Steet View

I stopped off to get some photos done in a local shop. Being a holiday the street was almost empty.  No one around. Felt very self conscious with my phone camera so only a couple of shots. Included a rice shop. Look at the number of different rice qualities to choose from. Quite amazing as they not only vary in quality but in taste as well. And then of course a picture of an empty road. Today it took me about 20 minutes to get to work. Normally using this route takes an hour. Dreading tomorrow morning already....

Finally Legal

Been on a business visa for last two months which is fine. But now I am working I need a formal work permit. Was finally processed and approved on 2nd Dec. Now good to go to work for next 12 months. 

Little things for little minds

Bought myself a quadcopter a few months back. Needless to say it crashed on several occasions. Finally ended up meeting the main wall of the condo opposite ours. Rene a friend bought me another one. He also got one so it was a bit of competition to get them up and running properly. He is by far better then me, had his doing somersaults etc within minutes. Me again a bit slow on the uptake with it.

But the technology is amazing. Think about it. 4 small motors running propellers and an electronic self leveling system, all remote control. You can trim the thing to remain horizontal and go in all directions, up down, front back and sideways as well as rolling it around in any direction of a sphere. All for GBP50. When I look back on my childhood these would have been unthinkable toys. The technology is amazing.
Oh yes and it carries a small video camera. Its either on or off full time in flight so not so sophisticated. But what do you expect for GBP50.

I did do a couple of flights which I wanted to video but kept crashing.... Not a good start but start I must somewhere into the world of Quadcopters...

Enough for this Blog post, I'm off to play. Well not play, practice. :)

Tawatchai's Restaurant Rayong

Popped round to Tawatchai's restaurant yesterday morning before opening time.  Just thought I would have a quick look at how things are going and see where I eat in the evening. Tonight is the plan. Good to see it in daylight....

Tawatchai works with me. Civil Engineer and something of a businessman the rest of his time.

So going there makes for a much nicer dining experience eating at his place compared to "just anywhere". Will let you know how the food went..... Last time it was A1 OK.....

Sights along the way to and from work

I’ve been taking a few photos on the way to and from work. Generally poor quality shots taken on the phone while driving. Not a good idea given the amount of motorbikes around...

The way to work takes me through a small village/market area and there is always something to see. Mornings the breakfast sellers and shops opening up etc. Coming home is not much different. Just the time of day has changed so some activities are starting up and others ceased.

One I particularly liked was of the dog looking out the window. Normally I would take that as  a normal sight but in this case it was a bit different.  He’s looking out of the right hand side. I.e. the drives side!!!

On my trip I normally stop off and use the local laundry service. Dropping stuff in the morning and collecting it the following afternoon.  Yesterday evening I got there a bit later than usual and the kids were already asleep. Crashed out on the floor…