Bazle

Nevada?

The Covid vaccine, the "Deep State", and the pharma industry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvGCtM25fN0 The sound is poor for the first few minutes, but is OK after. (Please do not shoot the messenger, but instead listen to what Dr Malhotra has to say.)

As to be expected. They will employ agency girls to kick start it. The test will be what it is like in a month's time.

I'm reading this in a taxi on the way to Swampy. Looks like I'm getting out of Dodge in the nick of time, although I thought I had made a two day buffer.

A look under the partly-closed shutters of LV Beer Bar Complex this evening:

The air pollution in Pattaya has been considerably better today:

Just before 4pm today, Second Road, Pattaya:

That is rising in Pattaya?

I happened to walk through Royal Garden Plaza (Pattaya) yesterday afternoon and found the 2024 Pattaya International Tattoo Convention was in progress. There were stands exhibiting various accessories, such as ink and books of designs, and several artists plying their trade. Probably some 50% of the objects of the artists were falang. Two highly tattooed girls were getting a lot of attention, including from a film crew. There seemed to be various competitions. This was a line-up of the winners of the "geometric" competition. And these were the winners of the "beauty" competition, and included the girls who were being filmed earlier.

Outside Royal Garden in Pattaya this afternoon:

Just as bad today: 😪

As of a few minutes ago:

Anyone for coffee? 😀

Air pollution in recent days has been a bit better, but today has taken a big step backwards -

Second Road, Pattaya, a few moments ago:

I'm imagining it being like a food court where you pay when you order.

Soi Buakhao, a few seconds ago:

It looks to me like they are making good progress with the LV Beer Garden. (Pic taken a few minutes ago.)

A big traffic jam in Pattaya an hour or so ago (c17:45) along Beach Road from Klang to Thai Airways office, caused by a gathering of regular police, tourist police and immigration people. Their parked vehicles taking up a traffic lane caused the problem.

I think the flight originates in Taipei. As you say, late departure seems to be the norm on that flight. Most often, though, it makes up the time en route, so I suspect the late departure has something to do with not arriving early at LHR.

I think it is not particularly good news! In relation to Phuket, I understand that they have been allowed to have a stand, but are required to charge the taxi mafia rates.

Pattaya, Second Road, 1:30pm:

Was his accent familiar? 😀

I guess the clue was the missing scrumpy!