Cocktails & Dreams Bar 2011

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Some more photos taken by Patricia.

Nicole and May

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More from Patricia

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Nicole and Sonya by Patricia

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Friday Night

With my good friend Clem flying in from Singapore, for his birthday, we soon had a great Band of Brothers, along with flexxy, Bullseye, Surin, Kwickie, and Michael. A great night that i really enjoyed in some great company.

With ample ladydrinks, and some bell ringing, the girls were in good form too, despite being a bit light because of the BatParty in Isaan.

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Oops, one more!

Clem wanted to check out soi croc before he made his birthday selection:

(He later took Sunita from C & Ds)

Strange seeing Beer/Veena back in Patong, and trying to tell me her name was now something unpronouncable.

As we walked back up Bangla, i'm sure i saw Bee (Starfish Shirley's mate) in conversation with a potential punter - i hope to get a few shots of her tonight.

With such a great atmos in the bar, it was weird to step out into a warzone at 3 am, with a group of russians taking on a troupe of Bogans. All that macho bullshit - they need to learn The Dark Side!

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One more

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Saturday Night

Kendo: - flexxy brought the stockings with him, to adorn his "chosen ones". Good idea IMO.

So, the evening went well, with a good crowd of BMs in, marred only by a late-night incident in Malibu Bar. I shan't badmouth the bar until i've spoken to the boss, as i hope it was a one-off and the offending staff can be dealt with. But suffice to say it involved a drunken thai bar staff. Meanwhile, here's the delightful Nam, who works there:

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Sonya and then a couple of Bee

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We took a stroll to Soi Croc, where, despite it being the witching hour, there was still the usual semi-circle of gawpers outside:

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And the wannabes in the bar above:

The soi itself was moderately busy, although the talent was a bit lacking - with a few exceptions:

Back to HQ, via our ill-fated stop at Malibu Bar, for a nightcap....or three!

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Back at HQ!

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Weds Night

Ah, great to be home. P*****a is ok for a short break, but this is where i belong!

Welcome Kliome, Doug, and Chrime. Good to have some more senior BMs visting C & D this year. It'll be interesting to hear Kliome's take on Phuket after an absence of over 3 years.

Some interesting dramas have been going on, which i cant talk about in an open forum, but there's more twists and turns than any tv soap opera!

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And another

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Loving Namcha's new hair colour.
She's come a long way since her "Zero" days!

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Friday Night

Looks like its a changeover weekend, with Kwickie and Batman already gone, flexxy45 on his last night, and Surin Nix rapidly approaching the end of his stay.

Thanks flexxy for the stockings for Bee & Emma. Enjoyed your company immensely. See you again, next year.

Emma