adamtwilley

Agreed, i am here to learn to dive. I am currently going through my IDC. Diving alone i must have spent 200,000 upwards. I don't see how earning a little while i spend a fortune is an issue.

Money into Thailand, as none of my money goes out must exceed 500,000bht.

I will say one thing about koh tao. Dodging immigration is fairly easy, we are a tiny island. As soon as they get here we know. Plus the main copper owns the land the house i live in. Mine should be one of the safe havens.

I like Thailand and want to stay longer, like others I am just going to have to stump up and pay. I would like to find permanent employment when i finish IDC first though.

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Here is a big one, what about divemaster interns. Between the full moon lot and them they spend lots in the bars. Divemaster takes at least one month most spend longer.. Most are not working and actively boosting the Thai economy. Without the violence or bad image of the party lot in Thailand.

The military declared an amnesty to illegal workers for the period of one year to allow the tourist industry to adapt. We think however this was aimed at the Burmese, not westerners.

As i stated if they made the system clearer, easier and cheaper more people would have the appropriate visa, in turn more revenue from visa's.

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I am interested to know how the new visa rules are going to affect the islands.

Firstly i can only speak for koh tao. I have been to the other islands but not lived there.

Here 90% of the workforce is illegal. A mixture of westerners and Burmese. A lot only work here for a few months whilst training, then there are us which are more permanent. With the stricter rules, it will have a massive impact on tourism here. There are not many Thai diving instructors or dive masters. This would leave the island massively understaffed, many businesses both Thai and ferang would have to close.

Like the other island's koh tao is still rapidly expanding. Have these businesses made a monumental error?

The good news is there will be less competition for work, but also less work. If the same numbers come it would be mayhem, and not to mention unsafe.

I am sure more people would get the appropriate visa's if they made them cheaper and easier to obtain.

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Those of you saying you are insured need to quieten down or more people will end up in this mess. Most insurance policies for travellers and expats list motorcycle's aswell as other activities as high risk and subsequently do not cover it regardless of your domestic qualifications.

I have held a full UK bike license for 12 years and i am not cover for motorcycle accidents of any cc.

This forum is full of alot of helpful information but there is also alot of rubbish and know it all's which know squat.

The small print is if in doubt ring your insurer, better still have them email you the proof. Then you are safe financially.

Always insure you have the adequate certification for the vehicle you are driving, for both practical and legal reasons.

Drugs, alcohol, speeding, drunk passengers, taxi's, drunk pedestrians, kids, dodgy roads, sand, leaves and many other dangers presented to riders here. Even us licensed drivers get a headace, i hate to think how it feels to drive here without a license. My brain would melt.

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Chaweng. As you come out of tesco onto the main road turn left. Walk for upto 5 mins, no further. Its called JJ Secondhand City

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Found a second hand city near tesco lotus. They had a PS3 for 6000bht and it came with a free game. Staff were friendly and demonstrated a working product..

Now where can i buy games?

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The process in question is called migration. Microsoft's definition of changing machine is based on hard drive chipset. I have successfully migrated windows on motherboards with identical chipsets. If using an OEM version you have a limited amount of automated activations per month and per lifetime. If i remember right its 10. Anything over this has to be verified by a Microsoft Rep or any changes. This is the type of Windows from your local pc store both installed and DVD . OEM and retail are identical, just one comes with a box and sticker. The license covers 1 machine and is non transferable. Though people think it is. New machine, new copy.

If using a multi-license copy ie a version which ships on dell. They have a few cd keys shared between thousands of machines. They use the SLIC info to verify it is authentic dell. They also use this on the desktop counterparts. This type of license will never fail activation as long as the bios is intact, but under no circumstances is it transferable. If they did you are very lucky. Multi-user license's are closely guarded.

Dell, Compaq, HP, eMachines, Acer, Asus, Alienware, Lenovo and pretty much all the top manufacturers use multi-user licensing, as it makes piracy harder.

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I agree with the people who say you have to take into account who wrote it.

What is socially normal for him, may not be the same as younger people. I believe he is at least 40.

People who are in Thailand are well aware of the dangers. For a lot it is the whole reason they are here. Adventure.

You can have the best night or worst night. Its what you make of it and how you interact with people.

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Funnily enough though i was looking into getting a laptop.

It does appear if you are able to install windows and crack it, this is your best option.

There is no need to spend more than 19,000 for a decent laptop, which is capable of playing the latest games.

i7 is overkill for a laptop. The only exception would be for video editors.

GPU power is often under looked in laptops, as well as often being massively underpowered.

A well balanced machine will serve you best. Price performance ratio at the minute is Intel i5 with nVidia GT740m, 6GB RAM. Other than editing the dedicated gpu will improve all round visual performance and interact more like a desktop.

All other options are more user based. The three core area's are cpu, ram and gpu.

Hope this helps.

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Thank you i will have a look tomorrow.

Anyone else know any more places?

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No. With laptops the licensing is different. Motherboards contain SLIC information embedded in the bios chip. If you bought a preinstalled version, it will match the code on the BIOS chip. Its an added layer of security to the CD key. Rewriting this data is possible but should only be attempted by a professional. It will brick the motherboard if done incorrectly.

Windows loader emulates the same behavior, this is how it tricks windows into appearing genuine. It is widely available on torrent sites.

By this very logic switching the motherboards for like for like will not invalidate the oem license.

Desktops use a different type of licensing which protects against migration. The sata controller id acts as a variant bios, and in my opinion is more effective. Again like for like would have no effect, but upgrading would invalidate warranty.

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Where would i be able to purchase an xbox 360 on samuii?

Thank you..

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