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Any Frogs must be looking on this thread in horreur.

Made from pâte congelée, as good a croissant as any in France, indeed ...

I would guess that their horror would derive from reading about the butter that posters are eating them with. Croissant is not bread. (A tartine is a great alternative for breakfast if you are in the mood for the taste of butter - but then can one find a good baguette in Chiangmai?).

As for for some of the bizarre not to say perverted suggestions - fillings, choc chips, khao soy!! Quelle scandale!

I guess that depends on whether you think that croissants in San Francisco taste anything like croissants in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

It is pretty well accepted that Chinese food in Singapore, Hong Kong and San Francisco is better than most places in mainland China, so I rather eat it there and I am perfectly happy with Mission Street Burritos and New York pizza.

I wouldn't think that croissants in San Francisco would be better than Paris, but I would not doubt that they are just as good. They are certainly better than the ones I had in French cafes in Hanoi and Saigon, and they have plenty of experience making them there.

I could go for one from Paris or San Francisco right now. I'm guess that I'm not that picky!

The point is surely not whether foreign adaptations are better, or as good, but whether they are croissants - by definition, as made in France - or something else. To a given gourmand the non-croissants may well seem better or as good to eat as croissants properly so called, and why not?

My contribution for this year in the deliberately punctilious and pompous.

Interests me.

Did you notice how long it would be on? (I'm still based in Chiangrai until month-end). Did they have copies of photos for sale?

My thanks to Hdrider, Monty & Texasranger for their replies. So it seems that Palm does have retailers/availabilty in Thailand - just that they are all concentrated in Bangkok. In fact there is one name in Chiangmai but their phone is dead - so apparently they are defunct.

Ozymandias, thanks for the reference, but I guess my better course is to get one of the Bangkok shops to ship.

I will now ring ring the numbers in Bangkok to see who can provide and ship a charger to me. Pity I'm not in Bangkok to pick up one, maybe even find a second hand one.

If a Bangkok resident has the time to check the names on Palm Thailand's retailer list and recommend a reliable one for the shipping etc of course that will be very useful to me; but if not no matter as I am already much relieved to have no s to ring on monday.

(By the way it's an E2 I have, not T3)

I have lost the charger for my Palm Tungsten T3. It has lots of crucial data - not synced/backed up. Its charge is gone and the shops (in Chiangmai) told me Palm is not available in Thailand, hence neither is the charger. Can anyone confirm or contradict its non-availability in Thailand? Does anyone have a clever idea of an alternative which will fit the socket and make the charge? Perhaps a even a Palm user who resolved the same predicament I'm in?

Any helpful suggestion will be most gratefully taken up.

Otherwize my last resort is to ask someone to buy it in europe/america and send it.

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Could it be an advertisement?

Yes, it surely is an advertisement

The place isn't too bad - better than most of the competition but so nothing to rave about.

So TOT is no good - though the business package may be tolerable.

If TT&T and True are not available, CAT has been mentioned here - but at a high price. Is there any other - perhaps mobile - option that will provide good quality service at prices cheaper that CAT?

I've found very little Indian food anywhere in Thailand that I liked very much, however, I still want to try the Chedi when I find someone else who is willing to pay their prices.

As to the Royal Indian, I don't love it, but it tastes pretty much the same as much of the food I have eaten in New Delhi and a few people I know who lived in India for many years, swear by the place (compared to the competion). I do eat a vegetarian Thali there every few weeks and manage to enjoy it.

The only thing I liked at Royal India was their mutton seekh kebab with tandoori roti - but then they took that kebab off the menu. My negative comment applied also to to Le Spice. I find for both places the only things I can enjoy are their tikkas, tandooris or kebabs - Le Spice at least provides more agreeable surroundings.

The New Delhi owner chatted to me a bit, and assured me that he will adjust the cooking of dishes to my taste if I give him an indication and a little time. He has brought his cook in from India. Al Hassan (next door to the Arabia restaurant - don't go there) in the night bazaar also has an imported cook - from Pakistan.

I too have been told that the Chedi is good, and I might well accompany you there once I've made your acquaintance; which will likely happen during a browse in your book shop - once I move to CM (in November).

I too have had nothing but bad opinions to report of this shop - unfortunately the only apple dealer in cm. The service counter girls are courteous and fine to deal with. But the 'technicians' are useless youngsters with no english. Won't go into details here - but my comments are based on some half dozen consultations and 'repairs' . Having said that I need to take my old ibook to them again - no other choice. I'd like to know the name of the one guy who is reported above as ok.

Thank you!

I ended up going to Santipab on KaewNawarat Road as it's a bit closer to me. They seem quite good - a lot of different types of papers to choose from. Cards can be printed or screen printed.

Roughly where on KaewNawarat Road is this place?

Two posts warn to differing degrees about TOT. But is True and TT&T are simply not available do I have a feasible alternative to TOT? Is there a mobile phone connexion service that functions well and has reasonable monthly rates for unlimited use? Is a mobile service somehow usable with more than one laptop in the house - wifi using somehow my apple airport express gadget?

I'm intending to rent an unfurnished house (in Chiang Mai). What would be a fair deposit - ie number of months?

For furnished rentals here it seems to vary between 1 and 3. But for unfurnished?

I'm very keen on the house, so I don't want to walk away from a deal if only this is a problem - but would like to know the 'market facts'.

I live off soi Wat Umong, True cable is not available here (or at least not to my apartment building).

Which left me with 2 other options, TT&T or TOT. There were no free TT&T lines in my area, so i had to go with TOT.

I started with normal TOT 2mb (the residential one, goldcyber) for 1090b/month. That was fine at first, but got slower and slower, and packet loss was becoming more of a problem. So i upgraded to 1mb business grade (totgoldbiz, 1500b/m) and the packet loss improved greatly, but u still dont get anywhere near 1mb for itnernational links.

Usually in the mornings its fine, but gradually slowes down around lunch time.

The only difference between the cyber and biz plans is just prioritisation, the business plans gets higher priotity then the residential ones (thus less packet loss), but dont bother lookin at the speeds they offer, as for international traffic u wont get anywhere near the speeds they advertise.

Good luck.

Given the consensus that local advice is the most reliable, I was glad to have your info and comments. (My prospective place is just a few hundred yards from wat Umong.) I suppose it's easy to double-check with True. Ditto TT&T - and if TT&T is possible is it preferable to TOT?

Anyone else living in the area?

I will move to Chiang Mai next month. Perhaps a resident has local-user-recent information which can recommend or warn against a particular service. I will be living fairly centrally - nr wat umong - and would be ok with a service with actual speeds above 1mg.

Without prior advice I would simply walk into a TT&T office and ask for the service. But isn't there a True service in CM, supposedly very fast....Sorry but I'm not an expert in the terminology or any aspect of this.

My car has a Korat number plate. Last year I renewed my registration in Chiang Mai without changing the number. I would like to change the plate this time around in Chiang Rai (where I presently live). Perhaps someone who has done this change will tell me what papers I should take along - eg my rental agreement as evidence of residence here?

Thank you. Now to dig up the dvd s - lying somewhere or other.

I have recently bought a macbook and want to give away my old ibook. Is it easy - I'm not an expert with computors, to put it mildly - to reset the thing to original settings and in the process also delete all my data? (If possible I'd like programmes I've loaded, for example 'office for mac', to be retained; but this is not vital.)

I've already fiddled around and in doing so managed to mess up the iphoto application so that it doesn't open now. I'm hoping that the 'reset' will restore that. I guess I'm hoping it would all be a bit like reset of a palm or an ipod, but this may be nonsensical thinking applied to an ibook.

Would be most grateful for any advice - even if it is that I have to take it to a professional or an apple dealer.

Removing mildew is easy. Removing mildew stains is extremely difficult unless the fabric can be heavily bleached; removing the mildew smell so it won't return when the clothes get even slightly damp, as in perspiring, is nigh impossible. The fast answer is no, you can't remedy the damage to fabric. With leather you can have some success.

Thank you for the direct, albeit depressing. reply to my question.

I've retrieved this thread because I just returned from a week away to find my clothes (belts, bags, et al.) spoiled to varying degrees by this horror.

Are the methods suggested above only good for prevention, or can I remedy the damage by for instance leaving the stuff in an air conditioned room long enough? (Everything is natural material - cotton, wool, linen, leather, suede).

Would be grateful for any tips.

Hi

Lack of ventilation is the root of the problem, rather than installing low level lighting which is bound to increase the potential of a fire breaking out, perhaps introducing a few air vents at low level to the wardrobes and a slightly larger extractor installed at the top of the wardrobes would resolve the problem.

Inadiquate airflow is responsible for a great deal of the timber and damp problems in homes all ovr the uk.

Roy gsd

Is the damage done reversible by any of the suggested preventative measures - ventilation, air conditioning, perhaps sunlight, or is there an artificial aid I can buy?

I've retrieved this thread because I just returned from a week away to find my clothes (belts, bags, et al.) spoiled to varying degrees by this horror.

Are the methods suggested above only good for prevention, or can I remedy the damage by for instance leaving the stuff in an air conditioned room long enough? (Everything is natural material - cotton, wool, linen, leather, suede).

Would be grateful for any tips.

To be clear, I just ask for a 'Sawadee card' ? Without specifying DeeDial?

(I have had no luck whatever at many family marts and 7-elevens, even though the deedial people sya they have them.)

If you find it anywhere, PLEASE LET US KNOW. Many of my friends have searched high and low for years now and haven't found any.

And a wretched product like Miracle Whip should not even be mentioned in the same sentence!

I have one friend in Pattaya who imports it himself from the U.S. for his personal use.

Incidentally the Best Foods brand here is NOT the same formula as in the US. This is the Thai variety and full of sugar. I think it is dreadful.

And I have searched high and low in Chiang Mai - Carrefour, Tops, Rimping - in vain.

Wondering about doing it by post.

- is it really advizable to send off one's passport in the post (& having it similarly returned)?

- would one count the date of posting as the effective date & if so would the 7 day window apply to this posting date too?

1. Copy of all passport pages (up to the latest arrival stamp in the Kingdom or latest visa stamp)

2. Copy of arrival/departure card TM. 6 (front and back)

3. Previous notifications of staying over 90 days (if any)

4. Completely filled in and signed notification form TM. 47

5. Envelope with 5 Baht stamp affixed and return address of foreigner for the officer in charge to send back the lower part of form TM. 47 after having received the notification. This part must be kept for reference and for future notifications of staying over 90 days.

6. The above mentioned documents must be sent by registered mail and the receipt of the registration kept by the foreigner.

Send the mail before the renewal date 7 days to

90 DAYS REGISTRATION, ROOM 206

IMMIGRATION BUREAU,

507 SOI SUANPLU,SOUTH SATHORN RD.,

THUNGMAHAMEK SATHORN

BANGKOK. 10120

Many thanks for the clarification - answers all my concerns and queries.

Wondering about doing it by post.

- is it really advizable to send off one's passport in the post (& having it similarly returned)?

- would one count the date of posting as the effective date & if so would the 7 day window apply to this posting date too?

Sometimes the Thai doctors look uncomfortable and nervous when a foreign patient appears. I am sure many have suffered through rigorous interrogations. One must be tactful and develop a good bedside manner to put the doctor at ease . (Not suggesting Dustoff did not).

I think an aversion to patients' questions (unless they are inane or unending) is a sign of the doctor's lack of confidence & mediocrity. In Europe this attitude is disappearing among younger doctors and never existed among the best of the older generation.

I need to understand and have some brief explanation of the doctor's reasoning and proposed treatment and medication.

I'm going to try Dr Siri and the clinic Savitri-Sharin clinic - anyone know how either fares on this aspect?

Thanks for the dr Siri referral.

Isn't one encouraged to not open a new thread when a search offers an existing & relevant one, albeit a year old?