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Post by buhi on Dec 22, 2016 19:29:55 GMT 7
Went there this afternoon , on the way back from Chiang Wattana, immigration, with the wife.
We like Indian/Arab food. In fact prefer Arab dishes.
A month ago, the initial visa renewal visit, did the sames , tried a newish Lebanese restaurant. It was alright, but missed the return again mark.
Wife suggested we go to one of our old haunts, it was gone. Well not quite gone, but hidden behind a new front of shops that were not there before. Gave it a miss. Went deep into the soi, 5 and came across a very uninviting place. Hidden behind closed doors, no way to see inside except by opening the door. Surprise, a very pleasant interior and several young girls in pretty moslem attire, uniform if you like, flowery dresses and matching head scarves. (sorry ayg, they looked beautiful to me)The manager welcomed us, invited us in, please sit down.
Agreed, but said I would need to study the menu as we had just left another place that did not have any of the items we fancied.
Menu fine.
Asked him where were the nans prepared, were they cooked fresh.
Poor man could not understand English, so wife tried Thai. Same, no idea. Fortunately the pretty young girls could speak Thai and Arabic. We were communicating fine then.
So I found the dishes we wanted and went into conversation , via the pretty girl, as he then asked if we wanted Indian or Arab style. Definitely Arab. Then began to enquire about the chef and where he was from and the style of food.
Egyptian.
The manager was keen to impress and as soon as the dishes arrived came and asked if they were satisfactory.
Told him , via the pretty girl, I would tell him after we had eaten, not before.
The food was delicious.
We were quite early, about twelvish and as I peeped in , there was only one customer. As we were dining the place began filling up. An excellent sign.
The manager came when all was eaten, yes all, apart from some surplus nan.
Signed , thumbs up or down.
Up, excellent.
Back to changing lower suk, some losses lead to new discoveries , new friends.
Post Script,
Had considered the Crossbar, but thought better of it after writing about my wife's figure on here. Suppose some one from here was there and told her.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2016 19:34:44 GMT 7
To be honest, I can't believe how woeful the area is.
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Post by buhi on Dec 22, 2016 19:40:53 GMT 7
To be honest, I can't believe how woeful the area is. That was the surprise, the secret uninviting place. Often this is the case. I remember eons ago in Birmingham there were places where angels feared to tread ,to discover the delights. No doubt Glasgow has its hidden secrets. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2016 19:46:38 GMT 7
To be honest, I can't believe how woeful the area is. That was the surprise, the secret uninviting place. Often this is the case. I remember eons ago in Birmingham there were places where angels feared to tread ,to discover the delights. No doubt Glasgow has its hidden secrets. We do. It's the same as the flat cap theory. Follow the Flat Caps to the best local pubs. Follow the Asians to the best Asian food. Smokie - you were with me that night 200 Asians queued up for a buffet? During Ramadan? Stunning food. |
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Post by thatguy on Dec 22, 2016 20:03:57 GMT 7
In Nana, you just follow the BTS in either direction and things improve drastically.
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Post by smokie36 on Dec 22, 2016 21:23:42 GMT 7
Went there this afternoon , on the way back from Chiang Wattana, immigration, with the wife. We like Indian/Arab food. In fact prefer Arab dishes. A month ago, the initial visa renewal visit, did the sames , tried a newish Lebanese restaurant. It was alright, but missed the return again mark. Wife suggested we go to one of our old haunts, it was gone. Well not quite gone, but hidden behind a new front of shops that were not there before. Gave it a miss. Went deep into the soi, 5 and came across a very uninviting place. Hidden behind closed doors, no way to see inside except by opening the door. Surprise, a very pleasant interior and several young girls in pretty moslem attire, uniform if you like, flowery dresses and matching head scarves. (sorry ayg, they looked beautiful to me)The manager welcomed us, invited us in, please sit down. Agreed, but said I would need to study the menu as we had just left another place that did not have any of the items we fancied. Menu fine. Asked him where were the nans prepared, were they cooked fresh. Poor man could not understand English, so wife tried Thai. Same, no idea. Fortunately the pretty young girls could speak Thai and Arabic. We were communicating fine then. So I found the dishes we wanted and went into conversation , via the pretty girl, as he then asked if we wanted Indian or Arab style. Definitely Arab. Then began to enquire about the chef and where he was from and the style of food. Egyptian. The manager was keen to impress and as soon as the dishes arrived came and asked if they were satisfactory. Told him , via the pretty girl, I would tell him after we had eaten, not before. The food was delicious. We were quite early, about twelvish and as I peeped in , there was only one customer. As we were dining the place began filling up. An excellent sign. The manager came when all was eaten, yes all, apart from some surplus nan. Signed , thumbs up or down. Up, excellent. Back to changing lower suk, some losses lead to new discoveries , new friends. Post Script, Had considered the Crossbar, but thought better of it after writing about my wife's figure on here. Suppose some one from here was there and told her. We have far too much respect for that buhi. We might disclose your status as resident absintho muso however  . |
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Post by mistermember on Dec 22, 2016 21:37:16 GMT 7
Cool, this evening. Nice, that song. In heat, my cat. |
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Post by rgs2001uk on Dec 22, 2016 22:14:17 GMT 7
To be honest, I can't believe how woeful the area is. Debbie Harry summed it up years ago, Island of Lost Souls, A Human Zoo. Bob Seger summed it up. Well you've been to the clubs and the discotheques Where they deal one another from the bottom of a deck of promises Where the cautious loners and emotional wrecks Do an acting stretch as a way to hide the obvious And the lights go down and they dance real close And for one brief instant they pretend they're safe and warm Then the beat gets louder and the mood is gone The darkness scatters as the lights flash on They hold one another just a little too long And they move apart and then move on On to the street, on to the next Safe in the knowledge that they tried Faking the smile, hiding the pain Never satisfied The fire inside Fire inside |
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Post by buhi on Dec 23, 2016 7:53:26 GMT 7
A very distant memory, so distant the actual events evade me. The beginning and end I do know, how it happened, not sure, but it did.
Birmingham, four of us m my partner, and two best friends. We were smoking wacky backy. Had an urge for food, as you do. Who decided I have no idea, but West Indian it had to be.Back then Balsall Heath in Birmingham had a West Indian enclave.Within walking distance. We set off.
Now the missing part of memory, how this came about.
The vivid memory was being invited in to a West Indian house to share dinner with the family.That, surely no one could ever forget. I can taste the fish and black beans in memory.
Needless to say our host joined us in an after meal smoke.
Where angels fear to tread.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2016 9:28:18 GMT 7
buhi, as so often happens, your posts remind me of something that has nothing to do with the op. Or maybe it does relate this time. Your mention of nan bread reminded me of the great food I ate in Nepal. The lodges and guesthouses I stayed in when I went trekking served beautiful nan and dahl. I used to eat in that Arab area on the other side of Suk from Nana, had some good meals in there. Managed to go in there and eat, and leave safely, without getting blown up. It was amazing !  |
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Post by me on Dec 23, 2016 11:07:24 GMT 7
buhi, as so often happens, your posts remind me of something that has nothing to do with the op. Or maybe it does relate this time. Your mention of nan bread reminded me of the great food I ate in Nepal. The lodges and guesthouses I stayed in when I went trekking served beautiful nan and dahl. I used to eat in that Arab area on the other side of Suk from Nana, had some good meals in there. Managed to go in there and eat, and leave safely, without getting blown up. It was amazing ! You got me thinking of the little hole in the wall next to a hotel I stayed in in Quetta. next to it was a bakery not nan but more like turkish but not quite. The hole in the wall cooked a big pot of mince curry every morning.....every time he sold a bowl he would go next door to the bakery and bring back half a fresh baked loaf per plate. My record was 5 plates it was that good. Interesting place that. the same cook was apparently one of the local armaments suppliers. several times I saw him fish a gun of varying types out from under his robes, show it to someone and give it to them. well Balluchistan was always a tribal place even 35 years ago. |
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Post by AyG on Dec 23, 2016 13:42:52 GMT 7
several young girls in pretty moslem attire, uniform if you like, flowery dresses and matching head scarves. (sorry ayg, they looked beautiful to me) Sorry, I'm a bit confused. Is that a homophobic jibe because I prefer to have a guy in my bed to a man who lacks a penis and has big, floppy bits on their chest? Or is it a jibe because you think I dislike Moslems? I think if you check, I've never posted anything negative about normal Moslems - only about their religion, which I consider loathsome, and about terrorists who are inspired to acts of violence by their religion. (Lots of those about.) I'd be equally happy to be insulting about Buddhist, Hindu or Christian terrorists inspired by their religion, but they are very few and far apart. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2016 16:04:55 GMT 7
^ Ah good, the thread is now back on track ! |
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Post by thatguy on Dec 23, 2016 16:05:39 GMT 7
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2016 16:20:18 GMT 7
several young girls in pretty moslem attire, uniform if you like, flowery dresses and matching head scarves. (sorry ayg, they looked beautiful to me) Sorry, I'm a bit confused. Is that a homophobic jibe because I prefer to have a guy in my bed to a man who lacks a penis and has big, floppy bits on their chest? Or is it a jibe because you think I dislike Moslems? I think if you check, I've never posted anything negative about normal Moslems - only about their religion, which I consider loathsome, and about terrorists who are inspired to acts of violence by their religion. (Lots of those about.) I'd be equally happy to be insulting about Buddhist, Hindu or Christian terrorists inspired by their religion, but they are very few and far apart. AyG, you come across as a rather educated fellow, and I am sure you studied mathematics at school, college, university perhaps ? In determining how evil and full of hatred a certain religion is would it be possible to use maths, as in which religion has killed the most people from other religions ? Edit : Did not see thatguy's post when I posted mine |
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