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On 8/15/2024 at 8:02 AM, Patong2 said:

Are in New Zealand for the past two weeks and already finding it cold (8C as I write this) and boring.

Stuck here for treatment for at least another 8 weeks and it is certainly not a long term option for us.

Send me a pm, might be able to bring  back a bit of cheer,

 

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Watch out – – there is still Covid 19 about, and I know because I've got it, unfortunately.

 

I had the original vaccination just over three years ago (I think) but didn't bother to get a booster to counter the latest Covid 19 version as I thought the old one would cover me, but obviously not!

 

I took myself off to Patong hospital on Wednesday, October 2nd because I was feeling extremely rough, with a throat which was so painful that I couldn't swallow, along with a fever and a chest which would rattle every time I breathed in or out, which included bringing up huge amounts of horrible green phlegm.

 

They took a blood test and other tests and I had a chest x-ray, and waited for the results. The doctor asked if I had anyone at home to look after me (because I was feeling very shaky on my feet, this especially after the motorbike accident) and I told him no, I lived on my own, and he offered me the opportunity to stay overnight in the hospital, which I gracefully declined.

He said that the chest x-ray was marginal (stay in hospital or not) so I paid for the vast amount of tablets he provided and went home.

 

I have to say that I don't remember feeling this sick for many years, and I have no appetite and have hardly eaten anything for a while now, this being exacerbated by the motorbike accident I think. The upside to this is that I have lost 6 kg in weight, however the downside is eating no food and not drinking any wine!!!

 

I think I'm coming right very slowly, and would love to get back to the time when I could enjoy a good meal and a good wine........fingers crossed it will be within the next week!!

 

Just a comment on Patong Hospital – – it is not the cleanest place I have ever experienced and it would be fair to say that the place is dilapidated somewhat, and the x-ray room was something akin to a store cupboard, but they did their job and for that I'm grateful.

 

PS. Remind myself to get the updated Covid 19 vaccine when it's available for the next round of Covid.!!!!

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1 hour ago, HighPriority said:

Give it up !

He said he went the hospital and they told him he’s got covid…

Unless you’ve got a conspiracy for us…?

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Its not a hot Agusts nite in October it seems! 

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4 hours ago, HighPriority said:

Give it up !

He said he went the hospital and they told him he’s got covid…

Unless you’ve got a conspiracy for us…?

🙄

Yes HP, I thought I made that quite clear in my post, so thanks for backing me up on that.  Was feeling really bad and considered a trip to Phuket Bangkok Hospital for a few days stay, but luckily enough the main symptoms seem to have eased slightly, so I am soldiering on taking enough pills to start my own pharmacy!! But tired, so very tired.

 

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7 hours ago, xylophone said:

Yes HP, I thought I made that quite clear in my post, so thanks for backing me up on that.  Was feeling really bad and considered a trip to Phuket Bangkok Hospital for a few days stay, but luckily enough the main symptoms seem to have eased slightly, so I am soldiering on taking enough pills to start my own pharmacy!! But tired, so very tired.

 

I think I may have caught covid (but not tested/diagnosed) when I was over in May, it certainly knocked me around. 
I am relieved that I didn’t pass it on to the older members of my wife’s family.

Rest up, you’ve had a rough 12 months. 

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8 hours ago, xylophone said:

Yes HP, I thought I made that quite clear in my post, so thanks for backing me up on that.  Was feeling really bad and considered a trip to Phuket Bangkok Hospital for a few days stay, but luckily enough the main symptoms seem to have eased slightly, so I am soldiering on taking enough pills to start my own pharmacy!! But tired, so very tired.

 

Get well soon.

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On 10/6/2024 at 3:29 AM, HighPriority said:

Give it up !

He said he went the hospital and they told him he’s got covid…

Unless you’ve got a conspiracy for us…?

🙄

 

I am sorry but I just re-read @xylophone post twice again and in no sentence he mentions that the hospital or doctor said he had Covid...!? Just that they took blood test and chest x-ray...! And he had very bad flu symptoms and condition. 

 

Please read again and copy/paste the section here for me to see where I missed it... 

 

No conspiracy it's just that Covid diagnosis needs a particular test to confirm it, that's all. 

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9 minutes ago, Agusts said:

 

I am sorry but I just re-read @xylophone post twice again and in no sentence he mentions that the hospital or doctor said he had Covid...!? Just that they took blood test and chest x-ray...! And he had very bad flu symptoms and condition. 

 

Please read again and copy/paste the section here for me to see where I missed it... 

 

No conspiracy it's just that Covid diagnosis needs a particular test to confirm it, that's all. 

Take your blinkers off and read it again then… then read his response to my comment to you.

I’ll paraphrase his post as such for you.

 

i was very unwell, I went to hospital where they performed various tests, they were hesitant to let me go home alone I was so crook, I HAVE COVID.

 

 

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14 hours ago, xylophone said:

I thought I made it clear enough, but obviously not, but I did start the post with the following: – "Watch out – – there is still Covid 19 about, and I know because I've got it, unfortunately".

 

Let's get to the bottom of it, did they or you carried out a Covid test, using many of the usual test kits...? 

 

I doubt they do a Covid blood test, but did they say we found Covid in your blood test...? 

 

Simple really...., I'm afraid you can't feel Covid or diagnose it from symptoms... 

 

You did say you got Covid, but how do you know, please elaborate by saying you carried out a Covid test..., that's not hard to say...! 

 

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3 hours ago, Agusts said:

 

Let's get to the bottom of it, did they or you carried out a Covid test, using many of the usual test kits...? 

 

I doubt they do a Covid blood test, but did they say we found Covid in your blood test...? 

 

Simple really...., I'm afraid you can't feel Covid or diagnose it from symptoms... 

 

You did say you got Covid, but how do you know, please elaborate by saying you carried out a Covid test..., that's not hard to say...! 

 

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8 hours ago, Agusts said:

 

Let's get to the bottom of it, did they or you carried out a Covid test, using many of the usual test kits...? 

 

I doubt they do a Covid blood test, but did they say we found Covid in your blood test...? 

 

Simple really...., I'm afraid you can't feel Covid or diagnose it from symptoms... 

 

You did say you got Covid, but how do you know, please elaborate by saying you carried out a Covid test..., that's not hard to say...! 

 

Your at the bottom of this now, thats easy to say.High priority...😂 lol!! 

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10 hours ago, Agusts said:

 

Let's get to the bottom of it, did they or you carried out a Covid test, using many of the usual test kits...? 

 

I doubt they do a Covid blood test, but did they say we found Covid in your blood test...? 

 

Simple really...., I'm afraid you can't feel Covid or diagnose it from symptoms... 

 

You did say you got Covid, but how do you know, please elaborate by saying you carried out a Covid test..., that's not hard to say...! 

 

Jeez, you do seem to have an unnatural concern about my Covid, perhaps it's you who needs to see a doctor.

 

I had a PCR test done at the hospital and I waited, probably more than an hour, before the doctor came back to me with the diagnosis I had Covid 19, and brought along with him a whole clutch of tablets and medicines.

 

The reason I posted that I had Covid was because I KNEW I had Covid, not because of a "feeling" I had, but because it had been diagnosed by the hospital. Not only that, but it was the worst I have felt in many, many years.

 

Please, no more of your nonsense.
 

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1 hour ago, London Lowf said:

Wow, this thread really has become redundant!

Yes I suppose it has in a way LL, more so with this latest moron questioning my Covid diagnosis, but then again, I suppose it takes all sorts.

 

Back onto the original thread: – have you any idea what is going up on the vacant plot opposite the Jungceylon building? I think it says something like, "Patongo" or similar and I can't make it out as yet, but no doubt it will become clearer given a little more time.

 

I hope it's not another shopping/supermarket complex because we already have two with Big C and Tops, so I don't think another one is necessary, however it could well be an amusement park of some sort???

 

As I drove along Nanai Road yesterday on one of my few visits out, on my way to pick up groceries at Makro, I noticed "Rock Bar" was empty, except for one person (a friend of the owner?), and no girls serving, whereas the bar immediately next door (owned by a Frenchman I think) had eight girls milling around in it, and the contrast between that and its next door bar was stunning, although there were no punters in that bar either!

 

On the subject of empty bars, on the few occasions I've driven passed Hooters, it has been empty, whilst at one time there were some attractive girls serving, nowadays, I haven't seen one, so perhaps it's a "concept" whose time has come and gone here?

 

I'm almost back up to full speed now, although months of sitting around waiting for the coccyx to heal has affected my hips, so walking has been difficult, although that is coming right now. The good thing is that in about a week an old friend and bar owner from Bangla is coming back for a visit, and I will be going out to catch up with him and a few other friends of his, so something to look forward to, and more to write up about!
 

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I've been back in Kamala for three weeks now and as a result have been for “Beers in Bangla” about fifteen times and got drenched on the ride back on more than half of those. I know it’s low season but the traffic and parking along beach road is ridiculously easy at the moment, not only for bikes but also for cars – I can’t remember it ever being so painless.


Oddly, along Rat-U-Thit on the approach to Bangla at about 10pm is just as bad as peak season – this is clearly not caused by volume of traffic, but rather by the completely selfish parking of taxis and tuk tuks who often take over three of the available four lanes and stop to pick up/drop off with zero consideration for other road users.


I don’t often venture along Nanai these days but I did ride down to Da Moreno for my favourite pizza a couple of weeks ago, but they have renovated it and made it totally alien for me as it is now fully enclosed. I did pop inside the door but it felt decidedly chilly and I did not travel half way around the world to sit in air-conditioning watching my pizza get cold at an accelerated rate. They did look busy, so I guess that I am not a target customer for them – can anyone suggest an al fresco second-best pizza place?


Back to Bangla, and I think that it is reasonably busy and am always surprised at how many familiar faces I see. Many bar staff have been there for years, although they do seem to play musical chairs by moving from bar to bar. The same applies to the on-street traders (cigs, flowers, food, umbrellas and raincoats during the frequent downpours) and also the freelancers, although I note that some of the ladyboys do lose their “looks” quickly and dramatically at quite a young age.


Another thing that never changes is the awful racket spilling out from Rock Bar – I have to pass it to get to my favourite places and I have to quicken my pace as it is always so bad that it’s painful. By contrast, New York's music is quite enjoyable in passing although the place is always packed out and so I haven't had a drink in there for about seven years!

 

The new Tiger complex is always dead, and I really can't understand why. A few years ago, when there were two of them on opposite sides of Bangla, they were always busy despite being among the priciest bars. There were plenty of attractive girls on the bar-tops and pole dancers on the front bars, but they do not seem to be able to replicate those days.


Overall, I still enjoy the vibe of Bangla and it always amazes me how well-behaved the majority of customers are considering the various vices on offer – I have seen a few pale youngsters the worse for wear, but they’re harmless enough and I’ve yet to see any unruly behaviour this visit - either from punters or the "unofficial enforcement officers". It’s a shame that there are so few attractive bar girls to tempt me these days, but there are much better alternatives and so I no longer trawl that market.


On topic? Patong seems far from dead and therefor there is no need for a wake. I accept Xylophone’s observations about businesses constantly going down the pan and then re-opening but I think that is simply because of bad decisions – there are far too many bars, taxis, massage places, restaurants, scooter rentals, tour desks, exchange kiosks etc. in Patong but it’s the old joke about Thai business sense – if a shop is successful then open another one right next door, forgetting that you are just going to dilute the customer base by 50%. Patong is a very small town with no room for expansion and you can only fit a certain number of tourists into it – I would imagine that it is at saturation point during peak season, but you cannot expect those tourist dollars all year.


It’s exactly the same in my UK home town – it’s very much a holiday destination and they make all of their money during the seven week school summer holidays….. if the weather plays ball. The rest of the year the local trade associations are bellyaching and expecting help from central government.

 

 

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I remember Patong in the early 80s when there were just a few friendly bars along dirt streets and duck walks were put down in the rainy season to avoid the mud.  I went back 10 years ago and found it was totally unrecognisable - a totally hideous and nightmarish place.

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