YimSiam Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 arent the tripreports the stories board ? subtitle of this board : The forum to write about your experiences sampling the Thai nightlife stuff about prices and so are IMHO more for a section called travel INFO I'm with you on this BJ, I like stories here, not necessarily just the dirty bloke's lonely planet, full of beer prices and number of pillows in the hotel room - I like trip reports that have a story, some narrative thrust, so to speak, but that also share some info on Thailand, Thai culture, farang idiocy, the current situation, and hell, on prices too. But I'd want a mix, much more than just a blow by blow of sexual activities and what the checkbin was for them -- doesn't have to be the kind of stuff ikkrang did lately (or even the last of evel's stories), but just a bit of a mix. The Flip twist, for example - a little drama. But you're right, seems pretty low readership, even for the best stuff, maybe time is better spent on other pursuits... cheers for the efforts, anyway... :smirk: YimSiam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipbkk Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 BJ, This might be a bit late, but I liked reading your stories (and others). When I want the latest price increase news or when a new happy hours starts, I read Stickman's site (I like his site too). Please don't stop publishing - these stories get me through slow days at work ;-) Sip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 My favorite trip reports are those that tell me how to go from point a-b, where to stay, what is on offer, average prices, activities other than sex for hire (as well as sex for hire) etc...accompanying photos are also appreciated. I know how BJ feels. I have, in the past, worked hard on photo reports only to have maybe 1-5 comments, and then it dies out. The effort it took was just not worth it, thus, I have stopped...also, would like to see more actual reports, rather than just a story of sexual exploits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USVirgin Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 I don't read trip reports much anymore, but I enjoy reading newbie trip reports; the eye-opening experiences we all went through, putting faces to board members names and such. I'm sure I posted one myself in one of the board's past incarnations. Off the beaten path trip reports are useful too, or at least I imagine they will be if I ever get off the beaten path. But I really don't care to read about some guy's sexual exploits back at the Dynasty with the girls he found in Nana parking lot or some such place. I don't mean to suggest that they are inappropriate at all, as long as one reader gets some value out of them. What I would like to suggest is that the joy of writing that type of report be reward enough unto itself ( ) and attaboys should not be expected. I mean, how much gratification does one need? PS. Not taking a swipe at BJ (or anyone in particular). I did not read his reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YimSiam Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Ah, USVirgin, give the eager little scribes a break - after all, it wasn't so long ago you were posting 'thanks for the read' comments on threads about a guy who went to soi 33, CM2, and on to Nana, including multiple and-then-I-took-her-back-to-my-room-on-lower-Suk episodes... ( don't try to deny it, the internet never lies... ). For those who bother to check the old UAL875 trip report linked above (2002 vintage), I guess my point is that to me it's only rarely the plot events that make or break a report (and never the price of beer, barfine, or bus to Buriram), it's presentation, the spirit of the thing, what our french brothers call "the i don't know what...". UAL875's has a fair bit of it, a lot of enthusiasm, pleasant naive bewilderment, and naked drunk chicks. Good enough for me! YimSiam :smirk: PS: I'm ashamed to say that as far as I can remember, every trip report that I've written has at least one - and usually more than one - Nana parking lot girl in it. But I don't stay at the Dynasty - I'm more a Dynasty Grand man, actually... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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