I had Thanksgiving Dinner before you :-P

Well, depending on your time zone, I may have enjoyed my Thanksgiving Dinner before you :) One of the benefits of being in Thailand.

Here is a photo of Phil and Cindy Porter (and myself behind the camera) shopping at a really nice supermarket that has a lot of import items you can't get anywhere else.

In case you're interested, here is a picture of Thai currency. They call it a "baht" and when you have more than 1 baht, you still use the singular: 20 baht (not 20 bahts). Currently, you get about 30 baht per US Dollar. The paper bills amounts are easy to see, but the coins below (from right to left) are 10, 5 & 1 baht.

If you look close, you'll see on every single piece of currency, the image of their current King Bhumibol Adulyadej. He is highly revered by the people of Thailand and he has been good leader to them. It is against the law to say anything bad about him and it is a MAJOR taboo to step on any Thai currency, because his image is on it. Like most Asian cultures, their Kings are regarded as gods. If you're interested, here's a wiki on the King at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhumibol_Adulyadej


Below are some pictures from our Thanksgiving Dinner. And yes, it was a REAL Thankgiving Dinner...no rice or chicken here. We were hosted by a couple by the name of Steve and Marie Goode. They live here in Bangkok and help oversee different mercy ministries, here and around the world. They have been a very special mentoring couple for the Porters and are like family. They were such a blessing and I felt like family myself the minute I walked in the door. FIRST PICTURE: Steve is standing and sharing out of a book and his wife Marie is looking on just to his left. SECOND PICTURE: You can see Cindy preseting our "Pumpkin Cheese Ball." Cindy was the visionary who found the recipe, I grated the cheese and Phil shaped it into a pumpkin. We were very proud of it, if I must say so myself :)