Think Thai tourism needs a headline makeover.
Not the kind of headline that would get me to pack my bags for a vacation in the Land of Smiles.
If you didn't forget to pack your common sense, then you will quickly realize, public demonstrations should not be included as tourist destination. Simply keep your distance and you wont need riot insurance.
http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/20-000-Monks-Tipped-Join-Red-shirt-t344878.html
Doubt there would be any near future travel disruptions, like the recent airport closure
That was a very expensive economy lesson, which just about everyone felt.
If you have plans for Thailand's New Year celebrations, Songkran,
you might need to consider this years drought conditions.
If the conditions persist, there may be some restrictions of water use in parts of Thailand.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Fido: Tastes like Chicken
Before you get your panties in a twist:
World wide eating dog meat has only recently become a social taboo.
Blockade mutton was not outlawed until the 1980's in Europe.
I suspect our Grand and Great Grand parents where less squeamish with their diets.
Animal rights is also a term coined in the last few decades. We're civilized now !!
It's personal taste and upbringing.
If you had a pet porker running around your house, sleeping on your bed, laying at your feet, then you'd probably be inclined to eat something other than pork.
The pig has more intelligence than a dog, yet most people have no problem eating pork.
Even though the practice was outlawed some years ago, certain parts of Isaan, especially Sakon Nakhon Province have a reputation of eating dogs. It's still prevalent, just more discrete.
Haven't eaten it myself and have no inclination. If it tastes like chicken, I had better stay away. I'm severely allergic to chicken (shingles).
Someone showed me their purchase for the evening meal. Raw meat in a bag. That's as close as I've come to the meat. Even though invited, I did not attend that diner party..
A friend of mine was invited to an evening of drinking and dining in a rice field. He really enjoyed himself : Out in nature, under the stars,booze, pleasant people, really great food. When he staggered home they told him what had been on the menu: Dog!
Someone else recently had some. Said ...tastes like chicken... read it hereYummy dog
Saw this guy catching sparrows. He had about six or seven. Spent an hour plucking.
Let me tell you there ain't much body after plucking and cleaning. Evening stew for a family of four.
Was offered to eat snake at a restaurant one time. They wanted me to pay for the entire snake.
I have never eaten snake.
I've eaten buffalo, caribou, bear, goat, deer, boar. Most of it in Alaska.
Tasted my first cockroach in 1963. Compliments of a German Hot Dog vendor.
Ate half the hot dog and noticed part of a cockroach in the uneaten portion. That bug was huge.
Tickled my tonsils with my index finger behind a tree.
Don't care for the fried bugs either.
They are available during the dry season around here.
I'm not sure, but I have probably eaten horse meat. Think down south U.S.A.,they were called 5¢ent burgers.
During my army days "shit on a shingle" (chipped beef) was always subject to rumors of origin.
I look at garden slugs, the slime trail in disgust. I just can't picture them on my diner plate, but some people love 'em. They give 'em a fancy name "escargot"
Dried Squid. You can smell it from twenty paces.
Brought a suitcase of triple plastic wrapped dried squid through US customs, years ago.
My Thai friends in the US had made a special request.
That customs dog was all over the suitcase like flies on ..it.
I started to panic.
The dog handler calmed me down; she could tell by the dogs irrational behavior...
...Processed food ... proceed."
Rabbit was a regular diet during my childhood in Germany.
Living up to their reputation, they multiplied like... (oh take a guess).
The biggest one was kept for the Easter feast.
I stayed out of the way when it came to slaughtering. I could do the skinning and gutting, but not the assassination.
The rabbit cage was my favorite playground, better than any sandbox. Three dozen pets.
What sort of meat you eat is a matter of upbringing.
My favorite is t-bone, which some people consider a sin
World wide eating dog meat has only recently become a social taboo.
Blockade mutton was not outlawed until the 1980's in Europe.
I suspect our Grand and Great Grand parents where less squeamish with their diets.
Animal rights is also a term coined in the last few decades. We're civilized now !!
It's personal taste and upbringing.
If you had a pet porker running around your house, sleeping on your bed, laying at your feet, then you'd probably be inclined to eat something other than pork.
The pig has more intelligence than a dog, yet most people have no problem eating pork.
Even though the practice was outlawed some years ago, certain parts of Isaan, especially Sakon Nakhon Province have a reputation of eating dogs. It's still prevalent, just more discrete.
Haven't eaten it myself and have no inclination. If it tastes like chicken, I had better stay away. I'm severely allergic to chicken (shingles).
Someone showed me their purchase for the evening meal. Raw meat in a bag. That's as close as I've come to the meat. Even though invited, I did not attend that diner party..
A friend of mine was invited to an evening of drinking and dining in a rice field. He really enjoyed himself : Out in nature, under the stars,booze, pleasant people, really great food. When he staggered home they told him what had been on the menu: Dog!
Someone else recently had some. Said ...tastes like chicken... read it hereYummy dog
Saw this guy catching sparrows. He had about six or seven. Spent an hour plucking.
Let me tell you there ain't much body after plucking and cleaning. Evening stew for a family of four.
Was offered to eat snake at a restaurant one time. They wanted me to pay for the entire snake.
I have never eaten snake.
I've eaten buffalo, caribou, bear, goat, deer, boar. Most of it in Alaska.
Tasted my first cockroach in 1963. Compliments of a German Hot Dog vendor.
Ate half the hot dog and noticed part of a cockroach in the uneaten portion. That bug was huge. Tickled my tonsils with my index finger behind a tree.
Don't care for the fried bugs either.
They are available during the dry season around here.
Instant bad breath.
I'm not sure, but I have probably eaten horse meat. Think down south U.S.A.,they were called 5¢ent burgers.
During my army days "shit on a shingle" (chipped beef) was always subject to rumors of origin.
I look at garden slugs, the slime trail in disgust. I just can't picture them on my diner plate, but some people love 'em. They give 'em a fancy name "escargot"
Dried Squid. You can smell it from twenty paces.
Brought a suitcase of triple plastic wrapped dried squid through US customs, years ago.
My Thai friends in the US had made a special request.
That customs dog was all over the suitcase like flies on ..it.
I started to panic.
The dog handler calmed me down; she could tell by the dogs irrational behavior...
...Processed food ... proceed."
Rabbit was a regular diet during my childhood in Germany.
Living up to their reputation, they multiplied like... (oh take a guess).
The biggest one was kept for the Easter feast.
I stayed out of the way when it came to slaughtering. I could do the skinning and gutting, but not the assassination.
The rabbit cage was my favorite playground, better than any sandbox. Three dozen pets.
What sort of meat you eat is a matter of upbringing.
My favorite is t-bone, which some people consider a sin
Friday, March 5, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Zap... snap.. crack... pop... zap
No it's not a breakfast cereal commercialat 6 a.m.. mosquitoes are searching for breakfast.
My neighbor starts her daily "mosquito wars."
My mosquito hunt is later in the morning.
When the nasty bugs have started their daytime nap.
In any battle I prefer my enemy napping and drowsy.
Fifteen minutes in the morning is a great light exercise, especially if you have one of those electric zappers in each hand.
Expat shoppingSaw some swimwear tagged 198 Baht.
I needed ten for use by daily pool guests.
I suppose I could have bartered the price down half way to 100 Baht.
Sent my Thai friend to do the shopping. Fifty baht each. Savings of 1,000 to 1,480 Baht
Mekon running on empty
read about it here THE NATIONThink I mentioned before we might be able to wade across soon.
If the water level at the local lake "Nong Hahn" drops down this year, we might be able to see the centuries submerged temple. They tried to recover some artifacts a few years back, but did not have the right equipment.
Hot hotter hottest Thailand meteorological department suggest average temperatures for end of March into April at 43C - 109F. Tropical storm watch March 7-10, Southerly winds 10-30 km/hr. .
Further smoking restrictions pending: will include religious centers, gas stations, schools, clinics and hospitals. Some facilities may provide open air smoking areas.
Smoking in condominiums will be outlawed.
Pool Days at the Welcome Bar
It's been unseasonably hot for the past week.
The real pool competition is Fridays at the Welcome bar
The real pool competition is Fridays at the Welcome bar
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