Now in Thailand (2nd day)
I got up in the first morning in Thailand by sound of birdsongs. Even the hyper disco sounds roaring up to the very early morning, birds come back as usual.After taking breakfast in the hotel, I took a walk along the beachside.The town is calm like as the last night’s fever was just a nightmare. Almost all of the bars are closed. Only one bar is open and still keeps high tension for the people who do not want to sleep or early birds(?). During walking, some men and women having a same pamphlet approach me to sell island tours. So many motorboats are waiting and ready to go offshore. Some souvenir shops are already open though there are no customers. At middle of the beach road to the North Pattaya, there is a big commercial complex building named “Royal Garden Plaza”. This shopping building seems high-sensed in Pattya. Some people come to buy some cool items and others just enjoy the cool. The space is wide and there are some free benches for rest. First food restaurants such as KFC and Mcdonald are already open. The internet café is also available with 2B (\6) per minute, little bit more expensive than other cafes in the same area. The third floor is modern and clean food center where some international food stalls are gathering . When entering it, one card is handed for checking. If shown the card to the stalls when ordering, we can settle the account easily when going out the food center. Food prices seem more expensive than other local restaurants. But people can enjoy any kinds of food in clean and cool atmosphere with beautiful scenery through the wide windows. I enjoyed patthai (fried noodle in Thai style) and somtham (fresh salad using unripe papaya in Thai style) and guava juice. The taste is very mild and not hot though still Thai flavor remains.In the evening, I went to Alcazar to see a famous transvestite (“newhalf”) show. In Pattaya, there are two newhalf show theaters. Last year I already visited another one. Many group tour customers come to the theater by buses. Same three shows were played per night. The first stage starts from 6:30 p.m.. Their performances are very simple, just sing with lip-sync and dance together with the song. The interesting thing is of which country songs are used. In Alcazar, American, European, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, and of course Japanese songs are used. Still American pops are still mainly used. Russian songs were not used. In near future, Russian music will be followed.Immediately after such country’s songs are used, the audience visiting from such countries shout with joy and clap their hands cheerfully.The most important thing for the newhalf show theaters is how many beautiful “newhalfs” the theater keeps. Of course, the performances are important but the numbers of the beautiful newhalfs are also important. In Alcazar, it seems me that 3 of them are not so bad level. But the best by far is only one. He (or she ?) is tall and likes Yuko Ogura plus Yuko Natori in youth. Maybe Asian people are fond of his (or her) type as he has typical Asian beautiful face. The show itself is very enjoyable and could pass good time. After the show, some ladies are waiting and stand in front of the theater for special photo event. Many tourists crowd round the beautiful ladies. It is not free of charge but must pay 200B(600円) as tips for each lady. The tips amount is pro rata for the beauty of the ladies. No.1 newhalf