Thursday, March 19, 2009

Food Poisoning in Asia...



mmmMMMMmmmMMMmm BUFFALO CHICKEN WINGS !!! wooo hoooo.... I didn't think I was going to get to eat chicken wings until I got back to Canada in a year... this is great.... WRONG... not great... not good... almost deadly.... i literally thought I was going to die... I did not tell my parents about myself being sick because I figured there was no need for them to worry... Here's a not so cute picture of a buffalo choking a chicken... ( I WAS THAT CHICKEN!!!)...






We went out to eat around 7 or 8 on a Thursday with a few of our new found friends and we were having a great time... we ordered what we thought was "a" pitcher of beer for all 4-5 of us and this is what showed up... hilarious... it was massive... by the end of the meal... that looked delicious by the way... i was feeling a little queeezy... and i figured it had to do with the 3 liters of beer that had appeared in a giant tube earlier...





WRONG... it was the death chicken... I woke up at 3am and... well... it was the first time I'd been happy about having my kitchen sink located less than a meter from my head... I literally couldn't move for the next 36 hours and it was the worst pain I've ever felt in my gut.... Luckily I have a wonderful girlfriend who helped to take care of me... She brought me all types of liquids and meds to help me out... She came in about 14 hours after dropping off some water for me and asked why I hadn't drank any of it... The answer was simple... I couldn't reach it... and there's no way I could stand up... yeah.. it was THAT bad.... I will never eat chicken wings in Asia again... These people can kill a poisonous blowfish that will kill you if cut wrong and eat it raw... but if you give them something that has to be kept frozen and deep fried for 5-10 minutes and then served... well.. good luck...


Luckily by Sunday I was feeling okay... and was so glad about being able to walk again that Laura and I decided it was a good idea to hike a mountain.... What's that you say? ... You're an idiot Cliff!!... No kidding... It was a great view and I'll post that stuff soon... But I was dehydrated and still sick... My stomach and appetite weren't the same for an entire week!!!.. I've never been sick like that in my life... and won't touch chicken wings until I'm home ... if then.... Next post will be of the beomosa buddhist temple and our first hike :).. I've got a sweet panorama to post for you too... Have a good weekend !