Trenton42
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Avis is good. And there's a good chance they'll have GPS units also available for rent.
Maybe not the least expensive, but it's a company one can rely upon.
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Bangkok is a no-brainer; can’t beat NEP. One can stay at the Nana Hotel right across the street, and be in the Plaza just seconds after leaving the hotel.
Pattaya, OTOH, has to be learned. That isn’t to say it’s impossible to be learned, but one must figure out where everything is, and how to get there. The venues are spread out, and lots of time is spent just getting around. And if it rains, it really puts a damper on one’s holiday – no pun intended.
Send a PM a few days before your trip if you’d like to meet up.
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Don't forget your 20% discount card from hillary group. Hillary 1,2,3...Morning Night, Climax, Ball in hand...and possibly that karaoke bar close to Guess....but watch your change in there. Mind you even with 20% off its still not a bargain beer outfit.
Yeah, the problem with Hillary group isn’t just the change; they do a brisk business padding the bin as well.
But don’t feel too bad, the staff also does good business stealing from the owners. That’s why they keep moving around their mamasans so much.
BTW, that karaoke bar is indeed part of the Hillary Group, as is the new bar that just opened across the parking lot near Tequila Pub. Had a drink there last night. The mamasan (Joy) showed up at my table with a drink and put her chit in my bin. You should have seen the look on her face when I took it out and handed it back to her.
I think my days of going to Hillary Group bars is pretty much over.
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I must admit, this is the first time in a long time where I've heard a positive promotion with little to no catch on the deal from Thailand.
The norm is to raise the prices to increase profits (as opposed to marketing promo's and discount deals such as this).
True dat. But I think it's a win-win situation for the bar and guys living here.
I don't mind not getting the discount on BFs, but I think the may be taking the piss for not giving the discount on the watered down tequila they serve as LDs.
JUST SAY "NO" TO TEQUILA LDs!!!
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The Nana Group (owners of Billboard, Anglewitch, DC-10, Las Vegas, and Nana (Liquid) Disco (arguably the best run bars on Soi 4)) is currently offering a VIP card entitling the holders to a 20% discount (not including barfines and ladydrinks) at the above mention venues.
To receive your card, just go to the Nana (Liquid) Disco entrance in the Nana Hotel. Just to the right of the entrance into the disco, there’s a table with a register to enter one’s name, telephone number (not required) and email addy. Once the information is entered in the register, the girls will hand over the VIP card. Easy peasy.
Last night my check bin was 1,200 THB at DC-10 and 2,500 THB at Billboard. The 20% discount was a nice touch.
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how easy and how much to open a thai bank account ???Usually pretty easy. Sometimes banks get cranky, but one can just go to the next bank down the street.
No charge to open an account, but most banks charge for their ATM cards -- arond 150 THB or so.
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Many thanks, bkkladyboy.
And parking is always good!
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if i may add to this important thread >>> for people who have a lot of time (1 week or more depending on what they do or do not find and any further testing they will recommend.) i suggest that you also try this place:
Bang Rak Hospital
STI Clinic
189 Sathon Tai
Yannawa, Sathon, Bangkok 10500, Thailand
02-2860431
this is a govt hospital that is a major part of all the international STD programs for Thailand, especially HIV/Aides. they were one of the first in Asia to sign on to the International effort to figure all this out and that is all they do there. i have been several times for my periodic check-ups. very friendly, very matter of fact, and no bs or attitude was ever expressed to me on either visit.
they will check everything.
NOTE: the posters on the walls of this place may have you grabbing your junk and running for the hills. very graphic depictions of what STDs can do when they ravage your body. these STD posters make the pictures on the cigarette packs look appealing. but at least you will know what you are up against the next time you get naked and start thinking about stabbing the black peanut BB.
these people conduct the most thorough tests known to the medical profession anywhere. they have always been in the forefront of the cause to reduce STDs.
they are also very inexpensive as it is mainly a place for Thais.
take the BTS to Chong Nonsi Station on the Silom line. as shown in the map below. if you call them simply ask for an English speaker if one does not answer the phone.
Interesting find, bkkladyboy!
Hows their English at the hospital? Is the STI Clinic a sub-section of the hospital? If so, wheres it located?
About three weeks ago, went to BNH complaining of Urethritis and wanting an HSV test. The urologist just refused the HSV test request saying that HSV testing in Thailand was unreliable. I wasnt completely surprised because Id heard the same thing at Rangsit General Hospital and Thammasat University. When I pressed him on it, he said, In Thailand its complicated. I paid 1,100 THB for that meeting (700 for the doctor, 200 for the nurse, and 200 for lab work).
Leaving BNH, I thought to give Bumrungraad a shot. The urologist there also refused saying HSV testing in Thailand was unreliable. Although I had heard that before, I figured if anyone did the testing in LOS, it would be BNH or Bumrungraad. Anyway, paid 1,750 THB for the visit, but dont have the breakdown.
Gotta go back to BNH to get the lab work results on Monday. Depending on the outcome, may give Bang Rak a visit sooner rather than later. Either way, Bang Rak Hospital, STI Clinic does indeed sound like a good place to go.
+1 for that!
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BiBob;
I owe you a beer.
Que Pasa may or may not be the restaurant that you're looking for, but you won't find a better Mexican restaurant in the area. And for *my* money it's one of the best outside the US and Mexico. It's that good.
Expect a more in-depth review coming soon.
This afternoon, I decided to tag along to the GF's factory in Pathum Thani. After work we took the long way home and shot a couple buckets of balls at the Baiyoke Sky driving range before stopping by Que Pasa for dinner.
The interestng thing was that although we approched Que Pasa through Pak Kret, many industrial parks in the area advertised as Pathum Thani industrial parks. When I asked the GF about that, she said that Pak Kret is 50/50 in Bangkok, and 50/50 in Pathum Thani.
I wouldn't say the food is Tex-Mex, but the owner is a farang from Texas. Hope that helps.
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Found myself stuck in traffic yesterday, and thought to play around a little with my GPS.
According to the Garmin GPS and Google, the closest Mexican restaurant to Pathum Tani is called Que Pasa, and is located in Nonthaburi (about 19 clicks south of Pathum Thani). One can have a look at their Website here: http://www.quepasa-th.com/Que_Pasa/Que_Pasa.html
Didn't notice a Curios section on their site, but they do indeed offer catering.
Que Pasa is now on my list to check out the Mexican food *and* the pizza.
As it's located a bit south of Pathum Thani, Que Pasa might not be the one you're looking for. But it's worth a shot.
If you *do* find the restaurant in Pathum Thani, please let us know.
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How in the f-ck do they get into MY room?? Since then I have been testing out new places for the red hot spot.
I'd have been pretty pissed about that. IMO that's reason enough to check-out ASAP and find a new place to hang.
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Here's a pic of a Standard room at Eastiny Plaza in Pattaya taken from their website.
One very nice thing about the rooms is that they have *wired* Internet access.
But don't get a seaview room without checking the view first!
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Did you read some of the notes in the PPT?
The studies cited by the Swiss commission did not themselves definitively conclude whether people with HIV and on antiretroviral treatment could safely have unprotected sex without passing on the virus....
"There is still some concern that you can never guarantee that somebody will not be infectious, and the evidence I have to say is not conclusive," said Charlie Gilks, director of AIDS treatment and prevention at WHO.
"Many countries in western Europe would regard this as an interesting experiment," he said, adding it was unlikely they would follow suit anytime soon.
"We are not going to be changing in any way our very clear recommendations that people on treatment continue to practice safer sex, including protected sex with a condom, in any relationship," Gilks said.
In any case, of the two million people around the world currently receiving HIV treatment, only a tiny number would receive medical care comparable to that in Switzerland qualifying them to have unprotected sex as suggested by the Swiss, he said.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22934058/ns/health-aids/t/aids-experts-unprotected-sex-ok-some/
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Not interesting at all.
The studies cited by the Swiss commission did not themselves definitively conclude whether people with HIV and on antiretroviral treatment could safely have unprotected sex without passing on the virus....
"There is still some concern that you can never guarantee that somebody will not be infectious, and the evidence I have to say is not conclusive," said Charlie Gilks, director of AIDS treatment and prevention at WHO.
"Many countries in western Europe would regard this as an interesting experiment," he said, adding it was unlikely they would follow suit anytime soon.
"We are not going to be changing in any way our very clear recommendations that people on treatment continue to practice safer sex, including protected sex with a condom, in any relationship," Gilks said.
In any case, of the two million people around the world currently receiving HIV treatment, only a tiny number would receive medical care comparable to that in Switzerland qualifying them to have unprotected sex as suggested by the Swiss, he said.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22934058/ns/health-aids/t/aids-experts-unprotected-sex-ok-some/
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Does anyone else cover up for oral?
Lot's of people do. That's why so many minimarts here sell flavored condoms.
Side note, and I think I posted this somewhere else here - if you're in the provinces and take Doxycyclene as an anti-malarial, that *may* provide some protection against STDs other than HIV. But I'm no doctor, so do your own research on that.
Taking Doxycycline as a Chlamydia prophylaxis is a double-edged sword; although it might work sometimes, some think it may actually increase the chance of becoming infected with Doxycycline/Tetracycline resistant bacteria, which might be much worse.
And Doxycycline won't do anything to protect one from Herpes (which doubles one's odds of contracting HIV) or even worse, MRSA (which if it isn't bad enough on it's own, ups the odds of contracting HIV considerably).
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Well, Pathum Thani province has many industrial estates. If you can narrow things down a bit, I can investigate.
Already spent a little time on Google, but no joy.
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It occured to me you might try asking on the ThaiVisa forum. They have a food section, and many BMs spread out around the country.
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Pathum Thani? Are you sure?
The jangwat starts about 10 clicks north of Don Muang, and the city proper about 20 or so west-northwest of Future Park.
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keeping up with 20-something LBs can be a challenge day in and day out.
It can be a difficult job indeed, but it's up to us to keep the poor girls in business!
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Maybe it's just me I'm getting to old for this early drinking malarkey.
Have a Coke, water, or juice then.
As an oversimplified general rule, I don't drink until the sun goes down... An easy rule to stick to in Bangkok, but a little more difficult for me in Patters.
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Is it just me, or does the system clock seem to be running 25 minutes fast?
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One other thing about the Garmins: If your model has a memory slot, it's a good idea to buy s card and install any new maps there. That way one needn't worry about screwing up one's home base.
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Hannover has some good Thai restaurants also, but my experience is that a lot of Thai restaurants in Germany are run by Asians that can't speak Thai.
One exception is the Thai restaurant near Hannover's RLD. It's owned by a German guy and his Thai wife. I'd take a couple girls out from the Thai houses, and we'd all have a party. Considerably more expensive than Thailand, but the beer was better!
Good times!
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I guess that I'm lucky. There are several great Thai places in the SF Bay area.
The SF Bay Area (as well as Los Angeles) has some of the best Thai restaurants on the planet outside Thailand.
Both areas also have several Thai wats, and some of the wats also have Thai food courts.
If you're not doing anything on a Sunday afternoon, check out the Thai wat in Fremont. They have a nice little food court there; it's a great place to hang out. Keep your eyes open for a few LBs that frequent the wat, but getting to know them can be slow going.
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