If Only Life Were That Simple

Some residents of one tall building in Pattaya are complaining that the construction of another tall building between their building and the beach is going to spoil their view of the ocean.

Well, don't worry kids. I'm sure that in a few years, somebody else will come along and build another tall building in front of the second tall building and spoil their view as well, and then the karmic levels will balance out all over again.

To tell the truth though: If you want an unobstructed ocean view, don't buy an apartment that is half a kilometer back from the beach, looking out over some of the most valuable undeveloped commercial property in Southeast Asia. Like it or not, 20 years from now, the entire beachfront, all 40 miles from Bang Saray in the south to Bang Lamung in the north is going to be shoulder-to-shoulder condominiums, with occasional gaps of ground-level developments filled with million-dollar bungalows. Everybody knows that, and complaining about it is just pissing in the wind.