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Again. Your describing a typical English fest.
There are some brilliant xmas carols, and some not so brilliant. That song I posted just came into my head and won't go away, I don't know what it is about it, but it makes my spine tingle for want of a better description.
I can recall the best christmas songs EVER and they were sung by an Oz gentleman by the name of Kevin 'Bl@@dy' Wilson. Unfortunately the titles wouldn't get through Thai Visa's filter
Cheers
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But you can follow in Jubby's footsteps and post a youtube link.
Thank you, I haven't enjoyed a Christmas song quite so much before.
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Do you know from your experience if the Rimkok will also offer a Christmas meal in the evening ?
Or any other restaurants ?
I know that the Rimkok is putting on a Christmas Eve buffet (evening!) but don't know what they plan for Christmas Day.
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If you have a finished knitted scarf ready for the next potlluck, bring it along. I'm sure it will prove to be a sure-fire conversation starter, and if it's cool, you may well find someone willing to part with money for it. Or if it's in green wool you could save it's first public appearance for a hash - would look very good with the wellies.
Wellies Harsu, WELLIES !? ...... My trusty Berghaus Yeti Gaiters are Sulking now.
..... I'm sure that 'Square Router' Character who visited one of our hashes from Chiang Mai and made such a huge impression on me , would approve of em Oh, me and my flaky friend are Knitting with Silk, we first extract the silk from said worm but its not easy for us, it needs steady hands .
Try boiling the silk worms first, they wriggle a lot less and it makes the thread a lot easier to unravel onto the knitting pins.
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Jontiem ! . You'll be looking for the Boy Bars then ;-)
No, Seriously. If you have the time, Hire a small motorbike, 125. and do some small tours, its definately the best time of year for it.
I'm trying to get a Knitting class started , Its just me and my flaky neighbour at the moment, its gonna take some time .. maybe next time ...
If you have a finished knitted scarf ready for the next potlluck, bring it along. I'm sure it will prove to be a sure-fire conversation starter, and if it's cool, you may well find someone willing to part with money for it. Or if it's in green wool you could save it's first public appearance for a hash - would look very good with the wellies.
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I have a Shi-Tzu + 2 Poodles, never a problems, all the doors are open all days and they go into the garden when they want..
Yak is 11.... Dada is 8....... Charlie the Shi-Tzu is almost 3, had all from pups.......... I take all 3 to the Vet for the Tick injections every 3 months..... went last week cost 120 baht per dog.
I trust when you remove the tick you DO NOT just pull them off ?? If you have not then go buy 90% [here can only find 70%] pure alcohol….. soak cotton bud and dab on tick… the tick will more or less fall off within seconds + leaves Nothing behind.
We had the same problem with ticks 20 years ago in Portugal, did the same, every 3 months tick injection……… When I first moved here Vets did not have the injection so bought outside Thailand and injected the dogs myself.
DO be sure to check your dog every day…….. friend 4 years ago lost 2 pedigree dogs to tick fever….. check between there toes + there pads + check there ears and use GREEN Care ear lotion on a cotton bud weekly
Things we have learned about applying anti-tick medications- When you apply the invermectin lotion ( such as Front-line) please wear plastic gloves, apply from back of head going down back of dog - where they cannot lick at it - and don't let your dog get wet for 3 days after application.
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My best and safest advise would be to visit a dermatologist/ oncologist if you haven't already done so, and get everything checked out. That said, I have used diclofenic gel on my areas of 'skin change' twice per day for the last 18 months after my last lot of surgery and this (coupled with judicious use of a total skin sun block and hat wearing) seems to be holding things nicely at bay. This was at the suggestion of my doctor in the UK, the diclofenic acts as an anti-inflammatory agent. Go and see your doctor, they've got access to the latest, safest treatments suitable for your needs.
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Actually....California produces a lot if not most of the Jap sushi rice......called 'calrose' i think, but I don't know if they are growing it here in LOS because the price in the market for Jap rice is 2 or 3x local rice. too bad khao niaow wouldn't work.....anyone tried it??
California produce most of the sushi rice thats used in the States, but not what we get here in Asia. I know that 'Calrose' rice is exported, but in Asia especially Japan and Korea locally produced sushi rice is favoured. I've never know any Japanese Chef who would use anything else apart from Japanese rice. I've always found the Japanese are more particular about using their own produce than the French.
The rice I'm suggesting I get from Tops and I use it for Rissotos and Paellas as well as Sushi and it is grown here in Thailand. It's a Japanese variety called 'Sasanishiki' and is produced by a company called King Elephant and costs about the same price as a standard good quality local rice such as Hom Mali, about 60 baht/kg. When you compare this to a 250g packet of Riso Gallo rissoto rice at 200 baht it's quite a saving.
Yes, you can get local rice a lot cheaper than 60baht/kg but as any chef or foodie knows, rule number one when cooking Thai food is to buy the best quality rice you can!
I too use Japanese rice as a very good substitiute for arboria/ carnorolli rice for risottos. It is grown locally just north of Chiang Rai here and costs less than 50 bahts/kilo in shops, or 20-40 bahts straight from producer. A couple of Japanese acquaintences say it is better than they can grow in Japan!
Forgot to say that it makes a very nice baked rice pudding too.
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Actually....California produces a lot if not most of the Jap sushi rice......called 'calrose' i think, but I don't know if they are growing it here in LOS because the price in the market for Jap rice is 2 or 3x local rice. too bad khao niaow wouldn't work.....anyone tried it??
California produce most of the sushi rice thats used in the States, but not what we get here in Asia. I know that 'Calrose' rice is exported, but in Asia especially Japan and Korea locally produced sushi rice is favoured. I've never know any Japanese Chef who would use anything else apart from Japanese rice. I've always found the Japanese are more particular about using their own produce than the French.
The rice I'm suggesting I get from Tops and I use it for Rissotos and Paellas as well as Sushi and it is grown here in Thailand. It's a Japanese variety called 'Sasanishiki' and is produced by a company called King Elephant and costs about the same price as a standard good quality local rice such as Hom Mali, about 60 baht/kg. When you compare this to a 250g packet of Riso Gallo rissoto rice at 200 baht it's quite a saving.
Yes, you can get local rice a lot cheaper than 60baht/kg but as any chef or foodie knows, rule number one when cooking Thai food is to buy the best quality rice you can!
I too use Japanese rice as a very good substitiute for arboria/ carnorolli rice for risottos. It is grown locally just north of Chiang Rai here and costs less than 50 bahts/kilo in shops, or 20-40 bahts straight from producer. A couple of Japanese acquaintences say it is better than they can grow in Japan!
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We will be there. Two people. We will be bringing some Chicken Korma I bought from SausageKing and we will be making rice. A couple of bottles of softdrink too. We will heat the stuff at Po' family house and hope it stays warm enough.
Great. I don't know what Chicken Korma is so that is perfect. Also been wanting to take a nibble of SK's fare.
Just got back from the Pot Luck. Great afternoon, scrummy food and nice to meet some of you from the forum. You couldn't have organised better weather as well. Thanks again Scorpio for getting it started. Don't leave it too long till the next one. Harsu
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It's nothing like as bad as the hayfever I used to get back in blighty but I have still had to invest in some eye-drops and loratadine
I thought it could be the rice too Jubby as it's about ready. Scea, the only allergy I have to my dog is an allergy to early morning walks and cleaning her crap out of my garden!
I think harsu could have hit the nail on the head, great reply and probably explains it. Slightly off-topic but sorry I didn't arrange my pizza-making lesson Jan, completely forgot, enjoying time at home with my baby girl, will arrange again in the not to distant future.
No problem with the pizza side of things - let me know when it's convenient - I've been busy with an exotic combination of tree and scrub clearance and practicing watercolour painting - don't think I'll book an exhibition space quite yet.
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I've never suffered allergies here. Used to be terrible in the UK. I have noticed quite a few nice smells in the garden but other than that no Idea.
Lots of ricefields near you. whats the growing stage !?
My husband's hayfever is active at moment - certainly not like in Uk, when he had to take anti-histamines all year. At the moment most of the grasses (including rice), the flowering trees - esp. the cassias and bauhinias and indian cork trees are producing copious quantities of pollen. Add to this the fact that we've had a wet rainy season and there are plenty of mould spores around resulting in prime conditions for sneezing and watery eyes.
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A friends thai wife asked him, Thai dog speak woof woof, what Englisg dog speak? and if thai dog meet english dog can they talk?
I wonder about that myself also to be honest.
If I remember correctly, modern sound analysis techniques have shown that dogs do 'talk' with different regional accents - eg a dog from Liverpool speaks with a higher pitch than many other areas in th Uk. Probably find that they can all communicate well, but might struggle a bit with some of the subtleties! There is no misunderstanding the meaning of a bite on the bum.
Dogs with a Scouse accent. !? Your Sh .... err. ... 'Kidding' me Harsu
What Dialect do your Greyhounds (or are they Lurchers, I forget.) Anyway, what Dialect do they speak with ?
They're ex-racing greyhounds. Barney was Irish bred, so I imagine he has a soft Irish brogue mixed in with some Yorkshire (did a lot of racing around there), and Poppy - well a nice Doric twang. Anyway, we can understand them perfectly. 'What's that stuff on the outside of trees, Barney? 'Bark'. 'How would describe the texture of it, Barney?' 'Ruff'.'
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A friends thai wife asked him, Thai dog speak woof woof, what Englisg dog speak? and if thai dog meet english dog can they talk?
I wonder about that myself also to be honest.
If I remember correctly, modern sound analysis techniques have shown that dogs do 'talk' with different regional accents - eg a dog from Liverpool speaks with a higher pitch than many other areas in th Uk. Probably find that they can all communicate well, but might struggle a bit with some of the subtleties! There is no misunderstanding the meaning of a bite on the bum.
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There is another posting on this forum giving information about the festival, it's under ' community events'. That said, I can tell you that it is being hosted by 7 of the hotels in C.R. on the 22-24th October. From what I've read, there will be free concerts, shows and exhibitions of art, with patrons paying only for food/drink at events.
The Legend is hosting a Biggles Big band concert over the 3 nights with what promises to be excellent food for those who wish to eat there as well.
There is a photo exhibition 'Portraits of the Golden Triangle; by Victoria Vorreiter at the Anantara Resort - this lasts until 22nd Jan.2011.
Le Meridien is hosting a cabaret show on the evenings of the 22 and the 23rd ,starting at 19.00hrs
The Mantrini has a painting exhibition of works by students from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Chiang Mai University expressing their views of 'abstract'. The students will be there throughout the 3 days of the exhibition using hotel as their studio
River House Resort will present 2 different performance during 3 days of the event. 19.00hrs-20.00hrs on 22nd will be performance by Chiang rai Youth orchestra, and on the 23 and 24th there will be Lanna Dance - a mix of traditional and contemporary Northern Thai dance from 18.30 to 19.30 then again at 20.30 to 21.30 hours. Food also available.
The Dusit is holding an exhibition 'Discover the identity of lanna Style thru aquarel', a concert by Chiang Rai youth orchestra (Bach) on the 23rd between 18.00 and 22.00 hrs and also a live music and beer garden.
Lastly, but by no means the least, The Rimkok Resort will host a 'Kad Mua' (traditional northern food market) with local food stalls, food demonstrations,
traditional folk music, with many Northern Thai dance performances. A Thai Buffet dinner is also available. This is on the 23rd, folk music starting at 17.30, Lanna dance showing at 19.30. on the23rd Oct.
I don't know if there any other events planned, but I'm sure you'll find out once you get here. I suggest you contact the individual hotels for more information or there may be a phone number on the other posting page. Enjoy!
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I don't think you can call yourself a true Chiang Rai expat until you've been slobbered over by skyblustu's dog.
'Slobbered' Scea. !!! . ......... Thats not the picture I was trying to paint .
Wheres VF when I need him; We need a word befitting of a 'Devil Dog', any Dog can slobber
'an affa sliverin beastie', said in your best Scots accent ,perhaps?
'I don't have a best Scots accent
.... Affa's not in my vocabulary . Its not the F word is it Fit like, Jubby? O.K. then, with your best English accent it would 'translate' as 'a really awfully slobbery animal'.
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I don't think you can call yourself a true Chiang Rai expat until you've been slobbered over by skyblustu's dog.
'Slobbered' Scea. !!! . ......... Thats not the picture I was trying to paint .
Wheres VF when I need him; We need a word befitting of a 'Devil Dog', any Dog can slobber
'an affa sliverin beastie', said in your best Scots accent ,perhaps?
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I found what I was looking for. It so happens that it was the location that the last Hash was held . I forget the formal name but it is a govt. agricultural research facility.
It is reasonably central, easy to get to, easy to find, the camp ground area is somewhat isolated, on a lake, good parking, a reasonable covered area, adequate seating and tables, walking/hiking trail with great views for those interested before or after.eating, over night camping with security and lights for those adventurous souls, adjacent toilet and. enough elbow room for kids If a few people bring folding chairs, tables mats and an umbrella it should be more than adequate for most TVers, with one possible exception.
I still need to go through the formality of submitting a written request to the head guy but don't see a problem now.
A few pictures attached.
We were there on Sunday - lovely venue. It's the Chiang Rai Horticultural Research centre, just off the old ChiangMai road at keystone 5k.
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Unfortunitly rai Mae Fah Luang is not possible, they are looking for 200 baht a head..
anymore ideas out there???????
Hey.!
I dont know if it is an idea-but thinking about that spot,just before the waterfall-nam duk khun goon-its for free and a buityfull place, I think.?
I agree it is a beautiful place but I can not remember if it has any suitable place to have a sit down lunch. Not very central either. I need to go back and take a look. Thanks for the input. What do others think.
Thinking of a 'park' -like setting to suggest is proving taxing. The National park headquarters at LamNamKok are very pleasant ( hot springs, beside the river, lots of big trees for shade etc) but are out past the Elephant ride village of Ban Ruam and on the other side of the river. Rajahbat University has lovely formal gardens with plenty of paths and open space with a lake , but -being- private ground, I'm not sure how acceptable it would be for you to use.(?) The park at the beginning of the trail up to Khun Korn waterfall - again quite a distance out from C.R. Can think of lots of other very pleasant places but they have little or no parking, or wouldn't accomodate a large group. Good luck.
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Hey.!
Yes,KD you are right-thats all the reasons-but it is al around-the same-not very much attention, to the northern part of Thailand.
Thats why I made that page on Facebook.dk-Chiang Rai-Thailand.!
I do alot to promote the city and the area on Facebook-to friends in Denmark, and every one,who is on facebook, and looking-and thats alot-but if you take a look on facebook-there is a new group allmost for every city and area in Thailand.
The good thing about it is-that we all know each other and are pretty good,to put things to each others sites,when there are something of interrest-so it is not all bad, on facebook.
I have tryed to put things on my page,which I think can be usefull,for people who thinking of going up here and for residents of CR-a litle from resorts and a few buisness advertisment and alot about historie of CR and university-whats going on around here,I tryed to inform people about the opportunities in the area.
I agree, very little information is around even when you get here. it is frustrating to find out about events you would have liked to attend after they've happened. Just the provision of a small number of permanent notice boards for posting information about forthcoming events would be useful.. beside the old jail square on the walking market street, outside (or inside) the main tourist information office, by the new clock tower etc. They could be put up by the tourist office, and anyone who wants to advertise would hand in their flyers/ information to them for posting up.
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Sure wish more Europeans would express an interest. Really would liven things up and expand the possible menu.
More on the pot-luck concept. Participants would be asked to bring a dish but they are not expected to feed everyone. The dish would be enough to feed themselves, if that was the only thing they ate, plus a little more i.e. their fair share. People are typically generous so there is usually more than enough. The food would be a home country favorite of theirs that they can find the ingredients for. Not looking for haute cuisine but family favorites, usually not calorie counters but no restrictions. People know to take a little of each till everyone has a chance so the dish does not disappear too quick. This is where the parents need to watch the kids. There is always a danger that you could end up with too many of certain type dishes but it is supposed to be a fun eating experience not a serious meal.
Sounds a nice idea. We're interested
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Maybe i'm hard to please or maybe my idea of good is totally different from a lot of other people,i'm refering to the Pizza's from Makro,i'm sorry guys but i dont rate them,so my question IS,does anyone know where i can buy Pizza bases so i can do my own toppings,or is there anyone out there that knows who could make the dough,then i could divide the dough up into the size i required and put them into the freezer until i felt the urge.
Rgds
Wora
Slightly off topic - and it maybe should be in the Food forum but ----If you can make the toppings, you're more than able to make the bases! Easy- peasy. I have basic recipes for thin, pan, calzone, deep-pan, wholemeal pizza doughs which I make occassionally - hence my size! They all use easy -blend yeast and flour(s) which you can get in the majority of supermarkets/ baking good shops in Chiang Rai. If you want the recipes, let me know.
Just following a suit,this thread was started by Kandahar ref the pizzas in Makro,anyway enough already,the recipies would be much appreciated thanks.
Sorry, missed your post when I looked earlier. Didn't mean to sound officious, just new to using a forum, and didn't know how far it was permissible to stretch a post about Makro to all the way into home baking country, so I thought I'd acknowledge that i thought i might be 'straying' before someone else did.. Will attach the recipes tomorrow when I have a bit more time. Hope you enjoy using them.
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Maybe i'm hard to please or maybe my idea of good is totally different from a lot of other people,i'm refering to the Pizza's from Makro,i'm sorry guys but i dont rate them,so my question IS,does anyone know where i can buy Pizza bases so i can do my own toppings,or is there anyone out there that knows who could make the dough,then i could divide the dough up into the size i required and put them into the freezer until i felt the urge.
Rgds
Wora
Slightly off topic - and it maybe should be in the Food forum but ----If you can make the toppings, you're more than able to make the bases! Easy- peasy. I have basic recipes for thin, pan, calzone, deep-pan, wholemeal pizza doughs which I make occassionally - hence my size! They all use easy -blend yeast and flour(s) which you can get in the majority of supermarkets/ baking good shops in Chiang Rai. If you want the recipes, let me know.
Just following a suit,this thread was started by Kandahar ref the pizzas in Makro,anyway enough already,the recipies would be much appreciated thanks.
And even better would be a home visit to teach my wife and me first hand, hows about it harsu?
ps...I'll put a muzzle on the killer Rottie and lock her in a cage if that worries you
I've met your dog and a bigger softie would be hard to find, so no need to worry on that account. I would be happy to come over and show you both how to make the dough. You suggest a suitable time, date as I have more flexibilty (free time!).
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Maybe i'm hard to please or maybe my idea of good is totally different from a lot of other people,i'm refering to the Pizza's from Makro,i'm sorry guys but i dont rate them,so my question IS,does anyone know where i can buy Pizza bases so i can do my own toppings,or is there anyone out there that knows who could make the dough,then i could divide the dough up into the size i required and put them into the freezer until i felt the urge.
Rgds
Wora
Slightly off topic - and it maybe should be in the Food forum but ----If you can make the toppings, you're more than able to make the bases! Easy- peasy. I have basic recipes for thin, pan, calzone, deep-pan, wholemeal pizza doughs which I make occassionally - hence my size! They all use easy -blend yeast and flour(s) which you can get in the majority of supermarkets/ baking good shops in Chiang Rai. If you want the recipes, let me know.
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dont know the pics ended up in the middle just wonder if its poisnous or not as we get quite a few of this type my wife bashes em but thais do that to all snakes but prefer to let it go if i get to it first thanks for any info and does anyone know of a good book on thai snakes that i can get hold of??
If you can get hold of a copy, I would recommend a handy little book titled ' A photographic guide to snakes and other reptiles of peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand', First published 1998 by New Holland. I bought my copy in Chiang Mai. Nice compact size and clear photos. I've seen a couple of new - but bulkier - books on the subject in Robinson's dept. store in C.M as well , so they are around.
..... I'm sure that 'Square Router' Character who visited one of our hashes from Chiang Mai and made such a huge impression on me , would approve of em 
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I can confirm that e-readers are not for sale in Thailand, Sony would not post one out directly to us either. Couldn't get them in K.L. either. We bought ours in U.K. Great machines if you can get one. You will have no problem downloading books for it in Thailand once you've got one.