Good Things Topic.

[sceadugenga]

I see that the Deli behind Da Vincis has increased their line of local made cheese.

I bought a "semi-hard" ( I know the feeling) Parmesan and a Munter that seems to be a type of Brie.

Not tried them yet, have to finished what's there.

Watch this space.

 

Not real happy with the Chiang Rai Deli, he's already closed three days a week and I happened to land on one of his random days off today.

[sceadugenga]

Both cheeses were acceptable.

I had them with some charcoal BBQ chicken.... the place opposite the failed supermarket on the old Chiang Mai Road has to be the best in Chiang Rai, she told us today she sells 80 a day and the large restaurant behind the grills is very popular with Thais.

 

[villagefarang]

Bangkok was my home for 30 years but having been stuck here this week has only served to remind me how much I like living in Chiang Rai.  I guess my priorities have changed over the years.  I miss my sunsets and all the green.

[Randell]

Just wanted to tip my hat to all the staff in Immigration up at the Mae Sai Border point. I should have made my exit and reentry for my non o visa on the 3. But due to totally unforeseen circumstances( read I totally forgot). I didn't get there till the morning of the 5th. I stopped at the main immigration office in Mae Sai just to check procedure as it was suggested by Sceadugenga. But they told me no its ok go to the border and pay the two day fine all will be ok. It took some extra time in the checking back in and issuing my visa which gave  my stomach a few  quivers. But all good  the cute officer came out and I had my picture take with her of us holding  a pamphlet  of warning on overstay and the penalties. So it all went good for which I am thankful that i didn't have to pay a far bigger cost of a trip to Lao.

Randell

 

[ripstanley]

Today the cars battery died. We had to take one of the daughters into Phayao . Lucky for us it happened  because tomorrow we drive to Chiang Rai to catch a flight to Bangkok.  If we found out tomorrow we would have missed our flight.

[sceadugenga]

We have a good relationship with our village mechanic, a phone call has him at our house with a charged battery within minutes.

Then that evening he brings down a new one to replace it.

 

[villagefarang]

So there we were in Tops checking off the things on our list and filling our cart, when one of the uniformed girls from Fuji smiles and says hello.  She was terribly embarrassed to tell us that we had forgotten to pay our lunch bill.  We had been deep in conversation, and for the first time in our lives, we got up and walked out into the mall to do some shopping, without paying.  The girl seemed a bit embarrassed but we were horrified that we had forgotten all about the bill.  We gave her our membership card and assured her we would be up as soon as we finished with our shopping.

 

The important thing here is not what happened but how it was handled.  Everyone was very polite and no one was accused of wrong doing or evil conspiracy.  When we showed up, everyone smiled and we apologized profusely.  No doubt they will remember us the next time we eat there.  

 

Anyway, the way they handled this situation was a very good thing in my opinion and a good example of why it is so nice to live here.

[sceadugenga]

I once had a waitress in Phuket follow me what must have been several hundred meters to tell me I had left my change, several hundred baht, behind.

That was even nicer.

[villagefarang]

We have a new attraction here in Phayamengrai which seems to be a good thing in the eyes of some.

 

 

 

[sceadugenga]

Kratong's successfully launched and guaranteed good luck for the coming year.

 

A quiet but lucky Loy Kratong to everyone.

[Manassas]

On 11/13/2016 at 8:07 PM, villagefarang said:

We have a new attraction here in Phayamengrai which seems to be a good thing in the eyes of some.

 

 

 

Drove by there yesterday. Looks like somebody is very enterprising.

[sceadugenga]

Thai food for lunch, Thai cheese and Thai pickled onions.

 

 

 

 

[villagefarang]

Just got my visa renewed for another year.  It was a bit more crowded than usual today so perhaps next year I should try November instead of December.  Anyway, getting the visa thing out of the way for another year is always a good thing.

[sceadugenga]

Picked up some fantastic mushrooms from the Royal Project store yesterday.

Cooked with butter and bacon and served with toast they are hard to beat, great flavour.

[Bardeh]

3 hours ago, sceadugenga said:

Picked up some fantastic mushrooms from the Royal Project store yesterday.

Cooked with butter and bacon and served with toast they are hard to beat, great flavour.

 

I love the Royal Project store and have no idea how they can sell everything so cheap. Not that I'm complaining of course, but how do they do it?! When they had some (sadly run out now) you could get 3-5 avocados there for the price of a single one in Tops.

 

Edit for my own good thing:

 

We went up to Doi Mae Salong for the weekend, and wow it's beautiful up there!

 

Edited December 19, 2016 by Bardeh

[billd766]

The Royal Project only seems to have a shop in BKK or one in Chiang Mai.

 

Sadly I live about halfway between them and for me it means a very long day, 800 km return or an overnight stop which put the price up a large amount.

[Dexlowe]

^^^ We have one here in Pattaya, Bill, so there's no need for you to go to Chiang Mai.

 

 

[sceadugenga]

Ours is in Chiang Rai at Central Plaza, no idea where it is down  in what's the name of the place again... (Traffic jam city... )

 

The only other one I've seen is in Suvarnabhumi Airport at domestic departures.

[Manassas]

14 hours ago, sceadugenga said:

Ours is in Chiang Rai at Central Plaza, no idea where it is down  in what's the name of the place again... (Traffic jam city... )

 

The only other one I've seen is in Suvarnabhumi Airport at domestic departures.

I stop in there frequently. Good produce.

[sceadugenga]

[villagefarang]

I received sixty votes in the 2016 poster of the year competition.  We have adopted a new stray cat which we plan to nurse back to health.  We are both in good health and enjoying the cooler temperatures.  Life goes on and we are looking forward to an interesting 2017.  Happy New Year to everyone.

[sceadugenga]

Certainly cool today, took a drive down to the new Doi Chang Coffee at the White Temple, both there and Boon Rawd Park were VERY busy.

Everyone in their warm clothes.

 

There's a second cafe behind the one on the main street that's quite cozy.

Friendly staff and nice small foods.

 

Two episodes of The Grand Tour available this weekend....

 

 

[sceadugenga]

A large bag of Jerusalem Artichokes turned up at the house today... "for the soup".

 

I confiscated a couple of the larger ones and roasted them with some potatoes.

 

Very nice.

[KC 71]

Well i finally got round to getting my Thai Drivers Licence
After much research i decided it was time,
Residence certificate(2 wks confirmation) 2 hrs Mae Sai !
Time for processing car and motor bike licence 2 hrs CR !
They gave me the mb licence for free !
Total cost for everything 800bht
What i thought would take 15 days took 4 hrs !
Thankyou Chiang Rai [emoji106]


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[sceadugenga]

Australians will appreciate Bickford's Lime Juice Cordial being on special at Tops, 103B

[sceadugenga]

Anyone looking for a fruit treat should go to the back of the main market for the small black seedless grapes at 80B a kilo.

Delicious.

[sceadugenga]

Som-O season is upon us, pull up at a little roadside stall and pick up a few at 20-30 baht each.

Grab a couple of packs already cut to nibble on while the Mrs peels the whole fruit.

[sceadugenga]

I don't think I've seen it in such abundance, stocked up at the market yesterday and also bought a kilo of the small dark seedless grapes for 80B.

 

Fruit heaven at the moment.

[sceadugenga]

Loquats are coming into season, anyone that this fruit is new to should give them a try.

Still a bit expensive but price will improve in the coming weeks.

 

 

[kevvy]

I have noticed that tops supermarket have a big selection of cheese now . I especially like theJarlsberg sliced cheese . They also had very good salami from France . Went back a few says later and the salami was gone . Just waiting now till they get it in again . It seems Tops get product in and when its gone , you have to wait quite for them to get it in  again.