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Oliver Reed drank pints! Quentin Crisp was a Beau-jolais man!

It is an important factor which should be considered when buying. I have known friends be without their laptop for months as it was 'repaired under warranty' by IT City. Returning things to Big C means you introduce an intermediary, surely they don't fix them themselves. I had a reasonable result with my LG.... bad that it failed soon after purchase from then Carrefour, but I took it to LG on Sukhumvit and had it back fixed for free, in a week. Easier than looking like a twit carrying a 40" TV up the mall escalator! As said, Numchai does have it's own repair shop. Most shops will not replace an item, just arrange repair, leaving you a blank wall to watch. On that note my Numchai bought Samsung has been problem free for 3 years now.(But dam I wish I had bought it later, they are 1/3 the price now!)

I wouldn't drink wine though, purely for homosexuals.When a man comes home hot and thirsty from work, a cold brew will do......

Tom Ewell

I add a squeeze of lime to my San Mig, does that make me a beer philistine? I hate it when a pip falls in.

No AC?

I shall be round there tonight as a friend will arriving in town and staying there. The earlier pics look like the older part, formerly The Residence Suites before it all came under the single name of Residence Garden (or is it the other way round?). Anyhow the block nearer to Jomtiem with bigger places. They appear to have been renovated since I last used one and look very good. It will be a little nostalgic for me to visit there as it was always my place of choice for my 1 month R&Rs from working in shit-holes, and I was always quite happy there.

I think that the next trip you do, come to the Expats Club meeting, and ask there. I know a few people who have several properties and live off the income, and seem content. 1) Location is important, but the building very. You need a regulated one with a good management team, that keep it clean and maintain it. It may also work better if your properties are located near to each other for ease of supervision. 2) Studios, cheaper to buy and rent. 3) Success... never a guarantee there. They are building condos like crazy here, you have to wonder will the market be saturated soon. But at the moment, the Russian hoards love the warm climate and are keeping the market buoyant. 4)+5) You need to be here and learn for yourself. Don't trust your money to other people, particularly Realtors (Estate agents), who are commission driven. If your plan entails nipping over here, buying a property, renting it, then going home to earn more for another property, think again. All those I have met obviously live here full time. I want to stress that I do not rent out property here, I feel Pattaya/ Thailand is a great place to retire, not to do business as a foreigner. For every condo you can buy in your name, there is one that can be bought in the same building, for a much cheaper price, by a Thai person, and rented out.

Darn BigD, where you gonna eat now. Try 'Lone Star' on Soi Lengkee, my steak was pretty good there recently and ribs are good!

Then you will only have to worry about the same twat(s) lending their cards out or using them on behalf of their non-BM friends. You seem to be going out-of-your-way to give Pattaya Talk BMs a good deal..... but I bet a sign in Russian and Hindi detailing the 39 baht draft would fill the place more.

Thx for the summary. Sorry to be nit picking.... the two for one and 39 baht draft promotion IS the Happy Hour promotion then? Or is it just the cheap draft and 2 for one goes beyond 10.30? Looks like a good deal as I can drink a Heiny instead.

This is good news, obviously you need to consider a few security issues....Whether they can only be coped/ then printed from within the secure (logged-in) area or BMs have to apply for it and you have it ready behind the bar, and it has the BM's board name on it. It is likely more effort than you want to make.

Agreed, too far out for the tourists. Fair enough for an Expat, easy to get to and parking on the street no problem.

Powers that be??????..... I am impotent not omnipotent! No it is not funny, just everyday goings on on soi 6. I was once there and a similarly dressed LB bent over and gave me and the Ms a view I rather would have avoided. It took 3 fast beers before I resumed blinking!

Then please summarise it for me... I have lost track! Happy hour offers cheap draft and 2 for one on what... ? Timings for Happy hour? What is on offer outside of Happy Hour, beyond white and Gold card discounts. No special offers now for Pattaya Talk? I realise you don't need to offer anything but as an Expat, going out for a good night once a week, I like to both drink (bottles only) and interact with the ladies. I like to start my evening and do my power drinking at more economical prices than 135 baht + obligatory tip of 20 baht/ bottle, nor do I want to sit at the New Plaza.

Marilyn Monroe (same initials).

Tony Curtis

Well once it got under way (the staff all knowing about it) for me it was a good promotion. Well thought out???.... Actually and obviously easily open to abuse, and once yanked out from under my feet leaving me disinclined.Your bar seems to be doing well with the cheap draft/ Happy hour, and you have built up XZone to a deservedly popular status with your efforts. But as a bottle only drinker, I now feel excluded.

Easy.... Kirk Douglas

James Mason.

Peter O'Toole

Fair dos... post your experiences, and I hope the reviews prove wrong. Have a good flight and a good time in fun city.As for muddling me with CT.......

Brad Pitt

Morgan Freeman.

Darn, I wonder what you get for the basic 199 baht.