Thanksgiving Pad Thai

Topic: American holiday, expat style

 

First of all, a very happy Thanksgiving to all the two people who's reading this blog!

 

For the first time since the age of seven, I do not have Thanksgiving off as a holiday.  Even though I'm working for an American company right now, they still follow Chinese holiday scheme, and the Chinese do not recognize the holiday of Yanks escaping from the Brits and subsequently killing off Indians.  Besides a few restaurants having special Thanksgiving fares, the holiday passes relatively unnoticed by even the expats themselves.  Work goes on as usual, life goes on as usual.  (By the way, Turkeys are also ridiculously expensive in Beijing - up to 350 kuai a bird!)

 

With all luck, I'm still crossing my fingers on getting some Turkey.  One of Stephanie's American expat friend is cooking a big dinner for a bunch of friends tomorrow night & I'm tagging along.  The guy's opening a Mexican restaurant in Beijing soon, so I assume can cook.

 

Since this holiday is about spending time with family & friends, I've decided to dedicate my Thanksgiving night to the latter (my family doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving anyway).  Not willing to pay more a minimum of at least 150 kuai, almost $20 USD, for any restaurant's Thanksgiving dinner, Stephanie, myself, and another IU alum are going to get some Thai food tonight.  Hmmm - nothing says Thanksgiving more than Tom Yum Soup & Pad Thai!