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The Market
May 1, 2007 |
Since Nan is making most of the cooking in the household, she goes to the market fairly often. The Market is in Puthaisong, a small town about 15 minutes from the village. It’s an open air affair with a roof to keep the sun out and you can get just about anything you want in there.
We got live fish there a couple of times. The first time we bought some for dinner I did not pay any attention as I was scooting about with my camera taking some pictures and charming the lovely market ladies by confirming that indeed I could “put Thai nit noi” , while Nan was doing her shopping and joking with the same.
So when Nan handed me her shopping bags stuffed with vegetables, fruit and fish, I suspected nothing until one of the shopping bags started to move. Actually it was shaking quite violently. And I was so surprised that I almost dropped the bag. Naturally everyone thought it was hilarious.
I love going to the market. Everything is fresh. The fish is not even dead yet when you get it in your bag. All sorts of for me strange fruits can be bought. And there is a abundance of beef, chicken, and vegetables, and everyone seem to be in a good mood there. But then maybe I raise the Sanuk factor a little bit when I arrive with Nan.
The colors and contrasts are also vivid. All sort of smells from spices, cooking, slaughtering. And the colors of all the fruit, veggies, plastic buckets, clothes, brushes, brooms, and toys is really a boost from otherwise rather lazy days at home in the village. Absolutely recommend a trip to one of these markets for your shopping, instead of always going to the likes of Tesco or Big C.
Then it’s back to the village, slumber a little in the hammock while Nan does the cooking. Oh how I miss her grilled chicken with sticky rice and a tad of that spicy dip sauce kind of thing. I am heading for the good life 
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Sounds as if you have made the decision to join Nan on a somewhat permanent basis. I can’t wait to see pics of the house you guys will share…..
I will take some pictures and post them after the June trip. It’s a typical isan house, but does not have any electricity, but there is running water.
Nan says it will cost just about nothing to get it hooked up with electricity (isan style, but I am actually trained electrician so I am going to fix it up properly for her.
She has not lived there for a while as there are to many ghosts. So I guess we will invite someone to get them out.
Back home we would just walk three times around the house and make a lot of noise and they would go away, but ghosts there are aparantly a wee bit more stubborn.
Geez, what a lucky guy! Wish I could travel to the motherland more often. I have quite a few tales to tell, even some about ghosts. Will share with you, soon.
Eagerly awaiting your tales Doug