Lucky Charm

A little luck can never hurt, so Nuch bought me a good luck Chinese warrior statue to ward off evil spirits and what not.

Here's a picture of me in 2008 .

and in 2018.  A lot less hair and a lot more gray ones

A Day In Chiang Mai

Last week, Nuch and I met up in Chiang Mai for the weekend.  

We arrived Saturday afternoon and basically lounged around because Sunday we had a big day planned.

Sunday started with a visit to a famous "Jedi" monk, who blessed us, if that's the right word, and gave us lucky string bracelets.

For lunch, Nuch picked a popular Northern Thai-style restaurant

In the afternoon, we visited a mountain-top temple, did some good luck stuff, and took in the view.

Showing off my lucky bracelets

Nuch chose lunch, so I chose dinner.  Great atmosphere, but only so so food.  Nuch picked the winner this day.

Finally, after a day overflowing with culture, we were off to the bars for some Beer Chang and the World Cup

Corn Cheese Overload

Thailand's relationship with corn has always been suspect.  Sure, they eat corn on the cob, but you're just as likely to see corn sprinkled atop a bowl of ice cream - along with red beans.  Recently, I saw a new corn travesty - Corn Cheese Sauce by KFC, which is used to pour over your Kentucky fried chicken - Colonel Sanders just did a horizontal 180

It should be noted that there is neither corn nor cheese in the ingredients.  I also take issue with KFC's Thai spelling of  BBQ, which would be pronounced Bee Bee Cue.  C'mon KFC, only a communist would pronounce it that way

I assumed Corn Cheese was a mad experiment isolated to KFC, but now, I'm seeing it everywhere

Although this new corn cheese flavor is not very good and does not contain any corn or cheese, it really does tastes like corn and cheese!!

Blep

Apparently, "blep" is the technical term for when your cat sticks its tongue out ever so slightly.  Nuch believes Tipper is trying to be cute.  I've read that cats do this because their teeth hurt or their gums have an infection - often caused by Feline Leukemia, which Tipper has.  Nuch prefers the "trying to be cute" explanation

Poor Tipper - always misunderstood.

More Tipper pics with no blep, but still cute.

Random BKK Pics July

Moo Kra Ta

Nuch was up in Korat last weekend.  Instead of trying to find a fancy new restaurant, we went to a popular Moo Kra Ta restaurant, which basically, serves marinated pork that you cook at your table.

The key to moo kra ta is making sure you cook it enough.  You'll soon find out if you did not.

Perfect with a few too many Beer Changs

One of the toughest jobs in a Thai restaurant.  This guy spends his time carrying coal furnaces in and around tables and customers while dodging waitresses

The Bad And The Ugly

As a rule, I order Eggs Benedict every time I see them on a menu.  So far, the best Eggs Benedict I've ever had were at the Marriott Riverside and a restaurant at the Edinburgh airport.  There have been a few other great ones and many, many good ones, but when you try it every chance you get, you're bound to get a few bad ones.  And so it happened at local Thai/ Western restaurant in the middle of Northeast Thailand.   

On The Road

Things you see on the road to Korat