Re: Helping Sarocha

Editor;

Re: Helping Sarocha (PM Friday, 13 July 2012). This is a great outcome for this young woman and I sincerely hope things get even better for her.

Nothing is ever mentioned of the silent majority of people who take the rearing and education of children sired by falangs and deserted. You may say the mother was (bad), but you can’t cast the sins of the mother onto the child.

Over 20 years I have assisted many of these children and at present I have reared a young person for the last 8 years. I only pray that I live long enough to see him reach manhood and reach his full potential. His birth certificate gives his fathers surname as German. If this man had done the moral thing this child could have had a chance.

I am happy for the girl in your story and am not looking for a pat on the back for my actions, so I will not use my own email address or name.

Bryan Patrick

Jet ski problem continues

Editor;

I just witnessed 2 groups of tourists, 1st group from India and 2nd group from China, got surrounded in Ho Lan island, near Pattaya on July 16th 2012. There were at least 20 thugs surrounding them. These tourists come with their family and children. This is very bad for tourism for Pattaya and Ho Lan. It is even worst in Ho Lan as they are in an island by itself. A police station such as tourist police should be set up in that area. I will go back and spread the news and ask people not to come to these tourist locations again. (I) feel bad for the 2 tourist groups. This is not acceptable to allow criminals to operate in these tourist sites. It is only going to hurt other legit businesses. It brings a bad name to Thailand. The mayor must do something about it such as completely shut down jet ski rental.

Mr. Wan

Malaysia

Man, not nature, is main driver of coastal erosion

Editor;

Re: Dented Rayong coast highlights Thailand’s coastal erosion (PM July 10). Decha Maneemai obviously is not aware that man, not nature, is the main driver of coastal erosion now. Most of this is related to navigational dredging, related structures and offshore sand mining. The irrational statement of letting nature take it course in face of such manmade alterations to natural systems is a serious error. Even the traditionally-designed coastal protection structures shown, offshore breakwaters, will cause major erosion down current. Yet, there is one proven method which both protects and restores the natural in this case, straight - beach by working with natural forces and materials: Holmberg Technologies (www.erosion.com). Until we adopt such successful strategies, our coastlines and the resources these sustain are going to continue to be lost.

Jerry Berne

Eagerly awaited work

Dear Editor,

I am pleased reading that a cleaning of pipes has been carried out in Pattaya. Undoubtedly necessary.

I’d like to suggest the Sanitation Engineers Dept. also clean the long drainage grating channel at the side of Dongtan Beach road ending at the water park.

By my knowledge it has never been cleaned in many years. Debris, sand and all kinds of litter are filling up the channel from the start to the end.

Someone from City Hall should read this letter and take action.

Cordially,

Concerned Farang

Image?

Editor;

(Re: Driven to begging - Friday, 20 July 2012) (This beggar bothering cars on the streets of Pattaya will) Damage the image of Pattaya? Walk a mile in this bloke’s shoes. Would you rather see him going through the garbage tins behind the Captains Corner, etc? When you haven’t eaten for a day or two, do you expect him to care about “image”?

Aussie Bill

Trimming prostitution

Editor;

(Re: City trims Pattaya Beach trees to improve safety, Friday, 20 July 2012) To decrease prostitution you have to review the Thai social systems and increase benefits for those in need. Just chopping some trees won’t solve that problem. If he was working for me I would sack him right away when making such a public remark.

Sitanonchai

Pattaya needs the greenery and shade

Editor:

(Re: City trims Pattaya Beach trees to improve safety, Friday, 20 July 2012) Oh, BS. Pattaya needs the greenery and shade. Horrible decision. That beach walk used to be so nice. Even back in 2005, 2006 the flower beds were kept up nicely towards the North end.

GK

Some has to pay for free treatment

Editor;

(Re: Thoughts on returning to Thailand, Friday, 20 July 2012) 20 July, JCB commented on receiving free medical treatment. In the western countries, they call it ‘’welfare’’. In Italy, my country, we know about it very well, in fact we give it free to everybody together with their family who comes to visit us from everywhere. Of course somebody has to pay: we do. One of the reasons why we are near bankruptcy.

Regards,

Phoenix Basso

Trimming the trees

Editor;

(Re: City trims Pattaya Beach trees to improve safety, Friday, 20 July 2012) I always thought the beech road bushes were kept tidy and well trimmed…

Dave

Double pricing

Editor;

(Re: Double pricing is bad news, Mailbag Friday, 15 June 2012) Chow cham, yen cham as the Thais would say. That’s the way it is in South East Asia. When I take my wife, 2 girls and grandma to an attraction in Thailand I always pay the Thai price. I argue my point, politely, in Thai. It works for me, no problem. Learn to speak the lingo people!

Thai Mark

Thanks

Editor;

(Re: Making Dreams Real for Pattaya and the Eastern Seaboard, Friday, 20 July 2012) A million thanks, dear Peter, for your vision and insight. We are truly grateful for Pattaya Mail and the services it provides to all. Blessings,

Larry Roger Braden

Where have all the flower beds gone?

Dear Editor,

I was disappointed 2 weeks ago on a visit from down at Jomtien to Pattaya to notice that all the flower beds had been removed: why? It made a big negative difference to the beach front; this combined with self centred, stony-faced individuals riding motor bikes up and down the promenade, making it unsafe for pedestrians, made me come away with a downbeat feeling towards a town that I formerly liked. Why should tourists come to a place that doesn’t care about their welfare?

Disappointed farang

Re: Helping Sarocha

Jet ski problem continues

Man, not nature, is main driver of coastal erosion

Eagerly awaited work

Image?

Trimming prostitution

Pattaya needs the greenery and shade

Some has to pay for free treatment

Trimming the trees

Double pricing

Thanks

Where have all the flower beds gone?