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There is one in jj market on the sort of "food street" leading to the mrt (I know rats vague but hard to give directions at JJ )quite mummy with homemade flat bread. The woman running it also speaks English well. Oh would like that now.

Wow what a bunch of cheapskates in here! Get an accountant to do the math its just a few percent up as it goes by region and job type and etc... Its called cost of living increase kinda self explanatory. and we will all have to wait and see if it really gets fully implemented.

I am not affected as i pay way over minimum and try to keep trade as fair as possible. If everyone shared just a bit there is more than enough for all. And readigbob penalizing the caddy 40 baht because you don't like a 50 baht fee increase from the course that's just mean.

Was there opening day there were standard busy weekend lines but that is normal at ikea. as room the nay sayers they are totally off the mark. sb and index will sion be shadows of there former selves and hopefully will just disappear also kinda funny a few months back they started "naming" all there stuff with ikea like names and all of a sudden saw lots of yellow and blue signs in them. yeah ikea thanks for finally coming!

Wait til' Kylie comes back in town and be sure to be there in the audience! Will definitely be amongst like minded friends! Speaking of that lovely night last Saturday, was casually thinking that 90% of Soi 2-4 must have been at the show?

Small family run private school looking for experienced teacher. School is located in Bangkok near Wat Pai Ngern, Chan Road/Charoen Rat Road. Great block hours Mo-Th hourly pay. No "gate duty" or other nonsense. Free school lunch. Relaxed atmosphere, small classes KG-M3. Be willing to start ASAP. Will check all credentials and references and your current visa. If interested please send your resume and current picture to *(email edited out)* Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Thank you.

Looking for an experienced English teacher, North American accent, clean, responsible, with verifiable references.

The job is in a small private school near Wat Pai Ngern, not too far from SURASAK BTS/Sathupradit . Small classes, using GoGo and Let's Go books. Super block hours M-T. 22 Hours per week. Hourly wage.

Very relaxed atmosphere, your own classroom, with lunch. No work permit offered. We will check all credentials, references, and current visa. You must live nearby or willing to relocate. Be ready to start ASAP. If interested reply with CV and recent picture, shortlisted applicants will receive more info. Thanks.

I fear the Reds might get their wish and true democracy comes to BKK. I fear that the majority will rule, a mob war, Red againts Yellow. The last one standing wins, with the army, police and government standing by watching. Has a civil war begun??

Oh for the last few days hours and hours of moaning about people not getting help from their government or an airline! You are from (insert country) you came by choice on a holiday to Thailand, a volcano in Iceland blew it's top, now you expect someone to take care of you? It is no one's fault, stuff happens. All this whining about paying taxes, try travel insurance? And guaranteed if the planes did fly and one crashed the moaning would be "why didn't the government take care of us!" Deal with it, go to the beach for the extra days and have a great story to tell when you get back.

Shopped in Duty Free in PP last week and the prices were about the same as in town, they had more prestige label drinks and smokes, prices reflect higher quality ie-J. Walker Bleu/Green ... Just easier to get it at the airport and hand carry. PS -the smokes do not have ugly pics on them! But limited selection.

KL wants cash B1,100 today.

Exactly what services are offered in this new office? Extending tourist visas? Any ideas?

Central has a nice BRAUN model, with a good amount of attachments, about B5500. have a similar model but double bowled and used it for years can even do dough, but kinda messy.

A good fruit cake is dense, rich, filled with fruits and nuts. Those in the pic look like they have alot of cake and a bit of "candied" neon colored fruit? Go online get a recipe start it at the end of this month and enjoy a thing of beauty at the holidays! make sure to douse it regularly with alcohol of your choice! I do mine in the fridge too as not sure about the warm temps here.

So who actually owns this lavender place? Thai's or farang? Just curious as if Thia's then would think that local howling would be kept to a minimum?

And my 2 pennies, can not imagine such a big place being full all the time with gay guys unless some kind of sex business or sauna was attached to it.

Oh Boo Hoo you had something that you knew not to take on a plane taken away from you! It is done for security.

We all have had this experience and the old "I have kids" thing...contrary to popular opinion does not give you free reign to do as you like on an airplane!

Some choice banter of passengers with brats "We need upgrade for more room"

"We have to sit all together, can not be across from each other on the aisle"

"What do you mean my unpaid brat does not get a 30KG baggage allowance?"

Your kids are annoying to everyone else on the plane, and you do not pay for their tickets.

There is a nice little gyro restaurant called GYRO right in Silom Soi 4, it is a small family style place run by a Greek woman who is a delight and is there each evening. The prices are very reasonable and the chicken gyro i had was quite tasty.

Hispanic bi-sexual tops yum yum! Any of those out and about in BKK?

I have been approached several times to buy life insurance from friends who are "agents" Insurance companies will take anyone's cash I am quite sure. I have bought all kinds of insurance all over Asia, but none here in Thailand.

About 30% of the time the Immi officer says something nice to me along those lines. And I have had one guy 3-4 times in the past few months and he chats with me each time.

As for waiting times they are dramatically down in the last 8 months, at least 3 times have walked straight up to the officer. I will not be flying these next fewmonths by choice so think waiting times will be even shorter.

Oh forgot the cherry on the cake of my trip...the train was 2.5 hours late arriving in BKK-9.00am!!!

My story.

Day 1

Arrived Embassy at 9.25 got number 301 Ouch! Waited forever all through the process at 11.45! Ouch! 1/2 of the population of the Phillipines was in line with me, with a smattering of the usually crusty characters, and one drunk British guy-who went on and on to anyone who would listen about "The injustice of the visa process, conspiracy theories, etc..." I looked for the mysterious low number sellers but turned up none. Met another guy who was looking for the same but who had also come up empty handed. Where do they hang out? The second waiting was made painfully slow by every other applicant rushing the window asking if the visa was free or not, and then moaning about why theirs was not...As it was free they just put a little stamp on the number ticket.

Day 2

Arrived at 1.30 got number 169 Ouch! Got my 2x visa (free) at 3.40 Ouch! Not really sure what the delay was, only 2 people working maybe. taxi to border. Waited 30 minutes at Lao Immigration. Waited 40 minutes at Thai Immigration! Ouch! Got to Non Khai train station at about 5.40. It was quite a long day. I was originally scheduled for a flight at Udon but thankfully they had changed it to later because of weather and I decided just to take the train back instead! I never would have made the flight.

But have to say that this was the longest trip I have ever had to endure...I chalked it up just to bad luck and bad timing. The new system from a straw poll that I conducted with fellow waiters came up with 50% saying the new system was a little faster, and 50% saying it was the same as before. I read other posts and people seem to fly through the whole thing...I sure hope that I am one of those people next time!

I have just moved into a new jumbo townhouse and have some rooms for short term rent. Room one B$4200 is pretty and basically furnished, with a small terrace attached. The second B$3000 is smaller and empty.

The house is done very simply and has been dubbed "The Zen Den". There is a huge kitchen fully outfitted. TV room with plasma. Several outdoor areas for sitting or tanning. The main dining room has 5 meter ceilings. 2 bathrooms. Internet and TRUE cable.

Available mid to late June.

Prefer women or gay guys. No smokers. Small quiet dogs OK. Eco-minded a definite plus.

PROS-short term, very quiet, easy going place, ez to Silom, close to BRT (open soon)

CONS-fan rooms, no partying, no smoking, small bathrooms

Location-Near BANGKOK GARDEN/Narathiwats Soi 24/Sathupradit Soi 15

PM for more information, leave ur phone and I will get back to you.

I have 2 rooms in a very large townhouse. The whole house is spacious and done up in the zen style with lots of trees. Laid back and thats what I look for in a renter.

Room one furnished with small terrace attached. B$4200.

Room two unfurnished, smaller room B$3000.

Both are only available for short term rentals.

Prefer females or queens.

No smokers, drugs, partying.

PM for more info.

Elite does buy, but they only want new and current titles. I had the same the same idea once. But I did not want to drag them all over only to be told no...and drag them home. I found out that you can donate them to the Neilson Hayes Library. They keep what they need for the shelves, the rest are sold at book sales to benefit the library. Always good to give something back.

I get bored in BKK too. It is kinda dull when you take out anything that involves going to the bars. Culturally there is not much to do here. I too am a big city dweller from USA. It is just different here. I think the thing that I miss most is just walking about "discovering" new things. It can be done here too but the heat and air quality make it kind of a chore.

There used to be a poetry slam called bangkokpoetry.com, but the site is closed down. Anyone know what happened to that group?

Do check out the Neilson Hayes library it is a good resource. As for the cooking classes the 5-star ones are dull, been there done that. But there are several excellent ones around, try Bai-Pai Cooking school for a nice day of culinary lessons, and very reasonable.

I think what I miss is dining clubs and museums. I tried to start a dining club here once, it died a miserable death. Maybe I will start a museum? Speaking of Jim Thompson House is great for a visit and they have some random things going on.