I’m going to chalk it up to coincidence that I woke up at 4am on
the toilet and not blame the Tom Ka Gai! Being up all morning made me a bit
late for work, but I finally made it to the BTS station. It must have been rush
hour, because every time the BTS stopped, it was full. I mean, not even able to
sardine myself in full, and I waited three times! Finally, in a huff and a
puff with no coffee or fruit, I made it to work! As I settled in for a teacher
training, I felt a tap on my back and through a repressed giggle, one of my co-workers
informed me that I had my dress on inside out. All I could do was laugh at
myself as I pointed out this was quite in line with my morning and politely
excused myself to the bathroom to change. Thank goodness for friends, I guess I’m
doing ok =)
I will take this excuse to
throw in a small side note for those of you that have never experienced
Thailand before…Allow me to introduce the bumgun. Did you know that in Thailand
it is not ok to throw toilet paper in the toilet? Their sewage system (aka the
water taxi) just can’t handle it. Most places do not even provide it. But what
they do have is this handy little spray gun apparatus hiding behind the toilet.
I’ve been told the fresh feeling it provides will have you leaving toilet paper
behind for good. Yeah, I’ll let you know when I decide to give it a try…for
now, I’m sticking to my American ways.
Back to the story…After work, we went to a place that will become
one of my most frequently visited Soi’s (streets). Soi 38. Thank goodness one
of the teachers took me because (if you remember my coconut) I never would have had the guts to venture there
alone. Up and down the soi are lots and lots of street goodness, all in Thai of
course. Some stalls do have pictures so that is a plus, although just a point
and smile seem to get you everything you need (and maybe some things you don’t).
Tonight, I stuck with traditional Pad Thai, but from a guy who has won
awards. I give him a double thumbs up for sure. As I ate, I realized this day
was well on its way to improving. I even popped open a bottle of wine when I
got home to celebrate my first week of work. Oh wait, no wine glasses...ahh but I do have an empty water bottle. Cheers from
my water bottle of wine ;)
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