Street Vendors
Twila and I have been making our rounds among my favorite street vendors and basically making a scene by asking to take pictures. Thais are usually very gracious about having their picture taken, but it certainly doesn't go unnoticed by other Thais in the area who laugh and love to watch.
The next two pictures are of Somchai and Sirinuch, brother and sister who sell bamee giaw, a noodle dish that I love.
Another stop we made was at the little stand of the young couple who make pad thai. I hope to learn their names in the near future; they are a bit more reserved but polite. The husband didn't seem to want to be on the picture, so his beautiful wife makes up for it with her smile. I might add that for a long time I was charged 25 baht for a meal at their stand; then one day, the man told me the price was only 20 baht. Maybe they decided that being a regular gave me the privilege of getting the regular charge???:)
The next picture is of Bpaa Dang, the lady across the street who makes somtam, the popular Thai papaya salad. I discovered she is the mother of my friend Gai, who runs a restaurant down the street and that her helper is the younger sister of the brother-sister team shown in the first two pictures. Oh my, it's a small world here in Thailand too!
One evening Twila and I visited Gai's restaurant for supper, and Twila wanted a picture of a family on a motorcyle, so Gai borrowed the neighbor's motorcyle and called her husband to take it into the parking lot across the road, where they proceeded to get on the bike with their little 15-month-old daughter to pose for Twila's picture (not quite what she had in mind, but oh well....:).
We are having a good time; now the prayer team from Twila's church is here, so there is a schedule to follow for that. More another day!