I have not been drinking coffee for a while due to health reason.  I could not smell nor taste anything for more than a week.  It may sound dreadful but surprising enough, I enjoyed the experience.  For example, when we passed through stinky places, everyone had their hands over their noses ... and me ... tralalaaaa ... smelled nothing :D  And I appreciated my food more.  I enjoyed the crunchiness, the softness, the smoothness, the coolness and the different texture of my meal.

We were in Phuket last week.  There was this innocent looking dish full of fantastic vegetables like pumpkin, long beans, young banana and many other vegetables.  I scooped a spoonful of vegetables and the gravy.  It was a very interesting mixture.  Nice to chew .... (since I tasted nothing).  Then suddenly I had tears streaming all over my cheeks.  The dish was VERY spicy it seemed ... or so they said.  Now, isn't that a surprise?

This was in Bang Tao.  A large Muslim community lives here.  Therefore Halal Muslim food can easily be found here - local and western cuisine.

There are plenty of affordable food stalls selling tasty food by the road side of Bang Tao.  This particular stall sells sweet crispy crepe like dessert.  It's a mixture of kuih kapit and apam balik for me.  They are cooked one by one in small pans.

Each piece of crepe is rolled and cooled down.

Then packed together in 5s.

Western desserts are also available nearby.  The shop sells iced tea - different flavors and cakes.  Since I was coughing, the owner was kind enough to prepare me a hot tea to go with my orange cake.

I saw a different side of Phuket.  Before arriving here, I always imagined Phuket to be like Patong beach all across the island.  Well, I was wrong.  Patong beach is just a small part of the attraction in Phuket.  There are so many more amazing things to do and places to visit in Phuket.

You can see fruit stalls almost everywhere.  Beautifully arranged just waiting for you to stop by and get them.

I found my favourite ciku here.  So sweet and juicy ....

The local food is delicious especially the fried chicken that they eat with sticky rice.  There's a looooong list of delicious food here that everyone must try.  Say NO to pizza while you're on the Island.

The locals here are friendly and very polite.  We met many nice people here who made our stay agreeable.  Khawp Khun Kha ...

We bid you good bye for now Phuket.  Au Revoir.