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I last lived here 20 years ago and just moved back. Cost of living and easy lifestyle were huge reasons (also the Russian asset currently sitting in the White House and shitting on America) We considered Jomtien and Hua Hin and decided on Hua Hin. The infrastructure is great here and you can still get all the Western things you want without the high prices that ate in other parts of the country. Bangkok and its traffic and relentless energy were never an option...although I do miss the gogos and crazy times we had there. Been here 4 months now and enjoying it...3 bedroom villa with pool (furnished with free pool service, gardening, and internet) for 23k baht a month 15 minutes from the beach is hard to beat. The bolt/grab system has made life so much easier as well. And...Bangkok is only 3 hours away...

Thanks for the replies Coss, Old Hippie, and My Penis (Nervous Dog, right?) Had some fun in Bkk. I stopped in to Soi Cowboy. Is the street narrower than I remember or have they built out? More than 4 people standing side by side and no room to move now. Walked into Midnite for old times sake and it was awful. 270 for a beer, few customers so they decended like locusts onto me, and then "mistakenly" shorted me on the change when I paid. Beautiful new stage and light system but sad all the fun was gone. I went in a few places and apart from Crazy House, not even topless dancing seen. What the fuck is that about? Should have done research on the best clubs now instead of heading to old favorites. Next time, I guess. There aren't any gogos in Hua Hin so I was excited to head back into one for the first time in many years but left disappointed. Please let me know if ya'll get to HH and I'll buy you a beer (but you'll pay)

Hey there to all the old fogies like myself. I moved back with the family to retire in Hua Hin. We are coming to Bangkok tomorrow, so if anybody is up for a drink in Soi Cowboy or a quiz night on Thursday or Friday May 8-9 please let me know.

Dee and I moved back to the states in 2007 and have visited a couple of times since then. The goal is to retire to Hua Hin in a few years

What I remember most about Woodstock Friday nights (apart from the super fun times with ya'll) were the far side cartoons pasted to the bathroom walls over the urinals. Made peeing a real pleasure. Thai resident 2001-2007

Such sad news. Marcel was the best. He came out to see Dee and I the last time we were in Bkk...a great friend and really made my time in Thailand so much better than it would have been without him. Hope everybody else is doing well.

Literally a post 10 years in the making. I remember reading this topic when it was first created in 2008. I thought the title was funny so I opened it up and quickly realized that I also wanted to bone Tussinee. And now, all these years later, through many life changes and changes in Thailand itself that this ode to Tussinee is still here...it is somehow comforting. Now I have no idea what Tussinee would look like today (or even if she is still alive) but I realize that all of us, in our own way, want to bone Tussinee. Some of us get close sometimes, while other times it may feel like Tussinee is boning us. But, in the end, my wish is that all pf you, in your own way, and in your own time, will eventually get to bone Tussinee.

Sorry to miss you too, John...let me know if you are back by late July...maybe for the dance contest in Pattaya

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I believe the place is called Hanrahans on soi Nana at 7pm Friday. I'll be taking off tomorrow night. going through LA and China so I won't be online again after that til the 4th after we arrive.

Thanks...give OH my best and let him know I've been thinking about him please.

I've been in email contact with Khun Kong who lives in Vietnam now...said he might be able to make it next Friday. Where is Old Hippie? Has anybody had any sighting of Gummigut (George)...we used to be very close and then he disappeared. Nervous Dog still around?...we were neighbors for a time and our kids played together. He was smart enough to send his babies upcountry for the clean air as their lungs developed...I was not that smart and now my little girl has asthma. Tim (also known as Jay L. who gave me a job once) will be in town too but may be outside of Bkk on that Friday...can't remember his screen name anymore...I think it might have been the Thai word for asshole or something like that. Will there be a table set up for us...where should I go when I get there?

Sounds like his liver was, indeed, pickled

Looking forward to Hanrahans on Friday the 6th...also my friend Nick hosts a quiz night at his bar The Pickled Liver on Suk soi 7/1 on Thursday nights, so I will be down there looking to find a team to play with...if anybody wants to join and isn't afraid of running the ladyboy gauntlet in that area, I will be there for the pub quiz on the 5th.

I do not plan on using it for calls from back home...basically for photos and so my family can reach each other (for example, when my wife heads up to Kalasin while I am in Pattaya) I was concerned that there might be a charging issue with the different voltage/wattage, that we might fry our US phones if we just got an adapter. I think last time we came out we just got some cheap used phones for the month, but that was many years ago. Our hotel in Japan apparantly provides a smart phone for all of its customers to use. I have a Samsung Galaxy 7, Dee has a 9+, and Katherine has an 8. Are there still lots of internet cafes around for me to check emails and stuff?