Hard Rock Pattaya

... why there's a big gem scam here, it's tough to find a legitimate gem from a fake. We went to a room where there's rows of people all cutting the gems and polishing them. It's crazy to see the beginning and end product, how a rock can look like a beautiful gem. They tried to show us how to tell the difference between a real diamond and a fake, but its really hard to see unless you have both right in front of you.

There is a ...

We were so lucky to be picked up in Bangkok airport by my parents friend Paula who drove us to her home in Pattaya. We arrived in the evening and went out for a lovely meal after some tasty lyons tea! a taste of home!!!
Next day we headed sightseeing which was made soo easy as Paula drove us around everywhere! We visited The GOlden Budha which is a budha carved out of the side of a mountain and ...

... a must for a tour of Thailand.

We checked into our hotel, which was lovely and went out to explore the resort. There are giant fluffy bunnies everywhere and everything is so green. There are funny signs up, and as one girl put it, "it is so Mechai here". Just the atmosphere is fun,and relaxing. At 6:30 we met to go into town for Condom night, on Soi 4. We went to the Red Point bar, to meet some of the women who worked there ...

... came back to the room Stef let him in. It was good to be all-together again. His digs are quite away from our hotel so we all jumped on a tuktruck and went all the way down to where he is staying, he showed Sasha and Basty his room, we were not allowed to see! He took us to Mermaids Dive Shop then we all went out to eat at a very gay place, but very clean and shinning too, the food was good but not lots of it. Stefan needed to do some studying for his Dive exams so he took ...

... as 'two rows'. Once upon a time you just had to bang the roof when you wanted off the wretched thing but due to technological development most now have a 'buzzer' you can ring - I mean, if it works!. Just like the country's bus drivers, 'songthaew' drivers are another fine species that is reknowned for slowing down to pick up passengers but not actually stopping. It is left to the passengers own devices, yet once again, to hazardously jump into the vehicle, one slip ...

... I put her down she would cry and just follow me. A nanny had to distract her so I could sneak out. This really bothered me and weighed heavy on my conscious. I went into the older kid room and they were full of beans. They climbed on me and threw themselves into my lap. They were soo happy to see me, it was like a free for all wrestling match. It tuckered me out! I can't explain to you how it made me feel. I felt like I had ...

... jo, että kahden ihmisen penkeillä istui aina kolme ihmistä? Niin, mainitsinko jo, että minun vieressä istui joku armeijapukuinen äijä joka nukahteli koko ajan ja kaatuili syliin? Niin, mainitsinko jo, että 130km matka kesti yli 4 tuntia? Niin, mainitsinko jo, että bussi eksyi matkalla ja ajeli ties missä hevonkuusessa? Niin, mainitsinko jo, että täällä suunnalla Songkran onkin nyt ja tänään pahin kaaos meneillään? Niin, mainitsinko jo, ett ...

... shop. What a life saver! If you have a car, those side-view mirrors will be pressed against the car, as they take up room that could be used for another motor scooter. 3.) Any vehicle with wheels will go any direction at any time. -Most common occurrences involve one way streets. There is an unwritten rule that you are allowed to go backwards on a "one way" if you are only going a little ways (less than 10 km), or it would be more convenient than going around the ...

... because your nose starts to run. Well, the maid cleaned my room today and the sheets are slightly better than last week - more like a pearl gray than a dingy gray. It surprises me how quickly I've adapted - now my little Lysol scented room feels like home - flooded bathroom floor, gray sheets, mysterious flying insects and all. I look forward to the monkey-bird at bedtime, the dog fights during the night, and the rooster and Buddist music at 530 am. I'm home.

... didn't stop, so eventually I had to check out, and go over the road to a quieter place. Maybe I'm just getting old??? Again, did very little today other than potter about, twiddling my thumbs, which I am bloody good at I'll have you know! Today there was a lot of footy on. Firstly watched Man U stuff Charlton, some of the West Ham game, the Liverpool game and finally Southampton entertained Bolton, but to use the word entertain in the same sentence as that game, is a ...