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To my mind, and I may be biased, but the words "Thai" and 'hi-so' simply do not go together.

I don't think university educated and hi so go together either. My missus did 4 years at Ubon uni in accounting, has no drive or ambition, knows next to nothing about outside Thailand [and not a lot of inside], loves to sleep, facebook and watch TV. She buys nothing brand name, by choice and prides herself when she gets a good second hand jeans deal. She's pretty dark, to boot. DEFINITELY not hi so. Her 3 sisters from the same village/farm are uni educated and anything but hi so.

It's pretty easy to spot hi so/s at Central Plaza, and I'm sure they don't all have degrees.

All TV channels now blocked. internet will be blocked from 8pm. This is serious stuff. Trouble brewing with Red Shirts.

I'm on the internet watching CNBC streaming. 2230.

All the CTH channels have been going off one by one. Universal was one of the last..Just gone off now. .Still got the internet for now....

Salmon wild caught ???

You are dreaming your life !!!

Salmon is the most poisonous fish in the world and the next world drama.

Norway is trying to hide the truth but NGO will soon make it clear that samlon industry is killing us. Just wait and you will know...

Mate, I'm reading this with my smoked salmon and salad sandwich in front of me. Is this for real? What about my sardines?

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By lowest quality, do you mean hygiene?

Anyway I think Thai food tastes much better in Australian resteraunts.

unbelivable post, ok name 5 that are better in kangaroo land

I'm inclined to agree that Thai food is better in Oz, better ingredients, cooked in sanitary conditions, by Thai chefs. Of course you are paying at least 10 times more for it.

you don't have the same taste like here in Thailand, because you had to use the same ingredients, which, if they are, cannot be fresh. Ever tried Homog with fresh Seafood in Sothern Thailand? Or Plah Nung Manao or Hoi ob Lom? or do we speak here only about fried rice pork?

Just got back from a holiday in Oz...The missus [quite understandably] thought Thai food better in Thailand..Her reasoning was the taste of the sauces. It's a bit like the Western Chinese food as opposed to restaurant food IN China..Different province, different food...Menu's are limited in Oz..I have never been able to find Hoi Tort, Keow kar moo and other street foods. Even the ubiquitous Plah Nin which I eat regularly is not available in restaurants in Brissie, though bastardized versions [with better fish] are.

Just my opinion..My favourite food is Turkish, but no chance of that In Udon!

B*gger It...I just like food...Can eat in anywhere.

I subscribed to all last premier league season to Sport 365 and the service is unreal, the fact you can watch all of the games on demand is amazing and the quality when you hook laptop up to HD is superb.

I won't be going near True, CTH or whatever Mickey Mouse company is showing the football as long as these guys are about.

They show a decent amount of rugby as well although would like to see them show more Heineken Cup matches next season

I've just downloaded it and checked the program guide...Seem to show most of the Super 15 Rugby, but hardly any Rugby League for the very few of us who love the biff game...

Back to the drawing board..

I would personally check your meter to see if other things are hooked into your unit's power. Turn off everything in your place, and flip the main breaker for your unit to the off position. Check to see if the electric meter is still ticking-away.

I have a small house that is around 100 sqm, and I have 4 AC units that total about the same BTUs as yours. My house is extremely poorly insulated. I run the AC all day every day (though at night I only run one 12k BTU unit in the bedroom), set at around 26-27C. My bill for the hot season is usually around 8k/month.

21k seems crazy high. Though maybe me being able to reduce down to one room for 8-10 hours every day makes all the difference. But somehow I don't think so, I'm only able to do that at night, when I'm not fighting the sun anyway, and it doesn't account for the extreme difference in cost.

I think either somebody is feeding off of your meter, or there is something wrong/inefficient with that AC unit.

I agree with Bobo...Something wrong here..I have 2 of 12btu ones running. 1 all night in BR and one averaging 5 hours most days in TV room..3 or 4 fans going constantly..Last month was 1500 Baht. My mate 2 houses up has a 24btu going pretty well every arvo for 6 hours and his BR...His last one was 2400..I don't know how I could get to 21000..

Get your meter and aircon tested, or see If someone Is stealing your power..

Good luck

I use cablestreamer.com a box that has all the cable shows, sports and movies and interntational news - there is nothing better as a profesional cable media solution in Bangkok.

It uses internet, I have a 4 meg internet connection which is minimal, and it never misses a beat, just plug in a lan cable for internet, and hdmi in to the TV.

Been workign for 2 years pefectly in HD. I know everyone suggests other services. But good luck finding a better system. It wont happen.

It will have ALL the matchs from Fox sports, FOX HD, Astro including the World cup football.

Been watching the premier league all of the matches also with out a problem with English Commentary.

Followed the link. Seems excellent option. From your experience, does the signal die come bandwidth throttling time...say, 1700 to 2400...Both Wiziwig and Setanta online become useless when the servers here commence international bandwidth throttling in evenings, weekends and school holidays.

Can you record on the box also?

I want to visit the UK next year so that the wife [de facto] can meet my mother. I live in Thailand on a retirement extension.

The wife has been to Australia twice on a tourist visa with the usual guarantees of support, and letter of introduction. Never been problems there, but I was living and working there, for the first visa. I don't suppose I can do the same to the UK as I haven't been resident there for 40 years, and don't hold a UK passport.

Wife has no kids, owns a property, but doesn't work...Housewife.

I've read on TV that UK visas seem harder to get than ones to Oz.

We want to go in 15 months..Any advice on the best way to approach this would be really welcome

Many people seem to keep themselves to themselves, fair enough although if someone said Hi/Hello/How are you/ etc. to me, I`d always give an answer, and a polite one at that.

Don`t let some others reluctance to respond put you off being friendly.

I`ve met some decent interesting people around the world, all just starting off with Hi or similar.

Agree. I say G'day at my gym to other farang, who usually say Hi, back. I don't stop for or expect a chat. Over the last year or so, I've talked to a few eventually, and there are some nice blokes there. Not a steroid gym. Aussie owner, and older farang and younger Thais as customers.

What you think Is expensive has much to do with where you come from....Being from Brisbane, I find fresh fruit, vegetables, fish, Pork, Chicken, electricity, gas, water very cheap. I haven't noticed the inflation effect...

I can't see Thailand ever having even near Aussie prices for anything....I don't pay general rates here either, so they can't raise those 5% a year.

I agree with the posters saying buy in season....Sensible...Now..Mangoes, In August, 3-4 months of cheap avacados will be back, then next Winter, a few months of English spinach and cheap Broccoli.

Not sure I can remember being 13...I suppose I must have been, though

Kangaroos v Kiwis in 45 minutes...Better get some beer in so I can not remember 14 as well!

Half way around the ring road in Udon on my mountain bike, 7am, rain started to get heavy...More thunder, lightning, heavier rain..Got home 7.40 drenched, ultra happy and grinning...Loved It! The missus thinks I am ting tong, and says It Is my own fault that I will have a fever this afternoon .

This has been the first rain of any note since early September here.

More please..

If people can't get their heads round driving on the other side of the road they shouldn't be allowed to drive a vehicle.

I remember 40 yrs ago hiring a car in Spain, and accessing my first roundabout..It was terror event for all concerned, luckily without any accident. Looking back now, It was hilarious.

Driving on the other side of the road to what you are used to needs a little practice!

I suppose one of the most surprising things that I noticed here in LOS supermarkets, after leaving Brisvegas, was the choice of products from other countries, not available in Oz. Pleasant surprise, really. Apples, Oranges, grapes, other fruits, from New Zealand, Korea, Japan, USA. European and American dairy products, Lamb from New Zealand, etc etc.Many of the Oz brands are here as well.

I realize most aren't cheaper than Oz, but It's nice to be able to get a variety. I now know that English Bisto is as bland as Oz Gravox!

Anybody tried the California Sunshine fresh milk..Not UHT? As tasty as milk from home..and not a crazy price.

I hope Tops and Villa and Makro etc keep the imports coming in.

I'm puzzled as to why she had 20K of your money. Was she supposed to pay something else with it and now you're stuck for that?

20K sounds like a lot of walking around money for a GF to just have. ??

Not in Udon ... Up here the gals pack wads of cash, and live in six million baht farang houses....complete with new care, sin sot, and a farm.

Yep.

S@^t, mate! Obviously the guys i know here, and me have avoided this disaster..Maybe we don't have wads of cash to give them, or we're sensible. 6 million baht get's you a hell of a place here as well...Obviously a hiso neighbourhood..Was a smiley intended, and missed in your post?

personally, I don't care for Moccona Coffee. If you're a real coffee lover, try VPP. It's a Thai coffee that I have found to be very consistent.

I buy the Espresso Blend and use it in a drip coffee maker. It's available at Tops for B150 for 250g.

Preaching to the converted. I get the Espresso Blend VPP also, at Villa Market. Haven't seen It at Tops here. Same price as you though, 150 Baht. It's Arabica blend and in my $100 coffee machine, produces a long black superior to Bon Cafe coffee coming out of $1000 machines.

wornoutcowboy, on 08 Feb 2014 - 10:29, said:Quote

The usage of the word faggot is very, very derogatory. You are clearly very homophobic and I will find it rather amusing when "the little faggot" shows up and demands more money. You deserve to be extorted. Rot in pieces!

Sometimes I wonder what we ever did before PC...................

Perhaps the offender was gay? If it was me, apart from paying him, I think I would be extremely derogatory towards him as well.................

AFAIK, the term wasn't directed at you, stop being paranoid, less of the hissy fits please.

One of the great things about moving from the capital of PC, Australia, to live here is that I can basically talk in any terms I want without the thought police on my case. Faggot doesn't seem much of a derogatory term to me, especially as it is being used to talk about a Thai goon.

If you poor dears out there can't handle certain words or phrases without a PC dummy spit, then go back to the US, or Oz or the UK..you'll be protected from the nasty name callers, there.

Voltaire would be turning in his grave if he heard half of the whinging about name calling nowadays.

Oh my! Who is having a dummy spit now??

I wonder what subculture you come from. Probably from the fat gutted, beer swilling ugly group who cannot get a girl back in OZ......... WAIT! That is not possible - you were able to pretentiously mention Voltaire - who in fact was very much against the intolerence you now display. If he was not turning before then there is certainly some ground disturbance occurring somewhere in France right now.

Wrong. Fitness centres and mountain bikes. Not fat or beer swilling. Had 2 wives in Oz. Friends with both. Now got one here. Nice girl.

I suppose you like to pin personalities, body shapes, etc on somebody because they don't fit in with your expectations. I don't agree with you..GET IT??? I'm allowed to not agree with you...That is not intolerance. How you can call somebody intolerant because they have an opinion different to you is beyond me, but your type of Lefty PC types are usually full of righteous indignation against people who think differently..

Anyway...You had the dummy spit..i was right about that..You can now watch the BBC/ABC, read the Guardian and feel smugly satisfied that you identified another of those damned bigot/racist/fascists, who won't toe the line..

I won't be responding to any further dummy spits from you either, so you can have the last word, if you want..

Going to swill a couple of coldies now.

wornoutcowboy, on 08 Feb 2014 - 10:29, said:Quote

The usage of the word faggot is very, very derogatory. You are clearly very homophobic and I will find it rather amusing when "the little faggot" shows up and demands more money. You deserve to be extorted. Rot in pieces!

Sometimes I wonder what we ever did before PC...................

Perhaps the offender was gay? If it was me, apart from paying him, I think I would be extremely derogatory towards him as well.................

AFAIK, the term wasn't directed at you, stop being paranoid, less of the hissy fits please.

One of the great things about moving from the capital of PC, Australia, to live here is that I can basically talk in any terms I want without the thought police on my case. Faggot doesn't seem much of a derogatory term to me, especially as it is being used to talk about a Thai goon.

If you poor dears out there can't handle certain words or phrases without a PC dummy spit, then go back to the US, or Oz or the UK..you'll be protected from the nasty name callers, there.

Voltaire would be turning in his grave if he heard half of the whinging about name calling nowadays.

• Artisi, on 05 Feb 2014 - 12:21, said:

  moe666, on 05 Feb 2014 - 09:40, said:

  It would appear we have a troll as no response to the many relies. I wonder what enjoyment people get from trolling.

  Maybe old age caught up with him - so problem solved

  He could be sleeping.... 05.30 am in the UK....

I am not a ''troll'' nor asleep, and lived a very happy quiet life for 16 years in Thailand, and new to TV but sad with some of the stupid replies

The retirement visa extensions are available in Pattaya, Bangkok and Udon, that i know of..I've got friends in Pattaya who've been doing it for 5 years. 12000 Baht and through and Immigration officer. In one case, the immigration officer OWNED the shop we went through. False accounts were available from a bank [First letter "K"]. Always seems to be the same bank, even here in Udon. The extension is available here for 14000 that I know of.. Won't say any more about here...Might have to use it one day if the A$ does one of it's all too often collapses in the near future.