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4 minutes ago, Peterphuket said:

After 20 minutes I give up, what a horible documentary with annoying and loud music in the background, I don't understand the maker of this, named Jan.

I like to give a comment but comments blocked.

You better watch the series on Netflix.

Of course, the series is really good, but it takes a few creative liberties in the interest of tension and drama, while the documentary is more factual

1 hour ago, terryofcrete said:

Great TV Series ...Wonder does he get anything from that ? 

Not one cent,  he was asking for thousands of dollars for interviews, the production company could not bear to give the guy any money, good for them. Plus, seeing how he invents every story that comes out of his mouth, it'd be worthless.

There's an excellent documentary made a few years ago, shows quite well what a slimy <deleted> he is... 

Found
Off the
Road,

Dead

Quite appropriate?

5 hours ago, Somtamnication said:

Can't get more Orwellian than that!

Big Uncle is watching you :D

Used to suffer quite badly for this, with terrible migraines, so a few tips:

1) Get your eyes checked. Once I started wearing glasses, it rarely happened again

2) This is not really an issue with modern LCD screens, but old CRTs often were set by default to a very low refresh rate, causing a subtle flickering effect that is just really tiring for the eyes. Make sure your monitor can handle (and is set in Windows) for 50Hz minimum and it helps a lot

3) Reduce the brightness of the screens. It's tempting to have them on full brightness all the time but that's rarely necessary

And yeah, step away from the screen every now and then

Hope this helps someone!

One thing I also noticed, which is positive for the country, I suppose:

The border-hopping "Visa Run" crowd, how much did Thailand receive per entry? Nothing. Now I'm quite sure a very large portion of these people are getting 60 day tourist visas + 30 days extension from Laos, Penang, etc. Which means 1,000 per entry in the country's coffers, plus the extension fee (not sure how much that is now?)

Case in point, I was in Vientiane late last month for my own visa, and there were nearly 500 people queued. 500 people paying 1,000 baht minimum each, 5 days a week, I'd say that's a pretty good turnover!

So will immigration ever *truly* crack down on visa abusers? Maybe the worst offenders, but overall I'd say it's same-same but different...

I was there yesterday too, the whole thing went MUCH faster than previously, got my extension and 90-day report done before 11AM (arrived at 8:45), instead of having to wait until after their lunch break. Seems they broke down their process into smaller parts, first one lady to check all the papers are in order, then another to take the application and payment, and a third to stamp the passport and give you the receipt. Let's hope it lasts!

Australia an Asian side?

In terms of regional football federations, yep:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation

On the other hand, Australia, formerly in the OFC, has been in the AFC since 2006

The spin imparted on the ball when kicked, if I am not mistaken

Allez les bleus!

I think the Hondurans are confused and think this is a rugby game?

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Only 50B to try it out for 5 hours, who needs True/GMM/CTH/RS, etc?

in 2010 I had to pretend to be Belgian, due to shame.... let's hope I don't need to do is this year

oh wow, where did they find 700 more inane and irrelevant questions? Though these days knowing that a tank has right of way could be useful knowledge....

Another good option - https://secure.ilikehd.com/index.php?hdrefid=IQ9M3FPK

Most channels are in Thai but they're adding more in English such as Stadium 6 and 3 HD sports channels from Malaysia. 200/month only, worth a try!

I overstayed nearly 2 weeks after being in hospital. Had Medical Certificate, copies of all the hospital documents, etc, but immigration officer could not or would not give me any reduction in the fine

My channels have been updated. Ch 137 has disappeared. Ch 136 which previously contained information on future games has become, I think, the previous Ch 137. Has anyone had the same change and, if so, where can information about future games be found?

yeah they ditched the 4-in-1 channel...it was an interesting concept but a real headache to watch!

Nice to see Sports Spirit in HD, for those wrasslin fans

A little birdie told me that very soon, GMM and CTH will be sharing some channels, including the Stadium channels... Pretty clever, good way to get users who can't or won't install a new dish...

Interesting concept, isn't it? Give people what they like, and they (well, most anyway) stop complaining!

Guess that means another satellite receiver to add to the collection! Let's hope at least we get decent HD

1991, 9 years old, followed my parents who had lived here in the 70s... Though I did about 8 of these years in Malaysia for school, Thailand is home Although, I do get the wanderlust and think about Europe or the USA, just to see how good we've got it here

Likewise, and looking at their facebook page, a lot of irate comments from others... So it's safe to assume they're experiencing some problems...

My little finger tells me iLikeHD will be streaming Stadium 7 tonight... Anyone know what match will be shown, though?

https://secure.ilikehd.com/index.php?hdrefid=IQ9M3FPK (yes, I get a commission if you click this, sign up and pay )