A Singaporean's guide to living in Thailand

[Muthukali]

Many Thais love their chicken rice. As a matter of fact many Thai chicken rice stalls like to call their chicken rice as Hai Lam Chicken Rice or even Singapore Chicken Rice. I thought it is not necessary to do that because Thai chicken rice is unique by itself as their sauce is completely different.

One of the most popular chicken rice shop in Thailand is in Pratunam and I am sure many tourists like to visit the stalls there to try Thai chicken rice. I was nearby there today on some chores and thought I'd go there for my bunch and take some phots to post here.

This shop probably sells hundreds of chickens a day

It was only 10am and already quite busy, cannot imagine lunch and dinner crowd

Menu

Reasonably priced

Tender and juicy chicken (pretty big serving)

Bitter gourd soup

My 205baht (S$7.80) meal

Verdict: One should not compare this to Singapore's chicken rice as I said before its different. Personally I still prefer the Singapore chicken rice. But if compare to other Thai chicken rice I have to say I had tasted better ones. This shop had probably been made popular by tourists.

Come back Sinkieland go eat Ming Kee chicken rice at Bishan, also very nice ka. But price increases liao ka.

 

[Muthukali]

I also missed my Thaikok chicken rice ka.

 

[Froggy]

Visited a rebuild restaurant in Bangkok known as Nathong.

Over the Covid period the owners too the opportunity of shutdown to rebuild the entire restaurant. Like to share some photos here

It is now known as Nathong Terrace Bar and Restaurant heres the google map link - https://goo.gl/maps/1tGGaQDgVcre8WWu8

Starter - Miang Kham

Bean salad

Grouper tomyam

Fried omlette oysters

Inside is big and fresh oysters and beansprouts

Seabass deep fried with fish sauce

Grilled giant river prawns

Seabass baked in salt

Thai dessert

Mango sticky rice dessert

 

[Froggy]

Nathong Terrace Bar and Restaurant heres the google map link - https://goo.gl/maps/1tGGaQDgVcre8WWu8

 

[Froggy]

Now this is "peasant" food I just had for lunch today with 2 colleagues

Our Thai lunch at a countryside shop

Yam pla kapong - sardines Thai salad

Khana moo - kale stir fry with sliced pork

Krapow moo sup - minced pork stir fry with Thai basil

Khai jeow moo sup - minced pork omelette

Tomyam kung - shrimp tomyam soup

My rice with egg

 

[Leongsam]

Now this is "peasant" food I just had for lunch today with 2 colleagues

Our Thai lunch at a countryside shop

Yam pla kapong - sardines Thai salad

Khana moo - kale stir fry with sliced pork

Krapow moo sup - minced pork stir fry with Thai basil

Khai jeow moo sup - minced pork omelette

Tomyam kung - shrimp tomyam soup

My rice with egg

Your images and videos are the best as always!!!

 

[Charlie99]

[Froggy],
Happy and Healthy New Year.
Wish you continuing success, prosperity, satisfaction, and many years of fine dining, whisky and beverages.

 

[Froggy]

[Froggy],
Happy and Healthy New Year.
Wish you continuing success, prosperity, satisfaction, and many years of fine dining, whisky and beverages.

Kumsia kumsia. I wish the best for you too.

 

[Charlie99]

Kumsia kumsia. I wish the best for you too.

Thank you

 

[Froggy]

I recently saw this near my home. Dangerous? But I guess not much of choice for them. Wish them safe

 

[Froggy]

Woke up this morning saw the kitchen still have left over rice so decided to make breakfast - Egg Fried Rice with Gravy


Yummy breakfast (brunbch)

 

[Froggy]

Visited the Singapore Airlines lounge in Suvarnabhumi Airport last Friday while waiting for TG flight to Singapore. I always like this lounge because its got very good food.

The bar

Cheese platter

Delicious chicken porridge

Nasi lemak and eggs

Condiments for nasi lemak

My nasi lemak breakfast

Pork ribs

Bolognaise Spaghetti

Seafood tomyam

Brocolli with mushrooms

Singapore style chicken rice

Chicken rice

Thai desserts

 

[Froggy]

Making soup last bight for breakfast today

Ingredient

 

[Froggy]

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2479769/panel-seeks-unesco-listing-for-late-king

Panel seeks Unesco listing for late king
PUBLISHED : 11 JAN 2023 AT 04:00 NEWSPAPER SECTION: NEWS WRITER: POST REPORTERS

The Education Ministry has set up a committee tasked with collecting all of the papers Unesco would require to add His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great to the list of the world's eminent personalities,...

Atthapol Sangkhawasi, the permanent secretary at the Education Ministry, said yesterday the ministry had agreed to establish a committee to oversee the collection of all relevant royal projects before...

Unesco will then send letters of consideration to all of its member countries. Any revisions must be made before the second quarter of 2025 so that the proposal can be presented at Unesco's General Conference...

 

[Froggy]

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thais-...es-in-businesses-reserved-for-thai-nationals/

Thais warned against becoming foreigners’ nominees in businesses reserved for Thai nationals
January 15, 2023

Thai people who allow their names to be used by foreigners as nominees to open businesses reserved for Thai nationals may face prison terms of three years and/or a fine of between 100,000 baht and a million baht, said Thosapone Dansuputra, director-general of Business Development Department, today.

He said that foreigners are not allowed to open businesses selling food or drinks, as he responded to reports that Chinese businessmen had purchased a number of food shops in the Chinatown area.

He explained that foreigners who want to open a food shop must get a permission from the Business Development Department, adding that Thai people who co-invest with foreign partners in such business must show their bank accounts, to prove that they have the financial resources to invest and are not just acting as a nominee.

To take legal action against foreign businessmen who uses Thais as their nominees, he said that there must be clear evidence that their Thai partners deliberately allowed themselves to be used as nominees and concealed the fact to help the foreigners.

Thosapone said that his department has cooperated with the Labour Ministry in checking businesses which have foreigners as partners or shareholders, to find out if the businesses were properly registered.

 

[Froggy]

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/s...-exiled-former-pm-thaksin-to-seek-premiership

Daughter of Thailand's exiled former PM Thaksin to seek premiership

Ms Paetongtarn Shinawatra has led opinion polls in recent months on top prime minister candidates. PHOTO: REUTERS

BANGKOK - The daughter of Thailand’s self-exiled former leader Thaksin Shinawatra has declared her readiness to run for prime minister in an election this year, as the main opposition seeks to regain power after being ousted in a coup eight years ago.

Ms Paetongtarn Shinawatra, whose father Thaksin and aunt Yingluck Shinawatra both led governments toppled by the army, will run under the Pheu Thai Party, the latest incarnation of a populist movement founded by her billionaire family two decades ago.

“Yes, I am ready,” she told reporters late on Sunday in north-east Thailand, the rural stronghold of the Shinawatras that delivered them unprecedented majorities in five elections since 2001.

“We want the party to win the election by a landslide so the promises we made to the people can be realised,” she said.

Pheu Thai, which is hugely popular among the rural and urban working classes, won most seats in the last election in 2019 but was unable to form a government.

Administrations loyal to Shinawatras have each been removed by the military or judicial rulings, adding fuel to a seemingly intractable political crisis that has ebbed and flowed in Thailand for over 17 years.

Ms Paetongtarn, 36, has attended party rallies in the past year and has led opinion polls in recent months on top prime minister candidates, far ahead of incumbent Prayuth Chan-ocha, who as army chief overthrew Ms Yingluck’s government.

Both Ms Yingluck and Mr Thaksin are living overseas to avoid jail terms handed down under military rule.

Mr Prayuth has been in charge since 2014, initially as junta leader and then prime minister picked by Parliament after a 2019 election that his critics said was held under rules designed to keep him in power. He insists he earned the role fairly.

Mr Prayuth, 68, joined the new United Thai Nation Party last week, hinting at a bid to remain premier.

He has yet to dissolve Parliament and an election must be held by May. REUTERS

 

[Froggy]

A heavy dinner sometimes nonetheless.

Zinc

Razors

Seafood

Duck

Seabass

 

[Froggy]

Was just back from Singapore last week but its now time to go back to Singapore for the annual family Chinese New Year reunion.

But before one does that I have to prepare my own home in Bangkok for this festival. So before leaving this morning got them ready

 

[Froggy]

Doing brunch at the SQ lounge in Suvarnabhumi Airport

Roti with green curry (ya its weird)

Laksa (too bad its not hot)

So basically ate just a little but the beer was good

Boarded the noon flight

Pre-ordered the Hindu meal, looks good

Oh gotta have the gin tonic with it for sure

Fish curry pretty good I think was a mackerel fillet

Potato salad

Chapati

Indian dessert (bloody sweet)

Took a nap and I arrived.

 

[Froggy]

Hope I did not over do it this year