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I have just seen a report that to be able to pass through immigration at Bangkok Airport you MUST be in possession of your boarding pass. If you lose it or simply leave it behind on the plane (as I have done in the past) you will have to go to an area behind immigration to get matters sorted out. Not a great problem apparently but one we could all do without. It seems that the logic behind this is to ensure that you have indeed just got off a plane. ??? Alan

Me too! Alan

Dave, did you have to set up a company to buy the condo? I had thought that this was the only way a farang could buy one but maybe I was wrong there. Alan

There have been a number of times recently when (generally in the open to everyone section of the board) after I press the back button on my browser, I get a message saying that the page has expired. At this point I will only have been in the board for a few minutes at most. I then have to close down the message and log back on to the board. Has anyone else been having this problem or any suggestions to get round it? I use AOL to access the internet. Thanks, Alan

Thanks for the info BigD. I was looking at the possibility of staying there when I eventually make the move - providing i can get a good long term deal on rent. Alan

Is the inroom safe at Yensabai electronic or do you use a key to operate it? Also is the room serviced daily or weekly? Alan

I would agree that recording somewhere the date on which the original message was posted would be an advantage. Alan

I think your user name and password are case sensitive. If you get this wrong, you will get the message you're getting. Hope this helps, Alan

and to stab you in the back afterwards. ;D

Got to agree with Rhino and VasH. By 2.00 I'm ready for slumber. I like to be able to get out and enjoy the sunshine, do some swimming etc during the day. But, hey, that's maybe my age ;D ;D Alan

John, I think you're right about this being the American version as it was sent to me by an American. Alan

I received this by e-mail (from an American girl). Thought it was good. ;D ;D ;D Alan The Australian Rules of Manhood (virtually identical to "American Rules of Manhood") Read and weep...... Under no circumstances may two men share an umbrella. It is ok for a man to cry under the following circumstances: a. When a heroic dog dies to save its master. b. The moment Angelina Jolie starts unbuttoning her blouse. c. After wrecking your boss' car. d. One hour, 12 minutes, 37 seconds into "The Crying Game". e. When she is using her teeth Any Man who brings a camera to a

Some rules for after the Europeans have won ;D ;D ;D The Rules of Bedroom Golf 1. Each player shall furnish his own equipment for play, normally one club and two balls. 2. Play on a course must be approved by the owner of the hole. 3. Unlike outdoor golf, the object is to get the club in the hole and keep the balls out of the hole. 4. For most effective play, the club should have a firm shaft. Course owners are permitted to check shaft stiffness before play begins. 5. Course owners reserve the right to restrict club length to avoid damage to the hole. 6. The object

The way I used to play, the ball would have to be luminous as I was never sure quite where or how far (or not, more often than not ;D) the ball would go. I was actually mad enough to play golf in fog once many years ago. Alan

I had no joy either last time.............. though it was perhaps just as well as my flight out was about 1 1/2 hours late! Fortunately, I had managed to wrangle a free upgrade to business class out of QANTAS. Maybe more like next time. 4 months 2 days and counting. Alan

According to the report there was 189.4mm (about 8 inches) of rain in a few hours. As far as I can see, that seems to equate to the average rainfall for the whole of June and July combined. I doubt whether any drainage system anywhere could have coped with that amount of rain in such a short period. Last time I was in Pattaya, (November last year) I was caught in a thunderstorm - just had to take shelter in a nearby beerbar ;D ;D and when I walked back to my hotel, there were places where the water was above my ankles. It did, however, subside quite quickly though. Alan

That's a great price. Pity I'm not able to come out till November! :( Alan

I'm with you, Fishingtime ........................ only wish I could get to Pattaya more often ............. still 2 years and i can retire there permanently ;D ;D ;D Alan

I'm afraid I prefer BA to QANTAS. My knees tend to seize up after a while and I have to get up and walk about every so often so I always ask for aisle seats when I check in (at Edinburgh). With BA, this has never been a problem but last November I had to fly out to Bangkok with QANTAS and when I checked in at Edinburgh at 3.00 (the flight was due to leave Heathrow at 10.00) I was told that there were no aisle seats available. I kicked up a bit of a fuss at the gate and managed to get a free upgrade to Business Class, which was just as well as for reasons I have covered in a post elsewhere the

I've used my credit card a handful of times in LOS without any problems but think I'll be checking my visa account on the internet ,uch more frequently after i come back (maybe daily?) as a precaution. I can then quickly cancel the card if I spot any transactions I didn't make. Alan

In 4 visits to Pattaya, I have seen people come off bikes twice - (in 40+ years in Scotland, I have only ever seen 1 person fall off). The first time was at the corner leading into Beach Road outside the Dusit Hotel. Fortunately, it was a low speed accident and no one was hurt. The second time involved a collision between a motor bike and a van at the roundabout before the Residence Gardens. Again, fortunately this was a low speed accident and apart from a few bruises, the couple on the motor bike were unhurt. Then there were the 2 farangs on a big powerful motorbike (don't ask me the make

I gave up playing golf many years ago but having played with a "mixed" set of clubs, I would say that you should try the clubs out before buying a full set. Some of my clubs "felt" good, which gave me more confidence when playing with them, whereas others didn't. Non-golfers won't understand this but I do believe that how a club feels in your hands is of the utmost importance. If you're at the learning stage, I would recommend that you buy a half set to begin with. I would not encourage you to buy a set unseen from the likes of e-bay. The clubs offered for sale there will doubtless be exce

Monkeyman, he could always let his tg do all the work thus wearing out her knees rather than his. ;D ;D ;D Alan

Thanks for that tip, Valentino Alan

thanks, valentino i'll bear that in mind next time i'm in thailand hopefully in november. Certainly if i move to live there permanently on 2 years, i'll be buying a thai one Alan