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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

Surge from a very low base. 

https://www.gorozen.com/commentaries/4q2023
 

Most people don’t realize that Norwegian oil demand fell by a tiny 35,000 b/d since 2010. How can that be if eight out of ten cars sold in Norway are fully electric? Unfortunately, most investors do not appreciate the details of the Norwegian odyssey with electric vehicles. Instead of a poster child, Norway should serve as a warning of the unintended consequences of widespread EV adoption.

Depression, counselling, unhappy in the relationship. Lol to all those replies.
99% of Thais would choose to sit around and eat all day than leave the house. The less physical activity the better. It has nothing to do with any of the above in most cases and ;ack of education on nutrition is a big issue than needs addressing. 

Sugary and highly processed foods can be as addictive as any of the other vices you could partake in like sex, alcohol and recreational drugs. There is an obesity epidemic in this country and its not from depression or broken relationships its from hyper palatable foods.

Hyperpalatable food (HPF) combines high levels of fat, sugar, sodium, or carbohydrates to trigger the brain's reward system, encouraging excessive eating.
 

Look at any of the main foods served up today across the country.

High levels of fat - Canola, soybean, palm and peanut oils used to cook all kinds of foods are at best very unhealthy/pro inflammatory and at worst often toxic to the body. Everything is cooked and drowned in these super cheap and super unhealthy cooking oils

Sugar - literally added to everything even if they are already sweet. All the sauces and soups. I got a soda the other day on the outskirts of Buriram. I nearly spat it out when I tasted it it was so concentrated and sweet. I had to dilute it into three separate drinks to be able to tolerate the sweetness.

Carbs/Sodium - Instant noodles is loaded with sodium, Big portions of noodles/rice with every meal and little protein, MSG added in many dishes

These foods have been Developed by design to hit the brains reward systems and keep you coming back for more. Over the last 10-20 years most people can afford to eat more than they could in the past and even those in their mid 20s have that doughy look already with big amounts of excess fat all over their body. Very very unhealthy. The visceral fat would be chronic. 

10 hours ago, Cricky said:

This could be why the Swiss are attacking Thai women, they are fed up.

Getting justice. 😮

 

Very strange that 73yo riding his bicycle around midnight. Weird.

Not a good idea.

Probably doing the right thing by not driving home drunk has cost him his life?

If you look at the picture he had a light on the back of the bike.
Lady maybe on her phone or more than likely at her age half blind and shouldn't be driving at all. 

21 hours ago, London Lowf said:

 

This was the first thing I bought for mine - black tinted and smaller than the standard monstrosity!

 

Ban for the buck, the best mod that I've made.

 

Wheel rim stickers are a quick and cheap tart-up if you have the skill and patience to fit them properly. A bit naff, but that's me all over!

 

I dont notice it being very big. You changed it purely for aesthetics? 

21 hours ago, London Lowf said:

You can buy a complete set of the essential body panels on Shopee for less than B9,000 unpainted - I've just got mine and prepping/spraying them will now become my hobby as it's getting too hot to go to the beach every day.

Why would I need these?
 

21 hours ago, London Lowf said:

I really mustn't procrastinate for too long!

 

What about the Michelin City Grip 2s?

8 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

Specific to your bike Mods that can make a difference?

 

ADV 160:-

 

Put 15-gram weights in the CVT. This will improve your roll-on acceleration and hill climbing.

Went up a steep hill yesterday with a pillion and was surprised how much it struggled. 

Have read about CVT mods. Where do you get them? Its a common mod for a mechanic to carry out?

On 3/4/2024 at 8:22 AM, MangoKorat said:

I use Pirelli Angel GT2's but is changing the tyre brand really a mod? Damned expensive mind!

How much? 

EDIT- Just see your comment now you've got them on a big bike.

7 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

The only win would have been for me not to have been injured in the first place. Even me killing the guy wouldn't be a win, as I don't wish injury on any other living being.

 

Quite frankly,

I'm surprised the police traced him.

I'm surprised my gov min covered the accident.

I'm surprised his insurance repaired my m/c.

 

I'll be astounded if his insurance give me 4 months sick pay they offered.

 

I assumed right at the start I'd be footing the bill for everything.

 

So far, after the hit an run, it's all been a win for me, I didn't think I'd ever ride my mountain bike again.

Drivers life has not had any interruption at all. Paid a few quid and business as usual. 

Nice story to tell all his mates over a bottle of Sangsom.

You had extensive injuries which would have taken a couple years to recover fully from if at all.

We have a very different view on winning. 

32 minutes ago, Jake72 said:

For me adding storage space was a game changer. I added a medium sized delivery driver box on the back, about 50 liters capacity. I used to wear a backpack, but having a dedicated box on the back is much nicer. Now I often take the bike to go shopping instead of the car. However it must be mounted correctly by adding a strong cargo rack on the back, then you can easily carry a box of beer plus various other items at the same time.

This was something I thought about too you just reminded me. 

How do you find a load such as a box of beer sitting that high up on the bike affects the driving? 

Did you choose a particular brand? 

32 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

And you have a Dash-cam (rear and fwd facing) and have the video of him doing this and the video of his licence plate ?? (Yes / No ?).

 

I too hate these types, but, it hasn't yet happened to me where any damanage has been caused, but people have clipped my mirrors, usually very midly, they just wave or wai to sai sorry. 

 

While riding, a couple of times I have 'clipped' someones wing mirrors, it happens... I stop and say sorry, thats the least I can do.

 

 

 

In this case - I'm wondering the exact extent of the 'trigger'.....   (i.e. the sequence of events that led to being chased down).

The OP has not addressed any of the valid points you have raised. I wonder why. Makes a post of being a victim, then says he doesn’t have to explain anything to anyone but still says justice hasn’t been served. 

 

How many stories of Chinese tourists have we seen blown up in the media that aren’t even close to as serious as what the OP is detailing.

Plenty more to this story we aren’t being told. Any self respecting individual who was almost killed through basically no fault of their own doesn’t press charges and accepts a few thousands baht in hospital bills as a win? Ya sure 

I feel like the OP is leaving out part of the story. Why don't you tell us exactly what happened?

If the story goes, I drove and knocked the mirror off the Vehicle, stopped and turned around and then tried to get away.

Driver chased me down and smashed into me. It still doesn't justify what the driver done.
With the injuries described there's not much that hitting somebody's car can have justified this reaction. 

The only argument someone could have for doing this is if this was done to them or a loved one, even then im not sure if it's justified. 

Id like to know exactly what happened though because if what is described happened to me I would be doing everything in my power 

to get this all over the media and making a hell of a big deal about it. I think most people would unless they have something else to hide.  No better time than now with all the headlines in the media also. 

15 minutes ago, Rampant Rabbit said:

changing the  dunlop sportmax  tyres from new   for Pirellis, used to get wheelspin a  lot with the dunlops.

I was looking at tyres last night online. I didn’t see much about the Pirellis but many mentions of Michelin City Grip 2 tyres for scooters. Are Pirellis better, which Pirellis?