Cabbages and Condoms

So, in my travels to the city of Bangkok, I came across a lovely little restaurant called "Cabbages & Condoms." Weird name aside, C&C serves up some excellent thai food (deep-fried fish patties with sweet chili sauce, satay chicken with peanut sauce, pad thai, tom yum goong, green curry on sticky rice, just to name a few). But that's certainly not the most memorable aspect of this restaurant.


Cabbages & Condoms operates as a local nongovernment organization. Its philanthropic mission is to advance the fight against HIV/AIDs in Thailand and to support agrarian development in rural parts of the country by providing aid to poor farmers. This unique blend of philanthropy and authentic Thai cuisine makes this restaurant a real attraction for visitors to Bangkok (They also run and operate a hotel/restaurant in neighboring Pattaya). Its menu boasts that eating at the restaurant is "guaranteed to prevent unwanted pregancies." (Don't you just hate it when you eat at a restaurant and then bear twins the next morning? God, I hate it when that happens.)

And, to top it all off, one cannot help but wonder who was put in charge of the condom-themed decorations. Here are some of my favorites:

The Condom Suit: Definitely on the list of things NOT to wear on a first date. Though I think starting a new trend in condom couture could be worth considering--perhaps they should make more of these for undersexed teenagers at their high school proms.

Stylish no? I like the condom pants.

The Condom Lamp: Perfect way to spruce up your plain old dorm room. Charming yet practical at the same time. Keep your evenings well-lit and well-protected.










Yes, apparently, condoms will solve all the world's problems of collective security. If only more countries would concentrate on stockpiling WMPs instead of WMDs.

Condom Boat: For the buckaneering condom pirate and other seafaring sea-men. Oh yes indeedy, even the sails are made of condoms!

I have no idea what this is. But, it seems like somebody's idea of a joke......a really really bad joke.


















Computer & Condoms: Need to keep your 'hardware' protected? The human firewall keeps out all manner of viruses.















Coffee & Condoms: Did you want cream and sugar with that? Your coffee, I mean.....















And, lest we forget: the Big Condom. It's the mother of all condoms - and it's lighted!












At the end of our meal, our waitress brought us a plate of condoms instead of mints. Condoms....the perfect way to keep your mouth feeling minty fresh after any meal.

Okay, that's it for now. Hope you enjoyed my little blog entry about some of the many inventive ways to use condoms.

J. Lo....out.