Sunday, November 26, 2017

Beer was on tap and the view was simply superb

The photo shows a glass of Portuguese beer, Super Bock. I ordered the locals favourite beer at a restaurant under the Ponte Luís I in Porto, Portugal at this time in 2013. The Ponte Luís I is a metallic bridge which crosses over the Douro River and connects the city of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia. The restaurant was in Porto side, so the view that I was viewing while I was drinking the good beer was Vila Nova de Gaia that is the city known as the home of Port wine. Overall, I had a very nice experience at the restaurant under the Ponte Luís I. The good beer, delicious food, and the fantastic view. Everything was to die for.

Thursday, November 23, 2017

What would I do without Ps?

I took this photo while I was being a typical tourist who got so excited in a capsule of the London Eye in London, England, the United Kingdom. Since I was on the London Eye, I had better chances to take some Bond-ish photos from there. So I tried, of course. Even though some of the must-sees in London were located with their back to the light unfortunately. In that case, what would I do without Adobe Photoshop afterwards. Today I got some spare time to do so, so I manipulated one of my photos with some functions of Adobe Photoshop and the photo on this photo is the result. It's worth in its normal condition, but I think it's gotten much better with fabulous Photoshop functions.

Sunday, November 19, 2017

I was there, right in the middle of happy foodies

I took this photo while I was waiting for my dinner was served at a river view restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand. First of all, I ordered a bottle of Singha and then flipped a menu to see what they have and what looked good. I chose a few of the locals favourites like Pad Pak Boong Fai Daeng (Thai: ผัดผักบุ้ง or ผัดผักบุ้งไฟแดง), Tom Yum Kung Nam Khon (Thai: ต้มยำกุ้งนำ้ข้น) and some Thai rice. Then I started to enjoy viewing the exotic twilight view and the atmosphere. It was a lot of pleasure being there as a part of happy foodies from all over the world.

Sunday, November 12, 2017

หมูแดดเดียว & ข้าวเหนียว

The photo shows a can of Thai beer Chang, Moo Dad Deaw (Thai: หมูแดดเดียว), Khao Neaw (Thai: ข้าวเหนียว), and a cup of Nam Chim (Thai: นำ้จิ้ม). Moo Dad Deaw (Thai: หมูแดดเดียว) is like deep-fried sun-dried pork strip, Khao Neaw (Thai: ข้าวเหนียว) is Thai sticky rice. Also, dipping sauces are called Nam Chim (Thai: นำ้จิ้ม) in Thai. I've got Moo Dad Deaw (Thai: หมูแดดเดียว) and Khao Neaw (Thai: ข้าวเหนียว) with some spicy dipping sauce at a food stall on Soi Diana in Pattaya, Thailand and had them with a can of Chang in my hotel room. They are a match made in heaven.

Saturday, November 11, 2017

ข้าวคลุกกะปิ

The photo shows Khao Khluk Kapi (Thai: ข้าวคลุกกะปิ). It's a type of Thai fried rice, but its taste is not that simple as you might have imagined from the word "fried rice". The rice of Khao Khluk Kapi (Thai: ข้าวคลุกกะปิ) is stir-fried fried rice with Thai shrimp paste (a.k.a. Kapi, Thai: กะปิ). That shrimp paste makes the fried rice tastes super. Basically, ข้าวคลุกกะปิ is served with a few variety of vegetables, some meat, deep-fried chili peppers, sliced omelette, just like the photo shows. I bought a pack of ข้าวคลุกกะปิ at a food stall on Pattaya Central Road in Pattaya, Thailand. It was delicious, absolutely. So I went back to the same food stall again and again, and I wanna go again.

Sunday, November 5, 2017

Hello, Teddy!

I took this photo in front of Teddy Bear Museum in Pattaya, Thailand. I haven't been to the inside of the museum, but I'm always interested in visiting there. Since the museum is located at the corner of Pattaya Beach Road and Pattaya Soi 1, I have walked around in front of the museum many times. The huge Golden Teddy Bear was a very popular icon to take photos with, so this photo is my only photo of the huge Golden Teddy Bear without any other selfie lovers. I took this photo early in the morning, slightly before the place would be packed.

Saturday, November 4, 2017

She's he?

I took this photo when I went to visit Tiffany's Show Pattaya, in North Pattaya, Thailand. I scored a third row seat and I really enjoyed watching the cabaret show. Also, I was gobsmacked to see how stunning transsexual dancers were. The show was amazing. It worth a visit (and then some more). During the shows, taking photos were not allowed. However, after the fantastic show was over, the stunning dancers were going to outside. There, taking photos were allowed whether with them or with one of your favourite dancer. Anyways, don't gorget to tip.

Friday, November 3, 2017

แกงป่าไก่ and then some

The photo shows แกงป่าไก่ (Pronunciation: Kaeng Pa Gai). แกงป่า (Pronunciation: Kaeng Pa) is a type of Thai spicy soup. It's well known as "Jungle Curry" amongst the tourists from all walks of life. That time, I ordered my jungle curry with chicken (Thai: ไก่, Pronunciation: Gai) for dinner at a restaurant on Soi Buakhao in Pattaya, Thailand. I also ordered a Thai fresh shrimps salad กุ้งแชน้ำปลา (Pronounciation: Kung Chae Nam Pla). Both of them tasted very nice and I enjoyed the dinner so much.