BANGKOK BURNING – THE AFTERMATH
I recall the ancient Chinese curse, ‘May you live in interesting times.’ Well, it has certainly been interesting times, if not downright frightening times in parts of Bangkok recently. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Stickman’
Bangkok Battlefield Death Toll Rises
Saturday, May 15th, 2010
BANGKOK BATTLEFIELD – Violence continues for a third consecutive day in Bangkok’s commercial district Silom, as Thai troops battle with the ‘red shirts’ mob. The number of those killed and injured rises to at least 17 dead and over 150 injured. In parts of Bangkok, which is normally a hustling, bustling capital, there is an eerie silence. In stark contrast, the downtown commercial district of Silom resembles a battlefield. Below is a selection of detailed media reports and updates from Bangkok’s battlefields…
SKY NEWS UPDATE – Live Firing Zone Declared In Bangkok
REUTERS NEWS – Fighting In Thai Capital Leaves 17 Dead
BBC NEWS VIDEO - Violence In Bangkok Claims More Lives
STICKMAN - Stickman’s Special Report – 15/05/2010
Stickman Special – Red Shirt Protest Update 30/04/2010
Saturday, May 1st, 2010BANGKOK UPDATE 30/04/2010 – Stickman has updated a special page on his website with a recent red shirt protests update. Click on the green link below…
QUICK CLICK – Stickman Special Red Shirt Protest Update, April 30th, 2010
Bangkok Bomb Blasts – 23/04/2010
Friday, April 23rd, 2010DEADLY GRENADE ATTACK ON SKYTRAIN STATION
TRAVEL WARNINGS 23/04/2010 - Several countries have issued Thailand Travel Warnings. However, Germany advises that visitors to Bangkok should avoid Silom district and any groups of anti-government protesters. At this stage, I agree with Germany. Meanwhile, America, Britain and Australia continue to send out ‘broken record’ Travel Warnings. No matter where the actual problem areas are located, they constantly send out Thailand Travel Warnings. This makes it a very difficult task for foreigners to evaluate the situation. (more…)
Thailand Tonight – 14/04/2010
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010BANGKOK MOURNS DEADLY PROTEST AMID A SUBDUED SONGKRAN
Even though the antigovernment protests by the ‘Reds’ has dragged on for a month, for the best part it remained peaceful… (more…)
Thai Protests Turn Violent In Bangkok
Sunday, April 11th, 2010BANGKOK DEATH TOLL RISES TO 20 WITH OVER 800 INJURED
BANGKOK, APRIL 10, 2010 – During Saturday night Bangkok witnessed the worst street violence in almost two decades. Thai Army and Riot Police were locked into pitch battles with defiant Red-shirt UDD Protesters… (more…)
Thailand Tonight – 07/04/2010
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010NANA PLAZA – WELCOME TO THE NEON JUNGLE
RAINBOW 4 GO-GO BAR, NANA PLAZA, BANGKOK
RAINBOW ROUNDUP – Continuing on our journey into the neon jungle, we decided to check out a couple of the Rainbow Bars. Rainbow 1 was as lively as ever and the line-up remains for the best part very impressive. Most of the go-go girls were sporting mono bikinis, but I spotted a few who were in their birthday suits. Yes indeed, things have finally changed in Nana Plaza. The gang decided to visit Rainbow 2, which is located next to Obsession Bar in the far right corner. Rainbow 2 was never a favourite of mine, because I felt it never created the right atmosphere for Westerners. The amount of open space is partly to blame, but the biggest reason is that it has remained a Jap Trap for many years. However, things have changed and Rainbow 2 has become more farang friendly. The stage was packed with go-go girls and the majority were facially and physically attractive. These Rainbow bar girls know they are cute and sexy, I have never seen mirrors get so much attention! (more…)
Thailand Today – July 30th, 2009
Thursday, July 30th, 2009
- BANGKOK POST BREAKING NEWS - H1N1 flu outbreak may have hit 500,000 Thais – http://bit.ly/185Sjj
- BANGKOK POST TOURISM REPORT - Thai tourism falls 22% on last year – http://bit.ly/bKMO9
- THE NATION – Breaking News Page List – http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/
- NANA DISCO PARTY – Grand Finale Party this Friday, July 31st. Full details are in this article – http://bit.ly/XN3bi
- FREE FRIDAY FEEDING FRENZY – Sukhumvit Soi 8 in Bangkok, offers two free buffets @ DET 5 Bar and @ Soi 8 Pub. Starts @ 7-8pm.
- NANA PLAZA – Angelwitch Showgirl Porn celebrates her birthday this Friday, July 31st. Porn is a popular Angelwitch Showgirl.
- PATTAYA – New Living Dolls 1 on Walking Street has been sold. Join the Farewell Party for Shane & Jason on Friday, July 31st. The new owners take over on August 1st.
- PATTAYA – Sakura Club 69 on Soi 15 Walking Street, has reopened under new management. Sakura offer 2-4-1 on house spririts and draught beer is only 60 baht per glass.
- DAVE THE RAVE is featured in this online article on Stickman’s Guide To Bangkok website - Stickman Weekly
‘Songkran’ Thai New Year Extended
Thursday, April 16th, 2009PHOTO OF THE DAY – SONGKRAN 2009 BY STICKMAN
If you did not know, the ‘Songkran’ or traditional Thai New Year celebrations, have been extended until this Friday.
‘Photo Of The Day’ goes to Stickman, who captured a picture of two Thai girls trying to evade Songkran slingers. Within the world of photography, there is a lot of technical talk about equipment. However, an essential skill is capturing the image with perfect timing. Not even safe whilst riding a motorbike, the collision of the water explodes into life. Notice that neither Thai girl is wearing a crash helmet. Scary!
Thailand’s Political Revolution
Monday, April 13th, 2009Bangkok internet columnist Stickman, has written an article with photos depicting the current turmoil in Thailand. Unfortunately, today’s ‘Photo Of The Day’ goes to the Thai Army deployed onto the streets of Bangkok during ‘Songkran’ (Thai New Year). The photo below courtesy of Stickman, depicts heavily armed Thai troops guarding key sections of Bangkok…
Read Stickman’s article on THIS LINK HERE
Photo Of The Day – Angkor Wat
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009This photogragh is a stunning image of Angkor Wat, which if you were not aware is located in Siem Reap, Cambodia. You can view hundreds, if not thousands of ordinary snapshots of Angkor Wat. But, the question is, do they do such a prestigious ancient temple any justice? This image, I believe most certainly does. Mingled with artistic impression, the view through the trees helps to emphasise the skyline, which provides a perfect backdrop.
This photo was taken by Stickman, who kindly gave me permission to post this image. Therefore, note that all images by Stickman are copyright of www.Stickmanbangkok.com
Stickman Celebrates 5,000 Stories
Sunday, March 15th, 2009
A massive cult following makes Stickman’s Guide To Bangkok the most widely read website of its genre on the Internet. People may criticise Stickman’s controversial style, but nobody can deny his success in terms of volume of visitors. Today we look at one aspect of Stickman’s enigmatic, but highly popular website…
Back in 2001, the very first Stickman’s Readers’ Submission appeared. When Stickman published, “You Saved My Marriage,” it was the start of a new section on Stickman’s very popular website. Over the years, Stickman’s Readers’ Submissions has flourished into an extremely popular section. March sees this special section celebrate an incredible 5,000 articles. Unlike chat forums, these are articles written to a minimum length of 800 words. Some are thousands-upon-thousands of words long, which contributes a HUGE amount of content. So what’s it all about? Well, it is an enormous repository of encounters and observations, many of which are about Western man and Thai woman relationships. The ‘east-meets-west’ stories range from highly hilarious, to terribly tragic, to downright disasters!
Thousands of contributors send their Thailand-related stories into Stickman every week and some individuals have submitted over 200 articles. Stickman commented, “To everyone who has contributed to the readers’ submissions section over the years, many thanks for your support and for making this section so worthwhile.”
GO-GO BAR UPDATES – The Nana Plaza Reviews Page was updated on March 15th, 2009. Happy babe hunting!
Thailand New Year’s Fever
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
THAI GO-GO GIRLS, AFTER DARK ASIA
Time flies… Hey guys, there’s never a truer saying, especially when you are eating into the decades in your life. Another year has almost ended and I wonder where the past 12 months has gone. Furthermore, what an eventful year it has been for Thailand. We look on and wonder what 2009 will have in store for us all. I fear that it will be a slow start for Thailand’s tourism industry. But, ever the optimist, I think things will work out. It will take time, but people will get on with there lives and foreigners will return to Thailand. Just how many decide to visit Thailand throughout 2009 is unknown. Some people predict that Thailand might only receive 7 million foreign visitors in 2009, rather than 14 million. I cannot say how many of course, but I expect there will be more than the predicted 7 million visitors in 2009. Some people tend to underestimate how resilient Thailand is. Bangkok is the gateway to Asia and therefore receives the most visitors in the whole continent. To review the past year, you could call it a mixture of the good, the bad and the ugly… (more…)
Thailand Night Fever
Friday, November 21st, 2008
AFTER DARK ASIA CALENDAR 2009
GO-GO BAR CLOSURE CONFUSION
If you are just joining us, Thailand has recently completed a Royal cremation ceremony. This news was covered in last week’s Thailand Night Fever.
The initial announcement regarding the 3-day closure of entertainment venues last weekend caused confusion. In Pattaya, a last minute decision stated that go-go bars and other entertainment establishments only had to close on the Saturday. A Pattaya bar owner told me that some go-go bars were open on Friday and Sunday, but others were not. It must have been a last minute scramble to round up enough bar girls for last Friday night. Fortunately, the beer bars and go-go bars in Pattaya were given a reprieve. This was not the case in Bangkok. Most of the beer bars, go-go bars and other entertainment venues in Bangkok, were closed last Friday and Saturday. But, we expected that to be the case. (more…)
