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On the Asia Highway north of Ayutthaya

The biggest coffee rip-off has become an even bigger rip-off.

I agree the apple turnovers and cinnamon rolls are great.

This is the coffee I use at home.

This shows GPS coordinates.  

There is the front of a Boeing 747 on the east side of the Asia Highway in Ayutthaya.  Does anyone know anything about it?

Use SKYPE to call toll free numbers in USA.

Cold Borsht in Angthong.

7 hours ago, gbob said:

Miracle Whip

I bought Miracle Whip at Tops in Suphanburi yesterday.

3 hours ago, JayBird said:

Barbasol shaving cream.

Oscar Meyer sliced turkey

Hunts tomato paste

 

 

Wish I could find corn dogs.

Barbasol is available at Tesco

My breakfast at home.

HP Sauce is available at MAKRO.

I'm still looking for a street broom in Thailand.

I always do my 90 day report, live, in the Ayutthaya office.  For the past year or so they would scan the barcode on the slip from the last report and print a new report for me to sign.  I just did the report this Monday and it was back to the old way; copies of passport, arrival card and a new TM 47.

At my house.

US government checks can be collected by Bangkok Bank through the US Embassy.

Buddha teaches, "A Monk must not touch a woman with passion."

I love hot and sour soup!!!

28 minutes ago, Suradit69 said:

" This past July I used Bangkok Bank Ltd.  They charged US$10.00 and the ฿3.00 duty when I presented the check "

 

If you have a Bangkok Bank account in Thailand you can do a domestic bank transfer from your US bank to the Bangkok Bank branch in New York using the account number you have here. Depending on the size of the transfer, Bangkok Bank charges about $10 in NY and Baht 200 in Thailand and you have the money available in Thailand in a couple of days depending on holidays, weekends, and your US bank's transfer method.

If you compare the dollar amount paid by your USA bank and the dollar amount received by Bangkok Bank in Thailand you will see a US$40.00 difference.  You are not charged and pay the US$40.00 fee, it is deducted from the transfer.

For the past 19 years I have transferred money from my account in the USA by writing a check to myself in US Dollars and endorsing it for collection and deposit to my account in Thailand.  It takes 30 to 45 days.  In the past the Thai Bank charged a US$10.00 commission and there is a ฿3.00 duty stamp.  Recently this has changed.  Presently Kasikorn Bank is not accepting US Dollar checks unless you are a special customer and there are additional fees of US$40.00 charges by the corresponding bank in the USA and ฿600.00 for DHL service.  This past July I used Bangkok Bank Ltd.  They charged US$10.00 and the ฿3.00 duty when I presented the check.  However, 32 days later they deducted US$40.00 which is the fee they were charged by Bank of America in New York, their corresponding bank in the USA, from the amount credited to my account.  Since my account is with Bank of America in California I called my account representative to question this and the US$40.00 was credited to my BofA account.

Kasikorn Bank tells me they are in the process of making an agreement with Wells Fargo Bank which will also include the US$40.00 service charge but eliminate the DHL charge.

I hope this information is helpful.

1 minute ago, Just1Voice said:

Neighbours' daughter, and her husband, both have Master's in English from Chula.  For me to have a conversation with them, I have to "dumb down" to what I would use with a 12 year old back in the U.S.

 

I bet they are superstars in grammar and structure.

The US Streaky bacon at MAKRO is as good as any in the US.

It's a gastroenterologist.

• An FYI to you home rib chefs, while most supermarkets in Pattaya and Bangkok normally sell pork ribs in thin strips, Thai style, I have found that if you ask one of the butchers, they can usually pull a whole, uncut rack out of the meat locker. I get mine at "Foodland" in Bangkok but a friend who I told about was able to get them at "Foodland" and "Big-C" in Pattaya.

We get them cut to order at MAKRO. One slab yields "Baby Back" and "St. Louis" and soft bones for soups.

The best ribs in Thailand are in Angthong!