"Geen Cow"
OK, that's not even how the words in the title are spelled phonetically, but it gives you a good idea of how to pronounce it. "Geen cow" literally means "eat rice"; however it is the term many Thais use to refer to eating a meal. So tonight I went to "geen cow" (eat supper) at my friend Kai's restaurant. I took some of my homework along because I needed to find a menu and write down 10 menu items in Thai script for my next tutoring session. Kai and I had a fun time talking about what the items were, and now I feel like I have more ordering options the next time I go there--or any little restaurant shop for that matter. Why didn't I think of doing that a long time ago???
On the way home I stopped by the stand of the people who know exactly which apartment I live in because it faces their shop, and they told me they see me hanging out my laundry, etc. They are fun people--very much fit the grandparent role. Tonight they had their grandkids with them. CUTE kids. They came running from the back of the store to see this "farang" and stuck their thumbs up and giggled like crazy when I returned the gesture. Then I asked them their names in Thai, and they answered in English, between the pleased giggling still going on. I asked if I could take their picture, and they were happy to oblige. Below is that picture. What a sweet group of people!
PS I'm guessing that the white stuff on the boy's skin is the "cooling powder" that is found all over shops in Thailand. I think it's supposed to help a person endure the heat better. I haven't heard that it works super well.:)