Making Merit to Dad

On December 27, 2008, we offer food to monks and make merit to my Dad at Wat Mai Yai Paen, Bang Khun Non. There were only 8 monks left on that day so it seems too many dishes. My aunts made Nam Prik Pratu and I bought other 6 dishes. In addition, my aunts made Nam Pra Warn eaten with mangos, the other anut brought Lod Chong and Mom bought coconut jelly.
After monks finished their lunch, we all enjoyed all the dished and were delightful of virtue that we have done.

Taling Chan Floating Market

Taling Chan Floating Market opens only at weekends in front of Taling Chan District Office, nearby railway track. The market offers variety of flowers, plants, orchids, fruits, vegetables, foods and trinkets. Food stalls sell several foods such as grilled fishes and seafood, satay, noodles, som tum, spring rolls, etc. They smells good and looks yummy.

We take a 2-hour boat trip along the canal. It is fun and worth seeing.

P.Ou is acting on railway track.

Food stalls are not only on land but also on boats.

Pictures show scenery of canal and junior local divers.

Local grocery is along the canal and also come in front of your pier.

Beautiful houses can be seen along the canal but it is surprised that boathouse is seen here.

Making merit, we stop at Wat Pak Num Fang Tai to feed fishes and free eels and Wat Koh to worship Luang Por Dum which is presumed that it was built in Ayudhya era, approx. 315 years ago.

The last stop is orchid garden, there are plants for sales.

Rua Thong

Rua Thong is traditional Thai restaurant that I passed by many times because I cannot find parking space along Thonglor Road.  But it can compensate with its taste of their foods and some dished you cannot find anywhere else.  

They have many kinds of Nam Prik, we dined Nam Prik Makam or Tamarind which is not too spicy, eating it with soft boilded egg and fresh vegetable, such as cucumber, Thai wild ginger (Khamin Khao), and peas.  We also ate Mushroom Curry, stir-fry Pork Crackling with Chilli and Ginger Paste, and stir-fry Shrimp with Sator seeds.  P.Ou does not like Sator because of its smell; he would not let me have it if I did not come with his Mom who likes it too.  We had durian and custrad apple as dessert.  

We have not tasted many interesting dished.  We will be there again soon.