Since April 19th Pattaya's highly professional Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) delivers dirty tap water to houses, residences and hotels in some parts of this World Class City. The water contains a lot of black sand and has a terrible smelling, but nobody cares. A Chemist told us: Do not use Pattaya's water to clean your teeth. Be careful and use Drinking Water when cleaning wounds and/or genitals. Nevertheless, Pattaya's tap water is still less contaminated than the sea in front of this World Class Beach Resort...

On April 1st, 2017, Thailand's Government declared Pattaya, the World Class Beach and Family Resort on the East Coast of the Gulf of Thailand, the Center of the Universe. An unidentified Government Spokesman said that the worldwide rampant decline in births has prompted Thailand's Ministry of Culture to reposition Pattaya completely. Therefore we urged all A Go-Go Clubs, Bars, Dancings, Massage Parlours and Hospitals in the City of Pattaya to present every single hour a 10 to 15 minutes long unambiguous live presentation to show the audiance how to create a family full of children. Furthermore, the Spokeman said, the nomination of Pattaya as the Center of the Universe is in consonance of Thailand's political line to declare Thailand as the Hub of anything and everything in Asia, ASEAN or the World. Since General Prayuth Chan-ocha and his handpicked Military Junta, known as the National Legislative Assembly (NLA), seized the power in 2014 they declared

• Thailand, the Hub of Food
• Thailand, the Hub of ASEAN
• Thailand, the Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility
• Thailand, the HUB for Science, Technology and Innovation
• Thailand, the Medical Hub of ASEAN
• Thailand, Asean's Logistics Hub
• Thailand, the Global Hub for pickup production
• Thailand, the World's Jewelry Hub
• Thailand, the Education Hub for Southern Region of ASEAN Countries
• Thailand, the Hub of ASEAN Metrology
• Thailand, Asia's marine hub
• Thailand, the Hub of retail business and tourism
• Thailand, the new cultural and civic Hub
• Thailand, the bioplastic Hub for Asean
• Thailand, Asia's Next Aviation MRO Hub
• Thailand, the Asean Organic Hub
• Some expert even claims that Thailand can be the World's marijuana medical hub

On the very same day (April 1st, 2017), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, usually known as UNESCO, selected Pattaya as World Heritage Site for its cultural, historical and scientific significance. Therefore our City and its Bars, Clubs, Massage Parlours and all the other Entertainment Venues are now legally protected by international treaties as a historically identifiable piece of special cultural and physical significance.

In the wake of negative publicity by some (English) tabloids about Pattaya's sex industry our highly educated Officials begun a new effort to re-brand our world-class city and declared the resort's infamous Walking Street a 'Happy Zone', where swindling or attacking of visitors is prohibited. Nevertheles, the 'Happy Zone' seems to be nothing else than a rebranding of the so called (and failed) 'Safety Zones' a few months ago, some local publications are already writing. Chonburi Police Chief Pol Maj-General Somprasong Yentuam even claimed that Pattaya will be a great place to be for the whole world. In the same breath Provincial Governor Pakkaratorn Teianchai told the media that 'we are not allowing prostitution in these entertainment places'. And Apichai Krobpetch, chief of Pattaya City Police told Reuters that 'this is a pioneer project to organise a tourist destination and elevate it to promote Thailand's quality tourism. We will also stamp out prostitution in the area'. He also blamed British businessmen for setting up the sex trade at the resort. After a walk on Pattaya's Walking Street even Permanent Secretary Pongpanu Sawetrun of Thailand's Ministry of Tourism and Sports said he found Walking Street to be orderly and full of varied attractions. All this Officials will never understand that their stupid announcements, remarks and actions are responsible for the bad image of our World Class Beach Resort. Since 2012 our Officials promise to clean Pattaya's Street from unused cables. We reported on June 2012, February 2015, May 2015, June 2015, August 2015 and on July 2016 about their promises. Until today nothing improved. During last year the ruling Military Junta introduced new (and 'binding') tarifs for Pattaya's Motorcycle Taxis. All empty promises. The taxi drivers still charge about twice the published tariffs, no matter if it is a Thai customer or a Farang. Don't expect any action from our Officials. On December 26th, 2016, the ruling Military Junta introduced new routes for our Baht Busses and published an incorrect map. A second map published during February 2017 was wrong too. Moreover, our lovely Officials painted Bus Stops all over our city. They are used by the white painted Baht Busses only, most of Pattaya's (blue) Baht Bus drivers are ignoring the Bus Stops as do almost all the locals and the tourists. Our Officials introduced Wednesday as a parasol and deckchair free beach day, ignoring all warnings from international organisations about the high risk of cancer due to ultraviolet radiation. On Monday February 15th, 2016 (!), Police Major General Ampon, the Provincial Police Commander, announced a big and so far unlimited crackdown on all kind of traffic violations, including parking vehicles in prohibited areas, ignoring traffic lights, driving in wrong directions and/or run over double or single yellow lines, but nothing changed so far. Motorcycle drivers still drive in every direction on any one way street and ignore almost all red lights in this town, as do many Van and Tour Bus chauffeurs - unpunished. On December 15th, 2016, residents informed Pattaya Officials about a foul smelling at Naklua's Wong Amat Beach, advertised as Pattaya's most beautiful Beach. It took our 'busy' Officials .more than 3 months to check the pump of the sewage treatment plant and to fix the problem. The maintenance contract for the 10-year-old sewage treatment plant expired 3 years ago. Only about 20% of Pattaya's wastewater is fed to sewage treatment plants, but because of missing maintenance, most of the plants do not work correctly anymore. But our highly educated Officials still claim that Pattaya is the perfect place for families... Pattaya's Beaches are a perfect home for rats, but not for children. City Hall claims to run a World Class Beach Resort, but its officials are not even able to publish an event calendar. Fact is that prostitution is illegal in this country. Fact is too that our Officials visited the city's largest Massage Parlours and couldn't find anything wrong. Fact is again, that from the more than 1'000 hotels in Pattaya only about 240 have a legal lizence. The Authorities know about it for a very long time - and closed an eye - but opened their hands. It is known that Officials collect millions of Baht from illegal businesses, not only in Pattaya but all over Thailand.

An interesting detail on the side: The company running this booth is the builder of the completely failed Beach Promenade that already needs a lot of repairs.

Thai Military Junta says it will continue to promote initiatives to encourage healthier eating and drinking habits. Therefore, the junta is planning to impose excise tax on drinks with high sugar content. The junta also launched the Healthier Choice logo programme and regularly publishes 'academic studies' to communicate to consumers the dangers of excessive sugar consumption. One of this 'studies' claims that Researchers from Thailand's Mahidol University believe that people drinking a black tea containing polyphenols experienced less of a blood sugar spike than people sipping a placebo drink that contained no polyphenols. In our view, imposing an excise tax on drinks with high sugar content is the wrong way to a healthier life, because the manufacturer will simply replace sugar with an artificial sweetener or with a fructose corn syrup. The Military Junta also seems to extemp drinks containing fructose and less than 6% sugar from the excise tax. Researchers all over the world claim that fructose is far more dangerous for people having diabetes than ordinary sugar. Artificial sweeteners or the increasingly popular fructose corn syrup are still regarded as a potential danger for our health. For additional information about artificial sweetener and fructose corn syrup read the following publications: Artificial sweeteners and other sugar substitutes Isoglucose may take a third of EU sugar market Glucose syrups Updated factsheet on glucose fructose syrups, isoglucose and high fructose corn syrup

Pork Steaks, Fish, Spaghetti, Salads between 49 and about 79 Baht: Steak Khao Rai (also known as Steak 49), corner Soi 14 / 3rd Road.
Opening hours: 16:00 - 01:00. Liver and other German Foods served with Bratkartoffeln (fried potatoes): The Fat Aunt, Naklua Road, about 100 meters in front of Soi Photisarn junction.
Opening hours: 09:00 - 20:30. Burger, Beef, Pork & Chicken Steaks, Fish, Spaghetti between 49 and 159 Baht: Generous Uncle has 2 Outlets on Pattaya 3rd Road: Opposite Korat Bus Station and at Soi that let you go to Big C Extra!
Opening hours: 18:00 - 24:00.

Thailand's Military Junta not only announced new taxes on alcoholic beverages, it will introduce a Sugar tax on Soft drinks, started a crack down on Uber and Grab taxi drivers and so-called illegal Hotels. Thailand's Authorities claim that Hotels without proper licensing lack safety. In a corrupt country a license is never a guarantee for safety. Read this too. Thailand's Military Junta also decided in a cloak-and-dagger operation to raise the excise tax on jet fuel by a whopping 1'900% and asked Thailand's citizens to pay 1% more in value-added tax (VAT) to reap 100 billion Baht for the state coffers. Futhermore, Thailand's Military Junta revealed plans to increase the price of one single cigarette by as much as five Baht and the excise charges on bathing at massage parlors is set to go up by 1'000 Baht a time! Read more about this here. Thailand's National Park Advisory Committee decided to maintain the current entry fee rate charged on foreign tourists. Thailand's Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plants Conservation is responsible for the fixing of entry fees and ordered the ripoff of foreign Tourists. For more information about overcharging foreign tourists at Thailand's Tourist Attraction feel free to read Dual Price System in Thailand.

Hanging wires are no problem for our Officials. Even if citizens notify an Official, they simply ignore the call(s), at least until the media report the mess.

In the middle of this Junction in Jomtien a large hole reappears every few weeks. Our highly educated 'professionals' do not have the knowing to fill it up correctly.

This hole was ignored by our Officials until...

a car stuck into it... (Police is there every single day to regulate the traffic. They obviously ignored the hole too!) TiT (This is Thailand). Update (April 5th, 2017): Big Hole appears on Pattaya Central Road

On December 15th, 2016, residents informed Pattaya Officials about a foul smelling at Naklua's Wong Amat Beach, advertised as Pattaya's most beautiful Beach. It took our 'busy' Officials .more than 3 months to check the pump of the sewage treatment plant and to fix the problem. The maintenance contract for the 10-year-old sewage treatment plant expired 3 years ago.

The color of the new street markings, including the new Bus Stop markings, disappears within weeks. TiT (This is Thai-Quality).

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Kitten Club, a much hiped A Go-Go Bar on Soi Pattayaland 2 (Soi 13/4), closed down the Lights on April 7th.

Obsessions, a Ladyboy A Go-Go Bar on Soi Pattayaland 2 (Soi 13/4), closed down the door on April 7th.

Wild West Boys, once a Boys A Go-Go bar and the direct neighbour of Obsessions, is on the block.

Despite the closure of its two clubs, the Penthouse Hotel on Soi Pattayaland 2 remains still open...

Classroom Bar on Soi Pattayaland 2, a few years ago known as Classroom A Go-Go, got a facelifting and is now a Classroom Sports Bar. Looking sports on television isn't as healthy as doing sport themself. Nevertheless, it is still healthier than doing exercises with the help of Viagra and Co.

Foodland, the popular quality food outlet on Pattaya Central Road is on the way to open a second shop on Pattaya Beach Road. The new 24-hour Foodland is scheduled to open in a few weeks time at Royal Garden Plaza, where Red Kimchi, a Korean Bar B Q Restaurant used to be.

On Pattaya 3rd Road, in the rooms where the former Aux Agapes, a French Restauarant, used to be, Easy Health opened. Easy Health is located just inbetween the popular Buffalo Bar and the also wellknown Boxing Roo Beer Bar.

A Naughty Café will open soon on Pattaya South Road, just opposite the wellknown 24-hour motorcycle repair shop. We suppose that it wouldn't be a very quiet place because we just learned that a DJ will be on the payroll of the new venue...

Work is on the way at the failed Blue Ratree Bar Complex on Soi Buakhaow to try something new. We keep you posted.

Subway, the sandwich provider, is on the way to open a new outlet on Pattaya South Road, just across from Pattaya's famous Bamboo Bar.

On April 1st Playboy Café opened its first outlet in this city at CentralMarina, also known as Big C North Pattaya. The very attractive Service Girls will please Thai Men, Tom Boys as well as Farangs, but their clothes probably will be declared as too sexy by Thailand's Dictator General Prayuth Chan-ocha. As you remember, Mister Clean already banned almost all Pretties in sexy outfits from Thailand's Motor Shows.

A Parody Art Museum just opened in Soi 2/2, off Pattaya North Road, a few meters only from Tesco/Lotus and Pattaya City Hall.

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On April 16th, Overmind, the second floor A Go-Go Bar with doors on Soi 15 and Soi Diamond, was in the dark again. The club reopened on March 10th, 2017, after being closed a few weeks for some 'refurbishments'. PS. The venue was still closed on April 20th, obviously soon a new case for our Emergency Room.

Burger World, the venue trying to sell Australian Beef Burger at premium prices, closed down its shop on April 12th (again). On April 24th the venue reopened once more...

New Wave, located at the entrance to Soi 16, opened on Saturday, April 8th, 2017, as Soi 16. The new venue provides life music with an almost perfect light show and features Pattaya's largest display. On its 'second floor' it has nice and large balconies which provides an excellent overview of the stage. The long wait was obviously worth it. The eye catching new building enjoys the full support of Pattaya City Hall's world-known, 'beautiful' but dangerous cable salad...

Just in front of the New Wave building, where Nang Nual's Garden Restaurant used to be, something unusual happens: The Garden Restaurant disappeared, a small building comes to light as well as a small pond. It seems, that Nang Nual too has to adjust its business to the ever-decreasing number of quality tourists...

Miami will replace the defunct Alcazera A Go-Go Club and it's door(s) will be on Walking Street, not on Soi 15. According to the latest rumors, the new nightclub will work like a Thai Pub. e.g. it will provide Dancers, Food, Drinks and Service Girls. The venue is scheduled to open on May 27th, 2017. This concept works with Asians, but with Westerners? We have some doubts.

During the last days of March L'Italiano, a well-known Restaurant & Pub on Walking Street, closed down. It was also known for its tasty but very expensive bread(s). Rumors tell that L'Italiano opens a new food outlet on Soi Buakhaow. Should we ever find it - you will read it here. For sure!

This year, the Maha Songkran or the Thai New Year happened on April 13th, when day and night accidently were of equal length. This was followed by Nao Day (Middle day) on April 14th, and the New Year itself on April 15th. According to information from the Tourism Authority of Thailand, the Joyous Songkran Splendours, specially organised by the TAT and local organisations from the public and private sector, took place in Pattaya from April 11th to 20th, 2017, from 09:00 until 00:00 at the City's North, Central and South Beaches as well as at Naklua's Lan Bodhi Park. No special events were announced for Jomtien. Nevertheless, people living in Pattaya during Songkran 2017, could attend the biggest water fight anywhere in the world, some media report. According to Pattaya Mayor Pol Maj-General Anan Charoenchasri the South Pattaya Walking Street fair was held on Pattaya Soi 6. The fair promoted Thai traditional values during the Songkran festival from April 12th to 20th in an effort to correct the resort's image as a 'sex city'.

I have lived in Center Condo next to a Big Temple on South Pattaya Road for the past 20 years Recently we have been invaded with hundreds of Pigeons all looking for somewhere to call Home.
I started to see and hear them when they were trying to make a nest on top of my Air-con units.
I put up Plastic Boxes – String and Pillows to block their progress.
All I got was two Pigeons looking down on me from the Pillows thinking they were there for their comfort.
They came back no matter what I did.
One to Them. I was exasperated with shooing them away as they were Shiting and Cooing all Fucking Day.
I decided to put some Glue on plates to end all this – but nothing happened.
The glue must have had a bad smell as they never went anywhere near my Air-Cons again.
One to Me. They moved onto my overhanging canopy that I had covering my Large Balcony and started nesting.
It wasn't noisy at the beginning but later their relatives started to visit or maybe it was just Horny Shaggers.
When these little Darlings landed on top of my canopy it sounded like a RHINO landing – Boom – Boom.
Every morning the Shagging started about 8-00 a.m. there were at least 10 Pigeons flapping at one time.
Holy Shit. It was like a Frenzy – Something had to be done. I forgot to tell you that Years ago when I moved into my lovely Condo – I had a beautiful View over the Bay. Since then The Temple has built an Illegal Car-Park right in front of me.
This is Thailand – They can do whatever they want. Well, The Roof of the Car-Park was level with my Balcony so I had rows and rows of Pigeons trying to stake their claim to my canopy. I had heard that if you hang Old Computer Disc around your balcony the flashing from the Sun would hurt their eyes and they would GO AWAY.
IT DID – THEY DIDN'T. Then I tried a Water Pistol – Which worked but they seem to enjoy a quick shower – then they flew away but came back with their Friends.
THAT DIDN'T WORK. Then I tried small white pebbles that I threw over their heads that banged on the roof of the Car-Park.
IT WORKED – BUT THEY KEPT COMING BACK.
One little Bastard wouldn't move when I was throwing all these pebbles around him.
HE WAS NOT BOTHERED –SO I GAVE UP. I bought myself a B-B Gun that fired little plastic pellets.
I spotted 3 Pigeons in a line on the Car-Park Roof – Now was the time to End it All.
I stood on my Balcony and Fired and Fired – All they did was to just sit there and Laugh.
These little Plastic Pellets were being blown away by the wind – I just stood there in disbelief.
THAT DIDN'T WORK EITHER. Then a Scottish Friend of mine bought over a Life Size Furry OWL that had batteries inserted in its bottom which turned on a laser censer beam – if anything came near – his head would swivel and he would HOOT.
WHAT A BRILLIANT IDEA.
I got a ladder and fixed the OWL on top of the Canopy – The Pigeons didn't give a Fuck.
They Dived Bombed past him and the Fucking Owl HOOTED and Fucking HOOTED.
THEY BECAME PALS – THAT DIDN'T WORK. I then tried a Fake Plastic Apple (That I took from a Fake Apple Tree).
I tied it to a piece of string so I could flip it up onto the roof of the canopy – make a Bang and pull it back.
And not use the Pebbles as the canopy might come down with the weight of these Fucking Pebbles I've thrown up week after week. The Apple Idea was Good but I had to keep running outside when I heard them shagging and dive bombing – The Pigeons were having a great laugh watching me run back and forwards – it was exhorting.
BUT IT WORKED. I came up with another idea As I had always sat by my window while I was on my computer – I could see them and hear them Dive Bombing day after day. I rigged up a 10 foot pole that I could stand outside my window. And when I saw or heard them Land – I could open the window and grab the pole and lift it up to BANG on the Roof…IT WORKED. They flew away stunned – But they would watch me every time I did it – then they realized I couldn't hurt them. After a while I would hear the rumblings of many Pigeons in a Frenzy and I would open the window and grab the pole and Bang on the roof again and again but their noise was so loud that they couldn't hear me – they wouldn't stop until I ran outside with my fake apple to slam it on the roof to make them fly off. THAT`S IT!!! I'VE LOST – I CAN'T WIN – I WILL HAVE TO GIVE IN AND JUST EXCEPT THIS NIGHTMARE. Then GOD came to me one day while I was shopping – I had popped onto this Japanese Shop to buy a few pens and gadgets and low and behold I saw a box that said inside was a “BLOW UP BLACK CROW” that would scare away Pigeons – all for the price of 60 Baht – Cheap.
I took a chance – Why Not. When I got home I blew up this stupid looking Black Plastic Crow – It was about one foot in length – What do I do now? I went out and found a bamboo stick about 3 feet in length.
I tided the black crow onto the stick with a bit of string that made it look like it was flying when the wind caught it. I taped the stick to the canopy and I looked up and saw the plastic crow flapping around in the wind. But SHOCK of SHOCKS – For the last 8 Days there has been NO SIGNS OF ANY PIGEONS. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT !!!!!! An Amazing update to this story is today I am sitting here at my window on my computer and I turn to look out of the window and bugger me there is a Big Black Bird (Not a Pigeon) sitting there looking across – It looked like my Plastic Crow – same size – I know nobody would believe me so I got my phone with my camera on and ran out and took a photo. Really Unbelievable but I have Proof. I forgot to tell you about the PEASHOOTER I bought and tested – It fires right over the Car-Park – The only problem I have is – There are “NO PIGEONS” to fire at.