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I'm updating this thread to announce the 2014 donation visit to the Camillian Social Centre in Rayong on Dec. 21. The Centre will send a van to transport the participants and we'll leave the Walking Street area around 2.00 p.m. If you have your own transport or prefer to arrange it on your own, that's good, too. I bumped up this old thread because it already contains pics which give a good idea of what happens. Just a couple of points: How much you choose to donate and what form it takes is up to you. If you want to donate cash directly to the Centre, that's great, but it's also fine t

JetBlue also offers free WiFi at 35,000 Feet.

No password required. Evil Right now I'm using the free JetBlue hotspot at JFK. It's also a high-speed connection.

I don't know if it covers every inch, but all the public waiting areas, at the gates and elsewhere, had the "free WiFi" signs. Evil

It works very well. Evil

The lighting in Sky Bar makes it very difficult to take pics of food. The red fluorescent light fools the camera's image sensors and it's hard to compensate for it. Evil

Had a great steak sandwich the other night at Sky Bar. Very tender filet mignon with blue cheese on a baguette. Really delicious. A while back i had the grilled cheese sandwich, deluxe version. Both these dishes were "surprises." I walked into Sky Bar and was offered them. Everything I've had at Skeeter's bar has been delicious. Evil

Dicey's had a full roast turkey when I ate there in April. I believe the Queen Vic on Soi 6 still has roast turkey breast as part of its Sunday carvery, but I'm not 100% sure. On another note, I've done a review of the Sunday roast at Nicky's on Soi Bukhao here: Evil

We had an excellent Sunday lunch at Nicky's Bar on Soi Bukhao. The four male diners had roast dinners (one chicken, one lamb, two trios of meats), while the two ladies had Thai dishes. Everyone was pleased with his or her meal. The three of us who had eaten at Punch & Judy the week before thought Nicky's version of the Sunday roast was better. The meat at Nicky's wasn't overcooked and the veggies hadn't been boiled too long. The Yorkshire was fine - crisp outside and soft inside. It had risen properly and was tender, not at all rubbery. The potatoes had been roasted long enough for the ou

Bouqetta - The Istanbul Restaurant at The Avenue shopping center on 2nd Road is owned by Turkish people and has a full shisha setup. I don't know if you'd like the food, but I'm sure it would be no problem for you to smoke shisha there. Evil

Probably he means TR. Evil

After some excellent Sunday meals at the P&J, the lunch on Nov. 16 was a disappointment. Mine was overcooked to the point that it was almost inedible. Here's what it looked like: The chicken and roast potatoes were badly overcooked, while the Yorkshire pudding was flat-out burned. The chicken breast was very dry, as were the roast potatoes. It's possible they dried out because they were left too long in a warming tray. The Yorkshire had been left in the oven too long. A friend, who'd gotten dry chicken the two previous Sundays, went with the trio of meats. His Yorkshire was

Last night I had the lamb kebab plate at Istanbul, a Turkish restaurant next to McDonalds at The Avenue Mall on 2nd Road. In US English, kebab refers to shish kebab, or small chunks of meat grilled on a skewer. Istanbul offers several different types of kebab, including doner kebab. My plate included two skewers of tender lamb, a grilled sweet pepper, half a grilled tomato, rice and salad. Not cheap at 350 baht, but very good with a noticeable charcoal taste, which I like . It's not often you get lamb in Pattaya as tender as this was. I'll be back to try more dishes on t

To give some perspective: what we call spaghetti bolognese (spaghetti topped with a tomato-garlic-herb-ground beef sauce) isn't an authentic Italian dish in that it isn't served or eaten in Italy by Italian people. Traditionally, Italians don't put meat sauces on spaghetti but on other types of pasta because the sauce "clings" better to those forms of pasta (ribbon or ribbed) than to spaghetti. Spag bol was created by an Italian chef outside Italy as an adaptation to local tastes, preferences and availability of ingredients. It's similar to dishes like chicken tikka masala, chow mein, chop s

The Christmas decorations should be up in short order at Central Plaza. Evil

Just about any Top Charoen shop will do minor repairs in a matter of minutes. Evil

Posted 06 November 2014 - 07:49 AM Fire and Stone is new pizzeria on Pattaya Klang close to Beach Road. It's a strong contender for the title of "Best Pizza in Town." It also offers a limited number of other classic Italian dishes, including appetizers, salads and pasta. That's a good idea, as it's better to have a menu with a few dishes done well than a massive menu with many mediocre items. It's a small, open-front restaurant that's been done up nicely. The owners are very friendly and talk with the guests, which contributes to the pleasa

Marks & Spencer has opened a food section in one part of its store on the lower level of the Central Festival Mall. It sells "Quintessentially British" foodstuffs, mostly sweets, biscuits, jams, teabags and other dry and pckaged goods with a long shelf life. I didn't have much time to look, but there seemed to be a lot of wine as well. The shop already has Christmas pudding on offer; I imagine more Christmas items will hit the shelves in the coming weeks. The prices aren't for the faint of heart. Evil

Another good meal at the Punch and Judy. It wasn't much different from the meal I described in post #103, but it's reassuring the quality hasn't slipped. Sunday roast special at 310 baht, with SML at 80 b. I chose the lamb, but other meat options (beef, pork, chicken) were available. For more info, including the location, check out post #103. I also had a good meal at Tequila Reef. The East LA burrito was about a foot long and very tasty. It was the Thursday special at 225 baht. My friend had two tacos. More info on Tequila Reef

Just a brief update on J Daeng, A friend and I had supper there a few nights ago before hitting the bars on LK Metro. J Deng is mostly noted or seafood, grilled seafood in particular, but we weren't looking for a seafood feast. We just wanted a quick meal to cushion our stomachs against the coming onslaught of alcohol. He's a big fan of salmon steak and remembered it being good at J. Daeng. I decided to go with several standard Thai dishes. I had green curry with shrimp: Sweet and sour pork: Fried rice with salty fish: My friend had a garden salad:

It may not be the best in Pattaya, but probably the cheapest: At Pizza Pizza at the Avenue (2nd Road, diagonally across from the Marriott.) I haven't tried it and probably won't; just posting in case anyone wants bargain pizza Evil