Jeremia Juxtaposed

5 minutes ago, vogie said:

It should have bean. 

Don't make him repeat himself...

1 hour ago, toofarnorth said:

While you are in Lotus JJ look for Chinese plum wine. A year ago it was 180 now 220B , it is very sweet but if mixed with the cheapest red plonk say, 2 parts plonk - 1 part chinese you get a very acceptable drink.

My litre bottle of Jameson from over t'border Maesai ( 500B ) is going fast so tomorrow over we go again . Wonder if they have Southern Comfort , did 2 years ago @ 350B.

If you like their plum wine then in those cold winter months up North take a look at the shelf where seesip degree sits and you shall see a red bottle with a red label with chinese characters on it. Heat that up in a saucepan, it's not quite gluhwein or Gloggy, but near enough to warm your cockles..

I was served it with a raw clove of garlic in a tin cup from a tin kettle in a small village way up North of Shenyang ....Bloody loved it!!

Perhaps I shall add it to a jug of Mont Clair and see what happens...

9 hours ago, NanLaew said:

Is it any good though? I mean compared to the Mont Clair's and other faux wines in a box, is it the real thing?

I have drank it in the past and I am still alive.

Personally I think it is worse than Castle Creek but better than Mont Clair ...

54 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

Saw a 1.5l bottle of Laughing Bird dry red for 450 baht in Villa. Got to better value than that boxed fruit juice no?

419 in tesco lotus......I never go to Villa for anything nowadays..

28 minutes ago, Ks45672 said:

 rich thais send their kids abroad because why? 

Even they know its crap....

Do they send them to local comprehensives ???

4 hours ago, Henryford said:

 but it is now up to 1639 baht !!

<deleted> .......I missed my chance there..!!

8 minutes ago, geriatrickid said:

Quite possible with some beasties.  I was vomiting with  30 minutes of eating a spicy appetizer onboard a SwissAir flight from Delhi. It was First class too. 

Yes eating Poached Forest Owlet stuffed with Beluga caviar rare is always a bad decision ......We should get in touch with the school immediately in case it is on Monday's menu...

11 hours ago, bluesofa said:

While sitting in the packed canteen eating lunch, one of the children was heard to say, "There's not mushroom in here."

 

No problem they ended up sharing stools...

1 minute ago, giddyup said:

Old stock will run out quickly.

Bloody right it will - Pension day next Thursday..!!

21 hours ago, ratcatcher said:

Can one go into a convenience store in the UK for example and exit holding a plastic cup filled with a fine English ale?

In some you can exit holding a plastic cup filled with Sherry from the wood.......Fine, Dry or Cream....in the afternoon between 2pm and 5pm too...

1 minute ago, vogie said:

MFD 08-08-17. My offie is twixt Sattahip and Bangsare.

Wooohooo - We are safe from each other!!!

But it goes to show there are places out there with "old stock" and cheap prices.... .....

I also noticed Cedar Creek 4.5 litre at Tesco Lotus is less than 1,000 Baht so when my "secret" place runs out , that is where I will be heading..(I hope Vogie doesn't use the same offie and run the stock down!!!!)

11 minutes ago, The Deerhunter said:

Yes. A Farang dinner fork.  Then painted over. Then removed.  Yes, I saw that in the first 1/2 second!!!!!

Then I appologise for being a pathetic poster, making a pathetic joke and pathetically trying to explain it..

I will write out 100 lines of "I need to concentrate on my inabilities and subsequent inferiority to all living beings"

1 minute ago, The Deerhunter said:

So? Do you suspect that I am a right blind dick?

A fork that had been left there....!!!

2 minutes ago, The Deerhunter said:

Damn!  An extra 20km for the next U-turn  to get back here.

A ... left .... fork.

They painted over a ....left ..... fork...

49 minutes ago, The Deerhunter said:

Android ap. SNAV/Google maps is always giving instructions about "In 200 meters take the right fork in the road"

But that was a left fork ..........

6 minutes ago, jackdd said:

When you said pension i assumed you are 65+ and with 65 all insurers have a significant price hike, so 300 a month is realistic then. Luckily im younger, so my insurance is cheaper

Totally understand. My old age pension kicks in at 67, so as health insurance increases so does my income..

2 minutes ago, jackdd said:

So you spend maybe half of this on health insurance and live from 300?

Good point, and an important one....I try to budget it in and it works out at 4,500 a month for health insurance (I am 62). Although I have no idea where you pay for health insurance that costs 300 quid a month but that is your choice the same as I have my choice.........but I need to reiterate I have savings to fall back on. I am doing this for self discipline more than anything else..

3 minutes ago, Andrew65 said:

The Haven brekkie looks remarkably like the Retox one. They even have the overly sweetened "orange juice" (we need to go to Cambodia to get real orange juice!).

The breakfast I have in Haven doesn't include an "orange juice"... The two breakfasts may look the same ...(no they don't, but I'll run with your eyesight) They are completely different tastes and quality .....but that is just my opinion and I don't eat farang food that often so I will defer to you. Although it seems the masses of sheeple like Retox but I will never go there for food again...never...

7 minutes ago, Rc2702 said:

Thanks. I ate there at the airport once. Never again. 

Well I'm damn sure that S & P doesn't do Khao Soi "everywhere" like Minnehaha says - and yes the one at CM airport is bloody awful! In fact I am struggling to think of an S & P anywhere that displays the fresh ingredients required to make Khao Soi..

But back to the OP....500 USD a month?  no way..maybe for one month but no longer..

I am having great fun trying to live off my 600 quid a month military pension. Not only is it fun, it also makes you get out of your bubble, learn Thai, go shopping, find bargains and start cooking for yourself....and doing the washing up, and cleaning, and laundry yourself..!!

But - and there is always a but - I have a financial safety net that I can call on if required .........

11 hours ago, Jip99 said:

 

As advised, Breakfast Club Pattaya on FB will get you to Retox, The Haven etc.

And there you have total opposites within a space of 20m...

The Haven = top quality products cooked perfectly with an excellently brewed coffee

Retox = cheap products, overcooked, floating in oil with a warm brown liquid (It also comes with an orange warm liquid too)

It is up to the individual to decide which one is "English"...

1 hour ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Where did you find the 5ltr Mont Clair? I can only find 3ltr boxes for the same price!

Sent from my SM-G930F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app
 

An offie in Pattaya ..They still have old stock of the red...

59 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

Villa Supermarket?????? Some of their prices are way over the top, and please don't mention them in the same sentence as Foodland where they are not so greedy with their prices.

Villa Supermarket is a Norwegian Blue pining for the fjords but Dan Cheeseman thinks it's just resting......Beautiful plumage though...

8 minutes ago, bannork said:

How can we eliminate the illusion of time? I don't want to go to work tomorrow morning.

By not having to go to work.........