Food Poisoning in Bangkok

B1, B3, my wife and I went to Bangkok last Tuesday for holiday.  The first stop after landing and before checking in is Nara.  The lunch in Nara was very good.  It is far better than the one in Ion and great value.  It comes to about Baht 1,500 or approx. S$60.

We check into Holiday Inn where we redeemed our points for 4 nights.  It is wonderful to have free hotel stay coming to a total of 8 room nights.  It is B1 first trip to Thailand.  He missed a couple of times when we came previously.  So he is prepared to explore.  He went to the Dogs Cafe with B3 while mummy goes shopping in Jim Thompson.  Then they join mummy to shop in Patunum.  I on the other hand just wander about Central World and Siam Paragon.

We ate lunch in MK and B3 came down with food poisioning.  He was vomiting and has diahorrea.  So he stopped eating and drinking from Thursday afternoon onwards.  He was in the hotel since then.  I kept him company as I am not a big fan of being a tourist.  My poor boy was totally dehydrated and in bed until Saturday afternoon when we have to check out and go to airport. B1 had fever on Saturday evening and diahorrea when we reach home.

So B3 and I have only 2 days of the holiday out of the 5 days we were in Bangkok.  I had dinner with a friend in Bangkok and we have much laughter talking about a 62 years old man interested in her.  She is single and available.  She does not understand Japanese culture and wonder why this man send her pictures of him drinking with his buddies in Japan and treat to dinner in Oriental Hotel Bangkok.
Maybe she pretends to be oblivious.  But we had much fun to speculate his intention.  I told her he is interested in going to bed with her as Japanese do not have the concept of love.  Getting married and being married is social responsibility, family ties and responsibilities.  Not romance or love.  So visiting geishas, prostitutes is normal and the wife can accept as long as he discharge his obligations and responsibilities as a husband and a father.

She was flabbergasted when she hear this.  I told her she is using her Singapore mindset to deal with him and it is totally out of sync.  It was funny and joyful for her to have men interested in her.  It is a great boost to her ego especially since this man is quite well off and in senior position.