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I have three Vietnamese cooks. They rince all rice well, your dosage is right , one cup rice to 2 water. Turn on rice cooker. When done, open, and turn the rice around ( mix it ) close again for 5 minutes. It should not be sticky like sticky rice, or dry and individual grains like Uncle Bens. ! Just right. My experience with these cooks over 33 years.

I've just booked a flight Bkk Penang and have paid the 15€ supplement for baggage up to 20 Kilos. I have been checked for weight in the past and paid . Most airlines have this rule for free carry ones. 

Yes, Sheryl helped me a lot ! I needed some good advice on hospitals and doctors and I really appreciated her being there !

Hi, I'm a lady ! Not full time Thailand, yet, maybe. I spend 5 months of the year here, I still run my business in the south of France. Im British. Been doing this for over thirty years. 

The guy in the Thai Rath photo top right,  might be the South African ex husband ? 

I'm getting the new Ken Follet and the new book in the Millenium series.

Nostalgia is normal. Britain used to be a great place to live too ! I also experienced Ibiza, Goa, then Kata Beach, Bali. Of course places change, often for the worse, but they've left me with a stack full of wonderful memories, and friends ! 

How to be sure they are not fake though ?

So, who can show us how to tell the difference between a fake note and a real one ? I can tell a fake euro note immediately. 

Was posted a good few times before on this subject, The water is filthy!

i have seen a video taken from View Talay . It shows a huge cloud of black water going from near the shore out into the bay. The foreigners who showed me said it was often like that in the morning. No swimming there , or Pattaya, for me. 

Try the Gilli islands off Bali. There are three, choose the one that suits you best. Good weather, cheap, snorkeling galore. 

A question please. As this office seems very crowded, when is the quietest time to go ? I'll be staying there the whole working week.thanks.

People around the area must know where he lives etc. Some questioning would help, and also the police.He sounds as if he needs urgent medical help. If you could find out his nationality you could contact his Embassy and at least report it, and somehow get him to a hospital, or call the emergency services to come and pick him up. Are there any charities locally you can call ? Thanks for helping.Hes someone's father, or brother and needs all the help he can get to stop the suffering.

I've compared prices of my favorite French perfumes, sunglasses and bags .Duty free shops have way higher prices than regular shops in Europe ! Even at Dubai I am surprised to find Duty free articles so expensive. So why buy Duty Free ?

How is the flood water evacuated ? Has this tunnel solved the traffic jams ?

I've found the volunteers in Jomtien very helpful. Also, they should put students and those studying to be immigration officers etc in the Visa sections of every immigration office, and police stations. Most police do not have a word of any other foreign language. 

Hi, I'll be going to Penang end of January 2018 to apply for my second SETV. My questions, how long does it take, should I use an agency , and any general advice on Penang as I haven't been there for 20 years ??? I'll fly from BKK and back, and stay there 5 days. Ill take plenty cash just in case too. Chinese New Year starts on the 16 th Feb so I should be ok for the visa, Right ? Thanks. 

If they were really looking for underage kids, then they would have found plenty in the complex in Jomtien. Unless boys don't count ? 

Los Luver , may I ask which Krungsri you used please ? Thanks.

I sort of do this too, only Europe side is France for me. I think you get the best of both worlds, a good warm summer, European food , doctors, check ups etc. Then a hot winter, missing the rainy season , and all the delights of Thailand. I would never live permanently in Thailand. I love arriving in Thailand, and I love leaving too!

Isn't he confusing a 30 day exempt with an SETV ???

So what is the attraction of a FCD ? Are exchange rates better when you go to the counter at bank? I don't use ATM. What is needed to open an FCD account at Krungsri please ? 

I'm just wondering if the authorities ever check the water cleanliness( laugh) levels?This is law in most countries, and where I live, south of france, it is checked regularly.Most  of our beaches, which definitely have more tourists than Thailand, get the Blue Flag award every year. There are water treatments centres everywhere, boats and yachts do not throw their waste into the sea, heavy fines are put on those breaking any law. It's a great pleasure to swim in these beautiful clean waters.

The local authorities, and higher up in Bangkok, have no idea what they are talking about when it comes to tourism ! Completely third world ! I'm quite sure if scientific tests were carried out in Thailand , most  beaches 

 would get a bad result, with Pattaya area leading the list ! 

Disgusting lack of governing.

Are two back to back SETV s in a full year considered a risk ? And is one better flying back in to Suvarnabhumi ? Thanks. 

Thank you, I realize you meant within, or at the end of , instead of during.