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At the moment I'm using the cheap tall tripod that came with my camcorder (which is fine for stills but does not have smooth enough panning for video) but what never leaves my bag is a Gorillapod from Joby: http://joby.com/gorillapod/slr/ its compact and functional.

4. Yes, you can get a building permit for a house on leased land.

Some good advice here, but note that a building permit only indicates that you have permission to build the approved design in that specific location. It does not confer ownership of any sort real estate interest (eg fee simple / usufruct / leasehold interest).

The thing with cameras (and technology of all sorts) is that the best camera for you will always be out in another six months.

As to the OP, one of the reasons I recently scaled up was to learn how to use a camera properly, but I suppose image quality, depth of field, low light performance, remote release, shutter speed and flexibility are all good reasons too.

That said, I'm still keen to get a decent P&S, primarily for my wife but also as a useful size to stow away in a pocket on fishing trips etc.

The challenge matters, and I know its hard to target true specimens at BSR, but for me freshwater fishing is as much about the setting as it is the fish.

I could not care less about dual pricing as I pay what I think the fishing is worth, and BSR IMHO delivers value for money, if that's what I'm after.

I don't fish freshwater as often as I'd like, and BSR is good for scratching that itch when it arises, but given the luxury of time etc I'd choose a more natural setting if possible.

Yeah I have read that a lot of Oly owners buy them, apparently the IBIS compliments the lens really well.

Yeah, I see what you mean that looks nice too

How much is that lens for the GF1? I fancy grabbing one for my Olympus, but am not sure whether I should go for that or a telephoto first...

I noticed no restriction on using modes etc. These were taken using the B&W grainy film art filter on my Olympus EP1 when I first brought it (I am shooting a lot more manual now though, and will post another when I get home.)

The light bulbs in my front room

Same subject different view

13. If you release the Thais, here's the deal: We can do a hit soap opera featuring a compassionate Cambodian heroine who fights against all odds to help free a group of Thais arrested for illegal entry. And for the sake of the "cultural cooperation" pledged by both prime ministers, we'll have any Cambodian actress of your choice play that heroine.

No,no, no. Never, never, never. There can be only one lady for this role. Nong Natt.

Having vast knowledge of Thai soaps is something I would hide from the world.

But that's just me.

Mentioning Nong Natt's name does not really display a deep knowledge of soap operas, whilst she has been in a few videos, they are mostly of the illegally distributed VCD kind...

Nice article thanks for sharing.

the big thing with natural spots in and around Bangkok is that they are likely to hold only smaller specimens. For an experience that is as close to a natural lake as possible in and around Bangkok, I suggest checking out Fishing World in Minburi. Stock density is at about the levels you'd find in a stocked lake in the West, i.e. its easier to blank but it makes catches more valuable.

If you do get the chance to Kanchanaburi and fish the reservoirs there do so, as its great, but for the best experience go during the start of rainy season.

Jomtien beach

1. Yes.

2. Depends on the TV but most TV's purchased here can do both NTSC and PAL

3. The hardware is the same, so yes its interchangeable. The 360 itself is modded via a chip or software exploit.

4. Don't know.

5. Depends. There are no Thai 360's per se. There are Japanese versions, Asian versions (SG and HK) as well as US and Eurpoean models also being available. (although the latter of these are harder to find)

6. Again, it depends, most TVs are both PAL and NTSC, but note that some (but not all) DVD players here are region locked.

I'm keen to learn more too, count me in.

British Embassy site went for 900,000/sqwah. A parcel nearby recently went for 1.4m/sqwah which is the highest I have heard to date.

This was taken on my phone during a recent fishing trip, using the HDR mode on the camera 360 app for android. (Cheating?)

I also know the top right thing is distracting and should be clone stamped out but time is precious right now, so this'll have to do.

Sad story, doesn't seem to be any winners in this one, shame the house was not insured..

I remember Beung Yai, nice park that.. had some good times there... is it still around?

Ahh.. sounds good but am looking a 3 day 3 nighter in the Gulf in Feb, very far out in the gulf, out by the gas rigs where Im told the fishing is incredible.

If buy a modded console then you will not be able to play online.

Its a simple choice do you want access to a huge game library and play home alone or a smaller, legitimate, library and play online.

It was simple for me because I know I find myself mostly playing a handful of games even when I have a big library to choose from.

The other drawback is that with a big library you rarely get a chance to complete the game and enjoy all of its content.

Yes you pay a bit more. Its about 1500 baht for a brand new game, but you can get secondhand games for much less. But for me, its worth it.

School rivalries were common in my part of the UK when growing up, and whilst there were brawls it never resulted in murder.

The administrators of the schools and the police worked together to keep the peace, perhaps this is the difference?

Great story, very lucky indeed! Moreover, whats really impressive is that you managed to resist the lure of "reel lucky" in your sign off!

Yes you will, either immediately or at some point in the future.

My 360 not modded, but so far as I know, if you get banned the console will still work but you wont be able to play online.

Nice thanks guys will add them shortly.. real life has taken a turn for the hectic but will get them up soon.

He's difficult enough to book as it is, so forgive me I don't share his details.

But I can disclose that I got his number from the link I provided to siamfishing.com in another post on the subject.