Songkran Shots...

We are wishing Songkran days were still here. Ever since then the temperature has been rising. Our apartment which has remained at 86 F/30 C degrees inside now creeps up to 92 F/ 33 C by the end of the day before we turn the aircon on. Outside it has been up to 100 F/ 38 C. As in S. Africa, I put our thermometer on our window sill in the sun and it quickly popped up to 121 F / 49 C. Thus we would love a little water sprayed at us as we walk along the hot sidewalks of Bangkok.



The other day we were in a taxi and the person on the radio was saying it had been Bangkok's hottest day so far this year - which means two things: 1 - It's Hot and 2 - Our thai (though it has a long way to go) is getting a little better since we can understand some things on the radio! The hot and supposedly dry season continues until the monsoon rains come in late May or June. This year however has not been a normal year weather wise. For the past two months there have been ferocious thunder storms - definitely the loudest and most terrifying thunder either of us have experienced. One day a very fast storm came up - it blew iron piping off our building, a satellite dish from the roof, as well as other random debris! Not what you want raining down on you from 20 stories up!



Anyway, here are a few more pictures illustrating the basic facts of Songkran: Fill up whatever container is at hand with water. Either drag that container out to the side of the street or put it in the back of a pickup truck. Begin water fight. Wave people down to let them know you want to soak them (or run into the street and don't let them pass you). Douse passersby with a hose or your Super Soaker. And don't forget to smear white paste on their faces as well. No one is safe!




















I love this picture: Bucket of water flying through the air. No one holding on to it!


Duncan