Apparently it is Easter

Unlike Christmas, Thai retail outlets see no commercial advantage in promoting Easter, and so it tends to pass by without me knowing.

However, I have seen mentions on Facebook by those who enjoy celebrating the occasion (by having time off work); and it occurred to me that such an event would be very popular with the modern clickbait crowd.

Facebook is now awash with posts where entirely mundane videos and stories are pumped up with taglines such as “you won’t believe what happens next!” You know, this sort of thing:

I reckon a resurrection story would get a load of hits; so if anyone has spotted someone who has recently died reappearing at the local shops; please let me know.

Anyway, enough of the fairy stories; on this most sacred of weekends it is important that we focus on the real symbol of Easter, these:

Reader Kevin flew in this week specifically to deliver them. He also brought the traditional representation of the crucifix: Twiglets. I shall spend the next three days in quiet consumption contemplation.

Comments 🔗

2015-04-03 | Camberley says

Ah but… Cadbury’s were taken over by an American company and apparently have changed the formula for the chocolate in their creme eggs to suit the American market. It’s not that popular here, so don’t over anticipate until you have tried one.

2015-04-03 | Grant says

Easter, very dangerous time of the year. I’m staying indoors… http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/67607016/danger-at-easter-beware-tinfoil-and-chocolate

2015-04-04 | Barry says

Saw some of these eggs in Villa in Bangkok. How much, I asked, as actually putting the price on the box or the egg hadn’t occurred to them. 45 baht was the answer. Seemed a bit much for just a couple of mouthfuls of pleasure, so I declined. Even though I love them. And twiglets, until they made them less crunchy a few years ago. By the way, my good fellow, if you don’t consume all your twiglets in good time and they go a bit soft, you can heat them up in a wok, stirring occasionally as they say in the cookbooks, and they become delicious again.

2015-04-04 | Spike says

Thanks for the wok tip, although Twiglets don’t last long enough to go soft in this house.

2015-04-04 | Andrew says

Having been on the lookout for a new direction and career, I must thank Grant for pointing me to the woefully understaffed position of Hot Cross Bun Injury Investigator…it’s been a meteoric rise in the ranks and I have been promoted to Head of Currant Investigations director…

2015-04-05 | Grant says

Is that you in the middle…? http://1.mshcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Easter-4.jpg

2015-04-05 | Spike says

Your mother’s looking well…

2015-04-05 | Grant says

Ah, you knew her…

2015-04-05 | Spike says

Not in the biblical sense.

2015-04-05 | Grant says

Sob! The search for my father continues…

2015-04-05 | Spike says

I found your Dad https://twitter.com/biscuitahoy/status/584625962811260929/photo/1