PatLogan

Thanks Pat. I have passed the info to Raphael so he can call tomorrow.

Most welcome. Let us know how it goes.

I can tell you the Consulate in Marseilles is very easy going and accommodating.

Never did a a non B multiple there, but I had my my non O 1 year visa multi entry done in 15 minutes for 120 Euros.

They are open only on Monday. Wednesday and Friday mornings. Worth giving them a call first and Toulouse is 3 hours drive from Marseilles if it very urgent.

Consulat Général Honoraire de Thaïlande

8 Rue du Cargo Rhin-Fidelity

13002 Marseille, France

04 95 05 47 00

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Well still, I want the 6 or 7 MEuros Newcastle would have paid for him. So maybe City could pay that, please?

Last thing I want is to see Ben Arfa back in my team next June

Well still, I want the 6 or 7 MEuros Newcastle would have paid for him. So maybe City could pay that, please?

Last thing I want is to see Ben Arfa back in my team next June

What a nice touch this USB docking system! Love it too!

Honestly, I am afraid of getting into a Pimp my Drive frenzy after getting the car, but the missus will calm me down I guess . She might not appreciate seeing me dismantling the dashboard, so I might wait for a few weeks before doing that. But I am not sure I can wait for trying to trade in the rims and wheels to get something nicer... But I guess the first thing I will have to buy is proper booster seats for the kids. I don't even know if they sell this here, or if I should take back mine from France next time I go there...

About the Ipod touch used for Navi, Soloflyer, it has no built-in GPS, so you need to get a device like the one made by Tomtom. Not sure the maps of Thailand are good though. See here: http://www.tomtom.com/en_gb/products/mobile-navigation/tomtom-car-kit-for-iPod-touch/

TBH, I am not sure it is worth using an Ipod touch for Navi, given the Garmin units go for 10K or below...

Btw, MRO, I remember the main advantage of integrated GPS in EU cars recently made was that even when you were losing the GPS signal (say below a tunnel), the GPS unit was using the on board electronics to still calculate your position on the road you were given the speed you were at. Do you know if it is the case with original Alpine Navi on the Pajero?

I fitted mine myself, along with a few other goodies

I read this back then, very impressive . I have a WD player I am not using any more, and soon a Pajero 2.5 GT... Hmmm

I honestly think about doing that too, after all I mastered in Electrical Engineering. Problem is I have not touched a soldiering iron for about 20 years now . But i guess it is like a riding a bycicle, I just need to train myself a bit first.

Cheapest price in BKK is from this vendor (1000 Baht):

http://www.pajerospo...hp?topic=1791.0

Possibly also the cheapest price no matter where you are in TH though

The best Alpine dealer in BKK is probably Rocket Autosound. They're as good as it gets..

Thanks a lot! . It does not look difficult to install at all (thanks Google translate )

In Chiangmai, Amnuay Motor Air and Khuangsingha are the big Alpine dealers.

Hi MRO, I am sure it is somewhere in the threads here, but I would appreciate if you could tell me which Alpine suppliers you'd recommend in Bangkok if you know any, and the price you paid for plug-in adapter.

Thanks!

Hi Triffid,

See below.

Hi PatLogan

Thanks for your info. Can I clarify some things please?

= The screen in the back can be viewed by passengers not in the front/driver's row - right? Absolutely, it is fold-able unit fixed on the roof.

= By "or put on the dashboard" you don't mean using the touch screen already there - right? You mean they stick an ancillary screen somewhere on the dashboard. Yes. from my understanding the wiring goes to the glove box and you can then put the unit out to put on the dashboard. I will get the cr normally on Thursday, will take pictures.

= As you say going to Bkk is not a big deal for me. May I know which is your dealer? I might just go there! (I already told them about the Bkk option, but they won't budge) It is the Mitsubishi shop on Sukhumvit 71. The dealer can speak only Thai though, but if you have somebody with you speaking Thai, I will ask my wife for his number.

= How feasible and costly is it to fit a dvd compatible screen on either vehicle? And/or a navigation system?

Hi Triffid,

Well on the Pajero I am buying it cost me nothing for the screen at the back (part of the freebies I got) and I paid 25K THB for the Alpine integrated Nav system (including one more free display installed in the glove box that the front passenger can hold to watch, or put on the dashboard. I am still to see how it will look like actually, I am a bit worried but it is installed by Mitsu and they gave it as a freebie...

By the way, I did not get ask for discounts, but a lot of free accessories as you can see in my other thread (including the LCD, the rear view cameras...) and the 1.097 MTHB included the insurance. And a 1.4% financing after 25% downpayment. So I suggest you check the list of options I got for free, the financing details, and you go back to Mitsu telling them you can get this in Bangkok, and that Bangkok is only a night away by train...

As for other questions about the choice, well, I can't reply, I was not willing to go much over 1.1M THB, and resale value, space and easy financing were my priorities....

Oh sh1t, now Newcastle will never raise the option for buying him at the end of the season

de Jong should be condemned to pay the potential transfer fee to Marseilles for what he has done! . So Newcastle can keep it and he does not come back

Jokes aside, I wonder how a tackle like this one can be considered as a not being worth of a yellow (or even red) card... and it seems the Dutch National Team coach has issues too in understanding that too...

"The strange thing is that the referee doesn't give a card. Apparently there are other standards over there.

"I have a problem with the way Nigel unnecessarily searches for the limit. I'm going to talk about that with him these days."

Muslim dominated no thank you. My girlffriends nephew married a Chinese malaysian her family still lives there but no way does she want to go back presently they are in London

I wonder what you mean by Muslim dominated? As soon as you are not Muslim there, the Islamic laws (no drinks, no promiscuity - in theory - before marriage, etc.) do not apply to you. And if you are found having fun with a Malay lady, she is the one in trouble not you.

Chinese Malaysian are complaining not about the fact half of the population is Muslim, but about privileges Bumiputra (i.e. Malay and original tribes from Malaysia) have: better loans, more space allocated in Unis, etc etc.

But at the end of the day, the losers there are the Malay, because the economy is in the hand of the Chinese, who are by far the richest (and rightly so, they are hard working). Funny how many of my Chinese friends there complain, but never leave. Last time I heard that was from 2 business partners doing business only in Malaysia, Malaysian Chinese and driving 7 series beemer they bought for over 7 Million baht. , thanks to the business they do with the government... Malay dominated.

Honestly, every time I hear people complaining about Muslim laws in Malaysia, I find that very funny and totally misinformed. Of course, unless you are a Brit and complain about it because of the tax on alcohol

/ on a side note, why do you think the most extremists Muslims party in Malaysia (PAS) has stronghold in Kelantan and Terrenganu, the closest states to Thailand, and ONLY there?

I think its just a phase for Thai people.

Remember the rotiboy thing a few years ago?

Oh you had the Rotiboy craze here too? I remember when the first ones opened in KL (it is originally from Penang) and it was a bit crazy. But NEVER that crazy.

I also remember when J.Co donuts opened for the first time, there were 50 people queues, but never THAT crazy too (and J.Co is still experiencing queues, but not as bad as once it started.

That said, I was speaking with Filipino friends yesterday, and they could not wait to go there and get some KK doughnuts once i told them it has opened in Paragorn, it seems it is very popular in the Philippines.

/ Actually I keep on coming at this thread because and US citizen friend of mine living in Malaysia, a Malay young lady friend of mine, and myself have had an on going arguments about which doughnuts are the best in KL: KK or J.Co. And the American is with me on this, even if J.Co is an Indonesian brand . So I gave them the link to come and argue here if they want

As for the boredom... Hmmm... well I have to agree there are less places with a sense of history to visit in Malaysia compared than Thailand, but I never got bored there. Actually, quite the opposite, and I nearly died of boredom in Beijing after living in KL (unless you are into partying, then Beijing is way better).

I guess it all depends on what you like to do, but if you like diving, trekking, shopping, going to the movies, enjoying drinks in a cool places with friends, and getting very easily to know local people and make acquaintances, I think you can be satisfied.

Another think I liked, is that given the expat communities is much smaller, people tend way less to spend time only with their fellow countrymen, which makes life way more interesting. If I had not lived there, I doubt my some of my very closest friends today would be Brit, Malaysian or North American and I would not be in 3 month the best man of an English guy marrying an Iban lady, after being 2 months ago the MC of a wedding between a French guy and a a Malaysian Chinese.

Oh, and of course, there is the food

Thai people only gets a 30 days visa on arrival.

As for MM2H, it is definitively not for you, you are too young and you can't work under the program.

Now getting a work permit is not that easy. You need to find a job before moving there, and applicants need higher qualification (in theory) to be eligible. Besides, there used to be a minimum age to be able to apply (unless in IT under the multimedia corridor program). It was 27 or 28 fro memory.

The Immi website is a bit useless, as it does not give a lot of info, but here it is: http://www.imi.gov.my/index.php/en/services/employer/expatriate/general-statement

Medical care... well I don't know in Penang, but in KL I could not have asked for anything better than what i could get in Gleaneagles hospital.

My wife (Thai) and I lived in KL for 8 years. We loved the place.

Resentment... hmmm... well again, we made MANY friends in Malaysia. Some are friends for life, and we still are in touch 3 years later on a nearly daily basis. I must admit most are Chinese, a few Brits, and some Malay and Indians or even Ibans.

Of course it is true you have to deal every day with the race issue, but once you are past it (meaning you understand you have to accept it). It is true some never do accept it, and that does not help, since there is nothing an expat there can do to change the society...

As for driving, even if drivers are a bit restless, I would exchange BKK traffic for KL traffic any day, any time.

Nice evolution from Lotus. Surprising when one know the kind of cars Lotus' owner is manufacturing south of here .

Well I will keep with more modest cars, but I really like the DS4... Nice car!

http://www.autoblog....kers-design-re/

Well I have been to Paragorn, and just by watching from the BTS station, I knew it would be a bad idea to try to go there.

Here are some pictures I took from the station:

Note the lenght of the queue, I'd say about 150 meters...

anyone have a 080 like I do, i use True Sim,

Yes mine is 080 to, True sim card.

4) 2.4 litre Pajero - cheaper, presumably quieter but of course not as well equipped - also with around 7k discount

If you choose the same version (GT), the equipments on the 2.5 are I think exactly the same, except that the 3.2 has 17" rims while only there are 16" rims on the 2.5 (unless you consider the 4WD to be an equipement )

46 posts and not one person has gone there and tried a KKD. Just a bunch of crap about American food. I really don't like doughnuts (they make me a little sick in the stomach), but I'll buy one just to see if they're the same as the KKDs sold in the states.

I beg to differ, I had one last Tuesday, but 1000 km south of here.

I bet they will taste the same here than in KL. Of course I have no point of comparison with the original KKD but I don't think there is anything special about them. Actually I was disappointed but the lack of choice in the varieties they have, compared to the shop I used to buy doughnuts from when living there. Is their choice so limited in US too?

/ bringing the kiddos to Ocean World tomorrow. If the queue is quite reasonable, I might try to go and buy some...

Hi Triffid,

If you want to know what deal you could get on the Pajero, have a look here: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/394818-pajero-vs-fortuner/page__st__75

The bank guy came today for a last check, I managed to finally get a 1.4% interest rate, and the bank is TISCO bank. Will get confirmation this afternoon probably.

I did not know that - I always thought it was called Napoleon because it was a common French cake. Well if you have lived 2 years in France, you know why it is called a mille feuille, even if it does not really have a thousand layers

I read that before about our diet... I must admit I always wonder how this is possible given the amount of pastries and cheese we eat .

But another fact is quite interesting. People from South of France seems to have less heart problems due to the fact that in South West they use animal fat for cooking while in South East we use a lot of olive oil.

As for fat kids, well I tend to believe they are also somehow advantaged by genetics. My son seems to have taken from his mother and can eat a lot while staying really slim, while his twin sister seems to have taken from me... and hence might tend to fatten more easily. Funny how to see the taste goes, both born with the same gene pool, but one can eat really spicy food while the other enjoy more French food, even very strong cheeses.

Around me!

Mmmm.. cream slice...

Haaaa a Mille Feuille (or Napoleon slices as I have seen some shop calling it).

If you want poper pastries, I suggest you go to Paragorn ndeed, but don't go to KK. Head to Lenotre instead. My favorate place for a coffee in Bangkok till now

Of course it is a bit more expensive but the Millefeuille is 85 THB... worth it! Prices are here: http://www.lenotrethailand.com/download/pricelist_lenotre.pdf