Gaybutton

Not at all. When I agree or disagree with a post, I'm responding to the content of the post, without regard to who posted it.

I don't understand your post, Khaolakguy. I compared this post to the article in the PATTAYA MAIL ( see http://www.pattayamail.com/current/news.shtml#hd8 ) and I see no plagiarism. However, if the post, or parts of it, have been copied and pasted from another source, then the source definitely should have been cited. If the post is a result of plagiarism, then please point out the source of it so that the moderators can check. If it is discovered that the post has indeed been plagiarized it will be removed.

The following appears in PATTAYA TODAY: http://www.pattayatoday.net/index.php?acti...pe=news&id=2030 _____ Time Up for Some 30 day Visa Runners Farangs living in Thailand with a 30 day stamp on arrival, and renewing it by continuous monthly visa runs to the Cambodian border, face big problems from next month. New regulations introduced on October 1 2006 mean that these farangs will currently be on their third 30 days visa run (October, November and December) with the limit of 90 days in a 6 months

If I am not far behind you, I hope to God you haven't been eating beans.

Is there any information that tells us where the road begins and ends, and where entrances and exits will be?

I can agree with that statement and I hope your sources are correct. Another trouble is that I doubt this "gentleman" is the only one providing such "service." I'll bet there are others who simply have not yet been caught. It amazes me how the pedophile brigade manages to find out about such "services" in the first place.

We were there from about 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. If you were facing the restaurant from outside, we were to the left at a table in the section that is slightly elevated. As a matter of fact the "Elephant Ear" is exactly what I had and I liked it very much. I'll be going agan soon with someone who is a mutual friend of ours. Perhaps you will join us. I hope so. Then you will be able to judge the reviews for yourself rather than relying on mine or the ones from your friends. What can I say? Different people have different tastes and are pleased or displeased by different things. I've been to restaurants that people have said are terrible and loved them. I've also been to restaurants that people have raved over and I wouldn't go back again if the meal was free.

The following appears in THE NATION: _____ BoT May Tax Short-Term Speculative Capital Inflows Bank of Thailand is considering a tax on short-term speculative capital inflows as one of the measures it plans to introduce by the end of the year to limit the rise of the surging baht, Assistant Governor Nitaya Pibulratanagit said Friday. The Nation

The following appears in the PATTAYA CITY NEWS: _____ Provincial Police Arrest Burmese Construction Workers in Jomtien In the early hours of Friday Morning, Police Colonel Sutat from Chonburi Provincial Police Headquarters conducted an operation in Soi 7 off the Tepprasit Road in Jomtien at a construction site campsite after he received information of illegal Burmese workers residing at the location. He assembled a team of officers and went to the location where he arrested 33 Burmese Nationals, none of which possessed a passport or work permit. They were taken to the nearby Dongtan Police Sub-Station on Jomtien Beach where they were processed. They will soon be deported back to Myanmar. __________ While that might not seem like much of a story, it raised my eyebrows because it is quite common to see stories about Burmese or Cambodian construction workers who enter Thailand illegally to work these jobs. While I feel sorry for these people, many of whom are only trying to survive through work rather than resorting to violent crime, and have wives and babies with them (see photos with the article at http://www.pattayacitynews.net/news_15_12_49_4.htm ), the problem, as I see it, is buildings are being constructed by people who have no skills whatsoever, other than common laborer skills. What that says about the quality of construction is frightening. Also, whenever I see these articles, it's always the workers being arrested. I never see anything about those who hire them being arrested. Why is that?

The following appears in the PATTAYA CITY NEWS: _____ International Beach Football Event Coming Soon to Jomtien Beach. Between 18th and 23rd December on Jomtien Beach, an International Beach Football Tournament will take place. This preparation meeting was chaired by Khun Wootisuk, Deputy Mayor of Pattaya. Nine teams will compete for the Championship Trophy from Germany, England, Holland, Thailand, Estonia, Ireland, Finland, Bangladesh and a Pattaya Allstars Team. Last years event was won by Thailand who are hot favorites to retain their crown. The event will be well worth a look. Don

Last night some friends, my boyfriend, and I tried the News Cafe. We were absolutely delighted with it. It is a marvelous restaurant, fairly new, and the food was wonderful at very reasonable prices. It's a very pleasant, cordial, casual atmosphere with both indoor and outdoor seating available. They also accept reservations and, if this restaurant becomes as popular as I think it will, you'll need them. You'll find News Cafe in the same complex, just beyond Bruno's toward the beach, where you'll also find Gian's and Cuv

I did not realize that they force the dinner on you if you stay there. If that's what they do, then I agree with you. I never did appreciate having dinners or anything else forced on me, especially the hotels that don't let you know they do that at the time you book the room.

Seems almost like an impossibility, doesn't it? Maybe a miracle will occur and one of these days we might agree on something else. I also agree with Lvdkeyes about the Ravi. It's a hole-in-the-wall, to be sure, but if I'm going out for Indian food, that's my first choice.

You have the right person. I wasn't familiar with those terms then and until now I wasn't familiar with the others. I'm still waiting for someone to tell me what "bump' means. Sorry, I do not get cuts, discounts, freebies, or anything else from any venues. I have neither asked for any nor have any been offered.

One reason that I have not personally helped is because I don't know what you're talking about. I don't have the first clue what you mean by "sticky" or "bounce." Those are new posting terms to me. How about explaining what those terms mean and letting us know exactly what you would like us to do? By the way, another term I sometimes encounter is "bump." I don't know what that one means either. I sincerely apologize for my ignorance.

An update on the arrest of the German appears in the Decmber 15 edition of the PATTAYA MAIL: http://www.pattayamail.com/current/news.shtml#hd8

Many say the best in town is India By Nature. Here are a couple of reviews: http://thailandsbestrestaurants.com/restau...anbynature.html http://www.pattayatoday.net/index.php?acti...pe=news&id=1289

It would have made newspaper headlines for a few days, given some politicians an opportunity to make some grandstand promises, would have eventually fizzled out, and nothing whatever would have actually been done. Sort of like the way things are often done in the USA . . .

The following appears in THE NATION: _____ RISING BAHT Govt Intervention is Ruled Out Exporters Told to Make Adjustments; BOT Ready to Stem Currency Volatility Economic tsar Pridiyathorn Devakula yesterday sternly warned exporters that they had better prepare to battle the baht problem for another year and not entertain hopes the government would bail them out. It was incumbent on exporters to make appropriate adjustments for currency risks, he said. The Bank of Thailand has confirmed that it has prepared measures to stem baht volatility and the measures would be rolled out as called for, said Pridiyathorn, a deputy premier and the finance minister. But his ministry would not introduce any measures to help exporters as exports are still showing robust growth and it's the central bank's job to stabilise the Thai currency. "I'm concerned about the stronger baht. The [central bank] governor is also concerned, and [industry Minister] Kosit [Panpiemras] is concerned too. And [we've] been concerned for months. But the central bank has several measures and they will gradually introduce them," Pridiyathorn said. "The Finance Ministry does not need to initiate any measures as our exports still grow well. We shouldn't get involved. The central bank has already taken good care of it. They can handle it, as they have done all the time," he added. The baht has gained 13-14 per cent against the US dollar this year, surpassing the rise of several regional currencies. Yesterday, the baht opened at Bt35.23-Bt35.28 and peaked at Bt35.21 before slipping to Bt35.22-Bt35.24 at close of trading. Pridiyathorn, the ex-central-bank governor, said the stronger baht has hurt local exporters but all exporters in the Asian region have been affected as well. The reason that regional currencies have picked up in value is the flagging confidence in the US economy, which faces the intractable problem of foreign debts, trade deficits and current-account deficits. This has worried investors and they have shifted their funds into Asian markets. "The stronger currencies have affected all Asian markets. This was caused by the larger country. We have to consider what to do to lessen the impact. This is similar to waves, which rock all boats. These waves have been out there for a year and are expected to last another year. It's the duty of the central bank to take care of it," he said. "Large exporters have already made adjustments for the stronger baht, but smaller ones have not. I have warned them all the time. "This and last month have seen foreign capital flooding in, but it has been quite stable this time," he said. "The recent intervention of the central bank did not cause any problems. With the baht used in the intervention, we got dollars back into our international reserves." Sangsit Pirirangsan, chairman of the committee on fiscal and financial institutions affairs at the National Legislative Assembly, said he has accepted a petition from Winai Senneam, a former Democrat MP, demanding a probe into the abnormal appreciation of the baht. The soaring baht has buffeted farmers and businessmen for almost a year. Sansit said the committee would meet on Wednesday and would invite the central bank governor to explain the issue to the committee.

They also always give an "amuse bouche" whether you order a dinner special or from the regular menu. As for Christmas day, my reservation is up to five people now. You're perfectly welcome to join us if you'd like. Let me know by E-mail (gaybutton@gmail.com) if you would like to be with us. I can alter the reservation to six people (or seven if you're bringing a 'guest') and would be happy to do so.

And I'm certain you will enjoy it as much as I do. Let me know when you're going. I'd like to go with you . . . and I've got the car to get you there.

The following appears in the PATTAYA CITY NEWS: _____ Couple Arrested and Accused of Under-Age Prostitution Ring This story came to us just before we recorded our program today and comes from Pattaya Police Station. Police Lieutenant Colonel Sanai armed with court papers, arrested Khun Wira aged 45 and his wife Khun Sunan aged 35 in Soi Kow Noi on Wednesday Afternoon. The court paper detailed a complaint from a 12 year old boy who claimed that the pair was operating a child prostitution ring in the Pattaya Area. He claims that they would send young boys and girls to Foreigners who would engage in sexual activities in exchange for money. The pair were interviewed by the Investigating Officer and denied all allegations as stated in the warrant. Khun Wira claimed that the complainant along with two eighteen year old women stay with the couple because they are orphaned and they offer them somewhere to stay but they denied allegations of using them for the purpose of prostitution. Further investigations are taking place and two further witnesses, the eighteen year old women are now being located who apparently support the 12 year old boy

I'm not sure what that is supposed to mean, but I believe I asked for first-hand information from someone who was actually there and witnessed it. If the person to whom you refer just returned to Thailand, then he couldn't have been there when it happened and cannot provide first-hand information.

Baht Appreciation to 35.26 to US Dollar is too Rapid, Says Central Bank BANGKOK, Dec 13 (TNA) The appreciation of the baht to 35.26 to the US dollar, the strongest in 9 years, in Monday

Many of the best restaurants in Pattaya are doing both Christmas and New Year's Eve specials. Most cost around 1200 baht, on up. You can't go wrong at the Amor, Casa Pascal, or the Symphony Brasserie. Monty's Enchanted Hut is doing a Christmas dinner for 990 baht per person. Le Caf