The Wet Market

Banzaan Market, Patong, originally uploaded by haechoo.

Through the water
Slippy, sloppy
Past the meat men
Chippy, choppy
Round the fish stalls
Slimy, scaley
Stop to buy prawn balls.

Shout for veggies
Higgle, haggle
Grab some bean sprouts
Wiggle, waggle
Wrap the dou foo
Wibble, wobble
Glad we're all done
Phew!

"Rhyming Round Singapore"
by Kathleen Chia and Linda Gan

The Bai Woman

The Bai Woman, originally uploaded by haechoo.

This lady tends a stall in the Shaping Market, which opens every Monday, in a town north of the Dali Old Town. She sells noodle-like stuff (see below), but we really had no idea what it was. It was really spicy and the taste was rather interesting. The outfit she is wearing is the ethnic minority costume of the Bai (pronounced as ber) Tribe.

The Bai Woman, originally uploaded by haechoo.

Dead Duck

Dead Duck, originally uploaded by haechoo.

Sugary Feast

Sugary Feast, originally uploaded by haechoo.

It is not the quantity of the meat, but the cheerfulness of the guests, which makes the feast.
- Edward Hyde

Discovered these ants were having a secret feast in my kitchen.
Too bad, soon after their feasting, I had to end their cheerfulness and wipe them off my table-top.

Indulgence!

Indulgence, originally uploaded by haechoo.

Every once in awhile, a girl has to indulge herself. ;)