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It's okay to make fun of and mistreat the blacks, "Packies," and assorted other minorities back home

Is it?

RIP. Poor Bloke.

break the news that within 6 months a new ‘law’ will be passed exempting owners who have 1st Class insurance from having to carry the CTPL.

Annoying!! bit late for me

Got mine yesterday from Thaipanich bank. I needed the vehicle reg docs and a copy of the GF's ID card as it is in her name.

Thanks Jayenram, great link BTW!

Hiya,

I need to get my por ror bor (compulsory car insurance) today. I understand from the above posts that I can get it from a bank, but what will I need to bring with me and how much is it nowadays? (this is a very old thread!)

Cheers!

phonics are playing this year where do you buy the tickets

Read the thread above!

I bought Bangkok Rock concert tickets last year, mainly because Stereophonics were headlining, but they pulled out at the last minute! Still a good weekend tho...

China town BKK, I tink

I wouldn't call China Town an "expat" disctrict per se, most of them will be Thai citizens I imagine.

The Soi's around Prom Phong BTS station are all heavily populated by Japanese and Korean expats. Soi Thanya (spelling) is a "night time" entertainment area catering to the same demographic.

you will not believe this but i have even seen farang driving motorcycles. shameful.

And then?....

What a very odd post.

I think ozone depletion is a major reason.

In recent years, the incidence and severity of sunburn has increased worldwide, especially in the southern hemisphere, because of damage to the ozone layer. Ozone depletion and the seasonal ozone hole has led to dangerously high levels of UV radiation

Source: Wikipedia.

I must disagree with this most - you were unlucky - beautiful Island, not commercialised, lovely beaches and 3hrs from Bangkok - cheaper (and a better calss of tourist) than the costas of Thailand, phuket, Samui etc - I always stay at the beach house (left off the ferry) or Coral Beach Lovely beach with an airy jetty and no crowds. Koh Samet is one of Thailands best kept secrets which is why the Thais favour it - frequented by Thai Royals and TV personalities.

I have to disagree with you on that point.. Samet is perhaps Thailand's worst island it has to offer in my opinion. There's just nothing special about it.. I suppose for an easy getaway from Bangkok it's better than nothing, but really why not go a bit further to the islands around Koh Chang?

I agree that Koh Samet has gone downhill in a big way, overcrowded, loud and dirty. Unless of course you would like to spend a bit more and stay on one of the more expensive resorts such as Lima Coco, even so, I feel there are far better places such as certian areas of Koh Chang and Krabi.

Thanks guys, I have done as suggested by Lopburi and Oxford Will, but I am still having problems. When I press Send/Recieve a little box pops up asking for me to put my password in again (it is already in the settings). Even when I enter this it keeps coming up with the same box asking for my password?!

Should both the incoming and outgoing servers be pop.gmail.com?

Thanks for the reply, but unfortunately I am unable to view the gmail website due to restrictions in my office. Is there any other way of finding out the correct settings?

Hi All,

I am trying to configure my GMail account on my Outlook (2007) so that I can receive emails directly without having to log into gmail etc.

However I am having trouble setting it up.

Should I use POP3 or HTTP? If it is POP3 then what setting should I use for the incoming and outgoing servers? Do I need to tick the "SPA" box?

Thanks in advance.

There is a thread on this in the Bangkok forum.

For the record, midnight shutdown in Molly Malones last night.

I was out in Molly Malones last night and it happened again. This time the fun police turned up at midnight! in the middle of the the Wales/France rugby match!

Hiya,

I was out last night for the opening of the "Q-Up" bar (above Q-bar). All was going swimmingly until loads of fun-police came in at about 1am with video cameras and torches and closed the place down. The bar was vacated and everyones ID's were checked.

I know this is not exactly a new thing in Bangkok, but I haven't seen it happen for ages. There were also rumours that RCA got closed down at a similar time. (can anyone confirm?)

Maybe the days of all night parties are gone...again...for now.

Cheers.

I am also waiting with baited breath for this service. I am hoping some other companies enter the market so I can cancel my subscription to True!!

Hello all,

First of all, let me apolagise in advance for what is quite possibly the most boring thread ever to grace Thaivisa...

Anyway, I have a 2003 Toyota Altis 1.8 Sport and the other day I broke the little plastic door to the small compartment in the centre of the dashboard. It appears the little plastic bits that hold the little "door" in place have broken, which means that it will not remain shut and all my CD's keep falling out

So my question; is it possible to buy replacements for interior parts for cars of this sort of age? if so where?

See I told you it was boring!!

Thanks!!!!

Yes, this is really annoying!! I speak Thai and it doesn't really help to stop the barrage of "Han-lorrrrrrrr's"

Grammatical errors aside, what a senseless death. RIP.

This is a common problem here, that i have heard many times.

Alot of dentists will try and "sell you up" by telling you that you need surgury that in reality is not essential (usually a root canal). Similarly, doctors often suggest that you take a selection of unecessary pills for a common cold.

A root canal is a serious procedure and should not be carried out on a whim. Get a second opinion.

tourists getting sweat, lost, and can not communicated in thai.

Maybe you should work for the TAT?

Spent 4 months in India and now I wouldn't touch a "UK curry" It's not what Indians eat at all.

Good for you for stayin there for 4 months, did you get a chance to see the Taj Mahal?

You probably know that most curry houses in the UK actually serve Bangldeshi cuisine.

Anyway, having sampled (what I have been told is) "authentic" Indian food from the Indian disctricts of places such as Dubai, KL, Penang and Singapore, I still have to say that I prefer the British style Indian.

I have the same opinion of authentic Chinese food vs Anglicised Chinese food BTW......

...Ahh c'mon Briggsy...you can tell us....after all TIT....as they say,,,,what about it Briggsy eh got a bit stashed away ave ya ?...ave ya ? ....nudge nudge ...wink wink....