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15 hours ago, altayvan said:

 

 They picked me up at 2pm. I booked the round trip transfers  when I bought the ferry tickets

I use an adapter, 3 pin to 2, works fine

On 9/18/2023 at 8:16 PM, Mutt Daeng said:

I've just watched Manhunter, which was recommended by @xylophone earlier in this topic, and it was very good IMHO. I got it from TGx.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091474/

I enjoyed it as well. Watched a British movie last night, Bank of Dave, enjoyed that too.

Not quite Chivas. I've tried Surfshark, Express and another VPN whose name escapes me, but some years ago someone on here recommended Browsec so I tried it and imo their premium service is at least as good as anything out there and they are probably the cheapest on the market. Their customer service is also second to none.

1 hour ago, xylophone said:

Many, many thanks for this recommendation (About Time) because I enjoyed it immensely, and I had a moment of sadness during it, mainly because the love affair between Tom and Mary was lovely, and intense, and I recalled the few times that I had been in love like that, but then realised that the chances of that happening at the age of 76 were zero! Lovely movie, thank you.

 

Nearly forgot that I thought the song, "How Long Will I Love you" was brilliant and so very well performed by Jon Boden, Sam Sweeney and Ben Coleman – – haunting and I've downloaded it to listen to on occasion.

Glad you enjoyed it xylo. Did you know that the writer, Richard Curtis, also wrote Love Actually, Notting Hill, Four Weddings.......and The Boat that Rocks, all really good movies.

3 hours ago, D2Pipes said:

Why don'r you open  a Thai £sterling account and transfer £sterling from your UK account to your Thai account?
My UK bank, Barclays, has no charge for International £sterling transfers to Thailand and the Thai bank charges a £12 receiving fee.

Doing this means I can transfer £sterling, whenever I want, from my Thai strerling bank account to my  Thai Baht bank account with no trnsfer charge. Bankok bank exchange rate lies between their buying and selling rate but I can't remember the term they use.

I too can transfer sterling whenever I like and Wise uses the commercial rate, which is far better than BB's rates. There is no receiving fee either. Next time you change currency, I suggest you have a look at what you would have saved with Wise, I reckon you'll have a big surprise.

1 hour ago, Daffy D said:

Is it this one ? 

About Time    IMDB rating  7.8

 

Downloaded today will watch it in the coming days 

 

Yes, I've watched it twice and will probably watch it again. Enjoy.

A reminder to those of you who haven't yet watched Outrageous Fortune, it's definitely the best series to have come out of New Zealand and I was gutted, when it finally came to an end and I found that there will be no more. There are a couple of websites that host all 6 seasons and if you can't find them let me know.

35 minutes ago, xylophone said:

I noticed on BBC iPlayer that there was a movie from the 80s, called "Manhunter", the title of which I vaguely remembered, but could remember nothing about the film itself, so I decided to watch it, and am so pleased that I did because it was a very entertaining/good movie IMO.

I'm going to watch that xylo, good revues on IMDB as well.

Yes, there are still a few locals, here in KP, who don't exploit tourists, but I've also heard of foreigners sub letting cheaper properties and it wont take long for the Thais to cotton on. Good luck with your hunting next year.

19 hours ago, Daffy D said:

Agree, have read all his books  

Unfortunately he sold out to ghost writers in later years and I gave up reading their garbage some years back..

Prices have tripled, at least, during the last 10 years. Israelis and Russians have been buying, building and renting decent properties on the Island and prices have shot up. Before you book anything, make sure that the property has access to year round water, as lack of rain in Koh Phangan and Samui, along with a virtual non existence of planning permission for new properties is creating a MAJOR problem.

I watched The Valet (2022) yesterday evening and thoroughly enjoyed it. Well acted, funny, sad and above all entertaining.

2 hours ago, biervoormij said:

Can you give an update when you finish the LOST series? I stopped watching just because of other things going on in my life but think I had friends tell me they lost interest in the later seasons.  If you think it is good all the way through I will have to download it.

Most of the stuff I watch is recommended by the IMDB users, as is Lost and according to the majority it's worth watching to the end. I've just finished Season 4 and I'll try and remember to give you the heads up when i get to the end.

"the well-organized criminal group" have been arrested????

8 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

Thanks for the update.

It is not in the press as far as I can see.

A very sad event.  ☹️

Yes, very sad, especially being all young people. What I can't understand is that very little that goes on in KP gets in the press. When I came here 11 years ago, I was told that more than 100 people died in MC accidents per year on KP, and I've heard of some terrible examples. It makes me wonder if that kind of news is deliberately suppressed.

It's quite possible that she didn't know that she was pregnant, it seems that nobody else did. I knew a young lady, many years ago, who went to her doctor to complain of stomach pains. When he examined her he told her she was having a baby and sent her straight to hospital, where she gave birth 2 days later. She'd had no idea that she was pregnant.

"Can't cure stupidity of the Thais/Burmese riding the pick-up"

They're young blokes Robin. I remember some of the stupid things that I did when I was young, I was banned from driving 3 times, which may have saved my life. These kids aren't going to question the safety of all piling into the pickup, it's the job of those responsible for the transport to keep them safe.