Wee Jimmy

Never had a problem, went in last Monday for 90 day reporting and was out within 10 minutes.

Never had a problem with Nong Khai either.

Udon could do with a few more signs on the desks informing us which desk to report to, it's a wee bit sloppy.

Where’s the best Sunday Carvery in Pattaya?

Last Saturday evening we went to Shenanigans for their Carvery. What a disappointment, not up to the standard of the old place. Never again.

Next day we went to the Sportsman Bar in Soi 13 and that was excellent so we ate there most of the time.

We will be coming down to Pattaya again soon so what I really would like to find out is- Where is the best Carvery???

Thanks.

I’m downloading films using Pirate Bay, Bit Torrent & Utorrent. When the film has been downloaded I can’t play them on Media Player,GOM Player, or Winamp, they all keep coming up with ‘no codec found’, what am I doing wrong?

Is thre a player I can use with windows that provides all codecs?

Help Please

Wee Jimmy.

It's now 5am and still down. I use utorrent to download.

If all else fails, or, if you want to keep it real simple, buy Sterling cashiers cheques from Bangkok Bank, drawn on BB London, courier the cheques for deposit to your UK bank, clearing time is three days and maximum value per purchase without questions is USD 20K (buy multiple cheques if need be) - same rate of exchange as wire transfer.

I've sent money back to the UK from SCB a couple of times but they make you change it into pounds here so they can get their cut. With the low exchange rate maybe this is not the time to do a transfer.

Anyone having problems opening www.thebox.bz It has stopped downloading and I can’t open it.

Thanks.

Nam-Thip & Sakaew, thanks for your reply we will try these two place when we come down to Pattaya.

Thank’s

Wee Jimmy.

Anyone down in Pattaya know where I could buy a new remote control for a Hatari Fan model number 25680?

I have two Hatari fans which I require new remote controls for. The old remotes are beyond repair but the fans are still good, we shall be coming down to Patters soon for a holiday so any info would be helpful

Thanks

Wee Jimmy

Definitely my vote would be The Sportsman, Palmers is also good but more comfortable in the Sportsman with the ac.

Is this the hotel which has just opened as you come out of Banankha (The silk village) which is on the left going toward Nong Kha? I stay about ½ a kilometre from it and it’s the only place on that road that I can see has just opened.

Is this the hotel which has just opened as you come out of Banankha (The silk village) which is on the left going toward Nong Kha? I stay about ½ a kilometre from it and it’s the only place on that road that I can see has just opened.

I’ve known Guemlum for probably the 6 years he has been coming to Nong Khai and I would like to say that I have never met a more polite and nicer guy in my 12 years here. I also admire his composure in the situation he was drawn into, I will also add that the aggressive hooligan who approached him had a lucky escape, maybe not so lucky next time.

I would try Fuzzy Ken’s, had a breakfast & a couple of meals in there this week and they were very good. Cheapest and best in Udon. Situated near the Buda statue at the cross roads near Robinsons/complex.

I've found that the CAT Phone Card to be the cheepest way to call the UK. 500 Baht lasts for ages.

I have the same problem. My ticket to Glasgow with Emirates was 46,400 Baht at the end of September whilst my colleagues ticket Glasgow Bangkok was £590. I’ve tried to buy from a UK travel agent or direct from Emirates and use the ticket BKK- Glass, Glass-BKK but the price is actually more. I reckon if your flying back and forth you must get a one way ticket from BKK to the UK, then buy the return from the UK. This is what I will be doing next trip. I put it down to greed on the Thai side.

Let me know if you find a cheaper way.

..Nobby's upto his old tricks again. He used to do exactly the same in Nongkhai. He would walk around the block pretending he was going for a stroll, and would look inside every bar to see if any of his customers were drinking or eating in another bar. This would make him furious and as a result would confront his customers and bar owners. He tried it on with me on one occasion, so I gave him a piece of my mind and threatened to put him flat on his back. Never happened again, but I think that his actions resulted in him moving on to Surin, and I can see the same thing happening very soon. Good luck Nobby!!..555

Guemlum

Hi Mr G,

I have got to agree with you. We were glad when he left NK.

Doctor Dave

Doctor Dave had slept with one of his patients and felt guilty all day long.

No matter how much he tried to forget about it, he couldn't. The guilt and sense of betrayal were overwhelming.

But every now and then he'd hear an internal reassuring voice in his Head that said: 'Dave, don't worry about it. You aren't the first medical practitioner to sleep with one of their patients and you won't be the last.... And you're single. Just let it go.'

But invariably another voice in his head would bring him back to reality.

Whispering......

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........ you're a vet, Dave

I'm up in Udon and a few years ago I tried GSM pay as you go and it was pathetically so as is all internet in Thailand. Better to go to an internet shop.

Dear all

This is my first post on the site, although I have been an avid reader over the past 1.5 years. Any advice from you techies is welcomed and appreciated.

I am looking to buy a Pay-as-you-go Internet Dongle which allows me to surf the web and use skype. I think I will need something with a good speed, like 2mbps.

I am unsure as where and which to buy or if it will even work in this neck of the woods. (Chaiyhapum)

Could someone point me in the right direction where I can get this type of information.

I would like to know:

- Which dongle works best around Chaiyhapum?

- How much does it cost?

- Will Skype work with it?

Kind regards

Menno

I have 3 centrifugal pumps...

all draw water from the klong.

Two are cheap china 1hp...

and the third is good quality Italian 2hp.

Often they "freeze" and trip the breaker on startup.

As a last resort,

I "tap-n-bang" the intake metal with a small hammer.

Requires 2 people...

one at the breaker and other at the pump.

Anyone have suggestions of a "fix"?

Thanks for all suggestions.

Maybe the inner shaft has a slight bend or the shaft has no centre bearing and you are getting a bit of a whip from the shaft as it starts. Could also be a bearing about to collapse?

Phone Emirates and explain your predicament . They let my mate pay with his credit card , Then he scanned his card E mailed it to his girlfriend, so she had a copy of the card when boarding.They Ok that .

Yes, it is a lot of dosh but it's because I'm returning to Thailand 20/12/09. it's close to Christmas. I've tried a lot of airlines and they are all about the same price. I'ts also easier for me flying into Glasgow.

Why don't you call Emirates in Manchester and pay by Master Card or go on line and pay. I use Emirates all the time and have had no problems. I'm also flying out of BKK on the 29th of this month returning 20th December and the cost is 45400 Baht.

Used one a while ago and I expected a bottle to drop out full of water but I got my feet washed instead. The wife was standing about 50 metres away and nearly peed herself laughing.

I’ll know next time.

Well yesterday I went to the Thai equivalent of Makro to have a look, its down the road from Carrefour big store has everything.

And in the freezers there are pies Cornish pasties proper sausages and the bacon is a lot cheaper

How long has the Carrefour been open in Udon?

Somebody told me it had only recently opened and they were on the waiting list to get a job there.

Carrefour opened on the 1st April this year.

Get someone to stand guard & watch for them doing it again then give them a good hiding. Another alternative would be to get a heavy to pay them a visit/confront them and warn them if they do it again it will not just be a warning that they will get.