Frequently Asked Questions
Something Else that money cannot buy; it's free information ^__^
Where
to find Thai Groceries?
In good old Ames Jung's
Oriental Store (next to the West HyVee), Ames
Asian Market (one block north of Cub Foods), and UNI
Mart (across the street from the Family VDO) are
only three sources for Thai groceries for our Thai people (Mar
05). Somehow in Asian aisle in HyVee, you
can find few Thai groceries there too such as fish sauce aka
smelly bad but taste darn good.
If you can drive a little bit furthur or live closed to Des Moines,
you might wanna go to Thai
Grocery at 1220 2nd Ave. Many of goods are cheaper
than those in Ames (don't forget to think that you have to
pay the gas and drive there)
Finally, if you're still messing around in your kitchen or feeding
up with your Thai cooking style. There are two Thai restaurants
in town, The Spice in Downtown
and Thai
Kitchen in Campus Town.
What
to eat in Ames ?
Especially for new Thai students or visitors if you are still
curious what to eat in Ames, you might want to take a look at these
Webs:
Ames (almost) complete list dining Guide 
Ames Beat - "find
out what's going down in the Ames area"
Local Google -
Still can't find, try good old Google. Fill in " Ames" in
where box.
How
to buy cheap stuff? I really mean those cheap.
Quote from an alumnus
The other good thing is "free after rebate". (I'm gonna miss those
tons of good deals for sure.) I got a legacy from someone elseto
be a master of rebate and it seems that no one wants to continue
this title. So I give you guys the following links just in case
that some try to reach the top :)
www.techbargains.com
www.ableshoppers.com
www.computerlandcentral.com
www.ebates.com
www.dealcoupon.com
www.dealsea.com
www.fatwallet.com
www.spoofee.com
www.ecoupon.com
www.epinion.com
www.pricetool.com
Salary
Salary Salary.
Salary report from ECS (Engineering Career Services, Iowa State)
http://www.eng.iastate.edu/ecs/employers/Salary%20Offers.html
Want to know how much people in ISU get paid?
http://desmoinesregister.com/extras/salary/
Calculate salary in the specific area
from Slashdot, powered by Yahoo! hotjob
http://hotjobs.salary.com
Salary sources from Monster.com
http://salary.monster.com/
Other degrees in 2004

Shipping
stuff back to Thailand
Besides shipping via USPS, UPS, or FedEx in Ames, if you have
big and amount of stuff you might consider shipping by another
methods. There are several Thai shipping company located in Chicago
which you can call and ask them to pick your stuff from Ames. The
company name is listed below in alphabetical order:
- Amarin Overseas Trading & Shipping Inc.
- Lanna Overseas Shipping. (web)
- Teva Shipping Inc. , Chicago, IL
- Tel: (312) 861.1300
Fax: (312) 456.0200
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