In our first full month of operations (May 2008), Pattaya Days enticed 316 lost souls through our welcoming doors. Attendance has climbed steadily since then, and last month the number of visits topped 5,000 for the first time. I have decided that this should be treated as “a landmark”.

I realise that, in the context of the wide wide world of web, 5,000 visits a month is not a lot; and sites that deal with the seamier side of life in Pattaya probably get more hits than that in a day. But if my readership crept too high, I think I would start to panic and feel compelled to produce something that actually offered some degree of quality, rather than the current offerings of rambling half-truths illustrated by snaps. Even more worryingly, I would probably be forced to think about how I could make some money out of it; which would rather spoil the objective of the whole enterprise. Assuming there is an objective, which there probably isn’t.

If I recall, I started this because I wrote some stuff on Billy’s blog and rather enjoyed it. Then Billy rather selfishly wanted his blog back, so I decided to have my own. The rest, as they say, is not even important enough to qualify as history. But to all of you that take the time to come and read this nonsense, thank you and hope you find it worthwhile occasionally. To the few of you who both read and comment, an extra big thank you, you add some vibrancy to proceedings. On so many sites the comments are at the level of:

You suck
So do you. LOL
LMOAFALO

Here, we operate on a much higher level:

You remind me of a German theoretical physicist.
Some uncertainty there I think! LOL
LMOAFALO

Bracing stuff.

So thanks for the 2,000+ comments, please keep them coming. And to keep Billy happy, please make a Gravatar if you have not already done so. There will be prizes for the best design (subject to confirmation), although I think the Pattaya Ghost has already won.

For those who like statistics (and really, who doesn’t?):

Posts: 688
Approved comments: 2057
Spam comments: Zillions
Number of posts with the word “pussy” in the title, shamelessly inserted to attract punters from the more ribald Pattaya sites: 5
Number of punters attracted by the word “pussy” in the title: 3
Number of posts with the word “throbbing” in the title, shamelessly inserted to attract punters from the more ribald Pattaya sites: 1
Number of punters attracted by the word “throbbing” in the title: TBA