/35 Soi Ngam Duplee. About 2 mins walk from Pinnacle Hotel away from Rama 4 pretty much opposite Soi Goethe

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