All the Small Things...

Good Morning!

Today is Thursday and the sun is coming up through the clouds. There have been a lot of things going on this week that I would like to address. Just some small things that I want to list down.

First off, I went to dinner last night to a Thai place close to where I live. My girl and I went. Her taste buds were in need of flavor. The place is called Little Orchid. It is literally 5 mins from my house. Any ways, I read some reviews online and the place even had a Zagat rating. When we arrived the place was empty. We sat down at a corner table facing the window to the street. My girl looked at the menu online so she had an idea of what she wanted. My girl is from Laos and her family mostly cooks Thai food. So who better to go to a Thai place than someone who naturally eats Thai food. So she ordered papaya salad and laab with chicken. Or Chicken laab. I ordered pai thai and chicken satay. Everything except the pai thai came out quickly. I do not claim to be a food expert but usually when I have tasted something that I like I remember the taste. I tried her laab minus the spicy flavor and it tasted the way I remembered it. The chicken satay was OK. I usually get this I do not know why. The chicken is always kind of dry. But I ate this with some rice. The pai thai finally came out and I mixed the noodles and put some on my plate. Granted I don't usually eat pai thai but this was some how sweeter and stronger in taste than what I excepted. The sweetness of the dish was so strong that I actually had to put a spoonful of rice to absorb some of the sauce. Her take on the food was not as good as mine. She said the papaya salad was not up to par with her tastes and  that the laab was too bitter. All I could really do is shrug my shoulders and go with it. She also said that the pai thai was too sweet and strong. During our dinner, a pair of women came in and sat next to us by the window. My back was facing them but I was close enough to where I could hear their conversation. They ordered some thai ice cream for dessert. When it came, there was some interesting dialogue. Apparently their ice cream had freezer burn. That is when you leave something in the freezer for a while and ice builds up on top of the food. They flagged one of the waitresses and told them their issue. The waitress responds by saying oh it is just frozen from the freezer. Did you want me to put this in the microwave for a little bit? The girls for obvious reasons said no thanks. We then promptly paid our bill and left the restaurant. I do not think we will go back to that place, ever.

I have a growing obsession with collecting things lately. This time it is watches. I have had a number of watches in my possession before, but it was not until recently that I have purchased a whole lot more. I am actually waiting on my last purchase to arrive this week. It is a Casio Pathfinder. I can't wait to get it and try it on. I think my next purchase will be a case to display and hold my watches. Right now, the newer watches are in their respective boxes but my older ones are out in the open in a drawer. It will be nice to have a central place where I can keep all my watches together. I am not sure if I will pick up other watches, but with my nature I highly doubt that I can stop. I just have to look around for some great deals and obtain watches that do not break the bank. I am still in saving mode if you can believe that. So I need to try to save some money for our trip to Hawaii.


I have also found myself trying to get rid of a lot of junk that I do not need. When I say junk, I mean a lot of unused, unseen items that tend to pile up in my room / place of chilling. What I started to do was write down certain projects that need to get done around the house. I have given each project a goal and certain projects even have steps to accomplish the goals. I did not add a time frame because I do not want to be tied down. But in order to accomplish each goal I may have to set myself limits. For me, I find it hard because I am lazy. I have my mind set to do something at home after work, but as soon as my shoes come off and I am in my comfy clothes I am out for the count. This has to stop but when? I do not know. I may take one project at a time and the little steps first. Because as the saying goes, "You cant start to walk until you know how to crawl." or was it, "baby steps first?" Any ways, it all about the small things!!

Have a good day.