TomBrown

Hi,

Would it be possible to borrow someone's video camcorder for about a week and a half to film at an event indoors?

My own camcorder is causing problems, despite just sitting in it's bag on the shelf for a while doing nothing.

I have SDHC memory cards, or might be able to use some mini-dv tapes I have if that's the media the camcorder takes.

Obviously this might be a bit of a long shot, but would really appreciate your help if you can. I should probably also mention that I live here in Pattaya with my wife and our kid, not on holiday or the like.

If you can help, please make contact as soon as you can.

Many thanks  
Tom.

Recently it was announced (link) that there would be a Pattaya Old Town Market at the far end of Naklua Road, this weekend being the first weekend of many (6 November - 20 February 2011).

It started where the park is and ran all the way down to the bridge. Mainly full of various Thai food, some of which I hadn't seen before or tasted till now, as well as clothes and other things to buy. There were two stages for shows, one about a quarter way along with traditional Thai music and another near the end of the market on the bridge with seating and beer available to watch the live band. Toilets were available too.

Family and I went both Saturday and Sunday, really enjoyed the food. Come evening, it was really busy.
There were both Thai and foreign customers, though I mainly seen Thai. Definitely worth a visit and bring an appetite.

There is a web site, but not updated for 2010 yet; PattayaOldTown.com

Here's some pics;

At Koh Larn, which beach is better for snorkeling and possibly seeing corel?
Any tips for the trip there, things to avoid?

The security gate on our home has got a problem, the gate slider wheels have broken. Is there somewhere that can provide replacements or will I have to get a completely new gate?

I have a 2 year old filling on a molar that is causing some discomfort and got a recommendation to visit a nearby dental clinic.

However, after getting a 200 Baht x-ray, they said they weren't sure if I'd need a root canal or just a new filling (or replace two fillings next to each other).

The quoted price for a root canal would be 20,000 Baht, that's beyond my budget for just now. Once I got home I checked their web site which had the fees, and a molar root canal treatment was displayed as 8,000 Baht.

Obviously any trust I had with this dentist has pretty much gone and am looking for a new dentist.

I suspect that I only need a new filling, but I do have a small dull pain in my tooth so maybe I do need a root canal(?), however I'm not paying 20,000 baht.

Reading through the forums here there are so many recommendations and varying costs.

Ideally I want an honest dentist who will tell me if it really is just a replacement filling (or two) or if I really need a root canal.

Any recommendations from experience?