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hi this might sound like a stupid question to some ,but i was wondering how do you guys put in the days in thailand everyday , ie if you are not working i mean ....retired or just moved there and not working ,do you find the days long or do you eventually get a routine going , im not not living there yet full time yet ,still 35 ,but im trying to get things together ,house ,land etc before we make the move...im just curious ,,i know there must be more than going to pub,restaurant all the time.........as i say may be dumb question but may be some of ye have some good ideas to share with us ,

I made the mistake of having the 99THB breakfast at MM's. The "soda bread" was a single piece of white toast. The sausages were foul-tasting, and no bigger than the tips of my fingers. Perhaps I was eating the tips of someone's fingers - the sausages were horrible. The bacon was nearly raw. The meal was served on a plate covered with grease. Absolute cr@p.

Since I was the one who posted about it based on their advertisement, but hadn't tried it myself yet, I felt compelled based on the comment above to try the 99 baht breakfast special on offer now at Molly Malone's pub on Soi Convent in Silom. And, contrary to the experience above, I had a very nice, satisfying, perfectly prepared breakfast there at a great price. No complaints whatsoever.

As the photo above attests, they served up a very good portion of eggs, which I ordered and received scrambled. One normal size sausage link, (unless one has enormously long finger tips), and two strips of bacon hiding under the fried hash browns patty. One slice of white bread toast (not sure if it was "soda" bread or not) and butter. And a large pot of boiling hot tea. Everything was well-cooked and there wasn't a hint of any grease on my plate, except for a bit that came off the bacon. Prompt and pleasant service. Total bill with tax.... 106 baht.

Certainly would order it again, any time I'm hungry for breakfast in the Silom area...

nothing wrong with that by the looks of it and well priced too ............

What's wrong about busking, other than it is not exactly legal for foreigners in Thailand??

I always enjoyed buskers in the shopping areas in European cities unless it was the Peruvian El-Condor-Pasa-Panflute-and-Poncho bunch...

ya sure why dont we all start busking in thailand ...start a farang busking club.........

no way ,i wouldnt pay it ..my wife is from south too ,family all have rubber trees ,i put 5000 euro in jar surrounded by flowers at wedding cermony in the morning ,after the wedding we went back to the room and her father handed it back to me ,it was just a show for relations to see...in the morning i paid the novotel lotus bangkok for the wedding , im married 3 years in november and i never once had to give any of her family money....thanks be to god ...its hard enough now a days keeping yourself going without having to keep aanother family going too ,i pity the guys that have to do this......

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if your ever back in ireland again ,come to my pub in wexford the out house bar and lounge.the best pint you will ever taste .guaranteed ......my wife from thailand can keep your missus busy chatting while you enjoy your pint

I have tried the TOPS brand...and the BOOTS brand. Both have generally low quality and/or dont work very well.

Then I found the WATSONS brand of razor blades (triple-blade sold in a pack of five blades).

This worked great!

To my shock (and horror), I went to several watsons and couldnt find it anywhere.

Finally a clerk told me that "we dont make it anymore".

Ahhhhh!!

so can anyone suggest another brand (another means NOT tops and NOT boots) that they have found to work well (work well means the lubricating strip doesnt fall off after five seconds of use; also work well means the mechanism to attach to the razor handle actually keeps it attached and doesnt fall off ) ?

thanks

gillette blue 2 plus are good enough for me ,get them in boots pack of 5 and get 1 free

It would be very helpful if someone could let me know, especially since CDwarehouse has closed down, whether there's anywhere in Bangkok with a reasonable range of jazz CDs.

cd music shops in the mall bang kapi have good range of everything and if they havent got what u want im sure they will order it for u

ignore guy like this in the future , be steet smart , be nice but tell him your in a hurry to go somewhere he is a by sounds of it

dan sai in loei is clean ,perfect pollution free zone

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i paid 165 baht in republicka on walking street for a bottle of singha ..bit sxpensive i thought for a tiny place like it .......

I know a farang who lives in Pattaya on US Social Security. He seems happy and gets along pretty well on a little more than 20,000 baht per month. He is a balloon chaser but no one minds since he is now about 70 years old.

whats a balloon chaser..excuse my ignorance just wondering ??????????

where did you get caught greg??

samui at full moon party he said........

Don't let the rest of these guys give you bad advice. They are just jealous because they don't have enough money to buy a beer bar of there own.

They are GREAT investments and your girlfriend will love you for getting her one. In fact you might want to get two or three of them, that way she will make more money and of course she will have to give you some of it.

lol im sure she would love it ,great investments i wont even answer that one ............

get the book its your bike

give that guy the

Hopefully I can get some advice from this board as it's been helpful in other areas. My fiancee, who is Thai, finally received her K1 visa (7 long months). She's coming over to the US permanently in April. She currently has a consumer bank account with Siam Commercial Bank and has used them for her fiances for many years. I am currently a long standing member of Chase (JP Morgan Chase) in the states. Because she has a fair amount of capital in her account, we are unsure of the best option for us to manage that account from foreign soil. I do know that Bank of America has a local branch in Bangkok and was wondering if anyone has any experience with them. We're trying to decide if it's worth closing her Siam bank account and opening up an account both in a US branch and the Bangkok branch. That way, accessbility to her Thai account, may be easier from the states, since both accounts are within Bank of America. We'd like to keep an account open in thailand for future trips back as well as to have some security for her family in case an emergency arises. Don't know if there are any other US banks in Bangkok. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks

you can always transfer money to siam comercial from your own account in usa .leave the account open in thailand would be my advice......

few more pattaya bike week babes for the boys....................

This is one of this creepiest Thai news items I have ever read but there is a certain logic to it, assuming you can accept the total loss of privacy (which is both shocking and creepy).

Agreed.

If they knock on my door, I'll be polite and take the form but I won't bring it back to the police station. By not returning the form, I don't think I'll be breaking any law.

I'm surprised they didn't ask for the size of your penis.

No need.. Every Thai already knows that all farangs are hung like donkeys

lol sounds creepy though alright that they want this knid on info

nags head second road 75 baht .

give her the and say the on this idea

Just discovered an open air bar, opened 2 weeks ago, on a road in the Papadeang (sp?) area of BKK. The Thai owner and his family seem to have a few bikes and while I was having a beer about 10 mostly HD's stopped to say hello on their way to a wedding nearby.

Papadeang is on the opposite side of the Chao Praya river from Phrakanong, Bang na. I often take the ferry (bikes and pedestrians only, about 10 baht each way) at Sanpawut road and drive around the area there and have a few drinks.

The bar (shed) I found is on the way from the ferry to the new (ringroad) bridge built over the Chao Praya. Opens at 4pm I was told and there will always be 1 or more chopper type bikes be parked at the bar. Can't remeber the name but the owner and his family seem very nice people.

thanks jrbkk64 for this place ,if you have any more exact info name etc would be great thanks

I just like to stay home and practice my kite flying.

(10 points for whoever gets the play on thai language joke)

ha ha chuk wao ya , i get 10 points lol

Listerine in a spray bottle works really well. Also, keep a sheet of cling free or similar clothes dryer fabric softener in your pocket. They hate the stuff and you won't be bothered further.

sounds good never heard these ideas before . is that the fabric you put into dryer when drying clothes ...just put it in pocket ..i must try this coz the buggers go to town om me sometimes