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Published: August 11th 2011
I wasn't going to publish another entry until tomorrow but this lunch experience was kind of interesting. A co-worker took us to a place he just called "The Tent" and it was pretty cool. It's located down the alley behind our office, and in the morning it's kind of a mini flea market where you can buy everything from batteries to clothes, but during lunch time it turns into a massive Thai cookout. It didn't look that big at first but as we walked in further we entered a covered area that had hundreds of locals eating lunch at a bunch of picnic type tables.
The first thing you had to do was prepare your utensils. In the middle of this feeding frenzy was a big bin that had forks, knives and spoons and beside this was a pot of boiling water. You pick your utensils, insert them into the water to sterilize them, and away you go. This was definitely a first for me but hey - when in Rome. Then we bought a bottle of water - 25 cents - and started looking for a table.
Good luck with that. This place was jam packed with people
and what you normally did to hold a spot was place your bottle water there and then purchase your food. We managed to find some spare seats and convinced a couple to shove over, and two of us stayed while the other guys went to buy food. They came back about 5 minutes later with a plate of food that had some rice, vegetables and chicken cooked up Thai style with spices, fish sauce and lime juice. It was extremely tasty and when I asked him how much I owed he said, "Keep your money - it only cost a buck." A dollar? For a plate of food? Back home you couldn't even buy the paper plate it was on for a dollar!
On the way out he showed us his favorite stalls that served everything from pad thai to fried fish and spring rolls. At the exit he asked me if I wanted to try one of the more popular desserts - mango on rice with coconut milk. Cost for two of them - 2 bucks. The mango was very tasty and the combination of rice and coconut milk finished it off nicely. After all of that, and
working on 4 hours sleep, I almost nodded off a few times at my desk but I managed to pull through until the end of the day.
Interesting dining experience and so far my stomach's holding up, I'll see how I feel in a few hours. 😊
Look for my next entry tomorrow which will be after my first red light district encounter at soi cowboy. A bunch of co-workers and their spouses are going out for drinks - feel free to google soi cowboy if you want a preview...
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Your Cuz
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Fascinating!
Hey Cuz, Soooo glad you decided to blog. It's absolutely fascinating! Horrible to hear about the child sex industry, but that's no secret. Can't wait for tomorrow's post re: SOI COWBOY!! Behave yourself, young man! Meanwhile, I'm gonna go look for a little 'Mango Delight' of my own! ;-)