CNN Best Eats: Som Tam Nua in Bangkok

Som Tam Nua, in business for about a decade, serves dozens of unique styles of som tam.

It's tough for a business to survive in Siam Square, a hangout haunt for gaggles of fickle Bangkok students.

Yet this two-floor restaurant has built a solid following on som tam alone -- offering dozens of versions of the famous papaya salad dish.

"Som Tam Nua has got the art of papaya salad nailed, in more varieties than one can imagine. Be prepared to queue up for a table," says Thai 101 publisher Mason Florence.

In business for almost a decade, Som Tam Nua has never lost it charm nor its popularity. With modern décor, the place is always packed full during peak hours.

It is more of an eat-and-run place rather than a chill out spot, serving flavorful Isaan dishes including the popular phad kanomjeen (stir-fried rice noodles) and fried chicken.

Address: 392/14 Soi Siam Square 5, Rama 1 Road, Bangkok +66 (0) 22 51 4880
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We met these friendly Thai guys seated at the next table.

L to R: Chok R. Watanakul, Bryan Thongyoo Tantayanondkul, 

Norawit Virunkitkoson and Jimmy Bunprasitphon

Norawit even took charge of ordering for us.

Who Copied Whom: Advertising Concepts of Two Rival Telecom Companies

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Anne Curtis in the new Smart campaign where she plays an acrobatic heroine named Agent Anne.

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Alodia Gosiengfiao in the latest Globe Tattoo campaign featuring the different cosplay roles that she has performed.

Wat Pho: Temple of the Reclining Buddha

Wat Pho is a Buddhist temple in Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok, Thailand. It is located in the Rattanakosin district directly adjacent to the Grand Palace. Known also as the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, its official name is Wat Phra Chettuphon Wimon Mangkhalaram Ratchaworamahawihan. The temple is also known as the birthplace of traditional Thai massage.

Prior to the temple's founding, the site was a centre of education for traditional Thai medicine, and statues were created showing yoga positions. During the Rama III restoration, plaques inscribed with medical texts were placed around the temple. These received recognition in the Memory the World Programme on 21 February 2008, according to Thailand's Government Public Relations Department. Adjacent to the building housing the Reclining Buddha is a small raised garden, the centrepiece being a bodhi tree which is a scion (cutting) of the original tree in India where Buddha sat while awaiting enlightenment. The temple was created as a restoration of an earlier temple on the same site, Wat Phodharam, with the work beginning in 1788. The temple was restored and extended in the reign of King Rama III, and was restored again in 1982. In 1962 a school for traditional medicine and massage was established.

Wat Pho is one of the largest and oldest wats in Bangkok (with an area of 50 rai, 80,000 square metres), and is home to more than one thousand Buddha images, as well as one of the largest single Buddha images: the Reclining Buddha. The Wat Pho complex consists of two walled compounds bisected by Soi Chetuphon running east–west. The northern walled compound is where the reclining Buddha and massage school are found. The southern walled compound, Tukgawee, is a working Buddhist monastery with monks in residence and a school.

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Bangkok's Ban Khun Mae

Ban Khun Mae Authentic Thai Cuisine is famous for its authentic tastes, ambience and warm Thai hospitality.  This restaurant was opened in 1998 by experienced restaurateurs who have been in the Thai restaurant business for over a decade.

Thai Spicy Papaya Salad

Thai Shrimp Spring Rolls

Catfish Salad

Sweet and Sour Fried Noodles with Shrimp (Pad Thai)

Steamed Snapper with Lime

Minute-Fried Water Spinach

Krathong Thong

 Chicken Green Curry

Deep Fried Marinated Chicken Wrapped with Pandanus

Shrimp Paste Fried Rice

Dessert Station

Address: 458/6-9 Siam Square Soi 8, Rama 1 Road, Patumwan DIstrict, Bangkok 10330
Landmark: across Novotel Siam

Website: www.bankhunmae.com

Bad Vibes

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It is now six thirty in the morning. I just arrived from Bangkok with some friends an hour ago and I haven't had any sleep. Before I hit the sack, let me share a short blind item with all of you.

This female model/television host is bound to befriend you if she knows that you are an editor of a magazine. In the beginning, she will be nice to you, so that you will like her. When she becomes close to you, she will request you to feature her. After she gets what she wants from you, she will ignore you. When your common friends ask her about you, she will say nasty things about you.

Do you know who this female model/television host is? If you personally know her, then you better watch out. She claims to be the best friend of this certain top female model but all she does is say bad things behind her back.

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Spotted: In the Arms of Another Woman?

This reality star alumnus was spotted in the arms of another woman despite having a girlfriend. He has to be extra careful because his girlfriend might end up pointing a gun at him when she finds out about this.  A piece of advise to this actor, send her a bunch of roses before it's too late.

xoxo

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Cocky or Jealous?

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Two weeks prior to his fist fighting incident at Salon de Ning, this actor was also involved in a verbal altercation with another actor from the same network. It took place in a restaurant somewhere in Quezon City when this actor was invited by this other actor to the birthday party of his family member.

Apparently, that night this actor had too much to drink and he had a verbal argument with the party host/actor that almost led to a physical quarrel. Does this angelic looking actor have anger management issues? No wonder he did a very good job in portraying the two extremely opposite characters in his recently concluded television series.

Since the identity of the actor with the angelic face is pretty obvious, can you now identify who is the other actor? For all we know, this party host/actor provoked the actor with the angelic face because his popularity in the network has been overshadowed. 

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It's All for Show

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This television personality projects a carefree personality whenever she is in front of the camera but in real life she is the exact opposite. During a certain photo shoot, she cried inside the dressing room after she saw the outfit that she was required to wear. The shoot was delayed for more than two hours because she refused to come out of the dressing room.

After her manager spoke to her, she had no choice but to comply with the client's outfit requirement. During the shoot, the client even commented on her lack of enthusiasm. The shoot was also cut short and number of lay-outs was sacrificed because she kept saying that she was too tired to proceed.

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Shamcey Supsup Wearing a Recycled Alfredo Barraza?

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Is it possible that Miss Philippines, Shamcey Supsup, is wearing an Alfredo Barraza that has been previously worn by Miss Colombia, Catalina Robayo Vargas? What do you think?

Spotted: Out on a Saturday Night

This television host (on the right) was spotted last Saturday night in a Thai restaurant in Greenbelt with a former model turned stylist/blogger (on the left). Are they dating or are they just friends? Your guess is as good as mine.

xoxo,

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Like or Dislike: Shamcey Supsup's Evening Gown by Colombian Designer Alfredo Barraza

Miss Philippines, Shamcey Supsup, was wearing a see-through evening gown designed by Colombian designer, Alfredo Barraza, during the preliminary evening gown competition of Miss Universe 2011. Do you like or dislike her gown? Please share your thoughts.

What's in the Box?

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I am sure that by now some of you might have already heard about this hunky actor who has been receiving boxes of bullets from an anonymous sender. According to a source, the bullets came from a very influential former lover of the actress who is still very much in love her. The bullets served as a warning for the hunky actor to stay away from the actress.

Incidentally, this hunky actor brought his actress girlfriend from a rival station to the Star Magic Ball. When his former girlfriend was asked regarding how she felt seeing them together, she replied, "yan lang ba ang kaya niyang ipakita sa akin!"

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Like or Dislike: Pacquiao's Billboard Along Edsa

I saw this billboard along Edsa and decided to take a photo to share it with all of you. Do you like or dislike this billboard? Please share your thoughts. 

Newly Opened Bulgogi Brothers at Greenbelt 5

Bistro Group's COO John Paul Manuud and 

Bulgogi Brother's Director for Operations Yani Albiento

This is the first ever Bulgogi Brothers franchise outside Korea

The interior of Bulgogi Brothers

Welcome drink - Tea of the Day

Welcome food: Sweet Potatoes, Corn and Quail Egg

Free appetizers: Korean Spinach Salad, Kangkong and Red Kimchi

Sogogi Nangchae (Grilled Beef with Fresh Salad)

This is a must try!

Gwang-yang Style Bulgogi

Our server, Gretch, preparing our Gwang-yang Style Bulgogi

My friend, Helen Sia, eagerly waiting for the beef to be ready

Haemul Gungjung Mandu (Seafood Dumpling)

Sogogi Beoseot Bokkeum (Stir-fried Beef with Mushroom)

Look at the tea candle under the plate to keep the food warm

The Battle of the Comedians

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When this older actress/comedian was on a location shoot for a television series, she complimented the trousers that this relatively younger actress/comedian was wearing. Since the young actress felt that the older actress liked her trousers so much, she thought of surprising the older actress by giving them to her as a gift the following day.

The older actress reacted negatively when the younger actress handed her the trousers. She felt insulted and started yelling at the younger actress. She told her that she is not cheap to accept a gift that has already been used by another person. She went on saying that she can definitely afford to buy herself brand new trousers if she wants to.

The younger actress was surprised with the reaction of the older actress. She flared up when she heard the hurtful things that the older actress has been saying. She shouted back and started defending herself. Since these two actress were too busy fighting each other, they did not realize that they were wearing their lapel microphones while the altercation was happening.

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Her Pregnancy is a Secret?

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While the wife of this famous personality is busy attending to her social obligations, her husband is busy attending to the needs of his pregnant actress girlfriend. When he found out from the doctor that her pregnancy is going to be a delicate one, he immediately instructed her to take a temporary hiatus from show business. He even spoke to the management of the network where she belongs to stop giving her projects in the meantime.

According to a source, this young actress is due anytime soon. There is even a possibility that she might have already given birth while you are reading this story. This is actually the main reason why her famous personality boyfriend decided to delay his travel plans.

Who is this young actress who has managed to keep her pregnancy a secret? I will give you a clue. She is a product of a network's reality talent search.

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Why Whisper Your Answer?

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On a flight back to Manila, an attendant was trying to ask this actress if she wanted coffee or tea. The attendant did not get an answer so she repeated the question because she thought that the actress did not hear her.

After asking her the second time around,  the attendant noticed the actress covering her mouth and whispering something to her personal assistant (PA) who was seated beside her. It was the PA who ended up telling the attendant what the actress preferred to drink.

I wonder why the actress refused to tell the attendant directly what she wanted. Was she too tired to speak or was she just worried that the attendant might smell her breath?

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