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Fun in Bangkok (12th-15th April 2008)

Hi everyone, I just came back from Bangkok. I went there for 4 days 3 nights from April 12-15. It was my 1st time being there and I got to experience for myself how the Thai people went literally insane (as what my friend, Moon said) and over the top in the celebration of the Songkran festival ( 潑水節). I shall tell you more slowly in this post k. Professional photographer, William san desu (That was Ah moon wrote in his blog) will share his photo with you too! -1st day - Fly from Singapore Airport to Bangkok to meet up with the rest (Colin, Dennis, Fabian) It was a very early morning flight. I was late. Poor Ah Moon was at the Singapore Airport waiting for me. (Paisei, Moon =p) My parent sent me to airport that morning. I know in their eyes I'm forever a small kid to them. Really don't know how to describe their love and care for me. (Thanks dad and mum again although I hardly said such word in front of them) Nothing can describe how happy and exicited w...

I'm back from Bangkok trip!

Hi all, This trip was sure an eye opener to me. I had never experience their Songkran before this trip. It was an unforgetable moment. Can you imagine walking through a street with strangers starting to splash you with chilled water, shooting water with water guns and putting the water powder onto your face. Then you end up like some contruction worker, wet and dirty... haha... Before the water war getting equipped with water guns After the water war Will blog more soon with pictures to share. So do come back and see my blog within this few days... Songkran- A time for reflection Songkran is celebrated nationwide from April 11-15. Although the festival is a time to reflect on life's blessings and to pay respect to the elders, in Thailand it is more associated with water throwing. The word Songkran actually mean "to move" or to "change places". The three official days of the festival represent the last day of the old year, the transition day and the first d...