A Singaporean's guide to living in Thailand

[Froggy]

Why u never pm drifter?

Working trip la bro, time very tight.

Hey rotikosong, many thanks for your lead. Cheers.

 

[Froggy]

Last night went to a BBQ restaurant at almost 11pm for makan. Really nice cozy place.





Love the way they pour sake, over the rim on saucer (Hokkaido style)


Started with vege


[video=youtube;nFAPfwSkIzE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFAPfwSkIzE[/video]

 

[Froggy]

Then came the meat



Here's a video of the place

[video=youtube;JJZj0gykVhs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJZj0gykVhs[/video]

Not too expensive with such great meat and 2 sake (about S$100)

 

[yinyang]

Rubber standoff, and investors knee jerk reaction?

Rubber standoff got worse

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/368218/acid-bombs-thrown-in-rubber-protest

Investors with knee jerk re-action, shd take longer vision of things?

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asi...ing-countries-as-confidence-falls-in-thailand

 

[rotikosong]

Re: Rubber standoff, and investors knee jerk reaction?

Tolls increase just kicked in Sept 1.
5 baht increase, making the tolls from BKK now 50B and 30B into Sukhumvit

 

[rotikosong]

Working trip la bro, time very tight.

Hey rotikosong, many thanks for your lead. Cheers.

Time tight still can appreciate some unique things about Tokyo. The beauty for me is to spot the differences in places I go to.

1) There are more than 1 rail company operating the metro network. You can often walk long distances totally underground from one station to another.
2) every station plays a different music track when trains come and go.
3) many pay their train fares, combini etc using their phone (osaifu[wallet] keitai [mobile])
4) Japanese do not generally eat/drink while walking
5) Japanese kids walk to school by themselves
6) old ladies are tough and sometimes don't queue (japanese call them obaterian; obasan is aunty)
7) when you hit the suburbs, lots of bikes everywhere. (japanese call them mama-chari [chariot]). Must watch out for them while walking
8) You will get lost because Tokyo has very squiggly roads and a obtuse road naming system that's based on numbers. That's why most advertisements show a map to the shop that usually involves directions from a train station.
9) Tokyo humidity (especially now) will kill you.
10) The one thing you may not realize: there are more Chinese in Tokyo than in there are in Singapore.
11) Japan is still very much a cash society. Unlike the US for example a lot do not use cash anymore and usually have less than $20 in their wallets max.


Many more.

 

[Froggy]

If there is a car I'd like to really have one day it'll definitely be a classic Century

[video=youtube;jBBVoySIOf8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBBVoySIOf8[/video]

 

[Froggy]

Went to one of these omise shop that rotikosong mentioned above this is a tonkatsu shop that is said to be like almost a hundred years old.





[video=youtube;z2psmk6WxNA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2psmk6WxNA&feature=youtu.be[/video]


My katsudon special




My colleague's hamburger




Verdict - both are pretty big portions, for the katsudon I think the eggs used made the difference very fresh eggs pork is very thick and soft. I tried a piece of hamburger and I think I like the hamburger more, the minced pork is fresh surprisingly moist.

Katsudon Special costs is 1,800 yen (S$23) and hamburger is 950 yen (S$12)

 

[hokkien]

Always make me envy and hungry when viewing photos here

 

[Froggy]

Always make me envy and hungry when viewing photos here

No la bro, I only introducing some good food in case some come here can try ma.

 

[Froggy]

Was told some of this monks are actually tiongs here to beg


Thi massage is sooooo expensive


Ah Neh restaurant, popular among the Japs

This one name also Nair

 

[rotikosong]

Went to one of these omise shop that rotikosong mentioned above this is a tonkatsu shop that is said to be like almost a hundred years old.

Shop this old should be called shinise not omise. Shinise is an shop that has an old traditional heritage. Like Yamasa soy sauce. Like existing since Edo period (i.e. mid 19th century) - that's definitely shinise.

Omise is shop but like I said, there are many shops in Japan that do one thing and one thing only.

 

[Froggy]

Simple dinner (Shabu Shabu) in Ginza





[video=youtube;8vtq69SDbdI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vtq69SDbdI[/video]



For three only S$225, pretty reasonable

 

[Froggy]

For those who like good jazz like me, Body & Soul in Tokyo is THE place to go, check out the schedule here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC3v6VyoTD4

Here's a clip I took tonight

[video=youtube;cC3v6VyoTD4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC3v6VyoTD4[/video]

Cheers

 

[rotikosong]

joetys,

NH lounge in Narita near 50s gate.

 

[Froggy]

joetys,

NH lounge in Narita near 50s gate.

Bro too bad for me this trip. All 3 partners traveling so did not get into lounge as I could only bring one. It's okay la, all for one and one for all.

 

[Froggy]

Italian tonight

 

[Froggy]

Glad to be back and in Giusto tonight

Fresh cold cuts to start with the Sicilian wine and freshly baked bread with balsamic and oilive oil


together with foie gras




[video=youtube;UZjTL15GfME]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZjTL15GfME[/video]

 

[Froggy]

Giusto is a highly recommended restaurant for its freshness and quality. Recently prices adjusted for both food and wine so its even a better reason to visit if you are in town.

Main courses

Spegetti with Italian mushrooms and fresh tomatoes


Lasagne - I've never had a lasagne as soft as this before. Shiok.

 

[Leongsam]

For those who like good jazz like me, Body & Soul in Tokyo is THE place to go, check out the schedule here

What about Jazz fusion/new age stuff of the "Kitaro" variety?