Will27

March 4

2 hours ago, Kenny202 said:

TBH not sure how much longer will be here / need it for so even 6000 more than I want to invest. In my experience in the past with home theater stuff the general run of the mill domestic brand name stuff like Pana / Samsung etc not that great and on par with lesser brand stuff about 1/4 of the price. If I was going to invest 6000 I would probably go a bit further and get something really decent / long term. These sound bars seem ok but I doubt any of them even expensive ones are going to be blow your socks off Hifi wise without sub and having tiny little speakers. A cheap soundbar for now with ARC / HDMI control that I can control with my existing TV remote should be good enough, I don't really want to use two different remotes.

Depends what you really want it for.

I just wanted mine to improve dialogue, which it does.

If you want it for sound effects, you're right, a 6000 Baht sound bar won't "blow your socks off".

You can pick up a Samsung soundbar like this for 2560 Baht which will definitely improve the sound and enable you to use one remote.

SAMSUNG SOUNDBAR HW-C400/XT TITAN BLACK (SMART REMOTE) | Lazada.co.th

March 4

A budget is always helpful when asking for advice otherwise you will get recommendations from 500 to 50 000 Baht.

Here's a recent thread on speakers.

FWIW, I have a Samsung TV and got a 6000 Baht Samsung soundbar, which has really improved the sound.

March 2

Can't wait for this one.

Starts next week.

March 1

This could be awesome when you see who's involved.

https://www.gamesradar.com/ray-donovan-spin-off-the-donovans-guy-ritchie/#:~:text=Ray Donovan-,Guy Ritchie is making a spin-off show from one,America's best crime drama series&text=Ray Donovan%2C the US crime,creative dream team behind it.

February 28

The British Airways Killer

Two parts out now.

February 26

21 minutes ago, steven100 said:

The problem with that is it's only 60 days , then top up is $15 .... so just to have that sim in the phone for a year may add up somewhat ....

Nope

Read it again.

It's $5.00 for 365 days and you top as require.

It's as cheap as chips for SMS's.

February 26

I had the same problems.

If you can, get yourself an AldiMobile pay as you go sim for $5.00 and just top it up when required.

With your phone taking two sim cards, it makes it even easier.

https://www.aldimobile.com.au/collections/payg

February 24

Det som göms i snö AKA The Truth Will Out

Bit of a slow burner but I really enjoyed it.
Two series out on TPB with hard-coded subs.

Detective Peter Wendel returns after a long sick leave to form a team to reopen cold cases; the team find clues that an innocent man has been convicted of murder.

Sorry, couldn't find a trailer with English subs.

February 24

4 hours ago, farmerjo said:

Very disappointing when your a struggling club.

High draft pick with a heap of games pumped into him with no return.

Would not surprise me if Essendon pick him up or later with Tassie.

Certainly the right decision to let him go,Clarko doesn't need the publicity or the club.

On a brighter note,looking forward to LDU putting a full season together,real Brownlow chance.

Backline and ruck stocks looking fragile but the game is evolving with more mids playing further back down the field.

Hope the new boys have been practising the team song😀

I reckon Thomas will have to play at least a year in a state league before any club even thinks about picking him up FJ.

The PR over it would be a nightmare.

February 22

We've all got different circumstances.

Some single, some married, some married with kids.

Different budgets etc.

Scorecard had access to the RSL and cheap rent that most won't before he returned to Thailand.

Still kicking has gotten himself cheap rent but looks as if he's staying in Oz.

My biggest gripe is that you have to do it (return to Oz) if you want the pension.

But it is what it is I guess.

February 22

23 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

Having had a look at the block of (10) units, i.e. an early 70's, motel style 2 level walk up building with average sizes of units being about the size of a one bedroom unit, meaning 2 bedrooms is tight in todays standards, but good for a single bloke.

From what other units have been renting and selling for in the building, e.g. condition, level, parking, size of the unit, location, it's about the money for the unit vs the return the owner is getting, and not wanting long vacancy and selling periods, the owner has probably suggested to himself and with the agents advice not to increase the rent in fear of losing the tenant and the unit being empty for a long time, i.e. the unit wouldn't be in high demand.

I would suggest you don't have any parking as there appears to be limited parking available, albeit it only saw 2 spaces at the front.

So there we have it in a nutshell everyone, Maylands WA for a cheap, small 2 bedroom unit in a suburban street, albeit it I would think that you will need a car to get around, as I can't see transport and shops being close by, the airport is about a 20 minute drive so might be hearing the big birds coming over every now and again.

Personally for me, it doesn't fit the bill, but your $240 a week serves you well, it kind of reminds me of Lakemba in Sydney where I wouldn't live, but the rents are cheap, e.g. $350-$400 a week for a similar place.

it all depends what one wants, could I live in it, sure, but being spoilt, I need modern, with pool, gym, spa, sauna, and of course shops within a couple hundred metres, which includes public transport.

Don't forget, still kicking isn't single, he's married.

Also, why would you live there if you didn't have to?

His wife owns 2 properties.

Something doesn't add up.

February 22

This was tragic.

Ukrainian filmmaker and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Mstyslav Chernov offers a window into the practices of conflict zone reporters and an unflinching, anguishing account of the 20 days he and colleagues spent covering Mariupol.

February 22

What a pity.

https://wwos.nine.com.au/afl/news-2024-angus-brayshaw-retires-melbourne-demons-concussion-impacts-exclusive/623ea7f0-4cf1-4b96-b5f5-751945d06b2c

February 21

37 minutes ago, still kicking said:

Yes, but they are in my wife's name to avoid cutting my OAP.

You've previously said you're on the single OAP rate of about $1200 including benefits PF.

But you say you're married so why aren't you on the married rate?

If your wife has 2 properties, have they been included in the assets test?

February 21

1 minute ago, still kicking said:

No, it is not State Housing it is private

So are you renting from a friend or family member?

I find it difficult to believe you are paying $240 per week and the owner hasn't put the rent up in 7 years.

February 21

10 hours ago, still kicking said:

I live in Perth I rent a 2-bedroom unit for 240 AUD have not have an increase for about 7 years.

Is that State Hosing Commission?

My good mate who has just moved to Thailand was paying $450 per week for an average 3x1 in an average suburb.

And that was renting through a friend.

February 21

11 hours ago, still kicking said:

High rent? It all depends on where you live, Ilive in the capital of WA I have a 2-bedroom unit and pay 240 AUD per week since about 7 years never had an increase.

Still kicking, which is it?

Last month you posted this.

On 2/1/2024 at 10:59 PM, still kicking said:

Your old timer has this

On 2/1/2024 at 11:04 PM, still kicking said:

And this

February 21

This one has terrific reviews.

Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden beside the camp.

February 21

What's going on in Melbourne land Uncle Alex?

Sounds like West Coast circa 2006.

AFL 2024: Melbourne footballer Joel Smith accused of cocaine trafficking

The failed drugs test probe into Melbourne’s Joel Smith has taken a dramatic turn, with anti-doping investigators accusing the Demon of cocaine trafficking. See how the AFL responded.

Anti-doping investigators have accused Melbourne footballer Joel Smith of cocaine trafficking in a dramatic escalation of his failed drugs test probe.

After reviewing his phone, Sport Integrity Australia officials have uncovered multiple text messages sent by Smith referencing cocaine.

In one message to Demons teammates last year, he offered them a quantity of the drug, it is alleged.

This masthead has not confirmed how many Melbourne players the SMS was sent to, or the amount of cocaine he offered.

SIA has asserted to Smith that he has violated several anti-doping rules and asked him to respond by mid-March, before it delivers a finding.

The league is understood to be awaiting the outcome of the SIA probe, with the case potentially going to an AFL Anti-Doping Tribunal.

Allegations and evidence could also be referred to police.

The AFL put out a statement on Tuesday, after the Herald Sun revealed the bombshell development.

“The AFL confirms that further Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) have been asserted against Joel Smith of the Melbourne Football Club under the Australian Football Anti-Doping Code,” the statement said.

“Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) has notified Smith that three ADRVs for “Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking” of Cocaine to third parties are asserted against him. Under the Code, Trafficking in an anti-doping context is relevantly defined to be ‘Selling, giving, transporting, sending, delivering or distributing a Prohibited Substance, by an Athlete ... to any third party’...”

Smith would continue to be provisionally suspended pending the finalisation of the case, the AFL said.

“Under the Code, the new asserted ADRVs will be further investigated by SIA and these matters may ultimately be heard by an AFL Anti-Doping Tribunal in the coming months,” it said.

Smith, 27, was already facing a suspension of two years after testing positive to cocaine on a game day late last season.

He was initially hoping for a ban of three months after his positive urine sample was collected when the Demons defeated Hawthorn by 27 points at the MCG in round 23.

But the ramifications for Smith could now be much more serious, with a potential four-year ban mooted, while Melbourne also faces questions.

Smith’s management and legal teams declined to comment.

A SIA spokesman said the agency would not comment on “operational matters”.

One source close to the probe said Smith should not be “scapegoated” over what they asserted was a wider club issue.

“It looks like they are planning to hang Joel out to dry for behaviour that is commonplace at Melbourne,” the source said.

“It is not unusual for a group of young men who party together to share drugs. Joel might be foolish but he’s hardly Tony Mokbel.

“The club should be taking responsibility for what is happening to Joel instead of blaming him in order to cover up a much wider problem. Joel is not a bad apple in a barrel of clean ones – the whole joint is rotten.”

The latest of several off-field blows to Melbourne comes more than three years after former president Glen Bartlett raised concerns with the club board about its culture.

Crisis talks were held with AFL commission chairman Richard Goyder and ex-league boss Gillon McLachlan, but Bartlett was forced out by the board in April 2021.

The club also showed its long-time doctor Zeeshan Arain the door after he raised concerns.

Demons chief executive Gary Pert recently claimed the club’s culture was “the best I’ve seen in 40 years”. His comment came amid significant concerns about Smith’s positive test and the behaviour of teammate Clayton Oliver.

Star midfielder Oliver recently avoided a criminal conviction after being caught driving while his licence was suspended. A court heard he had been suspended after being hospitalised for a seizure, but he had not opened the letter to inform him.

In December, Oliver’s sudden departure from a pre-season camp in Lorne led to a long absence from the club given as being for personal reasons. The four-time best-and-fairest winner returned only three weeks ago.

Smith, the son of Dees high-flyer Shaun Smith, has played 42 games since he was signed as a rookie in 2016.

February 20

One Life

This looks good.

Tony Hopkins is always worth a look.

The story of Sir Nicholas 'Nicky' Winton, a young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued over 600 children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.

February 20

32 minutes ago, Will27 said:

This has been discussed several times with you before.

I take it your situation would be in the minority so good for you. Not everyone would be entitled to those benefits.

I'd suggest for the majority of people who have to return for their 2 years, it would be quite difficult.

If I return I'll be lucky enough to be able to live free.

Most people won't.

Even taking into account the huge rents, most will have to leave their family behind.

It shouldn't factor where you're living either.

Some people can claim it from other countries and some can't depending on where you live.

This is just plain wrong IMO.

So yes, for many it will be like a "jail sentence or detention", that is the reality.

Apologies for the typo.

I meant be able to live rent free.

February 20

19 minutes ago, scorecard said:

The 2 years back in Oz is what you make of it.

Comments using works like 'jail', 'detention', 'purgatory' are not the reality of the situation.

I was lucky enough to rent (at very reasonable cost - below commercial rates - a nice 1 bed apartment in a big war vets village Nth of Sydney. Admin. of the village is by *RSLifecare and very focused on vets, other residents very friendly and helpful, inhouse great restaurant with planned menus plus a la carte menu, way under commercial restaurant prices, free bus services to local shopping centres, Medical Centre in the village Doctors / trained nurses on duty 24/7.

*The RSl went through an era when it lost respect and lost it's path but that's all history. Today under their name RSLifecare they are focused and give excellent support and care.

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This has been discussed several times with you before.

I take it your situation would be in the minority so good for you. Not everyone would be entitled to those benefits.

I'd suggest for the majority of people who have to return for their 2 years, it would be quite difficult.

If I return I'll be lucky enough to be able to live free.

Most people won't.

Even taking into account the huge rents, most will have to leave their family behind.

It shouldn't factor where you're living either.

Some people can claim it from other countries and some can't depending on where you live.

This is just plain wrong IMO.

So yes, for many it will be like a "jail sentence or detention", that is the reality.

February 18

As previously advised, I've created this new thread for issues involving being taxed in Thailand and or Australia, both resident and non-resident rates.

Pretty much anything to do with what rates you can or could be taxed at.

The Australian Aged Pension thread can be used for a host of other queries and issues.

If posters apart from KH, don't agree with this, you can let me know and I'll ask for it to be closed or you can just keep using the other thread that KH has pretty much ruined.

February 14

The New Look

Set against the World War II Nazi occupation of Paris, “The New Look” focuses on the pivotal moment in the 20th century when the French city led the world back to life through its fashion icon Christian Dior. As Dior rises to prominence with his groundbreaking, iconic imprint of beauty and influence, Chanel’s reign as the world’s most famous fashion designer is put into jeopardy.

The interwoven saga follows the surprising stories of Dior’s contemporaries and rivals from Chanel to Pierre Balmain, Cristóbal Balenciaga and more; and, provides a stunning view into the atelier, designs and clothing created by Christian Dior through collaboration with the House of Dior.

February 13

Come on people.

We're discussing a Jason Statham action movie and people are talking plots and acting.

It's just a bit of escapism for 90 minutes.

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