Monday, April 8, 2019
Sunday, April 7, 2019
Are you ready for songkran?
Wear goggles Found some really inexpensive ones at a home improvement center.
Put your mobile phone in a ziplock bag. Keep in mind that condensation may develop inside the ziplock bag. Add a few paper towels or small cloth to the bag
Avoid white cotton clothing. When wet, most will become see through
If your water supply contains ice cubes, be especially cautious that you are not throwing ice cubes.
Sunscreen gets rinsed off quickly, best to just cover up. Good time to wear your pajamas over your light clothing
If you are driving, reduce speed whenever you see wet roads, children may be present.
Be polite don't throw water at people carrying groceries, don't throw water into open buildings
Put your mobile phone in a ziplock bag. Keep in mind that condensation may develop inside the ziplock bag. Add a few paper towels or small cloth to the bag
Avoid white cotton clothing. When wet, most will become see through
If your water supply contains ice cubes, be especially cautious that you are not throwing ice cubes.
Sunscreen gets rinsed off quickly, best to just cover up. Good time to wear your pajamas over your light clothing
If you are driving, reduce speed whenever you see wet roads, children may be present.
Be polite don't throw water at people carrying groceries, don't throw water into open buildings
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
April-June: Bang Fai :-: Thailand Rocket Festival
The origins of the festival are obscured in history, it is generally agreed that the event has been celebrated since ancient times.
There are three main versions to the Bun Bang Fai legend.
Dates for the festivities vary throughout the area Some festivals are held as early as April, and as late as July during the dry and hot season. Religious ceremonies, parades and a variety of merit making are part of the celebrations.
The celebrations were especially dangerous in 2009 when a rocket misfired and decapitated a spectator. The news video of that event has long since been removed
Rockets are returned to the ground by parachute. Trophies are awarded for the parachute which stays in the air the longest.
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There are three main versions to the Bun Bang Fai legend.
- One has it that the rain god Vassakan loved to be worshiped with fire.Villagers shot rockets into heaven in hopes that he would bless them with plenty rain needed for rice cultivation.
- A second version is that the rain god Vassakan would be sleeping during this time of the year (hot season) . Villagers would shoot rockets to awaken him to begin the rainy season.
- A third version claims the event as being a fertility rite, shooting phallic symbols (rockets) into the sky in hopes of fertilizing the land.
Dates for the festivities vary throughout the area Some festivals are held as early as April, and as late as July during the dry and hot season. Religious ceremonies, parades and a variety of merit making are part of the celebrations.
The celebrations were especially dangerous in 2009 when a rocket misfired and decapitated a spectator. The news video of that event has long since been removed
Rockets are returned to the ground by parachute. Trophies are awarded for the parachute which stays in the air the longest.
Monday, April 1, 2019
Summer storms
High winds near my house not as severe as in other parts of the province.
Did have heavy rains, but missed out on the hail
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Did have heavy rains, but missed out on the hail
สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon
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