Asian Whore Mongers

Drink prices just keep creeping up and up in Bangkok.  Nana Plaza has long been a tourist trap but its getting so I will not even bother visiting.   The current price of a beer or short local drink is around the 130 to 150 baht range.   There is no consistency with soft drink which should be priced at the same level as a beer.   Ladies drinks are even more erratic and you really need to ask to avoid nasty surprises.

Leading the price hike are bars like Lollipop, Hollywood, Carousel, G-Spot and Voodoo with their beer priced at 145.   When these Crown Group bars increase the other bars tend to follow soon after.

It’s ironic that the Thai owned and managed bars seem to be more price sensitive keep their drinks around 135 baht.  The Rainbow Bars (1 to 4) account for half the girls working in Nana and half the business so maybe they realize that more and more visitors are becoming increasingly price conscious in these challenging economic times.   Still over time they too will increase their prices.

Santos street has long been known for its short time bars or “blowjob bars”.  Another name for Santos street by locals is blow row.

Tucked between these open style bars (with short time rooms at the back) is a bikini dance bar that has opened a number of times and then closed.  This latest reincarnation was very promising but like its preceding manifestations was short lived.

I was in AC  when it opened and it was a happening little bar with a hot line up of girls.  It attracted some big spenders and more than once while I was in there the doors were closed and we were entertained to “special” shows courtesy of the these guys ringing the bell and throwing money on the stage.

Slowly the lineup declined in quality and the big spenders came less starting a downward spiral to bankruptcy and closure.  So what were the mistakes this bar made?   Well I can only give you the opinion from a customer as I have no experience running a bar.

They seemed to have a working formula and a good line up but for reason the hotter girls left and were not replaced.  Maybe they were not paid frequently enough or were not making enough.   Perhaps there was some hidden tension or conflict – we may never know.

For whatever reason the bar line up changed leaving older less attractive girls who were also less friendly.  The atmosphere of the bar changed and the customers they had won came less and less until they did not come at all.

I observed the manager many times and other than starting a free BBQ on a Sunday there were no other initiatives I was aware of.  He just seemed to sit and watch the proceedings with minimal interaction with the customers (good managers will mingle and welcome customers).

I tried the free BBQ once and it was good but after the plate they gave me I became hungry and when I asked about seconds I was told it was against policy so I actually left to go and get something to eat – thus it had the reverse of the desired effect actually making me go away.

Now we will wait and see what is the next manifestation of this bar.

Here is a picture of the girls in the golden hot pants when the bar was happening.   They would wear different outfits on different nights but these hot pants were my favorite.

Well the new sign says Heaven Above. The Klub Klass is now officially no more. No more bands. Just dance stage and pool table area. This bar has great potential…

I have observed many guys taking their barfines to nice restaurants.   The girls scan the menu for something familiar along the lines of chicken and rice as most of them are not at all adventures when it comes to food and reluctant to try anything new.    The reality is many of them would be happier eating at the local street vendors.

They will enjoy this shit more than any fine Restaurant

If you really want to give them a treat then take them to Jolly Bee.   This is a very popular fast food outlet in the Philippines and very popular with the girls.  It’s a bit like McDonalds but with a lot more sugar, oil and salt.   The most popular there is crispy Chicken and Rice.   If you go to McDonalds crispy Chicken and Rice is also the most popular choice of locals.  At KFC again its crispy Chicken as most would not even be interested in trying the “original recipe”

The girls will appreciate Jolly Bee more and it will be much lighter on the hip pocket than taking them to some fancy restaurant they probably did not like but will be too shy to mention.