April 26, 2007
Travel Log Part 10
Friday, March 9, 10:20pm
Another difficult day in Thoen. We visited the hospital, which was much smaller and cleaner than the one in Lampang. We are treated like VIPs here, which is fun and exhausting. I don't think I've ever been so tired from smiling. We went to lunch at Noy's "garden" and had another gross lunch I could barely eat. I'm learning the art of eating rice and pushing other things around on my plate.
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| From Thailand Marc... |
This afternoon, we visited several "factories". They were extremely primitive -filthy, few machines, everything done by hand. We saw weaving, sewing (making shoes), silk flowers, rice crackers (which were yummy) and rice noodles (extremely unsanitary). We stayed at each place way too long and felt somewhat exploited - "rich" Americans expected to spend or give lots of money.
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| From Thailand Marc... |
The factories were exhausting and our hosts were tedious - S and a doctor who is creepy and has a crush on me. *full body shiver* It's funny being here because everyone thinks I'm exotic looking with my white skin. People want to come up and compare their skin with mine and today, I even had people asking me if they could kiss my cheek. Weird. I would think a blond and a red-head would be more interesting, but I'm a hit, which is flattering, but a bit unnerving.
One more night here. We had an okay dinner party with karaoke and dancing. It was (as usual) an interesting experience.
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| From Thailand Marc... |
I love "Friend aRe the Important Enthusiasm to take No Drug"...should be the new "All your base are belong to us!"
Posted by: jon at April 28, 2007 07:39 AMSometimes I, as a rich American, feel exploited too. No, seriously, could you send me some cash? You work at a bank....
When you wrote "had another gross lunch I could barely eat" I heard Arlo in the background saying "Had another Thanksgiving dinner that couldn't be beat."
And remind me to avoid rice noodles.
Posted by: Levi at April 29, 2007 03:03 PMOh, and Levi says you, as a rich American, should send him money because he has a low IQ and can't read good too.
Posted by: Oriel at April 29, 2007 03:04 PMEvery step is crackin' me UP! I, too, love that "Friend aRe the Important Enthusiasm to take No Drug"
So apparently Thai food we consume in the States is quite tasty, and not really Thai, in light of your consistent food reviews. Like my friend whose parents own a Chinese restaurant in my hometown - when her father came in one day to run the restaurant, she got all excited, "YAY, I'm going to get some REAL Chinese food!" I said, "Wait, now, Chi, the stuff we're eating isn't authentic?" Chi says, "Hell no, we don't eat that S#@*"
Oh.
Posted by: brad at April 30, 2007 12:40 PMThe bad English around Thailand was hilarious! The best was when we saw a sign that was supposed to be for "The Center for the Blind", but it said, "The Center for the Bland." Too many jokes...
The food was usually either really good or really bad. They eat different cuts of meat than we do and the sanitation was usually a concern. I will say some of the food was outstanding. I have a list of both good food and bizarre food that I will post eventually.
Posted by: Christin at May 2, 2007 09:45 PM