You heard it here.. lizards especially those pinky house ones do not taste good.

I didn't exactly eat one, but while in Bangkok came very close to it.

After an exhausting night's shopping at Suan Lum night maket, NK and I returned to the hotel room ready to turn in for the night when I felt slightly peckish and decided to venture out for some street food. Told NK of my intentions just as she was pouring herself a glass of water, and since i was thirsty as well, I asked her to let me have that glass so I can gulp it down quickly and be on my way, foraging for food. I took a long gulp, paused to swallow, and then put the glass to my lips again when suddenly, there was a commotion in the glass. There was a confused and lively moment but I could only mentally exclaim "WTF!!!" and try to process what was going on. Initially I thought it was a goby, as I do have a habit of putting live gobies in hotel glasses before pickling them.

But waitaminit..... We did not collect any gobies this trip!! What the @#$% is that?!?! . The I peered down the end of my nose into the glass and saw two beady eyes looking back at me. And I tasted it. Its a lizard!!!!!! Hurriedly shoved the glass back to NK and I ran off to the toilet of rinse my mouth. The funny thing is, it definately wasn't there when NK poured the water, so it must have descended from the ceiling boards at that exact split second I was about to take the second sip! Right into my glass somemore! I think the lottery hasn't been as kind to me.

Apparently, the poor lizard suffered a fate worse than mine. It was flushed down the loo. While I had a pretty decent time in the end, gargling with some fine Jamaican rum and getting buzzed to forget the trauma. Lizards do not taste good at all..