SamuiMole

The only games I can find on satellite are games involving FRANCE on the TV5 Monde channel.

The Ireland game is on delay (1 hour due to live French football being shown) but the following week the Scotland match is live.

How much is the licence and more to the point where do you buy it ? If you are showing legitimately thru GMM shouldn't you be paying them ?

Can't believe this thread rambled on so much. If you frequent BK you are no better than the topless scum you decry. Start cooking healthy food instead of poisoning your body with the junk we are pushing down the throats of the unwashed to induce coronary collapse

Had major problems with obtaining the relevant licences to cover the production of , rather than sale of alcoholic bev's , so never actually opened

There is a dry cider called SAVANNA which comes from South Africa which is widely available in Koh Samui - is this not available on KP ?

Comes in 330ml bottles , tastes very similar to Strongbow and retails at a little more than Breezers/smirnoff ice

Absolutely spot on Rob , couldn't have put it better myself.

Funniest "observation" I have seen on TV in ages

Do you have SamuiCable ? It is the cable system that has ASTROSPORT

If so the Real Madrid v Dortmund game will be shown on Astrosport1 live with English commentary.

The Chelsea game MAY be available on Thai Channel-3 with local commentary

Can you post Steve's tel no. to reserve a roast

thanks

Are you serving as usual or is it soft drinks only because of the election ?

Do you have a satelitte feed or is it through the internet ?

Just to put the record straight , a dispute that started in the Sound Club resulted in retribution being taken later in the night in the Happy Bar not the Sound Pub. Saw the body sprawled out on the entrance to HB myself so no "chinese whispers" here !

Maybe I have mis-interpreted this , but it reads to me as if the gov't are looking to have a day designated no drinking day (much like no smoking and the like elsewhere in the world) where they will promote the benefits of abstinence and look to people to at least refrain from alcohol out of their own conscience for 24 hours. National No Smoking Day is not a criminal offence so why would alcohol consumption be deemed so on this particular day. Just a thought but maybe a genuine translation of the original Thai press release might help the anti-Thai Authority bashing brigade so prevalent on TV calm their nerves

In the Chaweng area are in fact night time entertainment Zoning laws. Only bars & clubs can stay open late if they are in a late night Zone.

The Green Mango area is not in this zone!

If this law is ever enforced all bars & clubs in the mango area will have to close at 1am(ish).

This is the reason why these rumours have been flying around for years.

NEITHER IS SOI REGGAE

It appears there is an election of some sort on Samui this coming weekend.

Anyone know (A) what its for (local, council, bi-election ) & ( will it mean no alcohol sales from 6pm Saturday ?

It seems to be particularly low key with very few billboards being posted but the g/f assures me that there is something being voted on.

Have you checked out amazon.co.uk , they have some on there. Not the exact spec you are looking for but may be of help

If you have Samui Cable the game is being shown live on AstroSport 2 , program starts 6am

thanks checked that out,i see i would get to surat airport at 15.15,but my flight is at 16.05,does that give me enough time?anyone done this trip as is very cheap 4200b for 2 people,flights and boat.

If you are not making an international connection & just visiting Bangkok , check out the Nok Air website (they fly to Don Muang from Surat)

All-in price 2,300 b per pax , the deal includes the boat , transfer , etc and as you check-in at Nathon Pier the flight WILL wait for the bus as the airline issue the thru-ticket from Nathon rather than just issuing a seperate boat & plane ticket..

Travel Details Depart:Koh Samui (Nar Ton Pier) To Bangkok (Don Mueang)<br style="line-height: 1.22em; ">Flight + Hi-speed Catamaran Date:Sunday October 30, 2011 Time:12:45 - 13:30 Ferry:Hi-speed Catamaran Time:13:50 - 15:10 Coach:Air conditioned Coach Time:15:55 - 17:05 Flight:DD7811

Before you get too excited , I am assuming the games you are referring to are the 2 shown on Sunday by the ASTRO Malaysia sat. system. This was a one-off. The games are covered by GOAL TV which are shown on ASTRO along with the English Championship & the Scottish Premier League. Once the Italian and Spanish season gets underway the will take preference on the live scheduling & the Dutch games will follow the Scot & English games by being shown within 2 days (if you are lucky) and probably in the morning or early afternoon .

I cant see any mention of the English Premier League....can anyone confirm?

On the Malaysian ASTRO sat. system the English Premier League is shown on ESPN & Star Sports for the earlier kick-off game on Saturday/Sunday and the regular 3pm UK time games. If there is a late game on Saturday night this is usually shown on the AstroSport-3 channel.

Many thanks , very helpful info

I am flying into Phuket for the first time in ages next week and need a transfer to Patong Beach. If the stories going around are anywhere near true then the taxi boys in Phuket are as bigger thieves as those in Samui. Roughly what would I expect to pay for a taxi from the airport to Patong ? Is there an official rank at the airport or is it just hawkers ? Are there any "taxi meters" that actually put their meter on is it all down whatever they want to charge.

Any help would be much appreciated

I'm sure there will be a couple of Bars open in Bangrak, and Fishermans village NEVER closes for elections.

What about the 2 day closure for Buddhist Lent on July 15th and 16th - we OK for a beer in FV / Bangrak then as well ?

Hope there aren't any working ex-pats whose one remaining pleasure in life is a Saturday night out on the razz and a lie-in on Sunday nursing the hangover from hell.

3 out 4 Saturdays on the spin with the bars closed , bring on the Lao-Khao !

Can anyone confirm if there is a self-drive car hire office at the Donsak ferry port.

Cant be asked to get caught up in the queues to take the car over from Samui. Would prefer to go over as a foot passenger and hire at the terminal. Only over for a couple of days but need transport to get aoround Surat / NST

Thanks

I am in a similar position with the house pump on its "last legs" . I went to HomePro a few days back and although the staff recommended a replacement unit they couldn't help with a technician/tradesman to install and I lost interest , particularly with the municiple water being better now , but it will need replacing before long.

Out of interest , how much did the package cost ? (pump & installation if charged seperately). Did the technician actually work for HomePro or did thet recommend a tradesman for you ?

Any info much appreciated.

But if connecting to International, remember its to Don Muang!!!

Assuming Lomprayah will sell you a catamaran ticket from Nathon with the the NST airport transfer but without the Nok Air flight , Airasia has a flight that leaves 15 minutes after the NokAir flight into the International airport.. Once the Nok Air promotion runs out this may well be a more cost effective option anyway