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Captain Sensible · 22-06-2005, 01:23 PM

Pattaya is prolly the most well known tourist destination in Thailand.

For a long time Pattaya has been catering to the falang market more than anywhere else in The Kingdom. Western products are widely available, though at a cost.
Nightlife is always going to be attractive to the holidaymaker and there is no shortage of it in Pattaya.
Can anyone remember what this tourist magnet was like a decade ago?

Have you got any pics of Pattaya from days gone by?

I have to admit that I have never been to Pattaya, yet I have heard a great deal about the place.
Some good and some bad.

If it is a holiday haven then why? While at the same time why do so many folks swear they hate the place more than their ex?

What is Pattaya really like? Is it heaven or is it hell?

MeMock · 22-06-2005, 01:31 PM

i voted hell.

The place is full of dogs.

poolcleaner · 22-06-2005, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MeMock

i voted hell.

The place is full of dogs.

I actually love it

ops:

I don't know if I could live there but I think the dogs got it right.
Jomtien, when I was there was very quiet and pleasant and 10 mins or so from Walking street.

I been led to believe that there's quite a attractive side to Pattaya that doesn't include ladies of the night.

dirtydog · 22-06-2005, 07:12 PM

me, i think its great, but heres a couple of articles from todays news

www.pattayacitynews.net

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Drunken Thai man repeatedly stabs himself in early morning suicide attempt.

We were first on the scene of a suspected suicide attempt at 9.30 on Wednesday Morning. The incident took place in Soi Gopia, South Pattaya inside house number 168. Khun Boongert aged 36 had sustained six self-inflicted stab wounds and was going into shock after loosing large amounts of blood. Rescue workers soon arrived to transport the man to Banglamung Hospital where he remains in a serious condition. Police did not attend the scene; however we spoke with neighbors who mentioned that the victim had spent the night drinking heavily and had just separated from his wife. The combination of drink and domestic issues apparently sent the man into a crazed state leading to the suicide attempt.

he didnt think it was great

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Thai man beaten to death outside a Naklua Karaoke Bar.

An appalling case of violence now from Soi Potisan in Naklua. Police were called to the Dok Ya Karaoke Bar late on Monday night to investigate the death of a man by the entrance to the bar. The dead man, Khun Buntan aged 24 showed signs of a major head trauma and near the body was a blood stained rock and blood stains on a clay pot suggesting the man met a violent end to his life. It became clear to Police that the suspected killer was the owner of the bar who had fled before authorities arrived. The next morning, realizing he had killed the man, Khun Chansak aged 25, gave himself up to officers at Pattaya Police Station. He admitted to knowing the victim and claimed that he would often come to his bar but would never pay for drinks or food. This culminated in the violent and deadly altercation outside his bar. Khun Chansak fled the scene but was not aware that he had killed the man until a family member contacted him. He was taken back to the scene of the crime where he re-enacted the chain of events leading to the murder for officers and the gathered media. He has been charged with murder and is now on remand waiting to explain his actions to a judge.

he thought it was great but then had a sudden change of mind, probably seconds b4 he died.

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Man shot and seriously injured in Banglamung, an illegal money lender is prime suspect.

Late on Tuesday Night, Banglamung Police were called to Banglamung Hospital to deal with the victim of a shooting. The seriously injured man is Khun Narong aged 27 who has just been released from prison following a drugs conviction. Police spoke with the victim’s mother who mentioned that he had borrowed some money from a local money lender but could not keep up repayments of 30,000 Baht per month. The injured man was later transferred to Chonburi Hospital for more specialized treatment. His chances of survival are rated at only 30%. Police are now urgently attempting to locate the shooter who remains at large.

he thought it was great untill the 30 k he borrowed run out and heng had to deal with him

Begs · 23-06-2005, 06:16 PM

Like Dirty Dog I have also been a Pattaya bloke for a few years. :twisted:

And like all old hands, I will say it was better 15 years ago, sure the shops were not in Pattaya then like they are now, but it was better.

Now the fucking traffic is killing Pattaya for me, fok nose what it's gonna be like when all the building projects that are ongoing are complete.

Still good for a night out though! To live there ad infinitum, no, not now.

dirtydog · 23-06-2005, 06:25 PM

Hi begs, i just bought 1 and a half rai 5km from lotus, i really cant stand this traffic now, for me to get to soi jiraporn, the one with 3 speed bumps takes 20 minutes in my car, 5 minutes by bike from my shophouse, foking ridiculous, i got to admit the old days were better when every bar had at least 20 gals and used to drag you in by ur knob, its quite a sad state of affairs when you have to ask these gals to take your knob in hand and drag you into their bar

still the choice of food is a lot better now...

Begs · 23-06-2005, 07:10 PM

Alright DD, yea the choice is good now, but the traffic is too much, seen all the building work that is gonna go on around Soi Bongkot Towards Nirun Condo area, and Soi Batman? Fuck me, that road is so small but they are putting loads of houses and apartment buildings up.

I will keep my place in Number 3 road, but I have built a house in Phu Kradung, Loei. I was back in Thailand for 7 weeks April/May, most of the time I was in Loei. It was nice to get back to Pattaya in some way, but it's also nice to get away from it in other ways.

The nice bit about coming back to Pattaya was, I was on my own! Straight up Yodsak!!! :P

The bad thing was not being able to Park anywhere and the traffic jams. :cry:

dirtydog · 05-07-2005, 01:40 PM

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French man stabbed in the stomach during beer bar party.

At the Pattaya Memorial Hospital, medical staff admitted a French man; Mr. Francoise Gene aged 42 who had sustained a knife wound to his stomach. Pattaya Police were called in to investigate the case and discovered that the incident took place at the King Kong Beer Bar in Soi Beokeow. The suspected attacker was Khun O, a cousin of the bar owner who decided not to hang around for the Police. Apparently there was a fight inside the bar and during the altercation Khun O allegedly stabbed the victim with a knife. For now, Police are attempting to locate the woman who will face serious assault charges when caught.

www.pattayacitynews.net

njdesi · 14-07-2005, 02:18 AM

Has anyone actually swam in the south pattaya beach? Have yet to meet anyone who has.

dirtydog · 23-07-2005, 04:23 PM

Don't be ridiculous njdesi

anyway this should make the aussies happy.no more showers

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Exclusive report. Pattaya’s Water Crisis reaches a critical point as the Maprachan Reservoir runs dry.

A group of foreign residents situated on the banks of the Maprachan Reservoir alerted us to an alarming fact. They claim that the Maprachan Reservoir is now empty. As we continue to monitor the deepening water crisis here in Pattaya we went down to the Reservoir on Friday afternoon to see for ourselves and can confirm that the reservoir is now all but empty with small pockets of stagnant water remaining. The Maprachan is the main source of domestic water for the Pattaya and Banglamung areas and it now appears that even with a sustained period of rain, the reservoir may not return to normal levels until next year at the earliest. With new developments continuing to be built in the East of Pattaya and blocks of shop-houses being constructed around the Pattaya area, where is the additional water used by these new constructions going to come from? It is clear that Pattaya City Hall and the District administration have to act now to combat this crisis which is now at a critical level. We will closely monitor the situation here on Pattaya City News.

Richey James · 30-07-2005, 10:32 PM

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Pattaya Police were called in to investigate the case and discovered that the incident took place at the King Kong Beer Bar in Soi Beokeow.

Damn, these guys are good.

njdesi · 01-08-2005, 02:31 AM

Good:
Beer bars are open 24-7

I can wander around completely pissed at 3am and not worry (Of course, I don't wear any gold like some dumb foks).

The girls aren't as mercenary as their BKK sisters. If you show them a good time, they don't care about the money. Didn't have one starfish on me.

Cheap apartments on 3rd Road if you stay for a month or more.

Many good Italian Restaurants

Cheap seafood at Thai restaurants (but not on Walking Street).

Bad:
Can't get a decent Indian curry. Neeroy's is supposed to be the best, but it just gave me the shits and the naan bread is crap.

Lucifer was raided and had to take a piss test. I wasn't worried, but it still ruined my night. That's the last time I go to a disco in Pattaya.

More ladyboys working in regular beer bars.

Never had any racial shit happen to me before in Pattaya. But on this trip I had to deal with a few morons. I was walking towards the Royal Garden from walking street with my gal (who was tight) when a bunch of young Brits on a songteaw started calling me a Paki shit and started whistling at my gal. Same thing happened again when I was walking alone on Second Rd. Two drunk Brits on a songteaw called me a fokin Arab. Wrong country and race, you mental midgets.

Marmite the Dog · 01-08-2005, 01:14 PM

I'm sorry to hear that you were called a Paki and an Arab, Desi. It doesn't get much lower than that.

dirtydog · 03-08-2005, 05:17 PM

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NATIONAL

WATER CRISIS: Bt48-bn plan endorsed
Cabinet gives in-principle approval to batch of ambitious projects for the East. The Cabinet yesterday approved in principle a Bt48-billion water-management plan designed to solve drought and water-shortage problems in the East. Ministers also approved immediate measures worth Bt2.7 billion to cope with ongoing water shortages in Chanthaburi.

tuesday it was announced the resovoir was empty, ie no more water, now they are thinking of ways to supply water to pattaya, well ive got 6 of my staff digging me a well even as i post so im alright

dirtydog · 03-08-2005, 05:41 PM

the empty resovoir

DJ Pat · 03-08-2005, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by njdesi

a bunch of young Brits on a songteaw started calling me a Paki shit

thats your own fault you paki shit.

njdesi · 03-08-2005, 08:38 PM

Wrong country and race, you mental midget.

Richey James · 03-08-2005, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by njdesi

More ladyboys working in regular beer bars.

Why are so many ladyboys working in regular beer bars? Why do the bar owners employ them? Obviously there are blokes that like a bit of cock in a skirt but surely not that many. Or am I just being a bit naive?

dirtydog · 03-08-2005, 10:35 PM

I believe Marko visits pattaya a lot more these days

even in soi yodsak the bastion of hetrosexual wild perverse sex they have now got lady boy bars, and over half the bars have lady men working in them, ok only one or 2 in each one, but its like a disease and its spreading, last time i was there i made the mistake of parking in the only spare spot on yodsak, how was i to know it was a foking ladyboy bar and thats why nobody else parked there, it wasnt so bad getting out of the car but it was embarrassing coming back to the car....

njdesi · 03-08-2005, 10:44 PM

From what I hear, most of the ladyboy punters are ex-straights who did every perverse thing imaginable to Thai girls and are looking for something new. Be careful, dd

View Poll Results: Pattaya. Heaven or Hell?
Pattaya is my kind of town.	32	30.48%
Pattaya is a hell on earth.	26	24.76%
I can take it or leave it.	47	44.76%
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22-06-2005, 01:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
Captain Sensible Elite Member Last Online: 20-09-2006 10:55 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 4,104	Pattaya. Is it heaven or hell? Pattaya is prolly the most well known tourist destination in Thailand. For a long time Pattaya has been catering to the falang market more than anywhere else in The Kingdom. Western products are widely available, though at a cost. Nightlife is always going to be attractive to the holidaymaker and there is no shortage of it in Pattaya. Can anyone remember what this tourist magnet was like a decade ago? Have you got any pics of Pattaya from days gone by? I have to admit that I have never been to Pattaya, yet I have heard a great deal about the place. Some good and some bad. If it is a holiday haven then why? While at the same time why do so many folks swear they hate the place more than their ex? What is Pattaya really like? Is it heaven or is it hell?

22-06-2005, 01:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
MeMock That ain't my truck Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: bop Posts: 7,692	i voted hell. The place is full of dogs.

23-06-2005, 06:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
Begs Karon Beach Last Online: 24-03-2008 07:18 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pattaya, Loei, Tokyo. Posts: 2	Like Dirty Dog I have also been a Pattaya bloke for a few years. :twisted: And like all old hands, I will say it was better 15 years ago, sure the shops were not in Pattaya then like they are now, but it was better. Now the fucking traffic is killing Pattaya for me, fok nose what it's gonna be like when all the building projects that are ongoing are complete. Still good for a night out though! To live there ad infinitum, no, not now.

23-06-2005, 06:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
dirtydog The Dog Last Online: Today 06:29 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pattaya Posts: 34,514	Hi begs, i just bought 1 and a half rai 5km from lotus, i really cant stand this traffic now, for me to get to soi jiraporn, the one with 3 speed bumps takes 20 minutes in my car, 5 minutes by bike from my shophouse, foking ridiculous, i got to admit the old days were better when every bar had at least 20 gals and used to drag you in by ur knob, its quite a sad state of affairs when you have to ask these gals to take your knob in hand and drag you into their bar still the choice of food is a lot better now...

23-06-2005, 07:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
Begs Karon Beach Last Online: 24-03-2008 07:18 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pattaya, Loei, Tokyo. Posts: 2	Alright DD, yea the choice is good now, but the traffic is too much, seen all the building work that is gonna go on around Soi Bongkot Towards Nirun Condo area, and Soi Batman? Fuck me, that road is so small but they are putting loads of houses and apartment buildings up. I will keep my place in Number 3 road, but I have built a house in Phu Kradung, Loei. I was back in Thailand for 7 weeks April/May, most of the time I was in Loei. It was nice to get back to Pattaya in some way, but it's also nice to get away from it in other ways. The nice bit about coming back to Pattaya was, I was on my own! Straight up Yodsak!!! :P The bad thing was not being able to Park anywhere and the traffic jams. :cry:

14-07-2005, 02:18 AM	#9 (permalink)
njdesi Trang Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 646	Has anyone actually swam in the south pattaya beach? Have yet to meet anyone who has.

01-08-2005, 02:31 AM	#12 (permalink)
njdesi Trang Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 646	Good: Beer bars are open 24-7 I can wander around completely pissed at 3am and not worry (Of course, I don't wear any gold like some dumb foks). The girls aren't as mercenary as their BKK sisters. If you show them a good time, they don't care about the money. Didn't have one starfish on me. Cheap apartments on 3rd Road if you stay for a month or more. Many good Italian Restaurants Cheap seafood at Thai restaurants (but not on Walking Street). Bad: Can't get a decent Indian curry. Neeroy's is supposed to be the best, but it just gave me the shits and the naan bread is crap. Lucifer was raided and had to take a piss test. I wasn't worried, but it still ruined my night. That's the last time I go to a disco in Pattaya. More ladyboys working in regular beer bars. Never had any racial shit happen to me before in Pattaya. But on this trip I had to deal with a few morons. I was walking towards the Royal Garden from walking street with my gal (who was tight) when a bunch of young Brits on a songteaw started calling me a Paki shit and started whistling at my gal. Same thing happened again when I was walking alone on Second Rd. Two drunk Brits on a songteaw called me a fokin Arab. Wrong country and race, you mental midgets.

01-08-2005, 01:14 PM	#13 (permalink)
Marmite the Dog Too drunk to fuck Last Online: Today 06:30 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fuckwitistan Posts: 25,949	I'm sorry to hear that you were called a Paki and an Arab, Desi. It doesn't get much lower than that.

03-08-2005, 05:41 PM	#15 (permalink)
dirtydog The Dog Last Online: Today 06:29 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pattaya Posts: 34,514	the empty resovoir

03-08-2005, 08:38 PM	#17 (permalink)
njdesi Trang Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 646	Wrong country and race, you mental midget.

03-08-2005, 10:35 PM	#19 (permalink)
dirtydog The Dog Last Online: Today 06:29 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pattaya Posts: 34,514	I believe Marko visits pattaya a lot more these days even in soi yodsak the bastion of hetrosexual wild perverse sex they have now got lady boy bars, and over half the bars have lady men working in them, ok only one or 2 in each one, but its like a disease and its spreading, last time i was there i made the mistake of parking in the only spare spot on yodsak, how was i to know it was a foking ladyboy bar and thats why nobody else parked there, it wasnt so bad getting out of the car but it was embarrassing coming back to the car....

03-08-2005, 10:44 PM	#20 (permalink)
njdesi Trang Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 646	From what I hear, most of the ladyboy punters are ex-straights who did every perverse thing imaginable to Thai girls and are looking for something new. Be careful, dd