Yesterday, in the evening after the painful haircut, I went to soi Twilight. I was not about to sin. I was having a meal.
I was tired of Burger King and remembered that Dick’s Café have burgers that are not only better but cheaper too. Dick’s Burger is my favourite. It comes with cheese and bacon and a fried egg.
It was fairly active in the soi. The cutest boy was standing outside, by the convenience store at the opening of the soi, talking on a pay phone. I saw him enter soi Twilight and leave again. I guess he was in hot demand.
The waiters at Dick’s remember my taste. No, I don’t mean in boys. They know what I want to drink. This is impressive considering it often is months between each time I go there.
After eating I went around in the soi a bit. My pet enemy, the manager/mamasan from a bar in Silom soi 6, was now back in Twilight. Since he made a pouting scene when I tipped him “only” 40 baht he has been on my blacklist. This doesn’t seem to bother him though, as he greets me as an old friend each time he sees me.
At another bar three touts surrounded me. They tried to push and pull me into their establishment.
- Have show! said the leader among them.
- A show? When? I asked.
- Have show ten minute!
- In ten minutes?
- Five minute! Have show five minute!
- Five minutes to the show?
- Have show now!
- I don’t like shows.
- What?
- I don’t like shows. Mai choop!
- No show! said the tout and grabbed my arm again.
- But you said you had a show now?
- No show! You come look. No show! You come!
I laughed at him. He didn’t get the joke.
Yes, I know this was bad of me. But sometimes I can’t resist.
February 10th, 2006 at 11:22 am
I still wait (probably in vain) for a “buy one, get one free” offer in Soi Twilight
February 10th, 2006 at 8:57 pm
How about 3 for the price of 2?
February 25th, 2006 at 3:50 am
Exactly this kind of “show discussion” with the Soi Twilight touts happens to me all the time. It is always some show of its own kind to see their faces in utter disbelief when I tell them that I don’t like these shows.