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10 Reasons to Love
Pattaya
Dear Sir,
After reading so many letters in past editions to your
newspaper regarding negative comments about Pattaya I felt obliged to give
a positive opinion.
10 Reasons to love Pattaya:
1) Pattaya has great beaches where visitors can enjoy
the fine climate and take a refreshing swim or just amble the time away
watching the many family people play with their children.
2) Shopping is easy and fun, especially in Royal Garden
or Big C where anything can be purchased at a reasonable rate. Any day of
the week the farangs can get whatever they need or sit in one of the
public areas and socialise with one of the locals going about their daily
chores.
3) Getting around Pattaya is no problem. If you want to
be taken, there are many baht taxis with drivers who are more than willing
to take you where you want to go and they all speak such good English. The
fares are cheap, you’ll never pay more than 100 baht and I always felt
an extra 100 baht tip was well deserved for these hard working and helpful
drivers.
4) There are plenty of hotels to choose from with staff
who seem friendly, honest and always ready to help you. Whenever I have
stayed in any hotel in Pattaya my room has always had a fan on the ceiling
so the hot nights were made enjoyable. Security was never a problem as I
always put my passport and excess cash and credit cards in at reception,
the staff are happy to take charge of this personally. Now that’s what I
call service!
5) Pattaya is full of things to do both during the day
and at night, no matter what you fancy you can do it. Ride an elephant,
feed the monkey, have a Thai massage or just walk along Beach Road at
night and take in the sea breeze and meet the locals who are so friendly.
You can enjoy a cold beer in one of the hundreds of watering holes in
Pattaya, all the bar staff are so willing to help you and they all speak
such good English yet most of them have only recently moved to Pattaya,
just goes to show how high the standard of education is in Thailand!
6) The discos are great, its fun to see everyone
dancing, I don’t know where they get the energy to dance till the early
hours. Often the busy time doesn’t seem to start till 2am, I suppose
that’s because they work long hours to provide for their family.
7) Eating out in Pattaya is a great experience and the
reviews in the Pattaya Mail are so accurate. I always feel so spoilt for
choice. I can have toad in the hole any day of the week and finish up with
something creamy, or the delight of having Thai.
8) Medical provision in Pattaya just isn’t a problem,
a lot of the chemists shops are very helpful in understanding what you
want. The hospitals are excellent if you need a diagnosis... so I’ve
been told.
9) So many people seem to have gone to live in Pattaya
permanently from Europe; this surely is a sign of the satisfaction with
Pattaya and the Thai people, why else? It can only be for the same reason
so many visit this place.
10) The Pattaya people are friendly, genuine, hard
working, helpful, honest and trustworthy, reliable, dependable, kind and
most of all willing to do anything for you! This is why so many love
Pattaya.
Regards,
Peter Fernau
Shepherds Bush
London
UK
Thanks for your
support
Dear Readers,
On 23 July we had a wonderful afternoon in the
Orphanage Center with Father Brennan. We want to thank our sponsors that
helped to make this wonderful afternoon happen: Delaney’s, Las Vegas, TQ
1, Jesters M.C., Patrick’s Belgian Restaurant, Scandinavian Bar, Hash
House Harriers, Wonderful Bar, Birdie Bar, Belgium Beer Bar, Atlantic Bar
and all the VIP’s. Also the people who came to support us. We raised
48,000 baht, double over last year.
Thanks everybody,
Patrick and Fini
Clarification
Editor,
In reference to the letter titled, “A Case of
Mistaken Identity” printed in the Mailbag last week (August 4th),
we sincerely regret the writer’s choosing to include the names of
motorcycle clubs in his text. We would like to make it clear that the
individual acted solely on his own and the opinions and statements
expressed in the said letter were strictly his alone and not
representative of the club, whose name he elected to write below his own,
in any way whatsoever.
LWU
The Pattaya Mail
Story
Editor;
I was in Pattaya 5 years ago when I first came across the
Pattaya Mail and have been an avid reader ever since. Thank you for
keeping me up to date on Pattaya while I’ve continued my living in New
Jersey.
Had no idea the Pattaya Mail was only 5 years old
until just reading your Pattaya Mail Story on the internet. The
overall quality of the paper has always given me the impression that the
paper was around since Pattaya’s beginnings. So, now I realize that I was
probably picking up some of your first issues when I began reading and wish
to express my thanks to all of you for helping me keep abreast of news,
views and “for sales” both while living in Pattaya and living in the
U.S.
Larry
Editor’s reply: Actually, we just celebrated our 7th anniversary.
Forging ahead
through obstacles
Editor;
Having observed what has been printed in the press the
past few weeks, I feel compelled to tell what has never been reported.
What differentiates entrepreneurs from others? Have you
ever thought about the answer?
In my opinion: Their courage to risk and venture, and
the vision to build something new.
Thailand has a lot of courageous people. Some made it,
and some did not. Yet all of them have something in common: they are all
very different.
The owners of Angel Air are no different than the
people with that difference. An opportunity came by, and they made it fly
and made it happen under the toughest economic conditions of this country.
One has to respect their courage to venture into unknown spheres in such
difficult times.
And along the way they had to make other tough
decisions, including flight suspensions, which were made public in the
press, not the least to undergo a restructuring of the airline, which
engulfed rethinking of the business strategy. Realization is one thing,
but acting on it is another, and it takes courage to take such decisions.
Born in the worst economic crisis of Thailand, Angel
Air has been going through teething problems, but everything possible will
be done to help it mature, and this takes again a lot of courage. This is
nothing new to an airline in the making. Many airlines have faced similar
difficulties and managed to make it. Angel Air will also make it, not only
as the second national carrier of Thailand, but also as the airline of
choice, and should be given whatever it takes to get there.
Question is: Does the travel trade and press have what
it takes to support an airline for their choice?
Rudi Fischer
EVP Magellan Corp. Ltd. and Advisor to Angel Air
Anonymity is the
best policy
Dear Sir,
I have just read my very first edition of the Pattaya
Mail (despite having been coming to Thailand every year for over 15
years) and was very impressed.
I do have one point of concern however - the couple who
say they are considering moving back to Pattaya sometime in the next three
years and then ask to be provided with a complete list of US/UK expats
including names, addresses, business owned, phone numbers and e-mail
addresses. The only thing they left out was bank account numbers! Some of
the more cynical amongst us might think that they were actually trying to
compile a database of potential customers that they could then sell on to
other companies. I for one would not be thrilled to have my personal
details given out to complete strangers.
Chris
Khon Kaen
No hot pants for
the Doc
Editor;
T. Crossly made some fair comments about the Pattaya
Mail Channel but I would say the standard and coverage has markedly
improved over recent weeks. It is clear to me that they are clearly
cognisant of some of the past shortcomings and are addressing them. The
only bone of contention I have with T. Crossly’s opinions are those
concerning the criticism of Iain Corness. I find his interviewing
technique most acceptable and entertaining. I think that his Nite Beat
slot is excellent. It’s probably why I make sure to watch. The idea of a
Thai girl conducting such interviews would not work in my view. I cannot
envisage such a person having the verbal dexterity, instant wit and subtle
humour including innuendo. I could be wrong but Dr Iain’s skill set
would be a tough act to follow unless you want it BBC (boring) style. Keep
up the good work Doc. As for the guy who shot two tourists (that was a
Policeman as I recall), I believe he has been promoted to General in the
spirit of the new banking guidelines and general attitude toward farangs.
I have it on good authority that he, having read T. Crossly’s letter, is
looking for a hat trick. Hey Doc, when you have the op, go for a ‘D’
cup. I do not envy those ducks... and am most certainly not looking
forward to seeing you in a boob tube and hot pants.
Noel Thomas
Response to Mr. K.
Guiney
Dear Mr. Guiney,
I assure you that I am not an American with a chest
full of medals although I did manage to win a couple of them in Southeast
Asia a few years back during a Vietnamese tourist celebration called
“Tet 1968”. In fact, my chest has slipped a few inches south towards
my belt and all that dark lush hair that I was so proud of has turned to
gray.
As far as linguistically challenged goes, I submit to
you that English is a growing language. Any time that a word enters
mainstream English, it can properly be considered acceptable just as some
words leave the mainstream and are no longer considered acceptable.
You would probably get the same response as I do if you
approach the matter in a quiet, polite, non threatening manner. The last
time I was in the NCO Open Mess having lunch with my family we were seated
next to a small (5-6) group of newly promoted sergeants whose language got
a bit extreme. I went over to them and said “Gentlemen, my five year old
daughter has been listening and has asked me about some of the words that
you have been using. Would you mind explaining them to her?” Problem
solved. There was instance silence, almost as instance red faces, and
sheepish grins. To give credit where credit was due, they got up, walked
to our table, and all apologized to my wife and daughter.
No threats issued, no voices raised, just a group of
young men properly chastised in a very non threatening manner.
There is no moral to this story other than you should
be willing to stand up for what you believe.
Regards
Paul Garner
United States Air Force (Retired)
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