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You are a TG Star Gold correct? Then yes you can. You can visit any other (or all in one day if you choose) Star Alliance lounge - just show your boarding pass and Star Gold card.

I passed by HKG a couple of weeks ago as well. Next time, perhaps you should visit the others. UA Club is next door. SQ lounge, which is not bad, is on the other side but closed recently for a makeover.

Is it mangosteen season now? Fantastic - I love the fruit. Good timing for my trip there end of the month. Will be in Pattaya - tried to get in touch with the "Man from Chonburi" last time around but got his voicemail instead. You were, if I recall, out of town. Hope everyone doing fine...

Re: A Singaporean's guide to living in Georgetown , Penang No not Nana hotel - JW - the parking lot of Nana hotel gets very interesting at night though. Same with Rajah hotel futher down the soi and Grace hotel on the opposite side.

Re: A Singaporean's guide to living in Georgetown , Penang Pai seh pai seh. Last minute trip. Flew in just few days from Japan and flew back to Japan Sat morning

My room view should have been labeled as the Nana View. Hotel just around the corner from the four floors of sin. But truth be told, I need yinyang's famous stamina lah to go Nana. I've been there only once in 20 years, and then also accompanied by a puying. I was in Bangkok only for few days...

Re: A Singaporean's guide to living in Georgetown , Penang Sorry I missed you. Leaving BKK, I was at same lounge at D gates. Unfortunately, too early in morning for the "Fresh Cooking".

Re: A Singaporean's guide to living in Georgetown , Penang You go I come. Always miss each other. At least view from my room will make up somewhat for your absence.:D

I've stayed at a couple of Ws but not at Sentosa. Boutique used to mean a small, independent hotel that has a curated theme but the major hotel operators have been starting new brands. W is Starwood's hip brand and was the first successful foray into boutique by a major operator. Now we have So...

Re: Radar Playback of the Moment Malaysia Flight 370 Vanished! Does Malaysia's military and civilian radar cover the entire Malaysian airspace 24/7? If they don't know for sure, this might mean that Malaysian military radar coverage is porous and has holes in coverage (a 777 has a a large...

No, as in Fresh Off the Boat (FOB) chinese speaking bastardized Malay. Back in the day as they say. I learned this from relatives in Malaysia when I was a kid going to visit Granny upcountry. Malays also use it too, particularly when speaking to elderly Chinese, so that they can build rapport.

"manyak" is colloquially sino-malay so it's OK. But you cannot say "sabai" in relation to food :)

I believe it's the reverse actually. Overseas, esp. in the West, there are social safety nets. In Asia, ex. Japan, there are few to none. What Asians do is trade the quality of life and the burden the next generation for their retirement. I love Thai street food but it is myth that it is...

I think that is expensive too - I wouldn't spend 155 baht on McMuffin b/fast much less any b/fast. I think though that USD4.90 is the norm for this in a Western country. But they have higher purchasing power parity. Propensity to spend does not always correlate with how much you earn, though. I...

You can find roti (that's what it's called) all over Thailand. Usually sold by street push-cart vendors who are Muslim. Plain version with condensed milk and sugar but also you can get fillings (banana etc.) Eaten as snack.

Apperently, Suthep said last night that they are going concentrate all protests in just Lumpini by Mar 3. So this means all the Silom, Ratchprasong, Siam Sq, Asoke protest sites will be dispersed. Expect traffic to return to normal and the current street carnivals to close down. May interest...

It depends on whether you want to be close to your medical care facility. 5-star hotels are clustered only in a few areas. I'll use the BTS station names so you can easily visualize on a map. Saphan Taksin BTS (River) 6 choices: Peninsula and Hilton Millenium across on the Thonburi side...

The new Central Embassy mall.

Time zone is a red herring here. There are no time zone issues. Reservations are printed with date/time of the local time. For example, Bangkok (ICT) is in a different time zone from Singapore (SGT). You don't book a plane ticket departing BKK-SIN and expect to have the departure time in SGT...

Massage that is not traditional thai-style. A soapy massage is what farangs call it. อาบอบนวด อาบ=arp=bath อบ=orb= has different meanings but here it is taken to mean a sauna นวด=nuat=massage Traditional Thai Style can be called: นวด=nuat=massage โบราณ=boran=ancient or "old-school" haha or...