Yeah, really don't know what to expect here, so I'm just I guess I'm just gonna go for it
Oh, no no no
I have just landed in Bangkok. I am about to meet up with waybeyondpadthai right now
She's running late or I'm early... I'm way early
Yeah, I'll show you when we meet and we'll do some crazy stuff together. in the meantime...
I thought that was a big fountain outside the lobby, but it's a swimming pool
That that's really cool. All right
Yes, so met up with... Where are you at?
Stop being so small
Can't keep up with you
Waybeyondpadthai, everybody
Where are we headed to?
We are going to Lumpini Park
For the Red Cross event, the annual event every year here in Bangkok
Yeah, the Red Cross holds an event here and we're gonna go check it out and see what that's all about. so see you there
So Waybeyondpadthai, the ever dirty mind she is, pointed this out to me... yeah
Not sure what to think about Sea Min drink
Who comes up with this stuff, Mo?
It makes you prettier
Oh, I should try it then
So the first thing you notice is the hanging Christmas lights on the trees
I'm thinking it's for the holiday season, but I don't think it's just for this event, but it's looking super cool.
Think this event is just something they put on to benefit the Red Cross
I think some of the profits or most of the profits go to that
You have some Thai military reps here.
Yeah pretty cool around here
Lots of people, it is buzzing
They have shooting ranges here. Some of them are like laser simulated, but these are like legit pellet guns
Honestly, I didn't expect it to be this crowded
Yeah, I can barely move in some spots especially around the food. But that's Bangkok for you
So we're just eating right by the pond here. And not just us
Lot of people were doing the same thing right now because all the tables are just packed
At pretty much any event in Thailand, there will be all manner of food
One of the things I love about Thailand
What do we have here? What is this called?
Spicy salad
Spicy salad. real original names around here
We have a buffet of bugs here
Way beyond pad thai is suggesting that we get some bugs to eat
And these aren't just the little bugs either. These are like the giant cockroach looking things
What did you get there?
I don't know what these are called. Can you help me out?
Dave On Arrival is eating...
Check that out
You don't eat the wings. take the wings out and I just eat the thing inside, okay
How about the legs? Do you eat those?
you eat something inside the thing
Yeah, you eat those inside there
inside. so not the outside.
so you have to open it
Yeah, so this is the part I'm supposed to eat. here on the inside
Let's go for that
You know what, that's actually kind of good. Yeah
Can't really describe the flavor. a little bit like, you know the bugs you eat in Mexico or something, like the chapulines
Not bad, that's actually a decent snack
But it would get expensive since there's so little meat and like two of these cost
Three of these costs a buck and a half. So yeah
But, I recommend! Come to Thaliand and try
So you're telling me the head has meat and it taste different? Yeah
Oh man. How do I get in?
This poor little guy
Okay, here we go.
Think there's actually more meat in the head than in the body
that's where the stuff is.
Oh Yeah
Actually, that's an even better flavor
This stuff is Good! yes
Give me more
I really like it, thank you for the suggestion
Yeah
I'd say that definitely gives you a little taste of Bangkok. Honestly, the highlight for me was eating the giant cockroaches, whatever they were
Actually surprisingly very good have to make that a regular snack maybe
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