Fat Kids Don't Share

I haven’t been going a great job of keeping you updated on my Fat Kid exploits, so let’s just summarize by saying that Thailand has brought us to new highs. The reason for this is twofold: first of all, our breakfast is included, and despite it being a truly mediocre breakfast buffet, we certainly make the most of it.

Fritz is an animal at the daily breakfast buffet here at our resort on Tong Nai Pan beach; He piles three fried eggs, some toast, bacon, marmalade, hot sauce, and at least four or five mini croissants on his plate and then mashes it up together. I prefer to start with some fresh fruit, ease into my fried eggs on toast with cheese, and then follow it up with either a pancake or my own little bread basket of banana cake, mini croissants, and sponge cake.

Secondly, we have discovered the best bar/restaurant of the entire trip: it’s called Flip Flop Pharmacy, and in addition to offering a pool table, free wifi, great drinks, and a fantastic right-on-the-beach location, they have the. Best. Food. The chef, Pong, is Burmese. In addition to the fantastic Thai offerings (typical noodles, curries, fried rice, spring rolls, what have you) he makes the most amazing Burmese things you did not know existed. AND here’s the REAL kicker: we did not even notice them on the menu until he suggested we try them, but Pong makes some seriously awesome potato latkes. I am NOT even kidding right now (would I joke around about something as important as food? Seriously, guys.) Needless to say, we have probably eaten about six of the last eight meals there.

Yesterday was truly an epic night for me at Flip Flop: I polished off some Burmese pork meatballs, minced lamb on pineapple, a delicious Thai curry prawn dish, noodles, AND mango with sticky rice for dessert. I took the belt hands down. It was like a TKO before I even sunk my fork into that deliciously succulent mango and coconutty-sweet rice.

Fritz and I are already discussing how and where we might procure an actual, physical Fat Kid Belt. I can already see us e-mailing back and forth, going over everything we ate in one day just to see who won the belt. FedExing that thing back and forth is going