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I couldn't get Lazada to work from this part of the world:  none of my cards were accepted, I don't have PayPal for Thailand, and the web form for customer service apparently requires a Thai phone number. I give up. Thanks again for your suggestions.

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Thanks for the suggestions. Lazada looks OK and enough people like it that I'll give it a try. 

I don't live in Thailand anymore. Just looking for a way to get a present to some friends.

I'd like to purchase perfume online, have it gift wrapped and delivered in Chiang mai. Please suggest some good stores that will help me with this. If wrapping and delivery are out of the question, perhaps I can buy it online and they will hold for pickup? 

I no longer live in Chiang mai, but I'd like to send an anniversary gift to some dear Thai friends who I miss. What's a good thing to send, that I can order and pay for online?

Does anyone know if it's available here? Something similar to the attached.

Edit: I've tried three times to submit a photo, each time making it smaller. It doesn't seem to be posting. That's damn frustrating. Here's a link to something http://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/images/uploads/Orangepeel.JPG

I went to get my retirement visa extension this morning. A friend told me to show up early. I thought it was overkill to be there at 6:45 AM, but it was far too late. There were people who showed up at 6:00 AM who didn't get a number. Nobody from the office came out to say all appointments taken, go home. Lots of grumbling. I finally went home at 9:30 AM.

This is the one roughly opposite Suriwong Books. http://www.helmet2home.com/.

Type "helmet2home, chiang mai" into Google maps and it will show you where it is.

I don't know how they got that many helmets in that small a space. I milled around for a good 15 min before someone helped me, ended up buying the Bilmola Advantage XXL (฿2100) and he threw in a couple bungee cords. It's still bit snug though.

I've been looking for good deal on a Click 125i a month, and I'm not seeing 1, 2, or 3 year old mocycs for 20,000 baht. Sure would like to find out about that kind of a sweet deal, but it looks like it's a closely-guarded secret! I have some Thai friends who said they heard about auctions but they don't buy there because the paperwork is too difficult and you have to do a "buy guarantee". This means putting some cash down to insure that you will buy something. For this reason, most of the buyers there are used mocyc shops. They said if I want a cheap motorcycle, to check out the pawn shops. I never found many deals at US rip-off pawnshops, but maybe it's different here. The mocyc market near Ruam Chok had MANY, but no deals like the aforementioned! All were newer used bikes, super-well scrubbed with elbow grease, and shiiiiny. Makes me wonder about what's inside, but I don't have the background to determine that.

I'm keeping my eye on 2 Facebook groups, but it's pretty sparse right now. I'm shopping for 1, 2 year old Honda Click 125i for 30,000 or so and can't find any. A shop right about here 18.779868, 98.987755 had a huge number of bikes, about as many used bikes as the market near Ruam Choke and loads of new ones as well, most brands. They were trying hard to sell me a less-than-one year old Click with 12,000 KM for 34,000. That has to be a rental. Tires looked brand new, rest of the bike was shiny and tight. They also offered to rent it to me for 2,000/month, and that's the cheapest rental deal I've seen. Is it because it's summer? All last month I was riding an old Click, what a bone-shaker, from Buddy Rental for 2,500. At that same shop I saw a new Yamaha Grand Filano 125i there, pretty sweet scooter, I liked it better than the Click, but not many used ones yet. If I were to buy new, that's what I'd get. I like it better in almost every way than a Click.

Report them.

http://chiangmaiimm.com/en.html

I used your link to go to the website but didn't see any place to register a complaint. There's a forum for questions, but you have to register. When I clicked on register, it said "Forbidden".

I went there this afternoon to get two of these certificates and was told it's 500 baht each, pick it up tomorrow. Bolstered by what I read on this thread, I told the friendly young man it's supposed to be free. He said, "OK, but have to wait one month and we only give you one." Kind of pissed me off and I decided to wait, so he lead me to Window 2 (I think) where a less friendly, older man checked my documents and gave me a tiny slip of paper (5cm x 8cm) with a date stamp of June 14, one month from today, indicating when I am to return to pick up my document. There must have been a dozen applications scattered about on his desk, each with a 500 baht note paperclipped to it.

I'm planning on buying a motorbike this weekend, but I suppose I will have to wait for this document to register change of ownership, etc. As for complaining, I looked around online and found an app on Google Play (in Thai) called "Bribespot Thailand", where I read "What Wikipedia did for education, Bribespot could one day do for corruption monitoring", which tells me it's not going to help at all. Now wondering how far down this rabbit hole I want to go. Just a little concerned it may be risky for me to report this, and may make my situation worse.

I wonder if they'll give it to me if I just show up next week and ask for it.

Update:

I've had to assume that the kind of fly swatter I'm looking for is not available in Thailand. I've taken to making my own with a handle of coat hanger wire or wood, and a swatter made of screen or plastic. They work waaay better than what I've been able to find.

Does anyone know why my original post now has "Advertisement" at the beginning?

They have these electric ones that look a bit like a small tennis racket in Big C and Tesco. I have seen our security guard using one to swat mosquitos. Can hear the "zzzt" sound when he gets one.

EDIT: Sorry. Just re-read your post and saw the last paragraph.

Haha, that's OK, thanks for the reply.

Sorry I didn't get any replies, probably seems like a flippant inquiry but I swear it was really bugging me.

Made one out of a coat hanger, a piece of screen and some duct tape. It's deadly. Should I go into business?

Merry Christmas everyone and hope you all have a great New Year.

Can't find one anywhere. Last year I found an adorable pink plastic one at an outdoor market for 10 baht. The flimsy, bendy handle offered little in the way of control and precision, so half my victims escaped. It broke after a few energetic swats anyway. I'm familiar with cheap, durable, well-balanced and highly effective ones from the USA with wire handles. I bet a wooden handle would work fine, but I've never seen one. The handle must hardly flex at all. God, I sound like a connoisseur, sorry.

Is this strictly a farang thing? I've been shopping for a year and have found nothing.

Here's what I'm trying to avoid: battery powered zappers in the shape of a tennis racket; guns that shoot anything; moving parts (telescoping/extendable); stamped from a single piece of plastic; anything humorous/cutesy/fun/entertaining.

That's an old post, are you are still around? I'll be in Pattaya in a week or two can pick some up then.

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You could make no yeast bread and not cook it in an oven!

I made some yesterday, bad pictures above. Irish soda bread with some raisins cooked in my "crockpot" (slow cooker). Great with some salty butter and blueberry preserves.

Nice pics, thanks. I got back into baking after I moved here because my new rice cooker said I could bake a cake in it. I baked several kinds of cakes and breads, with and without yeast. The first bread I ever baked was biscuits at age 8 when Dad showed me how to make Bisquick drop biscuits with sausage gravy. Uh oh gonna have to make some now. And I'm so totally into salty butter.

I use the 'Perfect' yeast for my bread, and have never had a problem. Here's my recipie:

Bread flour 450gms

Dry yeast 7gms

Sugar 5gms

Salt 7gms

Warm water 300ml

Olive oil 2tbl sp

Mix all together in a bowl. Knead the dough ( I have a large mixer with a dough hook ) for 5 mins, or 10 mins by hand.

Leave covered in a warm place until doubled in size.

Sprinkle some flour, and make a couple of cuts in the top.

Bake in the oven at 220c for 25-30 mins.

I don't know how to measure this way. Sorry, but do you weigh out grams with a scale? I know it's a weight measurement but not sure how that works, terms like relative density and specific gravity come to mind and I get a headache. I use volume measurements: teaspoons (t), tablespoons (T), cups ( c), etc., and don't weigh anything. Is there such a thing as a gram-spoon?

Why not just get a digital kitchen scale at your local Makro for a few Baht?

It's much more precise and since most (if not all) European recipes use grams, it will be a good investment,

Ah jeez, come on you guys, no math or conversions, I bake with one hand coz got a cocktail in the other. I got the measuring spoons, etc., and I know there's plenty of recipes that use those, so probably just stick with those until some significant emotional experience makes me have to change. Happy baking!

I use the 'Perfect' yeast for my bread, and have never had a problem. Here's my recipie:

Bread flour 450gms

Dry yeast 7gms

Sugar 5gms

Salt 7gms

Warm water 300ml

Olive oil 2tbl sp

Mix all together in a bowl. Knead the dough ( I have a large mixer with a dough hook ) for 5 mins, or 10 mins by hand.

Leave covered in a warm place until doubled in size.

Sprinkle some flour, and make a couple of cuts in the top.

Bake in the oven at 220c for 25-30 mins.

I don't know how to measure this way. Sorry, but do you weigh out grams with a scale? I know it's a weight measurement but not sure how that works, terms like relative density and specific gravity come to mind and I get a headache. I use volume measurements: teaspoons (t), tablespoons (T), cups ( c), etc., and don't weigh anything. Is there such a thing as a gram-spoon?

I'm not sure about the covering and leaving and baking part...I used to mix everything and let it rise for a couple hours, then punch it down and let it rise again in a pan for a while. When mrjohn said that's way more yeast than he uses, I looked around online and found a recipe which uses far less yeast (1/8 t - 1/4 t) and doesn't require kneading: it's a really wet dough. Just mix everything up let it sit covered for 8 to 24 hours. Then I turn it out onto a floured board and quickly make a loaf, then put it in a pan to rise again for a couple hours before baking. It used to be a matter of couple hours rising when I used yeast by the tablespoon, but now it's overnight because I use less yeast (the reason for this thread in the first place). I think the flavor is better because of the long rising times, but frankly it's rather dense and even a little rubbery. Delicious in it's own way, makes great toast but not my favorite for sandwiches. I'd like it to be more fluffy and dry but not sure how. I've made it about 6 times, maybe try going back to kneading.

I use this recipe and make the dough into rolls then cook them in my table top oven. My main problem is that I cannot seem to get the rolls to come out the same size but they taste OK anyway.

That's all I have, an old hand-me-down table top oven. Should probably replace the cord.

You can also create your own yeast supply as needed.

how-to-make-bread-yeast-from-scratch -- greatnorthernprepper.com

prepper-baking-101-making-your-own-yeast -- www.offthegridnews.com

Stop-Paying-for-Yeast-Make-Your-Own -- www.instructables.com

howto - yeast: the-basics -- allrecipes.com

Just be careful, you want to grow yeast, not mold or bacteria.

That sounds pretty interesting, but I followed the advice of somebody else up there and found a way that uses a LOT less yeast, tradeoff is longer rising times. But it seems to develop the flavor better. Probably stick with store-bought yeast for now. I have looked at trying a sourdough starter though, and thought this was an interesting video on how it works. Too bad the GF doesn't like sourdough.

The mind boggles.... a small bottle of yeast entitled "PERFECT". ?? how do you get yeast out of a bottle ?

Never seen + never used yeast in a bottle.. always buy a slab in the Market, [back part of Bang Yai Market] she cut it to about the size I want and wraps it in foil sold by weight [not sure what size the big block is but about the size of the 5 KG slabs of butter]

Well, I don't know much about it. I just asked at Big C and they brought me over to where it was. Dried granules in a little bottle. I'm real curious about what you're talking about. I go to markets sometimes, I'll be on the lookout for slabs of yeast.

Nothing wrong with “Perfect”yeast.

I’ve been using it for years.

If you are only getting 6 loaves from one bottle then, quite simply, you are using two much yeast.

Do some research online.

The less yeast and the longer the fermentation, the better the bread.

I use ¼ tsp yeast per 600g loaf. Which means a bottle of yeast lasts months.

It looks like this.

OK, I did some reading and watching youtube. There is too much information out there. I finally stopped at this recipe. It's the easiest, and it does indeed use a lot less yeast. The result gets me a decent piece of toast in the morning.

Try   www.bk-io.com

 

I came across them at a trade fair in Bkk.  Have a shop at:  8/43 Vista Park, Ratchada-Ramintra Road, Khan Na Yaw Bangkok 10230

It looks like well-made stuff, but a lot more expensive than I was looking for. However, a $30 one from the US with $120 shipping charge probably would be a similar price.

I have seen them at Index living malls which are located about everywhere in Thailand.  They should have a web site also.

No have at Index Living Mall Phaholyothin Branch. Which ones have you seen them in?