Never been in Pattaya for Songkran, but out here in the sticks its the best 3 days of the year, all the kids get well excited, it reminds me of my kids when they still believed in Father Xmas.
I can't jump in and out of the pick-up so easily but I get strapped in with at least 3 water guns and one of the young ones loading up for Papa, 2 big blue barrels strapped to big sons D Max, last year they got filled 4 times at the local fire station, great fun.