Things I Can't Find

[ningli2009]

Hi, here are a list of things I have had no luck finding in Thailand.

1. Is there a regularly updated list of english-speaking Thai TV programs available on the internet? I know there are some English news reports on NBT.

2. Are there any good tea stores (That sell more than the usual Chinese teas.) in Bangkok - like T2 in Australia?

3. Are there any good music stores in Bangkok that sell a large selection of western music - particularly alternative music or even Australian rock?

4. What is the best sreet directory of thailand. I notice taxi drivers here don't even carry anything and are always asking the passenger for directions (crazy!), if only google could print out there maps for taxi drivers in every country they would make a fortune

4. Also on my hit list of things to buy are outdoor sensor lights, those cheap sprinker systems that have thin long protruding stems and sprinkler heads running a lenght of tube buried underground and hooked up to your home water tap, and finally a timer to set off the sprinkler system at a particular time of day.

Thanks in advance!

[Meridian007]

Hi, here are a list of things I have had no luck finding in Thailand.

1. Is there a regularly updated list of english-speaking Thai TV programs available on the internet? I know there are some English news reports on NBT.

I'm not sure if this is what you are looking for, but there is an English-speaking Thai news network on the net, http://www.tannetwork.tv/ and while they were useful occasionally during the protests at Songkran, their shows are usually drivel.

2. Are there any good tea stores (That sell more than the usual Chinese teas.) in Bangkok - like T2 in Australia?

I would suggest the Gourmet Market in the basement of Paragon. As well in Paragon, if Spice Story has opened up again, they always had an interesting assortment of teas.

3. Are there any good music stores in Bangkok that sell a large selection of western music - particularly alternative music or even Australian rock?

Your best bet may be the streets of Sukhumwit or Silom, or go to MBK. All of them have western music cds, with some alternative beats as well.

4. What is the best sreet directory of thailand. I notice taxi drivers here don't even carry anything and are always asking the passenger for directions (crazy!), if only google could print out there maps for taxi drivers in every country they would make a fortune

-I'd say that Map Magic is the best, you install it on your computer and print out the maps. There are even GPS co-ordinates. You can buy it at almost any bookstore, Here's the company site: http://www.thinknet.co.th/06/eng/product-cd.html

-You can print maps from Google, http://maps.google.com/support/bin/answer....mp;answer=68477 (or you could just do a screen capture and print that out). I use both because I find that printing a map with Thai text from Google is more understandable to a taxi driver.

4. Also on my hit list of things to buy are outdoor sensor lights, those cheap sprinker systems that have thin long protruding stems and sprinkler heads running a lenght of tube buried underground and hooked up to your home water tap, and finally a timer to set off the sprinkler system at a particular time of day.

Hmm, not sure (I live in a condo), but you might want to find the nearest Home Pro to you.

Enjoy!

Thanks in advance!

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[polecat]

good music stores ... Australian rock?

Post of the day! Hilarious.