First Stop Today,

was the TukCom Center,

 but a couple of pictures of my now helium filled cylinder,

Steve, being the cleaver guy he is, managed to convert a O2 valve and metering head into one that can be used for helium, so now we are all ready to go for a experiment over the next few weeks,

back to TukCom, Steve also diagnosed one minor problem that had been plaguing my Internet connection, the clip on the LAN line had broken, so the cable was just laying there making a connection intermittently, so 40 baht later a 2 meter LAN cable was ours,

we went there with Mark, Diana wanted a McDonald's ice cream, also we wished to sit out side and watch the world go by,

new for us this is one of a convoy of three scooters pulling a trailer advertising a condo, new, novel and some thing else to slow the traffic down!

whist we were sitting there who should walk past but Jay and Percil, so we all chatted the afternoon away,

home a shower and a change of clothes and we were off to the Friday night market, this is the smaller of the two shrines mid way in it,

 we were a bit early so a few of the stalls had not yet set up,

 clear skies for this evening,

 opposite the bar a stall was for this week selling secondhand and low priced new clothes,

 a few weeks ago this area was empty, due to many stall holders having problems with flooding, but now almost every pitch is taken,

 the mobile drinks three wheeler doing the rounds,

 a little more cloud as the sunsets behind the condos,

I know I keep going on about it, but seeing that boiling oil always gives me a shiver down my spine just thinking how bad it would be if some one blundered into it,

 almost as bad this stall,

 but it at least is boiling water, so not so hot as oil,

I always buy a couple of limes to go into the top of our San Miguel's, 2 limes for 5 baht, this week inflation stuck, it was 2 limes for 10 baht, crikey I hope beer does not double in price!

 the bar was empty this week,

 I drop Diana off so she can start shopping as I park the bike, so no sooner had I sat down then she arrived with the first of this weeks shopping,

 off she went again only to arrive back with another bag of goodies,

then who should arrive on his pink bike? none other than Pattaya's answer to the Hells Angels, Steve and Laura,

 so orange juices all round,

 meanwhile Laura kept us entertained with her cuddly toy,

next to call by was Sa, Brian will be back at the end of the month, so a few beers will be flowing then!

Dang and her cousin also called in to say Hi, then with Diana they all went on another shopping fest,

 we then made a move to the Punch & Judy, tonight was a special night as it was celebrating its 1 year from opening,

for the evening the excellent music was provided by Lenky, if you need a DJ for an event you might be holding his number is 08-22024772, and no I am not on commission!

 we started with a coupe of duck wraps as we were both famished,

 then the free buffet opened,

 the buffet was huge and good,

 as you can see,'Cheers!', a big well done to Jammie and the staff that all put so much into making the evening so enjoyable for all concerned,

 also sharing our table we meet for the first time Paul Garratt and family,

then it was time to head home, once again a huge thank you to all concerned with the Punch & Judy, as we left I had to take a picture of the full moon, the night seemed so clear,

by now it was quiet late so just one film tonight, Dorian Gray, he arrives in London to move into the house he has inherited, almost immediately he falls under the influence of amoral and calculating Lord Henry Wotton, leading to a life of increasing debauchery and even violence, but his body does not ravage with time, instead a painting of him grows older in his stead, I have to say good but I preferred the 1945 original, The Picture of Dorian Gray, with that we were off to bed.