Internet Lady

At first glance, the Internet Lady is simply an elderly woman running an internet cafe. But one should never judge a book by its cover. During my second trip to the internet cafe, I learned that her English is better than that of most local Thai. Yesterday, I found out that she's a scrabble-wiz. Her skills are legandary around Nong Khai. She often invites foreigners who use her computers to play scrabble with her. And more often than not, they lose.

I will challenge her this weekend to a dual to the death.

And maybe she'll treat me to several more lotus leaves wraps. (Lotus leaves wrapped around sticky rice and crush beans. --YUM)