champers

7/11. Hot Americano for 30 Baht. My local one puts the sugar in and stirs it too.

The company removing palm trees is the very same one that supplied and planted them in the first place. Nice work if you can get it.

Must say I do feel sorry for the poor chap. He is no doubt in a world of pain and not getting better anytime soon. Kudos to the security guard who showed some humanity. Shame on those who find it so funny. Sick.

Wait till the monkeys descend on the place looking for food.

This is newsworthy? It's hardly Lopburi.

It's a private matter. Songkram will manage just fine without her.

If anyone was wondering when their new shop was opening, their Facebook page now advises Saturday 20th April. Happy shopping.

... the beach was extended, then Covid.

🎵Put a little dab of Brylcreme on your stairs And watch your granny bounce.🎵

A while back there was a Dutch guy who had an interest in a jetski business on Pattaya beach. He bought the jetskis and a Thai guy rented them out and arranged repairs when needed. Presumably profits were shared somehow. Every Christmas Day morning the Dutch guy dressed up as Father Christmas and rode up and down the coastline waving and shouting Merry Christmas to everybody. It warmed my heart, anyway.

Try Asia Books in Central Festival, floor 3, I think; a proper bookshop so new rather than 2nd hand.

A water sports business with customers signing an insurance waiver form. Why?

A popular Soi 7 bar owner/vlogger says the 11th. Looking to finish at 6pm every day so the bars can actually make some money selling booze, etc.

Moobs? If it's a Brit the correct wording is "chippy t*ts". Please note for future reference. NB: As a previous owner I know what I am talking about. Gone now, thankfully.

A delivery company asks you to collect what they are supposed to deliver. Weird.

An uncivil engineer.

Badfinger wrote "Without You" which was a huge hit for Nilsson and later Mariah Carey. They were signed to Apple when the Beatles broke up and never saw a penny. Both writers committed suicide.

In Pattaya the PM's company built The Edge and The Base condos, Thaksin's firm built the Centric Sea condo. All 3 are on 2nd Rd and are close to the proposed development. Coincidence perhaps?

AWC are the property arm of Chang and they own huge tracts of vacant land on Pattaya 2nd Rd between Klang and Central Marina mall. Their proposed development there includes 2 Marriott hotels, retail space, a zoo, a Legoland and facilities for MICE visitors including "convention centres". Soi 6 is very close by for good measure.

Very rich and successful men do partake in P4P. Andrew Neill was; still is; a highly regarded journalist, ex- editor of the Times and he partook some years ago.

I remember reading A Day In The Life of Ivan Denisovich. Bleak but reccomended.

My condo complex has a locksmith on call to deal with such events. The couple of times I have used them the charge was 300 Baht. That wouldn't get a locksmith out of bed in my home country. Speak to whoever is on duty in your condo lobby.

For a long time I have thought that a casino will be built in Pattaya on 2nd Rd between Klang and Central Marina. There are big swathes of vacant land owned by Chang's property arm and plans in place for two new Marriott hotels, a Legoland and a zoo. Also included are business convention facilities where I expect the casino to be included or very close by.

I am waiting for the film version of Curb Your Enthusiasm. I'm not holding my breath.

Nobody actually cooks on the beach, nearby restaurants cook and then deliver. You will get a menu at almost any beach chair vendor on both beaches. Quality is subjective.