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Might get 3 months probation. After that will get invited to dinner with Prince Andrew

When you pretend your a woman but your really a man by definition you are totally deranged . 

1 hour ago, sungod said:

 

Also add in 355mg of cholesterol per 100g

One of the most widespread dietary myths that dietary cholesterol from nutrient dense sources are harmful.

Myth busted - linked to relevant timestamp. 

 

I recommend people watch this for an introductory course in Cholesterol 
 

19 hours ago, liddelljohn said:

also this week it is reported that sales of electric motorcycles have collapsed

Friend was telling me one of his friends bought an EV scooter in Bali. He said if you have it economy mode its absolutely gutless.

Then you put it in sport mode to make it act like a normal scooter which cuts the range in half.

He throws his bird on the back and the range is cut in half again.

Its as good as useless if your going anywhere over 10kms 2 up.

Not sure what brand it is.

 

18 hours ago, JBChiangRai said:

It's probable that customers are awaiting for the cheaper Chinese EV’s.

Anybody in Western countries waiting for a super cheap Chinese EV will never buy an EV. There will be massive tariffs put on cheap Chinese EVs. Western Car manufacturers cant compete so it will essential send them all broke losing hundreds of thousands of jobs.

It won't happen.

Trump has already hinted as much saying BYD manufacturing cars in Mexico and expecting to drive them across the border to sell in the US will get a big surprise. They can manufacture them in America if they like with US jobs and US supply chains or they can get stuffed. 

US is the world's second largest car market after China. 

Welcome to the club, Big B

https://finance.yahoo.com/video/bentley-delays-first-ev-wont-151144573.html

Back Burner, a long list of back burners

https://electrek.co/2023/12/19/audi-puts-big-ev-push-on-the-back-burner/

1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I asked: Le Cordon Bleu Dusit Culinary School

 

What course did she do?

1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said:

One way to find out is to talk with restaurant managers or hotel F&B and HR managers what they are looking for. I am sure they know good schools possibly in your area or further away.

Yes that's the plan when/if I start to dig in deeper.

I know the two are totally seperate but interested to hear more on both, from those with experience.

My girl loves to cook but has had no guidance.
She would consider a career in either or both of the above subjects, With the view to eventually open her own place.

There's levels to this stuff which we all have seen based on the restaurant or cafes we have frequented.

In Phuket ive gone to cafes that sell cappuccinos anywhere from 50-200 baht and the price doesn't necessarily correspond to quality.

The same can be said for the breads/pastries that you might buy in those places. 

Ive had 70 baht croissants that were as good as 120 baht croissants. 

You would expect they are both making money at those prices.

Thats just a basic assumption Of course there are other factors and overheads at play that might come into pricing.

One bakery/coffee shop that I know of in Phuket that does good croissants the lady went to study as a baker/pastry chef in Bangkok to learn the trade.

Im unsure if she worked hands on elsewhere prior to opening, Ill have to ask more when im there again.

It's a small basic cafe that does fresh croissants/paninis/baguettes/sandwiches and breads daily. They seem to sell freshly baked goods to restaurants and other coffee shops.

The menu is small but what they do they do good and it seems they are expanding the menu slowly. A good strategy imo.

Similarly Thai food has levels. In this case though I have found it very rare that a cheap thai restaurant compares to a higher class place where the price is x2-5 times.

The flavours and quality of the food are just incomparable. Alot of the cheap Thai places are simply Mom and Pop places that open a business to earn some extra money.

They haven't been trained formally in cooking and have little to no knowledge on nutrition. They are just dishing out what they were taught by other family members. 

After some basic research three places have come up.

Dusit Thai College, Le Cordon Bleu and UFM all in Bangkok.

Just taking a quick look at the Le Cordon Bleu courses

They offer a 240 hour 10 week baking/pastry course at an eye watering 300k baht.

https://www.cordonbleu.edu/thailand/art-of-bakery/en
 

Or a prof thai cooking course for 9 months at an even more eye watering 520k baht

https://www.cordonbleu.edu/thailand/professional-thai-cuisine/en

I didn't check into the others too much but a quick glance shows similar prices.

I think hands on experience in a good place is likely a crucial part to the learning experience.

Is there any need to go to school, would you be better off working in a few good restaurants and learning the ropes that way or would that take years?

Any other recommendations of places?

I thought I would pose the question here to get the ball rolling to give me some ideas if its something that ends up getting more attention in the future.

Quite a lot of rebound from the back suspension when going over bumps. More when riding alone but also two up. Any other ADV160 owners noticed this out of the box? 

Will have to try get it adjusted 

2 hours ago, Jaggg88 said:

You should take Vit D3 with Vit K2 (Mk7). There are combo tablets available

Thorne do a great drop bottle vitamin D/K2 combined

1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said:

You look great at  81 , last time I saw you mate

But with respect probably waste of money taking vitamins at that age 

All the best 

Regards 

George 

as you age one of the most overlooked and beneficial things is to have a high protein intake, as you age you need more protein not less, very very few people adhere to this. Some form of resistance training to keep bones strong with a high protein diet is huge. Bones are mostly made of protein/collagen

2 hours ago, Tazmo said:

You need supplements only if you have a deficiency in them. Your body ( liver) will excrete any excess.

For instance if you take iron, your body will only accept 1mg per day, the rest will be excreted, sometimes in your stools, black color. You might find this after a lot of Guinness!

 

There are different types of iron in meat and non meat sources. Heme iron is by far the most bioavailable, up to 30% and is only found in meat. Non-heme iron thats found in fruits, vegetable and nuts can have as low as 2% bioavailability. Beef liver for the win again

3 minutes ago, eisfeld said:

 

The links you provded do not support what you said. Mercedes is still ramping up their EV production and plans to sell half of their cars as EVs in a few years. Apple cancelled the project not because it is an EV but because they tried to build an autonomous vehicle and realized AI isn't there yet - by a long shot.

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-automakers-race-build-more-hybrids-ev-sales-slow-2024-03-15/

U.S. sales of hybrids grew five times faster than EV sales in February, Morgan Stanley said.

On 3/15/2024 at 7:01 PM, Sigmund said:

Maintenance is less on electric cars for sure. But the price tag to get it maintained will increase for the owner. Thus, it will hit back on sales and people will stick to their fossil run cars as long as they can.

Hybrid sales are rocketing and EV sales are softening. Just like Toyota said years ago hybrids are the smart option for most people and other manufacturers are realising that. 

https://news.yahoo.com/toyota-surprising-explanation-not-selling-195000892.html

https://autos.yahoo.com/why-toyota-isnt-rushing-sell-154000759.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJvkRBGQTGXenz8UyMDH5fAKwrWjRtCSoSYEvMWqZBLrV9rJ9EbRItjeEf59WjJ0mJ089k04lEgrL-837QxrOdZSIX1rZhK0yoyevlUv53BP_a44Ydt6Mcfw4_EMrYmGsv2uHKB-hww3AtCu-9XNyytvumUnAMfAear420Q4hsSN&guccounter=2
 

Almost all EV manufacturers are losing money on EVs and are backtracking. 

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/mercedes-benz-hits-cars-returns-forecast-inflation-supply-chain-costs-bite-2024-02-22/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-27/apple-cancels-work-on-electric-car-shifts-team-to-generative-ai

The only place producing EVs that are making any money is Tesla and some China manufacturers many of which are hugely subsidized. If electric vehicle mandates that have been talked about across western countries are implementing then the whole car industry will be crushed so all those will be quietly backtracked (another political <deleted>show) possibly in favour of hybrid mandates. 

A true superfood, Tastes putrid.
50-100g a day or every other day over time will be beneficial to your nutrients stores.

if you want to take it raw, as I done at one point for a few months make sure its Grass fed Aus or NZ beef.

Can by it online in Thailand.

This headline is plastered across the media. If you actually watch the video and the context of the words it's a perfect example showing that mainstream media is total garbage. I wouldn't wipe my arse with it. 

18 minutes ago, Dolf said:

Two super thick Kiwis. 

Blatantly obvious to anyone with a brain the kiwis are acting in self defence. 

3 minutes ago, sambum said:

"Top brass have vowed to pursue justice in the case. Indeed, further criminal charges may be brought. Initially, the pair face charges of assault, robbery, obstruction and bribery."

Where did the robbery and bribery charges come from?

Cops <deleted> up majorly and are now in massive spin campaign to make themselves look to be wronged

14 hours ago, Fab5BKK said:

All bikes are designed for a standard use (according to their cat.)

 

1. By definition, humans are all different, riders have various styles and bike uses. Therefore, it makes sense to fine tune the suspension (NB: I didn't write "change", new elements are just an option).

 

2. Standard exhausts are heavy. By changing it for a quality one, you'll save on weight, improve the engine running and modify the look of the bike.

 

BTW, in my initial post I used the conditional tense.

Can confirm suspension setup can totally change the driving experience.

Got this done on my Daytona 675R and it made a massive difference. 

Not sure how much of a difference it would make on ADV, cant hurt but wouldn't know where to go for that.

14 hours ago, Hummin said:

Do adv 160 have proper suspension?

They have Showa suspension, it soaks up the bumpy Phuket roads