actually i seemed to have missed the gay section of the dongtan beach when i went there last week. it seemed to be overrun with people that i suspect to be russians.

on the central festival side of pattaya, i witness one farang being chased by a thai and slapped with footwear when finally caught up with the guy. i suspect it was one of the watersports renting thing again, but with the roles possibly reversed.

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-- Today, (30th.), my Enthusiastic & American Friend and I ret'd. from a few days in PATTAYA;
- For what should be the peak week of the Tourists' Season we reckoned that the section of DONGTAN BEACH that we patronise, in front of AVALON HTL., was running at around 75-80%. occupancy - enough to keep khun Nat & his helpers busy but not too over-stretched;
- Not all that much eye-candy seen; and even the young men who work in the a go-go bars and who usually patronise the next concession weren't too present this time.

-- We were told that on monday, (27th.), morning DONGTAN BEACH was advised of a visit by Pattaya's Finest - so the beach vendors disappeared; reportedly beach vendors are allowed on JOMTIEN BEACH but are prohibited on DONGTAN BEACH, with the exception of the licenced masseurs/masseusses. I don't know how true that might be?

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Never heard that before. The vendors of all shades have been freely plying their trades all week. Agree there is a strange shortage of eye candy at the moment apart from a small hardcore of perpetuals who sit in the "orange" (or is it faded red ) section.

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Hi, I am heading that way for a few days of relaxation under the umbrellas: I will be the farang with the skinny dog (whippet)...neither of us bite. Come and say hello if you are in the neighbourhood.
Somewhere in front of Rabbit Resort.
PS My boyfriend (Isan thai) won't look at anything else than older farang...and he is eye candy....to my eyes anyway!

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-- Agreed, that visit did sound strange to me.
- My E&AF. arr'd. at the beach around 11.30.hrs. and I made my appearance there at approx. 14.30.hrs. and saw many of the usual suspects amongst the poor but honest beach-vendors for DVDs., ice-creams, sun-glasses, watches and other trinkets.
- Possibly a verbal report - it was given to me by my E&AF. - had become altered somewhat along the way in its recounting.

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-- Here below are a few & brief notes of some of the a go-go bars visited by my Enthusiastic & American Friend and myself -
- 05th. Dec.:
-MIC MY.,
Drinks at 120.Bh.;
A dozen or so spectators watching some of the young men sitting-down on the stage and pleasuring themselves. After a while one of their better endowed YM. came-over and joined me for a drink.
- TOM YUM.,
Drinks at 130.Bh.;
A dozen or thereabouts spectators; many of the YM. were sitting-on a bench at the farther end and were looking at cell-'phones. while they m'bated..
- GOOD B**S., (Not visited by me but by me E&AF.),
Drinks at 150.Bh.;
Reportedly a farang customer was offering 100.Bh. to each those YM. who achieved an erection and who, by muscle control alone, could cause their cocks to move UP & DOWN; reportedly word-of-mouth along the soi ensured a steady stream of those willing to try!

- 07th. Dec.:
- HAPPY BAR., ( a day earlier a Middle-aged, Occasionally-visiting & Australian acquaintace mentioned that he had visited, ((at my suggestion!)), and while he found the YM. to be pleasant, but not to his tastes, the Mngr. & bar staff were pushy: asking him to buy drinks for the YM. and for themselves.),
Drinks at 125.Bh. for customers and 150.Bh. for the YM.;
NO smoking of ciggies. detected; back-ground music not too loud;
Possibly twelve customers and 14 YM.;
I decided that the three youngest & twinkiest looking YM. would be the most fun for company, judging from their behaviour/dancing activities on the tables' tops. I was joined by possibly the youngest looking YM. who told me that he is 22YO., (but to these eyes he looked more like a 16YO.); he was v. keen for me to take him upstairs where he would be only too willing to offer me the Final Favor., an offer that I declined as politely as possible.
- GOOD B**S.,
Drinks at 150.Bh.;
NO smoking sensed - although I saw one YM. light-up indoors before stepping o'side.; back-ground music loud;
A quick count for 14YM. and for 12 customers;
Possibly as many as half-a-dozen YM., three of whom are well-endowed, sitting-on the stage, passing-around cell-'phones. to assist them in their pleasures.
- TOM YUM.,
NO smoking noted; back-gd. music loud;
An head-count shewed 7YM. and about 14 customers; not much activity on the stage, most of the YM. sitting-down at the end doing what many YM. enjoy most;
- I left just before 'Pumpkin time.'.

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There was a big police operation overnight 27/28th. Taking my morning 7 am walk past the Dong Tan police box there were about 100 assorted brown shirts, blue shirsts and kahki coloured SWAT team members enjoying noodles and a speech from one of their commanders. Apparently they targeted known venues for drugs and illegals and nearby was a large police van containing a couple of doz miserable looking Thais who had been apprehended in the raids. However today's radio report said no drugs had been found in any of the venues raided!

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-- A respondent in > http://www.baht-stop.com < quoted from his source > HOME - Pattaya People newspaper Thailand < and wrote: '... and officers netted a large amount of illegal narcotics and weapons, along with the arrests of many drugs' users and dealers.'.

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Well they certainly filled the paddy wagon ! Pattaya Radio 105 FM confirms the bit about illegal fire-arms, illegal immigrants, drug users and known dealers but concluded that the colonel in charge was reportedly dissappointed that no significant drugs were seized.

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Any farang illegal aliens snapped up? That would be most welcome.
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I think not ! Just Cambodians and Burmese

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I spent some time on the beach during my November trip and can confirm the lack of eye candy. This I dont understand as a year ago there were plenty of sexy boys very often in brief speedos.
Also I was looking forward to wearing thongs but nobody else was so I was too shy.

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I always wondered what 60-70 guy in their right mind would wear a thong...now I know.
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If I wore a thong and were 60 to 70 years old, the rear view would be quite acceptable, even to a vocal ageist.

But you won't get the chance.

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why is Icon allowed to continue with these ageist remarks. He takes every opportunity to make them without any action being taken.

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