Ok, the first pic needs some explaining i know!That was the last of my Pineapple Lumps (straight from the freezer!) I do not know why, but they are the only sweet from NZ i miss?!
The artificial pineapple flavour was given a big thumbs down by May (to which i secretly cheered!!) but they are now all gone.
The milk bottle like sweets i had ought from the local market have been dumped as i was sitting watching the news and saw shop keepers in Hong Kong dumping packs of the "Lucky rabbit" brand off their shelves...ahh melamine what can"t you poison with it?
Well, i wondered how long it would be before the constant humidity, insects and boredom would lead to an exchange of gunfire at Preah Vihear.
The story seems to be that an exchange of words/shots and a grenade left two Thais injured and one Khmer. The news story is as follows,
Two Thai soldiers and one Cambodian soldier were injured in what was the first clash in the disputed territory since the two countries agreed to pull back troops in August after a tense month-long stand-off.
Each country has accused the other of encroaching on its territory.
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4940CF20081005
Hopefully everyone will take a step back and we wont see this blow out of all proportion (unfortunately for both countries it is way too personal to be ignored)
The picture below is of a very relieved couple at the top of the limestone outcrop (the climb up was tricky but the view was incredible, the thought of heavy fighting in this area during the 79 invasion of the area is almost beyond belief
The pepper plantation was typical of any you might see, tall bushes covered in the bright green pepper seeds all clustered together.
Cooking with them this week has been great, they burst in your mouth as you chew them. The pepper we got has a real kick to it and makes the lime/chilli dip a real tongue biter. hmmmmm
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