A Singaporean's guide to living in Thailand

[Froggy]

ginfreely, recently saw you mentioned about drinking water and also something about reverse osmosis thingy. Care to recommend the best water for drinking? Ok in Thailand tap water is not safe to drink I mean directly. Many people also do not use it for cooking instead depends on water filter and like me use distilled water that comes in a huge bottle. I also heard distilled water is not good. So, what is good?

 

[chonburifc]

Another of my favourite dinner whipped up my the maid, typical Isaan food

You lucky guy. Gai Yang and Khao Niao. Is that Lab Moo? BTW, any receipe for Tom Saeb Gra Dook Moo? Ask your maid leh. :p

 

[chonburifc]

so so envious all of u are living there in thailand (Bangkok) right? I can never get enuf of bangkok ar.....

Hehehehe. Me not in BKK lah. 2 hours drive from BKK in Sin City.

 

[Froggy]

Looks good with so many dishes, the rice is with some sauce or burnt?

Because its Isaan meal tonight it comes with khao-niao (sticky rice or glutinous rice). Wife like khao-ji (typical Isaan, its cooked glutinous rice then pressed into a cake dip into fresh scrambled egg to coat it then roast it over charcoal) smells really good, so lucky I took a photo of it when it was freshly roasted during dinner tonight -

For me I prefer normal sticky rice so after cooking it typical Isaan style is to place the whole ball of cooked sticky rice into a sticky rice container as you can see in the earlier photo green container.

The dish on the left of the plate of cabbage is typical Isaan gai-yang (gai = chicken ; yang = roast) normally whole chicken is used if one eat outside but maid modified using chicken wing drumlets. By the way the small bowl at the bottom is tomyam pork rib.

 

[Froggy]

You lucky guy. Gai Yang and Khao Niao. Is that Lab Moo? BTW, any receipe for Tom Saeb Gra Dook Moo? Ask your maid leh. :p

Chai mi gai-yang, khao-niao, laab-moo, ani mai chai tom-saeb, ani tomyam gra-dook-moo

Obviously she has receipe for tom-saeb my favourite soup

 

[ginfreely]

ginfreely, recently saw you mentioned about drinking water and also something about reverse osmosis thingy. Care to recommend the best water for drinking? Ok in Thailand tap water is not safe to drink I mean directly. Many people also do not use it for cooking instead depends on water filter and like me use distilled water that comes in a huge bottle. I also heard distilled water is not good. So, what is good?

Aiyoh, this type must consult johnny333, he is the expert and have been using some alkaline ionizer filter for years according to a recent post. I only read and heard abit here and there from people or TV programs. What i know is as long as not RO treated or if RO treated or like distilled water, they must add back the mineral if not no good to drink for long term.

In Malaysia, there are a few famous brands like eSpring, Diamond water, Nesh, Coway. Anyway, I didn't buy all these becos too ex for me, i only bought the cheaper version from Cosway for about Rm600. It also claims to be alkaline water filter but without electricity so I think the effect is not long lasting or as good. Here is the link to explain how this water filter worked.
http://www.cosway.com.my/product/health/hexagon_hydrogen water system3.htm

 

[ginfreely]

Because its Isaan meal tonight it comes with khao-niao (sticky rice or glutinous rice). Wife like khao-ji (typical Isaan, its cooked glutinous rice then pressed into a cake dip into fresh scrambled egg to coat it then roast it over charcoal) smells really good, so lucky I took a photo of it when it was freshly roasted during dinner tonight -

For me I prefer normal sticky rice so after cooking it typical Isaan style is to place the whole ball of cooked sticky rice into a sticky rice container as you can see in the earlier photo green container.

The dish on the left of the plate of cabbage is typical Isaan gai-yang (gai = chicken ; yang = roast) normally whole chicken is used if one eat outside but maid modified using chicken wing drumlets. By the way the small bowl at the bottom is tomyam pork rib.

Oic the cooking is so elaborate, the rice is roasted some more. I learnt quite a lot of things about Thailand from ths thread.

 

[Froggy]

Aiyoh, this type must consult johnny333, he is the expert and have been using some alkaline ionizer filter for years according to a recent post. I only read and heard abit here and there from people or TV programs. What i know is as long as not RO treated or if RO treated or like distilled water, they must add back the mineral if not no good to drink for long term.

In Malaysia, there are a few famous brands like eSpring, Diamond water, Nesh, Coway. Anyway, I didn't buy all these becos too ex for me, i only bought the cheaper version from Cosway for about Rm600. It also claims to be alkaline water filter but without electricity so I think the effect is not long lasting or as good. Here is the link to explain how this water filter worked.
http://www.cosway.com.my/product/health/hexagon_hydrogen water system3.htm

For normal drinking we use this

Also use this to fill into large 1.5L water for washing vege and fresh meat and also cooking, I think I asked a friend to buy this from Ecosway

 

[chonburifc]

Using a espring at the my old office. A good product without any odour or taste and water is crystal clear but filter is quite expensive and needs electrical power supply. Suppose to last 12 months for average usage but I kiasu change every 6 months. Filtered water flow is also very slow. Took me about 15 mins to fill a 20 litre tank. Another good thing is it is space saving.

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Non filtered output
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Filtered output. Weak water flow.
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[chonburifc]

Enjoying a Hokkien song CD which I brought with me which I bought in Chinatown (Fook Leong) years ago. This CD is good to listen when drinking but all quite sad sounding songs. My favorite 2 songs in this CD are 意难忘 from 蔡小虎 and a duet by 夢醒在三更 by 蔡小虎 and 張秀卿. Those that just heart broken, don't listen.

意难忘 from 蔡小虎
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夢醒在三更 by 蔡小虎 and 張秀卿.
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[chonburifc]

Hehehe. Mao laew. forgot the CD cover.
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[Khun Ying Pojaman]

ginfreely, recently saw you mentioned about drinking water and also something about reverse osmosis thingy. Care to recommend the best water for drinking? Ok in Thailand tap water is not safe to drink I mean directly. Many people also do not use it for cooking instead depends on water filter and like me use distilled water that comes in a huge bottle. I also heard distilled water is not good. So, what is good?

You have to get your terminologies right first. Distilled water is different from water obtained via reverse osmosis. Both distillation and reverse osmosis are processes through which "purified water" is obtained.

 

[chonburifc]

You have to get your terminologies right first. Distilled water is different from water obtained via reverse osmosis. Both distillation and reverse osmosis are processes through which "purified water" is obtained.

Seriously. I don't know the difference between Distilled, RO and Filter Treated Water. Only know the one I get from supplier is RO water and the espring I own is filter treated water.

 

[chonburifc]

Ok one last song for all bros before I go to ZZzz. A nice duet from 蔡小虎 and 龍千玉 and the song is call 雲罩月. This one is damm good. I like the lyrics 花无百日红 (flower no hundred day red), which is very true.

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[Froggy]

You have to get your terminologies right first. Distilled water is different from water obtained via reverse osmosis. Both distillation and reverse osmosis are processes through which "purified water" is obtained.

Seriously I know nuts about this thing but just wanna get a good system for my home I mean a really good one that promotes good health. Can suggest or not?

 

[Khun Ying Pojaman]

Seriously I know nuts about this thing but just wanna get a good system for my home I mean a really good one that promotes good health. Can suggest or not?

Get Bro ChFC's eSpring.

 

[Khun Ying Pojaman]

the espring I own is filter treated water.

Your eSpring is more than just filtered water. It has UV sterilization. Filters are there just to "block" micro-organisms; they don't kill the micro-organisms. The UV radiation, however, disrupts the chemical bonds that hold the atoms of DNA together in the micro-organisms.

 

[Khun Ying Pojaman]

Can't say good morning this morning because the whole of Taiwan kanna hit by rainstorm and landslides since wee hours.

氣象局昨晚持續發布豪雨特報，全台今日都被列入豪雨警戒區，提升西南氣流預報規格，首度比照颱風警報以縣市為單位發布豪雨警戒區。行政院長陳冲今將南下高雄勘災，實地了解災情與農損狀況。

馬英九總統昨夜也在臉書發文表示，陳冲晚間已電話向他回報各地災情。他呼籲，由於鋒面還會持續影響台灣，未來兩天仍有超大豪雨，民眾應配合政府的預防性撤離，避免悲劇發生。

 

[chonburifc]

Morning guys. Preparing to go Pluak Daeng in Rayong. Setting out in another 5 mins and later in the afternoon to Chonburi which is the total opposite direction. Well be expecting to clock close to 300km today.

 

[Froggy]

Get Bro ChFC's eSpring.

Ok

Your eSpring is more than just filtered water. It has UV sterilization. Filters are there just to "block" micro-organisms; they don't kill the micro-organisms. The UV radiation, however, disrupts the chemical bonds that hold the atoms of DNA together in the micro-organisms.

Yo bro how about minerals? This eSpring thingy is ok with minerals? (I don't know why this name eSpring sounds very Sinkie government product to me)

Can't say good morning this morning because the whole of Taiwan kanna hit by rainstorm and landslides since wee hours.

氣象局昨晚持續發布豪雨特報，全台今日都被列入豪雨警戒區，提升西南氣流預報規格，首度比照颱風警報以縣市為單位發布豪雨警戒區。行政院長陳冲今將南下高雄勘災，實地了解災情與農損狀況。

馬英九總統昨夜也在臉書發文表示，陳冲晚間已電話向他回報各地災情。他呼籲，由於鋒面還會持續影響台灣，未來兩天仍有超大豪雨，民眾應配合政府的預防性撤離，避免悲劇發生。

Yes I am aware of this storm when I spoke to factory yesterday. I wonder of storm and earthquake can be related somehow. He you take care man. My supply of screws will be affected with a week delay so far and if this persists will have further delays, I worry now. Also spoken to them about the recent earthquake as I am concern both for their safety and also for my supply of products from them. Urged them to start thinking going abroad like the Japanese and don't wait for the BIG ONE to happen. This is very difficult to persuade as most are SMEs and find it hard to move. Sigh. As much as I love to open a second supply line say from China most of the good stuff still can only be made by the Taiwanese. Sigh sigh.