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Progress update on the undeveloped land next to Nirun.

Beach footpath photo update from this morning's rideabout. A few of the new pavers are missing. It took longer than I thought it would, but the shower fixtures still didn't last very long. Meanwhile shower #2 and #3 are still waiting to be finished. The footpath is already pretty narrow in spots, so some mindless drone decided to make it narrower still with strategic placement of trash bins. Wonder when they'll get around to finishing the planting of trees. Odd they finished planting the newer section further south, while the older section to the north has been forgotten. Ending on a positive note. The beach itself is in great shape.

It does seem odd that there are long stretches of the old pavement north and south of the planned monument site. Unless they're going to use different pavers I would have thought they could have replaced the old pavers with new closer to the planned site.

The reason is in the article. That particular site has historical significance. "The inspiration behind this initiative stems from a historic event where Their Majesties King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit, accompanied by the Royal Family, sailed in Pattaya Bay decades ago. This event holds immense historical and cultural significance."

The final episode is now available on IPT so started binge watching the series last night. Got through three episodes. A lot of main characters to keep track of making it difficult to remember who's who, but still a very good series.

The site will be used for a new monument to the late King. Pattaya to erect monument honouring King Bhumibol Adulyadej, The Legendary Royal Sailor Pattaya City has unveiled plans to commemorate the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, also known as King Rama IX, through the construction of a monument at the site of the old royal sailing club on Pattaya beach. Deputy Mayor Kritsana Boonsawat presided over a meeting highlighting the city’s dedication to preserving its cultural heritage. The inspiration behind this initiative stems from a historic event where Their Majesties King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit, accompanied by the Royal Family, sailed in Pattaya Bay decades ago. This event holds immense historical and cultural significance. On April 19, 1966, at 4:28 AM, His Majesty the King personally sailed a 13-foot OK-class sailboat named “Vega” across the Gulf of Thailand, from the Klai Kungwon Royal Palace in Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan, to Toey Ngam Beach, Sattahip, Chonburi, arriving at 9:28 PM after a 17-hour journey covering 111 kilometres. His remarkable feat conquered challenging weather conditions and numerous obstacles. ...

Almost all my CD's I purchased via subscriptions to Columbia House's mail order club. I built up quite a collection of CD's taking advantage of the their signup bonus promos and then cancel the subscription. Rinse and repeat. I still listen to the music that was on those CD's as a long time ago I converted them to MP3 files.

This touches on another subject, how aging affects our mind and motor skills and at what point do we become a danger to ourselves and others if we continue drive and/or ride. We're not in a position to judge this particular gentleman, but we probably know of others who are family or friend that we would question their decision to continue to operate any type of vehicle on a public road, especially the busy and chaotic ones in Thailand.

Video is in the article. @lazarus post contains just a screen grab. https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2024/04/22/swiss-national-in-coma-after-brutal-hit-in-pattaya/

Cool video, but I was wondering how they held the balls in place before starting them rolling. The answer was in the video's description.

I only cool the master bedroom at night and a smaller bedroom that I use as a home office during most of the day.

Read on another forum a discussion about one of the side benefits of spirulina is hair growth. Since it's cheap enough decided to buy a two month's supply. I had my lady take a picture of my bald spot this morning. In a month or two I'll have her take another and report back the results. https://www.lazada.co.th/products/i3894878931-s14947733212.html

Paid my bill a few days ago. Up from the usual 2400B to 2700B. Not too bad, but I expect the next bill to be even higher.

I agree. Both didn't exercise caution going through the intersection and the guy outside the protection of the metal cage paid the heaviest price.

Interesting to see the video rather than the stills that were previously published. Hate to blame the victim, but the guy on the e-bike didn't even turn his head to look for crossing traffic. You can't ride like that and expect to survive for long. Wonder how much his age and possible decline in mental acuity factored into this accident. Discussion on the accident in this topic too.

Currently in Pattaya...

A good name for all reality TV shows... pointless.

Maybe golf isn't so boring after all.

Same here. It did seem though that quite a few of them had larger openings, thus reducing the water pressure coming out.

In my many years of windsurfing I never experienced sailing with dolphins. I did on a couple of occasions spot sharks just below the surface. What was incredible was night windsurfing when the sea bioluminescence was active. Couldn't find any windsurfing images, but plenty of surfing pics and video out there of amazing nature putting on a light show.

In a search for a high res shot of this I found this YT video of another similar encounter. I also saw numerous other pics of dolphins playing in the waves (link), so not as uncommon as one might imagine.

They should have used flesh colored paint on the glue gun. Also liked their description of the goo as "salty protein".

Noticed too Friday morning she had four huge buckets out front filled with water ready for the water play. Nice of her to do that considering her business hasn't opened yet.

Have you figured out what this new place will be? My guess is a fresh food market, which would be a great addition to our neighborhood. Noticed too how a lady that is probably the owner has been out their daily sweeping and keeping the place immaculately clean.