It appears I am still here; rather than in heaven. So, instead of rapture for life everlasting, I am stuck in Pattaya for an indeterminate period. Sucks to be me. Anyone want to buy a bible?

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2011-05-21 | Pete says

Try and flog your bible to that misguided chap Harold Camping in America. His is broken, apparently.

2011-05-22 | genuinej says

If you had an ounce of charity you’d be giving your bible away! Want to swap it for a creme egg?

This will be my last post on Pattaya Days.

It’s been fun; but as from tomorrow I will no longer be around to write my usual nonsense. Some people see Pattaya as heaven; but it isn’t really. The only place that is heaven is, well, heaven; and I am off there tomorrow. Allegedly.

I have packed a small bag with essentials. Camera, Ipad and my complete collection of Calvin and Hobbes cartoons. Don’t think I will need anything else, but can’t be sure because the details are somewhat hazy.

Off to Ayutthaya and we check in to the Iudia hotel.. Charming little place, with a spectacular view over the river to Wat Phutthaisawan.

Sadly, our room did not have a view of the temple, but it did compensate by having an open-air shower area with a shower head that dropped water from at least a three metre height. Bliss.

Of course we had to make the trip to check out the temple:

Off to Bangkok for a quick visit.

After a few days away (about which, more later), we returned to discover that the durian hoard amassed during our visit to the fruit orchard was ready for eating. We knew this because our condo, and probably all units in a 50 metre radius, stank of durian. Such a delight.

She who must be obeyed wasted no time in cutting one open and suggesting I photograph it before she eats the contents. So here you are, the insides of a durian:

It’s durian season (apparently) and so it was off to visit some friends in Rayong who own a fruit orchard. There was a little cart waiting for us, the contents of which was loaded into the back of our car.

Perhaps the Panasonic G3, announced today. A decent upgrade from my GF1 with an articulated screen, a built-in viewfinder and an improvement in image quality along with more megapixels.

And it does look rather fetching in red:

There’s also black, white or brown if red is too much for the senses.

Anyone want to buy a GF1?

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2011-05-12 | Jamie says

Thanks again for your blog and photos - I almost bought a GF-1 when you started raving, but … as can be seen, cameras change so fast, by the time you buy that “new camera” it’s already been bettered!

She who must be obeyed announced the need to re-tax her car and, as it is now very old, obtain the Thai equivalent of an MOT certificate.

Why don’t you re-tax your car at the same time, she suggested?

No need, I will wait until it is due.

Why wait if we are driving all the way out there, you might as well get it done.

With much grumbling, I agreed, and went to fetch my log book; only to find that my tax expired three months ago…..