keyman

I am under no assumption that you will be going there, you've made that very clear - just beggars the question why you trawl these forums????

Well, you can come along too and I'll buy you your very own drink, but from what I can make out, it will have gone flat by the time you ever get to Pattaya, if not evaporated! KM

I'll look forward to it KM

I'll be there in 5! KM

Booked!! See you in 6 weeks!!

So it's all round Martin's for the footie!!

Nothing - why should they??

I bought an Apple Macbook Pro at New Year from the Apple reseller shop in Central Festival and it was about 300 quid cheaper than if I bought it in the UK, including the tax back at the airport. KM

Do you ever get followed by 300 chinese tourists? KM

Good point made by Jacko about expensive helmets getting stolen. With the cheap helmets you can leave them hanging on your bike and more often than not they will still be there when you get back, but stick a decent one on your handlebars and you are likely to be saying 'bye bye' to it!! One of the main reasons I rent the PCX 150 is that I can get a proper helmet under the seat, so out of sight, out of mind. Many of the other bikes I tried could only get the smaller cheap helmets under the seat . KM

They are all pretty much of a muchness, in other words any bike realistically will do to start on. They are are all relatively cheap to hire/run so just choose one you like the look of, give it a week as a runabout, then try another. Once you've got the hang of riding one, then start looking for the differences like brakes, seat, suspension, underseat storage, price, security, etc. As for somewhere to practice, Tescos car park on Pattaya Nua might be ok? Hope that helps KM

All bikes brake front and rear, but some have linked brakes so that both sets are operated at the same time, whether you use front or rear brake levers. and yes it matters! If you brake hard on just the front brake you could end up going over the handlebars! KM

When I ride out there I rent a Honda PCX 150cc. If you're a big lad it might suit you better than some of the lighter bikes. I would suggest renting different ones for a week at a time until you find the one you feel most comfortable with. They're cheap enough. The PCX also has a bit more space under the seat than some and I believe some models you can get uprated suspension, but try different ones for a while before you consider buying. Good luck! KM

Leo's Blues Bar, Naklua KM

This post requires pics!! KM

I've had brekkie at the I-Rovers a couple of time this trip and, although good value, it was never hot enough. Barely above warm. Tropical Berts are pretty good on Soi 6/1 and also at Lewinski's on Soi 13/3? KM

It's Christmas morning and you're arguing/discussing/fighting over bloody chips! 4 pages! Give it a rest and move on, guys!!

Normal service has been resumed!! Apparently they had taken some of the concrete barriers away and replaced them with moveable metal barriers but also left a large gap that bikes could fit through, although I never saw anyone ride through them. This was to facilitate them erecting a picture of the King and have now closed the gap and replaced all the concrete blocks around the roundabout. All is well with the world! KM

Thanks ttk I posted my problem on another website and they also told me it is likely to be a boot problem ( NOT jackboot! ) and also I would need the disks. I'll have to check that out out when I get home. KM

Give a guy a uniform? Polish my jackboots? What are you - 12? I don't get a uniform for helping voluntarily mod a website. I never raised the issue of being a mod anywhere on this thread, so why have you? if you feel you can't answer because I'm a mod, then don't bother. It seems you like to give advice to everyone to the n'th degree to show how clever you are. Well, congratulations, you've very clever. Feel better now? There's no point changing a thread title once the topic has begun just to prove your point, whatever that might be. Anyone who searches using those terms will be able to find this thread and it might answer the query they may have. As it is, it hasn't helped me in the way I had hoped. I'll leave you to get your last word in - you usually do. It looks like I'll wait until I return to the UK to sort out my initial problem. KM

Actually, we're talking about how to fix my netbook, which seems to have slipped your mind as you have gone completely away from that idea. I only wish you had spent as much time into researching sorting that out, instead of showing how clever you are at proving someone else wrong and you right. So - getting back to the original problem - how to fix my netbook or where to get it fixed? Thank you to GeeGee for answering the original question, although I haven't managed to get a resolution through that site yet, although it looks like it's my only option at the moment! KM

I've now bought the Macbook Pro with retina display as it's cheaper than the UK. However I'm still looking for advice for fixing my netbook or where to take it - any ideas guys? Thanks KM

Yep I checked the item codes and they match except for the last part MD761TH/A here at 41,900 baht MD761B/A in UK 1129.00 - @ 58708 baht at 52 bahts to the pound I take it the last part of the codes is TH/A - Thailand/American, B/A - British/American. Just a guess though! (Different keyboards?) KM

I have an ASUS Eee pc netbook which has decided it doesn't want to boot up! When i turn it on it tells me "boot booster doesn't work". It then goes comes up with options to either "launch startup repair" or 'start normally'. If I launch the startup repair it says something like downloading/fixing files (can't remember what precisely) then it just shows a black screen and nothing changes. If I start normally I again get a black screen but it will show the cursor on it which is moveable. I'm currently in Pattaya, so if anyone knows where I can take it to get fixed I would be very grateful. If anyone says Tuk.com please be a little bit more precise as there are millions of stalls in there, I need one with at least a fair understanding of english! I'm also considering getting a Macbook Air or Pro. The prices here (Central Festival) are about 300 quid cheaper than UK prices, even before taking any tax off at the airport. Any particular differences between the Thai version and the English/American version other than the keyboard and is the keyboard easily changed? Having said that, the keyboard isn't really a problem as the keys are English/Thai. Thanks guys KM

My! My! Dont we get spiky when prodded!! you're absolutely right it was me who posted that, however it was you being the pedant about how long is spent discussing the 'merits'. and like you, I dont give a shit about you either. KM