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General forum: I get many emails from members who can't post or reply to messages. Make sure you click on the link in the email you get when you register on this forum, this confirm your membership and activate your account for posting / replying access. If you still have problem, send me an email.
General forum: The Italian Food and Wine Appreciation Society are a group of forum members who meet every Tuesday evening to sample Italian food and Wine in various restaurants on the island. There is now an IFAWAS Group that you can join by invitation, where you will be notified of the current weeks venue,...
General forum: This forum is intended to be a friendly place, but recently some members have been both verbally and physically threatened. This is not acceptable, and action will be taken against offenders no matter what their forum status may be. Please do not use verbal abuse or threatening posts towards...
General forum: Seeing some people have a hard time resizing pictures for the forum with the 200KB limit imposted in pic posts maybe the following tool will help. If using Windows XP you can go to Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP microsofts page to download thier XP powertoys. One of these is simply...
General forum: A while back we were all talking about Emergency Numbers and with some help I compiled this list of numbers that people in Phuket as well as Thailand may find useful. Thank you for original help also owed to Thai Visa It is printable in a wallet size card, so can be carried around with you...
General forum: If you know your arrivals and departures dates give it in the Thread "Member Arrivals" or send a PM to me. I will update the list and also update the Calendar. Currently are 9 BM on tour.:) This the actual list of arrivals: (Sorted according to the arrival dates) ...
General forum: The moderators will start to use forum bans for BM's breaking the rules. An immediate 24 hour ban will be imposed for any BM flaming in the NEWBIES forum. No exceptions or excuses will be accepted. We may also impose this 24 hour ban for other reasons in any forums, should we feel it...
General forum: hi there we are couple traveling to phuket 8th oct and wondering if there were other cpls that might want to catch up for a drink. we went to phuket a few years ago but stayed at karon and didnt fully discover patong.we were thinking about going to a ping pong show but after reading some of the...
General forum: Does any one know the meaning of the different sak yant animal tattoos, i have searched for hours finding little information if any on the actual meaning of the sak yant tattoos, i found several sites with information but not the type i'am after. If anybody knows or could help me on this it would...
General forum: Pam gave birth today to our firstborn. Jessica-Leigh was born at 3.07am( feck) 9 pounds 12oz. Massive given that Pam is around 44kgs. Today I feel like the luckiest man on the planet, can't keep the smile off the dial. Mum and bub both healthy and doing well, Could be a big night on the goldy...
General forum: Check out this skydiving video taken by a camera flyer which shows amazing bird's-eye views of Amazing Thailand. Freefall at 200 km/h for one minute and then the canopy deploys and there's smooth sailing for another 5-7 min.
General forum: During my last visit to Patong in February, I was told by one of the bar owners in Soi Seadragon, that all the bars down the centre of Soi Seadragon are to be demolished. This was to provide better road access (daytime) to the hotel currently being built on the old car park at the top of the soi....
General forum: NY man plunges 40 storeys - and lives A MAN who leapt 40 storeys from the rooftop of an apartment building has survived after crashing on to a parked car. Witnesses and police say Thomas Magill, 22, jumped from the high-rise at West 63rd Street in New York on Tuesday. He landed in the...
General forum: Here in the Philippines, it is not possible to board a plane without showing an ongoing ticket. (unless you are a national of the country you are heading for or have a visa already in your passport) Next week I'm traveling Clark ~ KL then KL ~ Phuket and my agent here tells me that KL will...
General forum: Goodmorning all, Next week I’ll be going to Patong. I would like to take some lessons in Thai cooking in the morning or afternoon. Anyone with good experience in the neighborhood of Patong? I did a Google search and found a few for +/- 2500 baht for 4 hours , isn’t that expensive for a few...
General forum: Seeing as Ozzies are hitting LOS in BIG numbers.........is it time for our own Section on the Forum ? Then we can talk about all things ozzy and stuff......and talk ozzy lingo, without drongo's from other countries knowing what the fcuk were on about. If it ain't done.....we might just chuck...
General forum: A mate of mine has just got a job for a financial adviser firm in CM. When he told me I initially said to him that these guys are just as notorious as time share touts and use the same dubious tactics. It doesn’t help my suspicions that he needed zero experience in this field other than a...
General forum: Confirmed: From Thai consulate in Perth. Would like to know why. Thai embassy Canberra email address. thaican@mfa.go.th Thank you for your e-mail of the 3rd August 2010. The Royal Thai Embassy at Canberra has directed that the Royal Thai Consulate-General at Perth is to close on the 18th...
General forum: I've just been on a weekend away to the small village of St Arnaud (South Island, NZ) with our ukulele group and on the Sat night we invited the locals for a night of entertainment. About 25 from the uke group and 15 locals enjoyed sing-a-longs and musical performances from one or more players. ...
General forum: I read a lot of post in different threads, where the member tell when they come to LOS. I think they should do it in a separate threat where they tell when they come and how long and in which hotel they stay. Perhaps Nicke has a better idea to organise that in a special rubric or in a...
General forum: My missus is back in Patong after spending 3 months with me in Australia and in that time it was her birthday, so being the good bloke i am i decided to get her a nice gold bracelet because i have bought her everything else and girls always like gold esp thai girls.... So went off to the Jeweler...
General forum: My flight lands in Bangkok and I've to make the connecting flight to Phuket within 90minutes, do I clear immigration in Bangkok or Phuket? 90 minutes is going to be a bit tight considering that it took me some time to clear immigration on my last visit - nothing unusual just long queues. If I ask...
General forum: Anyone know of a repair man who does house calls to repair refrigerator door seal's?
General forum: Hello to all. Who knows if there is a nude beach in patong? Or is that forbidden to be naked on the beach? Thanks for your answers. Regards GB
General forum: On Monday night 24-aug-10 between 1-1:15am while I was travelling home from playing pool in Patong, I went through Kathu traffic lights then the next set and about 200m or so past the sharp left corner i noticed a woman on the floor with her motorbike. As I approached I also noticed that another...
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General forum: a mate of mine has joined the forum and is asking why some pics in posts can't be seen. not sure if there is a post count needed to see this or not, any ideas.
General forum: Just out of curiosity, has anyone ever beaten one of these pests to a pulp? After having been asked if I "speak English" three times in five minutes, I almost lost my cool. I wanted to pull the asshole off his motorbike and punch his nose in, but I managed to resist the urge. Do these clowns...
General forum: Anyone happen to know the new number for Long Ma Doo pub? Or Wayne? The old one (+6676385989) just rings out day and night. Kenny
General forum: Is this accepted in Thailand or do Thais generally accept what is told them what the salary will be and that is the end of it? In UK or wherever I think it is generally understood that negotiating on a salary is accepted and expected when a job offer is made but with all the Thai psyche BS would...
General forum: Any recommendations for a good place to buy a Thai keyboard laptop in Phuket? Are there any shops in Phuket that sell them second hand? Thank you.
General forum: Hi Is it just me getting older and in need of an eye test....... the green text and type on an off-white background seems a lot more difficult to read that the old board and not so 'user friendly' still a great site but will have to get some glasses or get my eye re-lasered maybe green...
General forum: Can anyone tell me where the main Toyota dealer is in Phuket? I would imagine somewhere near Phuket Town.
General forum: Is this the plaza about halfway down Bangla on the same side as McDs?
General forum: I plan to upgrade the forum on Sunday night, just to give you a heads up the website may be down, on and off while doing my tasks. After that, I have to customize things again, the chat, banners and other add-ons I have during the coming week, but the forum will be up and running.
General forum: hey guys, i arrived in hongkong yesterday. staying here for 5 days before i go to phuket. let me tell you, although expensive, lockhartd rd in hong kong is really fun. so many bars,go-go and girls. i grabbed a good steak sandwich and proceeded to get hammered with 2 brits at this bar The...
General forum: I know a lot of good places to eat in Patong but I dont know of a place that does only Thai food (or mainly thai) that is a proper restaurant with aircon, tableclothes, not plastic chairs etc. Any recommendations?
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