December 31, 201213 yr Popular Post Well people, it's New Years eve...barely. I woke up at 6am to the sound of Morlam thumping through my house and nether regions. It appears that 3 of my neighbours have started to celebrate in triplicate. Sadly, they are playing different songs, but they all have at least 3000 watt sound systems. I used to play with a band regularly back in the UK and we rarely would need so much power for our P.A system. I'm in a medium sized city in Isaan - not Ban Nork. I'm not complaining however, we've been invited to 4 or 5 parties and I intend to have a fun filled day or two - without driving. These systems are not cheap to hire and the families will spend most if not all of their money on booze and..well booze I cannot imagine the same thing being allowed in the Nanny state back home. I guess what I'm saying here is that Thailand knows how to party, and for that I salute you Thailand ! So here's an early Happy New Year to all TV'ers out there
December 31, 201213 yr They do love to party, any excuse, even a funeral is a reason to have a shin dig. Have a SAFE mor lum, couldnt make it there this time Im busy changing new bubs nappies. All good and "Happy New Year" to all...peace!
December 31, 201213 yr Popular Post Ahem......do you mind We Scots take a 24 hour break after Boxing Day then we start celebrating New Year........there was a torch procession tonight in Edinburgh with 30,000 attending and 7,000 torch bearers . All within sight of Edinburgh castle, truly stunning. What will happen tomorrow night is there will be a mass descent in alcoholic delirium, partying, singing, dancing and outbreaks of violence. Fabulous. This will continue 24 hours a day until about the 6th, by which time the emergency services will beg us to stop as the hospitals and mortuaries will be overflowing. We'll stop for a few days then we'll start again to celebrate the Burns Suppers. The Scots on the thread will confirm the accuracy of my description of Hogmanay in Scotland. If Carlsberg did Hogmanay, they would just do it in Scotland, easily the best Hogmanay in the World. That being said, the Countdown Party in Chiang Mai was decent last year but it finished too early. Plenty of people, excellent atmosphere, and I do love watching the Lanterns fill the night sky. Happy New Year!!! It truly is a Wonderful Life.
December 31, 201213 yr Author Agreed, as a fellow Scot ( South Uist ) - we do know how to throw a decent party It's been so long since I lived there that I have kind of forgotten
December 31, 201213 yr Agreed, as a fellow Scot ( South Uist ) - we do know how to throw a decent party It's been so long since I lived there that I have kind of forgotten I was up in the Highlands the on Boxing Day, a truly stunning place. I've never been to South Uist but I had a couple of legendary night in Stornoway a few years ago. Those guys know how to party
December 31, 201213 yr I think you're being too modest, Chonabot. Given a few minutes, and the warmth of the uisge mhath on your tongue, your partying skills would come flooding back. ... and after the mayhem of Hogmanay, the ceilidhs and the first-footing, there's always the joys of a Sair Heid party to further delay the after-effects of the alcoholic extravaganza, until the old New Year, of course! Party on, people; but like they used to say on "Hill Street Blues"...let's be careful out there. Slainte! PS... Great photos, theblether.
December 31, 201213 yr When I first moved to the Highlands, it was still quite common for some of the locals to go outside on the bells and discharge shotguns into the air. After a very pleasant session, my neighbout went outside, fired off the gun and plunged us all into darkness. He had succeeded in blowing off the chimney-breast connection for the overhead electricity line into his house. Continuing by the flickering light of the sitting room fire, and with a few candles to boot, made for an even better atmosphere than hitherto. Sadly, those days are gone here, but then again, nostalgia ain't what it used to be! Best wishes for a happy and successful 2013 to one and all (sorry it's early, but there'll be nae chance of typing tomorrow night.... Bliadhna mhath ùr
December 31, 201213 yr Popular Post That reminds me.......a lament to the people who left home and travelled to seek new lives. For the Scots it was typified by the economic drive behind the Highland Clearances, for many of the Irish it was motivated by fleeing the Potato Famine and lack of opportunity in their homeland, The Germans, Italians, and sundry other Europeans took off to pastures new in the US and Canada, and the English spread throughout many parts of the World. At one time moving across the world was a dangerous task, and driven by the human need to improve your life, here's a statue I happened across last week.... That statue is situated in a town called Golspie in the Highlands, here's the view from the statue....... As I said, at one time it was a dangerous task to move to new lands, now not so......however!!! To every Thaivisa member that has taken that step to set up a new life in a new country, you are unique. You have chosen to make a new life for yourself in a new culture. That takes a lot of bottle and for that, I salute you. Sláinte
December 31, 201213 yr ....and here is where some of the diaspora ended up. Pictou, Nova Scotia Ellis Island, New York. Brave souls, every one.
December 31, 201213 yr Wonderful photos by Blether. Id love to visit your country one day, Ive heard a lot of great things about Scotland. We here in Australia know Scottish telly was good back in the day. I used to love this show growing up...was it big in Scotland? Im sure thats Billy Conelly singing yeah?
December 31, 201213 yr Popular Post Supergran was a superhero!!.....and every wee Scottish boy has a Supergran It's handy that you put that clip up reminding us of those that have gone before us........New Year is a time to reflect on what has gone before, as well as to anticipate what is yet to come. Many of our parents / grandparents and those that have gone before had the bottle to travel around the world to make a better life for themselves, it's fitting on this New Years Eve that we take the time to remember those who took the chance to give us a better life. To remember those that fought............. To remember those that built countries........... So that people could get on with the task of Loving............ and living life to the full....... Australia Day......2012. Let's party!!!
December 31, 201213 yr Happy new year to one and all. As true with the Scottish, the Irish are also spread to the four corners of the earth, none so unusual as this lot below
December 31, 201213 yr Confirmed,,, happy new year to one and all,,, Lang may yet lum reek,,, Sent from sunny errrr ,,,, Nigeria ,,,
January 1, 201313 yr Happy Hogmanay to all you Scottish reprobates. I-m still waiting on the first footer By the way theblether I couldn-t see the castle in your pic only Scot-s Monument. Sorry new computer does z like y etc.
January 1, 201313 yr Happy new year to one and all. As true with the Scottish, the Irish are also spread to the four corners of the earth, none so unusual as this lot below That was interesting, and I liked the line " that's what happens when your on the losing side ".......... A lot of people don't know that there was a large contingent of Irish that fought against the Americans at The Alamo. I'll not start a fight with our US colleagues today except to say that the real story of The Alamo is not as righteous as some believe. There is a Mexican Pipe band still on the go just now in tribute to those that served and died for the cause...... Here's a link that explains the story...... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick's_Battalion
January 1, 201313 yr Another great history lesson, tb. (but you must have far too much time on your hands )
January 1, 201313 yr Just watched Edinburgh fireworks on the googldegoop, great. Off to Geneva now, I heard them but not seen..... About Edinburgh, did they not do the fountain of fire down the castle rock.
January 1, 201313 yr Happy new year to one and all. As true with the Scottish, the Irish are also spread to the four corners of the earth, none so unusual as this lot below That was interesting, and I liked the line " that's what happens when your on the losing side ".......... A lot of people don't know that there was a large contingent of Irish that fought against the Americans at The Alamo. I'll not start a fight with our US colleagues today except to say that the real story of The Alamo is not as righteous as some believe. There is a Mexican Pipe band still on the go just now in tribute to those that served and died for the cause...... Here's a link that explains the story...... http://en.wikipedia....#39;s_Battalion The Irish were also going to invade Canada in 1866 http://www.ballinagree.freeservers.com/fenianscan.html
January 1, 201313 yr They do love to party, any excuse, even a funeral is a reason to have a shin dig. Have a SAFE mor lum, couldnt make it there this time Im busy changing new bubs nappies. All good and "Happy New Year" to all...peace! I remeber when I was building my house, at a particular day there was loud music from a distance which we couldn't see from where we were. I asked my constructor that seemed to have a good party overthere. His reply was.....Yeah maybe someone died.
January 1, 201313 yr @I Like Thai ...........seems to be the Irish are awfy unlucky or just a wee bit jinxed
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