A Singaporean's guide to living in Thailand

[Froggy]

Pump price this morning for diesel, 91 gasohol, 95 gasohol, 95 benzene

 

[Froggy]

It's long weekend for the Thais (I guess for Singaporeans and Malaysians and Sri Lankans as well). So airport is packed even like half kilometer leading to airport terminal is jammed. Dud not think of this anyway as usual early.

Passport control

 

[chonburifc]

Hate flight to Jakarta. Only 1 per day at 8am so gotta leave at bloody 5.30am and wake I 5am. Errrrrr

today big buddhist holiday. no sales of alcholic drinks.

 

[Charlie99]

today big buddhist holiday. no sales of alcholic drinks.

Serious?
Is it illegal?
Do they enforce it?

 

[Froggy]

today big buddhist holiday. no sales of alcholic drinks.

Limpeh airport 两瓶蓝带 runroad drink in Jakarta better la.

 

[Froggy]

Serious?
Is it illegal?
Do they enforce it?

In case you wish to know more as in which day likely no alcohol this website may lend a clue http://www.boomboomme.com/resources/holidays/thailand/

 

[yinyang]

I'm sure we all feel for this survivor mom who lost her 2 young ones in a fire -after lighting a candle to do homework, when lights went out due to electricity in arrears :(

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/loc...ned-to-death-because-electric-bill-in-arrears

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

Yup today is some Buddhist holiday enjoy your trip joe

 

[Froggy]

Yup today is some Buddhist holiday enjoy your trip joe

Sorry pal, I can only enjoy when I'm in Thailand. Anywhere else is boring to me.

 

[ArjanParangToh]

Waiting for my 70 baht haircut

Please go for a more appropriare hair cut lah!

 

[Froggy]

Please go for a more appropriare hair cut lah!

Hair cut here is ok. In fact bestest because have ear digging also and full face shaving like mama barber style. I am sure you will like it if you try.

 

[ArjanParangToh]

Hair cut here is ok. In fact bestest because have ear digging also and full face shaving like mama barber style. I am sure you will like it if you try.

Ok next time I come down to the foot of the mountain will go try.

 

[chonburifc]

Please go for a more appropriare hair cut lah!

arjan, this one is the real traditional barber. kns, donno who copy who, joetys copy me or i copy joetys. i only have my haircut in traditonal barber shop. modern salon is a no no for me, unless no choice.

trust me, even the big boys go to traditonal barber.

 

[chonburifc]

Hair cut here is ok. In fact bestest because have ear digging also and full face shaving like mama barber style. I am sure you will like it if you try.

even 'sen yai' also visit traditional barbers. of course with bodyguards outside lah. now fashion alphard and the hyundai equivalent.

 

[chonburifc]

think most of you know i have no problem getting what i want.

to answer bro charlie, it's illegal to sell alchohlic beverages on certain days. if caught, license will be revoked.
however, you can drink your own alcholic beverage but not buy. 7-11 or family mart will not sell unless you are regular.

as for me, this never a big problem. i can even have these delivered to my shop.

 

[Froggy]

even 'sen yai' also visit traditional barbers. of course with bodyguards outside lah. now fashion alphard and the hyundai equivalent.

My barber's shop outside no alphard and hyundai equivalent only have different Lexus

 

[chonburifc]

morning guys,
the high end traditional barber usually have ac and hairwash with chinese tea. low end ones use fans.

unlike modern hair salons, these barbers are very detail especially with the shaving blades.

recall late ramseth also a fan of traditional barber.

 

[chonburifc]

traffic situation here is real bad for this long weekend. certain stretch of jomtien beach road has been barricaded. there is a festival call "si san tawan awk" going on right now. basically it's an OTOP kind of pasar malam.

a friend have a booth there and told me her products sold very well but the sea breeze is very strong.



fireworks on the opening ceremony.


friend booth. selling bamboo based organic products.


the late afternoon. certain roads closed.


paiseh for photo quality as i took the pics on my bike.

 

[chonburifc]

thanks to the bro who recommend drinking glatorade in one of the thread. (paiseh forgot which thread).

glatorade is sold here but i prefer another brand call sponsor. have not been getting calf muscle cramp since i started drinking 'sponsor'.

 

[panzer]

Hair cut here is ok. In fact bestest because have ear digging also and full face shaving like mama barber style. I am sure you will like it if you try.

Pii joetys

Old school barbers. Getting rarer in sinkeland.. Kekeke