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by The Special One
Guess what, up early for a change! However for once in a long time i had a half decent sleep.
Had a just about edible breakfast from my guest house. I had to put heaps of tomato ketchup on the ham and sausages so i could eat them.. The only reason i ate them was i was soooo hungry. What i'd give for some proper bacon and sausages. Mum & Dad hope you are taking note - make sure you have some in for when i return!
Did another monster session on the internet and travel blog.
Today it is thai new year (Songkran). I had heard and read that a big part of the festival is the big continuous water and power (like talc) fights that take place on the streets. It wasn't long before i was dragged out of the internet cafe by a young thai woman for a water fight. She had a small tub of water a threw it over me. I noticed a full big bucket of water on the pavement so i grabbed that and poured it over her head and drenched her lol. Pointless
Krabi and Songkran Festival
Outside the jam bar. Veevee next to me with blue sunhat on and Vee Vee's friend Oi directly next to memessing about and only doing half a job. it was a good laugh!
After i finished my internet session we had a bit of another water fight on the street outside the cafe with a few kids and then i hit the road - my goal to get back to the guest house without getting drenched and breaking yet another camera that was in my day pack! Only after walking 10 or so meter I could see a big group of locals on the other side of the street with masses of water i manage to avade them. However after a few more diversions to avoid a soaking i kind of realised it was going to be impossible to get back dry. I simply had to walk down a street as there was no alternative and they were several groups of locals waiting for me or whoever else walked down the street. I accepted the inevitable and walked forward. I was soon drenched head to toe. I just had to make sure my daypack and camera didnt get wet. As i walked further down the road i got attacked a few more times by people in cars / vans.
Krabi and Songkran Festival
Jane from France and Me with nmy new funky hair styleEventually i came to bar called "the jam club' Once again i got totally drenched by some thai girls, kids and even there were some western people in the group. I got talking to this group and decided to have a drink with them and stay here for a bit. The bar was run by 2 sisters, they had invited all their friends and their children for the Songkran festival. We had a big bucket of water outside the bar, lots of smaller bckets and a hose pipe with constant water flowing. Every person that walked, drove, cycled past (thai or whatever) got attacked & drenched. A lot of people who we attacked like myself stopped off or hung about for a drink or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5..........On the opposite side of the street there was a bar / cafe that were doing exactly the same and also soon had a big gathering. During the day the 2 sisters of the jam club ordered a load of thai food and put on a bit of a buffet which was really nice and really good of them. Throughout the day and evening there were water battle after water
Krabi and Songkran Festival
Evening time - Jude and Veeveebattle going off on the street and people driving around in motorbikes, cars with water pistols or big open back vans with about 8 or so people stood on the back with big buckets of water. We managed to get a constant supply of ice cubes which obviously was a hell off a shock to the system when you got a bucket of that water over you...i think the F word came out a few times that day....you just cant help it! The day was such good fun, the beer was pretty much flowing i think & I got to know lots of people, thai and western. Much later in the day a group of the people who were mostly english went clubbing but i decided to stay at the jam club and have a few quiet...ish beers. From the group that stayed there was a nice friendly french girl called Jane (i don't think she's french, too friendly for a french person), the thai sisters (Veevee, cant remember the name of the other) who own the bar, their friends (gwan & her boyfriend, Oi), the ladyboy (sara), a cool thai guy (Jude). We had a really cool night, nothing
Krabi and Songkran Festival
Gwan, amazingly with same hair do as me!tooo crazy, just chilling out talking and laughing over a vast amounts of alcohol. There was one big concern i had during the night......the lady boy had obviously taken a shine to me, everyone found it really amusing obviously apart from me. I just tried to laugh along and see the funny side of it. I wouldnt have mined half as much if she could actually pass as a she but she still has the meat and 2 veg and actually looks like a man lol.
It was a late night, apart from Jude i was the last person to stay, i got home at 3.15am and shit i am up early tomorrow to go on a tour!
Guess what, up early for a change! However for once in a long time i had a half decent sleep.
Had a just about edible breakfast from my guest house. I had to put heaps of tomato ketchup on the ham and sausages so i could eat them.. The only reason i ate them was i was soooo hungry. What i'd give for some proper bacon and sausages. Mum & Dad hope you are taking note - make sure you have some in for when i return!
Did another monster session on the internet and travel blog.
Today it is thai new year (Songkran). I had heard and read that a big part of the festival is the big continuous water and power (like talc) fights that take place on the streets. It wasn't long before i was dragged out of the internet cafe by a young thai woman for a water fight. She had a small tub of water a threw it over me. I noticed a full big bucket of water on the pavement so i grabbed that and poured it over her head and drenched her lol. Pointless
Krabi and Songkran Festival
Outside the jam bar. Veevee next to me with blue sunhat on and Vee Vee's friend Oi directly next to memessing about and only doing half a job. it was a good laugh!
After i finished my internet session we had a bit of another water fight on the street outside the cafe with a few kids and then i hit the road - my goal to get back to the guest house without getting drenched and breaking yet another camera that was in my day pack! Only after walking 10 or so meter I could see a big group of locals on the other side of the street with masses of water i manage to avade them. However after a few more diversions to avoid a soaking i kind of realised it was going to be impossible to get back dry. I simply had to walk down a street as there was no alternative and they were several groups of locals waiting for me or whoever else walked down the street. I accepted the inevitable and walked forward. I was soon drenched head to toe. I just had to make sure my daypack and camera didnt get wet. As i walked further down the road i got attacked a few more times by people in cars / vans.
Krabi and Songkran Festival
Jane from France and Me with nmy new funky hair styleEventually i came to bar called "the jam club' Once again i got totally drenched by some thai girls, kids and even there were some western people in the group. I got talking to this group and decided to have a drink with them and stay here for a bit. The bar was run by 2 sisters, they had invited all their friends and their children for the Songkran festival. We had a big bucket of water outside the bar, lots of smaller bckets and a hose pipe with constant water flowing. Every person that walked, drove, cycled past (thai or whatever) got attacked & drenched. A lot of people who we attacked like myself stopped off or hung about for a drink or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5..........On the opposite side of the street there was a bar / cafe that were doing exactly the same and also soon had a big gathering. During the day the 2 sisters of the jam club ordered a load of thai food and put on a bit of a buffet which was really nice and really good of them. Throughout the day and evening there were water battle after water
Krabi and Songkran Festival
Evening time - Jude and Veeveebattle going off on the street and people driving around in motorbikes, cars with water pistols or big open back vans with about 8 or so people stood on the back with big buckets of water. We managed to get a constant supply of ice cubes which obviously was a hell off a shock to the system when you got a bucket of that water over you...i think the F word came out a few times that day....you just cant help it! The day was such good fun, the beer was pretty much flowing i think & I got to know lots of people, thai and western. Much later in the day a group of the people who were mostly english went clubbing but i decided to stay at the jam club and have a few quiet...ish beers. From the group that stayed there was a nice friendly french girl called Jane (i don't think she's french, too friendly for a french person), the thai sisters (Veevee, cant remember the name of the other) who own the bar, their friends (gwan & her boyfriend, Oi), the ladyboy (sara), a cool thai guy (Jude). We had a really cool night, nothing
Krabi and Songkran Festival
Gwan, amazingly with same hair do as me!tooo crazy, just chilling out talking and laughing over a vast amounts of alcohol. There was one big concern i had during the night......the lady boy had obviously taken a shine to me, everyone found it really amusing obviously apart from me. I just tried to laugh along and see the funny side of it. I wouldnt have mined half as much if she could actually pass as a she but she still has the meat and 2 veg and actually looks like a man lol.
It was a late night, apart from Jude i was the last person to stay, i got home at 3.15am and shit i am up early tomorrow to go on a tour!
Krabi and Songkran Festival