jacko

Kw are units of power, not energy. The cost is 7 baht/kwh. You said it works out at about which over a month would be equivalent to 150x30=4500baht at 7/kwh or about 640 kwh. That is a lot of energy for an apartment.

Unless the owner is Scottish... then flags become obligatory and all pervasive.You have a point, but bars seem to need to to have a pull and nationalism and spending time with like minded souls from your own country is a common theme. As is English Premier League. It is also decoration that costs little and is easily modified. I have recollections of a beer bar that transormed itself to the inside of a cave, like The Cavern Go-GO , it really cost a lot and didn't work out. Surely a nightmare to clean too. Any suggestions?

I think it is more common in a lot of scenarios.I have many many times, felt that the Thai customers get preferential treatment in restaurants. I even had a case where I remonstrated in Tesco after the assistant seemed to ignore me and serve two Thai ladies who walked up after me (weigh and price tagging). But perhaps there is another thread there.

The few times I have needed to obtain service by Sophon, it has always happened quite efficiently. Of course I get the TGF to call. I doubt they employ both technically and English language proficient people to answer their phones. You can normally manage with English if you go to the office. Are True better in that respect?

I hate to be negative but I do hope these RR engines get a better start than the ones on the A380.

Futureworld.

Easy Rider

What do you mean they have done away with the Pattaya News? After I retuned my TV last week I appear to have all the same channels I used to have.Why do you say poor service to English speaking customers? I appear to have about 16 or 17 English channels, there are only more Thai ones. Sophon costs 3000 baht/year, the satellite much more, and other than access to Prem League I have never seen anything else they offer of interest. Satellite companies also require multiple boxes for multiple TVs. Perhaps the slingbox arrangement with Sky (or wherever) would suit you better, you need a good internet connection, good luck with that!

The Departed.

And the second best sometimes, don't they also play some Fawlty Towers?

I haven't been on one yet. Always book the Biz Class (hey bigbadbaz I never realised Emirates offered a chauffeured car...thought that was just Etihad, is it just ex UK?). I always look for the cheapest of the better airlines which seems to always put me in Etihad or Qatar, Emirates is always 30,000 baht more.... (just too much). Ithink one day I will be on the A380, without planning or extra expense, for now if it gets me there and serves a glass of champers b4 take-off I really do not worry.

Boogie Nights.

Isn't the bar just a double unit?

Matt Dillon

Well there is a bar for sale on the Forum.... both an opportunity and a lesson learned.

If she is an old girl friend I guess you must know her well.The place to start would be her birth village. Many go back 'home'..... and if not some relatives could help you further. But honestly,for all you know she could be living anyplace on earth.

This got posted since...LHR-Colombo-Male return for honeymoon. When we booked as a honeymoon couple we had hoped we would be sat together, this was not the case but was managed by check in staff at heathrow. The plane was old and very tiredd looking, seats were very uncomfortable and cramped. Inflight entertainment was either not working (games, TV, Movies etc) or working poorly. Cabin crew did the minimum to make the long journey feel comfortable and were unapproachable. Food okay OK on the journey out, on the return was poor. No beverages were offered to passengers other than with meals. Would not recommend to anyone!

Ask MM where he gets it for the same price as Heinekin.I buy SML for 35/bottle but by the case. That is a warehouse type beer shop, they are all over the place. Macro charges more so I stopped using them.

I guess you mean about 330ml.... so it is expensive.A difference of 1 baht in 130 isn't 30% though, .

Play Misty For Me

Joe, I think your arguing over the numbers/stats detracts from the fact that Thailand does have an abysmal road deaths record.... probably going up as I type. The 3 who died did so because the bus driver drove dangerously......

Darn, I just made a prick of myself. I phoned a few places and got a 'fully booked sir' response. So I thought, give Agoda a try...... A lot of high prices there for NYE... but there is a reasonable hotel at not too bad a price, and available. So I start the booking process. I am asked to confirm number of guests..... and I think, well you never know, I may just have company, better to keep the option than get hassled for joiner fee or suchlike...so I book for double occupancy. Then I stop looking closely.....big mistake. I confirm and everything and nearly fall out of my chair when I see the total being taken off my card. I have just paid an extra US$285 for Gala Dinner, compulsory, for 2 persons!!!!! So my 2011 ends badly, good riddance. I have paid a fortune for a Gala dinner I don't want to go to! It is too late to cancel and I am unable to moidify. By the way normally if you cancel within 7 days of the booking you lose 1 nights hotel charge , but the booking is only 1 night and it is too late to cancel anyhow. Getting old sucks!

I think Bangkok isn't a factor, a lot of people head out for NYE. There is a lot of live music on in Pattaya this year which brings a lot of Thais into town.Then there is the compulsory 'Gala Dinner' a lot of places force upon you!

Well airfares to the far East were beyond most people over 20 years ago perhaps.The UK went through a spell of property inflation and general improvements in personal wealth..... or was it access to debt. Hard to imagine that airfares have got cheaper of late unless one applies accountancy tricks or the confusing caveat 'in real terms' Taxes have gone from low levels to £300. Weren't oil prices around $20/barrel if one ignores the 1991 spike? Currently $95.

I was up that way yesterday and getting to and from Jomtiem is much improved since the completion of the dual carriageway. Of course it can be pretty slow from Pattaya to/from the flyover but Jomtiem is becoming more attractive, and there sure are some large developments there now. (Amazon, over 700 units!)