The Pharmacy at the southern end of Beach Road, just in front of the 'Alt Heidelberg' restaurant, sells a tasty, healthy and cold drink for 3 Baht only. If I am thirsty and near this shop I always take the opportunity for an inexpensive refreshment - since more than 20 years!
The glass is in the cooling box inside the pharmacy, next to the one on the photo, and ready to pick up and drink.

The well-known Nova Lodge Hotel on Pattaya's Central Road got a new owner and a new name: Centera Beach Hotel.

	Ling is the name of the third bar opening at the new bar complex opposite of Soho Square.

Located at the Northern end of Pattaya's 3rd Road, The Girls Club changed its format: The Bar is now working with some Coyote Girls. Until a few month ago, the venue was known as Embassy Club. During the last few month the club attracted mostly Thai customers.

	Hot & Cold A-Go-Go on Soi Yamoto closed the door.
	Hasse Soft Rock Cafe, The World Famous Coops Bar and The Wild Chicken Bar and Restaurant, all located in Soi Praisani (Soi Post Office), closed their doors.
	Lighthouse, a very nice Bar and Restaurant on Pattaya's Second Road, located between Soi 8 and Soi 7, had to close too.
	The Lighthouse' neighbour, the small Little Mo's Bar didn't close yet, but is on the block too. The owner, a nice Thai lady, knows to speak some English as well as some German and is looking for a buyer.

After a large rise in the excise tax on alcoholic beverages, Deputy Finance Minister Pruttichai Damrongrat explained the government's need to raise extra revenue and hit tobacco by saying the government had the people's best interests at heart!? The extra tax would encourage people to smoke less. Cigarettes were bad for their health, he said. Nevertheless the Minister expects the tax hike would increase government revenue by more than 30 billion Baht in the coming financial year. The new tax will raise the price of a packet of locally made cigarettes by 3 to 5 Baht. Energy Minister Wannarat Channukul annonced the rise of the excise tax on oil and oil products. He forget to mention healthy reasons for the tax rise, but 'the subsidy would be eased when global oil prices fall, keeping the pump price constant', the (illusionary) Energy Minister said. Foreign investments in Thailand plunged more than 40%. Eventually the merit of the Thai military.

Thai Bankers' Association's secretary-general Twatchai Yongkittikul said that the 150-baht ATM access fee imposed by many Thai banks largely came from new transaction charges imposed by international service providers. Thai Bankers' Association told you a lie: A MasterCard spokesman denied that the 150-baht ATM access fee stemmed from any recent fee change. MasterCard last notified member banks in October 2007 about a 0.2% increase in fees effective from January 2008.

A few minutes of heavy rain and parts of Second Road as well as Soi 10, Soi 11, Soi 12, Soi 13, 3rd Road, Soi Buokhaow and Soi Chaiyapoon are ready for foot baths. Dear Mayor of Pattaya, before you try to bring a Sky-Train (or any of your other toys) to Pattaya you should fix the basics in this city. Your toys don't solve any of Pattaya's real problems. They only stuff the pockets of some people.

The dancing at the new building on Walking Street, opposite of Rolling Stone 2 Bar, opened its first floor. Managed by French People, the new venue will get its name later this month. It's a beautiful open dancing, like CandyShop or Bamboo Bar, but with a very special ambience. The perfect place for beautiful people.

The cinemas at Royal Garden Plaza had to make space for the new attraction: Louis Tussaud's Waxworks. Royal Garden Plaza says: It will open 'soon'.

The first bar at the Dragon Bar Complex on Pattaya's Second Road, the well-known Cosy Bar from the Soi 2 Bar Complex, already opened and could welcome its first guests. It is located just across of the new McDonalds. The place has a lot of (free) parking lots and the fast food outlet is open around the clock.

The former home of Insomnia and Lam Morison's Rock Club gets some face lifting for a new venue.

The great Beach Road Festival.

Cultural Shows near Soi 4 from 18:00 until about 23:00...

... happy faces and and dancing feet around the clock.

It would be nice to have decorations like this around the year.

The new Nova Platinum Hotel on Soi Pratamnak welcomes tourists.
The hotel also opened a very nice Italian restaurant called Zia.
The new restaurant announces to prepare 'the best pizza in Pattaya'.

The new lingerie shop on Pattaya South Road, a few meters only from 2nd Road.