Bangkok

Sawadee Krup.....

Bangkok, a place where I almost can considered as 2nd home.......

Had been in Bangkok for countless times, however, to coincide with the Water Festival (Song Kran), this trip is the third time ). But really taking part in it, this trip is the first time (I'll reason the two miss out in the next post)

Day before the Song Kran (13th Apr 09), observed that along the Silom Road (near the Saladaeng BTS Station side) started piling with bottles of water.

Along with the bottles of water, they are also selling packed of cookies like thing. Later discovered that these cookies like staff in fact is powder cubes, mixed them with water, you can start smearing it on other peoples' faces during the Song Kran.

On the actual day, arrived at Silom Road... WOW!!!!!! The Saladaeng area is fully packed with people. You could use people mountain people sea (人山人海) to describe the place.

While the group of us started to walk into the crowd..... OH NO...... Water started to pouring at us....... or I should said shooting at us....... Everyone go CRAZY........
Eventually, I stopped taking pictures and kept my camera......

Here I COME!!!!!!...... Joined in the fun. Instead of using the water piston (troublesome lah.... once run out of water, you have to stop to refill via buying the water), I just bought the powder cubes with a container ..... Mixed with water to form a mud paste and then....... started smearing it on others. Some of the people used iced water..... eeerrhhh........

Finally, when I returned to hotel, I was at this state........

Whole body is wet and face smeared with the powder.
Anyway, really enjoyed the occasion and have so much fun.

Sawadee Pi Mai (Happy New year).......

Just a gentle reminder, for those who wanted to experience the fun of Song Kran, do prepare yourself first, have your wallet, handphone and other important staff protect in a plastic bag, Try not to wear any glasses, they will smear powder to your glasses (I did saw people wearing goggles). Bring extra set of clothes in your bag, just in case, you are not allowed to enter your hotel when you are all wet and covered with powder. Last thing, if you want to take pictures, better get a waterproof camera.