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Patpong Curry in broad daylight

I had Patpong Curry for lunch today. It's NOT only available in Patpong but you can find this dish on the menu of most Thai restaurants in Bangkok.

Wondering how is this related to the popular Bangkok red-light district Patpong? Sorry to disappoint you but it's not - at least that's how the name of this dish is uttered in Thai (Pat-Pong).

I ordered it with chicken and I just had to shout out "Kai Patpong Curree" (Thai: ไก่ผัดผงกะหรี่) to the waiter dude. It's delicious yet it tastes nothing like the average Thai food! You should try it out for yourself.

Bangkok Skytrain launches Wong Wian Yai extension

The BTS skytrain extension (2.2 kilometers) from Saphan Taksin station to Wong Wian Yai has just been launched on May 15 2009. It is the first Skytrain route to venture across the Chao Phraya river to the Thon Buri side. It is also the only Skytrain route to run across a river.

The new stations after Saphan Taksin are:
1. Krung Thonburi (S7)
2. Wongwian Yai (S8)

Free rides are being offered on the new route for 3 months. The free ticket applies to travel between 3 stations Saphan Taksin (S6), Krung Thonburi (S7) and Wongwian Yai (S8). Bangkokians living on the Thonburi side can now beat the rush hour traffic blues that they have been facing for years at the King Taksin Bridge near Sathorn Road, which is Bangkok's CBD (central business district).

I have lived on the Thonburi side for nearly a year and have been through the traffic gridlocks countless times, and I know exactly what this new route means to the people of Thonburi - Freedom!

Thon Buri has now become Bangkok's new hot property! Many new condominium and housing projects are being developed, and some property developers offer brand new apartments that are ready to move in.

I just can't wait to take that free ride to enjoy the magnificent view over the Chao Phraya river!

Oh ye Skytrain, here I come!