A Singaporean's guide to living in Thailand

[Froggy]

Is this in Mengjai? Been here a couple of times

Yes Meng-Jai junction

 

[AhMeng]

Yes Meng-Jai junction

My Ah Meng junction! Lol
Good morning!

 

[rotikosong]

Yes Meng-Jai junction

Ok food but a little too dark - can’t see what I’m eating most of the time. There’s an isaan restaurant opposite - not bad

 

[rotikosong]

Also, Hway Kwang Terrace and Hoook is also not bad. You’ve probably been to both

 

[Froggy]

This evening healthy activity and dinner at a community mall near home.

In Bangkok a community mall is a building that has a few shops the mix is usually - a few small simple restaurants, 1-2 small bank branches, clinic, beauty centre, pet grooming, small supermarket etc. It's basically a small shopping area for the houses or condos around it. Many Thais call these community malls Avenue as there's a company who opened a many community malls known as Avenue.

This is my first time to visit this Panya Village having moved here 11 months

was delightfully surprised with a few shops first of all found this very nice Wellness shop offering healing massages and spa.

Picked a 1hr foot massage that costs only 240 baht

Wash feet

Prices

After the 1hr very nice massage went for a simple Isaan dinner here

We had

Somtam pala (fermented fish)

Somtam Thai

Grilled beef

This meal costs only 210 baht

After the meal went to the 24hrs supermarket to buy some fruits and vegetables for tomorrow morning's juicing

 

[Froggy]

Took a walk in Bangklok's Chinatown known as Yaowarat for supper particularly seeking the famous kwaychap shop.

Here's a video I made walking and leading to the shop hope you enjoy the music in the video


Here's the shop frong

People sitting everywhere outside

Inside the shop

Owner busy cutting meats

Heres my 50 baht supper - crispy pork, fresh liver and rice curled noodle

 

[yinyang]

Last night at my regular haunt Kae (sheep) restaurant. Signature fish dish, with pints

 

[Froggy]

So I am longing for curry and roti in Thailand. How? Got to cook it myself then.

Prepare the roti

Ready to eat

 

[yinyang]

Brekkie at Bangkae (across river to Thonburi side). Missed bak mee hang past 4 months by old aunty who does the ingredients herself. I regular + piset for only bt80

 

[yinyang]

Also did Seacon Bangkae’s start of modern Esarn fair. Lovely chiobu singer

Roti Thai style, no curry like us

 

[Froggy]

It's midnight and having supper here

Live folk music

Menu

Somtam

Cabbage

Clear egg soup

This is life in Bangkok and I love it, every single moment. Oh its 2mins drive from my home, well I could walk 15mins.

 

[yinyang]

Old style wan tan mee at Bangrak. Thin egg noodles done nicely minus the dunked in sauce elsewhere, with thin slivers char siew

Was at Mahidol hospital at N Pathom this morning (dentist job for friend). Great chok and ter huang kiamchye

 

[yinyang]

Tried this jap restaurant at Asiatique. Best miso soup side

 

[Bonut]

It's midnight and having supper here

Live folk music

Menu

Somtam

Cabbage

Clear egg soup

This is life in Bangkok and I love it, every single moment. Oh its 2mins drive from my home, well I could walk 15mins.

Exercise and keep yourself healthy so that you can enjoy life to the fullest. Take care of your teeth too as you need them to enjoy food.

 

[Froggy]

Found a new Italian restaurant Burano at Srinakarin area Burano is an Island near Venice. Anyway I found this restaurant from Google so we're here now having dinner

Great pair of starters

They are mussels from New Zealand

and Italian sausage salad

Truffles soup

Lamb

Prawns

 

[yinyang]

Did replay of Tawandeng at Param 3, with signature pork knuckles (and weisen beer) swan song. S’pore sling was a miss

 

[yinyang]

 

[yinyang]

 

[Froggy]

Sushi Hiro is a chain of restaurants in Thailand that serves great sashimi. When you go into any one of their restaurants you can be assure of the freshest fish and they had almost any type of Japanese fish you can find including puffer fish. Fresh seafood comes twice a week so you can be assured what they supply is always good.

Had lunch there today

Miso soup

Silver fish salad

Squid sashimi

Sashimi - From the left is Chutoro, top is Otoro fatty tuna, followed by Akami and then salmon

Fatty otoro

Sweet sweet salmon

Good old hokke

I am a frequent customer of this restaurant for a long time, there was even a period of time where my colleagues and I dine there like 4 times a week easily 2k a month there (company pay for it). One bad thing about this restaurant is the customer service sucks, staff always not organised to serve customers and its the same in their other branches that I had visited so it seems that the problem really lies in the management.

 

[Froggy]

Oh crap I forgot the video of the restaurant