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655 million seems small beer

Editor;
Re: Pattaya Farewells the British Ambassador (PM Friday, 03 August 2012)
Regarding UK expat pensions, 655 million seems small beer when compared to the UK’s contribution to the rotten to the core and corrupt from top to bottom organization called the European Union, plus the several billion spent on the obscene money making farce called the Olympic Games which has still to be paid for. As yet we still do not know how much the British tax payer is going to have to pay, and how much is Afghanistan costing us not only in monetary terms but more importantly servicemen’s lives.
Keith Locke


Charting the rain

Editor;
As I am an old pensioner with time on my hands the noo, I have been logging rain fall in Pattaya/Jomtien from the Thai Weather Station. I have experience in setting up charts, from my previous life in Oil & Gas Recovery.
I get the information from the National Thai Weather Site, http://www.tmd.go.th/programs/uploads/cdms/RainAmphor/RainAmphorNational-en.pdf
I take an estimate between Pattaya/Jomtien; it’s an estimate, by me, and it’s not 100% accurate, but a rough history of past rain. I am not out there with a measured beaker. I am sure you aware, rain here can be localised.
Regards,
Matt Anderson


Shanghai Tower design is well-thought out

Editor;
Re: CBRE to provide property management services for Shanghai Tower (PM Friday, 05 October 2012)
Yes, the Shanghai Tower design is well-thought out in design and execution is going very well, thanks to the chief architect of the tower, Marshall Strabala’s initial design and weekly concentration on the towers progress these past 5 yrs.
Strabala was the chief architect and director of design with M. Arthur Gensler and Associates, for 4 years 2006-2011, whereby he designed the tower and managed a support staff of 45. Strabala’s stellar experience with supertalls (designed 3 of the 10 tallest Burj, Nanjing Ziefeng Greenland Tower, and Shanghai) and his unflinching commitment to client demands and sustainability, allowed him to open his own arch firm 2Define Architecture with largest office in Shanghai. Of course, the ST client contracted with 2Define, when Strabala left to open his new firm and fully support him. It takes incredible design experience and problem solving ability to design these kinds of icon buildings. Chairman Kong is delighted with Strabala’s continued contributions ‘til the end of construction. CBRE will have a wonderful product to offer tenants in Shanghai 2014-2015 thanks to the design of the tower.
Joan Mills


Rude and disrespectful Thais

Editor;
In two days I have had Thais butt in front of me at the food court and be served ahead of me and at the convenience store they waited on Thais before me as if I was invisible. Today was the last straw. I went to the theatre on Second Rd. and handed them my membership card and money for a senior ticket as I have been for years. The cashier asked for the highest price they had and I balked. I told him I was almost 70, a senior and wanted the senior fare; he demanded my passport! I had it but all the info was in the computer. The signs were there that I was a senior; my appearance and my U.S. Navy Veteran cap. No respect in Pattaya.
Jerry S.


Buying up rice

Editor;
Re: PM shrugs off doomsday warning on rice scheme (PM Thursday, 04 October 2012)
20m tonne in government hands. They are not rice merchants and have paid above market price to buy it up, with many willing sellers. They are struggling to sell it by government to government deals but exports have dropped from 9m to 6m tonnes as they are asking more for it than other major suppliers. It is alleged that 3m tonnes of stock do not exist at all, and at 15,000 baht per tonne that is 45bn baht in graft. Populist policy but even more popular with Yingluck, her brother and other cronies getting richer.
Julian Lord


For what it’s worth

Editor;
Thank you for publishing my letter ‘Ban rogue jet ski operators’ in your Friday October 5th Mailbag.
The editor’s note ‘For what it’s worth that’s exactly what City Hall has started to do this past week - see page 3’ gave me a wry chuckle ‘For what it’s worth’ is the exact right phrase to use!
A picture of the Jet Ski Committee launching a snap beachfront inspection does not fill me with confidence that anything concrete will actually be done, more likely the usual window dressing, smoke and mirrors Thailand is famous for.
I remember seeing a picture of the mayor inspecting the built-over and clogged drainage canal near the Camelot Hotel in Pratamnak Road, South Pattaya about 3 years ago and he said, ‘Offenders have been given 3 months to remove illegal buildings so we can dredge the canal. I believe it being clogged is the main reason for part of Sukhumvit road becoming flooded whenever we have unusually heavy rain.”
I went past it the other day - surprise surprise - it looked exactly the same as it did way back then, and I bet the hotel opposite who built over the canal have not done anything either. I think I am right in saying that efforts to remove illegal restaurants built out over the sea on the other side of Walking Street have been going on for over 15 years without much success, so I am not holding my breath that anything concrete will be done to reign in the rogue jet ski operators.
Pardon my skepticism!
Best wishes to Pattaya Mail,
Rick Walton


HEADLINES [click on headline to view story]

655 million seems small beer

Charting the rain

Shanghai Tower design is well-thought out

Rude and disrespectful Thais

Buying up rice

For what it’s worth


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