We Decided To Go To Big C To Check Out The Price Of Blu-Ray Players,

but first a shoe repair shop was needed, well stall really, one of the high heel tips of Diana's shoes had come adrift, so here we were,

it is in what I can only call Soi hairdresser that runs between Pattaya Tai and Soi 17, then to Big C, all of the fountains working for a change, normally one or two are out of commission,

lots of stalls in front of it,

we keep seeing lots of these figures around,

from the films Predator and Alien,

I can not say I have ever thought of buying one, but some body must as so many shops sell them, I would hate to think of the excess baggage on this one if a tourists buys one! but on to the Sony store, I will keep to UK pounds for the price check, in the Sony store in London the Blu-Ray player BDP-S550 is £229, online in the UK £170, in the Sony store here in Big C £290, wow what a difference! the amazing thing is even in the cheapest option the shop selling it online is making enough profit to keep them in business,

a couple of other things I found from the net is that there appears to be only one stereo speaker and decoder set that so far can handle HDMI/Blu-Ray disc sound signals, the HTSF 360 system it is the only one that has a Blu-Ray support logo that I can find, looking at the shop advertisement in the UK it says 'This product is a previous model and could be no longer available at your local dealer', a polite way of saying not available in the UK, another small point if you are thinking of buying a Sony Bravia LCD TV there will be some bargains to be had for 2 reasons, the Bavaria ZX,Z,W,V and S series are all it appears going to be replaced or at least play second fiddle with a new series which I believe will be the MX series with LCD,

now for the big one, the next generation of LCD screens, LED, note the 'C' changed to 'E' still an LCD screen but powered by LED's is on the way hence dropping the 'old' range, if you want to know about the difference have a look here, but be warned the new LED's are not going to be cheap, but still there will be a few bargains as the older technology and products make way for the new,

on a whim I suggesting having a drink and for Diana a bite to eat on the way back,

so we stopped off at the fishing park on Third Road, it is in the dip in the road between Central and Pattaya North, nice Jasmine to smell on the way in,

with lots of places in the shade to fish from,

parrots keep popping up everywhere!

their is also a shaded area to eat,

Diana relaxing by the pond,

and me with a Leo shandy,

the food arrives, I did not eat as I had two eggs on baked beans on toast before we left, Diana had a coke, for food rice with a fried egg on top with spicy chicken 180 baht including the drinks which I thought reasonable,

whilst there this lucky chap caught a fish,

it does have a big restaurant for parties, some time back Brian had his birthday party here,

on our way out Diana just had to have a go on the swing! then home for a couple of DVD's, Diana spent a bit of time on the computer, she has a game where you grow crops on a farm take them to market and then buy new seeds to grow, so I settled down for another couple of episodes of City of Vice, unfortunately with no English subtitles it is to much to understand for Diana,

then Angels One Five, a real boys own adventure/hero story, by now Diana's farm had run out of water and potato blight had hit, so she was still busy with her farm, so I did not mind watching this early 1952 movie,

next a salad and a glass of wine for our evening meal whilst watching

A Few Good Men, I must admit I do enjoy watching a court room drama and I know that Diana enjoyed this, as every time she left the room we paused the movie so she did not miss any of it, then Midsomer Murder the episode Tainted Fruit, to round the evening off, then to bed.