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I'm a little late to the Arno's fan club... but onboard now... Went for dinner... Had their traditional burger... 300grams... includes fries or salad... cheddar or blue cheese... comes with bacon... The burger was big, fat, and juicy... Don't see how anyone could eat the double traditional... Suffice to say, best damn burger I've had in Pattaya... And even better, the same burger at lunch includes a soft drink... 220b... 25b water (for those of you who cant live w/o knowing the price of water 555)... Ordering was a clusterfuck... My friends ordered steak and went up t

I had the full priced spaghetti and it wasn't to my taste either... back to the Soi Diana spaghetti cart...

Tried Chunky Monkey (across from Treetown, on Baukow) last night with a buddy... Large "Brit Pub food & Thai food & desserts & pies & etc" menu... 4 - 79 b specials, daily 99b specials... Wanted the meatloaf... good at 159b My buddy went cheap and tried the 79b steak & egg... looked decent.. He said it tasted good... but meat a little tough (as one would expect for Thai beef)... I would like that for bkfast.. Verdict... I'll be back... I want to try the 79 b pork chop and goulash (regular menu) and banana split... (not all at once... lol)... Lots of items a

Had a craving for ribs... decided to try Retox Lenkee... 1/2 rack 199b 3 sides... hit the spot! (Warning to you big eaters, get the full rack 299b )... Very nice... Would go again...

This is why I go to iRovers for their 119b American Bkfast... no hassle... and the sausages are better than Retox's... no potatoes though... .. oops, I guess this belongs in the other thread... 555

Made it over to the Singapore original hawker stall @ Chinatown... (there are now 3 locations in Singapore) When I got there at about 10am... line was already about 30min long... The line had doubled in size, so about an hour long, by the time I was served... yikes! By the time I got through the line... I ordered chicken on rice, and chicken on noodles... $2 SGD/plate... OMG... They deserve the star... Juicy, succulent chicken, awesome tea sauce... Excellent and awesome is all I can say... unlike the crap they serve at the Pattaya branch... which was a cold congealed ined

OMG... gotta try... From their fb page they also have a 100b Fish and Chips (Friday)... and a pie and liqueur coming soon...

He's getting lots of press... https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/24/michelin-star-singapore-chicken-rice-chef-chan-hon-meng-on-expansion.html

I ate there quite a few nights before Evil... agree mostly... I ordered the big seafood gumbo, small red beans and rice, and salad... (but no hab)... so ordered a shrimp poorboy in it's place.. TOO MUCH FOOD! Next time would do without the poorboy when ordering 2 other dishes... or vice verse... The gumbo was good but I think needed to be a bit thicker... aka more roux or okra to help thicken it up... Flavors were good.. The red beans and rice was spot on.. The poorboy was a bit off as the shrimp was butterflied and fried to be big, and didn't quite fit in the bun right.

Snitches make sure the doors are unlocked for easy BIB entry...

Oh Evil... ya missed much by not going to those stations at the end... (and I was also going to say the same for the two cook to order stations, but you added that... although you don't do it justice... ... I generally give the prepared foods a miss (including the dim sum)... and head to the cook to order stations... They are one of the high points of the place... At the first station, you pick your items and they stir fry it... At the second station, it is more of a grill setup... Pick your meats, or skewers, or fish and they grill it... They also have additional set items at those s

When my arrival/departure time does not work with Bell Bus... I use PT Taxi... Been doing this for 5-10+ years... Generally really really good... I keep their number on my cell phone, in case I can't find the driver... the office clears it up quickly if there is a problem...

The old Beerfest seemed to cater to the Russian crowd... From Mr E's wonderful report, that seems to not have changed... (I'll check in a couple of weeks when I return...)... Hope they have other than the commercial beer's when I get there... ...and out of curiosity.. I thought it was considered "illegal" to brew beer.. (if you weren't otherwise well connected)... Hope Mr G tries out the food and lets us know how authentic it is (or not)...

Be glad this isn't India http://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/in-pics-under-construction-flyover-collapses-in-kolkata/story-F5ZhIR8wArm43x1hJSuV4L.html

I prefer Palace (4th floor seaside)

They are a VERY good international chain of dim sum restaurants... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Din_Tai_Fung Their Xio Long Bao (soup dumpling) is to die for...

Pattaya... none... some place make a decent dumpling... but in general Pattaya is lacking... However: go to BKK... http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g293916-d2184082-Reviews-Din_Tai_Fung-Bangkok.html

http://petergreenberg.com/2016/01/08/travel-tip-cheaper-jet-fuel-doesnt-mean-cheaper-airfare/ bottomline: only the airlines could manage to obtain such a MASSIVE loss from such a steep decline in oil prices... hedging is not your friend in a falling environment... Heard this morning... Oil price war has started... Iran vs Saudi's.... Good times...

I wonder what changes will happen by these "party-poopers" as several hardliner Buddhist groups seek to have Buddhism declared as the official state religion in the new constitution... obvious power grab... (yes,yes... I know Buddhism is not a religion... go figure)... Push to make Buddhism state religion: Thailandhttp://www.business-standard.com/article/international/push-to-make-buddhism-state-religion-thailand-115102500367_1.html

Pizza place across from Sugarbaby's on WS is pretty good... (if you don't want to travel vast distances)... Pizza Big is my #1 though... (it's in Nakula)... There used to be a NY pizza place down the street from Pizza Big (in one of the plaza's... same side of the street... don't know if it is still there..)...

Just finished "The Martian" awesome...

New CEO @ United... Anybody believe him? United Airlines CEO Pledges to Stop Being Awful to Customers and Employeeshttp://time.com/money/4058048/united-airlines-ceo-oscar-munoz-change/

Been there more times than I want to remember... To lose weight... Just drink the water... you're guaranteed to lose lots of weight... I've had cases which have lasted more than a week...

Lots of places bagging up... ... unlike a few punters... 555

Wish they'd arrest all the f'ing "touts" that jam their signs in your face and say want to see sex show...