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The place I lived in Manila was safe. It had guards armed with shotguns on the doors and if you came to visit the guards would radio reception to 'phone up the flat to check if you wanted to see the visitor.

It always bothers me when I see armed guards standing watch outside a Jollibee's, shopping mall, bank, ATM, etc. It's not me physically seeing them on the job, but more for the reason they are there in the first place.

And the Jollibees have a sign up saying "Please check your guns and knives" !!

har par villa, not many been there. its a horror theme park, top of that, its abandon. really creepy. i had been there once and one would never imagine that singapore had such creep theme parks.

Isn't that also known as the Tiger Balm Park / Gardens?

Even going on holiday for a couple of weeks I leave the car in the covered parking building for the duration.

Or tell your arriving guests to turn right outside customs?

You just beat me to it.

The other option is to wait in the area behind the airport taxi desks so you see your friends enter the arrival hall and shout / wave to them if they can't tell their left from their right.

You won't find any Vietnamese eating in there though, not a second time anyway.

If that is true, it would most likely be related to price. I'm sure they pay big rent up there so you wouldn't expect the food to be cheap, would you? I've heard from a resident in the building that the food is good.

A Vietnamese resident?

It's related to the taste of the food, being Thaiised Vietnamese rather than Vietnamese.

President Palace.

Stayed there last year when the floods were on. Not bad for the money.

http://www.presidentpalacehotel.com/

RAZZ

Thanks,

does this hotel have balconies?

Actully, any hotel/apartment/guesthouse with balconies on soi 11.

Are you thinking of jumping?

Most people come down to Pattaya for that.

This maigeTV is Baht 15,000 by the looks of the website. Is there a subscription fee as well?

1st year subscription is included in the 15k, after that its 5,000 per year.

There are plenty of Vietnamese living in Pattaya. Obviously you won't notice them because they look the same as Thais. I know of one US expat living with his Vietnamese girl in Jomtien.

There's a prominent Vietnamese restaurant on floor 23 of Pattaya Hill Resort, Soi 2 Pratumnak Road called Le Saigon Restaurant. I haven't eaten there but it's been there for a long time.

You won't find any Vietnamese eating in there though, not a second time anyway.

I've had it both ways with the police.

I've 'gotten away' with things because I'm a Farang and also been 'fined' for being a Farang.

All in all I'd say been treated fairly.

If you're intending to fly back to Thailand with her then I would think it would be wise to get her a visa before you depart.

due to the fact at present we don't have enough of our new HD boxes go to our paying custoners let alone new customers". He then asked another guy at the counter who said we will most likely have to wait 2 to 3 months before a box will become available!

I find it really hard to believe they would switch off the system, when paying customers dont have boxes, and not have enough to give out.

I mean the uproar of the customer base who are told through no fault of their own "sorry no TV for a couple of months" would be huge.

Thats not to say they wont switch over, now or later, but just that they HAVE to have boxes on hand surely.

Or maybe some big boss in TrueVisions has given a drop dead date of 15 July and it would be a big loss of face if it didn't happen?

I wouldn't believe everything this guys says, he was trying to "promote" his maigetv service on this thread as well:

http://www.thaivisa....e/#entry5457361

Just pay to be sponsor.

In that thread he explains it more clearly, the 60 HD + 290 SD channels are the combination of English AND Chinese channels.

For now I'll be experimenting with re-aligning my dish to point at the Astro satelitte when the signal goes off before committing to buy another service.

If ASUS fit the RAM, then it should not affect the Warranty. But 2GB RAM should be adequate. Perhaps you have other rubbish installed. Also look in to how Windows 7 Ultimate has been activated on the ASUS(if you didn't actually pay for a licence). You should learn how to do these things for yourself, to prevent others from loading crap on to your machines.

How do I do that?

I've been gradually removing some of the generic crap that's been installed.

^TrueVisions has all the EPL football and rugby commentary in English.

The place I lived in Manila was safe. It had guards armed with shotguns on the doors and if you came to visit the guards would radio reception to 'phone up the flat to check if you wanted to see the visitor.

It always bothers me when I see armed guards standing watch outside a Jollibee's, shopping mall, bank, ATM, etc. It's not me physically seeing them on the job, but more for the reason they are there in the first place.

Same feeling I have coming from England and going to Europe or USA and seeing armed police on the streets, in some places with machine guns. But I hear it's a common sight in England as well now and remember seeing machine gun toting cops at Heathrow.

AA on-line and kiosk check-in need not have boarding pass endorsed at counter...but for international flights need endorsement..

That's because it's the airline's responsibility to check that a passenger has the correct travel documents (visa, passport validity) for the country of arrival and they will be subject to a hefty fine if someone turns up and is not allowed into the destination country, as well as having to transport them back again.

"Keeps crashing/freezing if you attempt to do more than one thing at a time. Mrs has one as well which seems to be ok although she normally only has 1 or 2 internet pages open.... I am running windows 7 pro and she has windows home, going to take it back to shop today but wondering if it would be better to install Windows 7 Home opposed to Pro ?"

The version of Windows7 is irrelevant.

Your machine possibly has a faulty memory chip. Run a diagnostic test.

Just ran the memory test and no problems reported.

Turns out the machine has W7 Ultimate not Pro.

I dont use the true boxes, I have known for a while at some point I would lose the signal as it moves over unless I get the new HD box and paired card.

Seem to have lost my feed as of midnight last night.

Anyone else with a box (non true) and card working this morning.. The Sonnen / Silva fight is in a couple of hours !!

My non True box with no card is still recieving signal as of this evening.

I got mine in Boots in Carrefour Pattaya.

You keep linking that site.. But it doesnt make anything more clear..

Channel listings.. Net requirements for HD, etc etc etc..

It does list the channels, but only 21 HD and 9 SD in English and no explanation about the other 49 HD channels provided. Are the Arabic, Chinese and Indian HD channels included to make up the 60? And 251 non-English channels to make up the 290 SD channels?

If so it still doesn't seem to cover all my needs which are provided for by TrueVisions.

It has much more than truevision

It does list all channels HD look at the english and chinese page as it does both !

They also add many new channels monthly

They also do sponsor this forum i have seen there banner rotate on the forum news section

as i said im just a happy customer

regards

The channel listing I see is http://www.iptv-thai...&products_id=32

which is certainly not 60 HD and 290 SD channels and is not as comprehensive as TrueVisions which broadcasts ALL EPL games, not just Saturday games, and also has several children's channels.

And as I don't speak Chinese I'm not interested in those channels.

<snip> an International Driving Licence/Permit (which is required by law in Thailand, but not in Malaysia).

Why do you think an IDP is required by law in Thailand? Would be very interested in your source for this information.

"An International Driving Licence is required for most foreign persons wishing to drive in Thailand and must be accompanied by the Driving Licence issued to them in their country of nationality or residence. A foreigner is allowed to drive in Thailand for up to 6 months on an International Driving Licence......."

Thai consul UK should know the rules http://www.thaiconsul-uk.com/download.aspx?id=4

The place I lived in Manila was safe. It had guards armed with shotguns on the doors and if you came to visit the guards would radio reception to 'phone up the flat to check if you wanted to see the visitor.

You keep linking that site.. But it doesnt make anything more clear..

Channel listings.. Net requirements for HD, etc etc etc..

It does list the channels, but only 21 HD and 9 SD in English and no explanation about the other 49 HD channels provided. Are the Arabic, Chinese and Indian HD channels included to make up the 60? And 251 non-English channels to make up the 290 SD channels?

If so it still doesn't seem to cover all my needs which are provided for by TrueVisions.

F1 HD is great to watch!

Hope you guys get it in LOS soon

Unlikely as F1 is on Star Sports which isn't going to HD?

It's on ESPN which is going HD?

21.49 Sq.m? that's positively palatial compared to the email I've just recieved about a 21.25 Sq.m unit.

Studios will range in size from 21.25 M2 to 23.85 M2 with prices starting at THB 956,250 for Thai or company ownership.

The one-bedrooms are between 31.75 M2 and 32.70 M2 with a start price of THB 1,430,100.

The two-beds are from 42.95 M2 to 50.63 M2 and start at THB 1,932,750.

21 sq. m. is a budget hotel room (guest house really).

What sounds even more amazing is 2 bedrooms in 43 sq. m.!!! I guess you need to open the window so that you can put your shirt on?

That got me too, not even enough room to swing a Manx cat