hellyes2oo2

Puchooay, sadly my only other experience with the FC was much the same, only that time they didn't have several meals that we wanted.The only reason i went back this time was because Brimacthai was singing the praises of the place.

And yes I was once asked by the same person if I would go and meet him at the FC, and give him some ideas that would help out the lady owner. I made the trip(160 k's) round trip but the lady owner could not even bother coming downstairs for the meeting. But I spent over an hour explaining how I would change things, simple things like changing the menu, trimming it down to a reasonable manageable amount of dishes, also brightening the place up a bit. But the first thing he needed to do was to retrain or replace the staff they had, as the ones they had at the time weren't very friendly and even less experienced.

I was glad to see that they managed to get back the girl who worked there before (Neean) sorry about the spelling. She was very good with the customers, and also a good cook. But I hear she is now working elsewhere.

He never got back to me, so I presumed that he wasn't bothering getting involved, must say I was surprised on saturday that he had took my advice on the menu, it was a lot smaller, but he seemed to have taken off some of the basic english dishes, maybe I didn't look hard enough but i was sure that there were no fish and chip on the menu.

ANyway Puchooay, this is only my opinion, but I would say it is still a long way from it's former popularity, and you know the old saying "It's easy to lose customers, but it's a hell of a lot harder to get them back" I hope i am wrong and it does return to it's past glories, but they need someone who has had experience running bar/restaurants to push them along.

Yes I know the Starbeam closes soon, i was told it was to have been 1st August, but now he will carry on until the 5th. The point is that with the Starbeam closing you would have thought that FC would be really pushing to pick up the extra trade, or maybe they are so arrogant as to think the extra customers will go to them anyway. Either way if they carry on in this manner I think we will soon see the end of the FC.

Brimacthai, 4 of us went to the FC at 12-30pm saturday lunchtime, we decided to order drinks first, so it was 4 San Miguel light please, sorry no have said the girl. OK 4 Singha's please, sorry no have said the girl, finally 4 Tiger beers please, and you guessed it.............sorry no have. We didn't even bother asking about food, because if you cant keep your drinks stocked then there doesn't seem much hope for the food, or for the future of the FC. We were the only customers in there. We left and went to the Green Mango, where we got the food and drinks that we wanted, although I have to say the food was less than average. But I did notice 3 guys sat at another table hust drinking and chatting, and i wondered if these were the same guys that used to sit in the FC each day. How i wish we had taken the time to walk to the starbeam.

Finally managed to get through to CTH in Bangkok yesterday, and it is chaos. I had to let my wife speak to them because nobody spoke english. She asked about the 115 channel package, but nobody seemed to know anything about it, the only knew about the 142 channel package. She asked if there were any agents in Surin, Sisaket or even Ubon, but was told CTH will not be using any agents and you had to order direct from Bangkok, and they would send out a team to fit the satellite. So she asked about the cost, she was told it would be ABOUT 4,000 baht for dish and set top box, they didn't know if fitting was extra. Finally we were then told that they couldn't take any orders, as they would not be starting selling the dishes until August 31st, thats 2 weeks after the season starts, and they couldn't tell her how long she would have to wait to get a dish fitted.

Well it would seem to me that CTH are as useless as True Visions. I have just called their Bangkok Office. It said for english please press9, I did so , listened to recorded music for a few minutes, and then lo and behold recieved a recorded message in THAI. Oh well TIT.

Does anyone know if CTH, the new suppliers of the premiere league next season have an agent in either Sisaket or Surin.

I am in Isaan at the moment and have had the same problem for about 3 days, called true visions 2 days ago, they promised to send out an engineer, am still waiting.

CTH have now said that they will also use sattelite dishes bacause of the problems of not having cable connections up country. it will cost 1000 baht for the dish and the 120 channel package plus 5 epl channels will cost 999 baht a month

jbrain, well i guess that maybe so, but 2 of the wifes brother in laws worked at a place where they prepare coconuts ( chopping off the hairy crap) and both of them have been laid off.

Bugjackbaron, this may sound stupid, but for the last year or so there has been a big shortage of coconuts. and the price of the cartons of coconut milk in the supermarkets has almost doubled.

I would say you are lucky to get them at that price. I was back in Isaan in the village last week. Liver on a stick was 10 baht and a portion of sticky rice was 10 baht, and my missus says they have been that price for a least a year.

I haven't been to Surin for a long time. I used to go regularly for a weekend . Stay at the Thong Tharin, eat at usually starbeam, then have a walk around and a few beers at different bars. It sounds like it may be worth paying another visit. When people say that the FC is under new management, does that mean new owners, or just someone running it for the same owners. And lastly, I see norbie's have finally woken up, and introduced new opening hours. Has he finally got rid of all those plants outside, and actually given the inside a lick of paint and tidied it up a bit. I always thought this bar had the potential to be the best farang bar in Surin.

Thanks for the info, will call in this week, anyone tell me opening times.

I have heard that the fish and chips at the "Pop Inn" are very good. has anyone tried them. Also is the fish in batter or breadcrumbs, I hate breadcrumbs.

If the lamb is vacuum packed and chilled at makro, then i would doubt that it has been frozen already. if it had been frozen, then thawed it would turn black within a day, and also it would not stay vacuum sealed, the packacking would be full of air.

sorry just to rectify about the "Pompiman" that should read I haven't stayed there for a few years now.

There is the rapid train that leaves bangkok at 5-45am and arrives in sisaket at about 1-30pm. the other better alternative would be the overnight sleeper. the hotel close to the railway station is called the "Pompiman" it is a 5 minute walk from the station. I have stayed there for a few years now, but the last time i did, they used to cut off the electricity to the rooms between 10am 4pm to save money. there is a much better hotel in town called the "kisaree". as for food if you prefer english food then there is a place called the "Pop In" which my friend tells me is very good. and frank is very welcoming at " livin in the past" as for the cuckoos nest up to you.

By the way, just checked and i am having the same problems as you, and no chance of them answering the phone.

I think that true visions will be losing literally thousands of customers by august of this year, because i have heard that they will not be screening the English Premiere League next season. I fro one will be switching to the new cable package. so they will be losing my platinum subscription.

Is the "Fantasy Bar" still open. Enjoyed many a drink there.

Seadoo, i sent you a pm, i was just wondering if you recieved it. many thanks hellyes2oo2.

is this new "Family Pub" still owned by shennanigans or is it new owners completely does anyone know.

Farma

It is not the point that he is trying to expose him as a convicted murderer, what has happened is that tinsom has launched a very abusive attack on the owner, without telling people of his reasons why. He also decided to name a couple who i know are happy together, and suggest that people tell the man that his wife is gambling away all his money. He then responds by saying this information was passed on to him from a second unamed source. I find it incredible that he should then go online to everyone that reads this forum, make spurrious statements, without any evidence that his comments are true.I Then challenged him to meet up face to face with the man in question, and repeat his allegations, but as with all keyboard warriors he offered me to pm him, obviously so he could tell me how tough he was, but never mentioned my offer to take him to the home of the man in question. I know of many people that have been banned from tv for far less, and yet they now seem to be prepared to let this guy go on making unsubstantiated statements. Once again tinsom, take me up on my offer and i will take you to meet william face to face, then we will see how brave you really are. Surprising how quiet he has gone today.

I have lived in the village for 9 years in between working. But I never ceased to be amazed at the excuses they use to have a party.I was invited to one last week because a 3 month old baby was having his first haircut.

But one of the funniest things happened after i had been in the village just a few months.Obviously when i first arrived i treated a few people to some beers, no problem cost was nothing. One day we were walking past someones land, and they had just bagged all the rice, i was shouted over, and they asked me right away to buy some beer, as i didn't fancy a drink i said no, i don't want a drink. The guy who asked me to buy, said something in thai to my wife, and they both burst out laughing. I asked her what he had said, her reply was a classic"He said you don't have to drink, just buy it" what could i say to that so i bought some beer, and ended up getting piss#d.

So if the information has been given to you secondhand, why would you post something that you can't verify, that smacks to me of someone who is so sad in his ownlife that he needs to cause trouble for others. And you didn't take me up on my offer of me taking you to inform william face to face.