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Farm fresh they have little flavour - mostly just the subtle taste of the oil that they've been cooked in When hawked from street carts however that oil may not be too piquant (and the bugs may taste a little insecticidey) .

Getting eyeball to eyeball with one of these critters first thing in the morning aint such a bad thing Being as they are (like the fabled Big Kahuna Burger) the cornerstone of any nutritious breakfast .

No better start to the day than piping hot Oolong and a few dhan tat .

MBK conspiracies (whatever next !) new one on me (note to self more tin foil on this weeks shopping list) @ opti exactly right (if only bitter ole TT could be as 'gruntled') .

I do like it when you open the curtains and the rain has cleared the heat haze, the smog has gone for a while, and you are afforded some visibility for a change. I never tire of being greeted by this panorama. Its a chore to leave it to descend down to street level for another day in 'the office' .

Today is the day that the monks come out (Ork) after a three month confinement to the temple during the '"Rains" (Phansa) Traditionally a young man elects to ordain as a monk once at least for a Rains retreat. These 'short timers' can be spotted at the tail end of the procession of monks (rules of seniority apply ) and some have pre-grown a degree of head hair in readiness for the imminent disrobing. Its a big day on the Thai calendar where people 'make merit' (translated literally from Tam Boon) by giving sweet foods etc to the monks at some ungodly hour of the morning . The monks preceded by a Buddha statue (on wheels) wind their interminable way between a double column of chairs stocked with awaiting offerings aided by a retinue of helpers humping away countless sackfulls of goodies (this year thoughtfully being sent on the way to the flood victims of Nakon Sawan province). But what have we here?: A canine merit maker (apparently) .

Nah Piek never was the 'Costco of Super Reps' oft imagined Dreams of sauntering along stocked shelves of mouth watering watches while engaging in knowledgeable rep waffle with the proprietor, are just that...misinformed dreams Squeezing information and or watches out of 'old grumpy' himself (or heaven forbid, his sister)is as good as it gets at that couple o' square meters of hallowed rep ground .

Spork Over the Pearl River .

Dont sound off like a slack jawed Rolex - o - phile there Ken Yes all have gen counterparts .

Hook up today with a goodly supplier of the arcane and unusual in rep watches - Ive not seen him for a while I was particularly taken with these: Gen: http://www.ablogtoread.com/chopard-l-u-c-louis-ulysse-tribute-convertible-watch/ .

Youll note its not in my sales section but the Rolex Area

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. At least till you know your "L"s from your "C"s or Your "U"s from your "I I"s :lol: .

Mmm Well for sure he would have failed the usual litmus test for telling if a Thai is asleep.... 'Has he stopped eating?' .