TotallyOz Posted April 16, 2010 Posted April 16, 2010 Songkran is the Thai New Year and the start of the Rainy Season. Thais celebrate this with water fights in every town and village. Me, wanting to be Thai, as well as a real kid at heart, I really love this holiday. Today I had the boyfriend rent us a truck and some HUGE containers to hold water. This would make it easy for us to shoot the water without constantly having to refill. We still had to refill at least 5 times as well as get large blocks of ice to make sure our water had an extra sting. J We went to Bang San as they were having a huge water fight in that area. I didn't realize that the city was over 1 hours from Pattaya and as we were a group of 8 all sitting in the back of a pick up truck, I was not worried UNTIL the truck started zipping down the highway at over 100K per hour. At that point, I wandered if I had the last codicil of my will ready and had made sure my family knew to cremate my body if it was ran over by a 18 wheeler. We made the ride fine, with quite a few Hail Mary's and one close call almost hitting a dog and my head hitting the front of the pick up. But, with my family tells me I have a hard head so I guess it was well protected. Once into the city, the fun began. I love it. I had so much fun with the water and with the Thai people. I did not see one other foreigner all day and all the Thais wanted to be sure they gave me the white cream for good luck and then douse me with water. I had entire trucks gunning for me. The route was less than 2 miles and took us over 3 hours. We had so many water battles that I can't keep track. The boys had fun! I had fun. The city was loud with yells of laughter, loud music and merriness. If you have never experienced Songkran, go outside of the major cities and go to where the Thais go. You will love it and it really is an experience you will never forget! Quote
Guest TOQ Posted April 16, 2010 Posted April 16, 2010 If you have never experienced Songkran, go outside of the major cities and go to where the Thais go. You will love it and it really is an experience you will never forget! That is so true. Its great up here in the NW where I am. john Quote
Gaybutton Posted April 17, 2010 Posted April 17, 2010 Its great up here in the NW where I am. You always take excellent Songkran photos. Do you have any for us this year? Quote
Guest TOQ Posted April 17, 2010 Posted April 17, 2010 You always take excellent Songkran photos. Do you have any for us this year? Thank you. I have some posted on the blog. john Quote
