leonardjones625

I use a App that I call teelak!

It's interactive (except on bad days). Trouble is I always end up with the food that the App wants.

Yeah I've got that app too.

Actually I keep trying to uninstall it, but it keeps on coming back!

Leonard -

Many years ago I learned to read Thai, certainly the best way to acquire a reasonable knowledge of the language.

However since that time just about the only occasions I find to read Thai tend to be signs and menus, as there is no substantial literature to speak of. In other words, it's a time-consuming business to learn to read Thai menus, and many small Thai restaurants won't have a menu that's in English.

Perhaps you might try memorizing the Thai names and pronunciation of your favourite Thai dishes? It would save you a lot of time, and you could memorise a whole cookbook of dishes in Thai before small and medium Thai restaurants introduce extensive English menus.

Or...if you carry a smart phone, look up the dishes you like, translate the names via an online translator, such as Google, then copy/paste both the phonetic English and the correct Thai into a text file or or RTF document.

Just drop that onto your phone, and show the restaurant staff - simples!

Thanks haha, I actually was thinking about doing that. My pronunciation is so shit they can't understand me.

Hi,

First off, I'm in the Mae Hia area, so suggestions not too far from there appreciated.

However, I can drive my scoot anywhere...

The question: What are some of the Thai restaurants out there that provide higher quality than average food, and also have a full menu with English translations.

Not just a list of the standard 5 items "farang" like to eat, while I see the Thai menu has all the good stuff

I'm looking for a place with high quality "regular" Thai food, with your soups, and basic stir frys, and good BEEF(!)/crispy pork

And I'm also looking for a som tam/larb shop with English menu and good food.

I still struggle with Thai, so that's why I need a full menu.

Thanks for any tips

These old bikes can be a major headache..You can throw all kinds of money on them and there is the Next Problem right around the corner..When it is all said and done your Output on Parts and Labor can easily exceed the Cost of a New Bike

Is that the case even in Thailand?

It's a 9 yr old bike, so not too bad. I'm still chuggin on a 20 yr old scoot.

where are you?

Chiang Mai

Hi,

So I recently bought an old CBR150 for cheap. The throttle wasn't functioning at 100% so I took it to a shop to get the carb cleaned.

They unfortunately made the bike worse, and the bike idles all over the place and often died when stopped. So I took it back, they "fixed" it again but the bike still died after a couple minutes of driving.

I don't think it's their fault, the carb was faulty anyways. It was only a simple carb cleaning, and i doubt they do too much for 200 baht.

However, I'm not sure what to do. It's possible that a full rebuild and deep cleaning would do it, however I could not explain the concept of rebuilding it with new jets etc to them in English.

They just said they can replace for 1.5k baht, which I guess is a good price.

However, I'm also not 100% sure that the bike will be fixed after replacing the carb, which is also why I'm hesitant (rust in the gas tank???)

Do I just spend the $50 and hope that it runs well after? Or do I take it to another shop and ask them to clean/rebuild the carb?

Thanks for any tips, I'm a motorbike novice.

Hi guys,

I recently moved close to the Mae Hia market area.

Any recommendations for reasonably priced food in the area? I remember hearing there are a few small hidden gems in the area with cheap Western food cooked by Farang.

Also, any good Thai spots in particular with a full English menu? None of the places I tried so far stood out.

Hi,

I recently bought a cbr 150, only to find that there was no oil in the machine!

I also just moved to Mai Hia area, halfway between CMU and the Mae Hia market on Canal Rd across the 7/11 and Tesco, so I haven't learned the area yet.

This motorbike should absolutely not be driven far, so I don't want to risk driving around looking for a shop.

Does anyone know of a motorbike repair shop in the immediate area and can pin in on a map, so I don't damage my baby anymore?

Thanks