I have enjoyed every minute of Songkran 2020......I have not got one drop of water on me yet....I have not had to fear that I will get assaulted the minute I walk out the door....Wonderful Wonderful Songkran so far.....

Absolutely agree, wonderful, quiet and a distinct lack of Farang morons with water guns 

You two miserable old bu**ers,scared of a little water

 

But I have to agree....

Add on curfew from 2200 and these days has been a blast - of silence. Can buy food daytime. No retard loud racing all night long. No karaoke bar blasting horrible wannabe singers.

Didn't enjoy songkran when I was in my 30s and moved here. Sure don't miss it now either.

Songkran 2020 is the best ever -:)

saved me double locking the gate for 3 days as I normally have to do.  

For years there was no unbearable madness in the village.

Mainly some kids throwing buckets of water here and there.

And yes, I also avoided trips to the district city or even further due to the risk on the roads.

 

But on the other side: no family get together, no traditional ceremony, no feast.

It was the saddest Songkran since I am here.

Why does everyone think Songkran has been cancelled for 2020, when it has just been suspended?

 

As far as I can see the usual whingers will get plenty to whinge about, just later in the year.

8 minutes ago, TaaSaparot said:

Why does everyone think Songkran has been cancelled for 2020, when it has just been suspended?

 

As far as I can see the usual whingers will get plenty to whinge about, just later in the year.

Yea right......Kind of like Christmas in July.....Its not going to happen...

12 hours ago, fforest1 said:

...I have not got one drop of water on me yet....I have not had to fear that I will get assaulted the minute I walk out the door...

Did you actually go out of the door? Not after 10pm I wager. I get that your OP is tongue in cheek, but the situation is more glum  than you paint it. 

After these restrictions are lifted, you will be in for a shock. It will be songkran but pumped up to 10000× what it would be.

Hope you have your scuba gear and rations ready.????

i revel in this environment, i plan to drive on near traffic free roads to pattaya klang 8 am to buy food,

i dont have to worry about getting temporary blinded on my motorcycle

by bystanders feeling its a hobby to cause agonizing pain and accidents

 

Love Songkran.

 

I hope next year is the biggest one yet. 

 

 

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19 hours ago, petermik said:

You two miserable old bu**ers,scared of a little water

 

But I have to agree....

dirty, probably disease ridden water, fired often from a large over powerful water gun, at motorcyles and passing cars, yep,  reslly good fun 

I first booked a flight from Utapao to Saigon with Vietjet they stopped flying that route and I had to wait 6 weeks for a refund. Then, again to avoid songkran, I booked a flight to Manilla on 15th April for 10 days back in February. That flight also got cancelled as Thailand began to stop all incoming flights. PAL airlines will take 3 months to refund me. But at least I will get a refund on a non refundable ticket and have avoided the worst excesses of Songkran. 

As usual during the Songkran week off work, way way too much booze consumed and not a single drop of water other than when I went out to my pool to splash around.

 

Love this time of the year !!

16 hours ago, fforest1 said:

Yea right......Kind of like Christmas in July.....Its not going to happen...

You think the Thais are going to give up a 3 day holiday?

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it's not the Thai's that are the problem,  it's the drunk Falangs who act like idiots.

21 hours ago, petermik said:

You two miserable old bu**ers,scared of a little water

 

But I have to agree....

I am not scared of water, but no farang will ever throw any water over me without risking a sore face.

23 hours ago, Pilotman said:

Absolutely agree, wonderful, quiet and a distinct lack of Farang morons with water guns.

You do know that Songkran is postponed,not cancelled? 

3 hours ago, Pilotman said:

dirty, probably disease ridden water, fired often from a large over powerful water gun, at motorcyles and passing cars, yep,  reslly good fun 

You forgot to mention the ice water at -500C. I became Frankenstein so many times last year. Nuts on my neck.

42 minutes ago, Max69xl said:

You do know that Songkran is postponed,not cancelled? 

how can you have a 'New Year' when it isn't 'New Year'? They may have a new festoval at some time, but it won't be Songkran.  In any event, don't they have enough already? 

2 minutes ago, Dazinoz said:

You forgot to mention the ice water at -500C. I became Frankenstein so many times last year. Nuts on my neck.

That some damn chilly watery.......... how do they get it to -500C and remain liquid ?

Is this topic even allowed??? Bragging about how quiet everything is on Songkran during an international tragedy? This is destroying the world economy but I’m glad to hear you enjoyed it probably no different than any other holiday for some. This is a pretty shameful statement I’m glad you had a nice quiet holiday because of a deadly pathogen. 

10 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

That some damn chilly watery.......... how do they get it to -500C and remain liquid ?

Always one in the crowd. Seriously don't know why I bother to joke on TVF.

On 4/17/2020 at 6:45 PM, Pilotman said:

Absolutely agree, wonderful, quiet and a distinct lack of Farang morons with water guns 

could read "a distinct lack of p...s..ed Farang morons"

11 minutes ago, TikiT said:

Is this topic even allowed??? Bragging about how quiet everything is on Songkran during an international tragedy? This is destroying the world economy but I’m glad to hear you enjoyed it probably no different than any other holiday for some. This is a pretty shameful statement I’m glad you had a nice quiet holiday because of a deadly pathogen. 

I guess the same way Songkran is celebrated each year and hundreds more die on the roads because of it over the holiday period.

30 minutes ago, Pilotman said:

how can you have a 'New Year' when it isn't 'New Year'? They may have a new festoval at some time, but it won't be Songkran.  In any event, don't they have enough already? 

Because Its these Thais take every advantage to celebrate a holiday even if its not their holiday like Christmas which they dont even know anything about it except santa clause. Don't think moving songkron a few months up the calendar is going to effect anyone one.

15 minutes ago, time2093 said:

Because Its these Thais take every advantage to celebrate a holiday even if its not their holiday like Christmas which they dont even know anything about it except santa clause. Don't think moving songkron a few months up the calendar is going to effect anyone one.

As it is tied to Buddha's Birthday, that doen't make sense.