Monday, May 28, 2007

You know you are Thai when...

- You know that thai food exists beyond phad thai, green curry, and tom yum goong. you probably don't even consider anything served in oversea restaurants "thai" anyhow
- Forget dollar menus. you know the true value of a dollar (34 (CAD)/37 (US)Baht) and how far it could take you (and your stomach)
- Mama (instant noodle) fuels your soul.
- You're mad chill but you still say "mai pen rai" (It's ok.). See how polite we are....
- Nothing beats a hardcore session of back-cracking thai massage when your tired
- Your very long last name or your nickname (in english) tend to amaze people
- You don't mind drinking pop out of a plastic bag
- You watch "Lakorn" (soap), despite how predictable they are. slap that bitch, slap her.. slap her...
- You bargain even if it's already dirt cheap, you still bargain for the sake of it.
- You love the king and can't stand if somebody insults him. You have to defend!
- In April, you look forward to Songkran (Thai New Year- Water Festival) - but NOT the heat.
- You look for the 4-round "krueng prung" on the table. you need your extra dose of chili/sugar/vinegar/fish sauce to spice up your life
- Even though you don't want to admit it,
you know that she-boys could put real girls to shame.
- For some reason you know that Tiger Woods is part thai.
- You're sick of people asking you why you're not dark, and "thai? thai-wan?"
- You know the capital of thailand ain't bangkok. It's Krungtep. Krungtep mahanakorn amornratanakosin mahintaramahadirok noparatrachatani burirom udomrachaniwet mahasatarn umorn vimarn aowatarnsatit.
- You know that nobody uses Salung or 50 satang coins. They're useless. Nobody wants them - not even the ko tarns (beggar)....
- ... and it drives you crazy when some random cashier actually asks u for it ("12 baht 50 satang ka")
- You use 555 in chat instead of LOL.
- You buy food from street vendors even people say it's not clean.
- You love wearing flipflops. You wear them in any occasion.
And....
- When somebody takes your picture, for some reasons, you always end up with the V sign :p
V with Leo (Honduras)
V with Iwan (Indonesia)
Ploy and Sontaya (Thailand) and Vs
Thai cuties and German Rudolf with his V :)
Rose (Uganda) and my V
V with Manuel
Super V at Camp Squeah
V with one of my close friends, Tong

Cray V with Dima
V waiting for the flight to Saskatoon
My V and Dima's After square dance, V with Sim Sim and Rebekka
V with Manuel in Vancouver downtown

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