tallguy

FYI. The development I mentioned previously on Thappraya Road is called Grande Carribean.

Don't think I've come across any property listing site which allows you to filter by age of project, but then again it's not a factor I consider. I don't know why you are limiting yourself to projects finished in the last two years, you are severely limiting the number of options available. Stretching your criteria out to 5-6 years will give you a lot more options of buildings that still should be in very good condition when your 1 year contract ends. As far as projects that fit your criteria in the Pratumnak area I can't think of many off hand. Sands at the bottom of Soi 5 is the first one that springs to mind. There is also One Tower at the bottom of Soi 4 which I think may be 2 or 3 years old. There are possibly some projects in the New Nordic estate that may fit. In the Cosy Beach area there is a building on Kasetsin Soi 1, I think it is called The Jewel, which had just opened, or was just about to open, when I moved away from the area last year. Slightly off Pratumnak, on Theppraya Road there is a newish development about halfway down the hill between the Pratumnak lights and Thepprasit Road, I think it's called Carribean something?. I'm not sure exactly when it opened but think it's about 2-3 years old. As I said earlier expanding your criteria slightly will give you a lot more choice.

Last night"s storm was very heavy. I saw a video of Soi Buakhau during the rain, it was knee deep but later reports suggested the flooding cleared quickly.

Beaches have been open for months. Sure most National parks are open. There may be the odd one that is closed.

Some places could be converted quite quickly. In conversations a while back some guys were suggesting that places in Pattaya like Royal Cliff and The Ambassador could be up and running as casinos fairly quickly. I guess there are similar places in Phuket

What are you trying to imply??

You should see the cars gping down to The Sky Gallery and Chocolate Factory on Cosy Beach at the weekends. Not unusual to see convoys of 5 0r 6 Ferraris and Lambos driving down there. Porsches and Mercs are lo-so by comparison.? (Before they re-surfaced the road we always wondered why anyone would drive a supercar down there. So many potholes that could have caused a lot of damage to cars like that.)

Glad it's a bar I don't go into. Uncomfortable seating and loud, shit music.

I remember saying to Adam one time that I hadn't seen Bird, (I think that was his name), around for a while. A short time after Adam told me that the girls had told him that Bird had died. I don't remember being told that it was one of Cherry Bar staff that found him, but it is a long time ago now.

I was also under the impression that he died a good few years ago (when Cherry Bar was still on Soi 8). However, a recent thread elsewhere suggested he was still alive in Samui or Phuket. Seems a bit unlikely, but who knows?

Glad it went well. When I had a root canal the worst session was grinding down the tooth for the crown preparation.

Are you aware that Liverpool are owned by Fenway Sports Group who also own the Red Sox? Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal all have strong Irish connections.

What about the US$3000 deposit the Cambodians are asking from tourists?

We also have many other sports, Rugby Union, Rugby League, Cricket, Horseracing, Boxing etc. The same applies to other European countries, although the sports will vary. It is just that football is far bigger than any of the others.

Except they might not want to come out to play until next year.? I think the Aussies are only looking at flights to and from New Zealand at the moment. (Happy for anyone to fill in any gaps or correct any errors).

Yes. The flights you mention are repatriation flights bringing Thai nationals back home. Latest reports are that the authorities do not expect normal international flights to resume until end-September and then limited to countries who are deemed to have controlled Covid.

I have found that some of the cabs are very cramped for my long legs, ok for a short local journey but wouldn't fancy going all the way to Sri Racha and back.

Ultimately that would be down to the OP's negotiating skills. A buyers market at the moment, i reckon a taxi driver would rip your hand off for a return fare to Sri Racha.

Likely to be similar price to an aircon meter taxi. I'd go for the comfortable option.

Possibly Wine Connection in The Avenue or Royal Garden, but never looked for it myself.

Not really full passenger services is it? Weren't there at least 2, possibly 3, Etihad flights per day from Manchester?

Selling food or giving it away to Thais? There seem to be a few ad hoc charity inititiatives popping up around town.

What happens to 90 day reporting after 30 April is unknown. Just have to wait and see. Hopefully they will come up with a solution that avoids lots of people turning up at the same time but I am not confident. Fortunately my next 90 day is not due until the end of May so hopefully it will be sorted out by then.?

Exactly.?

To be fair I do not think the temperature guages they use are very accurate. The readings I have had in various places have not been consistent including one time varying by nearly 1 degree C within less than an hour in 2 different bars on WS.