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JollyMan

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  1. I stayed there last week for two nights and that would be the max I would stay there springs coming through the mattress not the cleanest of places and where they get the photos for their web site from Christ only knows but all that I wanted was a place to lay my head (on a clean towel that I took with me) also second night was noisy from outside till 3:30am not their fault but girls chattering outside and having a drink. At 450thb you dont expect a lot but not a place I would take the wife Oh the reason I stayed there was because two other mates were staying there and it was easy - their
  2. He is looking to go to the members meeting in the Bar tomorrow if that is of any help Improving but certainly far from better as yet
  3. To import a car to Thailand from outside the South East Trading area the import duty on a car is 212% of the world book value (Where they get this value from I dont know) plus 7% VAT plus transport charges plus a few back handers to actually get the vehicle moved from its parking spot on the docks. All in all not a very good chance of getting the car in for less than three times its value in tax and gifts An alternative it to import the car into Mayamar and then drive it into Thailand on a visit visa but it has to do a visa run every three months I believe, this is a method I have only read
  4. If it's any help it seems to load a bit quicker for me using IE than the old software, I like the layout
  5. Yep the phone modem is counted as hardware
  6. Very nice photos think it might be worth a trip, did you enjoy the trip what is the accommodation like ?
  7. They rely on the Bhuda amulets I always thought. Also worth rmembering that the maximum fine that can be imposed by the police is 200baht NOT 2,000 that some will ask for.
  8. shhut down & start again yep every time you install new hardware which is what you did
  9. The optician on Secon Road opposite LITTLE Mikes Shopping Mall is good and up to date I have used them several times and most satisfied.
  10. Chip it's just me I eat breakfast and that's about it for the day, like today I had me breakfast at the Ritz at 9am and I am now back in my village after a five hour drive and still not hungry but I think the wife will do me a bit of steak with a baked spud for supper - I love this Thai food. Seriously though it is what ever suits I like a BIG feed in a morning so the rest of the day I dont have to bother with food just a snack very often.
  11. Sorry but the breakfast leaves a lot to be desired like hunger, a bit of bacon, a hot dog sausage, a bit of ham, and an egg sorry but not a good English breakfast. the other food inc thai is good and cheap
  12. I can not comment on EDGE but I presume that the blue tooth connection would be very similar to infared which is made by going into the modems in control pannel and installing a blue tooth modem. Have the blue tooth on your phone active at the time and go through the wizard which is the easiest. If you dont use the wizard you have to install a bluetooth port and an additional com port plus alter a lot of configuration of the port. It does take some fiddling about with and after you have finished if you use a dialup connection of your phone(modem) you get a 14kbs speed that is all, make sure yo
  13. Sat at a bar Pattayaland Soi2 last year when the rain came down
  14. Best English breakfast in town No2 with gammon No1 with bacon both include tates, sausage, 2eggs, beans, toms, mushrooms, black pudding, 2 thich toast, and a mug of decent coffee or tea. 120 or 140 baht. plus a newspaper to read. about 10:30 each morning if I am town sets the day up right.
  15. 419 baiting is one of the most productive sports going Have you seen the latest lottery one - no end of those coming out now
  16. Hey I will drink to that and buy you some in return FLB bar night of 23rd this month is my next time in the imbibing emporium
  17. For an address I have used a freindly bar owner who rents flats out, he has allowed me to use his address even if not staying there. So if you drink regularly any place just ask and pick the post up from there or have them forward the post.
  18. You bastard it was my car Love it
  19. Flying from England one of the best collection places for point to get a free flight is KLM have a look at their web site it should explain most things that you ask. But briefly each trip you do to BKK is worth about 5,000 miles(points) there and 5,000 miles back, once you have collected I think it's 60,000 you can exchange them for a return flight and you only pay the taxes (about £80 return) so for each light you make you can say one is six is free as even on the free flight you get points. This is worked on economy flights so when looking at the price of flights I always take into account
  20. and what is the result in driving too fast in Thailand ? I picked this up yesterday 200baht for 165kmph another "get there quick toll" just remember 28 Thai fines = one UK speeding fine and still get to keep your license
  21. Living in Thailand Skype is brilliant for keeping in touch with other around the world. Computer to computer the Skype used on ADSL or above and a computer operating on XP you use a camera as well as voice over internet and the delay factor is shorter than a normal telephone call. My wife uses it to speak often with her friends that are abroad and even with the Thai habit of speaking and listening at the same time Skype keeps up with the conversation. The most we have had on one conversation is eight people and that was a mixture of Thai and English all taking together it was quite interesting
  22. Yep a nice hotel owned by same people that own the Royal palace, next door. If you dont want breakfast which is not great it's ok but canteen style cooking tell them that you dont want breakfast and the price is reduced by 90baht a night. A great English breakfast is to be had at the Ritz 100yards down Soi Yamoto from Second Road its about a 2 minute walk from the Towers, (turn right on second road and then second left Soi Yamoto) Shamrock Bar on Pattayaland 2 is also OK for breakfast.
  23. Looks like that site has been removed now - not too suprised
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