Are you stubborn enough to hunt down what you want?

I wanted a Thai snack often sold by roadside vendors..banana/berries/sticky rice mashed together and roasted in a roll of banana leaves.

The problem is that this type food is only sold at certain times of day in certain places by certain people, and it can be random.

I headed down the street this morning at 7 AM a few blocks from my place, to where I bought some yesterday, but today the vendor was missing.

Never mind. I had to go downtown at noon to deliver parts to a repair shop, so afterward I headed to the last place I'd seen them for sale, near the marketplace, but the vendor said she was out.

I then began going shop to shop, vendor to vendor, near the marketplace, asking where they were selling the banana rolls. I got many answers..late tonight they will be sold two streets over, etc.

People pointed in various directions, and I did a lot of walking in vain, but eventually, one lady seemed positive she knew, telling me a lady was selling some one street over around the corner.

I went over there, and sure enough!

I bought two of them and since all the benches in the marketplace area were in the sun, I sat on the steps of one of the department stores, in the shade. The door was open so I was also getting the AC air on me..nice!

I'd just bitten into my delicious banana/berry/sticky rice roll when a Thai lady my age followed my example, sitting down near me on the steps with a bag of watermelon.

This is unusual for a nicely dressed Thai woman to do, but we chatted pleasantly while eating lunch. I began to suspect she thought I'm Thai, but luckily, I understood her and held up my end of the conversation.