Nervosa

January 20, 2016

Hi,

I'm looking for a resort (or Bungallow style) to stay for 2 to 4 days with my wife.

Must be around Chiang Mai city. Like not more than 50km from the city. Maybe a little bit more if the place really worth it.

I would like something very quiet and with some space between rooms that give you enough privacy.

I'm willing to pay 1000-1400 baht a night, maybe more if it worth it.

Just in case you guys want to suggest it to me, No I don't want to go to Pai. They actually have a lot of very good resorts not expansive,

but I've been there many times already and I'm a little bit bored to go there.

But IF you guys got some suggestion in Chiang Rai, I'm open to suggestion. Planning to go there anyway to see some friends.

I'm waiting for your suggestions,

Thanks you.

March 15, 2015

Chiang Mai have good restaurants, but none of them was actually good enough for me to remember.

BUT about this Isaan Restaurant 2km from chiang mai ; This WAS on the Doisaket-Sansai Road. exaclty at KM 4. It was a small restaurant with a dirty look. The owner was a young isaan woman and her boyfriend was a old farang. She cannot cook, BUT her brother was really good. Not expensive too. But I said WAS because now it is close and they opened a soup shop if I remember right.,

BUT I got another Isaan restaurant on Wiang Bua Road (just put the name of the road in google map, this is a small road. You can find the place easy. This is just after a 7/11 and an intersection with many karaoke). I never paid attention to the name of this place, but they know how to cook Isaan food. They open 10h AM and close 7PM. Always have alot of people. I don'T think they have an english menu, so If you cannot read Thai, it's going to be a little bit difficult. Because you have to order by writing what you want on a paper.I suggest you to take any Laab (35-45 Bht) and try the grilled long fish (which is very big by the way and only 75 bht) and SomDtamLao (35 bht). I don't suggest any of the soup. I've been there now 4 times and still planning to go there again.

Not expensive, good seats, quick and good cooking, friendly staff.

Here is the link to the place on google map ;

https://www.google.co.th/maps/place/18%C2%B048%2720.9%22N+98%C2%B058%2754.7%22E/@18.805812,98.98185,226m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0

I can recommend Hot Chilli on Ratchadamnoen road, just past Wawee Coffee travelling from Tha Phae Gate, where I have eaten many times when in Chiang Mai. It has a great atmosphere, interestingly decor and has an eclectic menu. It is also very popular and I no seats have been available on a couple of my visits.

If this is your first time in Chiang Mai and you just want a nice place to seat and drink, I said yes, you can try that restaurant because this is not far from the center.

I really don't recommend that place. I critics that place as a high restaurants, because that what they want us to thinks.

Everything from the outside is nice and have this romantic atmosphere to come with his wife or the kind of place any girls can like.

I've been there with my wife. The first thing that I didn't like was our nap table was really dirty and have these BBQ sauce spots everywhere and the fake look of this Thai young waiter trying to look Hi-So. I don't really mind so much, but it was just so unatural and suggested us a very good glass of wine ONLY 200 Baht (maybe 180). Which I declined and took a Big Chang instead just to look at his face, It was priceless...

We ordered a plate of mix grilled (mix of chicken, porc, beef, vegetables, shrimps, squid) with 3 differents Thai Style BBQ sauce. 350 Baht. Everything was way overcook, except the Green Bell Pepper and the Tomato. And the 3 BBQ sauce were way too sweet. Cannot taste nothing else.

We had a plate of stuffed squids with pork with NaamPrik. Very small and Overcook too. The porc inside was like sands and the squid had this big dirty black stripes of the grill. 220 Baht

After I decided to order a dessert. Because when I eat bad food, for some reason, I need to eat something sweet. Even if the BBQ sauces was already sweet. I ordered the "Hot Tempura Banana with a famous Thai rhum sauce (Sang Som)." Oily like hell. But the sauce was kind of ok. 200 Baht (Maybe 180).

One Big Chang for my wife (100 Baht) and 1 Big Leo for me (100 Baht).

Everything ALMOST 1000 Baht for 2 peoples and not full.

Ho, I forgot, they have a 10% services fee, (for the tips I guess). Good they had the bright idea to put that fee, because that place was not deserving any tips.

That was my fault, I knew that place was a tourist trap. But I like to walk around the wall with my wife and wanted to eat somewhere new.

March 14, 2015

Hello Nervosa,

Google: Nasi Jumpru. Is a bit out of town on the 1317. Google will show you the precise location. Very good food, each plate made by an artist it seems. Price about 3 to 4 times normal but it is something different.

Good luck

R'tje

Thanks you for the suggestion. It kinda look like a fusion cuisine from Thailand and Indonesia. Look good.

Sorry, mate...you are in Chiang mai, and the last time I looked that's in Thailand!

The restaurants in Chiang mai - from street barrows to 5 star - serve Thai food, cooked and served as eaten by the Chiang mai Thai people!

If you want different, you might need to try a different city...province...or country!

Thanks for trying I guess, dear god I hate people on Internet.

You ask for generic Thai food, but dont want it to be same like everywhere ?? Not sure I get your request..

I enjoy Phuket seafood (or is it andaman ??) On Canal Rd North heading to the convention center.. Good seafood, and dishes often subtly southern, more coconut, more fresh rather than dried chillis.. The tom yum nam khon is just how I like it and beats the northern watery nam sai style with dried chillies hands down for me. Mud Crabs and yellow curry etc.. Not cheap perhaps, its seafood a long way from the sea..

Northern Lanna Thai ?? Just past Payap entrance on middle ring Rd.. Past the kink in the rd and in the large wooden building in the retail estate (star mall ??) does some excellent norther gaengs, fish, somtams, purple sticky rice with beans, really good balance of flavors.. Pictures of royals and Thai stars adorn the wall, So I guess this is an established operator who moved to this huge building to try to grow. Also adjoining next door is an interesting Laos food place, with some kind of fusions dishes (salmon somtam etc) which was really fresh tasting saldy selection. Cant quite tell if this is 2 cuisines same operator.

In fact for northern geangs, really cheap and great little place on mahidol Rd heading into town, past the college there and before the Lamphun rd.. Look for an octagonal / round looking building with parking under the trees.. Great taste and sets of rice curry and a drink at like 89b etc..

Without knowing really what you mean, those are 3 instant, less than usual fare, Thai eateries around.

"Without knowing really what you mean.." . I think I cannot be more clear. Just a Thai food restaurant that actually worth eating there. Not just a place where you pay 30 Baht only to full your belly or pay 150 baht for the same dishe only because you seat near a river. But something that make your mouth and tongue dance.

But thanks you for the suggestions. I'm pretty sure I've been to that seafood restaurant and the Northern Lanna Thai before. I love seafood alot. If you know another good place where they cook good Thai style seafood, I'm open.

Is Nasi Jumpru a Thai restaurant. I ate there when it was at a different location and as I recall, it was fusion food with a strong Indonesian influence.

If you want to go to a place that serves authentic northern thai food try Phet Doi Ngam. Here are the GPS coordinates: 18.762246, 98.994436

Thanks for the suggestion. I would love to eat a Northern Thai food restaurant that is actually good. I've tried many of them and most of the time, the taste doesn't worth the price. This place seem to have good criticism.

March 13, 2015

Hi,

I'm looking for a good Thai restaurant in Chiang Mai.

Many people will tell me just look behind you.

BUT..I'm looking for a Thai restaurant that doesn't serve the same stupid (excuse my french) food like EVERYWHERE. Same menu and same way of cooking.

I'm looking for something new. With new style and new ingredients. I don't really care for the price and it can be outside the city too.

When I said "restaurant", I talk about any place for eating, near the street, near river, maybe even in a Hotel IF it really worth it.

What I care the most is the taste and the originality. I wan't to be surprised.

So far (4 years) the best place I've been, In Chiang Mai of course, was a Isaan restaurant 2 Km from Chiang Mai. Isaan people are the best cook in Thailand, in my opinion.

Many place are good too, but they are just the same. You pay 35 baht in the street or 150 Baht in a nice restaurant near the river, it is just taste same.

So, I'm open to suggestion.

Thanks you.

January 28, 2015

So, after 4 years together, I decided to propose her. She said yes and now we looking somewhere in Thailand for the Honeymoon.

We want something in Chiang Mai Province, somewhere quiet and with bungalows.

We want to stay 2 or 3 days.

We don't want to go to Pai, now it's not quiet same as before and we already been there way too many times...

So, I'm open to idea.

Thanks you.

August 1, 2014

"If the aliens travel to any province and will stay longer than 24 hours, such aliens must notify the police official..."

Is this rules is for ALL foreigners and tourist or only for foreigners actually living in Thailand.

So I stay with my girlfriend in ChiangMai and want to see her family in Isaan, I need to tell the police about it ?

Or IF I just want to go in the south to get my ass more brown, I need to tell too ?

I remember my first time in Thailand, I've been in Bangkok 1 week, then Chiang Mai 2 weeks, South 3 weeks, Isaan 1 week. Is that mean everytime from now on I need to tell a police officer about it ?

Or else they can fine me a 2000 Baht ?

So is many police officer will stop me in the street while walking with my girlfriend just to ask me my ID and hoping I don't have it so had to pay them 2 000 baht, but maybe they will just said give me 1 000 baht and I let you go ???

June 3, 2014

You don't make money in this world by being generous...sadly...

If you know they are good people and they really don't deserve this and 8 000 will change nothing much for you.

AND (the most important) you know the story is TRUE.

I'll say go on. Give them in secret. And hope they use the money to pay the owner of the Mercedes...

Mercedes, generally people have insurance with that kind of car and that kind of accident should cover any basic insurance.

That kind of situation always crush my hearth.

April 17, 2014

Thanks you Dvg for the answer.

The others 2, thanks for not answering I guess. Probably too stupid to understand I not talking about putting my cloths twice but just don't want to clean everyday when I come from work because I work really hard.

I prefer to wait at the end of the week. More easy and more convenient. And white jackets tend to become kind of grayish if you not put in a whitening water straight after job.

Please, if you don't know the answer, just abstain to reply.

If you guys were really a REAL Chef, then you should understand.

April 16, 2014

I need to buy a new uniform for cooking. For now the only place I saw was in Macro. They have the basic (toque, jackets, pants, etc.) But they have only white jackets, which I'm not a big fan, because it's not easy to clean.

You have to clean your shirts everyday after work when you wear white.

So I'm looking something with colors, like black, red, blue with gray. Somethings not too fancy but doesn't look like a retards too. (like a jacket with flowers).

I already look on google...not easy. They only give me website or blog talking about these street markets, nightbazaar, sunday market, etc.

I already checked in most of them...

April 9, 2014

Hi,

I'm looking for a good Lawyer in ChiangMai.

I want to open my restaurant but all these bureaucracy paper and foreign visa stuff scare the out of me.

I know how to run a restaurant (because my job in my home country).

But I'm not an expert about all these legal papers, liscence, shareholders, rents contract and about the legal paper for foreigners.

I don't want my business to get killed for a stupid mistake of paper work.

And I do know someone (personnaly) to who it happened.

So if you guys know someone that can help me. I look there is many lawyer or paper expert around ChiangMai, but if you guys got someone in mind,

I'll be glad to hear.

Thanks you.

April 9, 2014

Hi,

I'm looking for a good Lawyer in ChiangMai.

I want to open my restaurant but all these bureaucracy paper and foreign visa stuff scare the out of me.

I know how to run a restaurant (because my job in my home country).

But I'm not an expert about all these legal papers, liscence, shareholders, rents contract, etc.

I don't want my business to get killed for a stupid mistake of paper work.

And I do know someone (personnaly) to who it happened.

So if you guys know someone that can help me. I look there is many lawyer or paper expert around ChiangMai, but if you guys got someone in mind,

I'll be glad to hear.

Thanks you.

March 28, 2014

ok, Thanks for the info.

I hope PowerBuy got it, because it's not far from my home.

I'm bored to go Pantip Plaza, little bit far.

March 27, 2014

Ok,

now I'm looking for a really long time. I got a laptop (Asus g51x), so it's for gaming and do overheat a lot and Thailand getting hot.

So I need to clean the inside my computer and do some maintenance.

- Clean the fan and change the thermal paste for my GPU, because in 4 years, i never changed it.

But I just don't know where to buy in Chiang Mai. I can't find any of what I want.

I've been to Pantip Plaza, It CITY, Computer Plaza, Tesco Lotus, Big C, Macro and some independent shop.

Before I bought my Compressed Air Can in Pantip Plaza on the second floor for 240 Bht...a small one...

But she told me she don't have anymore.

So I clean myself with Q-Tips, wich is not the best, but at least my GPU Heat got down by 10oC.

But I still need that Thermal Paste (like Artic Silver 5) The gel stuff that you put on your GPU.

I asked to a man in a repair Laptop Shop and told me he know what I'm talking about but don't where I can find and maybe I should look in a more specialized shop..

If that place is not specialized in Laptop, I just don't know where else to look.

So, if you guys got some tips. I'll be glad to hear.

Thanks you.

March 1, 2014

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What's with all the flag-waving in the other thread on this news item?

Just another day as the clock runs down on the caretaker gov. Not long now.

Let's see if the army moves all its Bangkok bunkers. I don't think they are in place for the protests - they are there waiting for the redshirt reaction to yet another elected government being bundled out.

Thing is, after the wind is taken out of everyone's puffed up hubris, how are the elite going to design an electoral system in which they don't lose time after time?

How to design a system so that the trough is at such an angle that the swill naturally flows to the fattest pigs?

Given the cyclic nature of Thai politics, this article is still relevant: http://www.cfr.org/thailand/thailand-democratic-failure-its-lessons-middle-east/p24485

This ain't over by a long stretch...

An interesting article! Little could the authors have predicted about what actually happened in Thailand or Egypt or Tunisia since 2011.

The problem for the middle classes is that they forget about the poor and economic inequality and in the case of the Middle East, the political power of religion.

The only ways that the middle class can regain power in Thailand in the longer term are to either remove democracy entirely which is what Suthep was ordered to try and achieve or they could be more populist than Thaksin - offer the poor a stake in the country's prosperity. Abhisit kind of tried this when he introduced universal old age pensions - but it was too little, too late. The Democrat party can no longer be the vehicle for this - it is too wedded to the Ruling Elite. They need a new party with new leaders that can play Thaksin and his friends and family at their own game. Only then can they legitimately wrest power from the Shinawatras.

Millwall, I can just agreed with you.

February 23, 2014

Hi,

with all these protestations and political conflicts, I really want to know more about what going on and what it going to happen.

But I would like to read some books about the Thai Politics, Economies et History of Thailand.

I would like to know if you guys know some place, IN Chiang Mai, i can buy book in english about Thailand.

I want the kind of books that actually give me idea about the modern era of Thailand and what going on since 1970's to now

OR some Ebook link.

I don't need referal link from wikipedia or any google researche. I want book because it is more easy for me. I hate to read on a Tablet.

I already got good basic knowledge i took via internet.

Here the book I'm looking for, If you guys got some more, feel free to add it to the list.

- Thailand: Economy and Politics. By Pasuk Phongpaichit and Chris Baker. Oxford University Press, 2002.

- Thailand: Society and Politics. By John Girling. Cornell University Press, 1981.

- Siam Mapped: A History of the Geo-Body of a Nation. By Thongchai Winichakul. University of Hawai'i Press, 1994.

- "A Tale of Two Democracies: Conflicting Perceptions of Elections and Democracy in Thailand." By Anek Laothamatas. In: The Politics of Elections in Southeast Asia. Edited by R. H. Taylor. Cambridge University Press, 1996.

- Myths and Realities: The Democratization of Thai Politics. By Yoshifumi Tamada. Trans Pacific Press, 2008.

- Network Monarchy and Legitimacy Crises in Thailand." By Duncan McCargo. Pacific Review 18, no. 4 (2005): 499-519

- Thaksin: The Business of Politics in Thailand. By Pasuk Phongpaichit and Chris Baker. Silkworm Books, 2004.

February 23, 2014

Hi,

with all these protestations and political conflicts, I really want to know more about what going on and what it going to happen.

But I would like to read some books about the Thai Politics, Economies et History of Thailand.

I would like to know if you guys know some place, IN Chiang Mai, i can buy book in english about Thailand.

I want the kind of book that actually give me idea about the modern era of Thailand and what going on since 1970's to now