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I was in your place this afternoon and enjoyed the experience. Pleasant staff & relaxed atmosphere, looked like mostly regulars. It was strange sitting at the front of the bar & watching the Barbie bar regulars stare back. The dress of the day seems to be naked to the waist (not a good look) This is strollers walking past not the regulars in the bar. Barbie bar has now a newish sign (a long time since I have ventured there) stating guess what (buy 1 get 1 free ). The 2 bars either side of Barbie bar were Whiskers (no customers no bogof) and the other (1st bar or last bar pac

I get Sky News here in Pattaya & they have just announced that Balotelli and City have brokered a deal to avoid legal action. They also showed a clip of Balotelli attempting unsuccessfully to wrap a Xmas present. His reason why he couldn't do it is hes left handed !! cheers Rogero :beer

I think seven have stopped dishing out the stamps since mid Nov & you have until mid Dec to redeem any you still have. If you use seven on a regular basis the stamps quickly accumulate. I picked up the deckchair, a backpack and a few of the cool lunch bags. cheers rogero :beer

I was in there (Benjamit) today and agree the capp is excellent but price was small @ 40B and large capp 45B perhaps in response to the nearby previously mentioned coffee shop where the capp is 35B cheers rogero :beer

Hi all I cashed in my first voucher (250 pts) last week at Ali Baba . They accepted my printout without hesitation & I had an enjoyable curry. I had overordered as usual but they happily gave me a doggy bag. My next target is either a bottle of champagne or morbidly a professional last will & testiment. I hope the champagne wins out cheers rogero :beer http://tinyurl.com/fpthai/ref/NDcw

The magic box & 3/6/12 month subscriptions are all available on Freeplayo @ 7999 / 1940 / 3400 / 6000 points check the link for more details. I signed up a few weeks ago & am currently at 1850 points. Delete if inappropriate http://tinyurl.com/fpthai/ref/NDcw cheers :beer rogero

Yes, its a very pleasant sensation at Erawan waterfalls, but I made sure I wasn't the 1st one to try this. After no-one was dragged in, I ventured in & enjoyed the experience. Later we had the opposite effect when a few hours afterwards we went to the hot springs. I assumed they would be warmish but I was shocked at the heat generated in the very first pool straight from the bowels of the earth (slight exaggeration !) I settled for one of the drain-off pools which were still bloody hot. Luckily there was a bar close by with cold large Leo's which cooled us down. cheers roge

Yes also Pepsi has gone missing, perhaps same supplier as Tonic Water ? I almost cried yesterday at Friendship as I checked the yet again empty shelf where the tonic used to be. I got to the checkout to find the guy in front of me had about 10 to 12 cans of tonic in his basket ! cheers rogero :beer

Same Same for me. I was in agony the full time. I squealed like a big girls blouse and then looked up after a while to see a gaggle of school kids had gathered around to witness the silly falang making a coont of himself. I made my excuses and left. cheers rogero :beer

Hi Leelack I,ll reply to your post rather than repeating all the pix of the OP. Great info & guidance. I wandered thro the plaza a few times but everyone seems to be linked up with mates so didn't loiter with intent. Seems to be my sort of place (cheap beer ) & free pool ! Must return soon ! cheers rogero :beer

I agree with your comment about Doha stop overs. At first I thought 1.5 hours was going to be a rush job but still had time for a visit to duty free & a quick shower & drinks at the silver lounge. When you "check in" at the lounge they come and tell you where your flight is loading. I,ve been upgraded a couple of times and their attention on board has been exceptional. I like it when when they address me by name & come looking for me to ask me for my meal pre-order. Very small thing but makes me feel pampered (I,m easily pleased ) Last trip I was still being fed gin&Toni

good one sam I'm loving this thread, Keep posting cheers rogero (wheres my beer icons gone ?)

Dennis at Metro Apartments usually has his ladies decked out in the relevant rugby shirts when he is showing a match, so he would know where to purchase. cheers rogero :beer

Oh dear what a shame. Does that mean we will not be subject to his cut & paste comments about the aviation industry. He tried to pass off other peoples well researched opinions as his own until he was challenged on it and reluctantly put a little "quote" at the end but anyone who reads bigD would know immediately it was not his own work as his own postings are littered with spelling mistakes (surely not Cambridge induced !) cheers rogero :beer

Hi Severn Funny enough just signed up for a long stay insurance with this lot yesterday (1 year duration). Normally never bothered about travel/health insurance but a friend of mine was hospitalised some months ago when a drunk driver piled into him as he was trying to exit a bathbus. The drunk driver (french as was my friend) was charged & his PP seized. A few days he left the country after having his PP returned so he could raise some money to pay my friends compensation. Needless to say he hasn't been back since, My friend then found out his health insurance had expired

Absolutely correct !! I can't believe people are still using TCs in this day & age. Chequebooks are on the way out & so are TCs. internet transfers are the way to go & so efficient with the best rates available ! cheers rogero :beer

Yes JK. bigD is the first to acknowledge that. He was actually due to start a weight watchers course at the urging of his manager Chubby chandler already a super sized individualist himself but he has reluctantly postponed the dieting until the excitement dies down & he runs out of Guinness ( what a godsend the last few days has been for Guinness shareholders !!) cheers rogero :beer

hi all I backed the wrong Ulsterman to win the open but I was delighted to see Darren Clarke do the business today with such style and class. BigD (the real bigD, not that lying cretin that lives on this board!) gave a great speech with genuine humidity. He displayed a great temperament & deserved everything he gets after such an eventful last few years. cheers rogero :beer

Hi I don't know how it works but I have been fast tracked via Qatar airlines recently. I have silver card status with them but was surprised to be fast tracked both at BKK & Doha and was very impressed at the efficiency of their operation. Only drawback is your expectation of a long immigration/customs delay & it doesn't happen so you're left with nothing to do but drink !!! cheers rogero :beer

Hi. My second commendation on the same place in a few minutes. I was in room 10 & loved the great view from the balcony over seeing the soi & its activities. Another big plus for me was the strict non-smoking in the AC area in the bar. You could play pool (free) in the bar without gasping for oxygen every other minute. Very friendly staff from Dennis & Anna & the rest of the gang. cheers rogero :beer

FFS this is a 4 year old post Who cares ? cheers rogero :beer

Hi Jacko My money was transferred from Halifax to Thailand for an online fee of £9.50 with a competitive rate of 48.8 B/£. Santander can't get close with their feeble exchange rate and are really not completable. I'm more than happy with my current banking transfers. cheers rogero :beer

Hi Malc Due to Santanders limitations I recently opened an account with the Halifax & agree with you about their low online transfer fee. Took 2 days transferring money online from Santander to Halifax & 6 hours from Halifax to my Kbank account. You can transfer money online with Santander but only to EU countries, to transfer further afield (LOS) you have to go in person to a UK branch where you are charged £25, (a little inconvenient if you are resident in LOS & want to transfer money online. Santander also quoted me a very poor exchange rate & insisted they neede

hi all again Just found out you can't transfer on line abroad with santander, only from your local branch in person ! A bit inconvenient if you are resident in LOS. I went to local branch with all details & found they didn't know how to do it. !! Theres a Halifax bank directly across the street, Will pay a visit tomorrow. cheers rogero

hi all Following my post about transferring funds to WWC, I wanted to send the same amount via Santander as a direct comparison. However Santander want the sort code rather than the swift code (KASITHBK) with 3 spaces to input. I understand the 1st box is the branch code & the 2nd is the acc type. (thanks Thaivisa) but no info for the 3rd box. I need the sort code for the KBank on Pattaya Tai (beside Tukcom). Been on their web site but can't find it. cheers rogero