A Lesson Learned

I was sort of wiped out yesterday after the overnight bus trip so I spent most of the day relaxing in the shade at the hotel pool. There were a few supplies I needed like new razors, batteries for my mouse, etc. so after the sun went down I walked to a supermarket, planning to eat supper on the way home.
I finished my shopping and proceeded to the area near the Old Market where there are lots of restaurants. After perusing menus in front of several I picked one fairly crowded place and this time ordered pork laklac because the picture in the menu looked good. When I started eating there were lots of little stems with tiny berries still attached to the stem. I could not identify the taste at first and then I asked the waitress what it was. "Green pepper pods!", she told me. They were mild with just a little kick, not what I would expect from a whole mouthful of pepper. Basically this dish was pork, pepper, onions, cabbage in a light curry sauce, and of course it was served with rice. Delicious again.
Wandering around after eating I was beckoned into a restaurant by music wafting out. They were beginning a Khmer folk dance show so I ordered a drink called a Tomb Raider (It was 2 4 1.) and enjoyed the show. "Why Tomb Raider and what's in it?" , you may ask. "Tomb Raider " is an Angelina Jolie movie filmed in the temples near here but the recipe was what most attracted me--- Cointreau with tonic and lime juice. I will try to make this myself. The only down side to the evening was that I had set out on a shopping trip and did not bring my camera along so no pics of the dancers. My lesson learned is to take my camera along always.