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Samui Cable not showing any Premier League football tonight.

Maybe U.B.C are finally on to them ?

Has anyone travelled on the 12.30 Surat/Bkk flight ?

If so, what time ferry is needed to connect to the mini bus direct to the Airport ?

I would love to be able to listen to certain BBC Radio shows but because my I.P Adress is in Thailand these are blocked.

Is it possible to 'trick' a website into thinking that your P.C is in the U.K ?

I queried the red stamp with the Consulate at Penang.

They emailed me and said that you can still apply for a Tourist Visa even after receiving the 'do not apply here again' stamp !!!!!!

They said you need to show a flight out of Thailand.

Presumably a flight from Thailand to Penang would suffice ? !!!!!

i'm interested to know if anyone has attempted to make a new tourist visa after receiving the red stamp in Penang ?

Presumably this stamp only precludes you from re-newing at Penang ?

What about visa runs ?

Has anyone who received the infamous red stamp at Penang managed to make a new tourist visa anywhere else ?

Also has anyone been on a Visa Run sfter receiving the red stamp ?

I'm famous and I'm on Samui

does anyone know the yearly cost of road tax here in Thailand ?

I am interested to hear of any experiences growing rubber in Issan.

Traditionally rubber has been grown only in Southern Thailand.

Presumably the yields are a lot lower in Issan ?

do they show a live game every week ?

what about midweek games ?

City 2-0 Ipswich

Come On You Reds

Guess nobody else receives Newsline Channel ?

wonderfull

now for revenge against Ipswich on Tuesday

anyone know anything about a channel called 'Newsline' ?

They are curremtly showing the mighty Bristol City against Watford 'Live'

I am picking it up on Samui Cable

p.s stuffing them 0-0 at half time

pi**ing dowm again

anyone unable to connect to TOT ADSL today ?

says good connection but unable to open websites ?

How much you guys paying for fully comp insurance on your pick-ups ?

according to windguru we are in for a large volume of rain tomorrow.

enjoy.....

Here are some pix that give you an idea how the road looks in front of Wat Plai Laem.

The second picture is near to where I live and the problem is not just the water, but the sand under the surface. One car was bogged down in it this morning and I saw a number of bikes ride into the water too quickly and come to a very sudden halt.

This picture from Laem Din at 08.45 this morning. The water came over my bonnet at one point.

Lamai ring road flooded as in 2005.

New drainage does not seem to have improved the situation.

Last night's thunder was amazing.

didn't the island just get an enormous grant to fix that problem ?

Indeed.

However, by the time the 'Grant' filters through all the sticky fingers, enough money is left to fill a few potholes around the Island.

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Lamai ringroad already well flooded.

How is Chaweng / Maenam ?

Improved drainage desperately needed.

Agree with Mr.Toad re. Hiddink

He should have been given the job before Mcclaren

International experience is crucial.

p.s Bristol City 4th !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Average prices for planted rubber is 30 to 80 k/baht per rai around Chumpon to Surat. Trang is cheaper, but can you protect your field?

Landman very interesting post, i would be very interested in where you know of some land in Trang for sale with rubber trees alredy on for cheaper than 100,000 per rai.

I have lived here for 3 years and have never heard of this so ne information would be much apreciated.

Mike

I am curious to know where exactly are these parcels of land that are that cheap.

Let's compare prices, and compare apples with apples not with oranges.

For example, beach front land in Samui is 3 to 4 million baht or more a rai, here in Nakhon Si Thammarat (Tha Sa La) land on the beach near ours is selling at about 700,000 a rai even at 1 million a rai.

We have beach front land for sale in Kanom (so close to Don Sak and Samui), and that is close to 2 million a rai.

Some landowners in ThaSaLa might part with a 10 rai lot at 500,000 a rai if you buy the lot.

I am interested in beach front land in Tha sala...do you know current prices and anyone wanting to sell ?

any info would be most appreciated

Nationwide E Bond 6.7 % gross fixed for 1 year

Open and access vis internet

Bet you 'hate' us even more Mr. O'Neil ?

Swing low sweet chariot

Unbeaten and Top !!!!!!

Almost wish I was back in Bristol..........NOT

WBA on Tuesday....DOH!!!!!