The above hong nam (grnd flr) with many fond memories (none of them recent, sadly) is out of action. Last night I noticed several workman in the process of a complete gutting...

I wonder if it will remain a HN or become something else!

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-- I presume you mean the former ROBINSON'S - opposite to the DUSIT THANI HTL. - wch. is now, in part at least, FASHION OUTLET, and wch. itself will be CLOSING-DOWN at the end of this month of july.

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So what will happen to the s'mart or is the whole place to become another ghostly mess!

The absence of hard cock in the basement dunny will be missed!

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-- What I heard, at 2nd. if not Nth. hand, was that ROBINSON'S mngmnt. considered that place to be too small to be worth renovating & upgrading and thus did not renew their lease;
-- The bldg. was then going to become some up-mkt. fitness centre/gym. etc.;
- Whether those plans collapsed or were put-on hold I don't know, but FASHION OUTLET took-over a couple of floors; now FO. is moving-out with a final & grand sale of up to 90%. reductions! Usual disclaimer.

-- Agreed about missing the b'ment's. hard cock - although I saw very little, if any, of late.

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-- Today, (27th.), I dropped-IN to the former ROBINSON'S, (Now FASHION OUTLET.), mid-afternoon.
- The 1fl. hawng nahm was quite busy with several younger, but of seemingly legal age, males.
- The b'ment. HN. is v. much in the builders' hands.

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-- Y'day., (28th.), evening I looked-in; it's in the builders' hands still.

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-- Today, (01st.), I entered TOPS to do some small shopping;
- Naturally I had to check-out the [i]hawng nahm[/I ]!
- All y'all, and especially Khun TST., will be happy to know that it is OPEN for use;
- It is greatly improved, with new tiling, seven bowls, (rather than stalls.), with no partitions or similar between them, thus facilitating Shew & Display., and three Western-style toilet-bowls.

-- Let us hope that users, both native & farang, will behave with consideration so as not to spoil it by attraction adverse att'n..

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Ahhh so many happy memories of thick red rods. Will be one of the first places to check out...

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-- Today, (25th. - US. Thanksgiving.), I visited at approx. 18.oo.hrs.;
- O'side. two smiling & young ladies reminded me to pay the 02.Bh. adm'n.!
- After a moment or two a couple of other young men entered and availed of the facilities; one of whom shewed himself discreetly - appeared to be std. Thai issue;
- He left before me and was standing o'side. as I left. He smiled at me, wch. I ack'd. and then I sat-down at a nearby table for any future developments - none;
- At another table was an obviously young & gay man; but an earlier work-out that a'noon. - at K-MALE CLUB., had left this TOF. with little energy for a second bout

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Sad to report that despite multiple visits over the last couple of weeks to the newly minted egg-shaped wall mounted porcelain pissoirs with shiny new chrome fittings, did not see one std. Thai issue or otherwise...

Is the 2 baht putting them off or may be my timing is just wrong...

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-- Probably neither yr. timing nor the 02.Bh. adm'n. charge.
- Possibly connected with the dearth of cruisers etc. along Rama IV. rd. between MCDO. and CHARN ISSARA TWR.1.?

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