Holidays... : Eat, Drink and be Merry!

I am always hungry. No matter where I am, I need to munch some snacks every two hours when I'm awake, especially when my brains are idle. So, in Phuket, I was practically chewing and biting away every second.

On the first day, we were whisked away to the local dimsum shop. I expected it to be like our Malaysian style, waiters pushing trolleys with bamboo baskets containing little dumplings. However, it was very different. The moment we were seated, the waiter brought a tray of minute snacks (steamed and fried). All we had to do was point at our favourite dishes, and the waiter would place it on our table instantly. The most delicious delicacy at that shop was a piece of fish fillet in spicy, sweet and salty soup, served on a metallic saucer. Oooooooh... yummy! Stimulating our taste buds at eight in the morning!

And my! The cup we drank in were shrunk to a fifth of the giant Starbucks mug. I felt like a giant holding the handle of the cup with my thumb and index finger, the remaining three fingers sticking out like a lopsided 'three'.

In Thailand, every dish is loaded with spice. Even its fried chicken was seasoned with curry leaves, lemon grass, cinammon, turmeric, green and red chilli, etc. Every bite was an adventure, you never know what to expect.

At night, we had super-sour-spicy-salty-sweet mango salad, steamed fish, and stir-fried vegetables, on the hilltop. Ahhh... we were in seventh heaven.

The next morning we had Thai Laksa, where a variety of curry flavoured gravy were mixed and poured onto a place of freshly made rice noodles. Sprinkled on it, were finely sliced banana shoots, cucumber, pineapples, basil leaves and other plucked green leaves. A mixture of white,yellow,green, blue and red. A delightful concoction to brighten our day!

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