meadish_sweetball

<br />Out of curiosity, how many rice cookers would you need to own before being considered fully adapted to life in Thailand, and no longer a newbie?<br /><br />I own 3 and I think I qualify.  Clearly people without rice cookers AND with no intention of buying one are total newbies or just hopeless cases. (especially if they still clicked on this topic and are reading this <img src='http://static.thaivisa.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> ) <br /><br />So.. probably 2 and up?<br />

So you are the sole supplier of rice for the temple fairs in your area? My bunch tends to do ok with just one humble rice cooker.

god hasn't the human race become a weak bunch lol all these conditions we have now maybe at one time we never got them or just but up with them theres so many things we cant eat cant drink or smoke got to watch your intake of fats alcohol lactose do you think anyone was lactose intolerant 100 years ago br or had fancy names for badly behaved kids i think they were just called naughty when i was little lol what will we be like in a hundred years to scared to leave the house in case some mutated mouse flu gets us or are we all just bored and looking for an excuse for feeling like crap most days when we wake up coz were not 25 anymore ? lol

I for one am happy to see you laughed out loud thrice while typing that post. While some may find it slightly schizophrenic to sit and laugh at one's own writings, it is supposed to be really good for your health.

Hope you'll find Bingo, he looks like a cool cat, er, dog. Seeing as he was raised by Europeans, what language does Bingo prefer to be addressed in?

The problem with product reviews is that too many people make positive reviews as long as they get a free unit. I fell for that with my previous laptop, the reviews were all positive and did not mention the flimsy plastic, substandard screen hinges or bad speakers. It had great specs and one of the best graphics cards available at the time, but it wasn't a good work station. A super spec graphics card is great if you're a gamer or into video editing etc. but not necessary for a lot of other tasks...

While a high price is no absolute guarantee of high quality, it does increase the probability. Conversely though, you can be absolutely certain that the low cost models are cheap because the manufacturer has been cutting corners in some way. Typically with Taiwanese and Chinese brands (and rebranded machines from other brands which are made at the same factories in China and Taiwan), the low cost models look appealing because they offer good performance specs compared to more expensive units, but the problem with them is that the build quality is often substandard, the plastics used break easily, the keyboard stops working properly or the screen hinges or ports break even after very little wear and tear. Build quality wise - a Toshiba or Lenovo midrange to upper range model will not let you down in that respect. If you can afford an upper range ASUS you will also end up with a good computer that offers both great performance and good build quality. Personally I would not buy HP/Compaq (HP made quality machines until they partnered with Compaq but went downhill since) or Dell (my friends and family have had bad luck with them) or Fujitsu. MacBooks are also good, but depending on your work it is inconvenient to leave PC land as Mac does not always offer the same specialized applications you need (while they are better within some areas, so do your research). Bottom line, don't be afraid to spend money if this is a work tool.

Sad. Could somebody throw a grandfather clock at them to give them a hint?

Drunk of the Day... ?

It's difficult to say for sure what works best in an individual case. Your area, how many people share the bandwidth you are paying for and how heavily they use it, as well as the specific distance to the DSLAM from your home are some important factors, and these differ from place to place.

...Kazachstan supports your war of terror.

enforcing the drink driving laws

Driving into town from Saraphi, I just noticed a huge banner across the road announcing an "alcohol free zone" within the city. Will be interesting to see how that pans out.

Does anyone know the current limits of True's cable Internet? (I know I can call TRUE. Yes, I am lazy.)

I just noticed that there are two options currently for sale under the Music section in Thaivisa classifieds (click on the "Classifieds" link at the top of each forum page) . The owner seems to be in Bangkok though.

But if the conversation has been solely in Thai, why do they feel the need to revert to English to call you over?

Can't help you with your question, but for what it's worth I used to always buy the green Moccona instant before I bought an espresso machine. Decent taste for being instant, beats the other instant types I tried.

How about "พูดไทย - (g)or die!" Just joking. Agree that a positive sounding message is what you are looking for, the 'grumpy' tone that is funny, personal or endearing in some cultures, just doesn't go down too well with most people in this culture.

We are blessed with two faults here in Chiang Mai, Mae Tha and Mae Chan.

Sad news. Hope that this can be resolved without repercussions. Open mic evenings add to a good and vibrant city atmosphere and is one of the things that will make tourists enjoy Chiang Mai. I hope somebody considers that angle.

Changed, thanks.

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<br />Im in Chong Nonsi area and im hearing an extreme amount of loud sirens, it cant possibly have anything to do with this can it? Anybody have an idea what is happening? Its got to be something big.<br />

<br /><br />It's just a normal fire alarm call. Nothing unusual.. when there is fire, all the BKK units seems to rush in <img src='http://static.thaivisa.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='<img src='http://static.thaivisa.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />' /> Just more than a week ago there was small fire in Healthland at Soi sathorn 12, there was probably 50 firetrucks rushed there. <br /><br /><br />I live in highrise and no shake from quake here..<br />

The lotus leaf is shrinking and the elephant is showing.

How could you remember all of that if you didn't understand what she was saying?

The best thing about CM is the surrounding areas. Get your own wheels and start exploring, if you feel confident enough to drive.

^That is indeed the case, my wife happens to have twins as siblings and they carefully maintain who is พี่ and who is น้อง.

To add my two cents, I went on a Wednesday about 2 months ago. we were the only customers at the time. Ordered a la carte; mixed sausage plate, salad, sauerkraut, extra potatoes. Very good sausages and potatoes, decent salad, excellent (but not cheap) imported German beer. Overall we were quite happy with we got for the money, the service was fine if not spectacular, and the main dining room appeared clean enough. I will be going back at some point, but probably not to the Sunday brunch.