Beach Boy

Angelo02 and JohnnyK, Thanks for your interest in my place. It is located on Soi Buakow, as you already know. If you go up Soi Diana (Lolita's is located off this Soi) Go to Soi Buakow and turn left. I am located just a couple blocks after the big purple hotel (Sawasdee Siam Hotel) and I am on the same side of the street. You will come to a large vacant field. The row of shop houses just after this field is where the shop is. You can't miss it. I have an outside sitting terrace surrounded by Roman columns. The Chaba Hut Resort is on the other side of the road and Enjoy internet is just next door to me. If you go to The Expat section of this forum Joop posted some pictures on the post asking about Wireless Internet places in Pattaya. Soi Buakow is a soi on the up and up. A new seafood restaurant just opened up a few doors from me and has good seafood dinners and Lobster. A lot cheaper then restaurants in the main tourist areas. Soi Buakow also is getting a hotter night scene with lots of pretty ladies. Hope to see you soon. Sorry about any promos for my place Pete, I am just responding to questions from Board members. But to keep things clean here, if you have any further questions about Caffe Pitini send me a personal message and I will respond to you that way. Thanks, Beach Boy

Pete, Your post is right on. I hope anyone who is considering starting a business here or anywhere else considers the points you have made. I just opened a new Espresso/Gelato bar on Soi Buakaow and fortunately all is going very well. As you pointed out in your post, being undercapitalizd is one of the main reasons for a business failing. I entered this business with over 30 years of business experience and a sufficient amount of money to work with. But even with this I am fully aware that losing my money is a possibility. I look at it the same way I would look at gambling. I am not about to invest more money then I am willing to lose. To my amazement, I made a very nifty profit my first month of operation and the second month is on pace to double the first. My customer's responses are very positive and a loyal local customer base is already forming. We shall see what is in store for me in the months to come, but based on my first 39 days unless I make a very big and stupid mistake it should end up a sucess. Beach Boy

Thanks for the plug Joop. We do have free Wi Fi at Caffe Pitini and it is a real fast connection. Lots of people are using it and I am happy that I put it in. As Joop said, I have now lived here for a couple years and just started my new Espresso/Gelato bar. I have just returned as a new member to the board and it is good to be back. Come on buy and enjoy the free internet service. Beach Boy