Love For Ice

It seems that thais are in to crushed ice. Just an observation since I arrived here. I think they have this love for ice. The times that I ordered any refreshment, may it be soda, milk or iced tea in any restaurant, may it be fast food or fine dining, or even when I had buko juice at the night market, they put so much ice which makes it so cold. Yes, malaki ang serving nang refreshment nila dito pero ang catch, konti lang maiinom mo kahit pa malaki ang baso kasi sa dami nang ice. At ang crushed ice nila dito is different from ours in the Philippines.

Sometimes I ask them to put less ice. Pero baliktad ang gagawin, imbis na less ice ang ilalagay, less ice ang ibabawas.  Literal na less. Tapos yung iba, di maiintindihan. You will let your hand do the talking. Sign language. Gusto talaga nila nang madaming ice. Hindi ko alam kung style lang nila yun para maka tipid sila.

I asked Marlowe why they have this kind of practice or sort of tradition. According to him, since the weather in Thailand is hot, they had this thing for ice. Sa Thailand kasi, tropical and humid for the majority of the country during most of the year. The area of Thailand north of Bangkok has a climate determined by three seasons whilst the southern peninsular region of Thailand has only two. And that's where Pattaya is.

Ang biro nga nang ilang foreigners, yung two na yun eh hot tsaka very hot. Hehe. But the truth is wet and dry ang two seasons sa Pattaya. But mostly, mainit. They said that the best time to visit Thailand is from November to February when the northeast monsoon is blowing cool, dry air which serves as a respite from the heat. During this cool season daw, the temperature ranges from 18ºC to 32ºC and nights can be particularly chilly and at high altitudes the temperatures can and do drop below freezing. Oooh! Oh well, sanay naman na ako sa init sa Pinas! Di na bago. Pero ang di ko kinasanayan sa Pinas eh ang yaman nang ice sa mga inumin dun. Patipirin pa nga. Haha!