Yamato Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 The hotel I’m staying in Singapore right now this morning started to check people entering the hotel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 Arab Street for lunch yesterday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 Took a night walk around downtown Singapore St Andrews Cathedral Esplanade Theatre and Marina Bay Sands Raffles City Mall and Singapore Recreation Club Central Business District Former City Hall and Supreme Court Central Business District and old Supreme Court St Andrews Cathedral and Raffles City Mall War Cenotaph Comemorating WWI Comemorating WWII Esplanade Theatre Esplanade Park 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 Singapore Central Business District Marina Bay Sands Central Business District of Singapore Marina Bay Sands and Merlion Central Business District and Merlion Esplanade Theatre Marina Bay Sands Esplanade Bridge and Esplanade Theatre Merlin and Marina Bay Sands Marina Square and Singapore Flyer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 Merlion Fullerton Hotel (former Central Post Office) Anderson Bridge Singapore River Boat ride on Singapore River Cavenagh Bridge Dalhousie Obelisk Victoria Concert Hall Victoria Theatre National Gallery Singapore (former Supreme Court and City Hall) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 Went to watch the annual lion dance at Takashimaya departmental store on their Chinese New Year opening day yesterday 10am 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 Glad to be back to Bangkok last night from Singapore. On the way home stopped by a roadside food stall for some simple Thai dinner Open kitchen Diner Start with a Singha Pork bones spicy soup Beef jerky Deep fried duck beak Grilled pork neck Stir fry kale with oyster sauce Cabbage stir fry with fish sauce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates469bc Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 17 minutes ago, Yamato said: Glad to be back to Bangkok last night from Singapore. On the way home stopped by a roadside food stall for some simple Thai dinner Open kitchen Diner Start with a Singha Pork bones spicy soup Beef jerky Deep fried duck beak Grilled pork neck Stir fry kale with oyster sauce Cabbage stir fry with fish sauce did siambu massage price increase for the holidays in bkk??? this yr many shops in sgp and atb friends all available for the cny holidays. some offer very good package as well. can find many cheap last minute bkk hotel bookings on agoda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 7 minutes ago, socrates469bc said: did siambu massage price increase for the holidays in bkk??? this yr many shops in sgp and atb friends all available for the cny holidays. some offer very good package as well. can find many cheap last minute bkk hotel bookings on agoda. CNY is not a holiday in Thailand everything is normal, prices too. During long holidays like their Songkran and even the long New Year holiday Thais don't increase prices like Singapore do. Thais are pretty nice people unlikely to take advantage to increase prices 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates469bc Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 2 hours ago, Yamato said: CNY is not a holiday in Thailand everything is normal, prices too. During long holidays like their Songkran and even the long New Year holiday Thais don't increase prices like Singapore do. Thais are pretty nice people unlikely to take advantage to increase prices that means can start booking for mid-yr holidays. must book a siamese twin massage this time rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 Breakfast this morning at about 9am at a local beef noodle place Morning beverage Fresh sliced beef and braised beef Charcoal fired hot pot My $17.50 breakfast (plus lunch too) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted February 4, 2020 Author Share Posted February 4, 2020 Cooked lor-bak yesterday morning before leaving for work. Ate for dinner and now having it for breakfast even more delicious. Shiok. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 Its always nice to have breakfast at au bon pain in Thailand, this branch is at The Promenade Mall Breakfast Tomato soup 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted February 6, 2020 Author Share Posted February 6, 2020 Discovered aa new Japanese curry restaurant which pretty good at The Promenade It's 11am so the mall is still not crowded 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted February 7, 2020 Author Share Posted February 7, 2020 (edited) Watch this video for a feel of Thailand's countryside scene and road, this is in Rayong I was looking for lunch and the video ended up at the restaurant a very popular restaurant in that area serving only chickens Lunch at Gai Hubon restaurant. This restaurant specialises in chicken (gai) so every dish you order are somewhat related to chicken be it egg, meat, or innards. Of course after a long drive in the countryside its time for a beer to start with The restaurant Notice people in uniform are from factories around Deep fried kampong chicken Boiled chicken Tomyam chicken My lunch Edited February 7, 2020 by Yamato 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 This morning went market and had my breakfast there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 (edited) https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/crime/update-thai-army-soldier-still-at-large-in-terminal-21-korat-killed-upwards-of-12 UPDATE: Thai Army soldier still at large in Terminal 21, Korat – Killed upwards of 12 The Thaiger & The Nation Published14 mins ago onFebruary 8, 2020 ByThe Thaiger & The Nation As we update the story about the crazed Thai Army sniper going on a rampage around Korat in Nakhon Ratchasima, north east Thailand this afternoon, this is the latest information we have… • A Thai soldier allegedly killed his commanding officer before gunning down a reported 12 people. He was livestreaming the the entire incident as he slaughtered innocent people and posted selfies. • The man has been identified as Sergeant Major Jakapanth Thomma, who after shooting his commanding officer, then shot two other soldiers at his Army base before stealing a Humvee (jeep) and heading to the Terminal 21 shopping centre. He spraying bullets at people as he was driving towards the shopping centre. • He is understood to have shot more people inside the shopping centre and has take hostages. Currently, he is still understood to be inside Terminal 21. • He has been posting photos and video of himself wearing full tactical gear throughout the incident. • Police have confirmed at least 12 people are dead, although many more are feared shot from the rampage. Many other are wounded as a result of the gunfire. “I cannot confirm the death toll right now, police sealed off the area.” • Video and photos posted online showed people panicking and fleeing the scene. The sound of automatic gunfire can be heard clearly on a posted Twitter video. Edited February 8, 2020 by Yamato 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 (edited) https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3049693/thai-security-forces-kill-mad-soldier-who-went-shooting Thai security forces kill ‘mad’ soldier who went on shooting rampage - Soldier was armed with assault weapons stolen from his barracks - Gunman posted updates to his Facebook page during the rampage Thai security forces on Sunday killed a soldier after he carried out a shooting rampage that left at least 21 people dead, police and military sources said. They said he had been killed at the shopping centre where he was holed up in the northeastern city of Nakhon Ratchasima. “The police have killed the perpetrator and rescued eight hostages. Some were wounded,” said one of the security sources. Both declined to be named because they were not authorised to speak to the media. The killings began at around 3pm on Saturday when the soldier opened fire in a house before moving to an army camp and then to the mall, posting messages on Facebook as he went. Early on Sunday, gunfire broke out at the mall as security forces tried to dislodge the soldier, identified by police as 32-year-old Jakrapanth Thomma. Thai media said the suspected gunman had worked at an army base close to Nakhon Ratchasima, which is about 250km from the capital Bangkok. Before the attack, Jakrapanth had posted on his Facebook account that he was out for vengeance – but he did not say for what. “We don’t know why he did this. It appears he went mad,” Defence Ministry spokesman Kongcheep Tantrawanit said. More to come … Edited February 9, 2020 by Yamato 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 So now I got some information as to what lead to this carnage. It has to do with a property deal went wrong. Gunman (dead) bought a property from the mother-in-law (dead) of his boss (also dead). Seems like the transaction met a problem with something like 50,000 baht. Gunman (dead) felt he got cheated went to boss (dead), boss (dead) act blur. So gunman (dead) posted about this (Facebook) for a few days even saying something like his boss(dead) is a deadman. Now many who looked into his FB commented that this is a regular soldier who brings his mother go dinners, play with his dog etc etc just a regular guy. HIs friends also commented that this gunman (dead) is a very quiet person who keep things to himself so they found it strange for his to express his anger and rage in his FB. Inside his Facebook he even invited a friend to join him a day before it happened. I do not have the exact detail but the above is probably a summary. Once I get more detail I will post. By the way the final battle was fought between him and policemen (not army special forces). The gunman's final battle was in a cold room that belonged to Foodland (a supermarket chain in Thailand). Besides him found dead in this cold room are another 3-4 dead bodies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 Latest - 30 dead (including gunman). Last night discovered a dead body in a car parked by the roadside. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 Dinner at a restaurant just 4.5km from my home Cabbage stir fry with fish sauce (kalampi pak nam pla) Spicy and sour pork rib soup (tom saeb sikong moo) Thai barramundi deep fried with fish sauce and salad (pla kapong thod nam pla) Chicken wings deep fried with salt (pik gai thod ob glar) Dinner ($38 without the alcohol brought from home) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1855034/thailand-denies-westerdam-cruise-ship-entry-china-virus-toll-passes-1-000 Thailand denies Westerdam cruise ship entry, China virus toll passes 1,000 PUBLISHED : 11 FEB 2020 AT 07:56 Thailand will not allow a cruise ship from Japan to let passengers disembark at the Laem Chabang port, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Tuesday. Mr Anutin posted a short Facebook message saying he has directed authorities not to allow the Westerdam ship to dock in Thailand. The Bhumjaithai Party leader is the deputy prime minister in charge of transport. The message was posted after the operator of the vessel announced on Monday the ship will let passengers off at the deep-sea port in Chon Buri on Thursday, Kyodo News reported. The vessel carrying 1,455 passengers -- including four Japanese nationals -- and 802 crew members was scheduled to enter Naha Port in Okinawa prefecture on Saturday. But following Japan's order, the plan was cancelled. The Japanese government denied entry to the Westerdam ship after a passenger was suspected of having caught the new coronavirus. It has also been denied debarking in Manila and Guam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 @Yamato san! Ohayo! Like your opinion, if you were to retire in Thailand, which location would you choose? Arigato! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 49 minutes ago, Bigbird said: @Yamato san! Ohayo! Like your opinion, if you were to retire in Thailand, which location would you choose? Arigato! Bangkok of course. From here I could go anywhere in Thailand and the world easily. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 (edited) This is what i love, good cheap local food! Have anyone tried any of these?? Edited February 11, 2020 by Bigbird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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