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I have always stuck with IBM ThinkPad (now Levano) because I have always found them to be the most rugged and reliable. Not cheapest, and not always with the latest cool features, but reliable, reliable, reliable. And when I travel, that's what I care most about. I bought mine at PonTip Plaza in Bangkok earlier this year. The shop I got it at pre-loaded everything under the sun for me (ahem) and was very generous about maintenance. No regrets.

Nicely done. Thanks. Something to look forward to in my retirement. ;-)

The service is from a company called FuturePhone. The service is free until 2010. A bunch of articles say they don't currently support calls to cellphones, but guys here say they've done it.

The Times, Oct 6 2006 This year Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine goes to... “Termination of Intractable Hiccups with Digital Rectal Massage” -- Majed Odeh, Harry Bassan, and Arie Oliven for their subsequent medical case report.... WHEN a young man walked into the accident and emergency department of University Hospital in Jacksonville, Tennessee, complaining of hiccups that had lasted three days, Francis Fesmire, who treated him, had little idea he was about to make medical history. Yesterday, the American doctor’s innovative solution to the problem — an uncomfortable one that you m

Just keep in mind that happy stories are generally not written and don't sell, so the "truth" is not fully represented...I, for one, would be interested in knowing any facts from the book that stuck with you.

Don't have an answer, but a little concerned for my future consideration that you don't feel welcome in LOS. I assume it's more than just the ability to own land yourself. If you don't mind sharing, can you describe more about why you want to leave? Maybe would help others pick an alternative for you more accurately?

The title of this thread is Books on Thailand, so I won't restrict a recommendation to just the book on Sex in LOS. Consider the book The King Never Smiles. Came out in July. Not light reading, but very informative. For those that have some time on their hands...You can search the contents of the book at Amazon.

FYI, I haven't been getting this error anymore the past few night. So whatever you did, thanks!

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Duh, sorry, I found previous posts on this. I searched before but realize I didn't select to search all the threads first, so didn't find anything. QorToat!

To the left of each post is a short stat on the member, and one entry listed is "Member Group." For most members it says "Members", but for some, like myself, it says "SSG-Members". What does "SSG" mean? Is there any practical difference between someone who is marked "Member" vs. "SSG-Member"? Thanks

I've heard some U.S. gents talk glowingly about cost of living and quality of life in Costa Rica...but if you like SE Asian Women, that wouldn't do, would it.

Don't know if anyone else is seeing this, but I have begun to get this when I try to access the forum late in the evening here U.S. Central Time: IPB WARNING [2] mysql_connect(): Too many connections (Line: 131 of /ips_kernel/class_db_mysql.php) There appears to be an error with the database. You can try to refresh the page by clicking here. Error Returned SQL error: Too many connections SQL error code: Date: Thursday 21st of September 2006 04:28:26 AM We apologise for any inconvenience Presumably this is because of too many users trying to get on the forum at on

Wow. Hope the weather wasn't unbearable. When I finished the article, I noticed another link at the bottom of it that might be of interest to some guys here. Not to me, of course. But maybe somebody else... Pemature ejaculation drug said to work

I have a very fast broadband connection and a very fast computer. New version is defintely slower. Looks like the addition of some new features, slower code or database has slowed it down considerably. Maybe there is some ways to performance-tune some admin settings with Invision's help?

A farang was walking along a Pattaya Beach carrying a newspaper when he stumbled upon a Genie's lamp. He picked it up and rubbed it, and lo-and-behold a Genie appeared. The amazed man asked if he was going to receive the usual three wishes. The Genie said, "Nope ... due to inflation, constant downsizing, low wages in third-world countries, and fierce global competition, I can only grant you one wish. So ... what'll it be?" The man didn't hesitate. He said, "I want peace in the Middle East. Look...see this map?" The man showed the genie the newspaper. "I want these countries to stop fig

My two cents: live below your means and you will be happier for it. Even if you stretch and get a Big Bad Pad, you can end up House Rich but Cash Poor. Seriously, like the social security time bomb that people say will screw baby-boomers (like me), can you be 100% certain your military penion will always be there for you? The way oil and the economy and penions are going here these days, I wouldn't bet my life on anything from the government. I wonder how much it costs a year to live comfortable in Pattaya these days? Maybe save some of that hard-earned and hard-saved cash for some emergency b