Thanks Tawi - You got my taste buds excited for a second, until I read the american flair lol, shame it didn't work for the locals, I don't quite get the locals and spicy food, some Filipino food like Spicy Tuna and some Pancit Canton spicy varieties have me stuck in the CR (another american influence, what's wrong with saying toilet!) more than any curry has done!
Good to see from the comments I'm not suffering alone!