Saturday, May 19, 2012

Boon Pakwet

In our village, the big party prior to this year's Thai New Year (Somkran) was Boon Pakwet. Here are some scenes from the two day party that included prayers for a bountiful rice harvest, money trees presented to us from neighboring villages, and a good deal of alcohol:


I wrote a bit about Boon Pakwet at:  http://the-isaan.blogspot.com/2012/05/boon-pakwet.html

Sunday, May 06, 2012

Fishing The Klong

My first month retired in Thailand (March 2012), I joined the guys out at the klong. Here's some footage: