timekeeper

many threads about this in the motor forum and to paraphrase them all, the general consensus is, no way Jose!

JT, I gave you the perfect setup on the salsa bar... Did you miss my post? I was hoping you'd jump in and comment on the variety of salsa's. I started with my preference for the 2 green ones (can't remember either name)

I wouldn't want anyone to think I am a shill for Sunrise Tacos! So, folks, check Sunrise Tacos out for yourself. Don't listen to me. Don't forget to look at the vast salsa bar, something no other Mexican place in town offers.

BTW, now Mike's is beating Sunrise by a 2 to 1 ratio.

So what's good for y'all there?

you're not going to be there.........

I'm bumping this up to see if there are any recent experiences. Hopefully, not Mexican related!

(sorry Craig)

so i went to this restaurant in Jomtien

it was called Sunrise Tacos, it was ............

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and that was that............

hmmm I'm not sure if some of these people would appreciate there pictures being plastered all over the internet. I know I wouldn't be happy.

would that be for reasons of security?

Social Security..............

Whether or not you want to believe that all Thai police are corrupt is entirely your choice.

Whatever your views are on foreign volunteers who work with Thai police is also entirely your choice.

Whether or not you want to hear what libel and other laws are in Thailand, they do exist.

Whether you read it as such, no threats were intended at all.

And when working with and under Thai officers, I am considered a "real" policeman by them.

That all of us are perfect in doing this job has never been implied.

But many are ex-police and many bring real benefits to the community.

I will now resist replying any more.

thank you.........

What a waste of money ,and there have been accidents already ,where people have clipped the wavey bits that stick out ,level with the road.,why cant the powers to be do more about the pavements along beach road ,not poncing about with dumb lights.

I drive this road almost every day and I can assure you that the decorative wavy curve elements of the poles do not enter the plane of on-coming traffic. The ends of them are parallel to the curb so unless the driver is driving up on the medium or is an extremely wide load (in which case they should be in the left lane) they will have no problem.

It still does not change the fact that they have already been the cause of accidents .

Installation damage.

of course!

thats that mystery resolved then....

I know many women expats in town like the Este beauty salon on Second Road, which is opposite the Royal Garden Mall (basically in front of Casa Pascal restaurant.

my mother uses that salon and she would highly recommend it

the lead stylist is from the Philippines and is very good

however for a mans haircut, after many disasters over the years, in my opinion, the best in town is Boy

he is a stylist at the salon upstairs in the old Carrefour and now big c extra

a wash and cut is 300 baht but worth every penny

you will usually need to make an appointment

Boy speaks pretty good English, as do many of the other rather attractive female stylists..........

What a waste of money ,and there have been accidents already ,where people have clipped the wavey bits that stick out ,level with the road.,why cant the powers to be do more about the pavements along beach road ,not poncing about with dumb lights.

I drive this road almost every day and I can assure you that the decorative wavy curve elements of the poles do not enter the plane of on-coming traffic. The ends of them are parallel to the curb so unless the driver is driving up on the medium or is an extremely wide load (in which case they should be in the left lane) they will have no problem.

i too drive this road almost every day and if you care to look at the wavy bits on the side of Pattaya Nua approaching the Dusit roundabout, most are all ready paint scarred & damaged

presumably as is the car, truck, bus, saleng or motorbike that did the scarring

some have slight rounding of the leading edge corners too, indicating a bigger impact has occurred already

so despite farangbuddha's assessment of the location, someone has hit them within days of installation and will continue to do so.

it will only be a matter of time before a motorcyclist is unseated by a car from behind and thrown into one of these cheese slicers and cut in half

i have no doubt they have lined the pockets of some highly placed local politician with associations to a construction company

anyone been here long enough to remember the installation, lack of use of and subsequent removal of the green 'T' shaped stands on the pavement that were intended to have a canopy of flowers growing down from them ?

same same, just a nice little earner for the powers that be.........

as you have found, they are very hard to find in Pattaya

this is because the incidents of wheels being stolen are few in Thailand compared to somewhere like the UK

they can be bought in HiSo wheel shopS in Bangkok but you would be better doing what i did and buying them on Ebay

select a set by a seller from Hong Kong who ships worldwide

pay the extra fee for EMS shipping and they will be at your door within 7 days

you may have to pay a postal tax like i did

it was a staggering 10 baht...........

cake and bake

a black and white painted cafe on the soi that used to face the now demolished Excite disco

great cakes, good grub, good service, free wi fi, aircon, nice crowd..............

Care to describe where is this place near ? In case finding a "demolished" Excite disco is difficult.

the soi is known as soi excite

its off the right side of third road travelling south between its junction with pattaya klang and pattaya thai

you won't miss the large cleared area on the right where excite stood

its a big empty area for this neck of the woods..........

cake and bake

a black and white painted cafe on the soi that used to face the now demolished Excite disco

great cakes, good grub, good service, free wi fi, aircon, nice crowd..............

ME TOO!

lucked out on last play and i didn't get the option to play again either

think theres a problem..........

Just in case anyone is interested Friendship now has a full stock of the stuff.

typical!!

What is PCEC? Is it a secret organisation?

http://www.pattayacityexpatsclub.com/expats/index2.html

Pattaya Books, 1st floor above Tops at Second road/Pattaya Klang junction branch

it offers easy parking, great selection, he will buy new books from you or give credit on take outs and returns

the English owner is well read and gives good advise/recommendations.

i have tried all the others over 10 years, (not star-books yet)

we visited yesterday, as we do every fortnight or so

we come out with a shopping bag full and spend between 500-1000 baht each time after cashing in the returns from the last visit

in my not so humble opinion this bookshop is the best in town..........

Punch & Judy pub , Soi 17 south pattaya

If it's the same owners as the Yu Rak in Map Tha Phut it should be good, I love their dubboo kimchi.

But then again it could just be a generic Korean restaurant name?

I'm impressed you know about Yu Rak in Map Tha Phu. How many can say that?

its almost as difficult as peter piper picked a pickled pepper.......

How does the claiming of cash work? Pick the reward and then go down to that establishment with the email to pick up the cash?

Hi Jayman, What you describe is essentially what you need to do. However because it is still early days for both FreePlayo and our sponsors it is best, before you visit, to ensure that you contact the sponsor business and communicate with someone who knows about the sponsorship -- we provide an email and/or a contact number in the Player Reward Ticket email -- just in case the information hasn't been filtered down to front office staff. Also please do read the Terms & Conditions on each Reward before claiming it.

I'm glad you brought up the terms and conditions. I started to read them and I noticed that for the food reward I have chosen I need to bring in a friend with me in order to use the reward. Doesn't really mention how much we both must eat just that I have to bring a friend. For the 500thb reward I have to bring 2 friends.

that'll be no good for me then

i don't have any friends, only the dog...........

some things are best covered up.........

This turned into a pretty interesting thread after all.

yes, who cares about the Korean restaurant

its fun to see the kids squabbling.......

Anyone seen any yet as there are postings that it is starting to reappear in other provinces?

Any truthful reports greatly appreciated.

hi Rab, i thought the drought was over with, as yesterday in Friendship at around midday, i saw two seperate buyers checking out

one had x2 cases the other x1 case

i hope you can get some from there

if not , i have about 20 cans in my fridge left over from xmas

i don't drink so i can let you have those if you are desperate

best

TK

Agreed that you cannot foresee sudden illnesses like heart attacks.

But with an address in Belgium, my Belgian sick insurance covers me during my "holiday" in Thailand.

When it is something you see coming, like diabetes or cancer, I would stay in Belgium for treatment.

''unless you require limb amputation, in which case you'd probably be better off doing it at home''.

i think thats a bit extreme, no insurance?

Diabetes is one the leading causes of amputation of the lower limbs throughout the world. It is also a leading cause of blindness. The sad part is that these "symptoms" are usually avoidable if diabetes is detected early through a cheap and simple blood test.

The problem with your "happy to die when I reach xx age" mentality is that often the dying process can be gradual and painful. It's not like you're going to wake up one day and decide - "this is the day I die".

i think there are many balcony vaulters in Pattaya who would disagree with you.

if they could........

What Rewards -- products, services, sports & recreation activities, etc that you can claim using points won on our free game -- would you like to see on FreePlayo.com/pattaya?

i might have found a little glitch

i just played and got 1 point and it said play again so i selected that option but did not allow me to do so

it just displayed the 8 hour countdown

thoughts on that freeplayo guys.......?