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Ever wonder what it feels like to eat like the blind? Fumbling around with your fork and guessing what is on your plate. That's exactly what we did when we joined this new restaurant in Bangkok - Dine in the Dark.
Mmm... yumm... the fancy desert!
The experience was something really unique. It was interesting that without sight, we can "taste" food differently - what I thought was pork, turned out to be duck. Shows how reliant on sight we are, even for tasting. Maybe somehow we have learnt to use all our senses together, sort of integrated together - like you cant taste things if you have a cold.
But overall, the food was really yummy! And it looked even yummier once we were out and could see what we were served. It was also kinda weird that some of us thought the amount was not enough, though looking at the portions at exit, it was the usual amount that one would have for dinner.
Karynn also posted her view of the dinner on her blog.
Oh, they still have their offer on - 1 free bottle of wine for every 4 guests. Go like their FB page.
A day in March is the Makha Bucha Day. But this year is a special year, marking the 2,600th anniversary of Buddha's enlightenment day. So, there were a series of alms giving ceremonies around Bangkok. On March 24th, I went to witness the one in Chinatown where there were estimated about 30,000 monks gathered to receive alms from Buddhists. Had to wake up early as it starts at 6.30 am, but it was worth it. Here are some pictures.
Finally found a Wat for this blog… meet temple Vat Sop!!
Visit it in Luang Prabang, Laos. :)
There’s a thing called “That Dam” in Laos. I kid you not.
Its a stupa of some sort. “That” means stupa, so its literally called a “Dam stupa”! Anyway, its not a remarkable monument. In fact its just a small roundabout.
There’s something I like about this picture. First time really trying to play with camera settings to make the afternoon sun look very dark :)
When you go to Laos, particularly at Luang Prabang, you must go to the Kouang Si waterfalls. It would take some bargaining with the tuk-tuk driver, but its well worth spending half a day there particularly on a very hot day. Ok, I don’t have to say anything more, the pictures will convince you better.
Cool eh?
If you enter into Wat Po, there’s a little counter where you can donate money and write your name/wish/message on a tile that they would use for renovating this temple.
You write it down with pencil that they provide on the table.
But then, you walk a little bit, around the tree, and you see this guy doing this…
Uh huh! He’s washing the tiles so that they can use it again! Seesh, at least take some effort to hide it somewhere further away from the table lah. But that aside, Wat Po is still worth visiting.
The red shirts are doing a rally around Bangkok today.
Map taken from here.
Part of the route passes by near where I live. Rallies in Thailand are normally peaceful (even attended by kids). So, I thought this would be an interesting event to watch and photograph.
There are still many supporters of the red shirts. People rushing to the streets, dressed in red or carrying a red handkerchief to wave to the passing rally.
People of all ages were at the rally. Its sort of like a family outing. Even foreigners and dogs joined.
The train station had to close temporarily.
Police were around, of course.
Some people even take advantage of this to make some money.
More photos of the rally:
But, though it is a lot of people, just go back one alley and things feel normal again.
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