Mackewell - I have to warn you about you new found enthusiasm. Staying a month may force you to have a look at the realitity of the place and although I think you'll still love the place , you may not love it as much as you do now.
There was a time I visited the place nearly once every month and I found myself picking the places and times (and girls!
) I visited. Having gone so frequently , I found sometimes the girls were not the main attractions and frequently sleep alone. When I went with friends who were let out of their cages once a long long while , they found it wierd that I wasnt interested in women every nite!
So what I am trying to say is to pace yourself ; maybe split your one month trip into 2x2weeks trip spred over a few months. Just a suggestion ,you yourself knows your own situation best.
BTW , I have done AC as well and I would say its a mini Pattaya but besodes sex , there's nothing much except the SM Mall. Food and massages are not even close to Thailands although the advantages are that the girls speak english and are cheaper. Both sides have their advantages and will suit different people with different taste. Me? I prefer Pattaya.
I agree with many others here that Thailand is getting expensive. Its expected as the whole Thailand and its economy is getting better and better every year. Many many many moons ago , when I first started to cheong thailand , it was 40B to 1SGD. You can pow a charbo for 500B a day. 100B can buy you a buffett for 2/3 person! Now , its 24/25B to 1SGD and a buffett at Central Festival Oishi is 299B! Time have to change and inflation is inevitable but I think Thailand is really steaming very fast ahead.