I am 'Farang' now, new to Bangkok having just early retired in the USA. But I have been checking web sites like dreadedned and lurking this one for some time. Now that I am here in Bangkok I will join the board. I want to know what the best things are to do here in BKK. So I ask my newly acquired board friends to vote your hearts on what your FAVORITE thing to do at night is in Bangkok. If you are in Pattaya or "overseas" then what is/would be your one favorite thing to do on that "one night in bangkok"? Since I am new here, comments, clarifications to your votes would be appreciated. And maybe we'll see where boardies here are really at. Please vote only once. Will we have enough in numbers? Did I miss an option (vote one anyway)?

I have eliminated the late afternoon/early evening both "dinner at Dick's Cafe" or indulgence at the gym/sauna from the options.



Last edited by Ponbkk on Sat 2 Aug, 2008 10:40 pm; edited 1 time in total

Take in an El Duo concert.

Stay home and count my money    The traffic is horrible on pay day.

homintern is on your IGNORE list.

You forgot MASSAGE.

and SHOPPING!

Welcome to the board, Bangkok and retirement. We could use some more "normal" Bangkok posters.

ArNolD wrote:

You forgot MASSAGE.

and SHOPPING!

Let's put shopping is under "RCA Movie".

Massage is under early evening, not voted.

Of course, you may not think it fun to go out and look for shows featuring naked boys, but that is always another option.

When I am in Bangkok, I have a nice dinner somewhere, and then a beer or two at the Telephone, and then off to explore the gay bars!!!

The only reason I don't have a beer at The Balcony is that I would miss seeing the front side of all the flirty waiters from the Balcony.

Another option (I think) is to go INSIDE the Telephone, and meet up with your farang friends, and whine.

Another option is to think about your retirement again.  Did you really retire and expect to do nothing?  May I suggest getting involved with schools and community projects etc. so that you get so busy that you don't have to post this sort of question?

Are you actively studying Thai?  Are you learning about Thai food, Thai history, and Thai culture?

Hang out at Siam Discovery Centre  and scope out the hordes of students spending their parents money.

Henry Cate wrote:

Of course, you may not think it fun to go out and look for shows

I got that under the 1900 system.

Quote:

Are you actively studying Thai?  Are you learning about Thai food, Thai history, and Thai culture?

Culture Food History and 'religion' (care to discuss?): YES.
Language: Not yet.

You're definitely missing an option. What about go and get drunk in a decent restaurant and dribble and shout over everyone trying to enjoy themselves. Or go and be dribbled and shouted at in a decent restaurant by a drunkard, more likely perhaps given the impeccable manners and grace of all on this forum when they aren't strangling one another here.

Another, take a drive out of town with loved one and visit a waterfall or three staying in a charming candle lit hotel in a hut and listening to the sound of the night together, supping on local delicacies wrapped in banana leaves then retiring in a deep embrace (air-con permitting) and falling asleep.

Cedric wrote:

You're definitely missing an option. What about go and get drunk in a decent restaurant and dribble and shout over everyone trying to enjoy themselves. Or go and be dribbled and shouted at in a decent restaurant by a drunkard, more likely perhaps given the impeccable manners and grace of all on this forum when they aren't strangling one another here.

Another, take a drive out of town with loved one and visit a waterfall or three staying in a charming candle lit hotel in a hut and listening to the sound of the night together, supping on local delicacies wrapped in banana leaves then retiring in a deep embrace (air-con permitting) and falling asleep.

You make it so hard to choose, Cedric!  But of course, getting pig-drunk and drooling (sorry, dribbling) over other customers would be the obvious choice!

Or wouldn't it?   :-)   :-0

Now, where is that charming candle-lit hotel in a hut?  We might have to build it ourselves!  And pray that "Vauxhall drivers" (whatever they may be) do not show up!   :-)

And why not serve those local delicacies on white porcelain, with a yummy white Burgundy?

driving out of bangkok!

homintern is on your IGNORE list.

'What's Your Favorite Thing to do in BKK on Payday Friday? "

with the small allowance I receive from the She Who Is Always Obeyed I wouldn't even have the bus fare to Bangkok.