Sunday, March 15, 2009--Pattaya

Sunday, March 15, 2009--Pattaya

A lazy, lazy day! We all slept late (until 8 a.m.) and had a leisurely breakfast, worked on the blog posting for Saturday, and tried to figure out what to do today. By the time we felt like moving around, it was noon and Wit volunteered to go out and get us a "light snack".

One thing you need to understand is that there is apparently not a Thai equivalent of the English phrase "light snack"--I base this on the fact that everytime Wit goes out to get a light snack, we end up with a buffet, LOL! This time was no different--we had enough food for a full meal. You can see the food here:

After we ate, no one was much in the mood to do anything, so everyone opted for a nap.

When we all got up, Julian, Joe, and Don went for a walk along the beach. It was a very nice sunset and the weather was really pleasant. Here is a picture:

On the way back to the house, Julian and Don spied the tell-tale smokestack of the vendor who sells the delicious ribs that we had last week. We immediately ran over and bought almost all of his ribs--16 ribs in all, for about $4 US. They were delicious! But, it ruined our plans for dinner at Mignon, but everyone agreed that this was OK. We decided to get an ice cream cake to start Joe's birthday celebration a day early, so we went out to get the cake. Julian had seen a decent looking ice cream cake at one of the local markets, so we went there and got one and brought it back to the house. Here is a picture of Joe about to blow out the candle on his piece of cake:

After the birthday celebration, we watched another episode of "Dexter" and then called it a night.

Tomorrow: A trip to Homeworks to look at sprinkler pumps and outdoor lighting; a return to the local fresh market to get another bag of Thai tea; possibly a trip to Central Festival to look at dishes; and dinner for Joe's birthday at Preecha.