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I see in TOPS latest catalog, a request for money to buy the troops in the south bullet-proof vests.

Strange indeed.

Bangkok already has one. We want one up north

YES PLEASE!

Whatever the critics say, I've found the IKEA furniture I've bought, first class.

We need one in Chiang Mai to increase the choice, the quality and the competition.

You're just trying to make me jealous!

Actually, I discovered split green peas in TOPs, and a hunt for a couple of leeks was successful, even tho they labelled them "spring onions". Also bought some dried mint, and over to Makro to get a nice pork hock.

Celery or celery seed not obvious at TOPs, but a few places left to look.

Thanks also for the variation on a theme. They all sound ideal for the cooler weather here in Chiang Mai.

One of my recipes suggests soaking the green split peas in water and a bit of bi-carb overnight. This softens them up before the boiling process.

As I mentioned before, adding some slices of rookwurst- smoked sausage - is so nice.

I also chop the pork into chunks. wow, I'm getting hungry!!

ooop! that should be split peas next to the hocks, not celery seeds!

As stated earlier Villa Mart stock them they keep very well in the bags they are sold in no need for any special storage, I find a tps of celary seeds helps the flavour.

Thanks for the idea about celery seeds. I always use a couple of large leeks as they add flavour too.

I'll check out the Makro bakery section and see if the Mae Rim store has the the celery seeds. My sister tells me that in Perth, split peas are kept next to the pork hocks. Make sense I suppose. I'm still trying to figure out the logic of Rimping Mee Chok where their dried fruits are stored in the Macaroni and Spaghetti section.

this might help.

http://www.grammar.cl/Notes/Possessive_Pronouns.htm

try Chiang Moi road, just one street across from Thae Pae Rd,

I have bought all my bedding at a large store on a corner, (about 200metres down from the moat ) which has everything from towels to mattresses, and very reasonable prices.

It seems to me it's all LPG. Never heard of LNG used here for domestic or any other use.

Don't confuse the two, as there is a large difference.

'something wrong' in my humble opinion is that horns are not commonly used in Thailand.

This is not the Philippines.

The thought of a compressed air horn used to indictate impatience or frustration seems very negative.

Also saw it at TOPS in Kad Saun Keow last week.

I guess Villa is in BKK. I'm in Chiang Mai. The rye bread sounds interesting. Traditionally, my ex's family used to have croutons with smoked sausage (rook wurst) put in as you reheat the soup. Aroimak/lekker!

I'll check out Rimping and Karim for the peas.

As the weather turns cooler, I'm thinking it's time for another batch of thick pea and ham soup.

Most of the ingredients seem to be around the supermarkets, such as leeks,heaps of other vegies, pork hocks, etc;

However, I'm stumped with split peas (green). Are these available, or possible lurking under another name.? I saw something at Makro today called chick peas, but not sure if these are the same thing.

Next I'll be looking for rookwurst (smoked sausage) but think I've seen that about somewhere.

I was also buying my water in glass bottles when I was in the city. I'm not altogether happy about the white plastic mine is delivered in at the house. It would be reassuring to know that this particular material is safe.

I was told that the clear plastic bottles were OK. But the cloudy white ones would contaminate the water. Carcinogens or some thing like that would leach out of the plastic.

That is what I was told.

I recently bought a clear plastic container (19 litres) as it's a safe plastic. I decant the water from the white bottle into this rather than have this water and the bottles sitting around in a suspect plastic.

The polycarbonate bottles are on sale at Amorn for 280baht.

The town water in Northern Chiang Mai seems quite good, and I use it for everything except drinking. Costs 30 baht a month!

I was also buying my water in glass bottles when I was in the city. I'm not altogether happy about the white plastic mine is delivered in at the house. It would be reassuring to know that this particular material is safe.

I wear a tee sheet inside the house, and use my thick woollen socks..

The locals are dressing like eskimos and wearing gloves!

Yup, I bought my Pixma at Pantip, and tanks were added for next to nothing. A new 100ml bottle of ink cost 100THB.

I've heard various stories about the life of photos using these inks when printed and their effect on printer heads, but you'd need to get expert advice on this one.

Could you PM me and let me know what filter you're using, as I guess we cannot advertise on forum pages?

I've kind of grown immune to all the constant noise associated with Thailand: roosters crowing at all times of the night, karaeoki bands playing until all hours of the night, small villages with town speakers that begin their propaganda at 6 AM and blare on for 2 hours, slow moving trucks with their huge megasound systems promoting this or that while blocking traffic. Oh, and the constant whistles blowing at every parking lot.

Be thankful you're not in a neighbouring country where the calls to prayer are often around 4.30am.

I'm happy to hear the local drums and music here at 6am!

I had the same problem after arriving from a clean city to CM. Walking anywhere near crowded narrow streets was really bad.

I noticed the Somgthaews run on diesel, poorly tuned engines and thus lots of smoke. Tuk-tuks are mainly on LPG now.

A move out of the city has resulted in a cooler environment, and far less fumes. However, tonight the air is very smoky.

Can't have it all ways I guess.

I had a Burmese man and his wife come to my house; the lawns, hedge, etc had not been cut for a month or two, as I'd been away.

I thought the asking price of 500baht was a bit much, but when I saw how hard they worked and what they did in a few hours, it was well worth it.

Sadly, they've returned to Burma. Anyone know of another couple who'd do some gardening 5km past Maejo Uni?

I recently bought some frozen curries from Rimping, made by British Indian Restaurant Curry in Chiang Mai.

The weight was given as minimum 360g. These were more like 500g! No searching for the chicken pieces, as they're there in great big chunks. I can thoroughly recommend them.

Added a bit of rice, yoghurt and papaya chutney and a meal for a couple of nights. Arroi mak!

are you talking about flashlights for a camera? I thought they went out of fashion when digital; cameras came in

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sorry about this. It dawned on me an hour or so later that the author was looking for torch/lantern batteries, and I hadn't switched to Trans-Pacific English!

are you talking about flashlights for a camera? I thought they went out of fashion when digital; cameras came in

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probably too late for the sufferers now, but the flu shots for this season have been available for about a month.

aching bones can also be an indication of dengue fever.