After a night of Thai dining and being exposed to so many different flavors and interesting ingredients, I had to make a trip to the 99 Ranch Market.  Megan and I had already made a stop at the 99Cents Only store, so I "coerced" Megan into a quick trip, just down the street to the Asian grocery store to pick up a few odds and ends to cook with.  She opted to wait in the car, probably so I would hurry…which I really tried to do.  HOWEVER, when I walked into the store, I knew I was in BIG trouble!  The store is HUGE!  It's bad enough when I go to any new grocery store since every one has a different set-up.  But there are so many items there that you will never see at Von's or Ralph's – things like pig's feet, octopus, and savory baked tofu.  I knew I was in a different sort of store when I found the rice aisle…yep!  The whole LONG aisle was different kinds of rice, including something that Kay had used the night before…longrain sweet rice.  The other side  of the aisle was full of different kinds of noodles!  I had no idea!  I have lived a very limited, sheltered life indeed.  Time to spice things up!   Then there's the fact that probably about 80% of the products are covered in Asian characters/spelling.