Well last night I went to the Ioke beach house and had a sampling of various things, some made with the fish we caught. I think I have discovered that my disdain for lemon grass has been because I have never had it in the proper mixture; when it is mixed with the hot chili that they use it is very tasty. Po made a Barracuda soup that was fantastic, although they served me a bowl that was mild, then brought out the high octane stuff, saying they thought it might be too hot for me. I have to admit it was right at the edge of what I can handle but it was really good.
They just kept bringing out food; also insisted on refilling the wine glass every time it got low. I think you have to stop eating and drinking with something left over or they feel they have to keep serving.
Po also made some sashimi from the tuna tonight and brought it to the bar (Drifter's Reef, known as drifters) along with some of the hottest wasabi I have ever experienced.The moon is full tonight and it is very calm and quiet, until it starts to shower, and then it pours like crazy for a few minutes and clears up again. I got up early this am (around 5am) and it was still dark and the moon had set. The stars were great. Tonight I went for a swim in the lagoon behind the bar and then just hung out with one of the thais who was fishing.He only caught one little thing but it was so peaceful and pleasant out we just stood there for a while. Several times we saw small morays (about 18-24 inches, about the size of a small black snake, come right up to the edge of the water, actually partially out of the water, and then wait there for smaller fish to swim by and then they lunged out to grab their dinner. Not something I expected.
Well I am pooped after getting up so early. I'm trying to get in the habit of joining the early morning workout at the gym and maybe watch what I eat a little. Sowatti Khrap
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I am jealous of the food. Not so of the Television choices. The snorkeling sounds great.
Good thing you do not have broad band access or I would send you a link from youtube "the Clausen Heisman highlight real" it's set the jingle from the benny Hill show. You can only imagine how bad that is!
Beth asks; "with all morays, did you get a flashback to Jacqueline Bisset".
Actually I have frequently thought of the scene where the giant moray lunges out and swallows the guys head; I guess Bisset would be a far nicer picture to have in my head
OK, I'll bite. What is "Sowatti Khrap"? Thai for "silly white guy who thinks he's got a genuine salutation?"
Ah...I think you do have a point about spices and flavors. If they aren't balanced, they don't work. Was the wasabi the real thing? Cause it's like $90 a pound for the real thing, from a real root, and it's really really hot.
Sound idyllic. But, yes, be careful about emptying your cup. They will keep filling it...b
i'm with bruce what does
"Sowatti Khrap" mean? sounds rude.
ok, I'll help
Sawatdee Khrap means hello in thai. Kind of a standard greeting. Actually the Sawatdee is the greeeting. Then if you are male you add the Khrap at the end. If female you say Sawatdee Kha.
OK, fine. Food is spicy, fish are aggressive(scary swimming), and you can be sexist just saying hello. Where do you put 10 dump truck loads of floating crap from Japanese fishing vessels on a island of 2.5 square miles? It floats, you can't sink it. Burn it, blow it up??? Start a new island??
Phil asks if you are voted off Wake, will you have to go to the island of trash?
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