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2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Nope, but Thai-Danish dairy must have depots near you.

They sell raw milk in 5Kg bags for 120bht.

Thanks, I will look around for that.

5 hours ago, Oxx said:

Thai milk is homogenised to stop the cream separating out and rising to the top.  This makes it less suitable for cheese making.  Adding calcium chloride might help.

I will look into the calcium chloride.  Thanks.

15 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Buy raw milk from a Thai dairy.

Works fine.

I am not sure if it would be possible in central BKK to get raw milk from a Thai dairy.

Is there a place to order from?

I am trying to make queso fresco, a fresh cheese often associated with Mexican food. 

Basically, all it takes is heating whole milk, followed by adding lemon juice or vinegar to make it curdle, and then pressing the curds into cheese. 

I have done this before here in Thailand, but it was a few years ago.

Now being at home a lot, I wanted to make this again.  However, after several attempts with different milk brands, I find the milk does not curdle.

I have tried whole milk from Meiji and Chokchai.  I also tried Dutch Mill.  For the acid, I have tried lemon juice, white vinegar, and apple cider vinegar.

It is possible when I did this before that, by coincidence, the milk I bought was near its expiration date.  That may have made it more likely to curdle.

Making this cheese should very simple and easy.  So, I am a little baffled why it just isn't working.

Does anyone have any suggestions?  Perhaps there is a particular brand of milk I should try?

Thanks in advance!

Ok,home remedies, olive oil, hydrogen perox... they don't work for me.

I need to go to a doctor or clinic.

A hospital is expensive. So can anyone recommend a clinic?

Prefer near BTS or MRT.

Thanks.

You are incorredt. The majority did vote red. You are simply wrong.

Red was not an option in the election. You are simply wrong.

Nice try. A failed one, but a nice try. They got the majority and abused it, but they got the majority. Live with it. Have a nice life, and learn numbers instead of ideologies.....

No the Peu Thai Party did NOT get the majority. They got 48%. Which means the majority didn't vote for Peu Thai.

I've been to two TOPS and the Gourmet Market at Paragon.

I've seen about 15 different shapes and styles of pasta..... BUT

I can't find Rotelle anywhere so far.

Rotelle is the pasta shaped like wagon wheels.

In the past, I found it at a large TOPS and it was in a mixed bag of other shapes.

Now I can't seem to find it at all.

Anyone know a place to definitely get this? I'd prefer not to try every store in BKK.....

Thanks

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I and a friend (both USA passport holders) are going to travel overland and enter southern Laos at Chong Mek (Ubon Ratchathani).

We'd like, for our peace of mind, to get our Lao tourist visa in Bangkok before we head to Isan. We plan to spend about 10 days in Laos.

Can anyone recommend an agency in Bangkok that can do this?

Thanks.

Ummm, what check clearing house would your Thai bank be working with?

I don't know that in the U.S. I could get my bank to accept/process a check written from say a German bank with no banking presence in the U.S.

I'm not sure why the OP would expect a Thai bank accept a foreign-issued check for deposit (other then U.S. centric elitism).

Would he expect if he walked into his U.S. bank with a check from Thailand that his U.S. bank would say, "sure, let us "<deleted> with your check for you, happy to serve you! Anything else?"

Um, any country with a modern banking system (which Thailand has), the banks are international.

So yes, Thai banks can accept foreign checks and US banks can accept foreign checks (even from Thailand!).

Of course, they do it slowly and charge maximum fees to make as much moola as they can on this transaction (as they do on every transaction)... but there is no barrier to doing it.

Checks are just money. If they accept a greenish piece of paper with a dead US president's picture on it... then a check is equally valid. Most checks nowadays are cleared electronically, so the difference between a check and wire transfer is blurred/blurring.

p.s. I have deposited U.S. checks at Thai Banks and got them cleared, though not at BKK Bank.

I haven't used BKK Bank to cash/deposit a foreign check, but I suggest trying a different or bigger branch. They surely do this.

I have several times, and at several different branches, deposited foreign checks (from the USA) at Kasikorn Bank branches. I've done it at the branch on Prannok in Thonburi and the 2nd floor branch at Future Park Rangsit.

It does take about a month to clear. And they charge like 300-500 baht to do it. But it works.

Wow, that's one for the record books . . . Thai's asking foreigners for help! A real first.

Just shows that the true situation is more desperate than we know.

Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced place in Bangkok that prepares Thai personal income tax forms?

Mine is not very complicated, but I just do not want to do it myself.

I contacted two places that I found through google, but the fees were more than 7,000 baht. That is almost half my Thai tax liability (based on past years).

Thanks

It is indeed a big problem in Thailand...I've seen it happen to Thai friends and in-laws. And in all too many cases the loans are to pay gambling debts...a vice (gambling) leading to another problem (borrowing money from a loan shark). And from what I've seen, more women than men will go the loan shark route...not to imply plenty of men don't go the loan shark route.

Agree about loans to pay gambling debts.

My Thai son was put under lots of pressure at university by fellow students for loans.

He succumbed the first time, 5,000Bah,t supposedly for tuition fees, but was in fact to pay football gambling debts.

When very overdue for repayment son asked when the money would be returned. Response: ' why do you ask me for money, your not a very nice friend', and son then ignored.

Son never ever loaned money again.

Sorry this happened.... but on the bright side, your son learned an important lesson for all of life in this experience...and for a fee (5,000) that would have been much more, if he had learned it from a similar bad experience later in life.

For me I am utterly convinced that once a Thai's gets behind the wheel of a car, they CEASE to be Buddhists. The more expensive the care, the worse they get. They would rather hit the old lady selling noodles than let her cross the road.They would rather Hit a child trying to cross the road at school times. Same same with Bikes

Poor Thailand

You have to remember the (unwritten?) Thai road rules:

1. The bigger the vehicle, the more right-of-way it has. Always. Regardless of any other circumstances.

2. Pedstrians do not have a vehicle. Refer to Rule #1.

3. Bicyclists also do not have a vehicle and are the same as pedestrians. Refer to Rules 1 and 2.

Are you referring to the article available by following the links? If so, NOWHERE is the term 'political corruption' used in the body of the survey.

Poltical instability was referred to. Corruption was referred to-= but NOT political corruption.

Do you mean to suggest that "corruption" refers to the bribes these foreign investors are paying to the pineapple salesman standing at his fruit cart in their soi?

TOP TIPS FOR MAKING A SUCCESSFUL STRESS-FREE TAXI JOURNEY IN THAILAND

1. Ignore the taxis that are parked on the side of the road, just walk on by, they are waiting for the big ripoff fares.
   
2. Look at the age of the driver, if under 40 (ish) ignore them and wait for an older driver.
   

That's pretty much it. Works like a charm all the time. Based on my experiences, older drivers tend to be more polite, much friendlier, and not in it to rip people off. They are the ones I give my big tips to at 3am, not the <deleted> that won't even open the doors for less than 500 baht.

I think very young drivers are often easy to deal with too. Guys under say about 23.

for those who suffered the loss of family members for political reasons that could have been avoided, with politically mature, negotiating actions.

Uh, are you new to BKK? mature negotiating actions? The red shirts held the capital hostage for months. They rejected all negotiations offered to them and would only accept resignation of the goverment. Then, when the government finally agreed to resign, the red shirts promised to end their "demonstration".... then the red shirts broke that promise and continued holding the capital hostage. After waiting several more weeks, action was needed to restore some amount of normalcy to the capital.

You can all wring your hands about how the Thai goverment handled the situation (after trying for like 3 months for a non-violent solution!).... but I guarantee in my country (USA), if demonstrators attempted to hold an important city like Washington DC or NYC hostage in the same fashion as the reds, the police/army there would have moved in and made short work after about 3 days.

You mean like Occupy Wall Street.I think they were there for more than 3 days ?

Yup, and Occupy didn't close the stock exchange. They didn't barricade streets for months. They were mostly inside a public park.

The question is why didn't she exit the cab respectfully when he refused to take her. What a dingbat. It's not like he's obligated to take her. He's running a business and needs to earn a proper buck.

If a taxi stops for you, they're legally bound to take you wherever you want (within reason, of course).

No they are not. Where did you get this from?

Actually they ARE.

The law is that a taxi with the "Wang" (available) sign lit cannot refuse to take a passenger.

That is the law as of Sept 1, 2012.

As soon as a driver rolls down his window I tell him to piss off because no matter where I want to go, they dont want to, so stop wasting my time. No I'm not a tourist, I have lived in BKK for 4 years. Surprisingly I still see a lot of Thai's opening the back door and asking the driver if he wants to take them, it will take everyone exercising their rights before there is change. The other night upon leaving Hard Rock a driver refused, after much debate my partner finally was convinced to call the complaint line. By this time we were in another taxi, the driver over heard the conversation and praised us for taking action. Not sure if the other driver would ever be fined as actioning laws in Thailand are not as making laws.

Yes, I agree. When a taxi stops, if they roll down the window or the doors are locked.... I just walk away.

I consider it a "bad faith" showing on their part. Same as if I was at any street market and the seller asked for 500 baht for something I know can be bought for 50 baht. It's just not worth even starting a conversation about.

Kasikorn Bank has a large range of mutual finds with different levels of risk, diversity, and objectives.

I have been very satisfied with my investments there.

I need to get some items for costume.

I don't have time to go trolling around JJ Market....

So I am looking for specific places in BKK, especially central BKK, that I can go to find these kinds of items:

a) basic mask... like a "Lone Ranger" mask or maybe like the mask from the movie "Scream".

b ) over-sized glasses (without lenses)

c) a wig... better if it is somewhat wacky like an afro wig.

These are just the rough ideas... I will adapt to whatever is available.