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I tried this place called Amporn Seafood on third road. https://www.wongnai.com/articles/amporn-seafood-buffet? Heading from Pattaya Klang, it's on the right, not too far before the traffic light at the road that goes to Hollywood Disco. It's a 399 buffet including soft drinks and draft Heineken for 90 minutes. Each table has a grill where you cook your own food, but it's a grill, not the moo krata style pan. And even though it is a seafood place, they do have some regular meat options. I only tried it once, but I enjoyed it and would return.
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Not sure I'd want to eat anything off of that shovel. You can see how it is covered in paint for the most part and has been worn through. So I ask myself, "Where did the rest of the paint go" and the answer is "in the stomachs of a bunch of diners" It's interesting that even the English think their food is like horse shit and deserves to be treated the same way.
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Based on your recommendation of Pizza Italy, I decided to give it a shot. Sadly, it was not great, not bad. I wouldn't make a special effort to go there, but since it's near where I live, I'd return.
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I think it's hard to judge if the sentence is light or not given they don't actually say what offenses he committed. When someone hears "sexual assault" or "sexual attack", one thinks of forcible vaginal, anal, or oral (unless you are President) sex. The cynic in me has come to expect the media to sensationalize these stories in the interest of getting reader numbers. Since he was a riding instructor, I suspect he was grabbing the asses of the kids while "helping" them get on the horse. That is except for the one "sexual act", which still might not have been sex as we consider it.
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Yes, you are right about that. I always pause in front of stopped cars and poke my head out to make sure there is no one coming when crossing even in Western countries. Being on the right side of the law wouldn't be much consolation while laying in the hospital because some driver wasn't paying attention. Here it is easily ten times more likely that such drivers would pass stopped vehicles. Where I worked in California, my company had quite a few buildings close together in a city. They referred to it as a campus. And many of the employees were fairly fresh graduates. And every week someo
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Everyone hit in the video (except maybe the one with the big truck) could have avoided getting hit by looking before crossing. I remember when they installed the crossing lights in Pattaya. It didn't seem to make any difference if the light was red or not, and cars and especially motorcycles went right through the crosswalk. I don't even know if they are used any more. In the end, they may have caused more accidents and injuries than if they were not placed there at all because in Thailand and Pattaya in particular, it gives the pedestrian a false sense of security. Everyone should f
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Thanks for posting EP. Your opinion mimics my own. When I first saw Bronx Pizza, I went in an had a chat with the owner. I had high hopes, but knew it wouldn't be great because as you mentioned, twice cooking pizza by the slice is never great, without exception. Also, I find that if they have pizza names on the menu, like margherita, then I won't like it. The pizza places I find best in the States you order which toppings you like with some simply named pizzas like "meat" and "everything". So even with my misgivings, I decided to give it a try. One plain, and one pepperoni slice. And
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Register your Thai Mobile Number or Lose it !
BeerBelly replied to Fireman Sam's topic in General Discussion about Pattaya
After upgrading my SIM card earlier this year, they didn't bother to register the new SIM card with my passport even though they DID take my passport when they gave me the new SIM card at the AIS shop in Central Festival. I've been putting off upgrading for a while, but finally decided to get it done. Instead of going to AIS in Central Festival, I went to the Telewiz shop at the Big-C Extra on Pattaya Klang road. It took me all of one minute to do. When I went to the counter, she pointed me to a person sitting at a small table. I assume that is the sole purpose of that job. She took a picture -
Pre-boarding Passport and Return Flight Check at JFK
BeerBelly replied to Evil Penevil's topic in Airline Discussion
They've always had the requirement that the passport have a validity of six months before departing to Thailand. This is true when going to most countries, though there are a few where it is only three months depending on passport. There was a big deal years ago (just looked it up, it was in 2007. My how time flies), when Gordon Ramsey's son's passport didn't have the proper validity, yet BA let him fly, while denying another passenger. The whole idea is to cover the airlines' asses. If they fly someone to a country that is then denied entry, they have to then pay to fly them back. In the -
My Dental experience
BeerBelly replied to BeerBelly's topic in Doctors, Dentists, Clinics and Hospitals
That is interesting. At BHP, she told me that I had to wait for the bone to heal before they could install the stump, then another three months after that before the crown. I didn't even think to ask the dentist today about that. I do know the clinic does do implants as well. -
Over the last few months, I've been getting a recurring infection in one of my teeth. Usually some antibiotics clears it right up, but last week, they just were not cutting it. On Friday I was in an immense amount of pain. I would say that on the universal pain scale, it rated an 7 or 8 between "moderate pain interfering with concentration and sever pain interfering with basic needs", so off to the dentist I went. (And by the way, I tried Tylenol, Ibuprofen, Vicodin, and Oxycontin, and nothing helped). The first dentist I went to was Smile Dentist on Pattaya Tai. She took an X-ray and determi
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Pattaya City Hospital
BeerBelly replied to Gonzo's topic in Doctors, Dentists, Clinics and Hospitals
FYI: Alcohol can be consumed with most antibiotics. http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/consumer-health/expert-answers/antibiotics-and-alcohol/faq-20057946 http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/871.aspx?CategoryID=73 This suggest the real reason why this advice is given: http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2005/06/02/1380836.htm "The VD Clinics of the 1950s and 1960s gave the somber and serious advice that alcohol should absolutely not be used while taking penicillin. But there were no significant chemical interactions between penicillin and alcohol. The real reason that this ad -
I'd like to read a TR.
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I think there are people who get food poison and don't realize that's what it is. They might call it "stomach flu", which doesn't exist, or they might get the runs and not attribute it to the food they ate. The last time I had serious food poisoning was on Phi Phi Island last year from what I think was dodgy chicken kebab. I was vomiting and had diarrhea for nearly 24 hours straight. It was so bad that I was considering going to the hospital for an IV because I was getting so dehydrated. But nearly as soon as I was able to keep my first glass of water down, I started feeling better and cou
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Recommended Tailor in Pattaya
BeerBelly replied to kuranda_bagman's topic in General Discussion about Pattaya
When you are ready to bin it, I'd imagine that some tailor would be able to duplicate it using the original as a pattern after removing the stitching. -
Parking on Beach Road
BeerBelly replied to InternationalTraveler's topic in General Discussion about Pattaya
I was mistaken. I was thinking Pattaya Tai. I see the police at the Pattaya Klang/third road intersection all the time. But I cut left at the previous intersection and haven't seen the left turn waiting light sign. Though once on the small soi going back to third there was a police check point checking everyone, cars and motorcycles. -
Don't get me wrong though, I think POR sandwiches are worth the price. I certainly don't think they are gouging customers at all. Another factor in the price is the portion size.
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Are you sure many ingredients are imported? Other than possibly the beef and maybe the wood chips for smoking, I can't think of anything they use that would be imported. Sean's a smart guy, if he can find a local ingredient for a much cheaper cost, he'll use it as long as the quality is there. I think what makes POR expensive is the scale of operation. In the States, there are giant food wholesalers that can sell food for much less than you can buy in Makro here in Thailand.
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Parking on Beach Road
BeerBelly replied to InternationalTraveler's topic in General Discussion about Pattaya
I got caught at that light once as well. He took my license while I went to the police station to pay the 400 baht fine. The on Beach Road just after the police station, another cop pulled me over and asked to see my license. I started to pull out my fine receipt as I was telling him another cop had my license, and without looking at the receipt, he just let me go. Now at that intersection, I make the left turn prior to the light, then turn right at the next intersection and it brings me back to third road. -
What a Steak Dinner Should Look Like
BeerBelly replied to Evil Penevil's topic in Restaurants and food
I prefer my steak medium rare as that's what I think tastes best. I'm surprised so many people have found steaks overcooked to shoe leather status in the States. I suspect they simply order a steak well done and the cooks don't have experience cooking it that way as very very few people in the States would order it that way. I have a Thai friend who moved to the States and loves a different chain steakhouse restaurant because they can do well done without over cooking it. It seems most Thai's order their steak that way, that is until they live with a Westerner who serves a steak that tastes m -
Weird sighting on google earth
BeerBelly replied to ozibill's topic in General Discussion about Pattaya
I found Drinking Street, http://goo.gl/maps/ZzuFb . It looks to be opposite a ladyboy show. The airport doesn't appear on Google Maps. Don't know why it would be in Google Earth. -
Weird sighting on google earth
BeerBelly replied to ozibill's topic in General Discussion about Pattaya
A link to what you are talking about would be helpful. I don't know drinking street, and I assume second street is second road. -
Shouldn't this go the way of the buggy whip?
BeerBelly replied to MM's topic in General Discussion about Pattaya
I've thought about this as well. One thing I can think of is that digital photos are likely to end up on the internet, and once it's on the internet, it's forever. Some guys might want to retain some memories without having to worry that it will get back home to their wives. Imagine some poor guy with damning photos on his Android phone who decided to check his wife's email account not realizing when he adds her account to his phone, all his photos will be synced to her account. Not that anyone I know would do such a thing.