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A Singaporean's guide to living in Thailand

Jah_rastafar_I

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Froggy

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One of best pho I've ever eaten outside Vietnam, 241 Swanston Street, name of the restaurant is MEKONG. A very busy restaurant once you enter you will smell the fragrance of the pho soup.





 

Jah_rastafar_I

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this place was cool too lots of weird niggers i suppose it's easy to obtain bodies in thailand for exhibition


mass murderer si quey

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weird shit

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Froggy

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Coming home now. It's good to be back for real spicy and authentic asian food

Hell it's good to get free tickets from my mileage points



 

rotikosong

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Chiang Rai is part of the old Lanna kingdom which was defeated and then annexed by the Siamese. Language is different, written script (nowadays only used in temples) is different, people are different. 8 provinces make up the Lanna North: CR, CM, Mae Hong Son, Prae, Lampung, Lampang, Phayao and Nan (sorry if spelling's not right - writing this from memory - can't be bothered to google it). Some of these provinces existed only recently - back then it was I think just CR and CM. For example, Phayao (supposedly the most beautiful girls are from here) split from CR to form a new province 30 years back.

When you hear females use "chao" instead of "kha" and "nu" instead of "chan", you know they are from the north.

Some images from a recent visit.

When it gets cold, a favourite dish is Chim Chum - like a hotspot. While it does get chilly, it isn't really that cold unless you're in the mountains but everyone takes the chance to "dress up" in "winter" clothes.

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Not uncommon to sit on floor and eat in public.

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Lanna banner's everywhere. It's called "tung". Different colors signify different events.

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Thais love to dance. Here's a mass line dance in a circle in a park (Suan Tung Lae Khom)

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Northern girls are, on the average, very pretty. Here's a girl selling Som Tum at the Talad Thesaban (Municipal Market)

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Chiang Rai landmark: the Clock Tower

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Famous seller of a desert called Bua Loi, at the Night Bazaar. She has a line that averages 20 people at any time. Bua Loi is like our BoBoChaCha. Coconut cream, glutinous rice balls, some coconut flesh

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Here's what it looks like

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Stayed here:

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Balcony View overlooks the Kok River:

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yinyang

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Roti, interesting stuff from north. Got a soft spot for northern delights too, and yes ...Lanna populace are proud of their heritage, with distinct folk music too

Some pics from my new year sojourn to Chiangmai and upper Mae Rim with MonCham on the side

Before Mae Rim junction, quaint and charming kao soi restaurant. And coconut still grated by hand by old man owner











 
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