Archive for October, 2006

scrybe.jpgIt's an Offline Web based organizer and lots more…that should be available online soon.

Would it be a so called "killer application" ?  Far to early to say so, but seems a very attractive solution…let's hope the beta version will be available as publicized.A 7 mins. sneak preview movie is available here (english accent is great too)

From Scrybe page:

ScrybeTM  is a groundbreaking online organizer that caters to today´s lifestyle in a cohesive and intuitive way.
Simple solutions for some age old problems.

  • Seamless offline access – without any installations
  • Rich and fast like a desktop
  • Intuitive zoomable calendar views
  • Organize your thoughts with bookmarks, web snippets, images and files
  • To-do lists integrated with your calendar
  • Share and collaborate with friends and co-workers
  • Elegant, compact and handy print formats
  • Easily work across multiple timezones
  • Import and export from other apps easily.

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dsc00192.JPGThe government was modernized by the Chakri king Rama V, also called King Chulalongkorn, who is honored every year on the 23rd of October. His accomlishments during his 42 year reign include abolishing slavery.

That was the prefect opportunity to go in Chinatown and take some photos at night. As usual, they have been posted in the Gallery.  

 

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Last night in Bangkok has been an opportunity to inaugurate my new Sony Alpha SLR camera. I spent about an hour on my balcony trying to catch some "lights of the night". Not so bad for a first timer, what do you think ? A "Storms" album has been created in the gallery

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That's all the time it took me today from the moment when I stepped out of flight TG-510 (5 min ahead schedule) to my place in Sukhumvit/Nana area. 

30% of this time was spent walking inside the airport terminal building from concourse C to Immigration counters.

Airport limousine costs 900 THB but Taxi Meter are available on level 1, so no need to go to the shuttle linked transportation center.

 A large serie of photos of Suvarnabhumi airport before official openning are available on Mcot web site.

  

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r0012027.JPGAfter having eared good and bad news about the new Bangkok International Airport, now it's my turn to tell about my own experience using for the first time the brand new airport facilities.

Going there : I left Sukhumvit area around 16h00 today and arrived 25 minutes and 65 baths (toll way) later in front of the entrance 4 at the airport In short, "piece of cake". No traffic jam, lot less confusion in front of the terminal.

Check-In : less than 5 minutes chrono, but ok using counter for Star Alliance Gold member (got the Gold card yesterday…just in time). Anyway for other passengers check-in seemed to be as smooth as mine.

Immigration : all counters opened, 60 immigration officiers on duty at this section, 15 pax ahead of me. Bad luck we fell on the slowest guy in town, who needs an average of 3-4 minutes per passenger to give the exit stamp…. 17h00 sharp, still 7 pax ahead but for immgration officers a new shift starts. The "turtoise" is off and replaced my someone fresh… Good news ! average time per pax falls down to 30-40 seconds ! 

International Boarding : This area looks like a shopping mall with a luxury and internation brands. Few places to have a drink or some food and as mentionned on many websites, only few places where to seat and rest as well as restrooms.

Business Lounge
Very crowded as only one is available for the time being. Certainly the longest lounge I ever seen (I guess about 50 meters long)
 
Changes with Don Muang

  • No more luggage security scan before check-in
  • No more camera at the immigration counters
  • Laptop computers to be removed from their bag for x-ray screening

Otherwise, an international airport often looks like another International Airport and Suvarnabhumi is no more than one among others. 

More about arrival area next week ;-)

 

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