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those look like Salaks, very delicious but a pain (literally) to eat due to the little thorns. Guess I haven't learned the correct way to open them.

I think plans change all the time, my friend has AIS and as long as he keeps is balance above 300 baht the sim does not expire. I tried to get the same and was told it was no longer available. What I got was a plan where every top up gives one additional month, what is different from the above is I only need to top up with 10 baht to get the extra month. You can only extend up to 1 year max. I use all those 1 and 2 baht coins I get as change and do multiple top ups on those orange machines outside 7-11s. There is a 2 baht fee for each top up, so for 12 baht I get a month added. I mak

Similar thing happened to me on my smart phone in the U.S (U.S sim card). Texts stopped coming in, incoming calls did not work. I could call out and text out. Fixed it by taking the battery out while it was on and reinserting.

That's great news Martin, I get my unit today and look forward to some football on Sunday.

I think this refers to when Thai men drop the R from Krap and say Kap but in Thai the final consonant sound is only partially spoken so it can sound like it isn't spoken at all if you don't listen closely. Mod who has a lot of online videos explains it like this - you swallow the final sound so it stays in your throat.

Wow those are some of those fancy new monitors

Thanks I appreciate the offer. Hoping this is a successful trip so I can have a few more extended stays like this before I retire and move to LOS permanently.

Short that is always an option, unfortunately I have never been able to use a TV as a computer monitor as it irritates the heck out of my eyes no matter how I adjust all the settings.

Thank you Sunny, I will contact you prior to my departure. My laptop can take vga or hdmi. Not sure if you remember me from your days with Lennies.

I will be spending the month of September in Pattaya whilst telecommuting to my office back home. My boss is allowing me to make this working trip (I work from home due to eye issues with the office lights). I will be bringing my laptop but need a second monitor to do my work. So I was wondering if anyone onsite has any suggestions of how I could get a hold of a monitor for 4 weeks. If I have to I will buy a monitor (new or used) and then figure out what to do with it when I head back home. If all goes well with this trip it may allow me to make future working trips. Scott

Thanks for all the advice in this topic. I have AIS and with each top up get an additional month validity, I was trying to top up 10 baht inside the 7-11 but was told minimum was 50 baht, so I am glad I found this thread. Each top up has a 2 baht service charge (at least at the 7-11 on beach road in front of View Talay 6) so cost 12 baht for 10 baht credit. I topped up over several days to get up to one year validity. I did notice (too late) that I can only extend up to 1 year, I added another 10 baht after getting to the one year mark, but it did not extend any more time. Any way tha

You can arrange for daily or less frequent maid service. Honey also has a laundry service in the building and they usually list the prices for room cleaning. I would just ask for the rates when you send an inquiry about a room.

I have stayed at the View Talay 6 condos next to Central Festival mall for most of my trips the last several years, the longest stay was 17 days so the time frame is not an issue. There are a few studios available for 1500baht per day, and more available for a few hundred baht more. In fact I will be staying in one this April. I would check out http://Dancewatchers.com and http://www.honeyscoffeehouse.com/ to see what is available during your time frame. I have rented condos from both and have been completely satisfied and prefer staying at a condo over a hotel any day.

Looks great

Thanks Hacker