Books

Polar B’s latest:

This is my latest book, EAT Hong Kong (4th Edition), with all new updates. Available now at Circle Publishing at 15% off for own pickup arrangement or full price but free delivery countrywide. For more information, call T: 02 635 2850 (Mon-Fri: 10.00 – 17.00) or email: circle_publishing@yahoo.com

Bt260 (15% discount = Bt221)

Eat Samui, Bt240 (15% discount = Bt204)

Im-Boon, Bt250 (15% discount = Bt212)

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I have 3 books out in November 2009. I would also like to introduce ‘Polar B. Books’ which is my own brainchild and my collaboration with Circle Publishing, one of Thailand’s leading guidebook publishers. Polar B.’s first released title is:

TITLE:  EAT TRANG & PHUKET

POLAR B. BOOKS, Bt250

Trang is a closed town but their food are heavenly delicious and mostly homemade. I love the fact that recipes of each place are passed own from one generation to the next and that some places selling noodles, curries and Chinese-style seafood, still make their own food.

Phuket is an expensive destination for many Thais, but if choose wisely, it can be affordable and delicious. In fact, Phuket has a long history of being one of Thailand’s oldest port town, making it a food destination of eclectic eating cultures.

TITLE: EASY SAVING MANUAL, A DIARY FROM SUAY RUAY NGOK

CIRCLE PUBLISHING, BT240

Always a hot and confusing issues, saving money should be easy and not confusing. But given today’s complicated financial tools, plannings and terminologies that can easily confuse all of us, this book should list you only the essentials in your life. Easy to read in layman terms, this book is useful, fun and inspirational for those looking for ways to save!

TITLE: 111 WAYS SUAY RUAY NGOK (2nd EDITION)

CIRCLE PUBLISHING, BT180

Still on saving theme, this is the second edition of my earlier book, presenting 111 easy ways you can do to save yourself money and the world the natural resources. Now that we need to care more than ourselves, saving money is no longer only about the figures in the bank, but your total viewpoints towards how to live your life – just by looking around and see how your actions impact other people, and the Earth!

This is my first book ever. Dichan Suay Ruay Ngok was published by Circle Publishing back in August 2005 and it had gone through 3 reprinting with over 7,000 copies sold. The story is about a young girl deeply in debt but still felt the need to ‘keeping up’ the appearances.

I got this idea when I first met my husband – who is someone cool and calm about what he has. He is my money guru who persuaded me to build a real self-esteem out of the wallet – not from the appearances. The funny thing about this book is that it was so pupular, people bought it for friends and friends, but people who read it usually hid the cover because they didn’t want to be seen reading it. In Thai being Ngok (stingy) is equivalent to being ‘poor,’ but i hope in my tongue-in-cheek style, people can view it differently and beneficially to their own financial health.

I am now in the process of writing up a new book which I still keep it as a secret. I hope to finish it by the end of this year.. and everyday I count on delivering my promise by dragging my … up to my desk and write!!

For reviews of this book, please visit: Cookiie or Jeban

Thanks Cookiie for the picture of the book cover, too!!

Following quite a contentment of DSRN, my publisher and I decided to run down the tips into 111 ways for Suay Ruay Ngok for those not wanting to go through the whole novel-style proses and want hard facts on how to rid the bad spending habits. This book was published in April 2006. One of the best tips is on how to maximize your yoghurt as both facial exfoliator/breakfast and time-saving tip on how to do both while reading a newspaper.

This is my first-ever attempt to translate a whole book. Back then, I thought it was a walk in the park, but after may be the first 10 pages, I immediately felt like hell. The book is fun, with lots of things to talk about in terms of attractions. But translation of a whole novel, I found, is not really my thing when I have hundreds of other things to do. It just take too much time pondering the right words, and you know words are so variable and I need just the right one to fit each sentence, each mood the author want to convey.. so it is a difficult job. This book was launched back in September 2006.

And here is the most recent work of mine in form of book. They Say These Places Are Delicious, in Hong Kong was first published in March 2008 and ran into the second printing in June the same year. And you know what, the third printing is coming out this April 2009, also with a new succulent cover! designed by Nong Fon… who beautifully created the first book, too.

And this is the latest cover for the HK Food Bible!