Crab Anyone?

Ok, so I was wrong about dinner - we had a very nice dinner at a very nice restaurant. Everything was dead and cooked, an added bonus right off the bat.

We went down by the Marina - on the water, very near the lion statue. Geraldine (the lawyer) and Evelyn (the HR manager) were very concerned about me finding something to eat, and they made sure there were pork and chicken dishes. The way you eat here is you order a number of dishes, and everyone shares. We had pork, chicken, crab, asparagus. There were 2 kinds of crab - pepper crab and crab in a chile sauce. I know a lot of people think crab is too much work - gotta eat it here. The waitress stood at our table and cut it with scissors. She was there for most of our meal.

And then it happened - I actually decided I would try some crab. I tried it with the chile sauce and it was not bad. They do a very good job here of added spices to their food. At any rate, we had a very enjoyable dinner. I ate way too much, and am having a hard time settling down. Charna and I walked for an hour trying to get our food to settle..I think I am passing on food tomorrow, I could possibly still be full when I wake up tomorrow morning.

Today at work was very interesting as well. The project is going well for the most part and I am looking into some very interesting stuff. We have also discovered that our contact person is very intelligent - I mean, we knew he was smart, but he is very well read on issues in the region. Tonight, we spoke about the political climate in Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam. I think all three of us were really engrossed in what he was saying. We hear bits and pieces of what goes on in this part of the world, so it was really interesting to hear it from the perspective of a local. I cannot put into words what this time I have spent over here has done for me both personally and professionally. To get to see the likely future model of our business first hand and experience a culture and people I have never experienced before is amazing.

Well, this is a very late night for me..almost 1 AM. I hope I sleep better than I did last night - I think my odds are improving the later it gets. I might be a zombie tomorrow, but it was a good night.

Have a great Monday..it is Tuesday here.

~Nicole