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19 April 2006

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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.


:: Posted by Kenny at 4:25 AM | Link | Facebook It
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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 [TypeKey Profile Page] 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

Posted by: I'm A Chicken With No Name. BWAK BWAK BWAK! at 30 April 2006 7:37 PM | Link to comment

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Posted by: Nike at 26 August 2006 11:51 PM | Link to comment

amekkkk ammeeekkk

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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