Well Folks,

Please blame me (as you always do ) for starting a Great Thread

One Photo per post please

Any year, as long as the photo was taken in Thailand.

Also, please click on the "Like" button under the member (right hand side post ) that posted the photo for your approval that you liked it.

One wishes you all "a very Safe trip" and a very Happy "Sawadee Bee Mai Thai Khrap"

All my old photos are on here

http://www.pbase.com/win13/song

Have fun and hope see you all after Songkran.

Win

Get me outta here!

beware of enemy in the rear....

am I cute ...or what?

OMG, people playing Songkran, wasn't it banned this year? Maybe this is part of the conspiracy of the Songkran Griench collecting evidence.

"Yeah, it's right here. Yours was ham, mushroom and pepperoni with a side of moat water"

Remember to teach your kids ....playing with water at Songkran is OK...only if you play with those who want to play too. Saying 'it is only once a year...they have to put up with it...' is selfish. You can see by their faces, attitude and clothing, whether people want to play and don't mind getting wet...or not. The thai word grengjai meaning to be thoughtful applies here. To get someone angry or even just annoyed, to make someone feel uncomfortable...is creating bad karma for us. Stop playing after 5 pm...give them a chance to go to work or got to the market or come home from work and stay dry.

How do you guys go about today.? --Camera in a plastic bag? Or just cowboy style 1/3000 shooting without protection?

I try to use an older camera rather than my latest and best...but also keep it in a plastic bag...just pull it out when I'm safe to shoot.

Previously I used an old Olympus E1 which was water-resistant with all O ring sealed parts and i used a filter on the lens and a bayonet lens hood to trap a plastic bag with a hole so that it was in the bag but no plastic in front of the lens.

My waterproof cheapie camera went south, in the last year, so not sure what I will do... It's raining here on Samui, this morning, that's going to dampen things

Fine if it's hot!!! Usually one of my neighbours rides around in a truck, .... I am not sure if they are doing this year or not yet.... I would sit in the cab if he does!

I have lost too many cameras by them getting wet over the years, no more!!! it's not worth the risk!

From last year, not sure if it is a Canon or Nikon.

From last year, not sure if it is a Canon or Nikon.

Not sure I would trust doing that....

From last year, not sure if it is a Canon or Nikon.

Not sure I would trust doing that....

Psssst, hold yr horses. I suspect this could in fact be a rare photo of Watutsi himself, Jimmy..... The master @work.

Having a zoom and staying back out of the water works OK...

@Kanwin,

What is Wintour?

Ptetty darn quite around my area, of Samui, today.... rain sure put a damper on things ... I did not even get wet....

These kids were about to give me a squirt, , but held back!

Thanks for starting this one kan, I'm working away now and I'll miss it this year as I did the last couple of years through work commitments,, but good to check out those photos as a reminder,

it's a fun event and wish i was home for it, although in some places I think it can drag on a bit too long,

but in saying that I'm sure there are plenty areas to go for those who want to avoid it

food dye in the water...

levitation...

lots of pretty girls as usual....

lots of little terrors too...

not only about water..

Great pics there Fred,

I ran out of "likes" already .... Looks like you had dry weather up your way, it was just too miserable here, hardly anyone on the streets near me!

ASP_9423 by pattayadays.com, on Flickr

ASP_9411 by pattayadays.com, on Flickr

uh-oh!!

My Mum says I've to soak any passing farangs......are you a farang?