Three nights in Singapore followed by four nights in Pattaya and five nights in Bangkok. This trip report is laced with my musings and ruminations etc. so if you don’t like waffle then you might not want to invest the time in reading. You have been warned!

PART TWO (Reddit won't let me post the whole thing in one go)

Saturday
Up early-ish and off to Chatuchak market. Got into buying mode, which felt good, had two coconut milkshakes, tried to talk to a hot Thai but got glared at, considered some fried chicken but when I asked a nearby woman who was still eating some she said "It's dry....and cold". I didn't go for it.

Back to the room feeling good that I'd made some purchases but kinda bummed out. Had a Jacuzzi bath and chatted to a good friend on the phone about my frustrations.

I think it was a major case of FOMO and feeling that I was haplessly stumbling from one place to the next in a desperate attempt to keep finding that elusive spark - but ultimately just kept missing the target.

I had this killer room, some great outfits and cash in my wallet yet I felt like I was drifting and that Bangkok, like life, was passing me by like a noisy river boat party sailing past while I'm on the shore.

I'd had the failing with Cheesecake, the rejections from Thermae and the invisibility of Mu:in. Even when offering to pay, I wasn't a catch or desirable. I had to travel half way around the world to be reminded that it isn't the women or fate. It's clearly just me that is the problem.

Tried in my mind to disengage from the pursuit of women and try to approach hitting SpacePlus as a dancey trance event. This was a club that was in the top 50 of clubs in the world so I was looking forward to checking it out.

Headed back over to Hemingway for a nice burger and then got into the lips outfit. Popped up to Pastel to check out the view and to see if the shirt played. It got commented on in the lift and the security guard said how much he liked it.

Headed to SpacePlus and it certainly deserved it’s place in the list. The sound was amazing and it was a really good size. Incredibly there was no entrance fee and they had this offer on for 500 baht that you could have unlimited drinks like Vodka & Orange or Whiskey & Coke.

I couldn’t believe the promotion but made sure to enjoy it. Started chatting to a cool Turkish guy called Ebi who asked me about the promotion and introduced me to his female friend Yoji who was from Japan. We chatted about Bangkok and how cool a place it was etc. Music started to pick up and this sweet little buxom woman came up to us.

She chatted to Ebi first and when he indicated that he wasn’t interested in her I then leaned in and asked if she wanted a drink. She asked for Milk which made me do a double take.

“Milk? Are you serious?”

She nodded and then gesticulated to her breasts and said “my milk”. At that point the penny dropped that she was a freelancer. There was a momentary pang of thought that of course I couldn’t have been approached by a normal woman could I but then I thought what the hell.

She asked if I wanted to leave and I said that I was here for the DJ and wanted to stay and enjoy his set. We agreed a price of 5k baht for her to leave with me when I was ready until around 7 in the morning.

Granted I was paying for her time but it felt good knowing that I was having a great dance to some banging trance music and that I had a guaranteed companion to take home afterwards. We chatted to some other people who were enjoying the night and I had a really good time. The music and venue truly delivered.

Ebi and Yoji headed off and I decided to leave at around 01.30. Ordered a bolt cab (the only time I actually got in one) and then back to the hotel. As you’ve probably determined by now I’m kinda less into the whole immediate fucking so for me just taking a woman back to the room and having some company was really nice.

She went by the name of Vermicelli and loved the room and we got the spa bath running while I fixed some drinks. Unfortunately her English wasn’t very good but she was very sweet in wanting to move things forward ‘now we wash, now we bath, now we suck’. I had to remind her that I’d deliberately paid more so that we wouldn’t be rushed and that we could just enjoy the slower pace.

She did then relax a little and hence the fun felt a little more organic. We cuddled and enjoyed our bodies though if honest I can’t remember if the sex was actually any good! I was just pleased to have someone enjoying the room and my hospitality.

Sunday
She headed off in the morning and I came down to see her off into a cab. It was a good night and I felt a little better about Bangkok and my time there. Showered and then I decided to take a trip to the Siam shopping centre, which was amazing.

It had so many floors of such classy shops even to the point of having showrooms for Porsche, Bentley and other high end cars. Right at the top was the cinema complex which was massive and again was so neat and clean and tidy.

I headed down to the food court where the real magic was. They had so many stalls offering so many good looking items plus a supermarket that was fully stocked with so many great looking things including plenty of familiar Western products. If you know me then you know that the hunter/gatherer in me loves a good supermarket and it was cool seeing known brands tidily presented.

Bought some huge cinnamon rolls along with other bits to stock up the fridge. I then headed to MBK. Tried on some of the fake Hermes trainers that I’d spotted earlier in the week. I was tempted but not completely blown away and thus decided against pursuing.

I’d been talking to someone from Thai Friendly called Nafa and she confirmed the meeting that we’d arranged at 7.00pm, which was reassuring and I headed back to get ready for her arrival. 5k baht for overnight.

We met in the Starbucks within the hotel foyer and she was very sweet when she arrived. A little different from her pictures but seemed endearingly nervous. Once again her English wasn’t great but we had some stilted conversation and then headed up to the room. Did my usual routine of wanting to make her feel relaxed and comfortable and we showered and fooled around. She was nice to look at but not blow away but I liked that she seemed a decent person. We headed back to Hemingways for dinner which was cool and then back to the room.

Popped a film on through her Netflix account and then just spent some time together. Her dick game, like well virtually all of the women in Thailand, wasn’t very good in that she seemed to come from the school that just touching it or rubbing was enough that she didn’t have to master any more but truth be told I didn’t really mind. I enjoyed touching her and feeling her next to me in the bed.

Monday
We woke the next morning and fooled around and she then showered and got dressed. She said she was hungry and wanted to get some food but she wasn’t expecting me to fund that. I asked her if she wanted some company and she said that customers usually wanted her to leave afterwards.

I said I had no plans and that I would be delighted to spend some more time with her. Got showered myself and we headed along to Terminal 21. She went straight to the food court and straight to this place she must have known. Looked through the menu and she ordered some bits for the table.

I’ve gotta say that it was really cool because she was a local that took me under her wing and we were having some normal Thai food. And the food was really great and so inexpensive. I wish I had discovered the place earlier because it was so good.

We moved back to the room and she bought herself a simple outfit from a street vendor as she didn’t want to wear last night’s clothes. She even offered to buy me a shirt which I thought was amazingly sweet. I declined as I didn’t like the style but I was touched she wasn’t being so grabby that she expected me to cover everything.

So it was my last night in Bangkok. I contemplated whether I should let her go and see if I could go out and find someone else but I weighed up that I would have to go through the whole rigmarole of explaining that I wanted to be able to kiss and touch and go for LT and it seemed like a lot of hassle.

I guess I must be built different in that I haven’t mastered the art of coldly picking someone, fucking them like a fleshlight and sending them on their way. Add to that I enjoyed her company and it was nice to have someone in the room with me. We watched some more Netflix and decided a bit too late to go out for something to eat.

Unfortunately there wasn’t much open so I suggested this 24 hour Italian restaurant that I’d seen on Sukhemvit road on my Bolt moped travels. We took a walk there and the food was just okay. For my last evening meal I was kinda disappointed with it and it certainly wasn’t the same impressive value that the lunch in Terminal 21 had been.

Tuesday
Today was the day I was flying home but not until much later. I asked Nafa if she wanted to spend another day with me which she did and hence we showered had some final enjoyable sex and then packed up and checked out. Thankfully the hotel had a facility to leave your cases so I left my stuff there along with lots of food and drinks that I gave to her to take home for her family.

We made our way to the Siam shopping centre and had some food there, wandered around the shops and even went upstairs to the cinema complex. Twisters was showing so I thought why not. It was really nice having that girlfriend experience with her. She was easy company and pleasant to the eye and I hope I was as well to her.

Just before the film started they played a video asking people to stand for their King which she asked if I would do and which I would have done anyway. Everyone stood up in the cinema and I was really impressed at their patriotism for their country. Kinda humbling and made me like the Thai people even more.

Back to the hotel and we said our goodbyes. I gave her 5000 baht which she didn’t ask for or want to take initially because she said I’d paid for everything else. But she was worth it for giving me a different experience of Bangkok and letting me see another side to the city.

Got the Skytrain from my local station to the airport. My station was called Nana and I just loved the soft way they pronounced it on the train announcements. I even recorded them saying it because just hearing it makes me feel warm inside.

Bangkok airport was fine but busy and I did feel quite melancholic at coming home. It felt like the adventure had come to an end and I wasn’t quite sure how to process and categorise it.                    

Summary
I had had some fun experiences but was it the mad sexually fulfilling time that I had craved – probably not.

The first full day in Singapore was a highlight. The jet ski was amazing. My sex with Tina the Ethiopian freelancer was the standout because of her body and our physical connection. Well it felt like a connection to me!

My hotel rooms in Pattaya and Bangkok were bang on the money and excellent choices. The Bolt mopeds were great fun and SpacePlus was an awesome club. And finally my girlfriend experience with Nafa was just really nice and maybe a perfectly timed come down at the end of the holiday.

Would I do anything differently? I think if I went again I would make the trip to Kao San road and see if I managed to make a connection or even been seen by the young backpackers there. I’d visit more of the food courts and save money by eating great food there. If I went to Pattaya again I’d maybe visit the island off the coast that I didn’t get round to and be more tempted to see the women on the beach road rather than those in the gogo bars.

I think at least with the freelancers on the beach there is a bit more purity to them in that it’s just about having sex whereas the girls in the bars (not that I spent hardly any time there) feel like they are just humouring you to make you drop more money in their bar. Don’t get wrong – I get the business model. I think I’d just rather spend the time dedicated to that 1-2-1 rather than someone who doesn’t really understand what I’m saying trying to keep me in their company for as long as possible.

So I think I’d like to go back again. I’d be hard pressed not to go with the same hotels as I thought they were perfectly positioned and very cool. I’d like to relax a bit more into the hubbub of Bangkok. It is more expensive but maybe if one was a bit wiser with where to eat etc. you could save some money.

Pattaya was cheaper than BKK and although it didn’t have anything close to the energy I think the women game was slightly better, more varied, easier to get and more competitively priced.

Anyway apologies if that was too rambling. I also wanted to write a keepsake for myself and can’t be arsed to go through and edit together a different one but hopefully you’ll discover some little gens in the words.

Thanks again to everyone who contributed to my adventure with their words of wisdom and advice before I went. It was very helpful.