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I think Secrets, Mistys and Devils Den all had such a service well into the 2000's, 2010's, but I'm not sure which ones still offer the service.

I think you deserve a helpful answer. Unfortunately, I can't help or I would. I haven't been to Phuket since 2006...can't stand the place.

Bill Pullman (And while I'm at it, let me say that I think that Jeff Goldblum is the worst actor in films...far and away. Just had to get that off my chest.)

I'll give yours another try. You've had adequate time to perfect the dish by now. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Not harsh at all. Eggs Benedict is fairly simple to describe with its ingredients. Getting it right is altogether another thing. Variations from the original should be called out for the consumer. The standard doesn't use salmon, Parma ham, streaky bacon, spam in a can or other substitutes at the whim of the purveyor. Given perfect hollandaise, perfect back bacon, perfectly poached eggs, the muffin base is the hardest thing to get right in Thailand. The Coffee Club did everything right except they had no muffins and substituted ciabatta, but that was also mentioned on the menu. It was a very good substitute, and I'd order it again. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Regarding the sliced egg, that's something you should mention. If you extrapolate eggs Benedict to eggs Benedict Royale, have at it, but as Evil points out, the "real deal" is as described. I've had your eggs Benedict and found the hollandaise sauce lacking. As I recall, it was a bit sour, perhaps due to too much lemon. This was, I believe, shortly after you opened or added eggs Benedict to your menu. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Coming from Jomtien, it's on the right, just after the Le Baguette and the provincial court house entrance. It's well up the hill, but before the summit. Is it normally served with (what looks to me like) a broken poached egg and salmon?

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I went to Dr Somnuek today. Good English, 5 minute wait, explained in detail what needed to be done, painless corn removal, and only 3000 baht! Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Interesting. To which hospital do your first comments apply, especially the response from the "owner"?

In Pattaya, it's Bangkok Pattaya Hospital. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Is it Dr. Somnuek? Here's the Google street view https://www.google.co.th/maps/@12.9347865,100.8918074,3a,43.3y,2.44h,91.24t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1stzyY-HtovoWSijk5KLndSQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

I self-insure with Medicare backup (requiring a trip to the USA as I just did for the last 2 months). I'd prefer to have insurance, but I procrastinated while my health was good until I reached the age where insurance was no longer available. Then, of course, I started having some problems.

That's completely unacceptable! jacko, thanks for the reminder of what a good (though sometimes expensive) hospital is like.

That's a good point, and it's likely that's what the problem (for this farang) might have been. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Sounds promising Sean! I'll try to find him. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Well, as a fount of first hand current knowledge about Pattaya, I would encourage you to keep posting your dozen recommendations ad infinitum. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

I have a small, though painful, corn on my foot. I decided to try the new city hospital on Soi Buakhao, since it is closer to my home, new, and potentially less expensive than the private hospitals. So, yesterday, I went there. First I was sent to a registration desk. I gave them my driver's license and was told to sit and wait. I looked around and every chair in front of that desk was occupied. Hmm. Are all these people waiting I asked myself. Yep. An hour or so later, my name was called and I was given some paper and asked to sign it. I did, and was told to take it to another station and put it in a basket. I did, and was told to sit. Once again, all 25 of the seats were occupied with people waiting at that station. 45 minutes or so later, I was called and they took my blood pressure, temperature, height and weight, asked about medicine allergies, and sent me to room #9. I placed my papers in a basket and looked around. Good, the queue was shorter! But, each person took much longer to get thru that room. Finally my name was called and voila...a doctor! This is now about 2 1/2 hours after arrival. He checked my corn and said he'd make an appointment with surgery. Well, he didn't actually make an appointment. He sent me to another desk where they make appointments. I was given an appointment slip for 8am today, and sent to the cashier. 300 baht for essentially 5 minutes with a doctor and 3 hours total waiting. So, this morning, just before 8am, I get to the hospital and notice all the employees arriving too. The hospital apparently opens for business at 8am. Worse yet, there were about 50 people waiting at the Admission counter where I had to leave my appointment slip. After 40 minutes, I was given some paperwork to sign and told to take it to the next station where they took my blood pressure asked me the usual questions they had asked the day before and told me to go to room #7. That took 20 minutes. I went to Room #7 and there was a queue of perhaps a dozen people. I had no idea who was on the other side of the door, but it said "Examination"...not Surgery, which was my ultimate goal. I considered leaving at that point, but figured after nearly 2 hours, I might as well wait a bit more. I waited about 40 minutes and was finally called to that room where indeed, there was a surgeon. He checked the corn, suggested a treatment I had been using for a year, and agreed to remove it with electrodes...THE NEXT DAY! Then I was taken to another desk to, I thought, get an appointment for the next day. Instead, the woman at that station looked in a book and wrote on a piece of paper "20,000". I said, twenty thousand baht? She said yes. I said, it's just a small procedure that takes 5 minutes. Are you sure? She then told me I should go to Banglamung if I didn't want to pay that much. Yikes. I had had a similar procedure done in Pattaya International Hospital with a laser for 3,000 baht. Admittedly, this was 10 years ago, but a 600% rise over 10 years would be excessive. I told the lady to forget it, I wasn't going to pay 20K for a minor surgery. She said, okay and sent me to another station where a woman took my papers and wrote some stuff on it, and said "Go to cashier". Huh? "Cashier for what?", I said. I explained I'd waited over 2 hours to find out the price of the procedure, and that I wasn't about to pay that, so why should I have to go to the cashier? To be honest, I was starting to lose it, but managed to keep my voice as calm as I could. I could still see the typical Thai reaction when you tell them anything negative or critical of what they do. She just walked away with my papers, leaving me wondering whether to just leave or wait for her. A few minutes later, she came back, and in a dismissive tone, told me I could go. Small victory. Aside from their quoted price being egregiously expensive, at least for the procedure I needed, their concept of the word "appointment" is apparently to give everyone an "appointment" at the very same time, and then to sort them out in a first come, first served method. I'll be going to PIH or BPH, nice private typically expensive hospitals that understand the concept of "appointment" from now on. If you value your time, you should consider this as well.

Read the first sentence in my OP. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

LOL. I can Google too. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

It's a general question that would apply to anyone looking for rent/buy, house/condo. My details are best left between me and the most flexible search engine. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Thanks, Steve. I'll be more specific. I'm looking for houses to rent or buy (most likely rent). Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Does anyone know a decent searchable Pattaya (area) real estate site? I would like it to have the usual search criteria (bdrms, baths, sqm interior, price), but also want it to be selective in detail on location...e.g., North Pattaya, South Pattaya, Central Pattaya, East Pattaya. I tried one site and it just allowed me to put in Pattaya, and I got 1700+ listings from here to hell and back, mostly East Pattaya. Also, lots of pictures and the usual checkmarks for security, pool, internet etc. From what I've seen so far, all of the sites are a rats nest.

If you subscribe to the view that all females are up for it, and cannot wait the 90 minutes it takes to get to town, then go for it. You might get lucky or you might get blacklisted (or worse) from that taxi service. I should also point out that the lady was not attractive in any way that would tempt most to even broach the subject. She was, however, solicitous, polite, a careful driver, and charged a reasonable fee, and when I asked to stop at the service point to relieve myself, she didn't hesitate to make an unscheduled stop (for which she received a generous tip at journey's end).

If you want to help the forum (e.g. me) with the running costs, please use the AGODA link in the open section. The forum gets a small commission on each booking, and since all costs are out of my pocket, it helps! Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk