Thursday, April 14, 2011

Even More Light

Hi,

Chiang Rai is still caught up in Songkran celebration. In fact, most of Thailand is throwing water all over the place. Today we went back to video some of the revelry, and though we didn't participate, we had fun watching.

In case you think no one remembers this song from the 'Summer of Love', I got lots of mail that said it was easy.
"...but that's not what I came to tell you about. Came to talk about the draft. They got a building down in New York City, it's called Whitehall Street, where you walk in, you get injected, inspected, detected, infected, neglected, and selected... You can get anything you want down at __ __." Hint: It's what might be called a 'talkin' song' since most of it's spoken. Oh yes, the title gives one the impression that it's about an eating establishment.

This morning we woke up to a hazy sky. It looked like it was going to be another hot day. About an hour later fog rolled in for a brief stay and then the heat came. It was strange to see the fog and I have no idea why this happened. We went into town to get some bread from our favorite bakery, but they were closed. That left only one thing to do, go to Doi Chaang for some coffee. While we were there we saw a couple of friends and got brief updates. The 'water people' were just getting started and we made it home before the traffic built up.

Around 3:30 we decided to go back to the street we traveled on yesterday and take the video camera. The whole thing was more intense than yesterday. The primary target for water seemed to be motorbikes and pick-up trucks with people in the back. Sometimes the trucks would stop in front of a sidewalk 'water station' and just throw bucket after bucket of water, while getting the same in return. Some of the motorbike riders would slow down so they could be sprayed. There was lots of screaming whenever water landed on the people in a truck. All along the road there were parties going on. On one side of the street we'd hear traditional upbeat dance music, and on the other side, the thumping of Thai rap. It wasn't just wasted on the young either. Everybody was out there dancing, laughing and throwing water.

At the river there was a mass of people enjoying the water, eating, and dancing to the live music being played on a make-shift stage. It's almost 9pm and the music is still going. If you'd like to get a view of what it's like in Bangkok, here's a link from the Bangkok Post with a visual of the festivities. Be sure and check out the slideshow at the bottom:

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/231866/let-the-fun-begin

Have a Thrilling Thursday.

Peace,
Danny

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Remember the powerful being that you are.
Remember the light that you are."
~Aq'naton Ben-Ish

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