Florin

Make sure that both the TV and the DVD player are both set to the same color input mode (from the remote/on-screen menu)...mine needed the signal to be set to YUV instead of RGB, setting it to RGB would produce a horrifying green image. Since you have the same problem with the laptop also, it must be the setting on your TV.

All the people in my soi who I have talked to support Samak with a strange vigor. I think the PPP has bought the whole soi.

I wonder why no one imagines that a lot of regular people actually want the PPP in power, do you really think you can buy a zealot for life with a couple of hundred baht and a bottle of whiskey? All that buys is one vote on election day...

I really loathe the PAD for what they're doing, no matter who comes out on top in the end, political instability and a downward spiraling economy is guaranteed as long as they continue with their protests.

The fact that they claim some kind of moral high ground (and that people actually BELIEVE that) is shocking...they're similar to so many other well-funded protest movements around the world, just a bunch of big-mouthed losers with absolutely no solutions. All they do is follow the bidding of their financial backers...

The last time people voted Democrat they ended up with the wonderful governor Apirak, whose policies so far have included, let's see:

-bicycle lanes on busy Bangkok roads...the lane being a strip of white paint on the road

-GPS-equipped taxis, woohoo...they don't come with actual mapping software that the driver can view, they are instead connected to stations around town where people are expected to wait for a specially equipped taxi like for the bus, while dozens of available ones zoom by

-the completion of the BTS extension across the river...first it was scheduled for end of 2007, then end of 2008, now spring 2009...I see that they have taken the major step of replacing the maps in stations and trains with neatly taped-over updated ones...so we're all set for maps, all we need are the actual functional stations and trains! But of course, according to the poor guy, no one let him get this done...not the TRT, not the military government, not the PPP, surely only the Democrats can achieve this!

It's ridiculous that this madness is allowed to continue and destroy the spirit, image and financial health of this country...the Philippines and Indonesia are great examples of people power gone too dam_n far, to the point where absolutely nothing gets done anymore!

Try this: www.livestation.com - very impressed so far! And it even seems kinda sorta legal...

Minneapolis/St. Paul?

Bandung it is! Your turn...

Nope, but you got closer still...

No, but you're in the right country and island!

Sorry for the delay, gotta subscribe to this topic...not Chiang Mai and not Singapore, but Singapore is significantly closer still...the building shown is one of the city's top historic attractions. Also, its architecture is unique in that it combines one colonial style with (I believe several) styles indigenous to the country it's in.

No, no and no...Bangkok is the closest choice geographically. A clue: this city has about 2-3 million dwellers.

I am just saying that legally you are not allowed to even touch that gun, only your wife is!

Please show where the law states this, normally anyone can use a registered firearm if the registered owner is present, whether that be on a range or shooting cans on a farm. It may be different in Thailand but that is the way it is in most places.

That doesn't make any sense...what about this kind of scenario:

I don't have a criminal record and get a license and a gun. I have a friend who is mentally deranged and would never be granted such a license...can this guy legally shoot someone in self defense in my house with my gun just because I'm also there? It would seem to be a pretty big loophole that would allow people who would normally never be granted licenses to operate/shoot a gun.

And I'm not talking about shooting range rules, but about using someone else's gun on private property

Maybe it's actually an air purification program, the bikers are supposed to act as free mobile dust/smog inhalers...seriously, who in their right mind would drive a bike down a Bangkok main road? In sois or moobans yes, but there is no traffic there anyway. All someone would need is a whiff of Klongtoey market from a bike to put them off that idea for good.

What danger? I think there's a much slimmer chance here of getting beaten up, robbed or killed...some of the expats here exhibit the kind of behavior that in their home countries would get their heads bashed in 10 seconds. As for the women...try buying a house for a woman you met a week before in a bar in London/Paris, etc. and see how long the relationship will last

Yeah, that's the main point here: how can it possibly be legal to buy a gun in someone else's name and use it yourself? I'm not debating the morals of the issue, or whether foreigners in Thailand can own guns, simply that you can't just shoot someone if you're not licensed to carry a gun! I think the example of the sports club is off topic, since it's clearly not your intended purpose for the firearm.

Having a gun license is not the same as having a license to kill. I am sure that if you walk around with a legal gun it's not permitted to just shoot and kill people. My main point of starting this discussion is not to debate about the issues around gun's but simply to find out where the gun shops are and what the cost of a new gun would be.

I am just saying that legally you are not allowed to even touch that gun, only your wife is!

Yeah, that's the main point here: how can it possibly be legal to buy a gun in someone else's name and use it yourself? I'm not debating the morals of the issue, or whether foreigners in Thailand can own guns, simply that you can't just shoot someone if you're not licensed to carry a gun! I think the example of the sports club is off topic, since it's clearly not your intended purpose for the firearm.

My hovercraft is full of eels.

Flickr is great...keeps photos in their original size - www.flickr.com

Oops, sorry for the delay...here's a fun one:

Go for it the next time these people have a party: www.myspace.com/clubsomabkk - a great opportunity to meet some very nice people, both Thai and farang!

It's definitely a huge leap from Firefox 2.0 and has now become my browser of choice...btw, though, word is that the final release will be the same as the current RC2 release (unless "showstopper" bugs are found), so whatever problem people have with it now will likely be also found in the final version.

That being said, it works well for me!

Only place in ssamerica which would be that developed would be Santiago de Chile, I reckon...

Are they not a branch of Thai Airways ?

They're the Beer Singha airline, actually

13K, 56sqm - one bedroom+living room+balcony, near Phra Khanong BTS.

There's also the .NET Framework 2.0, a separate version to 1.1 (they work side by side, no upgrade...so retarded), you may already have that one on your system...

Go across to Vientiane and hop on a domestic flight to Luang Prabang with Lao Airlines.

Actually, you get one UOB Reward Point for 20 Baht, but 1 ROP mile = 2.5 UOB points, so yeah, 50 Baht/mile.