Moses

Peak time for Russians: 28 Dec - 14 Jan (winter holidays) 20 Jan - 05 Feb (student's holidays) 20 Mar - 01 Apr (spring holidays in school) 01 May - 11 May (spring holidays) 2 weeks of vacations at work Russians usually use at summer (June - 20%, July - 30%, August - 50%), other 2 weeks usually split 1+1 (1 at spring + 1 at autumn) 28 Oct - 10 Nov - (autumn holidays in schools)

I'm sorry for posting this topic to "beer bar", but I cannot to start topic in "Comments and suggestions". Mainly it will be about new layout. I will show you what I see now (fig.1). If you are wondering where all adv. are - they are cuted by adblocker: coz they are slow loading and too "pushy" - even with 1200 pix height they take more than 50% of screen (+header). In general words - it is wasting of the page's space. As well I'm wondering about forum's width - it is only 762 px (app. +\- 3 px). So, mainly visitors are watching blank space on screen. In past it was OK - old spacing btw elements, made forum more packed with info. But with new layout it become even worse: only about 15% space is useful for visitor (fig.1) Modern websites have design 960 px in width, or even with 1120px. Please take a look at pic 2. It is my offer for "quick renovation" - just to move adv. to side and fill 960 px + make forum more useful on user's first screen. Sorry for my limited English. I don't want to be rude and I respect efforts of owners to make forum better. If owners need some assistance and help in redesign - just drop me note

I can tell about DD Inn - after midnight this small street (soi) is very quiet. By the way: if you concern about noise - you can book room with "garden view" - there are no any bars from backside of DD Inn. Be ready - DD Inn is budget, simple and basic guesthouse.

Short info: Ef's old account "f_club" at planetromeo.com has been hacked and stolen. You can find Ef for quick contact there under another nickname "jirapat25".

Scooby, thank you for this post As a webmaster I'm proud to see screenshot of website at forum's page.

The new offer I plan to visit Bangkok and Pattaya very soon. If someone wants to have website - live me message. At time of visit I will visit your business and will make professional photos, and will make site for you late (January'2012). Conditions are the same: all my work is free for you (see first post of this tread). Only photo-session without website is possible too (on some conditions). I will have time for 1-2 websites and for 2-3 photo-sessions only, so please be quick Regards, Moses

funny... never been at this site, but got this message...

Safety switches have wide using in villages instead of grounding...

Oh, how known sounds this story for me We (me and BF) have the same impressions from "extended family" and almost all other "habits" in time when we made some help to our Thai friend in his house in very rural village Isaan, location of village is so "nowhere": even mobile phones don't work there - no signal. Our task was much more shorter: to install "western" toilet, shower room with hot water, and electric system with lamps, switches and outlets...

You can't "not trying". Coz you have idea to work in the same format. Another design, another name - it will not help: your board will be "just another gay board about Thailand" You have to have ideas before start: - "Why people will come to my new board?", - "How it can attract posters and visitors?", - "what will be benefit for users to come, to register and to post?" Forums and boards - are the hardest projects to start.

May be I'm wrong with "go-go" for "today" - coz I'm not resident of Pattaya. There was go-go in past not so far.

I prefer to stay in Jomtien (North part, near the gay beach). Pro: beach (means: it is possible to swim, even when water isn't the same clear as at islands, but for sure is more clear than is at Central Pattaya), many eye-candy to watch, enough bars and hotels to stay (incl gay hotels with sea view), Jomtien Complex has full set of entertainment at evenings: bars, go-go, show, saunas.. Contra: location is more far from main touristic areas - about 10 min by tuk-tuk to Walkin and\or Boys Town or Sunee

Main hall has 1740 seats. There will be 68 free tickets (for disabled), the cheapest 374 tickets will cost app. 3.3 US$ (100 rubles ~ 100 baht), prices of rest tickets will vary depend on location, time (day or evening) and type/name of the performance.

Oh, I forgot to mention - last one photo is Opera in Paris. It is NOT knitting - it is painting. And it is another - "italian" - style of curtain. Bolshoi will have "italian" curtain too - but a little bit late: it isn't ready yet.

It was very complicated renovation: in 18 century for underground base have been used wooden pylons (oak). At that time ground around theater was very wet cos small river Neglinka was just in 100 meters. Oak is very good when it is in water - it becomes stronger with time under water without oxygen. At the beginnig of 20 century river was isolated in underground canalization. And ground became dry. As result of it oxygen started to destroy oak base. 800 millions isn't cost of renovation of main building (to change base, to replace old parts of construction, to cover with gold all elements of decoration (over 200 kg of gold), to make 3 new curtains with gold knitting, to change all heavy machinery of giant scene and underscene, sound equipment and lights). Price include cost of new one building (second hall for modern ballet and opera), cost of new underground hall for choir concerts, cost of renovation of 2 km metro line for reducing of noise and vibration (it is laying just in 20 meters from base and from underground hall). For example each curtain is over 500 sq. meters. It consists from 3 part (main parts are 12x24 and 17x24 meters)

After 10+ years of reconstruction and renovation 28 of October Bolshoi will open doors. Worldwide famous theater has 235 years of history. It was first renovation for past 100 years. Prices of tickets to first Gala are even not high but crazy. 90 000 - 2 000 000 russian rubles (3 000 - 70 000 US dollars). All tickets been sold in 3 days. Some pictures of renovation and how it looks after renovation (they aren't my pictures - I found them in russian blogs):

they change the tone now... today BP has hews about "last line of defense of capital"

it isn't new... it is 5-7 years old already...

There are no "Kremlin Square" in Moscow. It is named "Red Square". "Red" hasn't any connection with communists: square has this name more than 500 years already, and word "red" is direct translation from Russian "krasny" which has 2 meanings: "beautiful" and "red" (color) in old Russian language. Proof

You not get my idea, sorry. I will try to explain. When you need just to protect some flat land from water which comes from some direction - you can easy resolve this problem with simple solution: "wall" (sand bags, dams, barriers, shields, etc). And question is just about money - than longer is line of protection, then more money you should spend on it. In case with heavy rains like monsoons your task will be much more complicated: first - to collect this water and evacuate it to some drainage, then (second) to "push" this water to sea...and we are talking now about country where falls 1 cu meter of water per each 3 sq. meters of land per month! If you will add to condition of task what territory of Thailand is almost 14 times bigger than territory of Netherlands in time when GDP of Thailand is in 2.2 times less, you will see how complicated is this task. My calculations (very draft) show what it will even consume more electricity than Thailand has.

it is just coz there are no monsoons and no typhoons in Holland...

Great report If you want amazing photos of church you have to visit this one

I can tell you only about Moscow - I'm watching city day by day long time already. At 90's - it was very unsafe and bandit's city. 90's - were years when "Russian mafia" become strong and had influence to all layers of life here. This is gone already: at the beginning of first decade of 21 cent. FSB (formerly known as KGB), military and other official structures took mafia under control and almost destroy it - for to control mafia's business by themselves In urban cities and rural regions life still isn't easy but it is much more better now. Average salary in Moscow now is about $1500 (as per reports of Trade Unions). Middle class appears to be well educated and civilized. Russian education in schools and UNIs is very strong and has high-end quality in math, physics, chemistry (take a look at names of scientists who took Nobel prizes for past few years - there are many Russians names by nationality) while science has very low support from gov. and after education many Russians prefer to work abroad of country. In general people are smiling more often now and are more open for communication. Many young Rusisans from middle-class have good English skills. Moscow is now filled by workers from other regions and republics of ex-USSR: by statistic Moscow now has 12.5 mln citizens, but level of everyday consumption of food shows 20 mln consumers. High level of prices for renting apartments allows to native citizens of Moscow to leave their apartment for renting and to live somewhere else (in Spain, Italy, Thailand) without any job: even small (20 sq.m) low class studio far from center generates $1000 monthly income from renting. Living here without knowledges of Russian language is almost impossible: you will need good relations with officials, but almost nobody of them can speak English.

Nope. I'm not Russian (nationality), but I'm living in Moscow almost 20 years already To understand situation: Russia is very big country - 17.8 bill.sq.km (USA with all territories 9.8 bill. sq.km) Over 150 nationalities are living here and 90% of them are native in Russian lang. As well more than 75% of citizens of Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, and other 11 republics of the formerly USSR are native to Russian lang. and mostly use it as a primary language. While there are about 100 mil. of Russians in total in all 15 countries, you can meet on streets about 250 mil. people who speak Russian as a native. Thailand is popular destination here for ppl with low income: farmers, workers from factories, drivers of trucks etc. It is on 3d place after Egypt and Turkey by popularity coz it is cheap. Thailand as well is poplar destination for Ukrainians and Belorussians as they have 3-5 time low income than average Russian has. Russian with average income prefer to spend vacation in USA, France, Italy, England, Greece or in countries of Latin America. So when you hear Russian language at Thai streets in 80% ppl will be Ukrainians and Belorussians or rednecks from Siberia - with low level of educations and low income. By the way: Moscow is great place to make business - high income makes Russians great customers, as well bank deposits generate good income too: +7.5% yearly for euro, 10% for rubles and 8.5% for dollars. Business isn't so wild like it was 10-15 years ago and can't generate 600-1000% of profit yearly, but still is good and competition isn't so high like it is in Western Europe.

Moscow subway (metro) is very nice and worth time to check. Best time to visit is close to midnight coz at peak time it is nightmare sometimes: check this link - there are 50+ pages with photos at skyscrapercity.com