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First updated in 2007 :)

Idly, shortly cuz I'm sleepy

I don't promise I'll or I can make it but I try...

I havn't updated my pages so long long time,
as I didn't have much time to do,
I knew it's such a bad excuse but it's true.

So, I'm reporting ...what did I do in this year......

- December 2006 -
Lately, I had been to Nepal, the place I love most,
For short trekking.
I love everything Nepali, maybe my face looks like Nepali (more than Thai)

- October 2006 -
Before this I had been to Pakistan for 35 days,
I had a very very great time there,
Fantastic place, really nice people and nice food (even rare beer :)

- June 2006 -
Step back, I had been to Geneva for a few days
But stay longer in Ireland, the awesome country and lovely people,
Maybe I've got Irish friends, they are really really nice,
One is my true friend who I met in India 2 years ago.

- May 2006 -
Back to Sikkim for 5th time,
everytime I had been Sikkim, I love Sikkim more and more

- February 2006 -
Easy trip to HongKong,
Nothing much to do,
Maybe I always feel not comfortable in big (and expensive) city

In next fews day, I'm going to Myanmar for 20 days
maybe for New Year celebration in Rakhine
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That's it.

I try to update nice picture from everyplaces I had been as soon as possible.
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Merry X'mas and Happy New Year Ka :)
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Tues 19/12/2006

When I was young, I really enjoyed in Songkran festival.

Before Songkran for a few days, my mam made some Thai desserts.We gave our homemade dessert to out neighbours and they gave their back.

Songkran Day on 13th April,Mam woke up in early morning to cook. After that my whole family went to the temple, we brought our food to the temple..our neighbours too.The temple is plenty of food and desserts.

After the praying, the monks had food.Then it's time of local people. We had food with another families,after we had finished we washed the dishes together.

At home, We had prepared our water, mixed purfume then pour off our grandfather+grandmather, dad+mam and older relatives.They gave us the good wishes.

At my home,my dad took Buddha stutue outside to bathe Lord Buddha. Every people in our family like to bathe Buddha Statue with perfume water everyday for a week.

After going to the temple,then it's time of kids and younger people.We went out with a bowl of water and tried to water everybody who passed by.Sometimes I put a big piece of ice to make cold water. We also had powdwe mix water to powder people too. It was very very good fun time.

Nowadays, I saw water guns and many hands just pretend to powder, somebody touch ladies disrespectfully.
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My Songkran had gone.

Anyway, Even you are Farang or Thai - hope you enjoy Thai New Year. :)

11th April 2006

Yesterday was "MaKa BhuCha" day, Buddhist holiday.

"MaKa BhuCha" (Bhu-Cha = Puja in India)
means the day that the monks came to first meeting on about 2549 years ago without notice or making an appointment.

Buddhists suppose to go to the temple and "Vien Tien" (walks around the temple with lighten candle in the hands together at the chest for 3 rounds and pray sanskrit Buddhism scripts).

I'm a not good Buddhist, I havn't gone to temple for many years, but I'm still a Buddhist.

Every Buddhist holidays, it's illegal to buy$sell alcohol, so there was no bars yesterday (but having booze at home is OK. :)

What about today? It's Valentine day.

As you know Thai people's glad to take every festivals from every cultures easily. Christmas , International New year, Chinese new year, Haloween etc. How lovely Thai, eh!?!

A ton of lovers go out, every restaurants and bars are full of duo customers. Roses are very very expensive.....

...but the way of life is nothing.

In memorial of the good old days
14 Feb 2006

Do you know real name of Bangkok??

Most of Thai people call "Krung Thep" means The City of Angels.

This is the full name of Krung Thep :


Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit

,which means

The city of angels, the great city, the eternal jewel city, the impregnable city of God Indra, the grand capital of the world endowed with nine precious gems, the happy city, abounding in an enormous Royal Palace that resembles the heavenly abode where reigns the reincarnated god, a city given by Indra and built by Vishnukarn.


So,please call Bangkok with Bangkok's real name.