I’m walking down Sukhumvit Soi 11. There are so many drug dealers trying to get my attention! This is not good. There will eventually be a significant crackdown and backlash. I wish the cops would quietly start dealing with this. The sheer volume of drug dealers is really noticeable. The last time I was in this area was a couple of years ago. The change is very noticeable and it’s not good.
Sa far Thailanad hasn't seen any manufacturer release a truly ambitious ADAS like the ones common in China. Could there be any other purpose than for a navigation on autopilot type of systems?
Hello Bangkok community!
I made an interactive rooftop guide that you might enjoy 😊
I would love for you to try it and give some feedback if you have. The list of curated rooftops will keep growing over time so I'm also open to suggested places.
Have a great end of the week krab 🙏
I will be competing at the Union Hall (ศูนย์การค้า ยูเนี่ยน มอลล์) in Bangkok in December.
There is a nice looking and priced hotel - C U Inn Bangkok - which looks not that far from the venue, but google maps shows 24 minutes walking time due to an awkward crossing of the big road.
I would appreciate if a local could advise me if there is really no faster way of getting from A to B, or google maps is bullshitting me and another shorter way is possible.
Is this normal? I've stayed in 2 different hotels and 1 apartment and all had serious soundproofing issues. I can hear my neighbor talking audibly talking next door as if he's in the same room. Supper irritating.
Are the walls made of cardboard or what? Is this normal everywhere? How do you not go insane?
I’ve lived here for a while and have come across many of the guys selling watches. The interaction has always been very short. They walk up to me with a watch, I say no thank you, and they walk away. Maybe sometimes I’ll have a guy who will persist and ask me a second time. But overall the whole exchange is like 5 seconds long.
But I see foreigners telling them to angrily fuck off. Willing to throw hands. Just treating these guys like absolute dog shit. And I genuinely don’t get why? When you think about it, these Indian guys are not scammers. They aren’t trying to bamboozle you out of your money. They’re simply hustling. Everyone knows the watch is fake. They aren’t tricking you. Just trying to sell something. But people treat them like they’ve punched your granny. Is it simply anti-Indian bigotry?
I get that the one guy who won’t take no for an answer when you’re out having a pint with your friends can be annoying. And sure, tell him to fuck off if he just won’t leave. But generally, these are just poor vendors trying to make some cash. No different to the old lady selling mints, or that flamboyant lady selling the “I love ladyboy cock” armbands.
I’m freshly graduated student in Thailand with Marketing degree. Is it worth to do MBA in Thailand or should I try for other countries? I don’t have anyone to ask for advice. My budget is kinda limited so
I definitely can’t afford to go western countries. Please give me some suggestions.
Honestly speaking, I don’t have that much hope in Thailand. I only get internships than a job in Thailand.
I've been trying to find a meetup for anyone in Bangkok working on computer games.
I found gamedevhub.co.th which is in Chong Nonsi and I've been there twice. It's a really nice place, with great facilities and the people there are all very friendly. Good mix of Thais and foreigners. One of the owners is Italian and there are some Thai owners who I met also.
The problem for me is it's a long way from where I live (Near True Digital Park), also they charge 400 THB per day plus tax. Which when added to the travel cost (and time) makes it too expensive for me to go more than maybe 2 or 3 times a month.
I can't find any other meetups for solo game devs, so I decided I'd see if anyone would be interested in a casual meetup either in this area or any where between Udomsuk BTS and Asoke BTS - I know of a few places we could meet that don't require spending a lot on food and coffee.
I might even setup a meetup.com group if there is enough interest.
Also any solo devs vibe coding stuff that would like to sit and work with other people rather than being totally solo are of course welcome, you don't really have to be doing a game.
Places I think are ideal for this type of thing are the Ikea Restaurant at Emsphere, the seating area in Major Cineplex Ekkamai, True Digital Park and a few other places depending on numbers.
Before going to Bangkok, I did a lot of research on where to get Botox and fillers since it was my first time. Instagram was full of ads for Aura Bangkok, and so many influencers were promoting it, so I assumed it would be good.
Unfortunately, my experience was the complete opposite. The doctor seemed to have no idea what she was doing. After injecting Botox into my forehead, my eyes squinted, and I ended up with uneven, arched eyebrows for almost five months.
The filler was even worse. It was done so unevenly that I looked in the mirror and hoped it would settle overnight, but it looked horrendous the next morning. I had to get it dissolved the very next day, which meant I wasted all that money.
This time, I really want to go somewhere experienced and trustworthy. If you’ve personally had great Botox or filler done in Bangkok, I’d really appreciate your recommendations. Please help! 🤍
I went to CANABANGKA in Chinatown twice. The first time, one of the employees was incredibly friendly, chatting to me like a mate and explaining all the different strains and products. That positive experience was exactly why I decided to go back.
Unfortunately, the second visit completely changed my opinion. The same employee offered to turn my single pre-roll into two smaller joints mixed with blue lotus. It sounded like a decent idea, so I agreed.
While he was rolling them, there was what looked to me like around 0.7–0.8 g of flower and blue lotus left on the tray. When he took out a small brown sealing bag, I naturally assumed he was going to bag the leftovers for me. Instead, he put the bag straight into his own pocket.
I was already pretty high by then and didn’t want to make a scene or ruin my evening in Chinatown, so I didn’t confront him. Looking back, I really wish I had.
What annoys me even more is that this shop already charges more than my plug in the UK I normally buy from, so I certainly wasn’t expecting to leave feeling like part of what I’d paid for had disappeared.
Maybe other people have had good experiences there, but this was mine. If you ever let someone there re-roll your flower or pre-rolls, I’d suggest watching the whole process carefully and making sure you receive everything that’s yours.
I won’t be going back. 👎👎👎👎👎
This market is huge and very busy and is very much a working market. It’s not a place to really be a tourist per se but it’s wonderful for finding ingredients for cooking and for seeing what’s currently in season.
I finished my first month here, and looking at my finances i spent way too much on food. I usually go to japanese spots like shakariki and eat for like 700 per meal including drinks. With this months salary i went to a good omakase as a final stop before managing my finances better.
Now, I still have two months here, so i want to reduce my daily burn rate. Maybe like 500 bhat for food daily, i started with 7/11, and that covered breakfast and snacks, but now i went to grab for dinner, and it's so confusing. I don't know what's the goto shop for local rice based meals. Honestly fried rice with a soup or salad would be a good choice but idk from where.
So what's your meal of choice from grab? I'm trying to get ideas and recommendations
I passed by 7-11 ramkhamhaeng 64 area, streets were full of police cars and ambulances.. anyone know what happened?
My name is Noah ,22M from South Africa and I have recently moved to Bangkok. I really want to make friends but I'm struggling. Anyone on here wanna be friends?
I have been living here for 18 months now. And have tried different places for a ramen. Just an disclaimer I have never been to Japan so I don't know the standards. But at least in Bangkok I have been to several places like Ippuden in Iconsiam, kyoto ramen in one Bangkok, Sho ryu Ramen (soi 24), cocoichibaniya, Naruto (soi 53), and some other forgetful places.
But there is one place which is absolutely benchmark at this point for both Hakata style Tonkatsu Ramen and Shoyu ramen with karage. Which is Ramen Shintaro (on sukhumvit road besides pizza company between soi 47 and 49). I know that when you try one place and you instantly become fan of it but still I wanted some competition to that and only Sho Ryu from soi 24 stood out. Still it was not good enough upto Shintaro. https://maps.app.goo.gl/Nc5DquQwG4L43Rse6?g_st=ac
At this point it feels like I have found a gem but I seriously want the opinion from people who are regular ramen eaters and ofcourse knows better than me. So what do you think?
Update: Thank you for all the responses. Looks like most of the choices are in Promp Pong area. I will give them a try for sure.
Hello everyone!
Can you please advice me a place where to exchange dollars to baht with a good rate and which rate is considered to be legit?
Does anyone know the names of these hosts? They hosted the Siam Square Pride Verse on June 27th partnered with AIS.
I recently had watched WC match at Sukhumvit and was out at 2 AM. Then without me knowing that this place's close by prostitution, I was just approached by bunches of prostitutes. I ignored it for a while til all of the sudden there was a girl who looked different with sort of douyin looks (she got dimples and so freakin cute) + she spoke good English. She got that Japanese looks but didn't sound like one, then I immediately asked are you a lady (I was afraid it's a trap)? She showed me me her passport. She's a 22 Vietnamese girl working as prostitutes (the location is somewhere close to Nana Plaza). Firstly she offered me 3000 baht for a short time. I said oh give me discount 50% pls, then she refused, 2000 baht is the least. Then I left her and went into a bar for like 15 minutes. When I got into that spot again, she wasn't there, but one of her friend just approached me cuz she recognized her friend just talked to me (she vc her and told her to come upon).
We make a deal, agreed for 1500 baht short time (at the end it was 1700 inc the room). She picked me up to her apartment behind her, and when we're in, she proved she's a lady. That was the first time I had sex with a Viet lady with nice boobs I think she had done surgeries. Her nipples were so tiny I licked it so hard to get her screaming (but I thought she was faking it). She asked 500 more for BJ and 200 for the room. I refused to give her 500 I gave her 200 instead.
Is that 1500 much for FLs from abroad (viet) also did they really ask for a room cost or they just made it up? Overall I'm not satisfied with her services since she's so passive and for her moan it's just way too fake I got annoyed and tell her to stop. She just wanted me to cum quickly.