Patpong Curry in broad daylight

I had Patpong Curry for lunch today. It's NOT only available in Patpong but you can find this dish on the menu of most Thai restaurants in Bangkok.

Wondering how is this related to the popular Bangkok red-light district Patpong? Sorry to disappoint you but it's not - at least that's how the name of this dish is uttered in Thai (Pat-Pong).

I ordered it with chicken and I just had to shout out "Kai Patpong Curree" (Thai: ไก่ผัดผงกะหรี่) to the waiter dude. It's delicious yet it tastes nothing like the average Thai food! You should try it out for yourself.

Happy Songkran 2009

Wishing everyone a Happy Songkran '09!



Cool yourselves off with splashes of water.

New 2-Baht coin in Thailand

The Royal Thai Mint recently released a new series two-baht coin. The new 2-Baht coin is of the same color as the 25 or 50 Satang coin. It is composed of Aluminium Bronze weighs just 4 grams.



The old silver-colored 2 Baht coin easily gets mixed up with the 1 Baht coin, since they're both of the same color and size and look very similar, but double/half the value depending on the one you're holding.

I've also noticed many old 2 Baht coins pen-marked with the number 2 to avoid confusion.

Why did they have to make identical coins in the first place!?

The HTML color code for the new coin ranges between #736B3E and #BAB282 depending on the amount of light falling on it. The RGB code goes like RGB(160,152,103). Why am I into HTML codes here? I'm no graphic designer.

Check out Wiki for more info