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Sri Shan Curry & Such review

Sri Shan Curry & Such is an eating establishment offering "authentic rich aromatic Southern Indian cuisine" that opened its doors recently. There aren't a lot of authentic South Indian food in Kuching so I went with *x to check out the place. She was buying lunch.

Sri Shan Curry & Such is located at Jalan Ban Hock and has interesting décor at the open entrance which looks like a cross between an elephant and Bigfoot. Sri Shan Curry & Such is a large establishment that spans two shop lots and there are ample seating arrangements.

There are vegetarian options for the ones who practice vegetarianism...

...and meat for the rest of us normal people. ;)

This is ayam kurma (chicken cooked South Indian style) which goes for RM 5.

This is kambing paratal (lamb cooked in a sweet and spicy sauce) which goes for RM 6.

She also ordered deep fried vegetables at RM 1.50.

The food comes with saffron rice (RM 6) and a cracker.

We also ordered some dhal (free) to go with the saffron rice.

It was a great meal, and I really liked the lamb. The total damage came up to RM 22 inclusive of drinks which *x says is overpriced compared to another authentic Indian cuisine outlet.

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Malaysia's Independence Day

Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka! Malaysia celebrates its 49th year of independence from British colonials today. ;)

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The Final Solution: The day I tried to kill myself

I don't even know how it started but I was having suicidal thoughts for the past two days. I even made plans to "finish" everything e.g. get my hard disk home (photos) and had thought about which was the best way to go (jumping is not coz just in case I didn't die, my balls won't survive the fall and my offspring-to-be will be thwarted).

I planned to use my cigarette break to get out of ICU and then grab a scalpel on my way out to slit my throat. I had also planned to have the backup option of getting a box cutter from the front desk (grab it if I have to) and slitting my wrists.

I had also considered (though not to a great extent) running over to the pharmacy and swallowing a bottle of pills (won't work coz they'll just pump my stomach and shove me with a huge medical bill and I'll still be alive).

I stole a syringe from the ICU and a pair of big scissors I intended to stab my vital organs with. I called my dad telling him that I love him and told him to tell my mom that I said "Hello". I also asked him to finish my business (hard disk) for me in not so many words. He said he'll pray for me.

I tried to go to the toilet to lock myself in but the ICU nurse found me out. He asked to check my pants and he found the scissors and syringe. I was watched like a hawk after that. I looked around the entire place for sharp things and I finally found one...a fire extinguisher encased in pure, thick glass.

I looked at the glass and I told myself to smash it and get a large piece of broken glass to slit my wrists. I said I'll count to ten and I'll jump over and do it.

10...9...8...

3...2...1...

I jumped out of bed and smashed the thick glass with my fist. I could hear the ICU nurses running over and I knew I had to be quick. I pulled out a big piece of solid glass with my bare hands (got a lot of cuts on my palm coz of that) and slit my wrist.

It was too blunt. I had to stab it in.

"Mr. Poh! Don't do this!"

I stopped in my tracks. I don't know why but having your named called when you're about to commit suicide just brings you back. I looked at her.

"This glass isn't even sharp", I said while halfheartedly slitting my wrists.

I knew I wasn't going to kill myself then.

There was blood all over the place from the broken glass and my right arm which grazed through the thick glass and where it nearly passed through muscle.

The next few moments passed in a blur. One nurse held my hand to stem the bleeding (was bleeding like a pig) and another got gauze and another got the RMO (Resident Medical Officer) to come up to stitch me up.

I was manic at this point, cracking jokes and making small talk and said to put the broken glass on my bill (they didn't). The RMO came in and started to suture me. I said I didn't want any opiates and not even topical analgesics like lidocaine/lignocaine coz I quit drugs.

He said "This is cruel" while stitching me over and over. I didn't even feel a thing. I told him I like physical pain but I have emotional/psychological pain.

He was impressed when I was stitched up. "Wow, you didn't even move despite having no painkillers".

I repeated my stance on physical vs. psychological pain.

I got bandaged on my wrist for superficial wounds as well as on my fist for various cuts and incisions from the broken glass.

It's ironic that the most serious wound (the one that pieced through muscle) was the one sustained while punching through the glass with my bare hands.

I got transferred to Sarawak General Hospital and nearly to Kota Sentosa Psychiatric Hospital. Luckily, I answered all the right questions and was too sedated (they gave me a sedative, not a benzo coz I would have had tolerance and they knew) from something so I fell asleep and woke up in SGH.

They don't allow you to smoke in SGH so I had to resort to smoking Nicorette Inhalers. I nearly wanted to kill myself again. ;)

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Lunch Box Café review

Lunch Box Café is located at Travillion Mall and I went there for lunch with Joanne to check out the place. Lunch Box Café is small compared to other eating establishments there and it seems to cater to people who actually work there.

There is a chalkboard lunch special that has a set lunch for RM 4.50 and Heineken beer at RM 19.50 per jug which we both went for. The décor is reasonably presentable with the water feature...

...and miscellaneous pieces of art inside the cramped space.

Lunch Box Café, as previously mentioned, is not a big place and you can practically see through the eating establishment from the exterior.

This is the food counter where you get to choose the stuff you want with your rice for the lunch special.

There are various meats and vegetables on offer and its cooked Malay style. You have the option of one (1) meat and one (1) vegetable.

This is Joanne's dish - she ordered ayam masak merah (literally "red cooked meat") and a vegetable which I don't know the name of.

This is mine - I had the same meat but went for brinjals for my vegetable option. There is cincalok (fermented shrimp) served with the lunch special.

There are also a la carte options at Lunch Box Café - we ordered the Hula Hoop Salad (RM 7.20) which is described as "Deep fried popcorn chicken, pineapple and mixed greens tossed in home made salad dressing".

We had to do the tossing ourselves and I highly doubt that the Thousand Island Sauce is home made but it tasted great. It's inspired by KFC's Garden Salad with Popcorn Chicken [sixthseal.com] but better coz the chicken was piping hot.

Cheers to drinking at 2 pm in the afternoon! ;)

It's always 5 o' clock somewhere, right?

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Syringe pen

This is a pen that looks like a bloody used syringe that I got from God's Absent for 70 Baht (about RM 7). I really like it coz it looks so much like a used syringe that it gets double takes from people when I pull it out.

It's the pen for me. :)

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Thumb people

This is thumb people courtesy of:

Joanne (right thumbs)

Cherie (left thumbs)

Before you ask, no, we were not sober. ;)

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BDC Taiwan Beef Noodle

BDC Taiwan Beef Noodle is located in BDC and the stall is manned by a proprietor who makes the best beef noodles I've ever had to date.

The large beef noodles (RM 5) come with a generous helping of beef and noodles. The liberal portions can be seen in the chunks of beef on top of the noodles.

This is what it looks like after being mixed up a little. The beef noodles taste great and the broth is hearty too, so you can drink it together with the noodles. I'm not a big fan of soupy noodles but this won me over.

The stall is located at the curiously named How-You Café.

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Gourmet Market @ Siam Paragon

Siam Paragon is the newest shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand and it would be heresy not to check out the latest and greatest after all the comments about Siam Paragon. Dubbed "The Pride of Bangkok", I went with my gf one night to walk around the mall (it's a lot like KLCC) and eat at the Gourmet Market.

Siam Paragon is an imposing building catering to upscale shoppers and has an Ocean World (aquarium) and a cinema attached to the building. The décor is absolutely amazing both indoors and outdoors and the sheer newness of the building is overwhelming.

The main entrance to Siam "The Pride of Bangkok" Paragon is via a glittering glass façade. There are No Photography signs but I took photos anyway and no one stopped me (my gf reckons it's coz I look like a tourist).

Siam Paragon is practically a maze to navigate, much like the first time you step into MidValley Megamall. There are escalators everywhere and it's hard to get out of the place (we had to ask for directions).

Siam Paragon, as previously mentioned, is home to up market labels like Emporio Armani (check out the creepers on the levels)...

...but we were there to eat so we went to the Gourmet Market.

The first thing we ate was the hilariously named "Wrapped A Noodle With A Pork" for 50 Baht (RM 5).

It tasted great, despite the Engrish name. Very Thai, with the pork.

Next, we went to iBerry for some sorbet.

This is us, my apologies for the mosaic, it is necessary.

Next up was a trip to get some Minced Crab Meat + Crab Meat Sausage + Shrimp Meat Sausage (120 Baht).

It comes in a set and we ate it right there at the counter...definitely tourists. ;)

This is easily the best meal of our gourmet market adventure. I love the minced crab meat stuffed back into the shell of the crab.

The next thing we ate (highly recommended by my gf) was fermented pork sausage (110 Baht).

The lady at the counter mixed the fermented pork with a rice ball (pictured above) and asked us if we wanted chillis (probably coz we look like tourists). I told her to make it as she would serve a Thai customer coz I'm a big fan of spicy food.

It's a Thai delicacy and it tasted great! It has an interesting texture and it's spicy as hell. One funny incident happened during this gourmet food tour - we actually recommended the fermented pork to strangers (a couple from Singapore) and they thanked us for it. Heh!

Having satiated our appetites, we walked into Paragon Department Store and I got my gf some cosmetics. The litmus test of love is to see if your bf actually tags around when you go shopping for "boring" stuff like cosmetics. ;)

There was a Porsche on display at Siam Paragon too.

Siam Paragon is a great shopping mall...it truly earns the tagline "The Pride of Bangkok".

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Shabu shi by Oishi review

Shabu shi is a unique "shabu-shabu and sushi buffet in Kaiten style" restaurant located right smack dab in the middle of Pat Pong in Bangkok. The place charges 199 baht (about RM 20) for an all-you-can-eat buffet of shabu shabu (not that kind, the Japanese steamboat) and sushi. The name "Shabu shi" is a contraction of the words "Shabu shabu" and "Sushi".

My gf was pretty hungry at the time (you don't want to be near her when she's hungry) so we went in and got seated. It turns out that there was a long line of people there - it's a very popular place with the locals. I tried bribing the attendant with 1000 baht (RM 100) to "bump up our position in the queue" (that's how scary she is when she's hungry) but he didn't bite.

It took us a good 15 minutes of waiting before we got out turn. Shabu shi has bar style seating and table style seating arrangements, both of which are connected to a sushi train (conveyer belt) like contraption that has colored plates depicting the different dishes available for the steamboat and also sushi.

Shabu shi lays out the table with a bowl, a plate, eating instruments, dipping sauce and wasabi. There is an indention in front of every person which is where the shabu shabu (Japanese steamboat) goes into. The 199 baht admission price also allows you to a free flow of drinks ranging from tea to sodas as well as ice cream for dessert.

The water was set to a boil by using an individually controlled heat sensor located at the bottom of the place and we started to get plates of food to put into the boiling broth. Shabu shi has a wide range of Japanese steamboat ingredients ranging from clams to pork slices. Mmm...pork.

I dumped the stuff I like into the indented pot of boiling broth and waited for it to cook. The proper way to eat shabu shabu is to swish it around (shabu shabu literally means "swish swish" in Japan) but I couldn't be bothered and I wanted to batch eat. ;) I had a really heroic amount of empty plates stacked up too, but the overtly industrious people and Shabu shi kept on taking them away.

The cooking didn't take long and I scooped up the stuff into the small bowl for eating. I don't really like tofu btw, in fact, I hate it, but my gf dumped it into my soup anyway.

Itadakimasu!

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T-shirts from Bangkok

These are some of the t-shirts I got from Bangkok. My gf told me it'll fill the surface area of an entire bed and I didn't believe her so she arranged them...and much to my chagrin, there were more t-shirts left. The bed wasn't enough to hold them. It's all good though, some of my favorites are:

I'm a virgin
(This is a really old T-shirt)

Sorry girls, I'm gay

Life is full of choices
(Photos of different strains of cannabis)

You are here
(Image of female performing fellatio)

Bad
(Picture of beer and driving)
Good
(Picture of beer and a couple copulating)

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Bangkok Best Coffee (BBC)

Bangkok Best Coffee seems to be a franchise in Thailand and I went to check it out after seeing it one too many times (it's a compulsion I have, I can't stand seeing something multiple times and not go ;)).

I don't know if they deserve the moniker Bangkok Best Coffee but their coffee is alright...and most importantly it's got caffeine in it.

I just realized that I have so many Bangkok back posts that it'll take me ages to clear...

Got meth caffeine?

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McDonald's Foldover McValue Meal (New Recipe)

McDonald's came out with a new and improved version of their Grilled Chicken Foldover [sixthseal.com] for reasons which I can't comprehend since the first implementation tasted fine to me.

I capitalized on the new 2 am closing hours and went to McDonald's at 1 am in the morning to check out their Grilled Chicken Foldover with the new recipe.

The Foldover McValue Meal costs RM 9.90 for a large meal with fries and Coke. I noticed that the packaging for the Grilled Chicken Foldover has changed as well.

The Grilled Chicken Foldover now comes in a muted brown instead of a dark rouge packaging and the graphics has been given an overhaul as well, probably to differentiate the "old" Grilled Chicken Foldover and the "new" Grilled Chicken Foldover.

The ad for the new Grilled Chicken Foldover describes it as "Lightly-grilled chicken patties, fresh lettuce, onions and tomatoes. Now with enhanced garlic flavor in our mayonnaise and added veggies like carrots, red and white cabbage."

The same flatbread and dual chicken patty concept is used and the only recipe changes are garlic and some vegetables. I ate it last night and it tasted the same to me.

I honestly can't tell the difference between the old and new Grilled Chicken Foldover.

I'm sorry, but I just can't.

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Fun with rambutans and bananas

There was a complimentary fruit basket labeled "Thailand Exotic Fruits" in Siam City Hotel, Bangkok where we stayed, and I just couldn't resist...

(insert caption)

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The Style by Toyota

The Style by Toyota is a huge café cum concept store located at Siam Square in Bangkok. We saw the illuminating lights changing colors on the imposing glass enclosed building and wanted to check it out but it was closed.

I went the next day with my gf to The Style by Toyota and I must admit, it certainly impressed me like no other concept store...it's gotta be the best place to hang out in Bangkok. The Style by Toyota is sponsored by Toyota and it's not just about cars but more of an art establishment.

There are Thai girls manning the counter with a friendly "Sawadee!" and I got them to pose for a photo. The place is very chill and the ambience exudes friendliness.

The first thing you see in this art cum concept store facility is a working concept car by Toyota as the main display. There is a cordon around it...

....but it's a great photo op nevertheless.

The Style by Toyota has a coffee and juice bar at the ground floor of the three floor structure. There are LCD and plasma screens practically everywhere displaying Toyota ads.

There is also merchandise on display...

...and we realized that there was an anime fest going on in there coz some people were in costume.

I got some of the girls to pose for me.

Cosplay is fun.

The seating arrangements at The Style by Toyota range from the comfortable but futuristic...

...to the more esoteric ones that look out of the glass building for a great view of Bangkok.

The entire design of the place just screams "Art" and it gave me a really uncomfortable urge to smash something. ;)

There are seating arrangements right on the staircase for two...

...and single seats in front of an interactive Toyota flat screen monitor.

There are even balls of fluffy cushions to sit on while you browse through architecture books if you're so inclined.

The bookshelves that lines The Style by Toyota is not limited to books about visual art but also music (though strangely, nothing about cars).

I got my coffee and sat at one of the touch screen interactive Toyota LCD monitors. There are games (one of which I played to the point of obsession with my gf to see who has a better score)...

...and even a touch screen ordering system that allows you to order a coffee straight from where you're seating instead of going downstairs.

I tried it. It works.

The Style by Toyota is a must visit if you're ever in Bangkok. It is a concept store unlike any other out there.

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SKL strawberry cigarettes

I was at Point One and noticed a new range of cigarettes from Switzerland. It's called SKL and comes with various flavors with two premium flagship brands.

I got the SKL Strawberry which is described on the pack as "strawberry cigarettes tastefully blended with pipe tobacco".

The cool factor in the cigarette lies in the presentation - the entire cigarette is black. It's really neat, for a lack of a better adjective at this hour of the night.

SKL Strawberry smokes really well too, at least in my not-so-humble-opinion. Cherie and Joanne said it tastes like incense. I like it, but your milage may vary. I'm going to try the others in the SKL range.

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Hard Rock Cafe, Bangkok

This is Hard Rock Cafe in Bangkok.

We went to the Hard Rock Café Retail Store...

...and got matching Hard Rock Café Bangkok 2006 Limited Edition t-shirts as a souvenir.

Update:

This is the matching tees that we got. It says 1991-2006 "15 Years of Rock" Hard Rock Café Bangkok.

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What are you on?

I'm currently on:

Prozac (fluoxetine) 20 mg

This is Thailand Prozac coz I ran out of Prozac while in Bangkok and had to get my gf to go to a drugstore (chemist/pharmacy) to get it for me at Siam Square. It cost 1100 baht (about RM 110) for a single blister pack of 20 mg Prozac so its more expensive than Malaysia.

I take from 2 to 7 capsules every morning (about 40 mg to 120 mg) with an average of 5 capsules (100 mg) for my depression. I know, it's bad to self-medicate but I've been on it for months now and it's doing me good.

Remeron SolTab (mirtazepine) 15 mg

Remeron SolTab is the new orodispersible (meaning it dissolves in your mouth) version of mirtazepine, another antidepressant which I take at night.

Remeron helps me sleep as well, so I can lower down my nightly dose of benzodiazepines for my insomnia/anxiety.

I take one tablet at night with my antipsychotic medication (Risperdal) before I go to sleep. It's supposed to help with my depression too.

Rivotril (clonazepam) 2 mg

Rivotril is the only benzodiazepine that I'm taking now - I'm on a taper plan for this too. I take 2 x 2 mg (4 mg of clonazepam) at night for my benzo dependency and I'm trying to get it down to 2 mg within three months.

Risperdal (risperidone) 2 mg

Risperdal is an antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia. My psychiatrist says that I have unusual thoughts and my gf reckons that it's used to treat my manic phases.

I take one and half tablets every night with my Remeron for 3 mg of Risperdal daily. Risperdal has a nasty side effect that I noticed - it is very difficult to orgasm when steady state plasma concentrations have been reached.

What medication(s) are you on?

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Project Pasta: Bloody Gnocchi

Project Pasta was instantiated this evening on an impulse with my girlfriend. We decided to go to Ting & Ting - a local import specialty shop - to get the ingredients to cook gnocchi (it's a pretentious Italian word for conk shaped pasta) at the sixthseal.com kitchen.

Bloody Gnocchi recipe:
Barilla Gnocchi
Hormel Real Bacon Bits
500 grams of ground beef
Monini Olio olive oil
San Remo Italian Double Concentrate Tomato Paste
duChef Tomato Puree
Grozette Formaggio da Pasta (cheese)
McCormick Season-All salt
McCormick Mixed Herbs

The sauce was prepared using my gf's secret recipe of Hormel Real Bacon Bits sautéed in hot olive oil. McCormick Mixed Herbs was also added into the mixture and stirred for about a minute.

The resulting olive oil, bacon bits and herb mixture was transferred from the ceramic pot into a frying pan and the entire 500 gram bag of local Ting & Ting ground beef was added and cooked until the beef turned brown.

This is what the olive oil, bacon bits (the secret to the taste), herb, and ground beef sauce base should look like after cooking with a spatula. It should be noted that constant agitation is necessary to allow even heat to permeate the, er...meat.

Meanwhile, another ceramic pot was filled with boiling water and added with salt (McCormick Season-All Salt) in preparation to cook the gnocchi. The gnocchi takes about 14 minutes to cook so it is advisable to do this first if it hasn't been done already. ;)

Back to the sauce, San Remo Italian Double Concentrate Tomato Paste was added to the ground beef mixture in the frying pan and mixed thoroughly. The ground beef should be slightly brownish at this point if you left the heat on.

Next step involves the transfer of the ground beef and tomato paste mixture back to the ceramic pot and the addition of duChef Tomato Puree (which she told me is different from tomato paste - to be honest, I can't tell the difference). The sauce is mixed thoroughly until everything is blended evenly.

The pasta should be cooked at this point so we scooped up the gnocchi into two plates...

...and added the sauce on top.

This is what the gnocchi looks like when it's done - there is cheese sprinkled on top of the sauce (to taste).

It was dubbed Bloody Gnocchi and we had it for dinner just now with skim milk. It was delicious!

...and it's really fun to cook too. :)

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Bangkok Transit System (BTS) guide

BTS or the Bangkok Transit System is the fastest and cheapest way to get around Bangkok. BTS is a train much like the LRT and they offer airport services via the BTS Skytrain network too.

The BTS trains are operated using a coupon system - the tickets are bought at the respective train stations...

...and used in the turnstiles to exit or enter the station.

The train station closest to Siam City Hotel Bangkok is Phaya Thai station (3 minutes walk) and the BTS network connects this station to stations which are in Pat Pong, Siam Square, Siam Paragon etc. Basically, you can get to anywhere you want to go in Bangkok city using the BTS.

This is what a BTS ticket looks like - it's a coin operated vendor machine dispensed magnetic strip card that has a preloaded value onto it. Two train stops costs just 15 baht (about RM 1.50) so it's the most affordable method to get around Thailand.

BTS trains are long and relatively new, much like its counterpart in Melbourne, Australia except that it runs on suspended rails instead of on the ground.

Here is a peek inside a BTS train. It's usually packed with people at all times of the hour but the same thing can be said of Bangkok.

Sure, the BTS connects you to strange stations like On Nut and Mo Chit but get around the initial chuckle with the names and you'll be fine. :)

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Coffee Bean Honeydew Ice Blended

Coffee Bean has been my regular hangout for the past couple of days, being the pretentious fuck I am (read related posts to get the joke) and I noticed they had a new promotion going - the Honeydew Ice Blended.

Perfect! Nothing like a nice honeydew ice blended drink to take the edge off the day while seated al fresco with my friends sipping the drink and smoking cigarettes while the Air Pollutant Index (API) breaches the 150 mark. It's like sipping pina coladas in the Bahamas, I swear.

This is perhaps one of the more defining sixthseal.com shots - the obligatory "Hello, I am making your drink, sir" shot.

The Coffee Bean Honeydew Ice Blended goes for RM 12 and comes with a whipped cream topping - it's a very refreshing drink on a hazy evening. The cake is an Oreo Extreme cheesecake. It's great too.

Meet the cast in the making of the Coffee Bean Honeydew Ice Blended post!

(oops...wrong coffee establishment)

That's actually Frappe.

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Koko, Bangkok

Koko is an eating establishment in the busy Siam Square district of Bangkok, Thailand. I went in with MDC coz she was really hungry and it's the nearest restaurant.

Koko seems to be popular with the locals as a lot of Thai natives were in there when we walked in and only one person speaks English.

I take that as a good sign for authentic Thai food. The interior of Koko is nicely decorated with interesting pieces like this plant in a test tube.

I had Thai iced coffee (which tastes like the iced coffee over here) and MDC had mineral water since we both had the runs after eating street food the night before. The interesting thing about Thai tube ice is that it's much smaller in diameter than ours.

Lunch was ordered a la carte with rice and this is the appetizer which we didn't order. It's raw prawns in chilli paste. Koko messed up our order something awful and they don't speak English (except for one person, and he wasn't that good) so it was certainly an interesting experience.

Macaroni cooked in Thai sauce was served up (which we didn't order) and the waiter took it away and gave it to the guy behind us (who ordered it). Koko really needs to get their orders right.

This is curry pork which we DID order for once. ;) It's really good - the pork makes all the difference in the curry - and that's the verdict from MDC and me.

We also ordered a dish of morning glory stalks which was really sweet and has an interesting texture.

The other dish we ordered is deep fried chicken which was alright. Koko serves good food but I cannot recommend it based on the mixed up orders which happened at an appalling rate.

The lunch set us back about 600 baht or so (RM 60) so it's not cheap either...

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Fansign from HC (Adult Content)

I just got a fansign from HC who has a tattoo of a stylized 6 to symbolize her love for sixthseal.com. How hardcore can you get? There are other more titillating photos in the batch she sent me, but I'm not sharing them. ;)

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McDonalds in Thailand

McDonald's in Thailand has one important menu item that Malaysia doesn't - pork. The Thai sure love their pork (and mangos) over here. I make it a point to go to McDonald's in every country I visit (and managed to drag MDC with me despite her new found reluctance for all things McDonalds).

The McDonald's at Siam Paragon (the newest shopping center in Bangkok) has a nice interior - there is ample seating and iPod stations for listening to music. I checked out the Thai McDonald's menu and couldn't read it so I got passed and English menu. I found four different menu items - McSalad Shaker, Samurai Pork Burger, McPork Burger and Pepper Chicken Burger and ordered them all.

Samurai Pork Burger (66 baht)

The Samurai Pork Burger was ordered as a large value meal so it came with fries and Coke. The Samurai Pork Burger is wrapped in an appropriately aggressive red wrapper.

Samurai Pork Burger consists of a pork patty topped with mayonnaise and lettuce. I don't know what's so Samurai about this concoction but it tastes great eating pork. Malaysia doesn't server pork due to religious considerations.

McPork Burger (19 baht)

McPork Burger! I just love the name. McPork! McPork! McPork!

The McPork Burger is the lower end offering (equivalent to a no frills cheeseburger) priced at 19 baht (about RM 1.90) and it comes in a purple wrapper and has pork in it. Mmm...(Mc)Pork.

Pepper Chicken Burger (23 baht)

MDC ordered this one coz I ordered all the pork. The pepper chicken burger comes in a blue wrapper and tastes like chicken. ;)

Pepper Chicken Burger in Thailand is not slathered with pepper sauce but rather grounded pepper on a deep fried crumbly chicken patty. It's alright, but it's not pork.

McSalad Shaker (32 baht)

McSalad Shaker is the current promotion in Thailand and it's salad in a plastic container with a choice of "Salad Cream" (mayo) or 1000 Island Dressing.

The McSalad Shaker in Thailand has REAL HAM as in ham made out of pork like God intended it to. MDC says it makes all the difference in the salad. It certainly made it very savory.

I put the Salad Cream into the McSalad Shaker...

...and shook it as per the instructions. It was quite fun actually, or perhaps I'm just retarded.

This is what the McSalad Shaker looks like after it's been...er, shaken.

MDC and I agreed that it tasted great. They have cherry tomatoes, lettuce, carrots and most importantly - ham!

McDonald's in Thailand is great if you have a hankering for pork since we don't get pork in Malaysia.

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Joanne Wee

I'm going to take a break from the Bangkok posts and present an XX Chromosome post for the guys. This is Joanne Wee - hairstylist to be (she cut my hair, but that's another post).

Joanne has a really cool tattoo on her wrist that looks like a timepiece.

She also has one on her chest (same place I have my phoenix tattoo) - an ink piece of an angel / pixie.

Her third tattoo is at the nape of her head and shows a cool tribal / Celtic fusion piece.

Joanne is a personal friend of mine so tone down on the negative comments guys. She looks great, and you know it. ;)

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Mango Tango @ Bangkok

Mango Tango is a dessert specialty shop in Siam Square, Bangkok that found it's niche in mango desserts. Thailand is famous for its mangos and they certainly like their mangos over here. Mango Tango offers a variety of mango desserts and is a franchise with chains all over the world.

Jia Chui had came here the previous night and she brought me and MDC here coz the Mango Tango outlet was supposedly very delicious - we were not disappointed. The front of Mango Tango has a nice display of fresh mangos and replicas of their mango desserts outside the counter.

The interior of Mango Tango is divided into two floors with seating arrangements for two and four. Mango Tango is very clean by Bangkok standards and the walls are adorned with phrases proclaiming the benefits of mangos. It has a really nice and cozy ambience.

Mango Tango (130 baht)

Mango Tango is their signature dessert and consists of a halved and partially diced mango served with a side of mango pudding topped with whipped cream and a ball of mango sorbet. It tasted really good - it's THE must try flagship dish.

Mango Delight (120 baht)

Mango Delight is a selection of tropical and imported fruits served with huge mango chunks. It's a great dessert for people who like fruit.

Mango Sticky Rice (100 baht)

Mango Sticky Rice consists of a scoop of mango sorbet, sliced fresh mangos and mangos with glutinous rice (sticky rice). It tastes surprisingly good - especially the mango mixed with sticky rice...it's out of this world!

Mango Iceberg (74 baht)

Mango Iceberg is a dish with mango ice cream, milk sago and mixed fruits. It tastes a lot like cold bubur cha cha except it's full of mangos.

The Thai sure like their mangos (and pork) and mangos are practically a national dish over here. Check out Mango Tango if you're in Siam Square - it's worth every single baht to eat the famed Thai mango desserts.

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God's Absent

God's Absent is a counter culture (headshop?) located in Siam Square in Bangkok. The shop sells a lot of cool stuff and comes with the tagline "Nothing's worst than being ordinary". It's a rare find and I got a razor choker and a pen that looks like a syringe in there.

MDC and me nearly missed our flight (she was so freaking out though technically she had already missed hers) but it was worth it. The proprietor is a nice lady (unconfirmed - going to Bangkok makes me confuses gender sometimes with all the ladyboys ;)) and there's a lot of interesting stuff in there. The packaging of God's Absent is a gothic coffin shaped paper bag. Very nice.

My apologies for not updating much...sorting out my head.

(but still drug free)

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Patpong - Red Light District of Bangkok

Patpong is the red light district of Bangkok offering live topless and nude shows in the many alleys that has pimps (promoters?) offering live shows and girls. I went to Patpong just now with MDC to check out the place at night.

Patpong is a lot like Petaling Street and Jalan Alor combined together - it is full of narrow and crowded alleys with the sides lined with street vendors selling everything from t-shirts to BB guns. There are also bars and the relentless glow of neon lights advertising "Hot Go Go Girls Live Show" as well as massage centers (which don't just give you a massage if you catch my drift).

Patpong is not just a red light district but also a shopping haven. There are goods ranging from bags...

...to attire...

...and shoes. It's possible to get cheap stuff from here but you need to have strong bargaining skillz. I usually try and get discounts for bulk purchases and walk away if the price wasn't right. It usually works - the vendor will beckon you back with a "OK, just for you, special price" and the deal is sealed. ;)

Patpong has a really lively nightlife that constitutes mostly of live shows of women in various states of undress. There are also pimps that would approach you to offer women or lap dances in addition to the various self-promoting girls standing outside their topless bars.

I was walking with MDC and got accosted many times by promoters despite the fact that I seem attached. I did want to go in and check out the live shows but MDC gave me THE LOOK when I casually brought it up. One promoter who saw that blurted "Girls can also see!" which I found rather funny and kept on bugging MDC about it.

She didn't let me go so I'm sorry guys, the best I can do is show the outside of the clubs and strip dance places and the girls standing there:

Download: Patpong red light district video [sixthseal.com]

Patpong is a great place to go if you want to shop for cheap goods and catch a live sex show while you're at it but I highly recommend that you leave your girlfriend or wife back at the hotel.

Trust me, you're gonna thank me for it. ;)

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