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briley

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  1. I'm looking for an English to Thai dictionary that is written in English - if that makes sense!

    I want the blurbs and explanations in English, if transliteration is used then transliteration of the Thai word, I can speak a form of English! I'm not looking for a little tourist dictionary as I have outgrown that, but would like a nice sized one with lots of words and, hopefully, some explanations. Something similar to the SeEd's Thai English desktop dictionary.

    Does such a dictionary exist - I can't find one in Chiang Mai?

  2. johnfb - you dial 009 44 127 4394611 - if it still says it is a wrong number then it is a wrong number, unless it is just a fault on the system so try again later!

    For others, don't forget the web site www.saynoto0870.co.uk that has alternatives to 0870 and 0845 numbers that can always be dialed from Thailand. Often they are freephone (0800 or 0808) numbers that can be dial using skype for free even if you have no credit.

  3. I think lotuseater isn't actually planning to ride the bike but.......

    Last november it was a smidgen over 500 baht to get the road test (MOT for Brits), insurance and tax including 15 baht because the test centre did everything for me, I went back 3 days later to collect the green book.

    They even stuck the stickers on for me whilst I watched their TV.

  4. Running cost is so little it is hard to notice out of the weeks money.

    60 baht for petrol a week, 100 baht max for puncture (new tube- not worth having a patch as it takes too long and never works). Servicing, don't make me laugh.

    Replacement of rear view mirrors when the bike falls over, 80 baht a pair. Do I have to go on?

  5. One point is that the cable from your router to the computer has 8 cores, one pair to the router, one pair from the route and a spare set (incase they break? - actually they can carry telephone, other networks etc)

    The telephone cable is one pair.

    Add to that the telephone cable can carry, currently but not in Thailand, a max of about 32 Meg bits per second, and the other cable 1000 Meb bits per second,

    But there are many other things to consider!

  6. Does any of this apply to a condo vote since it is not one person one vote, but based on the area of the condo you own?

    You have to know who cast what vote to work out the area voting for or against.

  7. Pub Plaa - behind Carrefour.

    Cheap outside, 140 Baht but you might like to ask for a table with a hole - unless you like sitting cross legged all night.

    Inside is expensive, noisy and not so good.

  8. The only drawback is the need to get off the bus in Mai Sai quickly and run to the window to book the bus back - is it at 1.30pm?

    Then the song taw to the border post, 5 baht and an hour spare to wander the shops. Better than the visa run bus that tries to give you no time over the border.

  9. From our own experience I believe it is law that the management must call a general meeting every year.

    If they don't then the owners can call a meeting. The quorum is 30% of the owners either present or represented by a proxy.

    50% of the owners must agree to sacking the old management and appointing a new management. The new management take all the papers to land commission who can accept them and make the new manager the legal manager.

    NOTE that the percentages are % of the area. If one person owns 50% of the area of the condo they control the condo.

    Of course the old management can challenge the new management team, then the fat hits the fire and courts etc get involved. Accounts get blocked, no money to pay wages and electricity - and if the common area electricity bill is not paid the whole condo is cut off.

    Make sure you have influential Thais running the revolution.

  10. Dustoff - ATM's can only give out a limit number of notes, normally 20-25 notes. If the machine has run out of 1,000 baht notes then it can only give you 12500 baht in 500's

    The case of repeat withdrawals and minimum fees is a pain. In Indonesia the maximum withdrawal was 800,000 rupees, US$80. With my minimum withdrawal fee it was costing me about 6% each withdrawal.

  11. As far as I know 25 is the maximum number of notes, but you can use a direct debit card, often the same as your ATM card, inside the bank with no apparent limit. You must have your passport.

    Using a credit card is normally more expensive way of getting money as you are also getting a loan.

  12. When I had two passports I would leave one country on one and enter the other country on the second - even on land borders when I then enter a country with a totally unstamped passport.

    The only place I know that ever looks at leaving stamps to see if you've left anywhere is Thailand when looking to see if you actually entered, say, Burma on a visa run rather than just U turned on the bridge.

  13. Either

    a) find out where the e-mails are kept, they are usually in

    C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{7434F0BD-0FB7-458F-86A6-10E775387459}\Microsoft\Outlook Express

    and are a set of files ending .dbx

    Simply copy the whole folder to somewhere else, or just the sent.dbx, inbox.dbx etc files.

    or

    :o you can use 'file and settings transfer wizard' in system tools to transfer just the outlook files.

    Oops - just realized this is for Outlook express, you said outlook. But it might be the same?

    PS- interesting I tried to make bullet point b and got a smiley!

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