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I'm halfway through a Painting I am doing...Very Relaxing.

Took a Walk along WALKING STREET last night ( Saturday ) - Counted 13 G0-Go Bars Open. Plenty of people walking up and down - The Road was Still a SHIT HOLE - Holes/ Barriers everywhere - A few little Bars have turned on their Lights but most are Empty.. I popped into The SAPPHIRE Club and was Surprised to see it Fully Open with Dancers - As Before !!! Three change overs of 10 Girls ( 30 ) A-B-C !!!!! C were Very Chunky for people who like Chunky s. I was AMAZED with their HUGE DRAFT TIGER at 99 Baht...

THE BEER GARDEN is OPEN - Without those Stupid Tests - Only a temperature scan - Perfect !!! Great Day being back there after so long..All the Staff are the Same...Good Service. The Menu is NEW - but all the Prices are the same as 2 years ago.. ( Manageress told me.) Draft Beer is only 60 Baht for a Big Glass - I had 2 + Gangaly Guy and Rice = Perfect.. I counted 30 people there - enjoying themselves. Didn't see any Freelancers...Bit early 3-00 P.M. Wonderful View - Sea Breeze - Great Atmosphere - Good background Music. + Newspaper - What more can you ask for.. Great to have it Back Again.

A desk is at the opening asking you to take a TEST...See Photo...NO !!! I don't need all that Sh*t just for a Beer.Turned around and went to The Shamrock and had a Wonderful Meal...I'll come back when all the Craziness Go`s.

Here are the Latest UP TO DATE Maps on the Bars that are OPEN on L.K.Metro and Walking Street...I'm sure somebody will find one that I have missed....( But Slowly places are OPENING )

I walked around L.K.Metro last night and took note of all the Bars that were Open. I updated my Soi L.K.Metro Map this morning. Now you don't have to stay Home - All these Bars are calling you.. They need ALL the help they can get..

Beach House - Remember that Name - It`s on Beach Road next to the Old Witherspoons - I stumbled upon it this afternoon - and what a SURPRISE that was !!!!! I walked by while having a stroll along the Beach Front - a call came out from about 20 girls asking me to come in - I rang my Buddy ( For Back up ) and we toddled over !!!! Apart from the 20 Girls ( The Boss says there is 28 in all - More coming ) Oh !! The Boss is the Same guy who had The Aussie WALKABOUT BAR at the lights of South Pattaya Road and 3rd Road ... We walked through to the BACK and there was a Swimming Pool with a Band ( they will use later ) then we got the LIFT up to the Next Floor where it a Huge Open Fronted area with a Pool Table and a STUNNING View over the Sea !!! Absolutely Amazing !!! The Toilets are Brand New and Sparkling...The Bar is Wheelchair friendly !!! They also have one of Pattaya Top Chefs to do the Meals...O.K. Next !! The Girls were Very Friendly - Loads of them - wearing Bikinis with a wrap around ( Maybe getting ready for a dip ) We had a BIG Leo Beer which was 140 Baht EACH..Plus many Service Girls.. I started Chatting to a Beautiful Girl who joined us - She said she use to work in AIRPORT a Go-GO.- Her lady`s drink was 150 Baht. She was Full of Laughs and Smiles...Great Company - She say`s if you want to take her for a 'Stroll" it would be 500 Bar Fine. This Bar is a BIG open Fronted Place so you don't feel hemmed in..It got a 10/10 from me - Nothing Like it on BEACH ROAD..Check it OUT.

WHEN IS A GO-GO BAR - NOT A GO-GO BAR ? It seems quite a few Go-Go Bars are Open - GREAT !!!!! - But - None of the Girls are in Swim Suits and None of them are Dancing !!!!! Why call them Go-Go`s. ?

Old Rogues Retreat -110 Baht

Hopefully things will start to get better. Fingers Crossed....

I'm told that there was a Spelling mistake on the HIPPO SIGN...It should read " Closed on MONDAYS ( S ) until further notice."..One Day ONLY.. But you never know in this Town....

Their English Breakfast tastes like Shit but the Place is FULL EVERY DAY......Don't know WHY...

PIN UP a GO-GO opened Last Night - Everybody said it was a Great Night - even though they CLOSED at 9-00...They OPEN from 6-00 till 9-00...

What happened - Did everybody go Deaf ? And Where did the LIKE BUTTON GO ?

Yea !!! It`s not many times in your life you know a simple guy who has been given a talent to make MOST people Smile - He has been Lucky with the sales of his Cartoons and Books to be able to give One and a Half Million Baht to The Pattaya Orphanage - but in your Sad 'Piss-taking' Life without really knowing him - you call him a tosser... Thank you very much.

I had Tom Yum Soup at the New Restaurant in town - I've eaten Thai food for 39 Years - All I can say is at 4-30 in the morning I woke up shivering - shaking with icy cold - ran to the toilet and exploded BOTH ENDS.....I won't be going back there to eat again !!!!! Sorry Didn't take any Photo`s.

Loads of Activity at THE BEER GARDEN this Afternoon - Not Open but having a Spring Clean !!!!!

I'm just finishing this simple painting ... I saw the picture on the internet and liked the design and copied it in Oils..It passes the time and the results have come out great. I'm pleased with it....Now I have to find something else to Paint...Such a Hard Life....Ha,Ha.

Bit Bored today - Decided to Paint one of Rockwell's Pictures " The Jester".. It`s not Finished ( only 5 Hours work ) but it passed the Time while it was Raining...I've always liked this picture as it`s a bit like me - It`s was my Job to make people Laugh and Smile - but Nobody knows what I FEEL. "The Picture says it well ".

I was feeling peckish the other evening and I popped into my Local 'TEXAS CHICKEN' here in Pattaya for a 'WRAP SET' - It said on the MENU that it was 115 Baht..Great !!! I handed the girl 120 Baht...She asked me "Eat Here or Takeaway ". I said "Takeaway ".......She said " 140 BAHT '. My Brain couldn't work out what she was saying !!! I pointed to the MENU and it said 115 BAHT !!! I said " 115 BAHT'... She said " IF I HAVE A TAKEAWAY it`s 25 BAHT EXTRA....". I have never heard this ever being used in ANY RESTAURANT in all the 28 Years of living here !!!! Is this NEW ? Are all the Restaurants going to do this ? I'm amazed !!! What do you think ? P.S. I grabbed my 115 Baht and walked out.

I have just finished my rendering of Norman Rockwell`s 'The Gossip' in Oils...20x16.. It passes the time while in Lock-down - The problem is - What am I going to do NOW !!!! OH !!! I'm taking Bids on the Painting - So Far - 20,000 Baht. Who wants it ?

Big SNAKE outside TEXAS CHICKEN ( South Pattaya Road ) tonight..about 4 foot long..These Guys caught it and Bagged it...( Be careful where you walk and sit ) It was behind that Red Sign.