Yamato

Dining area

 

 

 

 

 

 

The food

 

Salad

 

Custard seafood curry in coconut, In Thai its called hormok in Singapore its otah

 

Steamed eggs with minced pork

 

Seabass deep fried with Thai herbs

 

 

 

One day I was really bored with the usual restaurants I go so I asked my maid for recommendation. She said there's a beautiful restaurant near home (about 4-5km away. So was right, it was beautiful. I'd like to share some photos of the restaurant before I post the food.

 

 

 

 

 

It's literally build on a padi field

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Businesses in Thailand had been very challenging past few months. Ever since I got back from my short holiday in Phuket in May its been one trip after another to the upcountry of Thailand visiting customers to push sales. Past three months' effort had been paid off with increase of sales however the next challenging part is to sustain till the end of the year and beyond. Anyway I am back now and hope to post more regularly.

 

I'm always amazed with the Thai cuisine in its presentation. Even though a dish could be simple and inexpensive the presentation is often colourful and enticing. For example this simple meal at countryside 

 

 

 

A simple krapow minced pork and rice with so many coloursn covering over white rice

 

Another simple dish, omelette, so fluffy and puffy and crispy on the outside is out ot of the world

 

Tomyam with small shrimps (in countryside  you don't get big prawns) again look at the colour

 

Finally this simple sardine salad is once again colourful and fresh looking

 

Good looking delicious food, every dish freshly cooked individually when you order. Prepared by simple countryside folks from the heart. This meal costs only S$8.40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We read in reviews that there is a nice restaurant at Patong with very nice sunset view so we booked and went there one day

 

Meg Khram the Sunshine & Submerine 223 Bar

 

 

 

The wine

 

Spring roll

 

Huge soft shell crab

 

Seabass with mango sauce

 

Crab curry

 

Scallop white curry

 

Cabbage fried with fish sauce

 

Dinner

 

The view right in front of us

 

Sun getting lower

 

I am still posting on my Phuket trip.

 

Posting some photos of breakfasts we had in the Pullman hotel - 

 

Indoor dining

 

Outdoor dining

 

Buffet

 

Half boiled eggs by the pool

 

Don't know why but there is a cock walking around the breakfast area

 

Roti with milk and chocolate

 

My roti with egg and vegetable curry

 

Finally this unplanned long holiday in Phuket had come to an end

 

 

Kan Eang Restaurant at Chalong Pier

 

 

The food at Kan Eang. 

 

Crab meat curry

 

Bi liang pad khai

 

Deep fried prawn

 

Black pepper prawn

 

Hormok

 

Steamed crabs

 

 

Grilled emperor fish

 

Dessert

 

Kan Eang II seafood restaurant by the Chalong Pier

 

This is the Chalong Pier 

 

The very big restaurant

 

 

 

Twilight

 

 

Night dining

 

 

 

One night I decided to visit a pizza restaurant just next to my hotel

 

 

Live band

 

Pizza kitchen

 

Meat lover pizza, even i ordered extra pepperoni I still find theres little meat in there. Also I found the bread too hard and a little thick and not tasty. I would not recommend this restaurant.

 

Yesterday at about 6pm

 

 

 

This restaurant food is only so so and I wouldn't recommend - https://goo.gl/maps/nysvV7pYyWm3G9wr6

https://goo.gl/maps/nysvV7pYyWm3G9wr6

 

Grilled tiger prawns

 

Steamed seabream

 

Scallops (rather hard and overcooked)

 

Steamed live crabs (this dish was ok as crab was very fresh)

 

 

 

 

 

Simple dinner at the Pullman

 

 

Dining by the pool

 

Pad thai

 

Tom kha gai

 

Club sandwich

 

Wine

 

Pullman Phuket Arcadia Karon Beach Resort is a new face in the Phuket scene opened just last month on April Fools Day after they tool over from Hilton. Originally opened in 1983 (40 years ago) it is still the largest hotel in the island today. 

 

Morning view from my room

 

 

Sunset 

 

 

Oh the way to the new hotel came across this outdoor restaurant which was pretty good and very authentic Thai

 

https://goo.gl/maps/WGqGkrLyESLfhSEi6

 

 

 

 

Fried tofu, the sauce was very special

 

Tomyam fish

 

Omelette very fluffy

 

Tom kha gai

 

As for my covid this time around it was pretty serious compare to my first more than a year ago where I only had runny nose and itchy throat nevertheless it lasted 11 days. This time round I had very bad cough, very bad runny nose, slight fever and aches all over my body for 3 days where I sleep a lot. On Wednesday when I discovered my Covid I went to visit the Bangkok Hospital in Phuket to consult doctor, get medication and did x-ray. Just in case. Given medicine and told to rest for next few days and when cleared can fly. Also x-ray showed lungs clear so this is a relief.

Got into new hotel for the rest of the duration here

 

 

 

Night came and it was time for dinner and as this is the first time staying in Patong beach and also the last night for this trip, the decision was to have dinner at Patong Beach and then walk around Patong.

 

We took a walk along the beach stretch of restaurants looking for a good seafood restaurant but unfortunately found out that almost all the restaurants are owned by Indians, I mean we were not looking for Indian food. So we asked a taxi driver and he took us to one this is originally Thai

 

On the way to the restaurant

 

The restaurant

 

 

The drink for the evening

 

Very good clams

 

Garlic prawns

 

Steamed fish

 

Pineapple fried rice

 

After dinner went to Bangla Road, the Phuket Walking Street

 

 

 

 

 

Day 2 in Phuket had breakfast in the hotel

 

 

 

Pork porridge

 

Dosa

 

After breakfast visited the Phuket Old Town

 

 

 

 

Had lunch at a street side hawker centre

Making popiah

 

Our popiah

 

Hokkien noodle

 

After lunch went to Cape Phrom Thep to watch sunset

 

 

 

So I did my 3 days holiday in Phuket on May Day. Phuket or southern Thailand is a place that I rarely visit in my 17 years here.

 

Day 1 - at the Don Mueang Airport in the morning I was surprised it wasn't crowded

 

My ride

 

 

On the way

 

The Amari Phuket

 

 

Very big room

 

At the bar

 

Very scenic bar

 

Did not leave the hotel on the first day in Phuket, had sunset dinner there

 

 

 

Satay

 

Groupa with sweet and sour sauce

 

 

Seafood Thai salad

 

Tomyam

 

Yam pork

 

Over looking Patong Beach
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Sunset

 

Getting dark

 

Past one month had been like hell month for me.

 

First was the China trip Mar/4 to 24,
Following week Korat visiting customers, 
Following week Khon Kaen visiting customers 
Following week Singapore for mom's 95th birthday and do some work
Following week (last week) Ubon, Sisaket, Yasothon visiting customers
This week get to be in Bangkok bit not for long

 

Today had a great lunch along at my favourite Thai beef noodle shop

 

Another bloody hot day was 39 degC when I arrived here

 

Kitchen

 

Even it was hot place was still pretty full of people

 

My first beer

 

Arrival of my hotpot

 

Yummy

 

My second beer

 

 

 

Last and third beer, a very happy man after this

 

Chanced upon this nice video about Khlong Toei. 

 

 

 

Struggled to upload photos and post during these 21 days due to the blocks in the internet. VPN rarely work or it was very slow and kept getting attacked. Will continue to post when back in Bangkok.

 

Finally it’s been a very tiring 21 days time to head home, missed my 2 dogs very much will meet them later.

 

 

 

 

The next day still in Danyang, after my second meeting we went out for dinner at a local hotel

 

There were already 8 dishes on the table when we arrived

 

Was told these were starters OMG

 

Dinner starts with braised chicken

 

Chili prawns

 

Soup with tofu

 

Braised fish head

 

Mushrooms

 

Frogs

 

Chinese ham

 

Pork loin

 

Fish

 

Pork bao

 

Deep fried sweet yam balls

 

This is really too much for only 4 people