The World's Worst Pizza

Half-way into a recent week-long trip to China, I could not take another bite of Chinese food, and found myself craving some home cookin'. Opposed to the typical Chinese artery cloggers, I needed some proper American grease, so I ordered a Godfather's Special from the hotel room service.

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The first thing I noticed was that there was no crust along the edge. Apparently, it had been burnt beyond edibleness and had been trimmed off. The cheese had been charred to a black, plastic film, but was left on to keep the rain off. The look and feel of the crust suggested that this pizza was not made today, and perhaps, it was not even the first time it had been offered up as a meal.

So, you can understand how desperate I was for some western food, when I still ate it.

Star Struck In Thailand

Nuch ran into arguably Thailand's biggest rock star the other day on one of her flights. (Okay, it was almost 4 months ago and I'm behind on my blogs - Happy, belated, New Year)

It was from this guy, Sek LoSo. Sek is his nickname and Loso come from the band he started about 17 years ago. LoSo is play on the Thai word - HiSo, which means High Society. Sek and his band mates were from rural Thailand and were, therefore, the representatives of Low Society, or LoSo.

Actually, I had ran into Sek years ago - also at the airport. That time, he signed my ticket stub, but it's now lost. So, glad to get my memorabilia back from this Thai-Rock icon.

While I'm on the topic... years ago, I ran into Lek Carabao at a market in Chiang Mai. This guy is a legend, and I was truly star struck, compared to meeting Sek Loso, which was simply cool.

If you're curious about his handlebar mustache, it represents the bands symbol - the skull and horns of a water buffalo. Carabao means water buffalo in Tagalog.