Saturday, April 14, 2007
Sawatdee Pimai
Happy Songkran! This weekend is the Thai/Lao/Cambodian/Burmese celebration of the lunar new year. It's a big water festival, which is appropriate for DC this weekend because it's raining on us.
I had thought earlier this year about maybe being in Thailand during Songkran this year, but with the trip to Afghanistan coming up I figured I should stay around and spend time here rather than running to the other side of the world for a few days. But someday, someday I'll be there at this time of year. Today instead I went with Khamla to the Lao Buddhist temple about 30 miles away in Virginia for a big outdoor festival (of course, he didn't tell me it was outdoors, so I was a little overdressed). We were there to have our sins washed away before the new year started, and also to check out the cute Lao boys. Mission accomplished on both counts.
I had thought earlier this year about maybe being in Thailand during Songkran this year, but with the trip to Afghanistan coming up I figured I should stay around and spend time here rather than running to the other side of the world for a few days. But someday, someday I'll be there at this time of year. Today instead I went with Khamla to the Lao Buddhist temple about 30 miles away in Virginia for a big outdoor festival (of course, he didn't tell me it was outdoors, so I was a little overdressed). We were there to have our sins washed away before the new year started, and also to check out the cute Lao boys. Mission accomplished on both counts.
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Happy Songkran to you too~
Considering you'll be in Afghanistan for sometime, I think it's a wise choice you made to stay home for sometime. Enjoy your holiday eh ;)
Andy
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Considering you'll be in Afghanistan for sometime, I think it's a wise choice you made to stay home for sometime. Enjoy your holiday eh ;)
Andy
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