PattayaPete

Actually, I am sure its not the board. I can confirm after further extensive testing that this software is definitely quicker. However, you are not all going nuts either. Along with the software change we also changed servers. It appears that the new server occasionally comes pretty much to a halt. I'm discussing this with the server providers at the moment and so far have isolated the problem to their system. Interestingly the day the forum went live on this server, which was previously hosting the general Pattaya Pages only, the hits went from around 10,000 a day to over 250,000.

To change, you need to do the following . . . Click on "My Controls" at the top of this page Then Click on "Skin and Languages". This is the third from last choice near the bottom of the page. Under Board Skin, choose "Large Fonts (for those with poor eye sight)" Click on "Change my account options" Your done! Happy viewing.

Looks as though the government of Fearless Leader has backpedalled faster than a brace of trick-cyclists on the issue of witching hour closing for places offering any form of entertainment. Their sophisticated reasoning that reducing closing hours will somehow miraculously see teenagers return to the bosom of the family home full of filial piety instead of Mekhong and soda ignores the reality that they are far more likely to simply roam the mean streets looking for trouble. Of course the next step down this draconian road would be to enact a law forbidding congregations of more than four

From Sea to Shining Sea: It started life as Blue Hawaii, became Champion 2, then metamorphosed into Rock and Roll before acquiring the name Frozen and is now known as The Sea. One of the cluster of ogling dens in Soi Diamond, The Sea offers draught amber at 55 baht all night as one its inducements to lure punters through the portals. Liver wasters are 105 baht. The Sea is certainly among the more popular venues with a veritable fleet of dancing damsels. Many, and I mean this in the most charitable way, are real sea dogs (veterans of numerous nautical engagements: they know their way around

The 3,000 baht a month satellite package include 1.5 gigs of data transfer. Their accounting is a bit wobbly though as I regularly exceed the 1.5 gigs and in 2 years have only been charged for the extra once.

Here are the choices in Pattaya. ADSL is available only in the area close to Beach Rd. It is unlikely, but not impossible that you would get an apartment within this area. Satellite, down, phone up, is the most readily available broadband service and is fairly consistent 256k down 56 k up. Cost is 3,000 baht a month and installation a few days if you already have a phone. ISDN is available within 3km of the central exchange at 112k up and down. It's expensive. Dial up service is readily available throughout Pattaya and a good provider like Loxinfo should see you surfing at a

Tantalised by Tina: One of the best tourist attractions in Fun Town is the gender-bender series of shows at the long-running Malibu boozer and noshery, located on the corner of Second Road and Soi Post Office. Watching blokes in a dresses, faces caked in makeup, doing a few high kicks in stilettos or books, flailing their arms like demented fowls with a fence-post shoved up the clacker and grinning in the manner of people who’ve been smoking unusual weed-like matter, may not seem grand entertainment. The lip-synching is about as coordinated as the overdubbing done into English on old b

Time, gentlemen, please: According to a report in the Bangkok Post (14 January), it looks as though Fearless Leader has handed Deputy Prime Minister Purely Puritanical and Deputy Interior Minister Preacher Malcontent the poisoned chalice and told them to work out the necessary legislation to reduce closing times for entertainment venues. Preacher Malcontent’s initial proposal, that venues only be allowed to open at 6PM and be closed by Midnight apparently drew opposition from within the ruling clique. So now, it’s back to the drawing board with new proposals to be set in place by 1 March.

Snatch and Grab: For pretty much all of the time I’ve been coming to, and then living in, Pattaya I have fervently sung its praises with regard to personal safety. Although I still believe Pattaya is a safe destination for tourists and a peaceful place to live, it is becoming increasingly clear that there has been a paradigm shift, and it’s for the worse. According to a middle-ranking Thai police officer based in Soi 9, muggings are running at around 30 reports a day. He admitted they were catching only four or five offenders. Of course, the majority of offences are being committed by Thai

No decision on allowing casinos in Thailand has been made yet. If they decide to allow them, then Pattaya will probably get one of the first ones. They have been talking about this for years and so far that is all they do. Personally I think it would be bad for Pattaya so I hope they keep on talking for another 20 years.

The place was gutted and completely re-done. i have not heard any reports on what its like now though.

Yahoo do not allow you to link from their site to another site. If you want to use a pic as an avatar, you are better off uploading it to the gallery. See Frequently Asked Questions board in the members section for details. http://www.freelancerbar.com/cgi-bin/yabb/...;num=1013285959

travelling Read the post at the top of the Members Bar in the members section entitled a new web site for Christmas.

Cato You are NOT a member which is why you can't see the members section. Joining is a two step process. 1st step is to register for the open forum. You have done that and are registered. The second step is to apply for access to the members area. You have not done that or if you have then your application was rejected for some reason. When you are accepted you get a long email from the webmaster explaining how the system works. People with access to the members area have the word Member, directly under their User Id on every post. If you look through the posters here

You need an email address that clearly originates from outside of Thailand. Most members use their ISP accounts to apply for membership but their hotmail (or whatever) when registering.

Out of the Rumour Mill: I’ve been told of a rumour that ogling dens which open before 6:00PM are due to be forced to close their doors as they do not have a licence to operate in daylight hours. Supposedly this new rule came into effect on Monday 15 December, but as I wandered aimlessly about Fun Town the following afternoon, all the usual suspects were in full swing. Another rumour, told to me by an ogling den manager, concerns the Thai government’s intention of compelling all ex-pat’s to return to their country of origin to renew their visa. Supposedly this new twist of the ex-pat tail is d

Nothing against your site Gabor and I've let you plug it fairly heavily here. I don't like seeing old threads continually pushed to the top. If I see that then I often lock them to prevent it. If it requires further discussion then a new thread is better.

Go to the FAQ. The first board in the members forum. Click on "How to upload photos and the rules ". If you are computer savy then its pretty simple. I will be changing the whole system in a week or so, so if you are a slow learner you might like to wait. The new system will be much easier.

Hi Mike If you think about it I am sure you can come up with the answer. If you want to join just pop into FLB and talk to Ben or me and I am sure we can sort something out. Pete

The Dance Contest of the Year: The Diamond ogling den (Soi Diamond, off Walking Street) will be holding its final inter-chrome pole palace dance contest for the year on Friday night 19 December, starting at around 9:30PM. These monthly contests have become increasingly popular and usually by about 11:00PM it’s a case of standing room only. The 12th contest, held on 14 November, featured dancers from Big Willies and Vixens (both in Soi Diamond), Honey, Polo, Living Dolls and Club Electric Blue (all in Walking Street) and Classroom (Pattayaland Soi 2). The 5,000 baht first prize went to a da

You have to register first. Just click on register and follow the instructions. Once you are registered you will see a link - Add a New Hotel. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Adding a review is easy but there is a couple of things you should know. Firstly, you must be registered to add a review. Registering is a simple one step process. Just click on register and follow the instructions. If you wish to add a review to a hotel that is already listed. go to that hotels reviews and click Post a Review, or Post a Reply. Just fill in the rel

Tis The Season: The crowds have come back to Fun Town with a vengeance in the past couple of weeks with most boozers, nosheries and sleeping palaces reporting a significant upswing in trade. Beer boozers from Walking Street to Naklua are looking busier, although the ones that are doing really well seem to be those who have done the hard yards in recent years and cultivated a loyal, repeat clientele. On the ogling den front it is noticeable that some places are doing extraordinarily well, while others appear to be struggling to get significant numbers of punters through the door. In some c

I forgot to pin it so it fell to the bottom of the board. I've fixed it now. You can get copies of the other calendar at the bars involved which off the top of my head include Mistys, Whats Up and Champion.

Sars can not "be back" because it never was in Thailand in the first place. A flu vaccination may be a good idea because far more people die from the flu every month than have ever died from sars.

When I changed the settings it did not delete existing signatures. As I see them and as time allows I am deleting them. For those that have them, it would be hepful if you deleted them yourself.