Notes to Self
- In this warm, moist climate, always, always, always take out the trash when going away for the weekend!
- The gestation period for a fruit fly is one day, larvae (a.k.a. maggots) turn into flies after 3 days. Maggots are not a fun coming-back-from-a-trip surprise and ants are really fast in finding the ones flushed down the shower drain. (see number 1)
- Large appliances should not be plugged into the same power strip. Chaos will ensue.
- Food poisoning will strike at very inopportune moments, especially when you don't have a barf bag at hand.
- Fish eyeballs don't taste like much at all, but beware that their gummy outer texture masks a nasty, hard inner core.
- Toilet bowl plungers live in a mythical plane of existence where they cannot be found when needed. Remember to buy what you don't need before you need it.
- Side view mirrors on vehicles are for decoration purposes only. Those in front impose right-of-way on all others, regardless of lane markings, speed or size of vehicle.
- By the time one wonders if some of the water you just swallowed is infested with gut-churning and malicious microorganisms, it's too late.
- Queueing for things still occurs in the world. Just not here. Use of sharp elbows, deliberate avoidance of eye contact and a keen sense of injustice that the person in front of you is just not moving into the next open foot of space fast enough are life-saving tools of the 'Penang queue'.
- The most enthusiastic visitors often turn out to be the most unexpected.
- One's capacity for chicken rice at lunch does have an upper limit.
- Sadly, Mexican food is not prepared well (if at all) in Asia. During next stint in Penang, consider opening a Tex-Mex/Spanish tapas restaurant as it will totally dominate the market.
- Beware tropical weather near the equator. It is mildly addicting, especially in 'winter'.
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