harrry Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I remember when ... 10B bought a plate of fried-rice, or 3 skewers of grilled-meat, from the road-side vendor, who was happy to bring it to where I was sitting, at the beer-bar ! How is that different today? (Ok it may be 30 or 35 baht now, but it would be nothing short of an Economic Fairytale Miracle of the World if there existed a place without inflation; it'd probably have pink winged ponies too.) There was a time when a fair sized bowl of food was 2baht 50 and a plate of rice was 50 satang. Bami Noodles in Bangkock was 4.50 for thais and 5baht for foreigners. My bamee supplier was very apologetic as he said all the others made him charge that. THe reason was foreigners ate more of the peanuts and stuff in their soup. He always asked who the food was for if we went for takeaway and charged apropriately. The year was 1970. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post transam Posted December 17, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2012 I remember when l had some cash. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewlyMintedThai Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I remember when the JeTaime Guesthouse opened and was one of the best to stay at and you could walk from there into town without battling heaps of traffic. Stayed there in the late 80's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericthai Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I remember when l had some cash. LOL... How many GFs wives ago was that.... I remember when bar fines were only 200B and a 2hr massage was only 100B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mestizo Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 And I remember this outlet in Bangkok near Erawan in the 80's. Wish it would come back. Did they ever have them in Chiang Mai? Never, but they had one in Pattaya that folded in the 1997 financial mess. I miss the buttermilk biscuits and New Orleans beans and rice. I take it that you guys dont travel much. There is a Popeyes in the Domestic food court in Suvarnabhumi Airport... There is also a Krispy Kreme doughnuts there now too. And don't forget about the Carls Jr on Suk Soi 22, with a second one opening in Silom sometime soon! -Mestizo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I take it that you guys dont travel much. There is a Popeyes in the Domestic food court in Suvarnabhumi Airport... There is also a Krispy Kreme doughnuts there now too. It's been quite a while since I've been to Swampy, actually only once since the airport opened, but now do seem to remember seeing one but didn't have time to dive into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewlyMintedThai Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I remember Wendy's and the old Dairy Queen on Silom, and Taco Time at Siam Square. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skills32 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I can remember dirt roads either side of the Ping and if I remember correctly the night market as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmsally Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 ........ when it was exciting if you had some REAL butter to go on your toast. Only problem was, you were probably searching so hard for the butter , you forgot to get some real bread for the toast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Can remember the canal road (Hang Dong to Suthep intersection) with only one potholed lane on each side. Nightmare to drive back and forth to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESmith Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Can remember the canal road (Hang Dong to Suthep intersection) with only one potholed lane on each side. Nightmare to drive back and forth to work. That was only 10 years ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Can remember the canal road (Hang Dong to Suthep intersection) with only one potholed lane on each side. Nightmare to drive back and forth to work. That was only 10 years ago? It felt longer as I was driving that section daily 16 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESmith Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I remember when Bar Beer Centre was where most of the action was, & Old West was a chance to mix with the locals.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Old West was a chance to mix with the locals.... Old West was good. 1st time I met Carabao was there before he became so big to need stadiums to show. There was a similar place just a little further North and on the other side of the moat where you would see his 'hogs' parked in front occasionally. Can't remember the name though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThaiPauly Posted December 18, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted December 18, 2012 I remember when you walk into the CM Immigration offices and there were only 10 people in there It was not the cattle market as we know it now 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESmith Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Old West was a chance to mix with the locals.... Old West was good. 1st time I met Carabao was there before he became so big to need stadiums to show. There was a similar place just a little further North and on the other side of the moat where you would see his 'hogs' parked in front occasionally. Can't remember the name though. Wasn't Old West on the north side of the moat? Near where Computer Plaza is? I may have been "confused" when I visited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESmith Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I still remember the first time I saw "Andy Mao" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 (edited) Wasn't Old West on the north side of the moat? Near where Computer Plaza is? I may have been "confused" when I visited There was a place just around the corner from Rider's Corner bar going west on the moat maybe 100 meters on the left. Thought that was Old West? Similar style anyway. //edit - it was also western style but that was 19-20 years ago and it may be that they moved it further west and north across the moat. Edited December 18, 2012 by Tywais Corrected my directions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESmith Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I just about remember Xmas at Trekker House Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackr Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I remember when Chiang Mai was missing 45,232 whitey fogies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESmith Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I remember 37 baht to the pound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I remember 37 baht to the pound Shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESmith Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I remember 37 baht to the pound Shit. But beer was cheaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman77 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I remeber a Time in ko samui,where The People make Fire on The Beach,have only Little Bit bangalow,The water was clean! I remember a Time,where phangan have n่o electricy, and The People dont care, there was only The Fire ! And then i remeber a Time The Streits in phangan was Not Full of concrete , a bike ride need from thongsala to thong nai pan 2 our! And I remember a time in ko Tao where I can walk everywhere from had Yao to haad tian over the hill I walk around 100 times, last year my good old road was closed, that's a private road it's closed now, you cannot walk here anymore! Good bye farang, good bye good old time,sadly you never come back! Sent from my iPhone using ThaiVisa app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrilled Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I remember when there was 20 baht to the us dollar.the house girl would clean my room wash mt clothes all month for 152 baht.After A year it went up to 160.A coke was 1 to 2 baht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigantojapan Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I remeber a Time in ko samui,where The People make Fire on The Beach,have only Little Bit bangalow,The water was clean! I remember a Time,where phangan have n่o electricy, and The People dont care, there was only The Fire ! And then i remeber a Time The Streits in phangan was Not Full of concrete , a bike ride need from thongsala to thong nai pan 2 our! And I remember a time in ko Tao where I can walk everywhere from had Yao to haad tian over the hill I walk around 100 times, last year my good old road was closed, that's a private road it's closed now, you cannot walk here anymore! Good bye farang, good bye good old time,sadly you never come back! Sent from my iPhone using ThaiVisa app yip also remember no electricity koh panghangoing across on a coconut boat 5000 star room under the stars and the fire and bubbling water in bamboo with around 30 people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcy Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I just about remember Xmas at Trekker House i have a video somewhere of a xmas at trekker house , moongarden closed up and everyone went.Big ben the australian can be heard saying " it's like a Thai woodstock " good times . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolgeoff Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 i remember when it was 75 to the pound too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante99 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 I remember when you walk into the CM Immigration offices and there were only 10 people in there 10 was rare and to many to wait for, come back another day and it was empty or only 2 or 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 90 day reporting when it was in the other building. You walk in and you're the only one there. Better still, when 90 day reporting was non-existent. And when I never had to go to immigration or labor for anything. 1st 10 years here, the university personnel did it all but immigration decided they wanted to see my face from now on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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