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19 April 2006
Short Talk:
I'm so gonna kick myself for missing out on Joyce's starstudded birthday bash. Happy (belated) 23rd birthday Fairy!
This Is Better Than Freedom Fries
They probably meant 'French Fries', but I could be wrong.

These signs are EVERYWHERE in Phuket. Looks like they don't like the French too much over there in Thailand. I can sorta visualise a burly Thai chef in the kitchen throwing unsuspecting French tourists into a frying pan full of oil.

Better not visit Phuket if you're from France, otherwise you might end up as a fast food menu item.
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48 Comments:
lol
Posted by: whaz at 19 April 2006 4:30 AM | Link to comment
ahh kenny ... you think u so funny
Posted by: I'm A Chicken With No Name. BWAK BWAK BWAK! at 19 April 2006 4:44 AM | Link to comment
Well, this is meant to be a filler. I gotta get my priorities in life. Just got off the plane, got tons of things to do and too knackered to give a full update at this moment.
Posted by: kennysia
at 19 April 2006
4:52 AM | Link to comment
french fried.. sona service for french?
Posted by: crazysocket at 19 April 2006 4:52 AM | Link to comment
id love to eat a french! im going there!
Posted by: anima at 19 April 2006 4:54 AM | Link to comment
Looking forward to ur tonnes of pics. :)
Posted by: Amelia at 19 April 2006 6:37 AM | Link to comment
Hey Kenny!! I saw the first sign when I was in Phuket too. Small world, don't you think? We might even have gone to the same places...
Cheers and welcome home!
Posted by: Otto at 19 April 2006 6:52 AM | Link to comment
classic kennysia entry
Posted by: lovepixie at 19 April 2006 9:56 AM | Link to comment
funny one. so how's fried french taste?
Posted by: LoL at 19 April 2006 10:13 AM | Link to comment
Is that all u discovered in Phuket Island for the past few days???????????????????????
Posted by: Golden Ear at 19 April 2006 10:25 AM | Link to comment
so did u order a plate of French Fried?
why didn't go dive again and i can see pictures of babes in bikini in beach....
c'mon kenny, i know u can.....haha
Posted by: Leonard at 19 April 2006 10:33 AM | Link to comment
do they serve the french on a platter or in a bowl?
Posted by: anne-jo at 19 April 2006 11:29 AM | Link to comment
luckily there's no food named after Singaporeans...
haha...
Posted by: Wei De at 19 April 2006 11:47 AM | Link to comment
wahaha.. uncle, i wan french fried please
Posted by: nik at 19 April 2006 11:47 AM | Link to comment
Show us some french fried babes pictures then!
Posted by: fairozee at 19 April 2006 12:27 PM | Link to comment
Maybe they meant it will cost 70 cents more if you get their French chef to fry it.
Posted by: Sibeh Sian at 19 April 2006 12:32 PM | Link to comment
that's lame...
you can see 'lamp'chop and 'french fried' @ point one Travilion... look for da western food banner...
Posted by: jp at 19 April 2006 12:40 PM | Link to comment
Bad English exists to amuse those with good English heh? ;p
Posted by: Michael Chua at 19 April 2006 12:52 PM | Link to comment
French Fried = method of cooking
Fried French = French in hot cooking oil
Posted by: Hijackqueen at 19 April 2006 1:00 PM | Link to comment
hey is the place still that eerie?
LOL
Posted by: iep at 19 April 2006 2:08 PM | Link to comment
haven't you heard Americian PIED, French FRIED
Posted by: Robin at 19 April 2006 2:36 PM | Link to comment
How much does 70 baht convert to ringgit?
Posted by: Bell at 19 April 2006 2:49 PM | Link to comment
hehe...now that made me laugh...thumbs up you...enjoy your vacation or wadever....
Posted by: rachel lee at 19 April 2006 3:00 PM | Link to comment
Heh! What language do they use in Phuket??
Posted by: Callie at 19 April 2006 4:06 PM | Link to comment
Oooh! T'res scaree! Vous vill not go zere! Sil vous plait! :O
Posted by: marina at 19 April 2006 5:59 PM | Link to comment
*laugh* they go reeeeally well with red wine! ;)
Posted by: Fong at 19 April 2006 6:36 PM | Link to comment
Interesting dude~!Got to try it next time
Posted by: ting at 19 April 2006 7:59 PM | Link to comment
*LOL
I think malaysian also did this mistake sometime...
Posted by: Shopper at 19 April 2006 8:05 PM | Link to comment
what's the diff? One is using present tense, the other is past tense. Who was the one who started to fry the potatoes? Was it the French? Is that why people call it "French Fries" and people use past tense in Phuket to tell you that after frying, it should not be present tense anymore? And so, "French Fried". Just like American Toast, it could mean bread toasted the American style but not trying to say u toast the American. No?
Posted by: so? at 19 April 2006 8:52 PM | Link to comment
to the above "grammar expert" (so?), if the restaurant uses french fried consistently, i think someone should ring up the ministry of food and hygiene, aren't food suppose to be made on order to prevent food poisoning of any sort? Not everyone or should i say no one share your train of thoughts, and isn't it violating the consumer's act/ defrauding the consumer the qualities of the food (soggy fries-yuck!)? ppl recognise the sign as chips so unless its some sort of Thai fries, its always french fries and never will be french FRIED!!!Therefore you should not provide excuses for incompetency, if one is having a buisness get one's signage right!
Posted by: sagrada at 19 April 2006 9:15 PM | Link to comment
another example whr ppl try their very best to sound or seem intelligent...but failing miserably.they just cant take light-hearted fun blog posts.i bet they'r really 'fun' ppl in real life too!
Posted by: boy at 19 April 2006 9:26 PM | Link to comment
aiyo yo yo kenny, juz wait till u get back n post a better entry la.
Posted by: THENAMEIS at 19 April 2006 9:29 PM | Link to comment
You're right, Kenny.I've been staying in Bangkok for a year now. Thais ppls really dislike french. Anyway, I dun like french ppls either, they are so so rude and have no respect of the locals here. They all think they so so superior with those stupid fugly ugly white face!
Posted by: Asa at 19 April 2006 11:10 PM | Link to comment
fucking,ur blog is getting boring.update la!
Posted by: afganisan ass at 19 April 2006 11:37 PM | Link to comment
Ehmm.. dude..
Obviously it's just vocab error..
Wish i could laugh at it, but no, not really that funny
Posted by: wenjun at 20 April 2006 12:30 AM | Link to comment
cannibalism on the rage... oh?
Posted by: khwaix at 20 April 2006 1:14 AM | Link to comment
kenny,
french fried or fried french... I guess we're not too far fetch from them either.. double ha...
btw, found a history of how "French Fries" got its' name &rarr http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/French_fries
French Fry = "fried in the french manner"
Posted by: kimmysia at 20 April 2006 1:34 AM | Link to comment
hmmm yummyyyyyyyyy
Posted by: kelly at 20 April 2006 1:37 AM | Link to comment
"Bad English exists to amuse those with good English heh? ;p"
Quoted.
Dear Kenny,
take some "time-off" and post when youve got the "soul". dont compensate our pressure with mass-produced posts.
good things take time no? if you readers cant wait for a good post, maybe you should visit a "fast-food" blog.
Posted by: Roy at 20 April 2006 8:19 AM | Link to comment
Another fab place to go to for the red light district is Amsterdam which I have just been last Easter weekend with my sister! A place u wouldnt go with your sister right,Kirstie? Hello sista.. i miss u already even before u leave.
Sorry Kenny I used your blog to say hi to my sister because after reading your adventure in Phuket, it reminded me of my trip. However there are more asians than ang mohs in amsterdam queueing up at the live sex show. Apparently it's for "Education, Inspiration!" as I heard the pimps were screaming. :)
Posted by: Chloe at 22 April 2006 2:12 AM | Link to comment
Kenny, I like the......' big fart' 'The what?...'
Posted by: dewi at 23 April 2006 12:14 PM | Link to comment
Haha. I liked the Brokeback Bloggers. They're smexy. ^^ Eheheh. I love your blog, by the way. I check nearly everyday. I found it out from Xiaxue. But she doesn't update much nowadays. Sigh. Well, rock on!
Posted by: Karma at 23 April 2006 9:23 PM | Link to comment
Well, a (serious) comment by a French woman who knows more than a little English and is delighted by the Engrish (discovered on behalf of my nephew who lives in Japan). "French fried" seems funny, but it is correct, it is only SHORT for (= the short form for) ""French fried POTATOES"" which is the 'CHIPS' of one of the "national" British dishes, the 'Fish and Chips' and which is also 'FRITES' in French, which should be "POMMES DE TERRE frites".
Hope this will help. MY
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Posted by: amek at 18 June 2007 4:38 PM | Link to comment
Just a small picture to smile at, but so many different comments... You enjoy popularity, indeed.
Posted by: CreditWhiz at 28 June 2007 3:04 PM | Link to comment
*Rolling Eyes
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at 24 September 2007
2:44 PM | Link to comment


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