I've been in Bangkok for 4 months and I'm still struggling to juggle everything. Yes, I've been to Patpong a couple of times although I wouldn't dare watch the physically-challenging pingpong shows there. Besides I'd rather go shopping than waste 500 baht. Living in Bangkok is proving to be an adventure in itself -- minus the food adventure of course. It's amazing to see how Thais are... I've never met any Thai in my entire life before moving here so it's like living in one big strange soap opera.