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If you are shooting in Jpeg and want the skin tones perfect, every time you really have no choice other than to set a custom white balance for each shot, preferably using a grey card.  Other than that, shoot RAW. 

Post processing isn't difficult. It intimidates many people because it seems so overwhelming a first. Pick a photo, and follow a tutorial on youtube or online and you'll have it down in no time. 

I've been looking at them too, so far only found sources online...

You need to identify the location on the relevant town plan (assuming that you are in a location that has a town plan). This will tell you what uses are permitted and the maximum floor to area ratio (F.A.R.) so say the FAR is 1:7 on a 1 rai site the FAR would be 1,600 sqm x 7 = 11,200 sqm (Gross Built Up Area). But just because you have that max GBA doesn't mean you can build it, as setback and height restrictions will almost certainly apply...

Building height is subject to various factors, the width of the primary access road being the main one, but it can also be affected by other ordinance such as restrictions due to the town plan or the proximity of the airport.

A rule of thumb, is that the maximum height should be the width of the frontage road and the setback allowance, multiplied by two. Although note that in areas where the road is less than 10m wide the maximum height should not exceed 23m.

Setback allowances vary by a number of factors, proximity to other buildings, water courses, width of the road, coast line, forestry etc.

Multiple pieces of legislation and regulations, all of which are in Thai, must be consulted. This is not something that can be done by phone.

If it's a sizable development you should seek professional advice, but then again I'm biased so I would say that wouldn't I?

I shot this last week from the Starview condo on Rama 3

Fire in the sky by Marcus Burtenshaw, on Flickr

and there's a few more where that came from

Very nice. Where is it?

It's a Sansiri estate in Nonthaburi.

The lake at my housing estate. (Ok late dusk, not quite night time yet)

Yeah no fish in the Gulf of Thailand, me and my buddies snagged them all back in March this year.

You can buy them in B2S

Sounds like fun, but am not into very serious simulators. I've been playing War Thunder quite a bit on the PC, its free to play. They have a sim mode which is pretty good too.

Yeah BF4, for the PC, is fun

I spoke to a Microsoft rep here and they confirmed that they have no plans to officially release the One or Xbox Live in Thailand.

Can't you just buy one in Singers?

Could do, I have an original Xbox and a 360 (both purchased in SG) but increasingly Xbox is releasing more and more regionally restricted apps and features on Live, e.g. voice control for kinect.

So wondering whether its really worth it.

In fact, looking at the latest game releases, I might even skip a generation.I haven't seen a stand out, must have, game yet, that I can't get on the PC.

I often do, as to whether I get hit by customs depends on who I ship with. EMS gets hit less often.

I spoke to a Microsoft rep here and they confirmed that they have no plans to officially release the One or Xbox Live in Thailand. Their research does not support a release, apparently the market is too small.

So knowing that there will never be any official release I too find myself tempted to go over to the PS4 (for the first time since the PS One!).

Good thread, if anyone gets an Xbox One please let us know whether the HDMI input works with True Vision.

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Most original 360 games in Bangkok are Asian region. Dont see so many US region games for sale here. Play-asia.com is a good choice though if you don't mind ordering online

After the RROD's seen with 360, I will hold off on making a decision on either until 6 months after launch.

My breakfast is typically hot oatmeal prepared with water, 1 scoop of vanilla protein shake, and a handful of frozen raspberries / blueberries. Keeps me going right through to lunch, and even on to dinner on my fast days.

Just like to add that I have been on the 5:2 diet since January this year, when I weighed 103 kgs.

Intermittent fasting really does work, but importantly it suits my lifestyle. I only have to really think about what I eat twice a week where I eat no more than 600 calories When I started I expected that I may binge on the days following the fast, but that really doesnt happen. In fact, the process of closely monitoring my food intake twice a week means that i am much more aware of what I eat throughout the rest of the week too.

Today I weigh 91kgs. In fact I just got back from a trip top the UK where my weight jumped up to 94kgs, so have lost 3Kgs in two weeks, before I left for my holiday I was at 89Kgs, I know without a shadow of a doubt that I will lose those two extra kilos and continue my downward trajectory to my target weight of 85Kgs which I am quite confident I will achieve my October.

I must also add that, as I started to lose weight I hit a plateau around March at about 97kgs so I then took up running and I havent looked back.

What follows is a graph of my weightloss journey which is tracked by my Withing wifi scale which I purchased in April, hence more measurements after that time. :

Your story left me wondering why you're so fixated on a kilogram weight target. I would suggest that you get a DEXA scan done whenever you're in the UK, so you can track your bodyfat percentage and have a better idea of what weight you want to be. There's no point losing muscle to reach a weight goal and unless you get your percentages checked, you'll never know where you are.

For example, I'm 105 kg at 12% bodyfat right now. That might seem like a lot of weight, but, other than stripping a few percent off there's not much fat to lose unless I wanted to become an underwear model sporting a sharp 6- pack..., so my weight is fairly close to ideal at 105 kg. Last year I was 102 kg at 9% bodyfat. I really don't have a lot of spare weight unless I want to strip muscle and I work too hard for that to want to start losing it.

A DEXA scan is the best method of testing bodyfat currently available to the public. You should be able to find a lab with a scanner somewhere in the UK. I get it done whenever I return to :Australia. Unfortunately we have no idea if this can be done in Thailand.

I dont get back to the UK often enough to have a DEXA / bodypod scan, and frankly I doubt they'll have them in my home town anyway. I'm not solely focussed on weight, my body fat as measured by electric induction from my Withing's scale, is roughly 20%, down from 30+% when I started measuring. So still have some way to go before I get to down to my target levels of sub 15%.

I am of course aware that the best way of measuring body fat is calipers or a DEXA / Bodypod, and that electric induction really measures the resistance in the body and this can be thrown off by water retention, so I always measure at the same time of day under roughly the same conditions, so whilst it may not be perfect, its consistent and gives me an indication of where I am heading.

I have also recently begun strength training to increase my lean body mass to preserve what musculature I have and am making (slow) progress on this count. The point I really wanted to make was that IF work's for me, and I find it to be a very sustainable way to diet.

I posted a detailed update in the other thread on coconut oil as intermittent fasting was discussed there too, http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/657002-the-hype-about-coconut-oil-for-weight-loss-is-it-for-real/page-3 but just remembered that we started talking about it here.

To add to that though my running has been going great, now regularly running 6.5 - 8 kms had a few issues, but more from lack of knowledge about running than anything else (didnt buy shoes an extra size bigger than normal etc, didnt do a gait analysis so the shoes I bought didnt give me enough support). Fixed that now and the weight continues to drop, except a slight hiccup during a recent trip back to the West Country where I enjoyed a little too much cider, and a few too many Cornish pasties and scones with clotted cream, but Im reversing those issues too now. It works for me,and I reckon it can work for others too.

Oh and just to keep it on topic, Im a big fan of Thai food cooked with coconut oil. It makes it so much healthier (coconut oil handles heat much better) and gives dishes a new leash of life, phad see eiw with coconut poil is great (and yup you can eat that on a 5:2 diet and still lose weight, the proof is in graph above).