hello, new to UK and new to forums

[siops]

Hello po,

I am Ron from manila, Filipino-Chinese, 24 yrs old, male. I was sent to UK by my company so i can provide support here. My occupation is IT consultant, sometimes programmer. I'm staying in Milton Keynes because the office is in this town, I want to say hello to everybody here! I stumbled to this site as i was trying to find out where i can get rice... still no luck :(

anyway, hope all is well for everyone, btw, are there any other filipino in this milton keynes town? all the info i see in the culture and food stores are all located in london :(

Thanks for reading and God Bless!

Ron

[KeithD]

:Hellooo:

[IainBusby]

Hi Ron,
Welcome to the forum. :xxgrinning--00xx3:
Louella & Iain.

[gadgets]

Hi Ron,

Welcome to the site!!!

Rice is readily available from Tesco/Sainsbury (long grain or basmatti at the very least) or any oriental/chinese grocery stores.

Hope you enjoy your stay here in the UK

gadgets

[trina]

welcome aboard :Hellooo::Hellooo:

[siops]

Hi Ron,

Welcome to the site!!!

Rice is readily available from Tesco/Sainsbury (long grain or basmatti at the very least) or any oriental/chinese grocery stores.

Hope you enjoy your stay here in the UK

gadgets


hello po, thanks sa information, 1 week palang kasi ako dito hehe...
i've been to tesco and i didn't find any rice (bigas).. maybe i missed it.

thanks!

are there no other filipinos in Milton Keynes?? puro london wah!

[tiger@tigress]

:Hellooo::BouncyHappy::Hellooo::BouncyHappy:

[Mrs.JMajor]

Warm welcome ROn:Hellooo: ,hope u can find rice soon :icon_lol::D

[vbkelly]

hi ron welcome to the forum

[siops]

Warm welcome ROn:Hellooo: ,hope u can find rice soon :icon_lol::D

onga po! sawang sawa na ko sa tinapay at patatas!!! argh!!!

at nde po warm
2 weeks ako nasa humid 35 degrees ako ngayon nasa 12 degrees, haha

[DianaKevy]

Hi Ron! Welcome to England! I'm also a work permit holder and an IT Sys Dev. I worked here in Cirencester for a year na. Yes, rice is available in Tesco or Sainsbury and if ur lasy to go out u can order online. Cheers!!!

hello ron im filipino chinese too. you can find rice in tesco and sainsbury and other shops. its in a box if you cant find it. or if theres chinese shop around your area they have there too. by the way welcome in UK.

[alicat]

welcome to the forum.

[Geraldine]

Hi! Welcome to the forum.

Good luck in your search for rice :D Try the Tesco basmati rice, there are loads of rice to choose from just look at the pasta section or international food section. You might want to try those Bachelors savory rice as well.

Do you happen to work for Accenture? just curious. :)

[Ann07]

hello po, thanks sa information, 1 week palang kasi ako dito hehe...
i've been to tesco and i didn't find any rice (bigas).. maybe i missed it.

thanks!

are there no other filipinos in Milton Keynes?? puro london wah!

hi ron welcome:)
the best rice ive tried here is in tesco the thai jasmine ( my husband likes it too) its normally in 5 kilos used to be 6 pounds but when i bought one last tuesday gone up to 10 pounds:cwm23::cwm23::cwm23:

[tomoboyle2000]

Welcome to the forum

[menchkin]

Welcome to the forum Ron!!! :Hellooo: :Hellooo: :Hellooo:

[siops]

salamat po sa lahat, ang babait nyo po at friendly hehehe.......

i will try to check tesco again later, i think there was no rice in the tesco ive been going to is because its tesco "express". i think its like a 7-11 shop... i think i need to find the tesco that is a REAL supermarket... anyway thanks for the information about what kind of rice to buy.. i really just need normal rice that i eat in the philippines.. i cant wait to eat rice + fried chicken! HEHEHE (i brought some of those crispy fry powder things haha!).. i will also try to find the sainsbury here, i think there's one in the milton keynes city centre...

@Geraldine: nope, i dont work for accenture. I was with accenture for 2 yrs then i left them to join this company... been working for this company for 1 yr 3 months na... been to Spain and now im in UK Milton Keynes...

On a side note... AKO LANG ATA PINOY DITO SA MILTON KEYNES AH! waaaaa!

thanks po everyone for being so friendly.. really appreciate it... :)

[doonat]

hi there Siops! i just arrived here in Northampton last sunday and happened to visit Milton Keynes. it's like 20 mins drive from here.

my cousin said you can find wide array of asian stuff in Bradwell Abbey. rice goes for approx £20 per 25kilos. :yikes: no NFA rice though :icon_lol:

enjoy your stay! btw, where are you in MK?

[melmart]

hi ron welcome to the forum! u can find rice in any supermarket.we filipinos cant live without rice!!!

[Durkhaima]

Welcome to the Uk Siops also the cool weather lol

[Le'em]

Hello po,

I am Ron from manila, Filipino-Chinese, 24 yrs old, male. I was sent to UK by my company so i can provide support here. My occupation is IT consultant, sometimes programmer. I'm staying in Milton Keynes because the office is in this town, I want to say hello to everybody here! I stumbled to this site as i was trying to find out where i can get rice... still no luck :(

anyway, hope all is well for everyone, btw, are there any other filipino in this milton keynes town? all the info i see in the culture and food stores are all located in london :(

Thanks for reading and God Bless!

Ron


hello ron, welcome..im new here also and we used to shop at sainsburry like rice coz i really like my main meal with rice and my fiance lovin it too...but sometimes twice in a month we will go to CHINATOWN, central london to buy some roast pork and squid and some chinese goods coz i miss them much, you have so many options to choose, there and you wont be homesick as well coz too many chinese people also , last week we bought 2 packs of dried squid and ewwwwwwww my fiance go out in the house for 1 hour he stays in the garden coz its to smelly, hhaha and my neighbor noticed it so i spray some air fresherner in the house, i love squid too much and also you can see some chinese resturant.enjoy and once again welcome to the forum...

[aug06_2006]

Hi Ron, welcome to the forum n hope u'll enjoy here.

[Ann07]

salamat po sa lahat, ang babait nyo po at friendly hehehe.......

i will try to check tesco again later, i think there was no rice in the tesco ive been going to is because its tesco "express". i think its like a 7-11 shop... i think i need to find the tesco that is a REAL supermarket... anyway thanks for the information about what kind of rice to buy.. i really just need normal rice that i eat in the philippines.. i cant wait to eat rice + fried chicken! HEHEHE (i brought some of those crispy fry powder things haha!).. i will also try to find the sainsbury here, i think there's one in the milton keynes city centre...

@Geraldine: nope, i dont work for accenture. I was with accenture for 2 yrs then i left them to join this company... been working for this company for 1 yr 3 months na... been to Spain and now im in UK Milton Keynes...

On a side note... AKO LANG ATA PINOY DITO SA MILTON KEYNES AH! waaaaa!

thanks po everyone for being so friendly.. really appreciate it... :)


me and my husband like that powder for chicken as well lol:icon_lol::icon_lol:
sometimes i make american crispy fried chicken if im run out of powder:Rasp:

enjoy ur shopping ron and ingats u always:)

[angel1231]

:Hellooo::Hellooo:

[Geraldine]

Hi Siops,

Talaga?? When did you work for Accenture? baka kilala kita...hhhmmm

I've been with Accenture for 6yrs until I moved here in UK. I was in the F&S group at MSE bldg in Makati. I miss working there...:bigcry:

[Ana_may365]

hiya!siops,
try to go to coop,asda.tesco.u can choose what kind of rice do u like.
we're the same,i cant eat without rice.

[gazlou]

:Hellooo: Welcome to the forum and welcome to the UK. Hope you already have found a rice.:cwm12:

[siops]

Hello po, sorry po matagal ako di naka visit, medyo busy ako currently sa work hehe...

sa mga tumulong po sakin maghanap ng rice, salamat po! nakahanap na ko sa netto at tesco although mas masarap un nabbli sa morrison's hehe pero un netto ang malapit sa house ko eh... anyway...

this weekend po i will be going to london, my girlfriend is coming here to visit me, she works for an IT company in manila as well pero onshore sya now sa slovakia, so this friday she will be flying to london and i will be riding a train from milton keynes to london to meet her, dami kami pupuntahan na lugar grabe like big ben, museums, was museums, london eye, chinatown, etc etc dami basta hehe! dun ata kami mag stay sa bayswater area banda...

QUESTION PO ulit,

sa mga food enthusiast tulad ko, ano po mga marecommend nyong restaurants sa london na masarap un food? un talagang must try/eat, hehehe un po affordable at masarap at sulit, lam nyo na po un kasi pinoy kayo! hehehe.. anyway salamat po sa mga makakatulong at HI PO ULI sa INYO... i will be flying back din sa manila on December 20.

[reginacarlson]

Hello and welcome to the forum siops. :Hellooo:

Go to Earl's Court by tube or bus in London, there are a few Filipino shops and restaurants there. You may also want to visit China Town. Feel free to indulge in panic-buying of rice and other Filipino/Chinese food that will last throughout your stay. Enjoy! :D

[simplelife]

Hello Ron, Have a great time in London.

[andypaul]

hi there Siops! i just arrived here in Northampton last sunday and happened to visit Milton Keynes. it's like 20 mins drive from here.

my cousin said you can find wide array of asian stuff in Bradwell Abbey. rice goes for approx £20 per 25kilos. :yikes: no NFA rice though :icon_lol:

enjoy your stay! btw, where are you in MK?

The train to euston from northampton goes though milton keynes. The fast trains are very nice and comfortable.

Milton keynes has or at least used to have one of the biggest Phill fiestas so must be a larg comunity there. I guess keep an eye near the local hospital or any large care homes and just ask.

If there is a Chinese takeaway but no actual food shop why dont you ask how much they will sell you some uncooked rice for?

If your still looking for rice maybe worth getting a cheap ticket into London see the sights and go to either china town Gerrads street or to either Victoria or earls court where they have a number of Phill shops.

Earls court is your best bet:xxgrinning--00xx3: