School pickup this afternoon

a crazy ancient cat lady sprayed me with her hose as i drove past today too... is this the official start then? the 10th!

Tomorrow afternoon, it will start in earnest.

Tomorrow afternoon, it will start in earnest.

Where's ernest? I want to be sure I get there for the start.

Sorry.

Actually, on my way into town this afternoon (to purchase some holiday reading from your establishment UG) I was got through my car window twice and I saw some kids near Spicey giving passing motorcyclists a squirt from the safety of their Dad's shopfront.

As far as I'm concerned it started two weeks ago when the malls started playing that horrible ching ching music.

At least in the west when they play those incessant Christmas songs, they don't all have jingle bells in them.

I hate songkran by the way, can you tell?

I was riding my bicycle and walking around all day and did not see anyone throwing water. To me, it starts when you can not walk a block without somebody squirting you, not when a few oddballs decide to try it on. I'm pretty sure it will be up to that point by tomorrow afternoon.

It started a week ago, up in Fang, I believe the kids there think it ought to be a 2-week-long festival !

It started a week ago, up in Fang, I believe the kids there think it ought to be a 2-week-long festival !

The Songkran party is already in full swing in the provinces. I just got back from Tha Thon (near Fang) yesterday and they were celebrating big time on the river there. Lots of seating areas arranged on the river similar to Hao Tung Tao and revellers floating down the river on huge tyre innertubes and rafts, great fun.

Take lots of photos and post them here, gang. Just make sure you are using a waterproof camera like the ones made by Pentax or Olympus. Although I won't be there in person I still will be there in thought. Have a good and safe time.

Take lots of photos and post them here.

heres one i took yeserday afternoon opposite the Lai Thai

enjoy

dave2

I just drove through Mae Jo, Mae Taeng, Mae Rim, and back to Meechoke Plaza. The entire trip, I witnissed one person tossing water. Hasn't started up here yet...

this was the corner near the Lai Thi at 11 AM this morning

enjoy

dave2