Egg and Mussels at Tops Market

My friends told me that I am fortunate to be in Thailand because I have the opportunity to taste some Thai dishes. I agree with them when they said that Thai dishes are delicious. I have one complaint, though. The dishes here in Thailand are too spicy!

I experienced crying and having a runny nose while eating lunch at an eatery during my first week in Thailand. I ordered a very spicy fried fish. Since then, I vowed to be very careful in ordering food at Thai restaurants.

That was a long time ago. I now have eaten a lot of Thai dishes and my mouth is getting accustomed to the spiciness. My usual haunt outside of my room is the Tops Market, which can be found in many malls around Bangkok. The supermarket has a food court, which offers affordable and delicious food.

One lunchtime, I decided to try the egg omelette with mussels and bean sprouts.
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Omelette with Mussels

The dish is placed on a sizzling hot plate. You can see the bean sprouts and the omelette. The mussels are underneath the egg. This dish is 40 Baht, which I think is relatively cheap.

I also ordered rice for 10 Baht. The total cost of my lunch is now 50 baht.
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Rice with bean sprouts and mussels
Rice plus mussels and bean sprouts.

The omelette is spicy, as usual. The egg is well-cooked. The problem is the mussels because they tasted half-cooked. I am not fan of half-cooked seafood. I want them fully cook so as to remove the “fishy” smell.

I will not order this dish the next time I go to Tops Supermarket.

How about you? Do you like Thai dishes? If you answer “yes”, can you tell me your favorite Thai dish? I want to try them.

Please type your answer in the comment box below.
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All I Want for Christmas


Xoxo_Grah of the Chicturista blog tagged me a question about what I want for Christmas. Unfortunately, I didn't notice her tag because I wasvery busy last December. I only saw her post 3 days after Christmas.

It is not too late, however, to say my Christmas wishes because the the Christmas Season will actually end at the Epiphany, which is on January 6. Also, Christmas will happen again on December 25 of this year. Since it is several months before the next Christmas, my wishes will echo my long-term plans for AD 2013.
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Christmas tree


Here are the rules:

1. Kindly use the same TITLE as well as the FIRST PHOTO that I put here (that blurry picture of a Christmas Tree).
2  List 6 things that you want to receive for Christmas.
3. Tag 6 of your friends to make the same post (no tag backs).
4. Send the link, so I could check it out too.

Since this is a late post, I will disobey Rule 3. Here are my wishes for the coming Christmas:

1. Deeper Faith
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Praying the Rosary
(Source: USCCB)

Regular readers will see this coming. :-) But yes, that is one of my fervent wish. To deepen my faith in our God. Hopefully, I am a better person next Christmas.

2. Complete Family
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Family
(Source: USS Parenting)

I want to see my love ones in good health and safe from any harm next Christmas.

3. Wedding
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Catholic wedding
(Source: Hakimsons Films)

One of my great wishes is to become a husband this year. I am crossing my fingers for this. Hope that I am already a married man next Christmas.

4. Good health
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Healthy heart
(Source: HWIA)

I can't achieve my first three wishes if I am not healthy. So, I hope that I am in good health for this whole year.

5. Better Work Output
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Men at work.
(Source: Winship)

Work is not only for making money but also for serving other people. I wish that I will be a better employee.

6. A Better Blog
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Blog
(Source: Increase RSS)


Yes. I want to have ablog with better layout, more readers, more commenters and more earnings. I have to work double-time for this blog to make these happen.

So, these are my grand wishes for the next Christmas. I hope that I will be able to accomplish these things this year. Carpe diem!