Food Discoveries Part I

Being here in Pattaya, Thailand for 11 days made me discover some good food treats that I have only found and tasted here. Food na pasok sa aking mapiling panlasa. I'm not into food exploring kaya whenever I like something, I stay loyal to it. I even haven't explored the thai cuisine up to now. Hehe. I'm still sticking to the usual food I have accustomed to eat. But let me share 5 new discoveries I have found here in Pattaya.

1. Green Tea Blizzard. I normally order Double Dutch flavor sa Pilipinas. Pagdating dito, wala sila noon. But I'm happy na may Dairy Queen sila dito. So not to take the other normal orders, I tried the green tea flavored ice cream nang DQ. Masarap!

2. Mojito Krusher. Sa Pilipinas, ang Krusher is yung shake style. Dito, nakakaaliw dahil meron silang mojito flavored na Krusher na plain drink. Although hindi siya alcoholic, pero malalasahan mo yung mojito flavor somehow. Aliw!

3. Meiji Milk. In terms of milk, I have been loyal to Selecta Fortified milk sa Pilipinas. Either straight drink or I use it sa cereals ko. Dito, I discovered this good tasting milk in 7-eleven and found also in groceries. I think I saw this milk sa Singapore but I haven't tried it. Dito ko lang siya nasubukan.

4. Pepper Steak Burger. Naaadik ako sa pepper steak burger nang Chester's Grill. Para siyang competitor nang McDonalds. Kung sa atin Jollibee, dito, Chester's Grill. Fast Food din siya. And this chicken burger na pepper steak flavor is such a good quick food that I can always count on.

5. Guava Juice. Nung una ko siyang inorder sa japanese fast food na kinainan namin ni Nana, akala ko nakakadiri yung lasa. But it wasn't. Masarap. Tama lang yung lasa. Everytime kasi na nakakaamoy ako nang bayabas sa Pilipinas, may weird feeling akong nararamdaman. But this one is a good drink that I have tried.

These are just few of the things I am discovering here in Thailand. I hope that someday magkaroon din nang ganito sa Pilipinas.

Drunk

 

I don't really drink and I don't normally go out to get drunk. But tonight was an exception. I got home so drunk, the first time I felt this heavy truck inside my head. It sucks! This is why I don't drink and get drunk. This shit feeling after...

While I'm on my way back to Pattaya from Bangkok, my cousins were sending me messages over BBM. It's Janice's last night sa Pattaya na daw that's why they want to watch her and they are inviting me to join them. Janice is a famous pinay band singer in Thailand. She's actually the highest paid pinay singer. It's her last night at the Candy Shop at babalik na sa Bangkok bukas. Sumunod na lang ako. Candy Shop is located at the Walking Street. Nilakad ko lang kasi malapit lang siya sa place ko.

Dahil na-try ko ang Singha Beer sa Bangkok and it did not knock me off, pumayag na ako sa invite nila to order a drink. The place was crowded, as expected, nang mga pokpok at nang mga foreigners, but the music jamming was a blast. Now I know why they are paid high. They are really really very very good. Nadala na ako nang music, na-enjoy ko na ang gabi, ang mga kasama at ang iniinom.

Lumipat naman kami sa Lucifer kung saan kumakanta si Nana. Di kami nagtagal dun dahil nauusukan si buntis kaya tumambay sa labas. Pagdating doon, may inabot na naman na Singha Beer. Inom na naman. Then balik uli nang Candy Shop. Sayaw. Indak. Inom. Hanggang sa nagutom lahat, umalis, pumunta nang KFC. Kumain. Pagkabusog, umuwi na mga pinsan ko. Pero si Janice at si Ray, yung bestfriend ni Nana, bumalik pa nang Walking Street.

At sumama ako sa kanila..

Ayoko pang umuwi. Ayoko munang mag-isa. Ayoko nang pagkakataong nag-iisip ka. Inaliw ko ang sarili ko kasama si Janice at si Ray. Bumalik nang Candy Shop. Nakilala ang ilang mga pinoy. May pinakilala ding vocalist na may itsura na ang kwento eh nagpapaka lalaki sa stage pero ang totoo, kauri. Nung napanood ko, totoo nga. 

Maya maya, bumalik na naman kami sa Lucifer, andun na ang ilang mga pinoy pa. Andami. Mga nagbabanda din. Nagkukumpulan na sa labas. Tapos na kasi ang mga gig. Yung iba, off nila. At simula 8:00 pm pa sila nag-iinom. Inalok na ako nang shot. Eto na, alak na. I refused. Quotang quota na kasi ako talaga. Pero binulungan ako ni Ray na wag mag-refuse, pa-welcome daw sa akin yun. So I had no choice but to take it. Hala, nagtuloy tuloy na ang mga pangyayari. Kwentuhan. Shot. Pakikisama. Pag-aaliw. 

Ending balance = DRUNK!

Umexit na ako. Baka di na ako makauwi pag di pa ako makaalis. Baka pulutin na lang ako sa kalsada. Ramdam ko na yung tama. Nilakad ko uli yung pauwi ko. Pinilit kong makauwi nang maayos kahit umiikot ikot paligid ko. Ganun pala yung feeling. Damn shit! And I thought na babagsak ako pagdating sa apartment. But I wasn't. What the hell is wrong with me! This is not so me!

I went out. I went to 7-eleven. Bumili ako nang comfort food ko. I think it was what I needed. Magnum Ice Cream. Tumambay ako sa balcony. Nagmasid nang mga tao sa baba. Nagpapababa nang amats. Shit! I can't believe I'm experiencing all of this. Sabi nga nang isang friend dito, when you are in Pattaya, you get drunk. Well, ngayon lang to. Di na mauulit ito. Sana...

Thai Magnum

Una kong natikman ang Magnum Ice Cream sa Singapore bago ito naging hit sa Philippines. Sa Singapore pa lang, nakaka ilang ulit ako dahil ang sarap, not minding the price kasi sagot naman ni dad ang gastos ko. Haha. Until you realized how expensive this ice cream when it entered the market in the Philippines. But even if it still expensive and too much for some, I still love it. For a guy who has a sweet tooth, eating magnum is heaven for me. Haha.

So it was good to discover, when one day, here in Pattaya, when I went to 7-eleven to buy a chicken burger for my lunch, I saw Magnum in the ice cream freezer. Ang saya ko! Oo, masaya na ako sa fact na may magnum din dito. With a little difference in the packaging but still has the same sweet heavenly taste. Heavenly? Haha. Happy magnum life for me here in Thailand. My thai magnum! Haha.