Bangkok: Afternoon Activities

[DaveC65]

Originally Posted by norice

DaveC65,

Dave, forget about riding Bus, just go for a Taxi! If Taxi is too expensive for you, I shall donate 100B for your transportation. Don't be too stingy!

Will keep that under advisement, at least I have the options. Would actually take the bus if it passed the Palazzo but since it doesn't, I might just stick to the cab. So it's roughly 350 baht with or without the toll? Or do I just say put on the meter and still pay the toll?

(oops, I think I'm seriously going off topic here, sorry)

[ChaYen]

Wah, didn't see the thread for a few days and 3 pages liao.

Originally Posted by norice

Why don't you join California WOW, located in the Esplanade, its a walking distance from your house! Work out and scab at attractive young Thai girls in their skimpy outfit!

Thanks, norice, but my membership at California WOW expired in Feb liao... The outlet at Esplanade... the other members if it's not aunties, they're gay, or other guys. Haven't seen/et any chio bus working out there.

As for going to a massage place, I went a few times, but in the early afternoons the selection quite poor.

Originally Posted by deptrai4u

This is what I do in the afternoons:

#1 Hang out at Beer Garden at Soi 5, armed with my notebook computer, have lunch and do some work there (wifi is free!) and maybe let some poo ying chat me up!

The problem with trying to go somewhere to meet people and maybe continue, is a small problem for me, hehe. The reason I got nothing to do before ~6-7pm, is 'cos that's the time my live-in gf gets home from work. :P

Regarding the beer garden at soi 5, I've only been there twice, and both times it was quite akward. Was the only asian in the joint and people were staring. Also, the girls there are somewhat older and of the more tanned complexion, so not really my type. :P

Originally Posted by borom

you may want to consider attending a Thai Language school. Benefits:

As for the part on going to a Thai Language school... I'm learning from gf and friends, as I attend a uni here. Not sure how much a course at a language school would cost, but I heard from another friend it's about 400b per hour, with 2hr sessions twice a week bringing the monthly cost to 6.4k a month...


What I've been doing so far is:

- Schedule afternoon dates
- Loiter at shopping centers (mostly Esplanade... grab newspaper from B2S then lim kopi @ starbucks)
- Hang around with friends
- Sleep @ home
- Loiter around Thong Lor
- Loiter around other uni areas

Where is this Health Land at Sathorn? Is it a normal massage/spa place? Or the other kind? Is it the same as the one at Thong Lor?

[forumer]

I saw dental whitening services in Esplanade for 5000 baht. Can do in the afternoon to kill time too compared to sg, cheap but dunno the effect good or not.

[fs1964x]

Health Land:


http://www.healthlandspa.com/location_sathorn.html

There's one at Ekkamai too.

Hope that helps.

[vmtech]

too bored? haha take bus 552 to the airport and back! did that once when i had too much time and didnt wanna drink, so took bus from onnut to airport to check out some visa stuff and went back. 35thb/trip only.

oh yes, and it took a good 1hr+ cuz i took at around 5+ and jam until song hahaha


Alternatively what i did while i was staying there was party until morning and spend the damn afternoon asleep. wakeup and meet chanyboy in evening for dinner and some serious barhopping! :X

[x500]

Drink a cup of tea at True Internet Cafe at Paragon, surfing net and bioing chiobus shopping, and go to Siam Square looking for more chiobus and buy some nice designer's stuffs :P

[ChaYen]

How I spent my weekend afternoons: Hung-over.

By recommendation from vmtech

Need to go sian more char bor for afternoon entertainments.

[vmtech]

Originally Posted by ChaYen

How I spent my weekend afternoons: Hung-over.

By recommendation from vmtech

Need to go sian more char bor for afternoon entertainments.

haha dont do tt too often before it hurts ur liver haha

[Mr.romantic]

Originally Posted by DaveC65

Will keep that under advisement, at least I have the options. Would actually take the bus if it passed the Palazzo but since it doesn't, I might just stick to the cab. So it's roughly 350 baht with or without the toll? Or do I just say put on the meter and still pay the toll?

(oops, I think I'm seriously going off topic here, sorry)

bus 551 goes along Ratchada.

looks like the default hotel in Ratchada for samsters these days is Palazzo. bro ThaiHotels must be earning well huh.

[siamcutey]

Massage Parlours --- Sianzz
Bars/Pubs --- Sianzzz
Traditional Massage Joints --- Sianzzz
Siam Square --- lagi Sianzzz
MBK --- Super Sianzzz
Jatujak mkt --- Simi pun Sianzzz
Hang Goat Head, Sell Chicken Meat Massage Joint --- Sianzzz
Emporium/Paragon/Central/The Malls --- Sianzzz Sianzzz Sianzzz
Siam Park --- Sianzzz


Bangkok really Sianzzz until don't know do what. Anything more than 2 nights there is a torture. Same thing day in day out, play also sianzzz.

Next trip must go Chiang Mai(lost in hills) or Phuket(encounter Tsunami), then maybe a tad more exciting.

[Red_Tirak1099]

Bro SC, you forgot to add go South of Thailand like HDY or Danok maybe can encounter terrorists........lagi exciting

[romanspa]

I always take cab from the departure hall. So far so good...
i pay only meter fee and toll!

now... i'm actually watching the king's birthday celebration...

[Mr.romantic]

Originally Posted by siamcutey

Massage Parlours --- Sianzz
Bars/Pubs --- Sianzzz
Traditional Massage Joints --- Sianzzz
Siam Square --- lagi Sianzzz
MBK --- Super Sianzzz
Jatujak mkt --- Simi pun Sianzzz
Hang Goat Head, Sell Chicken Meat Massage Joint --- Sianzzz
Emporium/Paragon/Central/The Malls --- Sianzzz Sianzzz Sianzzz
Siam Park --- Sianzzz


Bangkok really Sianzzz until don't know do what. Anything more than 2 nights there is a torture. Same thing day in day out, play also sianzzz.

Next trip must go Chiang Mai(lost in hills) or Phuket(encounter Tsunami), then maybe a tad more exciting.

talk cock siah! chiang mai lagi sianzzz unless you like to climb mountains or see pandas taking a shit and eat bamboo leaves!

[logiteck]

Originally Posted by yanz

the cinema at esplanade ratchada quite posh.. and always quite empty on weekday afternoons.. good place to idle away a few hours. problem is i dont even have enough time for shopping, massage, food n club..

where is this cinema in ratchada?

[Mr.romantic]

Originally Posted by logiteck

where is this cinema in ratchada?

looks like you have been away too long from BKK to know where Esplanade is.