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I had to check as I thought it a typo. House I know being rented at the moment for 70k has 1 rai of land, a large pool and 5 aircons to choose from...... and I thought that too much.

The Condemned..... "What we gonna do?" Then you say, "I don't know, what you wanna do?" Then I say, "What we gonna do?

Scream of Stone

100k a month?

In Pattaya, there is a good chance of getting water thrown at you in and around bar areas for that whole week. Remember Pattaya has a 'late' official songkran.

I had reason to be on Soi Siam CC yesterday. Many likely know this already but the concrete barriers on Soi Siam CC have been removed. I guess the planners had a moment of clarity and figured that during a time when they need to close junctions and roads, to enable construction, traffic problems are NOT alleviated by closing other roads and junctions too. So one can now turn off and onto Soi Siam CC if heading Southwards. Northwards is still blocked. To get into Pattaya later I drove north back down the Railway line bypass, took the 3rd left and got back onto Sukhumvit Southbound and then onto Pattaya Nua. Busy in town yesterday, lots of kids around too....music festival this coming weekend, beware of traffic. Pictures...not much happening, things do not look bad. I still cannot see any digging down although that may be happening further South. It is claimed the tunnel will not flood as the entrance roads will be raised slightly above Sukhumvit level. Well to get into a tunnel the approach roads must go down and a 1 in 10 ramp will mean 200m of entrance/exit roads to collect rain. Potentially 4x or greater water can head into the tunnel (20 cm of rain produce 80cm depth down there)...it needs to drain fast or be pumped out somewhere. I saw underpasses in Kuwait flood deep enough to float Chevys during a heavy rainstorm...... and hitting that water at speed is a shock!

So you don't copy your entry stamp!

It is a crappy A330 -300 or 200. A ride on the 787 would have been very attractive.

Getting drenched can happen any-time for the whole week prior to the last mad day. (18th), and Songkran officially starts about a week prior to that last mad Pattaya day (the holiday and madness likely starts on the 11th, the weekend prior). Even a few days before that people will be looking over their shoulders wary of the first drunk with a water supply. Define tolerable....... if you came out of your front door dressed for work and someone threw a bucket of iced water over you, would that be?

Darn, fooled again. And she seemed such a sweet thing!

One of your girls told me the other night that there was a big 'fine' for not coming to work over Songkran... You bought yourself off?

Yes, it does say up there ends 13th! I stopped using them when I had rather poor experiences at Manchester...... and I found Etihad better, plus they offered limo transportation. At least my booking is not during Ramadan, another time I experienced very poor service on Qatar. As I stated, the price was so far below Etihad and Emirates it was an offer I could not refuse, and it appears to be A380 to and from BKK.

This wasn't at the balcony, and I saw him do it at 2 different places. He has always eaten like that, no pattern left on the plate type of guy.

Restriction is.. Book by 13th March 2015 for travel up to 10th July 2015. I just got a good deal on a Biz Class flight BKK to UK coming in many tens of thousands of baht below the carrier I normally use. No limo provided but I can pay for a taxi from the savings. Take a look but be quick if you are thinking of a trip.

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I recalled this post recently as I watched an old friend demolish with relish a bowl of Tom Yam Khung....... There was nothing left, nothing, no shrimp casings, bits of lemon grass, chunks of ginger root, nothing. I must try him on ribs.

I have done a couple of trips into town from the North early evening in the last week and been pleasantly surprised that things weren't too bad! I came South up Sukhumvit and went onto Nua then 3rd Rd. This may well be very time dependent, it always seems very busy in the morning. There is also the factor that the Thai schools are closed now and this reduces traffic substantially. (Some anyhow). I did do a trip to Rung Ruen bus station, and you have to be aware that there is no right turn off Nua to the station now...seriously blocked off. I came via Photisarn, but the delay from there to the Nua/3rd lights via the small 3rd Rd bit is long. Things aren't very quick down Nua back towards Sukhumvit, there is always some twat parked up slowing things down. One thing to note, at the back of Rung Ruen bus station there is a gate which they have now opened, and the buses get in that way....you could too if the guard isn't being difficult. I drove out that way and was glad of the short-cut...... things had been frustrating up to that point!

Yes I heard of this plan too...... in the interim between the 2 tunnels I am not sure there will be much benefit. A tunnel that gets you past Tai and Threppasit junctions I do see as a good idea. If the motorway exit flyover was not in the way (in hindsight I wonder if that was a bad idea and no long term planning involved), then an elevated road from North of Nua, to beyond Soi Watboon would have been my thoughts. Non Pattaya traffic is in the way.

Of course that then means that water will flood back at the bottom of entrance and exit ramps onto Sukumvit, possibly taking it over the kerbs and into the buildings. I shall open a sandbag shop.

The one PoolHustler was selling..... I have rented a bike from him and he was trying to sell me the car too!

About $4000 using a Star Alliance Round the World!

It was round at my house the other day.

Hi Gonzo, thanks for the report. This has got me thinking it is time I got my Mrs registered at a Pattaya hospital, as one day we may need her to visit. Taking her to the BHP may well put me in their cardiac unit. One problem she always tells me is she is still registered as being in Issarn. Where she was born, that is what her ID says. She is on some 'house book' there, and likes elections because she has to go back... (outside of her 2-3 times/year trips for other various silly reasons). Does that preclude her from registering at a Pattaya hospital and perhaps getting the 30 baht treatment? My mind is not made up wrt the Pattaya City Hospital, since I get good and bad feedback. Someone I know with a simple wrist fracture speaks positively although the first doctor seen was apparently inexperienced and too arrogant to realise it, subscribing ineffectual treatment that wasted time and money and caused unnecessary suffering. So far it sounds like PCH is good for the simpler and accident ailments, and the International and BHP for the serious stuff. The Memorial to be avoided ..... Again, thanks for taking the time ....

That is true....... coming from LK.