Anyone who has spent any time in Thailand will be annoyed with this saying. what it means exactly i don't think anyone knows. I believe its the Thais feable attempt at Chinglish. However it seems to hold true for Thailand vs other Asian countries. What a difference a boarder makes.
Since i last wrote I have traveled quite a was, from south western China to southern Thailand. Talk about night and day. From the moment i arrived in Thailand, it seemed all to familiar after China, but at the same time i realized that this is a very different place compared to any other country on the planet.
Thailands a great place to "holiday" but a tough place to travel. While its easier than China in many respects, because many people speak at least basic English, it makes it tougher because the "path" is so well traveled and beaten that, it makes it difficult to get off of if your looking to escape the billion Europeans on winter holiday.
On a lighter note it really is a wonderful and beautiful country, with amazingly friendly people, and I have had a lot of great experiences here. One particular highlight was the Kings birthday December 5th, in which I was lucky enough to be staying very close to the grand palace in Bangkok, and was able (I think, there were a lot of cars with fancy dressed people in them and i was jumping up and down to get a view) to see the King. I am not a great writer and I do not think anything I could write could quite capture the feeling of tens of thousands of people lined in the streets to give there genuine thanks and love to one person. As you looked out its was like stareing at a moving yellow sea (everybody owns yellow, his favorite color, "long live the king shirts") of people with /Thai flags and candles. It really is amazing to see a country where the ENTIRE population loves the king. I mean this, no exaggeration, I think you would be hard pressed, if not impossible, to find any Thai that does not absolutely love the king! Really amazing experience especially coming from a country where a majority truly the dislike the current ruling situation.
Above are some photos taken during the Celebration to give you an idea. I especially like the one of the mom holding the kids ears as the fireworks went off! (photos are courtesy of Jan at Fetus Karate, thank you for letting me steal your photos!). As usual I am dumb and don't bring my camera to really cool stuff.
Also it should be noted that there was no one drinking or causing any problems of any kind, as it is viewed that this would offend the King, pretty amazing considering the amount of people.
So in conclusion......... actually I don't have one, I am just sick of writing and a little sunburned from spending to much time at amazing beaches in Phuket. So deal with, it and thanks for reading!
