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Bad thing about this time of year, it becomes unhealthy to breathe the air here. Expect to be reading soon how the politicos will be doing something about the air pollution, real soon now. ^^^ That's what an AQI of 129 looks like.

Popular Food Stalls Removed From LK Metro There have been a removal of multiple food stalls located near the Soi Buakhao end of LK Metro. The stalls, which had been present in the area for many years and had many regular customers, were reportedly removed for multiple reasons including at the alleged request of nearby business owners concerned that they could block the visibility of their venues. To be fair, the stalls were technically on the street and not standalone buildings, which is likely what the powers that be used to remove them after the alleged complaints. It was no

A couple more pics from this morning's rideabout. Soi Casino is still blocked off.

The start of something big just north of the Klang/2nd Rd intersection. New construction next to the 747.

Another update on the state of the beach showers. No surprise, SNAFU. I had a chuckle when the helpful Thai tour guide next to the first shower monolith informed me the shower wasn't working. Once the foliage on the newly planted palm trees develops, there should be a fair amount of shade again on sections of the footpath.

I also took pictures of Huai Chak Nok Reservoir in case I crashed and destroyed the drone. A new water park got built on the southeast side of the lake since I was last out there.

I managed to get drone video of Huai Chak Nok Reservoir water level just before the thunderstorms rolled through this morning. With this being an average year for rainfall, and given we're a few weeks from the end of rainy season, I'm surprised the water level is as low as it is.

This Thai food place on Bong Koch (map link) is getting close to opening. When I rode past yesterday the parking lot of the place next door was packed with cars lined up waiting to get in. The new place should do well with the spillover effect.

The new pagoda on 3rd Rd has a name. Zaab High Looks like the restaurant on Pattaya Tai of the same name is moving to larger quarters.

Progress update on the pagoda going up next to the Castle.

I wonder if a "specicl" massage is better than a special massage.

Found a video of the splish-splashing parade. November 2017.

From this morning's rideabout. Wonder if they'll ever get around to finishing the TT bathroom.

The beach has a lot less flood damage compared to the past.

From last night, a few snaps of the night time action around the mookata, food and market places next to Nirun. And around the corner the GC's Sign shop on 3rd Rd

Similar in style to Las Vegas Bar is the new Space of Billabong (map link). Mentioned in another post were the music bars in Tree Town. Be aware that while the bands at the back may be good, they ruin it for themselves by competing for customers based on volume. What you end up with is a mishmash of noise assaulting your ears no matter which bar you choose to sit in.

Thanks for the laughs. Looked this one up "Speaking of which, where else in the world would a construction company build a new road and leave an existing electricity pole standing slap bang in the middle of one of the carriageways. Well, it’s there to be seen in Najomtien, where this road is actually now in use. This one you really couldn’t make up." and sure enough, not that I doubted you... Construction cockup leaves utility pole in the middle of Najomtien road

Spotted a Here car collection photo data on this morning's ride. Perhaps somewhere down the line I'll appear on someone's car navigation system that uses their mapping/photo data.

18k, that's steep. Maneerat is 12.5k with no reentry. Of course if you're living up country, you're agent options are limited and they'll charge what they think they can get. The online 90 day report system has been greatly improved over the last couple of years. Now takes me less than a minute to do the report.

Just received my rejection notice for my online 90 day report. For first-time requests of a 90-day notification in each country visit, in-person presentation at the immigration office is required. It would be nice if they had a provision for long stayers that return to their address of record that would allow use of the online system when returning from a trip. Since I'm now within the window of getting my extension to stay done, I'll just have Maneerat do both at the same time. On a side note: I used Maneerat recently for a Resident Certificate which they sent to immigrati

I agree with the title of this video. Unreal how good AI has gotten.

Paid a visit to a secluded waterfall outside of Pattaya this morning. It's north of the intersection of Huai Yai Rd and Hwy 331 (map link with more photos of the waterfall). It's a great spot to escape the crowds of Pattaya and chill. Quite often you'll have the falls to yourself as it's only accessible via two wheels or two feet.

When they first put down the new road surface it looked pretty good. But as is par for the course here, the shoddy workmanship and poor quality of the materials used is already becoming apparent. There are some chunks of the road surface missing farther north. And instead of concrete rings around the manholes they used tarmac which is already breaking apart on quite a few of the manholes.

The last paint job on Beach Rd lasted nine month before they ripped it up. Let's see how long this paint job lasts.

I saw a couple of agents while there shepherding their customers through the simple process of renewing a license. There was no queue jumping using the agent, which I was happy to see. So that means all they got for the 3500B - 5000B paid was an expensive chauffeur for the ride out there and back.