You know one thing that is not cheap in Thailand? Western food and
wine! One bottle of yellow tail (8$) costs over 15 here! I found this out
tonight, when by accident I stumbled across the market in the Emporium! I knew
they had western grocery stores, but this was heaven! They had my champagne
salad dressing and my organic cereal. Everything from home, including shampoos
to pesto and tortellini was laid out in front of me. Now, there’s a price to
pay for living that fancy, but I don’t care! I restrained myself from buying
everything as I still had groceries at home, but I will be returning here for
my next big grocery trip! It’s nice to know that I don’t have to live off of
street food forever. Not that I would mind, but I doubt it does much for your
health. I will continue to buy my fruit off the street though as local fruit is
more fun and also way less expensive. Nine dollars for a handful of blueberries
won’t get me too far, but I thoroughly enjoy a watermelon shake or a freshly
cut mango(with a little sticky rice and coconut milk) or dragonfruit. On the
walk home tonight, I realized why there are so many foot massage places.
Walking everywhere makes your feet ACHE! I have probably walked more in my two
weeks here than I have in my life. I also realized I need a pair of rubber
shoes after ruining my second pair of shoes walking home in the rain. Rainy
season kinda makes me want to shower 5x a day to avoid being sticky, smelly,
and covered in street gunk. On a bright note, I found a use for the bum gun. Every
day, I come home and wash my feet in the bathroom so I don’t feel disgusting getting
into my bed. And it’s not even hot yet!
After my bum gun rinse, I decided it was time to make my first Thai
meal. I pulled out my pre-made package deal and threw the pork in a frying pan,
added some veggies, threw in the sauce. It was beautiful. I even took a
picture; I was so proud.
It looked just like what you would buy at a restaurant. I poured myself a glass of wine and sat down with pride to enjoy my first meal. I took a few bites…delicious. Then I looked a little closer. All throughout my beautiful dish were these short silky little pieces of what I could only assume to be pig hair! I convinced myself that it couldn’t possibly be hair because it tasted so good that I wanted to keep on eating it. Ignorance is bliss! Could I maybe just drink enough wine to not notice? A few bites later, I couldn’t take it…time to call Jaime. She assured me that most likely it was pig hair and didn’t recommend eating it. After a moment’s thought (I really considered it), I reluctantly tossed the entire thing out. Scouring my fridge, I found some eggs, broccoli, and cheese. I figured I couldn’t go wrong with an omelet. I chased it down with the rest of my wine, and settled in for the latest episode of Rookie Blue on Side Reel. I guess I’ll trade a little pig hair for my free internet. On second thought, I think I’ll become a vegetarian!
It looked just like what you would buy at a restaurant. I poured myself a glass of wine and sat down with pride to enjoy my first meal. I took a few bites…delicious. Then I looked a little closer. All throughout my beautiful dish were these short silky little pieces of what I could only assume to be pig hair! I convinced myself that it couldn’t possibly be hair because it tasted so good that I wanted to keep on eating it. Ignorance is bliss! Could I maybe just drink enough wine to not notice? A few bites later, I couldn’t take it…time to call Jaime. She assured me that most likely it was pig hair and didn’t recommend eating it. After a moment’s thought (I really considered it), I reluctantly tossed the entire thing out. Scouring my fridge, I found some eggs, broccoli, and cheese. I figured I couldn’t go wrong with an omelet. I chased it down with the rest of my wine, and settled in for the latest episode of Rookie Blue on Side Reel. I guess I’ll trade a little pig hair for my free internet. On second thought, I think I’ll become a vegetarian!
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