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[gimpychimp]

What is meant by "New Management" as stated in your subject line? Are Thip and Jim no longer running their restaurant?

[desertdave]

Went there for lunch yesterday and Thip and Jim are no longer operating Simply Thai. Apparently she is going back to Canada on Monday and the aunt or cousin? has taken over the place. Same menu with new additions coming.

[dancing queen]

Jim (my adopted son -- miss ya baby) and his wife, Thip, are currently driving to Alberta where they will take advantage of the outrageous salaries being paid in that province of Canada. They were with us for 3 years and time to move on and Thip's "auntie" is taking over with a partner.

She is a seasoned restaurant owner from California and will be expanding the menu -- so do give it a try and give her time to "settle in" not only to the restaurant but the community and I think you will be pleasantly surprised at the quality and variety of the food.

[Sato]

Yes, Thip and Jim are no longer operated. They went back to Canada; I believed they are still on the road. I am her aunt from California. I could not make the same time to escape from Lao to Thailand with her parents, so I ended go to United States. I was 17, escaped with my aunt (5 people) crossed the Mekong River. We were kidnapped for 2 night and 3 days. My aunt promised to pay the Thai borders if they spared our lives and put us safe in the refugee’s camp, Thailand. Luckily, they did, but we were illegal refugees because we could not report to American Red-cross Or U.N until we paid them off. During my aunt was waiting for money from her son who was living in Tennessee to send us money (took a month to mail letter to US at that time); we were not received any help from Red Cross nor supported from any organizations. We had only $100 to feed 5 mouths for a month, and managed 2 buckets of water per person per day. I thought to go to Canada with many cousins, but 17 years old female in the refugee’s camp might be sold for prostitute in the club unless married with someone to protect. So, I married and went to America for stating a new life. Thanks God to give me a new life again!
After 30 years living in United States, 28 years worked at Hewlett Packard, 30 years contributed paying tax, and owned the Chinese Buffet in California for 4 years; I lost the job, lost my little home and lost the business. I was not qualified for unemployment even though I have been paying tax since God brought me into the land of opportunity. I heard Thip (my niece) was living in MX; and I wondered what MX liked. I came 2 weeks’ vacation Sept. 16th then Thip and Jim took off Sept. 29th.
I am sorry not introduce myself fast enough and apology to some customers who were not satisfied with the service or the menu are the same or dump waiters that I had because they were also as new as with me. Therefore, I took the bus most every day to work, and my business partner picked me up at late night. Please give me a second chance to build it again, and I promise that whatever it takes; I will work as best as hard as I can to provide and serve you.
At last, I want to thank you from bottom to my heart to the customers who came to eat "Pho" and new "Rice Vermicelli with BBQ pork lemongrass". And thanks again to try my new "Coconut ice-cream and Avocado ice-cream".
Thanks God and bless us all,

[Irish Gal]

Sato, what wonderful post about your difficult journey to arrive in the U.S. and now in Mexico. Welcome to Ajijic. We are looking forward to going to your restaurant when we return from vacation. Good luck for a bright future in Mexico..

[dancing queen]

Sato "Auntie" -- that was a very brave a courageous post you put on a public forum and I, for one, salute you for doing so. As you know, I am Jim's adopted mom and I am always here to support you and guide you, if you wish.

This is a very loving and inclusive community, but can be very harsh critics. As in my post on September 27th, please, everyone, give her time to settle into our community and the restaurant and I am confident you will all be very pleasantly surprised. We need this type of variety of food in our village IMHO.

Best to you and your partner...hang in there as the Season is upon us in a month or so.

[Sato]

Thank you to welcome me in Ajijic the place I call it home now. Please welcome any advice or recommends, my dancing queen. I was lost in the Mekong River once, and now lost in the Chapala Lake. I am definitely need your supports and all of your guidance . I am in the process of cleaning and training. Once again, thank you and apology for inconveniences.

[crjd]

Everyone deserves a second chance. Your heartfelt response speaks volumes. We look forward to visiting again soon and strongly suspect that the reasons for our last disappointment will have vanished.

[hkrause]

Thank you to welcome me in Ajijic the place I call it home now. Please welcome any advice or recommends, my dancing queen. I was lost in the Mekong River once, and now lost in the Chapala Lake. I am definitely need your supports and all of your guidance . I am in the process of cleaning and training. Once again, thank you and apology for inconveniences.

Sato, We really enjoyed our meals with you today and appreciate the time you took to come visit with us after we finished. It was so nice to meet you, and wish you the best of luck... what a change of plans when you just came for a visit with your niece! I've added my comments and review under the "La Cocina" section, and we'll certainly be back!

Heather

[Sato]

Thank you to all customers who came to visit Simply Thai. I personally appreciated your business and your feedbacks. It was a part of growing pain, and definitely I saw it as of my learning process. I am pleased to announce that Simply Thai will be close from December 20^th to January 4^th for a family holiday vacation. It will re-open on January 5^th 2013.
I must apologize to serve with the plastic bowl; I could not find anywhere else. My family mailed the stuffs to me by FeDex. And it went back to San Diego. They mailed it again for the second time by US postal, and I am still waiting for my package as today. I will go back home and drive my car back here; hopefully, I will get all my stuffs and needs. However, I just want you to know that the proper “pho” bowl is also a plastic and serves in the restaurant. It is proper deep, hold more broth, and wider for easier to stir it with pretty design of Asian color. Moreover, to clarify that Asia foods are pretty much close together. It is depending on each chef’s background: Thai-Chinese, Thai-Vietnamese, Thai-Lao, and Thai-Japanese etc. So, “Pho” is not only Vietnamese food. Vietnamese people or Vietnamese language, calls “Pho”. Japanese calls “Oudon”, Lao people call “Fur”, Thai people call “Keuo Tui”, and Cambodia or Singapore may call something else. Actually, it is the same noodle in the hot broth which my children call “The Noodle Soup” or Asian comfort food. The difference is where the chef’s region is and background came from then each region is little different.
Why I serve “Pho”? As far as I remember, my mom told me after her mom died; she was raised by Vietnamese nanny and spoke very fluently Vietnamese with Hanoi accent (Viet Communist or Vietkong). When I flashed back around 6 or 7 years old, I was grown up at the little Vietnam town in Laos. I used to see my neighbors from left and right cooking homemade tofu, fresh noodle, been sprout, Banxeo, Ban guan and etc. I was not realized that why I had so many Vietnamese friends without their fathers. After in college, then I realized that when French lost the war, Dienbianfu (don’t know how to spell), Vietnamese fled into Laos. French was control Lao, Vietnamese and Cambodian at that time. My mom told me again that French soldiers took all the Vietnamese man to build the airports and roads but never came back home because French had to kill them and left mothers and children at home to protect any Vietkong leaked into Laos. So, all of Asian people does not matter what part she/he came from got to have that noodle with hot broth or “Pho” (Vietnamese version) .
Therefore, I am personally thank you to all; highly respecting your feedbacks. Because I work 360 degrees, I don’t know when I will be back to post my leaving day. I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you and good bye. While I will be gone, I wish you very best of life, of luck, healthy, and happiest ever the year of 2013. Eat Drink and Be Mary.