Oh Beloved Bangkok, How So You Have Changed...

[HugoFastor]

10 minutes ago, Umlungu said:

Would it be possible to name this prepared meal delivery service, please? Are we talking GRAB etc and ordering from some food outlet, or is it a separate proper kitchen offering a service based on a -set- menu?

 

Can you point me in the proper direction?

 

I am using a prepared meal delivery service called Power Daily that is a proper cooking facility located somewhere a bit north of the Don Muang area and they offer a service based on a set-menu that changes every Friday. Ordering is done via the LINE app and payment is made in advance via a local bank transfer. They deliver anywhere in Bangkok using La La Move.

 

If you order and pay before 7:00 PM then you will receive delivery of the order the following day. They deliver 6 days a week, but not on Sundays. They offer two delivery slots per day that you can choose from; morning and early afternoon. Delivery is free for orders over 600 Baht, which means a minimum of 5 meals need to be ordered to get free delivery.

 

Meal price averages around 110-130 Baht per meal. The high protein meals are typically priced around 130-140 Baht each, depending. It is all chicken and salmon based stuff with typically a mix of vegetables and/or pasta. The meals are usually around 350 grams, of which around 200 grams of chicken if it is a protein box meal, which is really good. All the recipes are really tasty and flavorful and full of herbs and spices in my opinion. Three of the high protein meals I really like can be found under the codes ACG, ACC and ACH on their menu. But their menu changes every week and there is always lots to choose from.

 

You can keep the meals fresh in the fridge up to around 4 days before consuming them. If you want to store them in the freezer then they can last a couple of months that way. I found the service listed on the post below where there also about 25 more that you can also check out and choose from.

 

 

[Umlungu]

1 hour ago, HugoFastor said:

 

I am using a prepared meal delivery service called Power Daily that is a proper cooking facility located somewhere a bit north of the Don Muang area and they offer a service based on a set-menu that changes every Friday. Ordering is done via the LINE app and payment is made in advance via a local bank transfer. They deliver anywhere in Bangkok using La La Move.

 

If you order and pay before 7:00 PM then you will receive delivery of the order the following day. They deliver 6 days a week, but not on Sundays. They offer two delivery slots per day that you can choose from; morning and early afternoon. Delivery is free for orders over 600 Baht, which means a minimum of 5 meals need to be ordered to get free delivery.

 

Meal price averages around 110-130 Baht per meal. The high protein meals are typically priced around 130-140 Baht each, depending. It is all chicken and salmon based stuff with typically a mix of vegetables and/or pasta. The meals are usually around 350 grams, of which around 200 grams of chicken if it is a protein box meal, which is really good. All the recipes are really tasty and flavorful and full of herbs and spices in my opinion. Three of the high protein meals I really like can be found under the codes ACG, ACC and ACH on their menu. But their menu changes every week and there is always lots to choose from.

 

You can keep the meals fresh in the fridge up to around 4 days before consuming them. If you want to store them in the freezer then they can last a couple of months that way. I found the service listed on the post below where there also about 25 more that you can also check out and choose from.

 

 

Wow, thank you so much for the detailed info provided. I'll give it a go, it's a novel concept to me.  

[HugoFastor]

On 8/23/2024 at 1:12 AM, Umlungu said:

Wow, thank you so much for the detailed info provided. I'll give it a go, it's a novel concept to me.  

Your welcome. When I first decided to give it a go I never expected it to turn out as positive as it has. Been doing it for a number of months now. I remember when the first delivery arrived and I immediately thought to myself; why haven't I been doing this for the last five years already?

 

[FruitPudding]

Bangkok is dirtier, less friendly,  and less fun.

 

The Thais are not the same and most of the charm and character is gone.

 

They are much harder and clearly feeling the effects of the economy, like hungry ghosts.

 

Way more women are getting into prostitution because they can now do it discreetly online.

 

Mall, after mall, after mall, after mall. Do people really like malls that much?

 

Transport is better and there is more international food now though. English is better. 

[RSD1]

1 hour ago, FruitPudding said:

Bangkok is dirtier, less friendly,  and less fun.

 

The Thais are not the same and most of the charm and character is gone.

 

They are much harder and clearly feeling the effects of the economy, like hungry ghosts.

 

Way more women are getting into prostitution because they can now do it discreetly online.

 

Mall, after mall, after mall, after mall. Do people really like malls that much?

 

Transport is better and there is more international food now though. English is better. 

Bangkok is definitely cleaner. The impression you get may depend upon which part of the city you mainly spend time in though.
 

Malls in Bangkok are the replacement to the nice, outdoor civic spaces that you have in many other well planned cities of the world.
 

Bangkok doesn't have lots of nice parks and green spaces that you can walk around in. It also doesn't have a river with bicycles and running paths that many other cities have too. Basically, Bangkok has very little outdoor space where people can comfortably enjoy themselves. So the malls are the civic space alternative. Clean and with free toilets and air-conditioning. If you really wanna do anything in a mall then you have to spend money in the malls, unlike free outdoor civic space. That is the biggest downside. But if you just want to sit somewhere for a while, cool off, and use a toilet, then you can do that in a mall. Many also have reasonably priced food courts, with various food options where people can get something to eat for not a lot of money.  
 

I almost never go to malls though, and I haven't even been to many of the newer fancy ones that have opened in the last five years. I feel like you've seen one and you've seen them all.

 

One Bangkok mall that I think is useful though is The Street. It is a relatively small place, but has a 24 hour Foodland supermarket, along with a number of 24 hour restaurants. Handy if you'd like to meet a friend for a chat at night and don't feel like sitting in a dark, loud drinking environment. 

 

Otherwise, I agree with everything else you wrote. 

[Old Curmudgeon]

On 8/21/2024 at 1:51 AM, HugoFastor said:

the massive shift and revolution to the world of online retail shopping and food delivery that took place about 6-7 years ago, which really changed things for me. It actually re-rendered my life in Bangkok exponentially.

 

Good topic, @HugoFastor

 

Exactly the same for me: exponential change.

And for the better, in my view.

 

And not just in Bangkok.

After 12 years in Bangkok I returned to Chiang Mai.

Same change happening here now.

So much more pleasant to tap-tap the mobile phone for LineMan, Grab, and TikTok than fight the traffic around the moat and at malls.

 

And not just for computer cable or pizza.

In CM have Big-C open 24 hours (Business Park branch).

Delivery 24 hours, too, as long at LineMan can find a rider who is awake.

 

Only problem is "onLine" selection often very limited.

So if you don't find what you want, just send LINE message.

RimPing supermarket in CM (similar to Villa Market in Bangkok) doesn't even bother with an onLine web site.

Just LINE chat with list of groceries you want.

And as long as 1,000 baht minimum, delivery is Free!

 

Now that's convenience.

 

And @HugoFastor, I will ask you, "Where do you see this trend going in the next few years?"

Any predictions?

[thaibeachlovers]

On 8/21/2024 at 6:56 PM, spidermike007 said:

I remember back in the days, during my first trip to Thailand in 1976, I don't think there was a single building over 10 stories tall.

I beat you to it as my first trip was in 1973. I was actually in Bkk for Christmas. We went up the Golden Mount and everything was basically shop houses.

I missed out on Patpong, unfortunately, but went to some disgusting GI brothel where the biz was done behind curtains, and the show was live sex in a box. That was the only time I've ever seen pimps involved in the sex biz in LOS.

 

I was only in LOS for 10 days but I was not impressed with Bkk then. The traffic was diabolical, and it was quicker to walk.

[thaibeachlovers]

On 10/17/2024 at 1:43 PM, Old Curmudgeon said:

And @HugoFastor, I will ask you, "Where do you see this trend going in the next few years?"

Any predictions?

I see the trend as all humans become too obese due to doing nothing physical and the human species becoming extinct.