Popular Post buhi Posted August 21, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 21, 2014 My wife cooks sometimes, I even less, the cost is greater than eating out nearby. Oi has a little cafe 100 metres from our house and I eat there most days. I enjoy getting out and having a chat and she knows exactly how to prepare my food, rule number one, no sugar. Usually when my son comes home from school, he eats one of Oi's delicious dishes, she knows his tastes too. In fact she is our cook. Yesterday I said to Oi, give me your phone number and that will make ordering easier; she thought it was a great idea and said she would deliver too on her bicycle. It has worked wonderfully, today, I fancied a dish which I could not give the name for in Thai, my wife knew and phoned Oi, yes she could make it and by the time I arrived at her place she was well under way with preperation. Just now my wife phoned to order my son's evening meal; room service at home! Anyone else have this? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bkkjames Posted August 21, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 21, 2014 yes, 1112 and the like.. Next. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thaibeachlovers Posted August 21, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 21, 2014 More restaurants within a 5 minute ride than I can count, but my wife cooks better than any of them . I thought you were going to complain about the rellies dropping in all the time. My rat bag nephew turns up most weekends for free food, free laundry, free tv and leaves a big mess everytime. I'd like to start charging him as if we were an hotel, but my wife won't wear that. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seajae Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 we dont even phone, order online and wait for it to arrive, good old pizza. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buhi Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 yes, 1112 and the like.. Next. No not the same! Ordinary Thai food 40 baht ; nothing like phoning for a pizza! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 yes, 1112 and the like.. Next. No not the same! Ordinary Thai food 40 baht ; nothing like phoning for a pizza! well ok then, to play along. yes this is not unique to you. I actually gave the moo ping guy a wink and 4 fingers on my way back from 711 to my condo, 10 mins later he showed up with 4 moo pings in hand = 35 baht. Sticky rice was extra however. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buhi Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 yes, 1112 and the like.. Next. No not the same! Ordinary Thai food 40 baht ; nothing like phoning for a pizza! well ok then, to play along. yes this is not unique to you. I actually gave the moo ping guy a wink and 4 fingers on my way back from 711 to my condo, 10 mins later he showed up with 4 moo pings in hand = 35 baht. Sticky rice was extra however. I know it is not unique, far from it. Just the cementing of our food cooked as required and to individual tastes; unique or not, very pleasant! Oi by the way is a friend and only cooks as a hobby, her husband is a skilled artisan and her son is assistant chef at a Bangkok hotel. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 you are lucky. Here the food is cheap but crap..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMHomeboy78 Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 you are lucky. Here the food is cheap but crap..... I'm lucky too. In my Chiang Mai neighbourhood the food is not only inexpensive, but quite good as well. The local women haven't poisoned anyone lately to my knowledge. Selling food out of your own house would be impossible in the country I used to call home. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post choochoo Posted August 21, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 21, 2014 More restaurants within a 5 minute ride than I can count, but my wife cooks better than any of them . I thought you were going to complain about the rellies dropping in all the time. My rat bag nephew turns up most weekends for free food, free laundry, free tv and leaves a big mess everytime. I'd like to start charging him as if we were an hotel, but my wife won't wear that. Is it possible the NEPHEW is your step-son......................lol.? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maccaroni man Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 My cooks name is lee, she prepares seprraye dishes for each of our liking and she also does laundry cleans the house and minds the children. I recommend full time staff to everyone with children as it allows patenting to be more about qulaity time with the children. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costas2008 Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 OP, there is a borough, in London, that is called Southall. Mostly inhabited by Indians. There are many Oi's, living there and they will prepare for you a delicious lunch or dinner for a very reasonable price, and deliver to your house. It's called tiffin. So, nothing unique to Thailand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killian30 Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Op, That's a good service you have going there, In Bangkok a lot of restaurants delivery by phone/web, I can just imagine the scene you calling and ordering with broken Thai, then 5 minute later you hear the squeaky wheels of the old rusty bike while the old Thai lady wipes the sweat of her forehead "Fooood Farang ready" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thongkorn Posted August 21, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 21, 2014 My/Our house in the UK has an open door, Quite often there are 10/12 Thai lady's eating with the wife, But they take it in turns,where they eat, Usualy they turn up, each with some Thai food, and they always wash up and clean after themselves, i don't have a problem at all with this. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namdocmai Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Yes we also have that in our moobaan, for 50 baht they will bring a meal but it will be very small. I can easy eat 2 or 3 of them. We never use it though and prefer to eat clean fresh food without msg. Other restaurants deliver by motorcy for 20 baht extra and give bigger portions of better quality. I don't think thai food is a healthy meal, i miss the vegy so we cook ourself if we want to eat healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacoGuy Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 My/Our house in the UK has an open door, Quite often there are 10/12 Thai lady's eating with the wife, But they take it in turns,where they eat, Usualy they turn up, each with some Thai food, and they always wash up and clean after themselves, i don't have a problem at all with this. Really? You're ok with that? I used to fear that happening, but thankfully it didn't ! Top marks for tolerance and flexibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 My/Our house in the UK has an open door, Quite often there are 10/12 Thai lady's eating with the wife, But they take it in turns,where they eat, Usualy they turn up, each with some Thai food, and they always wash up and clean after themselves, i don't have a problem at all with this. Really? You're ok with that? I used to fear that happening, but thankfully it didn't ! Top marks for tolerance and flexibility. They are great girls all trustworthy, love em all 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post David48 Posted August 21, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 21, 2014 My/Our house in the UK has an open door, Quite often there are 10/12 Thai lady's eating with the wife, But they take it in turns,where they eat, Usualy they turn up, each with some Thai food, and they always wash up and clean after themselves, i don't have a problem at all with this. Really? You're ok with that? I used to fear that happening, but thankfully it didn't ! Top marks for tolerance and flexibility. They are great girls all trustworthy, love em all Personally, if the girls take it in rotation ... it's a great idea ... Your place, as host, only gets 1 visit in 10. The other 9 times your cheese and kisses leaves the house and you get freetime for yourself. When the ladies do come, be polite, watch them all enter the house ... if there is some eye candy ... stick around a bit ... if not ... open the door to the man cave and disappear for the next couple of hours. It's when it's a 'couples do' and the usually unwilling Western Partner is dragged along that I don't like. Usually you have to stick around all the time then and I find that boring as batshit. Plus the quality of the men is often questionable. That's my take and mileage on the subject. . . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyJB Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 OP, there is a borough, in London, that is called Southall. Mostly inhabited by Indians. There are many Oi's, living there and they will prepare for you a delicious lunch or dinner for a very reasonable price, and deliver to your house. It's called tiffin. So, nothing unique to Thailand. Indian food, love it...but where i stay in Phuket not really much decent indian restaurants, until recently...basically right on my door step, english guy that runs a hotel just opened a curry house, top quality grub , they hired an Indian guy that used to live in London, and its exactly the taste i remember from back home when i used to get an indian take away all the time... beats thai food any day ... I´ve also been working together and living in staff house alongside indians and they make food there, but bloomin awful..lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovetotravel Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 More restaurants within a 5 minute ride than I can count, but my wife cooks better than any of them . I thought you were going to complain about the rellies dropping in all the time. My rat bag nephew turns up most weekends for free food, free laundry, free tv and leaves a big mess everytime. I'd like to start charging him as if we were an hotel, but my wife won't wear that. I'm in the same boat. My wife cooks better than almost any restaurant we visit. Other than the high end ones as they sometimes do very unique dishes. I'll eat at home any day knowing the ingredients are better and the health standards are better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepattaya1961 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Plenty of those people around, but as with all pop-n-mom activity-centers in Thailand.......not very consistent and for sure not very reliable.......are they open or closed? is the regular cook still there? If it works.....great!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisb Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I was waiting for a punchline in that op. Something like Oi, cook one for Too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagobert Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 OP, could you please let Oi know that i'll be there on Monday and i like my eggs "easy over" and my coffee in a big cup. "Thanks mate see ya monday morning" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buhi Posted August 22, 2014 Author Share Posted August 22, 2014 Op, That's a good service you have going there, In Bangkok a lot of restaurants delivery by phone/web, I can just imagine the scene you calling and ordering with broken Thai, then 5 minute later you hear the squeaky wheels of the old rusty bike while the old Thai lady wipes the sweat of her forehead "Fooood Farang ready" My cook is trained in French cuisine, the wet season is her favourite time. I enclose a video of her and her delicious food! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 ... the wet season is her favourite time. The wet season is my favourite time also ... . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxfordWill Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 (edited) Yes- god bless Thailand! Edited August 22, 2014 by OxfordWill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagobert Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 O shit they got him Mr Toad noooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperylobster Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 (edited) Almost every house on the soi just outside our subdivision serves cheap thai food like that. However, I travel one kilometer further and have a choice of 10 air conditioned restaurants with proper seating and fantastic menus. Japanese, Korean, European, Italian, English/Aussie and a bit more. Can call and order up most, but my wife picks it up. A few places sell their products for home cooking as well. Sausage King (outdoor Garden) and Kelly's. I live on a soi just behind Tesco by Raum Chok in Chiang Mai. We have several modes of transport, but enjoy the bicycles the most. Full breakfast 99 baht..with the works. Very seldom cook at home. Half a sub is 49 baht for a quickee. Thailand is not short on food availability. Edited August 22, 2014 by slipperylobster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisb Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Just cause no one really cooks at your house, and unless it has 200 bedrooms, its not that much like a hotel at all is it. You could get Oi to bring the food, and say 'loom service'. That would increase the hotelness of it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buhi Posted August 22, 2014 Author Share Posted August 22, 2014 Just cause no one really cooks at your house, and unless it has 200 bedrooms, its not that much like a hotel at all is it. You could get Oi to bring the food, and say 'loom service'. That would increase the hotelness of it all. It is a bijou hotel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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