Yamato Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 This trip back to Singapore for some chores was a straight forward one nothing to do really like ATK or PCR. Arriving at the airport Check-in Went to Thai airways lounge for breakfast Breakfast Brunch being served Seafood horfun 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted May 1, 2022 Author Share Posted May 1, 2022 Took an early walk to the Tanglin Halt Food Centre for breakfast Coffee stall The vegetarian noodle stall Serving orders Breakfast is vegetarian beehoon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 Prices of fuel in Thailand had become a joke where benzene users are made to subsidize diesel users really ridiculous. Anyway priced had broke record once again $2.10 per litre. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 Been a while since I posted food here. Last 2 months had been crazy though for work and family things. Hope now I could get back on my feet and start to post again. Rarely go Peppe for lunch anyway was there for lunch something simple Probably the best Pinot Gris I have Home made salami and speck from Amalfi Coast Grilled squid with stuffing Squid was super fresh and the bread stuffing matched perfectly Duck confit sous vide for many hours simply amazing Sardines 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 (edited) Went to a noodle shop too early this morning for breakfast, so gotta wait, it was worth the wait though Saw a passing travelling cleaning equipment seller Edited May 21, 2022 by Yamato 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 Just so you know, its all clear for the grand opening on 1st of June after a few years of shut-down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 Found a great ramen shop yesterday for lunch, my first time to this shop (Uchidaya Ramen Sukhumvit39) located at - https://goo.gl/maps/NzjJNXxA42ZYyavq8 The shop Inside of the shop Ordered some side dishes Specialise in prawn flavoured gravy so I try it and it was delicious but because it sticky so its rather filling. Very rich in flavour worth to try Cold ramen 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 Cooked by breakfast recently - minced pork fried tofu boiled rice Outdoor breakfast 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 Woke up early to cook breakfast - Taiwanese braised pork 卤肉饭. Breakfast at garden Braised pork with egg Cabbage soup with tofu Nice breakfast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 Brought some of my breakfast to work for lunch What a nice lunch I am enjoying 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 Visited the Bangkok Government Complex at Chaeng Wattana last week to do some work at the Thai Immigration Department, I was overwhelmed by the size of the complex. Basically its supposed to be an All-In-One building where you can find all government departments inside a single building. Sharing these photos now. Side shot Video 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 Made a simple breakfast - fishball yellow noodle 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 Whenever I want to have Indian food I need to drive downtown and far. Found an Indian restaurant in the neighbourhood opened recently. What a blessing I must say. A tiny 4 table restaurant My masala tea Indian spice fried chicken Mutton biryani Red bean daal [img]https://i.imgur.com/cQLzh86.jpg[/img] Lunch 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 Just a cooking video, may bore you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted May 26, 2022 Author Share Posted May 26, 2022 https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Thaksin-linked-candidate-s-electoral-victory-rocks-Thai-government?utm_campaign=GL_asia_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_source=NA_newsletter&utm_content=article_link&del_type=1&pub_date=20220525190000&seq_num=21&si=44594 Thaksin-linked candidate's electoral victory rocks Thai government Bangkok voters all but make Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha a lame duck Supporters of former Prime Minister and fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra gather in the center of Bangkok on May 19 to mark the 12th anniversary of a Red Shirt protest. © Reuters APORNRATH PHOONPHONGPHIPHAT, Nikkei staff writerMay 24, 2022 20:15 JST BANGKOK -- By giving a landslide victory to a Thaksin-linked candidate in Bangkok's gubernatorial election on Sunday, the voters of Thailand's largest city sent a clear message to Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha's ruling party: They believe the Palang Pracharat Party (PPRP) is in a tailspin and that the opposition Pheu Thai Party is likely to stage a comeback in a general election due next year. Bangkok's new governor is Chadchart Sittipunt, a former transport minister who has long been associated with the Pheu Thai Party and remains close to former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who skipped out of the country in 2008 during a corruption case against him and has been living in self-imposed exile ever since. Thaksin was ousted from power by a military coup in 2006. In Bangkok's first gubernatorial election in nine years, Chadchart won 1.38 million votes, far outpacing Police Gen. Asawin Kwanmuang, a candidate backed by the ruling PPRP, who attracted 214,805 voters. "It is a very clear message," Boonyakiat Karavekphan, a political scientist at Bangkok's Ramkamhaeng University, told Nikkei Asia. "The people of Bangkok stated their feelings against the ruling party. If you look into the results of the city council election, it is very obvious that people are bored with the current government and want another choice, the opposite of the ruling [party]." Members of the Bangkok Metropolitan Council, the legislative branch of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, were elected the same day, with the Pheu Thai Party winning 20 of 50 seats. The PPRP secured 2 seats. "The result has given the PPRP, [led by] Prayuth, a headache" Yuthaporn Issarachai, a political scientist at Sukhothai Thammatirat University, told Nikkei. "It seems like it can no longer promote Prayuth as a key figure to lead the country in the next election as his popularity is falling." Political critics and analysts say Chadchart's landslide shows that the capital's voters prefer the former transport minister and Thaksin friend to Prayuth's party. Analysts say Bangkokians have been growing weary of the city's rising costs of living, its worsening pollution, chronic traffic jams and persistent flooding under the management of Asawin, who was the metropolis' appointed governor until March. "Living in Bangkok is quite stressful already," said Sombat Boonsong, a 56-year-old taxi driver. "I don't want to watch old-fashioned politicians keep playing boring political games just because they want to support someone to remain in power." Prayuth took power in a 2014 coup, with his junta then ruling until 2019 when a general election was held under a new constitution drafted under the military's direction. The constitution allows the military to handpick the legislature's 250 senators, who then need only pick up 176 votes from the 500-member popularly elected House of Representatives to name the prime minister. Prayuth, who never commanded the same kind of support that Thaksin initially enjoyed, is even less popular now. In a survey conducted by Thailand's National Institute of Development Administration during March 10-15, 13.42% of respondents chose Pita Limcharoenrat, leader of the Move Forward Party, to be the prime minister, while 12.67% selected Prayuth. The survey found that 12.53% said Paethongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of Thaksin Shinawatra, should take the position. The country has had to overcome his government's mishandling of COVID-19, the economy and a social powder keg that erupted in youth-led protests demanding equality and monarchical reforms long before the pandemic. "Despite the prime minister remaining in power under the support of the coalition parties, his popularity has kept on falling," said Weerasak Krueathep, a political scientist at Chulalongkorn University. Weerasak added that Thailand's political pendulum has swung to the other side of the aisle, particularly to where the Pheu Thai Party stands. Said Ramkamhaeng University's Boonyakiat, "If the PPRP, known as a conservative bloc, wants to win the next election, it'll have to find a new prime ministerial candidate." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 Fuel prices in Thailand today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 For anyone who is interested here is a compilation of monthly expenses one can expect living in Thailand. I did a similar exercise 7 years ago and decided over the past few days updating it with a Singaporean friend living in Pattaya (not working just staying here for years). So this is it our latest compilation hope its helpful: 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Yamato said: For anyone who is interested here is a compilation of monthly expenses one can expect living in Thailand. I did a similar exercise 7 years ago and decided over the past few days updating it with a Singaporean friend living in Pattaya (not working just staying here for years). So this is it our latest compilation hope its helpful: Thanks for this! I'm also doing self sustainability research now! Even want to live atas a bit like in NobleBE 33, Can get monthly rates at 20K Bath (~SG$800) for a 34sqm 1BR! https://www.thailand-property.com/1-bedroom-condo-for-rent-in-noble-be-33-khlong-toei-nuea-bangkok-near-bts-phrom-phong_7864389 I consider Thai malls or regular Thai "family" or coffee shop style zhi cha type is better then our hawker centers or Kopitiam food quality! Food wise, 100bth (~SG$4) per meal i can eat until very full and song song! Am enquiring, on long term stay visa now! Edited May 31, 2022 by Bigbird 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted June 1, 2022 Author Share Posted June 1, 2022 Huat Ahhhhh! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted June 1, 2022 Author Share Posted June 1, 2022 People are leaving Thailand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 @Yamato I have never been to Chiangmai. Was thinking for spending a week there on my current trip but i heard its burning season! Haze!! Whats your opinion on Chiangmai or that area? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 44 minutes ago, Yamato said: People are leaving Thailand These are holiday tourist mah! Just like me! I no choice since Visa is 30days niah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates469bc Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 On 5/31/2022 at 8:28 PM, Yamato said: For anyone who is interested here is a compilation of monthly expenses one can expect living in Thailand. I did a similar exercise 7 years ago and decided over the past few days updating it with a Singaporean friend living in Pattaya (not working just staying here for years). So this is it our latest compilation hope its helpful: limpeh more interested whether jacuzzi px is cheaper compared to 2019. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 12 hours ago, Bigbird said: @Yamato I have never been to Chiangmai. Was thinking for spending a week there on my current trip but i heard its burning season! Haze!! Whats your opinion on Chiangmai or that area? Check it yourself here https://www.accuweather.com/en/th/mueang-chiang-mai/317505/weather-forecast/317505 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 (edited) Kuay Jap Yuan - is a popular noodle dish originated from Isaan particularly the province of Udon. Like many dishes found in Udon it has its origin from Vietnam and then adapted into Thai. In Udon you find many Vietnamese immigrants who came during the war years. This is the shop close to my home The inside is simple Menu Guess I am their first customer today Kuay Jab Yuan - quite a portion only $2.20 (55 baht) Kuay Jab Yuan - consisting Isaan sausage, minced pork vegetables and supposed to have pork bones too but I don't want. This is actually my first time eating Kuay Jab Yuan, I think its delicious and also sort of a comfort food for me so I will come again. Edited June 2, 2022 by Yamato 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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