FarangryBirds

They did recently open a big Starbucks at the front entrance but now nothing shopwise on the middle level. 

I think the cinema pushing self service ticketing instead of manned counters.

This is looking messy already, some of the "radical" headline policies that MFP campaigned (& won on) are not going to be accepted by their coalition partners, the only big one left on the table is cutting Army funding and conscription. Is it correct Pheu Thai + the other smaller parties now outnumber MFP in terms of voting seats?

A1 stops at Mo Chit and that's also the final stop

A2 also stops at Mo Chit and then on to Victory Monument 

A3 goes to Lumpini Park but does stop close to CentralWorld 

A4 goes to KaoSan Road, I don't think it has any drop-offs near a BTS or MRT hub.

I know for Mo Chit it's 30 baht but maybe 45 if you're going further. The buses use the expressway from the airport to blow past traffic, on average 15 minutes to Chatuchak Park (Mo Chit).

Over the past few years they have also upgraded the rolling stock from the Orange A/C busses to newer blue buses that actually have disabled access and seating too.

As long as you're travelling pretty light, it's super convenient.

There seems to have been some changes recently with what the TCT accept and they now seem to be pushing (expensive) M.Ed courses being run at 3 different Thai Unis and not accepting other Masters and PGCEs. 

A colleague has just finished his Nottingham PGCEi, remains to be seen if gets over the line with the MoE.

This could be carnage in a couple of years when those with expiring Licenses on previously recognized qualifications try to renew.

I've had True IDTV boxes for a couple of years, not too many complaints. I have the package for EPL so in terms of Live TV I use it for that.

But I also have lots of other apps available via the google play store on there such as Netflix, HBO and Disney.

Best of all, I've got an app for my other IPTV service for picking up UK and other channels 

Also very good as a media player if you want to plug in a hard drive or USB stick with movies on it. (I'd recommend adding VLC or another media player to handle those files)

I was going to champion using A1 bus or taxi from Mo Chit until I saw the bit about 40K baggage, sod trying to lug that onto the BTS. I'd go taxi all the way from the hotel.

Booking a trip to Phuket a couple of weeks ago, there were plenty of bargains to be had. I was able to get in at a couple of 4* + hotels for around 1300-1500THB a night. One wing of a hotel we stayed at near the airport was basically being left to rot, complete with "green" pool and weeds running wild.

21 hours ago, tomazbodner said:

Not tied to AIS only. You can get freely for 99 baht a month directly on their site, no matter which telecom you use, if any. I am only trying it for one show from National Geographic... not sure it'll be available, but it not, I've only thrown away 400 baht for one year, which is very cheap for a lesson.

Pleasantly to my surprise, I powered up my True Box today and the Disney+ App was advertised on the homepage. It took a little while before HBO and even Netflix had their apps available on the True box.

Also, I was really impressed with the amount of content, for that price of 799 a year, I was only expecting all the Disney stuff plus National Geographic. But, they've also bought over all the Fox and ABC shows that my friends back in the UK also have for about 600 baht a month. ????

Seeing that they seem closely tied to AIS, I won't hold my breath for a compatible app on TRUE ID boxes. It's a good priced deal on offer but I would rather it had cost a bit more to include the back catalogue of shows and movies from Fox TV, ABC etc like they get in the US and UK.

If it was a case of paying the 3,400B today and the vaccine shot was going to be done in the next couple of weeks, I'd probably already be entering my card details. But another 3 months (or more) wait?.... Nope!

6 hours ago, MasterBaker said:

yes, i want to know if my condo pool and gym will be opened. why this has to be so cryptic? oh wait, this it Thailand...

Pool at my building has opened today but on a "1 in- 1 out" basis, with slots being booked through the office.

Gym (Indoor) remains closed.

Prayut posted on Facebook earlier that the goal for reopening was to have over 50 million people receiving their first shot by October. That would probably mean doing over 450,000 jabs every day for the next 115 or so days. They usually start the week doing 350-400,000 on Monday but it drops off to appx. 100,000 at weekends. On that basis, they will fall some way short of 50 million. Comments were disabled on his Facebook post, I can't think why???  ????

They're still lauding this arrival of some more doses, yet Sinovac has been shown to be roughly what?.....60% effective in trials. Let alone the severe side effects from that group of people in Rayong last week.

As much as I don't really care for the egg-chasing, Watching the world cup I have been impressed with how their VAR works. Mainly because the conversation between the referees and the team in the VAR room is transparent, so we the fans better understand how the end decision was reached.

Football seems to scared to Mic up the refs and show replays on the screen of contentious incidents.

Goal.Com TH usually post their live streams for UEFA games on twitter as well.

The feed has English comms as well.

Apparently this form now needs to be done on each report. I filled in as little as I could, attached photo and it was stapled to my TM47 with no further questions and I was off again.

I'm doing a 90 report at Samut Prakan today and just been presented with one of these.

Hey Scot, wher is your bar located and what is its name. Cheers Dazeford

Action Street bar complex is in Soi Buakao. Best to ring the baht bus bell when you see the Tesco Express and you should be by the entrance by the time the bus stops.

I hear the sky cameras were doing some more filming with ladyboys in Pattaya before Christmas so there could be another series coming some time this year.

As Bangkok Air have such a monopoly on Samui Airport this is about as close as Air Asia can get.

Are those casting doubts on the Thais ability to tunnel forgetting that the existing MRT line is in itself one very big long tunnel? .....and one that works very well in my opinion.

I took a bus from Mo Chit to Mukdahan on a Sunday night, VIP bus was about 600 bt. Bus left at 8pm and arrived in Mukdahan about 10 hours later. The connecting bus to Laos costs about 50 bt so I was at the consulate just before it opened up.

Return journey on the Tuesday, flew back from Ubon Ratchathani. Took a minivan from Mukdahan to Ubon bus station then a Moto Taxi to the airport.

Thank you for all of your answers, how hard was it to get from ubon bus station to the airport?

I forgot to answer your second question, yes you should be able to make it for the 1945 flight. On day 2 the consulate opened a bit earlier than expected at 1330 and not 1400 for everyone to collect their passports. There were tuktuks sitting outside the consulate and I shared one with some other farangs going to the bridge. Once we walked through Lao immigration there was a bus waiting on the other side of the booths to take us over the bridge and back to Mukdahan bus station. At Mukdahan bus station I didn't have to wait around for a connecting bus as there was already a minivan sitting in wait so this was why I got to Ubon airport at 1700. I am not sure if the minivans run to a schedule as such or they just go when they have enough people. Mine left the station with about 4 empty seats but he picked up a few people along the way as they tend to do.

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Thank you for all of your answers, how hard was it to get from ubon bus station to the airport?

Motorbike taxi guy pounced on me as I alighted the Minivan - 100b to the airport, it was about a 10 minute ride. I probably should have tried to haggle in hindsight. Looked like there were plenty of (meter?) taxis waiting at Ubon bus station as well.