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I used to maintain a very nice garden and lawn in the UK but i just find it too damn hot here in Thailand, i leave it to wifey and she's doing a great job taking care on a daily basis, i do get a team in once a month to do the donkey work.

Flowers ... I am getting pretty good ... I have tried many times to grow tomatoes here ... no luck ... plus, why waste my time when vegetables are cheap as chips here ... A couple ...

I’ve had a few pops in the Scooters on the 6 and the prices were more than fair,the service was great and the atmosphere spot on. I hope this location serves them well,I’m sure they will be fine. Yes there are lots of different options as people have noted,so if you don’t think you will like it,then it’s best not go. i had no problems whatsoever with Scooters and will check this one out for sure.

Prawns,salmon,sea bream & ribs,all cooked by my lovely missus.Washed down with some Italian white which I'd never tried before,was OK.

Just seen your Facebook photo of the ceiling. Its looking very impressive so far...………….

Drinking beer and said coconuts in the pool. Life in Isaan. Sent from my ASUS_X013DA using Tapatalk

Ok, so there's no naked women dancing, but the view for morning coffee ain't bad....

The hotel has very limited kitchen utensils, so I went with something easy to fix: rigatoni with tomato sauce and meatballs.

Pork chops,mash,carrots,onions and gravy.

Some food from the plane

Got to be honest saying 'it's just another bar' is a bit odd, of course if the themed bar product doesn't appeal to you then that might be a reason for not going but bars open all the time but does that mean you will not go to any of them because they are new. Scooters has found a theme, a business idea that appears to be working hence the opening of yet another part of the brand. Plenty of people attend their other bars (so I am told) so I doubt it will fold soon. Of course if their offering, their business plan becomes stale then it may not last long but I think they have a good product and they will attract a good following. I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Scooters in LK Metro and I was taken care of very well by their excellent staff, I like the style of the place, the girls look great in their uniforms and I am sure I will visit. If I don't like it when there then of course I might not go back but I will give it a try as that experience will enable me to have an informed view rather than knocking a place without even stepping inside it.

These from last nights opening Party: Voom! Voom! 🤣 Majic Man

There were more than 20 last night with two more girls coming in during the evening looking for a job. The six that were drafted in from their other bars for the opening have apparently all asked to stay permanantly. These were taken this morning after the cleaners got to work. I will follow those with some I took last night. Last night to follow

Just successfully interviewed for my own job as part of an ongoing restructure. Well, same job but now higher pay scale. So will have to up my western union sponsorship fees to Pattaya accordingly

With officials such as the ones at Cardiff yesterday you should defo finish above the Welshmen. Colin Wanker was close to apoplexy & rightly so.There is a definite bias amongst officials in favour of the bigger clubs.Hopefully VAR will help but instead of the gimp on the field making the decision it'll be the gimp in front of the tv set.

Beef Tatar for lunch. 10 oz. (~300g) extra lean ground beef

Draftees requesting to stay is always a positive sign. The problem with Secrets was always the location (slightly off the beaten path), which was overcome in the beginning with good management and proper advertising. The location is the same, but improved management can do a lot.

Good to be home , freshly dug new potatoes as well

Chicken and dumplings at the Cracker Barrel Restaurant in Gettysburg, PA. Sweet corn and cornbread dressing were my sides. It's a cosy restaurant for a meal on a cold, wet day. Evil

Salmon steak, sweet corn, green beans with cheese sauce, baby carrots and jacket potato.

I mean, from searching flights, to where to go, what to do, what hotels, what time of year, prices etc etc? Or can you not be arsed, you leave it to the missus/mate/travel agent/same places you know and trust etc? I enjoy it, I like looking at the reviews, trying to work out what's best, looking at what I can do, when is best for our needs, dates, working it all out, best VFM prices I can get etc.

No, not interested and is a complete waste of my time trying 😜

^^^^ agree !

Great pics guys.Seems like we do have some green thumbs around. im a vegetable guy,and I grow all of the missus Thai chillies. Nothing better than sitting on the deck,watching mama and the little one eating peas and beans directly off the vine.

This is a piece of nonsense having to be interviewed for your own job. I worked on a Northern platform for nearly 5 years, and a new company won the contract and we had to apply for our own positions. I was knocked back as I did not have enough experience ! Basically just an excuse to get their own guys in.

Just ordered 2 coconuts from my tree. Sent from my ASUS_X013DA using Tapatalk

When I lived there I had a nice collection of orchids hanging on the front porch. None of this mucking around with dirt. The following is a stock photo but you get the idea.

Off to Reading soon to watch the football match tonight!

More likely Sunday morning pub footie lol

Used to do it, but never seemed to have the time to keep things up proper. Became a chore rather than enjoyment. Now I have the time, and interest.... but live in a place that doesn't have a yard.

Plenty shareholders, but only one owner....

f**k the mods!

Scooters gets my best wishes in making it a success. Have many happy memories from that bar and hotel in previous trips. Leave you with a top tune that Scooters would appreciate.

Knowledge is king me thinks. I try to do as much research as possible. Especially when travelling to new places. Yes there is lots of shite written but usually you can sieve through it to get a good idea of what's true. I think that is where forums like this come into their own. So many guys with experience of travel all over the world and willing to help. Happy days!

@Captain_B Here in San Jose, Calif, we consider Los Angeles down south. Just so you know wifey said to me " Oh, Pluto is so cute" I had to chastize her and politely inform her that is not Pluto, it is Goofy. Big difference LOL!

Well Scooters now have four bars running in Pattaya after opening a new venue so they must be doing something right and Secrets have no bars running in Pattaya due to the owner deciding to move on. Maybe it is time for some of the disciples of Secrets to take a leaf out of Bens book and move on.... it is no more in Patts.... and if you do want to go to Secrets Bar... go to his new one. cheers

Amazing Old Firm game, absolutely brilliant 2nd half, proper passion, blood and guts football. No way would you see anything like it in the EPL.

I visited the one in Phnom Penh last night ....... ............... hope Scooters does well. Recognise my favourite Egyptian Ed and Ton of course always there and Ivan the Terrible's favourite katoey George still there hope it does well. Fair few Chang vests but takes all sorts .... will drop in mid week..... like Larry on the scooter he can't ride a drunken Mexican donkey on agave tequila let alone a scooter ........

One of the main positives of this association is that Scooters bring with them a proactive managerial "team". As well as Anthony, an experienced and very enthusiastic Bar Manager who will do the recruiting, they have there own promotional manager who also maintains the music video's and takes promotional video's and photographs. They are all hands on and the Bar is in their very capable hands. Keep an open mind EDITED BY LANZALAD

Twenty two days less the Election when all the workers said they were going home to vote and one day when the electricity was down from 9 - 5 pm. No major structural alterations but changes included a new floor, toilets, tables, bar seating, music video's, lighting, external sitting area and "canopy" and a multitude of interior fixtures and fittings and complete redecoration. Steve, the guy in charge of the building team, treated each set back ( and there were several) as a personal challenge to be overcome which he did on every occasion. The final one was 6 hours before the official start of the Party when it was discovered that 4 of the TV's had been fried when the outside electrical transformer box blew up about 3 weeks ago. Scooters had 3 TV's in storage which were speedingly repatriated. Unfortunately the two TV's over the Bar were the ones not working on the night although I think that will be remedied within a day or two. The music played at a level that did not interupt conversation and coped well.

No ... I just get on the plane ( I don't even look for airline deals ) and get to where I am going ... nothing better than talking with the locals ( if we can understand each other ) to find out the "scoop" .. where to go .. hang-out .. and keep talking to the locals to find your way to whatever you need or want .. you would be surprised where you end up at times .. lol

I am a creature of habit so I tend to stay at the same place, fly with the same airline and use the same cab service. I don;t really enjoy booking just in case I cant get the deals I want, but usually everything turns out right. I use Skyscanner to get the best deals, and now that I am retired, I am a lot more flexible with dates and tend to book up a month in advance for everything , What I do enjoy is the confirmations of my booking and can then start looking forward to my trip and think about things that I might like to do, that I have not done, and people and places I enjoy going to.

Does he still have the computerised POS business?

Now that looks very very tasty. Would love to try that !

Half time lamb pie with my Champagne ( I asked for Bovril but they didn't have any ... )

Always found "Fuji" restaurant in Bangkok to be good and a decent price.

It's a good looking bar good atmosphere very busy I think they're going to do really well