As a lie on my hotel bed, I cannot help but reminisce about my trip to Goldenmile Complex, which was the Thai enclave back in my hometown Singapore. The shopping centre, the people working were Thai, the words were Thai, the food sold were Thai, and the atmosphere, almost Thai. The smell, very Thai indeed as the smell of salted fish and... well frogs, filled the air as soon as I walked into the mall. We made our way up to the supermarket and we given the task of finding 5 thai words, and to figure out their meaning. Exploring my surroundings, with my group, I witnessed a landslide. Well, if I may correct myself, a landslide of salted fish.
It was just the entire mountain of salted goods was on the verge of collapsing onto any unwary passer-by. The love of salted food must be very prevalent among the Thais; they are the ones with the most versatile taste buds, I must say - from the hot and sour Tom Yam, to the terribly salty.. well, salted fish. The smell grew stronger by the moment, getting more pungent with every step I took. The air was now concentrated with the scent of preserved food. The food items looked brown, and erm.. interesting, as I would describe it.
In Goldenmile complex, live eels wre being sold there. To me, they were utterly disgusting and slimy and gross, but to my friends, well, just about the opposite. At first I thought that eels were usually associated with Japanese gourmet, but it turns out eels were also "appreciated" in Thai food, probably the reason why they were sold in even a normal supermarket, and I specialised Thai supermarket at that. The tank was half filled with water, with about 60 eels squirming inside? Notice the choice of words. Well, if you still do not feel the seizure, I'll provide you with some visual aid.
HOWS THAT? yes.
With that last thought, I drift slowly off to sleep.
8:02 AM
Cherie Seah Xinyi
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