This video is long overdue and it is only because of my utter lack of technological acumen that it has not been shared until now. However, I have somehow figured out how to post it and you can now view the video record of me sampling the "unique" Thai delicacy of red ants. Apparently, they can only be collected at a certain time of the year and that time was now. I lucked out once again. (Side note: I have posted the video on the blog and included the link to it on Google Video at the bottom of the post. The former offers the convenience of viewing it on the same web page while the latter has a much bigger picture. As you know, I'm all about giving people options.)
The scene is not one from "Fear Factor Thailand," but rather from lunch at the restaurant of one of our students. His name is Dr. Sali and he is the gentleman in the red shirt laughing hysterically (to the point that he has a coughing fit) throughout the video. He is a notorious jokester (in addition to being a doctor) and took great pleasure in watching me squirm before I forced a few ants (and eggs) down my gullet. I wasn't going to eat any, but a few of the girls had taken some down earlier in the meal and, in an effort to avoid being totally emasculated, I decided to dig into the pile of insects. In short, I had live ants and their unborn children for lunch. I think that's all there is to say so enjoy.
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