A Singaporean's guide to living in Thailand

[Charlie99]

I actually had 2 bowls of it. Unlike Singapore's version which is sour with giam-chye the Thai version does not contain giam-chye but still taste very good as I believe they prepare the pork stock for a long time.

Brother [joetys],

Instead of "they prepare the pork stock for a long time", it should read [ they simmer the soup or pork stock for a long time ]

 

[Froggy]

Brother [joetys],

Instead of "they prepare the pork stock for a long time", it should read [ they simmer the soup or pork stock for a long time ]

Thanks, English not so good la. Appreciate

 

[Charlie99]

Thanks, English not so good la. Appreciate

No worries.
You have a good attitude and spirit, and did not get upset, did not reduce my points.
We are human beings, and make mistakes.

 

[Froggy]

No worries.
You have a good attitude and spirit, and did not get upset, did not reduce my points.
We are human beings, and make mistakes.

活到老学到老. Imagine if I'd not learn this time and used the same way speaking to an an angmoh I'd be embarrassed.

 

[Froggy]

As mentioned before spelling Thai names or words could be a very troublesome thing as its like there is no standard. I am at the north east region of Thailand now which is known as Isaan. The people here speaks Isaan language like a offshot of the Lao language. This word Isaan is spelled in many ways too like - Isan, Isarn, Esan, Esarn, E-san etc etc

In an Isaan restaurant near the Khon Karn airport now

 

[Froggy]

Deep fried fermented fresh water fish - Pla som


Isaan sausage - cycog isaan


Pla lakuay - deep fried padi fish


Fried chicken with ginger and lemon grass


This is like otah


Gaeng som hed - herbal soup with mushrooms


Special type of local long bean somtam


Catfish with gu-chai

 

[AhMeng]

how much no Moo Dai diow...

 

[Froggy]

how much no Moo Dai diow...

Did not order moo-dat-diow normally in a restaurant its between 80 to 160 baht a dish

 

[AhMeng]

Did not order moo-dat-diow normally in a restaurant its between 80 to 160 baht a dish

No river prawns in the north?

 

[Froggy]

No river prawns in the north?

Have anyehere cos its now farmed

 

[AhMeng]

What I love most is Thai pineapples by the roadside.

Die die everytime in Bkk must buy and eat.

hehehehe

 

[joety]

I do dislike frogs in real life but I like your peektures.

 

[Froggy]

Ubonratana Dam is a popular place for visitors to Khon Kaen Privonce as well as locals. Many come to visit a white giant Buddha on top of a hill in the park over looking the lake.

Spent 2 hrs relaxing there now on the way back home to Khon Kaen city which is 48km away.

 

[AhMeng]

wah....the sunset si bei sui !!!

or is it because you using a good cam?

 

[ctsbh]

So let's talk about a typical single house in Thailand within a cluster housing project. Thais call each project a mubaan or moobaan which means basically village. Many of these villages are named after flowers and trees by the developers.

Depending on the developers, some are high end but most are average ones. An average house price ranges from 4 million to 10 million in Bangkok, upcountry is cheaper obviously. Of course you can have a project with houses selling for 20 million to 120 million baht these are the really high end ones where not two houses are similar and buyers have the choice on the material etc etc.

So a typical house 4-10 mil in Bangkok, will come with with at least 3 bedrooms on two floors. Land where these houses sit on ranges from 60 square wa to say 90 sq wa, multiply by 4 you'll arrive at 240 sqm to 360 sqm for the land. Interior floor area should start from 170 sqm to around 300 sqm for this price range.

As I mentioned in the upcountry it is cheaper, an example is this, land is 80 sq wa 320 sqm and build-in 220 sqm which costs 5.5 mil baht or $220k. In Bangkok this will easily cost double at 8 million baht or $320k still very cheap at Singapore standard. However in Bangkok it is not easy to find a house with this size of land normally 70 sq wa (280 sqm).

by the way its freehold

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Thanks Bro Joe for your contributions to this site. Been considering to buy a unit in Bangkok, but can foreigners buy landed properties which U have shown?

 

[Froggy]

wah....the sunset si bei sui !!!

or is it because you using a good cam?

Just my humble aim and shoot no nonsense Sony QX1 with 20mm fixed lens, nothing to adjust



fixed to my iPhone 6 of course if not cannot see

 

[joety]

nice camera.
how much does it cost?

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

nice tripod stand there.

 

[Froggy]

nice tripod stand there.

Mono la not tripod

 

[Froggy]

Dinner time