Dinner: Shrimp in Garlic Butter

Mount Tapyas in Palawan

I have watched thousands of sunsets already but I'm still in too much awe every time i see one.
Aside from all the beautiful colors, I just love the warm feelings it gives me.
That feeling that you  think you are so connected to the nature.
That's why we couldn't pass on Mt. Tapyas last time we were in Coron, Palawan. 
Mount Tapyas is a very easy climb. It is only about 700 plus steps.And you don't even need to worry because the mountain has a concrete stairs and lots of benches to rest.
Trekking for 30 minutes  for this view is totally worth the sweat.

Last night in Thailand

Last night in Thailand was spent having dinner with friends at New York Steakhouse in JW Mariott Hotel. The best place in Bangkok to have steak. Although a bit spendy you get what you pay for. The quality of the food and service was superb.

I got 800 grams of porterhouse for me. :D The waitress have asked me a few times if i am sure about it because she thought it was so big for me and of course i answered back with a big YES. I may be small but i eat like a guy if i looooove the food. :D

Dao and i cam whoring while waiting for our food.

Spicy Crab with Coconut Milk

Can't wait to eat these little crabbies for dinner tonight. I cooked it with coconut milk and peppers.
 Recipe:

3 lbs crabs
1 tbsp fish sauce
1 tsp garlic minced
1 onion minced
1 knob ginger cut into strips
3 tbsp cooking oil
6 cups of coconut milk
1/2 tsp ground pepper
1 cup of spinach
3 pcs green pepper

Saute the garlic, onion, ginger. Add the ground pepper and coconut milk then bring to boil. Add the crabs into the pot mix until evenly covered with coconut milk. Simmer for 5-20 minutes. Add the spinach and simmer for 5 minutes. Serve hot an best with plain rice.

Taste of Thailand

Thai streets are full of surprises. You'll never have a hard time finding food even at night. Food stall after food stall selling fruits, vegetables or meat paired with sticky rice. Honestly i'm not that brave to eat street food especially when i'm out on a trip to avoid getting sick while vacationing. It just so happen that i was with bunch of my Thai girl friends that's why i got to try some of it
First street food is: KAI MOD DAENG aka ANTS EGGS

See those white little round thing? Those were the ants eggs, and that white thing close to red chilli peppers is the baby ant. Gaaah i felt so stupid after finding out what was in my soup. I should have ask my friends before eating it. I thought it was just the head of those little white mushroom so i was actually searching for it. I liked how it taste and how it pops in my mouth. And the baby ants i thought they were little shrimpies. So imagine the horror in my face when i found what it was. Eating insects was definitely not on my list.

Sometimes it's hard to know what is it or what's in it like on this soup. I can't remember what its called but i still kept eating it because it tasted so damn good. And also because i know that the food stall was safe.

I have no idea what part of animals these things are. But the meat on the left side is grilled pork and that's what we got paired with sticky rice.

Drinking Leo beer with my girl friends at sidewalk in Bangkok. I'm not really a fan of beer but leo beer was alright. It is very light so perfect for me.

Mushrooms wrapped in bacon was one of my favorite. For 10 thb, oh hell yeah! :D

Pad Thai Noodles one of the most popular Thai dishes.

Colorful bars in the car at Soi 11. I thought they were so cool. I've seen lots of foreigners that actually hangs here. The place is good for long chit-chats and people watching for a 100 thb mixed drinks.

After club hopping at Soi 11 we had this spicy shrimp for snack/breakfast. :)

Morning glory, one of my most favorite Thai dishes.

And of course Edamame, It is so good i can eat this everyday. :D

Happy Songkran Day

I just got to celebrate my very first Songkran Festival in Thailand. Songkran Festival is the official Thai new year aka National water fight, water symbolizes of cleansing all the negative vibe away and moving on to the next chapter in positive way. It's insane how the people roam around the street with containers of water or water gun and splashing it to every one they see especially to the cars passing.
My dry clothes only lasted a mere moment before somebody throw a bucket of water on me while i reciprocated with a well aimed stream of water right in their face or eyes. Haha!
The worse though is when somebody pours a bucket full of freezing water on your head. Songkran made me feel like a child again. It was so much fun playing water fight on the street with friends and strangers.

River Cruising in Thailand

On our way to Wat Pho Temple we decided to take the river cruise.  The river was dirty and stinky but it was fun to see the other side of Bangkok.

Wat Pho Temple

Today is a sight seeing day. We visited the oldest temple in Bangkok. The Wat Pho Temple, also known as The Reclining Buddha. It's about 200 years old and even older than Bangkok city. The golden statue is so beautiful that pictures doesn't even come close to doing justice.