muchogra

My stockbroker in Bangkok does not have a branch in CM. As I am moving to CM soon, I would appreciate anyone who could furnish any information on stockbrokers that they have heard or personally used. Much obliged.

It's a good read here with many knowledgeable people.

There are cynics, theorists, and doers. I'm apparently out of my league here for I don't know many jargon. The only investment book that I have ever read is by Soro and the only things I remember are: 1. staying ahead of the curve 2. read just enough to make a decision - means execute.

I don't know if he's right. The first time I read that the hedge funds are ramming up on silver, the spot price was 18.5. Before you know it, in 2 months it went up to 40+. Then it mentioned the historical high was 50 something and then people were talking about going to 150. Hey, right, 49, got rid of it, a nice round number like 50 is no good for the first push.

Anyway, I want to ask if anyone here plays the derivative market in Thailand. If you do, what do your think?

Oh, I forgot to ask . Mr. Grant, do you mean that all those Italian restaurants that you and others have previously mentioned do not even serve a simple sandwich like Italian beef sandwich? My wife and I used to often order two Italian beef sandwich with hot pepper and a dozen clam while being college students living in an Italian neighborhood. The sandwich then was a dollar fifty. Last time I took my daughter back to the States for college, it was almost six bucks. I hurriedly came back to Thailand

el,

I'm glad that you concur the food is good. It does reinforce that my judgment is not so bad even when drunk looking at birds

Mr. Grant,

"...from time to time"? Does it mean that Butter is Better doesn't serve them all the time? Butter is Better is often mentioned in the forum and y impression has always been that they serve shakes and pastry and some hot dog, oh yes chilli dog. And thanks to you, I certainly would love to try some roast beef sandwich if I'll be lucky to catch that time that falls within the time-to-time time frame.

cloudhopper,

Hmmm, Reuben at the Duke! Will check it out when I fly up to CM this month. Frankly, I went to the Independent Day celebration in Bangkok that just passed, I wasn't impressed with the grilled chicken though.

krs1,

Thanks for the inf on the deli at Tops. Btw, do they have Foodland in CM?

davehowden,

Ha ha, next time you might just ask me to ask for "roasted beef" instead of "roast beef". But before you do that, remember that we have General Ulysses Grant to answer to

---

Anyway, Mr. Grant, is fish and chip a special at Gecko on Wednesday? Do they serve it any day of the week beside Wednesday at a higher price? It's always better to save a couple of bucks to get the special anyway!

I think that people should really not look at this case with self-righteousness and pragmatism. Rather, my point of view is that the TV members here which comprise mostly foreigners can be looked at as a small foreign community in Thailand even though most of us don't know each others in person. I recall one poster once said the farangs should really try to look out for each others in a foreign country. I think it makes sense.

NancyL, no problem if I get around knowing how to access my PM as I'm new here.

There's no need for your to coach me in the mean time since I believe I'll find my way.

I will deposit my little two grands next week.

Again, I applaud your kindness and endeavor for a friend in need!

NancyL, I feel sorry for your friend and hope she gets well soon.

At the same time, I'm also proud for your friend for having such a friend like you.

Close-knit families are hard to find these days. Perhaps it's got something to do

with these so-call "progress.

In any event, like some posters have suggested, a fund raising at the present moment

may be necessary to alleviate the problem at hand.

For me, I'll pitch in my bit of THB2,000, though small, if you just give me your account number

in your name. I will deposit it into your account.

I have read your posts in the forum and I trust you.

Let's hope that a trade war won't develop. If it does, nobody wins. At the end, when it's resolved, hopefully amicably, someone may just come out as a hero.

Don't most people hope the politicians are born as orphans and never marry to produce offspring?

Sorry, when I wrote 'delicatessens' in the above I actually meant to write meat cutters or grocery stores.

Hi, greetings to all.

My experience with CM is having had spent about 2 weeks in 5 trips during the past 6 months (excluding a one-night business trip made about 20 years ago).

While there, I ate at different places and there is not much to write home about. However, one memorable place is Outdoors (Nim soi 9?) where the food was quite good with economical prices. Mind you, my assessment may have been impaired due to the presence of this cute Johnny Walker lady there. Had I been with my wife on that trip I could probably give a better assessment now since I would have been looking at the birds on the trees while consuming my food instead of looking at the bird on the ground.

Anyway, joke aside, thanks to the TV members, I now know many different venues to take my wife to go eat – Gecko, Why not, Goodview and Holiday Inn buffets, etc – when we fly up from Bangkok to inspect the house that I bought in March. They say it'll be finished in August. Closing is expected at the end of August.

We'll soon join the CM community for most, if not all, of each subsequent year. I would appreciate any information on any delicatessens or restaurants that serve good corn beef, Italian beef, and roast beef - especially corn beef.

Thank you all.