I did watch the fireworks from my condo roof on both days for the first displays at about 7:30-8:00 pm. One evening took a motorbike taxi to Jomtien from Pattaya and on next day a friend and I took a Baht Bus at 8:45 pm, again from Pattaya to Jomtien and it was empty except for the two of us. And on return we hopped another Baht Bus with only the two of us!. Really strange.