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Holiday Inn (North Pattaya) used to have breakfast for 300 if their club member, 350 without, but not sure if still have. Sure not as nice spread as 5-star hotels, but if decent food in unlimited quantity is what you after, might be worth checking

I had one replaced couple of years back in a shoe repair shop on pattaya Tai, opposite side of Friendship supermarket, around the same placem, maybe a bit either way, I think this was the place (the one with key and shoe pics on the signs) https://www.google.com/maps/@12.9239014,100.8805518,3a,75y,33.37h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sisQBb9hnHEM5cw_sV_N1pQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

me too, though not one that would have bought before meeting the best I know is a guy who married a TG, and divorced after buying some movable stuff which he obviously lost. Then after a while he married THE SAME TG 2nd time, bought land and built a house - and divorced. All gone. Now he with another one again, just waiting to see wat happens... What can you say...can't fix stupid

Now that would be interesting way to make suicide, chain yourselves to a tree and burn! Masochist maybe?

The guy obviously comes to play bridge with pattaya Bridge club ladies. Just has constantly bad luck if need to send money here instead going home with what he won.

The actual rate your condo pays to PEA depends on the type of rate plan they have (flat vs peak/off-peak). Prior to the war, the typical monthy average rate for the peak/off peak plan was around 3.6-3.7 per unit, and around 4.5 per unit if flat plan. After the recent increases, the flat rate actual in Jan was around 5.6-5.7 per unit (and peak/off peak a relatively discounted about same as earlier I think). What and based what on your condo charges you, depends on their policy. If your charged rate earlier was 4.5, they may have charged the actual rate if their plan flat, or with some add-on if peak/off peak. For Jan if 8, for sure there has been some add-on on top of what they actually paid to PEA. I have the understanding that in coming months the PEA rate will go up more, but not 100% sure.

She did not invite, but I said "I can come with you and look around the area. Can stay together in a hotel in nearby town." "Solly can not, my family vely tladition, can not take man home, not even town in case someone see"

You contract a (bar)girl for your long visit to Thailand at a fair monthly or weekly contract price. Applies also if she your local gf. After some time she unexpectedly tells you she need to go home for some time (help family, mama sick/accident, grandma die, need to sign land papers, or some other explanation), she will be back at x time. Can not call because internet no good my village. Read: "My sponsor (or well paying old customer) is coming for a short holiday, I will have to go with him for that time as I can't loose the big money I get from him, you cheap Charlie."

Officially it might be even 3-way, however does not matter. I live here and use it daily for years, been 2 way since it was opened for traffic few years go. The only practical solution would be to make it one way at least for cars, could also allow parking for beachgoers if so. The problem is that it is impossible to make it work if parking AND two-way allowed. And parking you can ban but hard to enforce, so even if you'd ban parking, would still have problem if 2-way. Makingit 1-way with signage, people will learn fairly quicky. Keeping it two-way is just one symptom of lack of brains somewhere...

seems someone screwed up the labeling, should say "PROMOTION! 179 now 304" as you at times see in supermarkets!

...so 99baht breakfasts getting (relatively) cheaper by the day, better stock until they finish!

About 1-2 weeks ago I stopped by Pattaya Memorial Hospital (where I got my Moderna booster about a year ago) to ask about booster jab availability. I was told they dont have now. I recall I read somewhere that those booster jabs are off from private hospitals for now, not 100% sure whether understood correctly though

...well...same same but different...I doubt they could naturally swap roles with any success either way...just a common trait, but not enough alone to qualify for a successful role swap

This is my observation as well - it seems to be Thai culture, all the way to the highest levels of the society, just to say something that you believe best serves your interests in the situation you are. Truth per se has no relevance. They also seem to generally understand that what is being said is not true, yet it does not bother them too much as it won't make any difference to them. Hookers are no different to politicians or govt officials in that respect. Thus the whole society is kind of half fake (the spoken part, physical reality of course is real as it is). What I'm not sure about how the people feel themselves when they tell these stories that that are obviously factually untrue, but they say them as if there is nothing wrong with telling lies. And the stories are so much off that they either must understand (?) know that the listening party knows that they are not telling true, or alternatively (more likely?) they are so stupid that they can not even lie properly (as to lie credibly, you actually have to be pretty smart). The whole thing is probably so deeply wired in their brains and culture that they do not even think of it as lying in the western meaning of the word, rather just saying something that they see as good for the situation. That's at least as it appears to be to me.

don't think so but not sure as not tried. anyway yellow ATMs with hard buttons

yeah, photo taken by myself at an ATM when going to withdraw cash, 100% original pic, no edits...actually not even familiar with any photo 'doctoring' softwares. Went to another ATM as this one looked fishy, probably Windows jammed. Made me chuckle though. Actually not the only one I have seen, but no photos of the other incidents. But kind of surprising yes...but if no hab money what can you do!

... Pirate copy of it, no hab money to buy authentic...

Was reading the condo act, trying to understand the powers of the Committee/Board, the Manager and AGM related to management/maintenance company choice. Did not see anything direct statements about this, the only relevant wording was this (related to powers of committee) (1) Monitoring control over the condominium corporate managements Anyone here that would be familiar with the issue - does the Committee, possibly together with the Juristic Manager have the right to make decisions about the management/maintenance company (choise, contracting, termination, change etc), or are these decisions something that always require AGM decision?

Road construction (or 'renovation') is a lifeline for many officials in city hall. Consequently it won't finish before apocalypse - if even then, so deep rooted is it the tie-up to govt officials wellbeing.

Lambo in some RTP officers' collection in garage of his mansion already

Facebook it seems to be... Though soon there probably would be some new Section expressly banning reports of defaming police with these recording postings

I was looking after such place also sometime back, and was referred one place by a friend of a friend. Rode there to ask - a low key home of a local couple that does that work there. Was quoted 2000 baht to re-do a steel-framed plastic rattan dining chair i.e somewhat questionable whether worth do or buy new ones. Have not had my chairs done yet though so can not comment on quality of work. But what they had ongoing when I visited, looked ok. Location: https://goo.gl/maps/WjTbHDRjSreTjybL8

"Why are the government offices in this area so busy and simply chaotic?" Well, I could write pretty much endless list of similar questions about how things are here. Yes there are things here and there that work efficiently are logically organised, however they are minority if not exception. I would assume that at least most foreigners as well as some smarter locals know the answer, better not write here as could be deleted as derogatory...things are as they are can't help. For retired like me is manageable with fair amount of patience and ability not to think about all that <deleted> too much rather enjoy life - but I have also been wondering many times how on earth people can work and run their business with all that...

Law enforcement for sure resists this as much as possible as it wouoe remove the 'tax' revenue stream from them. Thailand has embarrassed themselves in countless other issues already, one vaping law issue does not make much of a dent to the reputation... This country is not far from a failed state like Russia.

Your friend is absolutely correct. If you are perceived weak, you will be treated accordingly in their culture. In general, when you know people they behave more or less differently vs if you don't know them / they don't know you. The real test for manners and civilization of humans is how you interact and treat people you don't know and are not dependent on. Traffic behavior is a good test, as is walking in jomtien sidewalk.