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This is the last week. We have nothing to do but beach and poollife, playing in the sun, eating good food and going for small excursions in the three wheel motorbike (=saleng). We have had ice cream desserts at the Coffe@Train-café. They have some fun magazine, thai and others to browse. I found this medical add there. I don't know what is wrong with this man, can you figure it out? But several pairs of scissors seem to be needed. We have visited former "Good Morning Sang Arun", my absolute favorite place. It used to be the place that God forgotten. Now turned into "Mumsa", by a Hua Hin-Swede who wanted something else than the traffic up there. The bike riksha is still there, as tuk-tuk and the wooden porched restaurant. It has been renewed though, something that was probably not done "single-handed". The new owners had a cat that had found the right spot. My cutie waiting for expensive (200 bath) pizza. We drove on...

Here are some more pics of our everyday life. Same saleng as the previous years.  The bike that I payed 1000 baht to the "fruitman" to use for 30 days. He did not want my name, or anything. I just paied, took the bike and left. He relies on me returning it, I suppose. Or the bike is not worth more, one could presume... Today we went to Jacks by the pier. The calm weather has brought fishermen to their toes- lots of fishing activites nearshore. On this distance you can't see, but several fishing boats, and the men were literally running out with nets to drag in the low tide when it was obvious that there was fish nearshore. Oh so crowded, they had to mount new sunbeds. The ten they had were not enough. The boys playing with "the other" neighbour's kids. So much fun for Sten with calm water since he just learned how to swim a few "takes". We tried out the pastries that the kids were given for free at the bakery tonigh...

This year, we did not buy any tickets to the New Years celebration. Instead we went to dinner with neighbours at a place called "Jut".  It is a nice family restaurant right behind the "plastic store".  We spent the rest of the evening waiting for time to pass playing "10 000" ( a 6 dice game) and talking.  The kids were allowed to be up as long as they wished, however, they were a little grumpy after 10 so we promised to wake them up for the fireworks. I was really tired myself and went to bed instead. January 1st was Axels 8th birthday and he had invited our neighbours and two other boys in Orchid 6 to play in the pool and have party. He received some small gifts. This year his present is (as last years) that we go to Black Mountain but he also got a small amount from grandparents, a thai-jacket that he chose himself in the market, some lego and candy. I did not manage to get a hold of a cake like I did the last couple of years. We will throw a party fo...

We went to the Black Mountain Waterpark this year, just like the last year. It was great. It can't really be described in words, you better visit yourself. But the conveniance, the great diversity and the fact that when we get there, it seems to be more or less low season makes our visit the greatest. We have yet to try the wake board, but besides that, we have done every single attraction in the park. Checkout their video! http://www.blackmountainwaterpark.com/