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Serge, at the end of the video, you were standing atop the Lad Phrao MRT station and all you had to do was go DOWN one floor on the escalator and go left (right takes you to the train) and VOILA! a concourse "M" grocery (like the one in the basement of Terminal 21, at least as big or bigger) opens up and instead of being like in Terminal 21 with all the Eats and Desserts out in front, they are INSIDE this grocery. The entrance is innocuous, so if you went down to take the MRT home, you might have passed it by. Nice coffee shops, every manner of bakery, fast wok kinds of food, soups, drinks, etc. Next time in the area, go stop by, it's a nice place to hang out a while. This is underneath, the northwest corner, which includes the many-level parking lot. From where you were standing at the end, go down the stairs and go right, about 60 feet (away from the intersection) and you will be at a very interesting soup place, open fronted. Very good soups there and their business model is interesting. It's quite popular and busy and all the servers, everyone working at the joint is running around, they don't do anything slowly. For me, I get a kick out of watching them do their thing. The Bazaar you found to be dead was on the other side of the street, the Bizarre Bazaar (my name for it) was fully built for and fueled by Chinese tourists and was hit extremely hard by the covid restrictions. It USED to have one of our favorite buffet restaurants, only 180 baht. All Thai foods. All handmade in classical style. They had different dishes each time we went and once they had the most delicious mushroom soup I ever had anywhere. Nothing in the soup but liquid and tasted exactly like pure Portobello's! I've tried to duplicate it at home but can't figure it out. They also have homemade coconut ice cream sometimes, heavenly. I do believe they now only have the buffet at lunchtime and it's 235 baht now, I'm sure still very worth it. My wife and I plan to go there soon and try it out. By the way, we used to live at "The Room", the next place after "The Landmark" that you showed and just past the 7-11, where I used to stop in to get my cheese puffs. The furniture shops only stand out because all the rest of the livelliness around there is gone, gone, gone after they started construction for the rail line. Elevated trains often REALLY mess up the businesses at ground level they pass and many never recover after construction is finished. There are areas like that all over the city and anywhere you see three or four metal shutters closed in daytime, it's a sing of that kind of decay. Just as in America, the trains stop at the big box stores and malls and glide right by the traditional Thai mom and pop stores I like to frequent. Send me an email danberman at ymail dot you know what. Not gmail. It's ymail.

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He he. I like how you put that.

imo It is definitely the largest residential area of eastern BKK. As I lived here for like 10+ yrs, not many seen the office building just house after house after condo.

I can’t imagine what it must have been like living there during all the construction

They planned to build a skytrain a long time ago but it was rejected by the community along the line.

It’s really useful.

We Thais always give the pet names to all colored sky trains. 😂 Red line is “little reddie”, Pink line is Iced pink Milk Girl, yellow line is Little Yellow Flower Boy.🌸🌼

Hi....​@@LifewithSergwith this train.....how many places can travel ?

Very true. Buttttt I want a car. Lol.

I am extremely structured myself. It’s taking me some time to get to the point where I just laugh these things off. If I can do it, you can do it as well.

Glad you enjoyed it

Glad you enjoy it Peter!

Exactly!

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Sometimes walking is quicker

Glad it was helpful!

I really loved that Volvo. It was so reliable, and just so much fun to drive. I’m glad you appreciate it as much as I did.

Oh yes, I am back!

You are so welcome!

It’s good to be back Matthew!

Thank you kindly Alan.

Glad you enjoyed it, Rob! As somebody pointed out, I started the day on the yellow line, and I finished it with yellow rice and chicken. Lol.

@@LifewithSerg Hahahah that is awesome!

@@LifewithSerg Is the new line pink? What will be the dish for that one?

It’s a great new way to travel in Bangkok

Hello Sheila! It was a nice little excursion for me.

Yes it’s great

Thank you! Cheers!

There definitely cool. Glad you enjoyed this one Tom.

There’s absolutely no comparison! The public transportation here makes America’s public transportation look like a Third World country.

Thank you! 😃

I’m so happy to know that my videos give you those feelings. Come back soon.

Happy to be back!

Yeah, this one was a little bit shorter than I wanted as well. But I know exactly what kind of stuff you like. It’s exactly the kind of things I love putting into my videos. More coming soon.

Thank you so much 😃

Hope you enjoy it!

Me too 😊

I’ve actually owned 7 of the first gen Miatas. Having owned over 60 cars, including a Ferrari and several Porsches, the Miata is one of my favorite cars. It’s just such a great handling little car.

Thank you!

Yes, I saw the sign on the building, but I had another appointment so I needed to go home

Thank you! 😃

Oh interesting

Both trains made by Chinese company

@@devindabuddhi7037 You know that this model was developed by Bombardier(Canadian) which is now owned by Alston(French), don’t you?

Thank you!

Thanks!

I am just full of it. Lollll. Thanks Bill!

Yes, Grumpy, free till the end of June. You should definitely try it when you come to visit.

Thanks for the visit

Vespas are cool, but I like something a little bit more towards the adventurous side.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks.

No, this is not to the north. It’s just a little bit east of the center of Bangkok. It’s such a. Huge city! 😊

Hope you enjoy it!

Always do!

Thank you!

Hello my friend!

Thanks for watching

Hope you enjoy!

It would’ve been really cool to see Thailand 30 years ago. The last time I was here, before moving here, a year ago, was in 2012. And even in those 10 years I can see some vast improvement. I’m excited to see what the public transportation system will look like here in five years

Always!! Get some really cool stuff. I’m working on for the next couple of weeks.

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Yeah I loved that Volvo.

Thank you

Yeah that’s always fun!

You live in a very nice province now, I really enjoyed my time there.

I had one as a rental for three days on Ko Samui. It was actually the ADV 150. I still want to go look at the ADV350. I’ve ridden, big bikes, most of my life, but I’ve always enjoyed small under powered motorcycles. I had several of the Honda Grom, known as the MSX in most of the world, and I really loved it.

I’m thinking about relocating to Thailand in December. I guess I should not bring my Indian Bobber for transportation?😅

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No problem!!

That makes sense Matthew. I’m definitely gonna go shopping for a bike in the next week or two.

@LifewithSerg I am going to be moving soon near Prathum Thani, and the bike will be less relevant. If you want mine for a few days, then you are welcome to it. It os nothing special but a ride for you for a couple of weeks

I’ve been on that one also. I’m not sure that’s a monorail though. I just don’t recall.

@@LifewithSerg yeah BTS Monorail Gold Line I believe, thought it was the same but yeah, I remember coming across that last year it caught me by surprise. Reminded me of the driverless ones in Singapore that I think were conventional rail from memory.

​@@BADQthe gold line is indeed considered as a monorail. It has a single guided rail in the middle of its concrete lane.

Yeah it’s a little bumpy but it’s very useful.

Oh that’s really cool. I have to come back and explore more of that area once they finish the construction.

By the way, City lifestyle is fit in my life. No need to have a car in Bangkok. 😛

Good to be back. I know a car isn’t necessary, but I would still love to have one. Right now I just rent a car when I need to go out of town.

@@LifewithSerg You bet! Going out of town , A car is a must.

Oh that’s cool that I was in your neighborhood!

Yeah that makes sense.

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Ohhhhh! Thank you for letting me know. I figured it had something to do with the Drive system. It just seems like there must have been a better way rather than taking up so much space inside the train.

There’s so much more planned!

@@LifewithSerg yeah orange line, purple line extension. Pink line etc

Glad you enjoyed this video. I haven’t checked out any of the stops along this line other than the ones at both ends. Good luck in your search.

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I’m not sure they will be able to open it next week. The construction was very heavy this week. I think it will be at least a few more weeks.

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Have you seen what the area around the Lat Phrao station looks like? I really doubt they will finish it in time. Go and take a look for yourself. There is absolutely no way they will have it 100% complete by June 19. Trust me, just go take a look and you’ll see what I mean.

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Yes, a car would definitely be useful for taking trips out of the city

Love those. I had a 740 GLE with a Ford 5.0 V8 in it. There’s a company in the US that makes a kit to make it fit seamlessly.

@@LifewithSerg even the 2.3 turbo..with intercooler was great... with 2023 technology....boost controller and meth, it would be killer...ohhh to go back to 1992 again!.. great video..always fun to watch...I need to nut up and do the same. Thailand looks great

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Yes there are so many new lines planned. They will really interconnect the whole city.

Oh yeah. Cool spot.

I’ve done several motorbike tours on my friend’s Yamaha NMAX that he let me borrow. I really prefer the Honda ADV 150/160. There will be a new motor bike in my life next month.

I have actually lived here for over one year. Thanks for watching.

Yes, I think that one is supposed to be done before the end of the year

I’ll come back and explored some more once the construction is finished.

Oh yeah

Right? I’m sorry, I was an epic failure on this day. LMFAO.

I will have to come back and explore some more very soon

Noooooope. I went to Disneyland once as a child. Did not go on the monorail. Zero interest in Disneyland. 🙃

@@LifewithSerg - Wow! I think you're the only former California resident who has never been on a Disneyland monorail!

It is nice.

I didn’t realize the pink and brown lines were already open. I thought the pink line was gonna open this month.

Thanks.

I’m pretty sure that’s exactly what I said in the video.

Oh yah. Too hot!

I have not been on it since the initial run. It was quite bumpy, so I don’t know how it is faster. Lol

I would absolutely not take it back with me if I ever left. I would just sell it here.

The only reason I had to walk was because the new station wasn’t opened yet. Anyhow, I can definitely see a case for having a car here in Bangkok. I had a friend with me her car for three weeks when she was out of the country, however, only use it for trips out of the city. I think it just depends what part of Bangkok you live in as to whether or not, you can actually Justify owning a car.

@@LifewithSerg Understand that the station wasn't open, but that's just my point - the public transport isn't there yet. In 5-10 years it should be great. It's still so dispersed though unless you live in the CBD and wanna go from one mall to the next! I live out in the suburbs and it's useless for me. As long as you plan well traffic isn't an issue. Of course it's always going to be a pain at rush hour, but if that's avoidable then it's really not an issue.

These are all either low-voltage or telecom wires. I have no idea how they service them! I thought the same thing before. There’s no way to figure out, which is which when you have 60 or 70 of them. My thoughts are exactly the same, they must just lay a new wire. My understanding is they’re going to try and get them all underground. They’re only an eyesore for the first month or so, and then you just get used to them and you don’t notice them anymore. Lol.

Mtks ,We're try got the wires to underground. Not funny for Thai people.

Thanks for watching. I’m not wearing a mask. No reason. I’ve had Covid before. Not worried.

Really?? It’s so useful.

That was the last stop, so I had to get off. I love to go and explore like this, it doesn’t always pay off, but it’s always something different.

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Ooooh. I didn’t even think of that!

Ah makes sense.

Monday is street cleaning day in Bangkok. That is why you will not see any street food vendors on Mondays. Also, a number of shops choose to close on Mondays. I think one of the main reason so many shops were closed in this area is because the construction of this monorail has really screwed things up for some of these residents over the last four years.

Ha ha ha. Good point!