A Singaporean's guide to living in Thailand

[chonburifc]

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All of you in Singapore, eat your heart out. Instructed maid to burn 8 boxes of these on New Year morning and keep another 8 boxes for me to play when I get back

Hope your neighbors don't get a shock and think it is some kind of army coup.

 

[chonburifc]

Aussie/Kiwi LOS runroaders favorite hang out in Pattaya. Place is actually located in Jomtien (New Second Road). Big area with about 30-40 smaller bars/restaurant/pubs but no Agogos. Most of the operators are Aussies/Kiwis. Pai Seh, not much to see during day time. Will try to take a few pics at night.

Ok here's the night view of the same place. Sorry for the quality as still not familiar with camera settings.

 

[chonburifc]

Oh I see. Windsor, everytime I post with more than 1 pic the pics will become like thumbnails very small to see. So I always have only one pic per post as above. For example if you look at page 3 of this thread written by chonburifc (#216 post) it look like this -

Yeah. same over here. Attach 1 pic, it will be full display. Attach more than 1 pic, all become thumbnails.

Good class hotel for business types, with good skyline views (and more, rest to your imagination na). Sure better than 81.

Nothing like homecoming, traditions like reunion dinner is like a ballast in life.

Errr, I can't even see pics (comes with question mark, kns). So missing out on your handy work and chonburi's Patts pics

Same here, will need to click on thumbnail and log in again. Think could be the browser I am using (google chrome).

 

[Windsor]

Yeah. same over here. Attach 1 pic, it will be full display. Attach more than 1 pic, all become thumbnails.

I don't have that problem. How do you upload, from your PC direct or through Photobucket or similar?

 

[chonburifc]

I don't have that problem. How do you upload, from your PC direct or through Photobucket or similar?

The 'image' button does not work for me so I use the 'attachments' in the advance menu to upload the files.

 

[Windsor]

The 'image' button does not work for me so I use the 'attachments' in the advance menu to upload the files.

I see. No wonder this happens. Maybe Sam can help as I can use the "Image" icon.

 

[chonburifc]

A little tip on renovations in LOS. Found most workers are not very productive when customer not around. To solve this, try to be present at the work site as much as possible. Also buy them some energy drinks/snacks which is not very expensive. Their work efficiency improve tremendously. In short, you become the supervisor.

One reason is also because some of the renovation workers are part time and daily rated. So the longer they drag, the more they get. Have to offer some bonus to make them speed up.

 

[chonburifc]

And the other reason is the opposite, some workers will be too 'automatic' or very initiative and make their own decisions. I call them 'Kay Kiang'. Stop them, before they do something not according to your requirements. Often, it cost more money and delay to do alterations.

 

[chonburifc]

Thinking of getting a small expresso machine for my office staffs and customers. Saw a few brands, Krups, Gaggia, Electrolux and a few others. Prefer a small, idiot proof and low maintenance one. Anyone have experience with such expresso machine?

 

[Windsor]

Thinking of getting a small expresso machine for my office staffs and customers. Saw a few brands, Krups, Gaggia, Electrolux and a few others. Prefer a small, idiot proof and low maintenance one. Anyone have experience with such expresso machine?

Buy a normal coffeemaker for your staff and an expresso machine for visitors. The price of good ground coffee is pretty stiff and some workers drink coffee like water. The machine is easy to operate but don't buy Krups, Philips or unknown brands as they all are made in China.

 

[yinyang]

normal coffeemaker for your staff and an expresso machine for visitors The machine is easy to operate but don't buy Krups, Philips or unknown brands as they all are made in China.

Just standard coffee maker machine like Impressa 24, idiot proof for fast and thirsty. Forget those blxxdy capsules, expensive and non-green.

 

[Khun Ying Pojaman]

Thinking of getting a small expresso machine for my office staffs and customers. Saw a few brands, Krups, Gaggia, Electrolux and a few others. Prefer a small, idiot proof and low maintenance one. Anyone have experience with such expresso machine?

You have not mentioned if you prefer a semi-auto or fully auto machine. The difference is with fully auto, you cannot suka suka change the flavour of the beans.

The fully auto models are quite expensive in Thailand because of a 20% tariff. The most reliable model (no hiccups for the 1st 5 years at least) is this Saeco model, but the design not chio:

 

[Froggy]

Chonburifc one of a very important step in making good coffee is "la-kopi" you need to have good skill in this buddy. Obviously Pattaya had given you lots of training.

 

[Froggy]

Sawasdee krup everyone. Trut-Jin-Chokdee.

I am in Suvarnabhumbi Airport now waiting for my flight home. Later go shopping and bank. Wife go saloon. Happy to be back for CNY.

 

[GoldenDragon]

Sawasdee krup everyone. Trut-Jin-Chokdee.

I am in Suvarnabhumbi Airport now waiting for my flight home. Later go shopping and bank. Wife go saloon. Happy to be back for CNY.

More importantly, got chiong or not?

 

[Froggy]

More importantly, got chiong or not?

In Singapore I never chiong before. I've been traveling outside sinkieland for so long and I never wanna waste my time cheonging here. Now I live in paradise I don't even chiong anywhere.

 

[chonburifc]

Just standard coffee maker machine like Impressa 24, idiot proof for fast and thirsty. Forget those blxxdy capsules, expensive and non-green.

Buy a normal coffeemaker for your staff and an expresso machine for visitors. The price of good ground coffee is pretty stiff and some workers drink coffee like water. The machine is easy to operate but don't buy Krups, Philips or unknown brands as they all are made in China.

You have not mentioned if you prefer a semi-auto or fully auto machine. The difference is with fully auto, you cannot suka suka change the flavour of the beans.

The fully auto models are quite expensive in Thailand because of a 20% tariff. The most reliable model (no hiccups for the 1st 5 years at least) is this Saeco model, but the design not chio:

Chonburifc one of a very important step in making good coffee is "la-kopi" you need to have good skill in this buddy. Obviously Pattaya had given you lots of training.

Guys, thanks for the recommendations. Think I am going for a simple expresso machine. Will probably use only one kind of coffee beans. I am a coffee drinker so naturally, I want to have better coffee every morning. Now, I am drinking instant coffee, Nescafe. If given a choice, I prefer the traditional Hainan style coffee.

 

[Froggy]

I was reading my daily WSJ newspaper and in this weekend edition, there was an article entitled "Shangri-La Joins Effort to Ban Shark Fin". It also reported many other joins and also Singapore's supermarkets joining this ban. The last paragraph was interesting where it talks about west's double standards. I believe Bangkok's taxi drivers will never be able to comment like our sinkie high class taxi driver.


I am very surprised our taxi driver is so learned and perhaps rich enough to eat foie gras.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

You forgot many MBA driving taxis now in Sinkieland.
Dun look down on humble bkk taxi drivers, most of them are from red country issan where they are more politically savvy than any of the 60.1% sinkies here.

 

[yinyang]

I am a coffee drinker so naturally, I want to have better coffee every morning. Now, I am drinking instant coffee, Nescafe. If given a choice, I prefer the traditional Hainan style coffee.

Once you do ground coffee, instant Nescafe will never taste quite the same.