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Stitchawl · 06-24-2013, 08:34 PM

Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely
Sunshine almost always makes me high

If I had a day that I could give you
I'd give to you a day just like today
If I had a song that I could sing for you
I'd sing a song to make you feel this way

( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7-NlLQuNd8 )

Good morning, all! It's another opening of another day! 7:30... Felicity is asleep in a sun ray on the back of the sofa next to the window, and I'm ready to go downstairs to the food lady and choose breakfast. Actually, I let the food lady choose my main course. I just pick the 'sides.' I have absolutely no idea what it is that I'm eating for most meals I buy here. I just point to a pot that's cooking and smile. I figure that if people are selling it, and people are buying and eating it, it must taste good, so no worries. So far, I have NEVER had a 'bad' meal in all the years I've visited or lived in Thailand. I've had some that weren't 'great,' but none that were actually bad tasting. Usually I don't ask what it is that I'm eating until AFTER I finish. That way my Western food prejudices don't get in the way.

But tea first, just so I can wake up. Today it's the Ceylon that my friends gave me. And pretty tasty it is, too! Deep flavor, surprising for a Ceylon. Must be an Uva, but it's not listed on the container.

EDIT: I don't know what I just ate as the main course, but damn! It was good! I'm going to go back downstairs and ask the lady the name of the dish. Beside it I had Northern Thai sausage, a one-egg vegetable omelet, and sticky rice. Not bad at all for 35 baht! (About a dollar US.)

Stitchawl

06-24-2013, 08:34 PM	#25425
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry Sunshine on the water looks so lovely Sunshine almost always makes me high If I had a day that I could give you I'd give to you a day just like today If I had a song that I could sing for you I'd sing a song to make you feel this way ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7-NlLQuNd8 ) Good morning, all! It's another opening of another day! 7:30... Felicity is asleep in a sun ray on the back of the sofa next to the window, and I'm ready to go downstairs to the food lady and choose breakfast. Actually, I let the food lady choose my main course. I just pick the 'sides.' I have absolutely no idea what it is that I'm eating for most meals I buy here. I just point to a pot that's cooking and smile. I figure that if people are selling it, and people are buying and eating it, it must taste good, so no worries. So far, I have NEVER had a 'bad' meal in all the years I've visited or lived in Thailand. I've had some that weren't 'great,' but none that were actually bad tasting. Usually I don't ask what it is that I'm eating until AFTER I finish. That way my Western food prejudices don't get in the way. But tea first, just so I can wake up. Today it's the Ceylon that my friends gave me. And pretty tasty it is, too! Deep flavor, surprising for a Ceylon. Must be an Uva, but it's not listed on the container. EDIT: I don't know what I just ate as the main course, but damn! It was good! I'm going to go back downstairs and ask the lady the name of the dish. Beside it I had Northern Thai sausage, a one-egg vegetable omelet, and sticky rice. Not bad at all for 35 baht! (About a dollar US.) Stitchawl Last edited by Stitchawl; 06-24-2013 at 09:43 PM.