Children’s Day in Thailand

Children’s Day in Thailand happens every second Saturday of January.  During the first two Januaries that we were here, we were able to join the locals in celebrating with the kids in “muubans” or housing subdivisions that we were in.

It was a bit different for this year, but it was equally enjoyable.  The day before Children’s Day, the school where we volunteer teach at had an early celebration.  We were invited by the school principal, so we took it as an opportunity to celebrate Children’s day in a school rather than in a “muuban”.

The Kindergarten classes were so prepared with their numbers.

Aren’t they cute?

(Linking these photos to Orange Tuesdays and Pink Fridays)

Kids sat on the floor-- I was impressed at how behaved they were!

They danced to the beat... shaking off all inhibitions!

This group of young ladies did a North Eastern Thai dance number

The guy girl guy in pink really had a good time.  They ran out of girls, ok? LOL! :)

These twins caught our attention.  They looked so pretty in white!

Beautiful!

Pretty soon it was their turn to dance.

And they happily received goodies for their class!

After the program, we had lunch with the Principal. It felt great to be a VIP even for just a few minutes! Ha!

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Concert at the Park

Last Sunday we were privileged to listen to Bangkok Symphony Orchestra for free! The concert was held in Lumpini Park in Silom.  It was our family’s first time to visit Lumpini– it was beautiful!  I know it’s hard to find a relaxing place in the middle of a bustling city… but Lumpini is just one peaceful spot.

Me and the kids enjoyed a 30-minute boat ride before the concert began.

Our homeschoolers enjoyed feeding the birds and the fishes!

Hundreds of people gathered in mats. Good thing we arrived hours early so we got a perfect spot right infront of the stage

And so the concert began. We were so awed at the beautiful music!

Heart and Bird: These two guys were superstars 40 years ago. They redered a few songs, much to the older people's delight!

This guy did such a great job at his violin solos! What heavenly sound!

Pretty soon the concert was over and it was time to pack up our mats!

What a night it was!  Concerts like those would surely cost a fortune, so watching it for free was just amazing! I guess it’s too late for me to play an instrument, but we are glad that Ria is very much into music.  Will I be watching her play violin a few years down the road in concerts like the one we just saw?  Oh, me the wishful mom! :)

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Keeping up with technology

“So near yet so far,” so the saying goes.

But with the advent of technology, it has been the other way around:  ”So far, yet so near.”  I am so glad I am alive at this time and age!  I could not imagine life without all these advancements in technology.  As one that’s been away from my home country for almost 3 years now, these social networking sites have done wonders when I feel homesick or when I just want to look at photos or just want to be nosey about what’s going on back home.

Aside from all these social networking sites available, we also have audio teleconferencing which really makes the whole world a lot smaller. Imagine we could chat with our loved ones like they just live next door?

The wonders of technology have indeed wow-ed us over the last decade. Can you imagine how high tech we could get in the next few years? Hard to catch up with technology, isn’t it?

 

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