Chalee from My Way
 

I droppped by My Way on Friday night to see what they had. I hadn't been there in about 2 months, so was hoping for some new eye candy. My friend and I walked in about 9 pm and promptly woke up a few guys sleeping on the benches. No customers. Only about a half-dozen boys there. One of the crew told me that the manager, Chalee, was no longer there. "He died this week," the boy told me. I asked what happened, but all I could get out of him was something about "problem inside." I don't think this guy was joking around or anything. He added a "jing jing" to show he was serious. Anyway, if that's the case, it's the end of yet another era at My Way. Chalee wasn't the brightest star in the galaxy, and some of his recommendations were total duds (even though I've been going there for many years and he knows what I like/want), but he was always pleasant and never pushy. So ... I'm a bit sad about his passing. I'll miss the schmuck.

Dropped into My Way around 7 pm one night. Interior been revamped and now nice atmosphere if you like dark sleezy bars... with cute blue twinkly lights around. .. I just wish they'd replace the hard, uncomfortable benches that have been there for 20 years. ..... and tht they'd get some boys there.! ....only 3 bored scruffy Isaan types lounging around . I had half a beer and left. Charlee died of TB according to one of the boys.

Yeah, those hard benches are VERY uncomfortable. I wonder if they have a new manager to replace Chalee? He seemed to always find new boys to replace the others that drifted away. It hasn't been a great bar for many, many years, but I seem to consistently find someone there worth offing more than once. I hope it can stay open. Hard benches aside, there aren't many places in that part of town where I enjoy hanging out.
I've all but given up on Soi Twilight and the obnoxious touts/doormen that pester you as you walk down the soi. I got into a shouting match with one of them last month when I told him, in Thai, to shut up because he was in our face (I was trying to talk with a friend of mine) and shouting the usual inane spiel. So, to hell with Soi Twilight; I'd rather buy cheaper drinks at places like Solid and My Way, and even scummy old Super A, than pay the inflated prices at those big and so called "classy" bars on the main drag.

Agree 100% with Soi Twighlight comments. It's for the gullable tourists. The drinks prices are out of control....especially when they push you to buy for the boys at those prices. Based on your comments Buzzard, I'm sure you'd love "Happy Boys" in Soi Yen Sabai Pattaya. Beautiful flourescent "grotto" decor....fun twinky boys (all legal age) with Apache flap shorts who are more than willing to move to the mezzanine for intimate "chats." Euro boys also now double size and worth a visit.

-- Y'day., (27th.), evening around 23.30.hrs. I passed-along Tnn. Rama IV. and noticed that MY WAY''s illuminated sign was not powered-up, wch. I thought might be unusual for the last sat. in the olde year.
-- Bibi.. --

Ten minutes in My Way (Bangkok)
 

It was about a week earlier. Here's what happened:

10 pm. I stood at the doorway for a while before someone came out from the back room to greet me. On my right was a Thai (or Asian tourist) customer sitting with a half-naked, lanky lad.

The captain (the guy who came out) spoke reasonable English and invited me to sit down. On one of those hard and high wooden benches, carved in traditional style, that have been there since like 20 years ago. He proudly pointed out how the place had just been remodelled. Indeed the floor tiles looked new, but that was about it. I couldn’t see anything modern about the place. Even more disappointing, the stage and grab poles (as I remember them from I don’t know when) have all gone. This means no more gogo “dancing”. This is now a host bar, I suppose.

As the captain took my drink order, two more boys emerged. One took up position behind the bar, the other, as thin and lanky as the one sitting with the customer on my right, hesitated for a while before being invited by the captain to sit with me.

For what? I don’t know. This guy didn’t speak a word of English, and I had to struggle with my little Thai to avoid complete and awkward silence. His T-shirt hung loose over what must be an emaciated frame. There was nothing in the least appealing about him. He didn’t even remove his shirt for a fondle like his mate did for the other guest.

Ten minutes later, I paid up (100 baht for a drink) , tipped the boy and left. The Thai/Asian guy on my right was still there, still fondling his skeletal companion.

-- My Mature And American Friend mentioned to me that he'd looked-in briefly at MY WAY sometime during the C'mas./New Year's period - he didn't mention either date or time.
- Reportedly the visible boyz were all asleep on the benches. The Bar Cap't. shook a couple of the boyz to awaken them; they obliged by removing their shirts and hanging-around listlessly; one sat-by him but nothing was attempted by either party.
- After a few mins. my MAAF. left to go elsewhere. :(
-- Bibi.. --

same same
 

I was at My Way about a month ago and encountered a similar scene when I arrived at around 9:30 one evening; about 3 boys, all sleeping or in a semi-comatose state. I didn't stay for a drink. Seems as if the place has gone even more downhill (if that's possible) since Chalee passed away. At least he had them dancing again at this time last year. It was fun while it lasted. Not sure what's going to happen to the place now. Cheap drinks are nice, but if there is nothing to look at except for the wall, I'll be staying home.

dregs
 

I know one guy that is still working there and he tells me that currently there are only 4 boys working in My Way. He called me tonight, wanting to come over; he was the only guy working and no customers. Gee, I wonder why? Looks like this bar better get a quick infusion of new skin or it's days are numbered.

-- Y'day., (11th.), evening - after a pleasant enough supper in SPHINX PUB. & RESTAURANT, (Si Lom 4.), - my companion expressed a wish to visit MY WAY., (Rama IV.),; with some misgivings I agreed to accompany him.
- ETA.: early - around 21.hrs.?
- Well - what a surprise: the interior has been refurbished and is no longer some sort of sleeze-joint; MORE comfortable sofas upon wch. to sit; MORE and livelier boyz - possibly half-a-dozen or so, none of whom was asleep! Some wore bright orange shorts and the rest the fashionable just above the b*tt jeans, one boi had a large & pink d*ld* in the hip-pkt.; also maybe another half-a-dozen farangs, three of whom gave the impression of having an interest in the place; one of whom came-across and enquired if we'd like any of their boyz? We replied that we were MORE than happy with our friendly drinks.
- Drinks are 250.Bh..
- Smoking - ciggies. - is not discouraged! :(
- We didn't stay all that long.
-- Bibi. --

Wrong thread! blush

gogo or host bar?
 

Sextile - was My Way, the evening of your visit, a gogo or host bar? Was there a stage? Were the boys on stage? Standing still or dancing? Or sitting about waiting to be bought a drink?

-- So many questions!
- At the time of our visit I'd say that it seemed to be MORE of an Host Bar;
- There is what appears to be a v. small & triangular stage in the corner to one's immediateRIGHT on entering - diagonally opp. to the bar, wch. is in the farther and LH. corner;
- At the time of our visit there I did not see any boyz on stage;
- There were several boyz - mostly wearing only bright orange colored shorts - sitting with other and farang customers; a boi would sit by himself from time-to-time; other boyz were either bringing drinks or to be seen in the shadowy backgd. in the gen'l. area of the bar.
-- Bibi. --

Drinks at My Way were 250 baht???!!! They used to be 150 baht, and that price stayed the same for years. What promted the hike I wonder? If they had suddenly started offering go-go dancing again (which they stopped a year ago after a short revival) and had more boys to chose from I wouldn't mind paying a bit extra, but not 250 baht. Who are these idiot managers? I haven't been there (or any of the bars in the area) since December and with reports like that it's not likely I'll return from my sabatical any time soon.

Last night when I arrived, around 9pm, there was 1 other customer who was sitting a the bar, spanking the bare arse of some young thing. Other than them, maybe 10 boys lounged around, mainly in shorts although a couple were fully clothed. The general air in the place was of a laundrette - humid and a bit smelly, with lots of clutter and clothes lying around.

I was joined by a talkative guy in his late 20s I guess. He called across a cute young thing I had met during my last visit there in December. Then the boy was 23, but last night he was 19. He looked like he had put on a few pounds in these passing months.

There was a lot of suggestions that I should take the boy upstairs, however having experienced that particular dump in the past, I had no intention of venturing anywhere near it. I finished my G&T and left. The drink was 150 baht, not the 250 reported earlier in the thread.

-- Possibly in prep'n. for the Thai version of the 1985 movie 'My beautiful Launderette.'? :p
- Apologies :o and thanks for your corr'n. re the drinks' price.
-- Bibi. --

-- Y'day., (16th.), I went to MY WAY BAR., tnn. Rama IV..
- ETA.: 22.45.hrs.;
- From a rough & ready head-count: farangs - 5.; a go-go boyz - 10..
- Drinks: 150.Bh..
- Most of the a go-go boyz were wearing orange boxers, a few wearing briefs or jeans.
- From time-to-time one or other of the a go-go boyz would go and dance - sometimes au naturel - on the stage for a few mins.. One of the maturer boyz had an extra large dildo poking-out from the front of his jeans ... !
- After a while I was joined by boi Mickey, (as in 'Mouse.'.); a bit taller than avg., slim and with hair dyed a gingery blond color. He speaks little English - but added-up my bill and told me the total quickly enough! Of those who danced au naturel on the stage he was one of the better endowed, (uncut.), and with pubic hair shaved-off.
- He wanted me to take him to the upstairs room: 300.Bh. 'off' fee, 200.Bh. for use fo room and 500.Bh. TIP. to him; an offer that I was able to decline. However he allowed me to smoke him - no-one else there seemed to mind or to be concerned.
- Just before I left I saw one of the farangs and one of the maturer boyz comparing the lengths of their cocks; discretion requires that I write no more! Most of the other farangs looked utterly bored, as did their a go-go boi companions.
- I left just before 23.59.hrs..

signs of life
 

Thanks for that report. Good to hear that there are signs of life at the old My Way. I've poked my head in the door 3 or 4 times in the past year but things looked so bleak (only 4 or 5 boys to be seen, and some of those were napping) or so hazy ("no smoking" is obviously not enforced here) that I was not tempted to stay. But if they have actual dancing again, as well as attractive merchandise to fondle, I'll have to make a real visit soon.

-- It's true that I did see & smell one of the maturer boyz smoking a ciggie.; and yes, my tee-shirt did smell of nicotine - just like in the olde days - when I removed it back in my app't..
- Dancing? Well, no great shakes really, but good to see some slight effort being made.
- Attractive? Not really, but in a place like that let's be thankful.
- To be fair it might be quite possible that I shall return to look again at Master Mickey?

Most nights they have a sales person on Rama 4 encouraging people to go to My Way. The other evening, they had an attractive and shirtless boy sitting on a stool on Rama 4 at the sub soi entrance and the sales person indicated he was available for offing, inning, outing and whatever takes your fancy. I really liked him and it would have sold me but I was busy at the time.

smoke gets in your eyes
 

I dropped by there last week, about 8:45 pm. Granted, it was early, but there was already one customer inside with two boys sitting beside him. It appeared there were 3 other boys in the dark corners of the room, but no more. And lots of cigarette smoke ... profuse plumes of smoke. I can tolerate smoke to a certain extent but I found the fumes overpowering, and the choice of boys underwhelming, so I did not even stay. Perhaps a few more bodies would have show up closer to 10, but I didn't have the patience --- or a gas mask --- to wait for such a possibility.
It's a shame because I've found some really good guys at My Way over the years. One of my most reliable regular current visitors used to be a door man there. Great guy, but he was never a dancer or one of the shirtless hosts.

-- today, (15th.], a mature but still young-at-heart English farang mentioned that he dropped-in to MY WAY.* one day or other last week.
- He was the only customer.
- He decided to 'Off.' the young man behind the bar: 20YO., tallish & slim with shoulder-length hair. As an aside the boi, he's married with at least one child, alleged that he's not gay!
- Costs were: 'Off.' fee: 3OO.Bh., Room usage: 2OO.Bh. & TIP.: 500.Bh..
- The boi is better endowed than most and knows what to do with it.

-* 944, Tnn. Rama IV.,
Bang rak, BKK. 1O5OO.;
- tel.: (02]-233 9567..

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

-- MY WAY., seemingly having fallen-OFF the RADAR.-screen deserved an up-dating visit, I thought;
- Y'day., (28th.), ETA. around 22.oo.hrs.;
- Drinks at 150.Bh.;
- The ambient lighting was such that Khun J. Jake would have felt at his ease;
- Most of the activity, such as it was, seemed to center around a gp. of farangs by the bar, whose focus appeared to be a v. stout man whose ample buttocks o'flowed. the bar stool upon wch. he was sitting;
- There was one farang whose table was full of assorted bottles, (not all of them non-alcoholic on that pre-municipal elections' night!), and who enjoyed the company of a couple or three of the boyz, (between us girls rather he than I.);
- No stage; no boyz dancing or doing any form of e'tainment. - either for their own amusement or for that of any customers who might have happened to have lost their way and to have chanced to have strayed-in;
- After a while I was joined by some YM., (Young Man.), or other, who, in the 20 or so mins. that we sat together only opened his mouth to say: 'You want boi? Upstairs room.'. Such boyz as there were, (a scruffy looking lot, IMHO.), were sitting to one's RIGHT as one entered;
- If there was any bkgd. music it wasn't all that obtrusive;
- The place was surprisingly cigarette-smoke-free, a PLUS point!
-- I would hesitate to recommend MY WAY in its present condition. :o :(

... stout man whose ample buttocks o'flowed. the bar stool upon

... that sighting alone will no doubt keep me away for a few more months!