Pictures from around Pattaya

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Elvis is sick today.

 

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A few from the Kite Festival, which goes on from yesterday to Sunday afternoon.

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Some food from the stalls in Beach Road.  The concert is scheduled for this evening.

 

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This morning's Walk

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On my morning walk I met - 

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Wow, I would easily pay 10,000 but I'm guessing not for sale. Nice photo though, Rhino Tusk quality.

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Do not leave your car parked overnight at ALCAZAR.

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From The Bay through to Runway and across the road to Bella Italia, where I had dinner, yesterday evening.

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Again complex near Terminal 21.

China Town.

There appears to be an ongoing crackdown on parking near Runway.  I will check for no parking signs at some point in time.

I captured these images of the car in Soi 6 this afternoon.  The legitimacy of the registration plate intrigued me.  Chat GPT response to the question, 'Is the Registration Plate Legitimate' replied as follows.

The plate shown (“TC 3592” with Thai script for Bangkok underneath) looks plausible at a glance, but there are a few reasons to question whether it’s a legitimate, standard Thai registration:

What looks normal

The format of numbers + Thai text (กรุงเทพมหานคร) is consistent with plates issued in Bangkok.

The overall layout (number centered, province name below) resembles real Thai plates.

What raises doubts

“TC” prefix: Thai plates typically use Thai letters, not Latin letters like “TC”, for standard civilian vehicles.

Font and spacing: The typography and alignment look slightly off compared to official plates.

Context: The car appears to be a camouflaged test vehicle, and manufacturers often use temporary, fake, or dealer plates during testing.

Mounting style: The plate looks like it’s attached to a temporary bracket, not a permanent mount.

Likely explanation

This is probably not a standard registered plate, but instead:

A temporary test plate, or

A dummy plate used by a manufacturer or importer while road-testing the vehicle.

Bottom line

It’s unlikely to be a fully legitimate, permanently issued Thai registration plate—more likely something used for testing or display purposes.

 

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that's one hell of an explanation from chat GPT

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A morning visit to the Naklua Sea Food Market.

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I love this market , I don't understand the fish, what's good or not so I stay with the crab, oysters,scallops. Fortunate that I  don't llke the large tiger prawns so I only pay about 280/320  for the the smaller pink shrimp.   this market is a jewel in Pattaya and if your a 2 week millionaire worth a visit even if you just look.