yeah....Things will only get better

Had dinner with Pling at Harbourfront last night. Patronised this Thai cuisine stall at the food court. It wasn't too bad, though not as wonderful as authentic Thai food in Thailand.

DUH!!

Anyway... was on the phone this morning ordering some food for a function. Was doing in on behalf of a friend. He wanted to include some Thai food for this event and therefore we called up this Thai restaurant. Oh well, at the time of posting this blog, it's only 9 plus. Which restaurants or eateries open at this time anyway? But he insisted that I try. And so I did.

The manager wasn't around, yet. The person that I spoke to spoke in halting English. No where near proficient. And I don't speak Thai. He must have understood that I was placing order. I tried my best to do a quick search on the internet on how to pronounce dishes such as Pineapple Rice ( Khao Phad Supparot) and Kway Teow ( Phad Thai). Jay was online too and so he helped me with some translations.

Khao Phad Supparot Ha Sip ( 50 pineapple rice). That's how I placed my orders.

I looked at my watch. I 've spent close to 30 mins and yet I have yet to finish everything. I got kinda frustrated and muttered " Wah... Pek Chek ah.. jin jia kan kor".

Then there was silence. And I heard this over the phone

" Le eh tar teo chew way ah" ( You can speak Teochew?)

Yeah... foolish me. Most of the ethnic Chinese in Thailand are Teochews. There's always this possibility that they speak Teochew. I should have tried all possible means of communication.