Good Morning Everyone!
Coming to you live from Thai Chili on the west side, and seeing as to how my adventures are soon coming to an end, as with all adventures, I end it blissfully by eating a beautiful meal. Being my last meal before my travels, tonight I dined Thai. Though the restaurant may be different than usual, as with the time zone and general local; there is no friend or circle of friends joining me, just good food and pleasant company. 
Company provided by the waitress whom I saw the day before. It’s funny; when my mom was describing me to my uncle she told him that I “was hard to miss.” It is seemingly true as I seem to have that affinity towards people remembering me at restaurants. Not just remembering me, but treating me as a part of the family. It’s a shame as I didn’t even ask her name, but she seemingly knew what I wanted to order and what I may have wanted. And that’s always comforting. Comforted, I dined Thai; ordering a 3-course meal with the same burgundy napkin rolled erect.
With this one I can be what I wanna be
I don’t have 2 live up 2 no one’s fantasy
I could write another 300 melodies
2 her it’s just 3, cuz this one, she loves me 4 me
Wtih this one I don’t even have 2 comb my hair
I can wear what I want 2 or nothing – she don’t care
I don’t even have 2 take her on the rollercoaster, see?
Cuz this one, this one, she loves me 4 me
1st Course: Combination Appetizer
An entire plate full of the restaurant’s most popular appetizers: an array of spring rolls, shrimp rools, 4 eye-pleasing and bud-dancing Bangkok cups, friend wontons and chicken satay. On the side, three sauces; peanut, sweet & sour and cucumber relish. If I were to rank the flavor, the wontons would be least, as they tasted plain and unappealing; the most liked would be the Bangkok cups still a favorite. Regardless, all of them were good and eaten with utter enjoyment.
Entrée: Pad Thai with Chicken
The most classic and most famous Thai noodle dish: a simple dish with stir-fried rice noodles, egg, green onion, bean sprout and ground peanut. Though, it may have been my mental state at the time, but this was arguably the best Pad Thai that I have ever eaten. The smell was not sour and the taste was not bitter. Strangely enough, the dish reminded me of my mother’s pancit.
Dessert: Coconut Ice-Cream with Sticky Rice
It was no surprise here. She asked “would you like dessert.” My response, “absolutely.” With no other verbal exchange, as if she read my mind or perhaps saw my enjoyment of the dish on my first encounter, she brought the dessert with a little extra crushed peanut on the side.
So there I sat, smiling from ear to ear like a child in a sandbox playing under the sun with a favorite toy: reminded of my past days with my mother’s cooking of a completely different origin, comfortably sitting and now ready for my journey. This being my last meal, I have come to the conclusion that I belong here: that the west coast is the coast that I call home. I am happy here, my family is here, people are nicer here, I am comfortable here, this is where I belong. Did the meal influence my decision? I would like to think not, but the meal, with every delicious bite, did provide a divine palette for my mental state. With the flavors still dancing in my mouth and still smiling, I take my belongings, bid farewell to the waitress (not knowing if I were to ever return) and walked out of the restaurant listening to Maceo Parker blow his horn on Back ‘N The Day. On my walk, I just knew that it’s gonna be a beautiful night: Prince accompanied me along the way.
It’s gonna be a beautiful
It’s gonna be a beautiful night
U got your world together
Everything’s lookin’ alright
Tonight there’s no tomorrow
This is gonna be the one
Tonight we’re gonna lose our sorrow
Tonight we’re gonna have some fun
My friends and reader, I thank you for reading. Until the next time, I bid you farewell and fare well.
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