WinnieTheKhwai

You don't use 'pen' in that way. ; 'to be' in Thai can't be used to link up an adverb with a noun like you would in English.

Less is more, when in doubt, throw it out.

Getting back to the question, it's so ubiquitous that I wouldn't drive all around town for this one, so I'll mention some that happen to be in convenient places for me personally, but if they're not on your particular way then I wouldn't truck around town for it.

Anyway:

- There is a Wichianburi style grilled chicken shack on the new Sankamphaeng Road in between the Outer and the Middle ring, on thde Northern side of the road. Another one I drive past a lot is just outside the Khamthiang Lotus, so on the Superhigheway near the road that eventually links up with the North-Eastern corner of the moat.

- Also great grilled chicken is at a small Issaan food shack on the Hang Dong road, on the side of the road going TOwards Chiang Mai not too far outside of Hang Dong. It's at the corner of a double road on both sides of a small irrigation canal that links the Hang Dong road with the Canal Road. (That's generally a great place, not just for grilled chicken but also for anything you'd have with it, like Som Tam and other Issaan dishes)

Ask them not to put it in then.

Sheesh.

Never knew that you can eat the flowers of the bougainville, had it as a salad dok mai.

Well that would explain a few things about the condition of my bougainville plants.. ..... ...

(Thought techincally those would be brightly colored 'bracts', not flowers.. The actual flowers are tiny.)

" Chinese duck pancakes " a.k.a. 'Peking Duck'? That's often served with pancakes/thin roti like things?

Huh.. I move all the time but never bother with an address change.. Just about every official paper, booklet or card that I own has a different address on it.. (Driver's license, social security card, tax card, work permit, etc, etc. )

I'm not a connoisseur, but I like the oolong tea from the Doi Kham / Royal Project stores. I go for the most expensive one, in the gold colored foil packaging. This is the rolled up type, which extends into full leaves when steeped in hot water.

hoppers have to jostle with dodgy characters trying to entice them in to see "ping pong" shows and other depraved spectacles, and their kids will keep peering in behind black curtains to see the scantily clad hookers dancing inside.

They will surely go blind or be scarred for life at the sight of women in bathing suits.

Have found another one open on the old Sankhamphaeng Road, in between the Middle and the Outer ring.

( Nong Hoi and the one on Aom Muang near Airport Plaza are closed. )

Does anyone know if there is still a Caltex station open in the Chiang Mai area?

I have some coupons left I need to use..

Try around just about any market... ?

Huh.. I thought pretty much ALL bars show the EPL.. the only issue could be on which of the 4 or 5 matches they show when multiple matches are played at the same time!

So it's so much of a non-issue that I don't even have a favorite place.. Just any place I happen to be enjoying a beer I'd keep an eye on the game too.

I wouldn't go watch it in a bar that's otherwise dead just because they have a big screen.

Pattaya.

No, really.

*Especially* when you drive yourself you will be able to explore that area, and you will find there are plenty very acceptable beaches in the area around Pattaya/Sattahip/Rayong. Far better (and cheaper, and a bit closer) than what you'd find around Cha Am or Hua Hin.

With your own wheels you don't get caught in downtown Pattaya's mass tourism, the tour groups from every country on earth, the bars, etc, etc. However there is excellent and affordable accommodation in the area. Stay at Jomtien (so-so beach but you're there for the accommodation, better beaches are nearby) or Wong Amat (North Pattaya off the Naklua Road).

And driving there couldn't be simpler; Highway 11 to Lampang, then Highway #1 until just past Ayudthaya when you hit the Bangkok Outer Ring (#9?), then from there on to the Chonburi Motorway (#7). You should be able to get there in about 8-9 hours. (More if you take it slow, or less if you drive suicidal. )

Does anyone else feel the same when they are torn away from our home town?

YES!

Plaza 89 is nice, but absolutely not walking distance from the Holiday Inn. The Holiday Inn is near Nong Hoi market. Plaza 89 is quite a bit south of Nong Hong intersection. (Intersection with Aom Muang ring road).

Needless to say, it won't work in that location unless you can appeal to a reliable Thai lunch crowd, which is VERY hard.

It may be due to most modern cars these days being able to go up and down a hill without fuss, even with a Bangkokian driver at the wheel with no sense of gears. Gotta love those Bangkok plate cars with the brake lights on all the way down to Pai.

Of course there are other places, like Mae Kampong (The treetop gibbon thing) but it's a bit more up-scale and not large enough to accommodate people in any kind of volume

Where is the darn place? They tell me left at Baan Huey Kaaw, but there is no left...

I've been there twice, looking for it.

It's a *right* turn past Ban Huay Kaew (assuming you're coming from the South i.e from the Mae On area). Ban Huay Kaew is where all the wholesale tree sellers are.

Mae Kampong is here: http://tinyurl.com/9x7ock

It's INCREDIBLY scenic. Pretty high up, so will be cold. (Weird plants overthere that you don't normally see) All good roads (fairly narrow, but all paved).

It's a problem though; a lot of tourists (backpackers) visited Chiang Mai primarily because it's a logical stop on the way to Pai. Many like Chiang Mai town once here, and stay around. If Pai is becoming less attractive (higher prices, more touristy/resorty, an overall less 'vibey' adventurous atmosphere) then there may not BE an alternative in the North near Chiang Mai, meaning people would skip the North (and Chiang Mai) entirely. That would be bad news.

Of course there are other places, like Mae Kampong (The treetop gibbon thing) but it's a bit more up-scale and not large enough to accommodate people in any kind of volume.

Lampang has some very big ceramics factories where you can buy for good prices, however I don't know about this particular type of item.

Not sure if you're just visiting or staying here longer time, but what most people do who live here is get drinking water delivered from one of the filter companies, like Dew Drop adn the like. They just show up, take empty bottles (any size, be it a huge one or trays of 1L bottles (plastic or glass), and replace them with full ones. Cheap and easy.

Right, what are they gonna do, throw an 83 year old lady in jail? Get real.

Trying walking into Moon Muang Soi 2, that's the soi in between Mad Dog and the HHH bar. There's a couple bars in there, chances are it's that soi. If not then it could be Ratchamankha road, that's the first proper road North from Soi 2.

If you're looking for more bars, there's plenty on Loi Kroh (Across the moat from there), and also further up Loi Kroh just before the Kamphaeng Din Rd intersection on the right, near the Mae Ping Hotel. I always forget the name of that area but there's a lot of bars and a boxing ring for shows and the like.

Wonder if he has a work permit for that? Maybe one from Tajiquanastan.

an independent professional organisation.

Thanks for that one.

Yup, this is just sad.. If you're a civil servant however in the North, you'd be very worried. Suthep is essentially trying the old fascist tactic of 'if your not for us, you're against us'. Anyone not vocal in his support will find his career sidelined.

That's sad.

It's not common for bulls to get seriously injured during this.. It's what they'd do in nature, push up against each other!

It's a bit boring really. But if you want to see it, the prime place is the Chonburi buffalo festival; (or was it Suphanburi..) Don't know when it is held, google it.