Comments on: Possibly A Greater Discovery Than Potatoes

By: Hoo Don

Hoo Don — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:33:16 +0000

Talen – 7/11 is sometimes an oasis of pleasure for me. I grab a burger now and again, their sandwiches are passable too. The sandwich toaster…have you ever tried cleaning one after toasting a sandwich thats had an over generous supply of cheese in it, an absolute nightmare. So this last holiday I headed out to mama’s kitchen and grilled them, no mess and if there was it would just blend in with the surround. Perfect.

By: Talen

Talen — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:15:50 +0000

Martyn, I also forgot about my weekly fall back. Little Fa loves 7/11 because she loves chips and conveniently they also have ham and cheese sandwiches that are pretty good and tasty once they put them in that toast machine they have.
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By: Hoo Don

Hoo Don — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:16:48 +0000

Catherine I will probably buy a bread maker from back here and take it over although it won’t be this trip because this next one is all about Christmas and boy has Wilai discovered it. I’m not sure if it was a good or bad idea to introduce her to Christmas because now she is like a young kid on Christmas Eve. I buy her one main present and then lots of smaller ones and the joy she gets from opening them is matched by my pleasure in watching her do so…back to the bread.

I also take over some nan bread because I have some curry pastes and sauces at the village house and sometimes cook a madras or korma…now we’re talking. A curry, cold beer and after a cigarette. What a life.

By: Hoo Don

Hoo Don — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:01:22 +0000

Talen – Tesco and their like are expensive but buying some luxury items makes the village stay a whole lot more enjoyable. Sometimes in the village when I’ve seen the chickens peck the Thai food, the dogs have a lick and the cat chased away I suddenly lose my hunger pangs. I don’t mean that offensively to the village people because that’s their way of life and the interference does them no harm at all but chicken shit and dog saliva on our food could make us seriously ill.

Mind you I reckon my stomach is getting more immune each trip and I don’t hardly if ever pick up any stomach bugs in the UK anymore. Slowly, slowly, eat chicken shit.

By: Talen

Talen — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:02:05 +0000

Martyn,
I found the same exact bread at the Tesco in Nakhon Phanom. I wasn’t intending on buying anything that day except for cooking supplies for the family and then I saw the peanut butter….and then the jelly and I had to have a PBJ.

I almost bought some cheese that day too…one thing is for sure Tesco is very pricey.
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