Josh and I went to the night market last night. Lee was feeling a bit under the weather and bowed out. He declined our offer to bring him back any stinky tofu.

It turns out Josh is quite talented in the ring toss. With two buckets of wooden rings he managed to win himself a little bottle of coke, a bottle of "vodka champagne flavor ice fire," a squeaky toy and a pair of tiny plastic snails. Not bad for a night market novice.

I also introduced him to some of the finest delicacies one can find at the market. We started out with the familiar - fried cheese - then had chicken on a stick. We opted for the less exotic thigh meat and skipped the heart, head and feet. Next was stinky tofu because you can not miss this classic. It really does taste better than it smells. We naturally picked up my favorite scallion pancake with basil and egg and washed it all down with a fruit smoothie. We both went with the pineapple, kiwi, pear and watermelon mixed fruit.

By then we were pretty full but made one last stop at the fruit stand. The fruit is all cut up into nice sized chunks and served in a plastic bag with a small skewer to eat while walking. Pretty much everything at the night market is served in a plastic bag with a skewer. Josh chose asian pear and I got some guava, which we carried down to the park and snacked on sitting at the pond's edge. All-in-all it was a lovely evening.