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No this is for 1 baht of gold (thai baht gold system)bascially 2 baht of gold is 1 ounce, then there is the fact that it is only 96% gold and the exchange rate etc etc.

If you want to seriously invest in gold find a broker

If you really want to invest a lot just get a broker Hong Kong would be the best if you live in Asia.

Yes anyone Gold shop will have gold bars starting at 5 ounces which is 10 baht of gold.

Here is the current price you will pay per baht of gold

http://www.goldtraders.or.th/index_en.php

ie. it is the selling rpice you pay them as they are selling it to you not you buying it from them.

Quite simple really, if you boo an English international you are scum !

Hmmmmmmmmmm I do not know why but the word Arse n all is ringing in my head pathetic idiots

I give up with the FIA !

Massa is a cheating little twerp !

Anyone going down to Gullivers ?

Sometimes the price of gold is cheaper in China Town so I would go there if I were you and stay away from the shops in MBK. If you want to buy real gold I would only go to one of the big gold shops in China Town.

Here are some good sights for gold watchers out there

Hi

I dont get it.

To purchase real Gold one must go to one of the shops in China Town?

Does this mean that the Gold in the bigger Malls can be questionable Gold?

I always thought the Gold in the malls were a bit more expencive due to rental costs the shops might have.

But I also believed that the shops in the Malls were very careful in regards to cheat you, due to the repurtation they (and the mall itself) might get.

But then again, I really do not know, and would appreciate more educational posts here, so please keep it up.

Thnx

No no no the gold itself is fine but I think they charge a higher making/labour fees and they are not as quick on changing the prices as they are in China town. Last month when gold when down rapidly I went to MBK to take a look and they had still not brought down the price, I went to China town it had already been brought down.

I think you are right about the rent being higher in MBK so therefore they are looking to make a little extra.

Is it true the Chinese own most of the gold shops in Thailand?

Yes.

hahaha classic jetset

Yeah no doubt there is going to be some dirty tricks in the next few races. I just hope the FIA punish any bullshit that Ferrari pull.

"I'm very happy, the team have done a phenomenal job," Hamilton said. "We will push forward with the strategy we have tomorrow."

Massa, who appeared set for victory in Singapore before a pit-stop blunder put paid to his chances, could only manage a time of 1:18.874s and faces an

uphill challenge if he to prevent Hamilton from edging closer to the title.

BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica, who had gone fastest in practice earlier on Saturday, will start sixth while Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock - who was quickest in session one - gave Toyota a boost in their home race by claiming seventh and eighth respectively.

Toro Rosso pair Sebastian Vettel and Sebastien Bourdais round out the top 10.

Red Bull's David Coulthard narrowly missed out on progressing to Q3 and will start in 11th place while Honda's Jenson Button could only manage a disappointing 18th.

Japanese Grand Prix, qualifying:

1. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) McLaren 1:18.404

2. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 1:18.644

3. Heikki Kovalainen (Finland) McLaren 1:18.821

4. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Renault 1:18.852

5. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari 1:18.874

6. Robert Kubica (Poland) BMW Sauber 1:18.979

7. Jarno Trulli (Italy) Toyota 1:19.026

8. Timo Glock (Germany) Toyota 1:19.118

9. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Toro Rosso 1:19.638

10. Sebastien Bourdais (France) Toro Rosso 1:20.167

11. David Coulthard (Britain) Red Bull 1:18.187

12. Nelson Piquet (Brazil) Renault 1:18.274

13. Mark Webber (Australia) Red Bull 1:18.354

14. Kazuki Nakajima (Japan) Williams 1:18.594

15. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Williams 1:18.672

16. Nick Heidfeld (Germany) BMW Sauber 1:18.835

17. Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Honda 1:18.882

18. Jenson Button (Britain) Honda 1:19.100

19. Adrian Sutil (Germany) Force India 1:19.163

20. Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy) Force India 1:19.910

As other posters have noted, electronics in Thailand are rarely a good deal. I haven't seen much electronics wise that was worth it. I live in the USA and have the luxury of visiting 4 or 5 major stores within the same block and get to see the real stuff and later compare it with online prices. Often I see good sales for whatever reason in the stores. Office depot was just having a red tag sale and had lots of cameras priced down, but not quite what I wanted. A new camera is my Xmas present for the year.

Thailand is good for other shopping, but not these. I would highly recommend buying online. Getting the address for delivery can be a bit tricky, but I am sure that can be worked out.

I do not think that is true, I got a panasonic lumix DMC FX55 cheaper than my friend could find it in the states. Does not have one copied component in it, they just bring them here from cheaper markets in their suitcases and do not pay tax. I would admit though that it is not that much cheaper than the US but it is on a par.

I am sorry but I watched the last round of world cup qualif on true sports.

True sports isnt showing the England home games, dunno why. They are showing England away games though.

Arhhh i see, thats why the Croatia game was on. I am going to have a flick through the mag and true vison website and then possibly ring them to complain.......again

Lewis Hamilton has given himself the very best chance of extending his World Championship lead after taking pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix.

The McLaren Mercedes driver vaulted to the top of the timesheets late on in the third session at the Fuji Speedway with a time of one minute 18.404 seconds.

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen starts second after lapping in a time of 1:18.644s, while Hamilton's team-mate Heikki Kovalainen took third ahead of Singapore Grand Prix winner Fernando Alonso.

Hamilton's title rival, Ferrari's Felipe Massa, will start fifth on the grid.

More to follow...

So he thread has gone from being about that French <deleted> Platini do whether or people in the Uk use the phrase 'EPL' ??????????? NICE ONE GUYS !

Look this is actually all about religion, ever since we broke from the Roman Catholic church we have been in a never ending war with continental Europe. Neither side will admit to this but it has, is and will continue to go on. Anything we win or do better than the continent they will complain and scream how it so unfair. How would you feel if you had finally just re-made the Roman empire (EU) and the one country who did not change to the currency and who has basically ruled Europe for 1000 years in every way was doing better than you in almost every aspect with only about 1/8 of the popullation of the major continental countries have put together ?????????

You would be sucking on sour grapes all day long !

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN AND NONE OF THOSE EUROPEAN wanke_rS !

and I claimed you guys went off topic.....wow lol sorry guys

How I will laugh my arse off if we get this money back hahahaha what a gem Mikel has turned out to be. Ask any Manc and they will immediately tell you he is shit....<deleted> !

Seapok were you really unable to get tickets for the Liverfool game ? How many points do you have on your card ?

Yeah I was unable mate, when I went to book a couple they had already been sold out, I'm looking to get some tickets for Burnley and Sunderland though, I've only got 8 points but getting tickets for these two with give me double the points. I think your gona struggle to get some tickets for the Gooners mate, they are going on a points system for that one already.

Yeah I just saw them offering those tickets on the CFC website, I just hope and prey I can get a ticket for the arse n al game, want to see those idiots get owned

What I always find more than ever this season is that teams who want to continue with a lot of funding tend to pull all the stops out towards the end races of the season. They also tend to run in practise and qualifying with low fuel loads as to get a high postion in the grid. This will probably improve the amount of money they receive from their sponsers and from whoever funds the team.

Just you watch that wanke_r Alonso in Q3, he will be up in the top 3 only because he will be running on no fuel at all. He and his team are a bunch of cheats and I am convinced that Pique crashed on purpose 2 weeks ago at the Singapore Grand Prix.

Massa will try and run on low fuel as well, he has been doing this for quite a while now and on some races it has actually worked. I do not agree with these massive reduction in fuel loads in Q3 as it does not show who is the quickest. Everytime if the fuel loads are equal or similar either Massa or Hamilton have been quickest. It is stupid when lower teams run on fumes just to get up on the grid and then eventually finish 7th or worse.

I am sorry but I watched the last round of world cup qualif on true sports.

If money does not matter then buy at easy buy, if you are looking for a bargain go to Pantip Plaza. They can give you a lot of discounts because they bring in a lot of cameras direct from Japan and do not pay tax.

<H2 class="ss-header hstyle2 main-headline">Hamilton - No complaints</H2>

Championship leader quickest in session one

Lewis Hamilton said he was "very happy" with his performance during Friday's practice sessions for this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix.

The McLaren Mercedes driver was fastest in the opening session at the Fuji Speedway as he clocked a time of one minute 18.910 seconds before slipping down to third in the afternoon.

Toyota's Timo Glock sprung a surprise by topping session two, the German setting a time of 1:18.383s to edge Renault's Fernando Alonso by 0.043secs.

Nevertheless, Hamilton was satisfied with his day's work as he looks to increase his seven-point lead over Ferrari's Felipe Massa in the Drivers' Championship.

"I feel very happy with the way the day went," said Hamilton, who won last year's race. "The car is very competitive here and that is always a good sign that we can compete for a win this weekend.

"Fuji is a place I really enjoy. It is not the easiest of tracks because it requires a good set-up to get the best from the car but I had no complaints today.

In the first 90 minute-long session Hamilton went quickest shortly before the hour mark thanks to a time of 1:19.062s.

He then improved to 1:18.910s which remained the benchmark for the rest of the morning.

Hamilton finished 0.153s faster than Massa and the Englishman is confident he can stay at or near the sharp end of the field throughout the weekend.

"We were immediately on the pace and found very good balance straight away," Hamilton added.

"In the afternoon I did a promising longer run with no major problems and I feel confident about our pace for the weekend."

Traffic

Meanwhile, Massa once again finished one place behind Hamilton in the afternoon session, recording a time of 1:18.491s to go fourth quickest overall.

Although the Brazilian said he could have gone quicker but for traffic, he was happy with his overall performance.

"I am pleased with the first day in Japan," Massa said. "The balance of the car is very good both on the first timed lap and over a distance.

"The times are very close and maybe I could have gone a bit further up the order in the afternoon session if I had not encountered traffic on my last run on the soft tyres.

"I really want to do well this weekend and we will try to win and bring home the best result possible for the two Championships."

Red Bull's David Coulthard improved slightly from 19th in session one to 17th in the afternoon, with the Scot admitting he was finding grip hard to come by.

"I had a low grip through the last sector, which meant the car had a lot of oversteer and was sliding," he said.

"These cars don't generate high levels of slip angle and go fast so it means you lose some lap time but that is the challenge of this circuit."

But Jenson Button once again struggled in Honda's home race, finishing 17th and 20th in P1 and P2 respectively.

"I just had very little grip and I felt like the tyres were graining immediately," he said.

"We will have a look at the reasons for this ahead of qualifying tomorrow."

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Qualifying Starts Saturday @ 11.57am on Star sports

Race Day Starts Sunday @ 10.30am on Star sports

Japanese Grand Prix starts @ 11.15am on Star sports

Toyota's Timo Glock pipped Fernando Alonso to top spot in the second practice session ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix.

The 26-year-old clocked a fine time of one minute 18.383 seconds at the Fuji Speedway, edging out the Spaniard by 0.043s.

Lewis Hamilton, who was quickest in the first session, ended up third with a time of 1:18.463s ahead of title rival Felipe Massa who finished fourth.

Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen was fifth ahead of Red Bull's Mark Webber, who managed a time of 1:18.734s to round off the top six.

Williams driver Kazuki Nakajima claimed seventh in his home race, with Sebastian Vettel finishing eighth, in front of Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli, who complete the top ten.

British pair David Coulthard and Jenson Button both had disappointing runs, with the Red Bull man ending up 17th, while his Honda rival propped up the pack.

Swapped

With the conditions dry, Force India's Giancarlo Fisichella recorded the first timed lap three minutes in with a 1:24.053s.

Alonso then took over four seconds off the best time with a 1:19.951s, which his former McLaren team-mate then went and beat by 0.315s.

The lead then swapped between Massa, Adrian Sutil, Trulli and Vettel before Glock went to the top of the timesheets.

Alonso showed some pace with a 1:18.426s to go second as Hamilton and Massa trained in vain on the final lap to gain top-spot, but had to settle for third and fourth.

P1 Times

1 L Hamilton, McLaren, 1m 18.910

2 F Massa, Ferrari, 1m 19.063

3 H Kovalainen, McLaren 1m 19.279

4 K Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1m 19.399

5 F Alonso, Renault, 1m 19.473

6 N Piquet, Renault, 1m 19.743

7 S Vettel, Toro Rosso, 1m 20.121

8 R Kubica, BMW Sauber, 1m 20.160

9 S Bourdais, Toro Rosso, 1m 20.182

10 Kazuki Nakajima, Williams, 1m 20.217

11 A Sutil, Force India, 1m 20.288

12 N Rosberg, Williams, 1m 20.350

13 M Webber, Red Bull, 1m 20.620

14 N Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, 1m 20.628

15 J Trulli, Toyota, 1m 20.657

16 R Barrichello, Honda, 1m 20.753

17 J Button, Honda, 1m 20.769

18 T Glock, Toyota, 1m 20.823

19 D Coulthard, Red Bull, 1m 20.905

20 G Fisichella, Force India, 1m 21.014

P2 Times

1 Glock, Toyota, 1m 18.383

2 Alonso, Renault, 1m 18.426

3 Hamilton, McLaren, 1m 18.463

4 Massa, Ferrari, 1m 18.491

5 Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1m 18.725

6 Webber, Red Bull, 1m 18.734

7 Nakajima, Williams, 1m 18.734

8 Vettel, Toro Rosso, 1m 18.761

9 Kovalainen, McLaren, 1m 18.803

10 Trulli, Toyota, 1m 18.863

11 Kubica, BMW, 1m 18.865

12 Piquet, Renault, 1m 18.888

13 Rosberg, Williams, 1m 18.981

14 Bourdais, Toro Rosso, 1m 19.040

15 Barrichello, Honda, 1m 19.258

16 Sutil, Force India, 1m 19.287

17 Coulthard, Red Bull, 1m 19.327

18 Fisichella, Force India, 1m 19.482

19 Heidfeld, BMW, 1m 19.894

20 Button, Honda, 1m 19.999

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How I will laugh my arse off if we get this money back hahahaha what a gem Mikel has turned out to be. Ask any Manc and they will immediately tell you he is shit....&lt;deleted&gt; !

Seapok were you really unable to get tickets for the Liverfool game ? How many points do you have on your card ?

most interesting responses!

And gold certificates, if I dont want physical gold?

There ought to be a price differential in favor of paper gold.

Another naive question=

would you trust Thai -gold -certificates? Does the issuer have to deliver actual physical gold on demand or only the counter value in money ?

I admit I didnt digest the gold links provided by bravingbkk , thank you very much

http://www.galmarley.com/framesets/fs_trad...utures_faqs.htm take a look at this one to understand more about Gold and how you can buy/sell/trade it.

Is it true the Chinese own most of the gold shops in Thailand?

Most certainly is Bruce, probably about 90% of them, maybe more.