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well, AlaskanDhamma and i see each other quite a bit too... so we might have been the 1st dhammawheel meet up..
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nathan wrote:
On May sixth I take the train to Chiang Mai where I will knock on doors until I can find somewhere to just sit and meditate for a month or so. Maybe things will work better after that. So, sorry about that but, as they say, dukkha happens.
You might check out Wat Rampoeng in Chiang Mai:

http://www.palikanon.com/vipassana/tapo ... otaram.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

They offer a 26 day retreat, and have been teaching Westerners for a long time. I've attached some pics.

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There is also "Monk for a Month, about 3 hours north of Chiang Mai:

http://www.monkforamonth.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Slightly off topic....

Nathan, do you need help with your phone? AIS 1-2 call seems to have the best coverage in Thailand.

Setting up an email account, and getting it working is hardly difficult.

gmail.com will let you set one up in under 3 minutes, depending on how fast you type in your details. (and you can import contacts from elsewhere)

Then you can check your email on your mobile by calling AIS on *138 or *139 (cant remember which, but its free) and requesting a GPRS internet package

for 20 hours (costs you 107 Baht) or (50 hours for 200 baht) and they will automatically deduct the money from your phone credit. If you want you can also

call their call centre (1175) if you don't want to follow the automatic instruction route. They have an English service.

After that, you can use the internet for 20/50 hours throughout the month, and get more hours if you run out by calling AIS.

To get email on your mobile, AIS will also send you the settings you need if you haven't already got them.

Let me know if you need help or pm me.

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forestmat wrote:Slightly off topic....

Nathan, do you need help with your phone? AIS 1-2 call seems to have the best coverage in Thailand.
Yes I do. Thank you for asking.
Setting up an email account, and getting it working is hardly difficult.
Well actually it can in fact be exceptionally difficult, as when you buy an iPhone in a country where Apple doesn't actually do business and there is no such thing as a guarantee or fair return policies for faulty goods. Apparently all of the iPhones in Bangkok fell off of the back of a truck in Shanghai or some such thing. After spending over 30,000 baht on the problem the phone doesn't do anything but display the crapple logo [logo for the hacker software that actually runs iPhones in Thailand].
gmail.com will let you set one up in under 3 minutes, depending on how fast you type in your details. (and you can import contacts from elsewhere)

Then you can check your email on your mobile by calling AIS on *138 or *139 (cant remember which, but its free) and requesting a GPRS internet package

for 20 hours (costs you 107 Baht) or (50 hours for 200 baht) and they will automatically deduct the money from your phone credit. If you want you can also

call their call centre (1175) if you don't want to follow the automatic instruction route. They have an English service.

After that, you can use the internet for 20/50 hours throughout the month, and get more hours if you run out by calling AIS.

To get email on your mobile, AIS will also send you the settings you need if you haven't already got them.
Thank you. Yes, I have three AIS sim cards and about 600 baht worth of time cards. No actual functional cell phone however. Can you suggest where I can buy a cell phone that works for less than 1,000 baht?
thanks for the help
be well
nathan

Let me know if you need help or pm me.

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I arrived at the rendevous late on Saturday as I first attended the regular saturday meeting with Sujin Boriharnawanket and a group of farang.It was most pleasant to meet with new friends dmytro and Nathan, and to listen to the wise venerable Dhammanando again. Fascinating to hear that Nathan spent over a decade living by himself in some part of Cananda so remote that there were more bears that people..I think that background should be helpful for the holy life. And Dmytro is the Ukrainian delegate for an International Buddhost conference happening here in bangkok.
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Nathan

If you bought your iphone from a regular shop you can get a refund or exchange. (need receipt and must be within 14 days of purchase)

if you bought it at Pantip plaza, maybe not. (Caveat Emptor)

Yes you can buy a mobile for 1,000 Baht (Samsung or Nokia) brand new and out of the box...

I don't know why you spent 30,000 on a mobile in the first place. Seems like an awful lot of money for someone who wants to ordain.

Anyway, here is a link to the true website... http://www.truemove.com/iphone/eng/index.htm

They operate the iphone 100% legally, and not as you infer, from the back of a lorry

Sorry just trying to be helpful.

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forestmat wrote:Nathan

If you bought your iphone from a regular shop you can get a refund or exchange. (need receipt and must be within 14 days of purchase)
Not in my experience.
if you bought it at Pantip plaza, maybe not. (Caveat Emptor)
MBK, what a crazy place, why do you guys need a thousand cell phone outlets in one mall?
Yes you can buy a mobile for 1,000 Baht (Samsung or Nokia) brand new and out of the box...
Well, I will see if I can.
I don't know why you spent 30,000 on a mobile in the first place. Seems like an awful lot of money for someone who wants to ordain. Not to worry, Bangkok has ruined me financially. Not to worry Thailand has nearly put me off of the idea of ordaining. I may do so in Canada or elsewhere.

Anyway, here is a link to the true website... http://www.truemove.com/iphone/eng/index.htm

They operate the iphone 100% legally, and not as you infer, from the back of a lorry

Sorry just trying to be helpful.
Thanks. That is enough help now.
Metta

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Nathan
If you bought your iphone from a regular shop you can get a refund or exchange. (need receipt and must be within 14 days of purchase)
Not in my experience.
if you bought it at Pantip plaza, maybe not. (Caveat Emptor)
MBK, what a crazy place, why do you guys need a thousand cell phone outlets in one mall?
Yes you can buy a mobile for 1,000 Baht (Samsung or Nokia) brand new and out of the box...
Well, I will see if I can.
I don't know why you spent 30,000 on a mobile in the first place. Seems like an awful lot of money for someone who wants to ordain.
Not to worry, Bangkok has ruined me financially. Not to worry Thailand has nearly put me off of the idea of ordaining. I may do so in Canada or elsewhere.
Nathan, neither Bangkok nor Thailand has ruined you financially....but perhaps your desires have.

Your comments about Thailand 'nearly putting you off the idea of ordaining' are unnecessary.

The problem is you came here green. If you had taken the time to find out first, you would have gone to a decent, regular, bona fide shop.

So what if a Mall has lots of mobile shops, why should it worry you?

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forestmat wrote:Nathan
If you bought your iphone from a regular shop you can get a refund or exchange. (need receipt and must be within 14 days of purchase)
Not in my experience.
if you bought it at Pantip plaza, maybe not. (Caveat Emptor)
MBK, what a crazy place, why do you guys need a thousand cell phone outlets in one mall?
Yes you can buy a mobile for 1,000 Baht (Samsung or Nokia) brand new and out of the box...
Well, I will see if I can.
I don't know why you spent 30,000 on a mobile in the first place. Seems like an awful lot of money for someone who wants to ordain.
Not to worry, Bangkok has ruined me financially. Not to worry Thailand has nearly put me off of the idea of ordaining. I may do so in Canada or elsewhere.
Nathan, neither Bangkok nor Thailand has ruined you financially....but perhaps your desires have.
That said, I officially renounce my participation in the internet forums for all time. So long, and all the best.
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nathan

Your comments about Thailand 'nearly putting you off the idea of ordaining' are unnecessary.

The problem is you came here green. If you had taken the time to find out first, you would have gone to a decent, regular, bona fide shop.

So what if a Mall has lots of mobile shops, why should it worry you?

Metta

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But whoever walking, standing, sitting, or lying down overcomes thought, delighting in the stilling of thought: he's capable, a monk like this, of touching superlative self-awakening. § 110. {Iti 4.11; Iti 115}
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Hello all,

It was nice to meet!

Nathan has kindly shared the photos of the meeting:
http://picasaweb.google.com/aavuso/Bangkok2009#" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Below at the same page are photos from the conference http://icundv.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; which I attended afterwards.

See you,
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Greetings Dmytro,

I recognise bhante, but who's who in this one?

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Greetings, Retro!

http://picasaweb.google.com/aavuso/Bang ... 1251436914" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Left to right: Nathan, Bhante, Rob, me.

Metta, Dmytro
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Cool, thanks.

... and congratulations of the (still unsurpassed) world record!

:thumbsup:

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Thanks Dmytro for sharing, it looked like quite an interesting series of events you attended.
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Beautiful pictures! It looks like Ajahn Brahm is giving his autograph in picture #40 (but I'm sure it's just an e-mail or something). :tongue:
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