A Singaporean's guide to living in Thailand

[rotikosong]

Chinese tourists will soon no longer need visas to visit Thailand
China-Thailand bilateral visa to start in Sept

 

[yinyang]

Thailand's 2Q GDP faltering?

Thailand's 2Q GDP dropped to 2.8% (from 1Q's 5.4%), exports faltered and less chance of monetary easing with high household debt 80% level

http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking...s-as-scope-for-monetary-stimulus-seen-limited

And lighter side ...of MP watching porn in debate session in parliament :p



http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/365129/mp-caught-with-raunch-in-parliament

 

[Froggy]

Re: Thailand's 2Q GDP faltering?

Working hard in Jakarta past few days.

Discovered new seafood restaurant in North Jakarta, Pluit tonight Pangkep 33 http://www.pangkep33.com/

Food is delicious and cheap


Delicious kangkong fried with tao-jiu and chili, delicious because wok smell was great


Ikan aji-aji (I think it saba) chili was great with this fish grilled


Sea snails we call this hoi-wan in Thai, love this sauce


Prawns, I love the sauce


Green chilli with salted fish, this is supposed to be a sauce but eat it with hot plain rice you will float to heaven I gaurantee

The meal


Cost = S$30


I will go here again for more

 

[rotikosong]

Re: Thailand's 2Q GDP faltering?

Working hard in Jakarta past few days.

Discovered new seafood restaurant in North Jakarta, Pluit tonight Pangkep 33 http://www.pangkep33.com/

Food is delicious and cheap

taukeh, how the sosro teh botol there? Like thai tea or not?

 

[Froggy]

Re: Thailand's 2Q GDP faltering?

taukeh, how the sosro teh botol there? Like thai tea or not?

Teh Botol is a classic tea soft drinks, unlike any fresh tea. I love it with lots of ice very cold. It blends so well with Indodesian food especial all those balacan and bakar food.

 

[Froggy]

When one is home away from home like me either in Bangkok or Jakarta, and missing dearly for Singapore food this is always a quick fix for me









Having it now for breakfast, cheers.

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

Re: Thailand's 2Q GDP faltering?

Working hard in Jakarta past few days.

Discovered new seafood restaurant in North Jakarta, Pluit tonight Pangkep 33 http://www.pangkep33.com/

Food is delicious and cheap


Delicious kangkong fried with tao-jiu and chili, delicious because wok smell was great


I will go here again for more

Bro for a min i tot that was in thai baht and was thinking wow 238k thb quite expensive but it's in rupiah right?

How much in sinkie money?

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

When one is home away from home like me either in Bangkok or Jakarta, and missing dearly for Singapore food this is always a quick fix for me



Having it now for breakfast, cheers.

I also cook this but i don't have those orange things i dunno what you call it. I also hardboil eggs.

 

[rotikosong]

BBC: Thailand's economy falls into recession

 

[Froggy]

Re: Thailand's 2Q GDP faltering?

Bro for a min i tot that was in thai baht and was thinking wow 238k thb quite expensive but it's in rupiah right?

How much in sinkie money?

S$30 . . . . . . cheep sial

 

[Froggy]

I also cook this but i don't have those orange things i dunno what you call it. I also hardboil eggs.

What orange thing? You mean those pieces of stuff in the bowl? They are tau-pok la dhey. You Indian ah?

 

[Froggy]

BBC: Thailand's economy falls into recession

This is surprising for me, understand export is weak but domestic demand down? Hmmmmm . . . . . . lucky everything is still in the plan for me

 

[yinyang]

..surprising for me, understand export is weak but domestic demand down? ..lucky everything is still in the plan for me

Just "technical" recession with 2 consequtive quarters contraction. Mind economists "speak", makes headliner news.

In plain speak, for us lesser mortals:

http://www.bangkokpost.com/learning...5355/what-new-in-business-news-august-19-2013

As for domestic demand, household consumption growth slowed to 2.4% with investments too at 4.5%. Agriculture stagnant (kena by decline fisheries -7.9%). So depends on your sector, and count your good fortune

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/365410/thailand-in-mild-recession-as-growth-stalls

Thailand has felt funds exodus (as with other emerging economies like Indon, Msia), due to jitters on US monetary easing. So SET and baht has taken a hit in recent weeks -still not extent of Indon's rupiah

http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/news/365608/set-sinks-further-baht-at-12-month-low

 

[I_Hate_Pappies]

When one is home away from home like me either in Bangkok or Jakarta, and missing dearly for Singapore food this is always a quick fix for me




Having it now for breakfast, cheers.

Please check your cholesterol level on a weekly basis. :o

 

[Froggy]

Just "technical" recession with 2 consequtive quarters contraction. Mind economists "speak", makes headliner news.

In plain speak, for us lesser mortals:

http://www.bangkokpost.com/learning...5355/what-new-in-business-news-august-19-2013

As for domestic demand, household consumption growth slowed to 2.4% with investments too at 4.5%. Agriculture stagnant (kena by decline fisheries -7.9%). So depends on your sector, and count your good fortune

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/365410/thailand-in-mild-recession-as-growth-stalls

Thailand has felt funds exodus (as with other emerging economies like Indon, Msia), due to jitters on US monetary easing. So SET and baht has taken a hit in recent weeks -still not extent of Indon's rupiah

http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/news/365608/set-sinks-further-baht-at-12-month-low

My fuck up problem now is the strengthening of USD since yesterday from 10,300 to almost 12,000 today what the hell almost 20% within 2 days.

 

[Froggy]

Please check your cholesterol level on a weekly basis. :o

Not practical la I do detox by coffee enema so can help la

 

[Froggy]

Was recommended to go to a Balinese restaurant for lunch today in Tangerang a nearby city from Jakarta. Drove about an hour and a half to Bebek Tepi Sawah Restaurant in Living World Mall in Tangerang.

The entrance


The Restaurant


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The Menu

 

[Froggy]

Now let's get to the main business, the FOOD. Obviously this restaurant's specialty is bebek, duck. So we ordered two types of duck.

But let's have a drink first: the left is a glass of kiwi with lychee and soda and the right lemongrass palm sugar


The appetizer is fish satay skewered on lemongrass stalk, really unique and delicious, a little like otar


The flagship dish is fried duck - fried to perfect crisp


The other duck is cooked with coconut and packed with herbs


The other flagship dish is the fried chicken with galangal floss




Each of the above 3 dishes comes is a complete meal itself with rice and a large portion of vegetables.

Ok ok total bill is only S$60

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

What orange thing? You mean those pieces of stuff in the bowl? They are tau-pok la dhey. You Indian ah?

yup i am a head shaking keling. Forgot what it's called.

 

[Froggy]

yup i am a head shaking keling. Forgot what it's called.

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