Swamp Thing

I'm an alien and proud of it!

Thanks very much for all the tips.

At the moment I'll stick with downloading from opensubtitles.org and using VLC media player, but I may take up some of the other ideas at a later date.

Thanks again.

Wa-hey! Happy days are here again!

Using opensubtitles.org and unzipping the file, I've now got subtitles on the movies.

I spent some time on this yesterday to no avail. I thought I would ask on TV and in a short time the problem is solved.

Thanks very much for the replies.

Thanks for your detailed reply, bt, I may use your recommendations at a later date.

draftvader, If only I could say it was a mistake.

I'll try that and get back to you.

Thanks for the reply.

I'd like to add English subtitles to downloaded movies.

I've tried searching for a method online, but none of them work for me.

I've tried downloading zip files, renaming them so that they have the same title as the movie, putting them in the same folder as the movie and using VLC media player with the subtitles option engaged to play the movie. No subtitles appear.

Can anybody tell me which method they use to add subtitles to a movie?

Cue posts which are a variation on this;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAtSw3daGoo

'Four months! A spring chicken. I was given an apple on my 21st birthday, I'm 81 now and it's still as fresh as the day it was picked. Top that'.

How about the all-timber temple. It's an amazing building.

Also the Chinese/Thai museum a bit out of town. Some amazing works of art and life-size statues etc. Anyone know the name?

The all-timber temple is well worth a visit. Some excellent carvings. It's called The Sanctuary of Truth.

http://www.sanctuaryoftruth.com/

I also agree on the Chinese/Thai museum being put on your list. It's one of my favourite museums.

It's called;

Anek Kuson Sala (Viharna Sien)

Address: Na Jomtien Km 160, Sukhumvit Road, Pattaya.

Local name อเนกกุศลศาลา (วิหารเซียน)

Sharing one of wifey's delicious meals, then eating fruit, carefully chopped and prepared by me, while watching a movie, then off to bed for some How's your father.

Lovely.

Back on topic, the road that runs round Bang Phra reservoir and then on to Sriracha has some good twisties.

I went for a ride on this route this morning. Very enjoyable. Fresh air, lovely views and a road through woodland with twisties. I was hoping to find a nice place to sit and enjoy a sip of water when I found an open area, set back from the road, with public seating in the shade of a tree and a view that was out of this world. A wide view of the lake, with trees on the far side and hills in the background shrouded in mist. Wonderful.

Thank you for this recommendation.

On the way back I decided to make the route circular, so I turned left from the Sukhumvit at Si Racha and went on to the 3241. A bit urban to begin with, but a nice wide road with little traffic at that time. However, after passing through a couple of small roundabouts, the road becomes more rural, very smooth with sections to cruise on, then twisties to do a bit of leaning in to. Wa-hey! (Steady on, old-timer...). A very enjoyable ride.

Then on to the 331 to loop back home.

A.s.h.

On re-reading my last post, I meant road 36, left onto the 331, then left to the 3240.

I'll be trying the Bang Phra reservoir route soon. Thanks, BKKB.

Papa Al, I went on the Bypass as part of my ride yesterday, en route to Jomtien. It's a useful road, amazingly empty at many times of the day, in comparison to the S racetrack, as you correctly call it.

I went out for a ride at 7:30 this morning.

Up road 36, turned left on to road 3240. Lovely, smooth, twisty rural road and the exceptional thing was, a cool breeze blowing. No trucks blowing big fart-noises in my ear. Very enjoyable.

Down to Lake Maprachan, where there was some sort of cycling event going on, which I was very happy to see. On to the Sukhumvit and down to Jomtien Beach for a cold bottle of water. Then home for breakfast.

A great way to spend a few hours on a Sunday morning.

A superb hobby.

I have a proposal.

This year, in Thailand, New Year is to be celebrated on 29/30 of January. The bars will be packed. Those who want to, can eat, drink and be merry.

Beverages can be purchased the next day, from supermarkets etc, and stored. If anybody wants a hair-of-the-dog session, they can go to the bar the next night until midnight.

On New Year proper, the stored beverages can be unleashed at home amongst friends and family.

Everybody wins. Dr Killjoy has a successful proposal, the bars make their money and New Year becomes a three day celebration. (All without driving, of course).

A similar thing could be done for Songkran. Shift the dates.

It's even better when you have someone with you...either pillion or another bike. You can get out and see sights that neither have seen before, find new roads that can be used later, and enjoy the companionship at stops where you can talk about where you were and where you're going.

If you post up the general area you live the board members will be glad to give pointers about roads to try out.

Indeed. This could also be a good socialiser.

I live just outside Pattaya.

All good responses. I'm happy to read them.

As I've mentioned, I was a cyclist for years. On-road, off-road, distance and local. It was a hobby to me and made me feel content. I miss that.

But since getting the PCX, I've had a feeling that I have found another hobby which brings me a similar feelings of pleasure. I'm getting older and pushing pedals in a country that never gets cool is something I may not relish as much as I did. But on my Sunday trip, I relaxed, enjoyed the motion and the feeling of not travelling in a box, and felt I'd found a hobby that I could do and continue to do.

To once again study maps, work out (preferably) circular routes and head off to places, not with the intention of getting from A to B quickly, but with the feeling of enjoying the trip from the moment of firing up the engine. To even enjoy a short trip to the shops.

I've been looking for something like this and I've found it.

She forgot, (or didn't know), one of the golden rules of travelling.

If you are approached by a local when in a foreign country, they are probably up to no good.

1,000 baht per person?!? They're having a laugh!

I'm on the case.

I've bought a WD My Passport Ultra and I am copying my files onto it.

The scary bit is that when I install Windows 7, everything will be erased, so I've got to be confident that all my files are safely on the Passport and can be transferred.

I am intending to buy a 2GB RAM and either install it myself or pay a geek to do it. Does anybody know of a computer shop where i might get this done, in the area of Pattaya?

A brief update.

I can't find a shop which has the LX7 in stock and BC in Central are not able to order it for me.

So, after reading the reviews and watching numerous vids on YouTube, I will go for another camera recommended on this thread, the RX100. The picture and video quality seem very good and there are lots of manual control options.

I've been reading the thread from Costas with interest, but I am sticking to my budget.

Thanks to all who replied.

Thank you for more food for thought.

All things considered, I'm sticking with the plan of buying an LX7. If I can get anything like those pics posted by MJP from it, I'll be very happy. Particularly the night shot. I've always found it difficult not to have graininess in the night pics I've taken.

I've been to three branches of Big Camera and none of them have the camera in stock. So I'm going to order it from BC. Wifey says I'm setting myself up for a rip-off, as apparently I have to pay in advance, but I'll chance it.

I'll be doing this later next week, so any more input is welcome, before the final decision is made.

Yes, the RX100 at 13,000. Same price as the LX7.

So, what to do? From the recommendations on here, the reviews I've read online and the vids I've watched on YouTube, I'm going for the LX7.

Any further thoughts and opinions are welcome.

Thanks to all for helping me to narrow it down. This is just what I hoped for.

Thanks for the replies.

Particular thanks for your brief but very welcome reply, MJP. I've followed up on your suggestion by reading some reviews and the LX7 sounds just the ticket.

I've also read some good reviews on the Sony RX100. Does anybody have any thoughts on this camera?