araiwaja

Sounds like an attempt to sing เล่นของสูง (len kong soong) by BIGASS.

Just came back from Chiang Khong, and had a similar experience but with a different result. Officers asked for ฿1800, I said I only have $40 and persisted. They said if you don't enter the country you must pay ฿1800. I said no problem, I will enter the country, turn around, and exit the country. They acted surprised at the idea, but eventually gave up. They had me fill out the forms, I walked over to the bank window, paid my $40, walked through the gate, turned around, and walked to the departure booth and on to the bus. So it seems ฿400 (฿1800 - $40) buys you: - No forms to fill out - Shorter turnaround time with no arguments - Saves a ~50m walk through arrival and departure - Saves a page in your passport since they don't stick a visa in it If that's worth ฿400 to you, then don't bother going the $40 route. Otherwise, know that $40 is still possible if you insist.

I've been looking for public basketball courts in Jomtien/Pattaya and haven't been able to find one yet. I found a "youth center" that only has a soccer arena and not much else. I also found some courts that ended up being privately owned by hotels/condos. So here I am looking for hints. Anyone know?