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Thanks for the tip. It seems to have been around for awhile. Here are some pics from February 2014: https://www.google.com/maps/uv?hl=en&pb=!1s0x3102be7290ab8259:0x6c76bc9625f44f36!2m5!2m2!1i80!2i80!3m1!2i100!3m1!7e1!4shttps://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname%3D114585943273748675747%26id%3D5985365965121874034%26target%3DPHOTO!5sTREE+TALES+CAFE+on+Naklua+-+Google+Search&sa=X&ved=0CLIFEKIqMGRqFQoTCJKo94XmzccCFZIDjgodd4kAUQ

Lot less Chinese now as they are a lot poorer since the stock market there went pear shaped

That's doubtful. Only one in thirty Chinese have money in the market.

A friend had a beer at the new Anton's yesterday. He said the owner will not be having the buffet at the new place.

Sorry to hear the buffet will be not be offered. It was a good selection for the price. I'll also miss the "homey" feel to the old place and the perches overlooking the street.

I've been waiting for the lifetime special to come around too. I've been doing annual memberships for about 8 years. Like the dunce and cynic I am, I always resisted signing up for the lifetime plan because I figured Tony's would go out of business, as so many clubs do in the U.S. Suffice it to say, I could have saved a lot of money over the years with the lifetime membership. Of course, with my luck, they will now go out of business shortly after I sign up.

If you dig through the photos on their Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tonys-Group/348226221886139?sk=photos_stream), you can find the various past specials for annual and lifetime memberships. The specials are only good for one day. Here are the most recent:

I think it's a bit charitable to say the tuk tuk driver "stepped forward." The police had a photo of the bomber in the tuk tuk and the license plate is clearly visible. http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/security/663320/motorcycle-taxi-driver-tells-police-about-suspect

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Peter, the owner of 'Anton' cancelled his rental contract.

Not a big loss for the gourmet-community in my opinion.

He continues business in Anton 2, Soi Roi Lang.

Soi Roi Lang, that consistent with what I found.

Soi Roi Lang is Soi 27, so basicallly just moving around the corner.

If anyone knows, is this Anton 2 (Soi Roi Lang) already open, or is that merely the future location? Thanks!

Reuters are reporting at least 27 known killed

To be accurate, I think Reuters is saying that local Thai media are reporting 27 dead. Not quite the same thing as Reuters verifying 27 dead.

Poor man? How sad? What's wrong with you people? He's a violent psycho who cares nothing for his daughter. No wonder the wife left this abusive monster. Trying to kill your 7-year-old daughter is the ultimate child abuse. No pity here for the man, only for the girl.

Chinese tourists #1 in visitors, #9 in daily spend per capita.

I'm not doubting the veracity of your claim, but could you point us to a source for your statistics?

well...

say goodbye to your old software.....

and let us know how buggy it gets.

I am keeping a perfectly good copy of windows 7...for now.

Losing old software is my concern too. I have an old Photoshop (CS3) version and do not want to lose it. I have not seen a definitive list of which versions of any particular application will or will not work, so I don't see the point in being an early adopter of Windows 10. Let a few hundred million guinea pigs struggle with it for now. We will be able to make more educated choices in a few months.

I don't believe that you have personally "seen 4 riders fall off," but thanks for alerting us to a potentially dangerous stretch.

I know you asked specifically about Pattaya, but JEDI (Bangkok) has a nice site for putting together a custom PC, component by component. It is aimed at high-end gamers but you can put together an entry-level machine as well. http://www.jedicool.com/customize.php

Crossfit is being advertised at this Pattaya gym: http://www.tenerifegym.com/#!crossfit-trainings-in-the-best-club-in-p/cegd

I saw an enjoyable film recently called "Chef," in which a prominent theme was the making of a proper Cuban sandwich. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chef_%28film%29 I'll have to give one a try at Pastrami and Rye.

FYI:

The Cuban sandwich at the world famous Pastrami and Rye Jomtien is Tampa Florida style.

That means they include some salami.

Do I think this is a good thing? Yes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_sandwich

The main regional disagreement about the sandwich’s recipe is whether or not to include salami. In Tampa, Genoa salami^[3] is traditionally layered in with the other meats, probably due to influence of Italian immigrantswho lived side-by-side with Cubans and Spaniards in Ybor City.^[9][14][15] In South Florida, salami is left out.^[16]

With regards to female dogs, I personally am not a big fan of spaying. Yeah, yeah start bashing me. I opt for the "no-baby" shot every 5 months for my female Golden Retriever. No heat, no issues whatever after 5 years. I use a vet in Jomtien, although any Vet can administer it. I forget the price, but I think around 500 baht all-in every 5 months.

I can't imagine anybody resurrecting Ocean 1.

While that's a nice thought, it's worth considering that their website (http://www.ocean1tower.com) remains online 9 years running. Moreover, their sales office on Thappraya Road has also remained open all these years, with their large and distinctive sign with an image of the proposed tower. As earlier "buyers" are apparently trying to get their deposits back for a half dozen years, it would appear that new buyers are still being recruited. The internet archive (http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.ocean1tower.com/*) has copies of portions of their web page since 2006. It's hard to imagine this project not being under legal scrutiny in any western country, but TIT.

Keep in mind that although the headline suggests that half of all foreign workers have TB, it is actually only one half of those that failed their medical test. That might be a very small number.

Not that I usually spend more money than I have on me in a bar or any where for that matter but if I did after reading this I would ask one of the bar staff to walk with me to the ATM and then walk back with them to the bar so all staff can see I paid.

I certainly do not condone the thuggery of the guards and the others, but I have been in this situation a few times over the years and his behavior is begging for a misunderstanding. I would ask a service girl to accompany me to the ATM, and make sure that she explains to anyone intercepting us that all was ok. Just walking out of the bar towards an ATM is not appreciated in any country that I have been to. A little common sense avoids most problems in this country.

Pardon my ignorance but what is an Android streaming box and do we need a subscription like I have with Truevision to be able to watch TV or we only need an internet access?

Welcome to the workd of free tv, movies and radio. 8 months ago I asked a similar question and since then I have bought a preprogrammed android box, then I bought a minix x8-8 and programmed it my self and finally I build and Intel windows based home theatre PC.

An android box like the minix x8-8 costs between 4-5,000 baht. It comes already loaded with a program called xbmc ( now Kodi). You connect the box to the Internet and plug the box into to your tv with a hdmi cable and you now have over 2 million hours of tv and movies at your finger tips with new tv shows being added every day. You also have live sports but you need to do a little set up first.

Pretty much you have every season and every episode of your favorite tv shows. New episodes of current tv shows are added hours after they run in the states or uk. You have them before Truevisions have them. Movies currently in the box office take a little longer to appear but any movie older then 6 months is there on demand.

Xbmc can be a little fiddlly and when you first get your box you will need to download what they call a repository from a site called tvaddons.ag. The download is called fusion and it includes a setup wizard for your xbmc. They have u tube videos and instructions to walk you through every step of the process. In addition they have a forum which you can read.

Finally you can ask questions here as a lot of tv members use xbmc and there is even a thai visa member that has developed live tv addons for xbmc that you are included when you download the fusion repisitory.

I'm another newbie. I understand that XBMC is a media player software program that runs on an android box connected to the internet. My question is, where exactly does the content come from? AJBangkok's statement "Welcome to the world of free tv, movies, and radio" sounds too good to be true, unless legalities are being swept under the rug. How are copyright issues handled when the description above states that shows and movies are almost immediately available? Could someone address the legality of this "free" scheme?

No harm done. Thanks for the attempted heads-up.

"Don't Tell Mama" Bar

What's the water level like in Mabprachan Reservoir after this latest rainfall?