I recently just tried it, and I have to admit that's it pretty good.That's really not what it's called, either.It's actually named "American Fried Rice." It has no history of Americans actually cooking it, though. Rather, a chef [after seeing all the soldiers stationed in Thailand (this is 50 or so years ago)] decided that he'd make some fried rice that he believe Americans would like. It consists of no soy sauce; instead you use ketchup/catsup. Instead of oil, you'd use butter or margarine. Then he saw that a lot of the soldiers were eating raisins, so he stuck those in there, too. Then he heaped them onto a plate and put a miniature hot dog right next to the dish. Voila, American Fried Rice.There's a couple more steps to it, but you'll have to wait for me to come home and make it for you. [evil laughter]
More updates....Hmmm...... I believe I have mentioned of me being a model. I know it's tough to imagine me in high heels... I'm getting pretty decent at it!Oh and guess what.I designed a dress, and it has some Thai influence (mainly in the top). ...my teacher is helping me make so I can wear it in the catwalk. She likes my idea. How cool is that?! I'm going to be wearing a dress that I designed and made IN A FASHION SHOW!!! *screams*
I just made my first American Meal!!! Sticky Monkey Brains. Okay, it's not a meal, but still. It's American, and also goes under the name of Monkey Bread. They loved it, but because I'm in Asia [of course] people would eat one piece, say it's good, then say they can't eat any more because they'll get fat. *rolls her eyes* It's not like eating four small marble-sized biscuits covered in butter and sugar are going to make you 3x the size you are now. oh my gosh, 4 marble sized thingies... Oh well, my host grandmother was the only one who realized this, so she gobbled up the rest for me and had me offer a couple pieces to the guests and such. They liked it, but the same Asian result came up: uan. "Uan" means "fat" here, and it only means as an adjective. "Fat" as a noun here goes under a different name. So if you say "Mai chawp gin uan krup/kha," you're not saying "I don't like to eat fat," you're really saying :"I don't like to eat because it makes me fat." [mai=no, chawp=like, gin=eat, uan=fat(adj.)] I highly recommend, however, to not try and speak the Thai language when I write it in phonetics, though. You could be saying something else entirely. Please refer to my first couple Thailand blog entries as to why.
The following paragraph may contain some "nauseation" to the sensitive stomach. Readers have been warned.
I got my ears pierced yesterday at the mall!!! Yes, it was very sanitary. No, I didn't go to a "sokapok" (dirty) place. I went to a booth set up that I've bought earrings from before (and didn't turn my ears green). I bought a set of earrings that I believe are for sensitive skin (such as mine, and since I haven't had a problem with this brand, that's what I assume for now), and they sharpened the backs. ...they then proceeded to wipe everything down with alcohol again [they were already quite clean before], wiped my ear and their fingers [again]. Then they placed the earring on my ear... and pushed with their fingers until it popped through. Yes, it stung for the process, but to be rather honest, my ears haven't turned red at all since I've got them poked through with metal. Moei, my host sister, got hers done at the same place, and hasn't had any problems at all. She was the one who went with me yesterday to get them done.By the way, all the while she did the process, I watched her with the mirror she gave me.
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It's okay now, my sensitive-stomached readers. *giggles a little* All you need to know is that I got my second row of ear piercings done, finally. And I didn't pass out like the first time I got my ears pierced. (It's alright, you can call me a wuss and such, I don't mind.)
Oh, and yes it was okay for me to do so. I verified with Rotary already and such. Then after I got my ears pierced with my [host] sister Moei by my side, we went to eat a small bit of food, then walked around the mall. I bought one more set of earrings that were rather cute (one was a star and the other was a moon).
Afterwards, we went to the photo booth and had a little fun.Check it out. It was a special photo booth. We coule mess around with the pictures before we got them printed and paid for. So we had a little fun decorating our photos up.
http://picasaweb.google.co.th/gecko.on.the.wall/PhotoBoothWithMoei
There's a weird line in a couple of the photos, and I admit they're not of best quality, but that's only because they were snanned in to the computer. Then, of course, I updated and put more pictures in the "random" section. I will forever update "random." *grins* [6 new]
http://picasaweb.google.co.th/gecko.on.the.wall/CompletelyRandomPicturesFromThailand
Muahahaha.
Okay, I be going now. Later!
MoniNeko
P.S. I found the article online about me in the Galesburg newspaper. My mom supplied the link for me online while we were talking. It's a great article, and not just because it's about me. I like the writing style, especially the ending statement. That was kind of cool.
For those who didn't see it yet... I don't know how long it will be online, but here's the link to see it yourself.
http://www.galesburg.com/education/x1086977955
