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Unhappy about Jomtien sidewalks
Editor;
Re: Will Jomtien 2nd Road sidewalks ever be acceptable? (PM Mailbag Friday,
31 October 2014) - This is truly a very sad thing. I was so happy when the
new sidewalks went in. Now it’s obvious some very poor city planning skills
have made the mess we have today. I think money in pockets always beats
doing the right thing. There are many examples all over Jomtien and Pattaya
of not caring about the roads and sidewalks. The quality of work just
completed on 2nd Road in Pattaya speaks volumes of a real lack of leadership
and management skills within city hall. Does no one inspect or follow up on
projects?
Cumanus
Taxi app works
Editor;
Re: Check the taxis (PM Mailbag Friday, 31 October 2014) - If you want to
take a proper taxi cab in Pattaya, then you should absolutely use the new
GrabTaxi service.
Having tried it twice, I thoroughly recommend it. The taxi is called using a
smartphone app, the cab arrives in 3-10 minutes, the fare is exactly what’s
on the meter (plus 40 baht service charge) and the driver is friendly and
speaks some English.
On two trips from Central Pattaya, fares to the Pattaya Bus Station were 70
baht. A motorcycle from the same location is 80 baht and to hire a songthaew
is 150 baht. And you get aircon and not rain & smog from the back of a bike
or pickup truck.
Bob James
Beaches can be cleaned
with tractor type cleaner
Editor;
Re: Regular beach cleanups needed (PM Friday, 17 October 2014) - Most of
Spain and USA beaches are cleaned with a tractor type plough cleaner that
scoops up all the waste up to 100 cm of sand depth per hour every week. All
the beach chairs vendors, umbrellas, etc., are removed. The sand is
disinfected and replaced all in seconds. The tracks are about 3 meters wide.
The city collects gold watches, bracelets, rings, coins, with all waste into
bin trucks (Google it). Visitors can have a chance to pick up lost items
before being sold! Try it! You might like what you find Pattaya City. Good
luck.
Gary Edwards
Koto to be commended, however …
Editor;
Re: Please use environmentally friendly krathongs (PM Mailbag Friday, 17
October 2014) - Koto - Your letter urging everyone to avoid the use of
Styrofoam krathongs is to be commended.
However, having worked on several ‘eco’ type ad campaigns in Sydney, I
nearly always found the standards the green campaigners seek to impose on
everyone else, rarely seem to apply to themselves.
Your “anti litter” campaign on Jomtien Beach involves stapling several
hundred plastic, laminate posters on the trees. This is completely useless
as no one appears to read them, and are you sure your “target audience” can,
in fact, well, read?
Then what happens to the discarded posters? Twenty square metres of
laminate, every year, end up in a land fill or even worse - the same storm
drains you are trying to keep clear.
Is it not the case that far from being, KOTO, Keeper of the Ocean you are in
fact helping to kill it?
Margaret Bushnall
Congratulations
Women With a Mission
Editor;
Congratulations to Rosanne, Kylie and Bronwyn from Women With a Mission on
reaching your tenth anniversary.
I have had the pleasure on several occasions to accompany these three ladies
up to the border town of Mae Sot to visit various projects in need, and also
further afield into the refugee camps at Umphium.
Their dedication, enthusiasm and the love and care they show to those in
need is inspiring.
They have improved the lives of hundreds, if not thousands of children in
need. They have fed, educated and provided shelter to many and they have
given hope to those who could see no future.
Keep up the good work ladies.
Derek Franklin
Father Ray Foundation
Sewer problems
Editor;
If anyone from City Hall reads this, there is a sewer problem on Soi
Nernplabwan, Soi 29 that needs fixing.
About 50 meters inside this soi, there is a sewer leakage coming from the
back side of a house on Soi 27, and it stinks to high heaven running down
the street to our house on Soi 29.
I would appreciate it if something could be done to fix it.
Charlie Brown
A voice for the potato
Sir,
Potatoes are certainly not just pure starch (letter 31/10) but are a
nutritious and satisfying food. They are an excellent source of Vitamin C
and potassium and also contain calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, niacin
(Vitamin B3), Vitamin B6, folate, choline and quercetin. They are also a
good source of fibre.
Potatoes, especially when eaten raw, have anti-viral, anti-cancer and
anti-inflammatory factors, and may be helpful in cases of eczema.
On the other hand, white bread and polished rice (white rice) are largely
pure starch and white sugar is almost 100% pure carbohydrate.
Michael Nightingale
Support Gen. Prayuth Chan-o-cha
Sir,
I wrote to you very soon after Gen. Prayuth Chan-o-cha had taken over.
I have watched his weekly progress report on TV every Friday since then, and
am even more confident in his ability to get things right.
I say to all Thai people, give this man time, and not put obstacles in the
way of the progress he is making.
I say to all Farangs, whether you are here in business or retired, give this
man your full support. I am sure that he will make Thailand once again,
soon, the best place in the world.
God bless every one,
Liowel Louis Aubrey Fordham
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