December 26th 2004. The engagement should hateful something to you. If not, delight practise read my thoughts on the Boxing Day Tsunami. Having "lived through" i the worst natural disasters ever, although (if yous read my thoughts you'll see) I did non genuinely witness the seismic sea wave or lose anything or whatsoever closed friends, the memories are nonetheless at that topographic point in addition to those memories were shaken dorsum to life on March 11th. I was at function in addition to did non larn much function done. Glued to the network equally to a greater extent than in addition to to a greater extent than images were shown, videos that showed boats in addition to buildings beingness swept away. Nippon had been hitting yesteryear a huge earthquake in addition to a seismic sea wave followed.
H5N1 big concert was planned called Love Aid, but this was cancelled due to the fact that southern Thailand was having the wettest March (ever?), at that topographic point were floods (not inwards Phuket, but a LOT of rain) in addition to of a abrupt Thailand had it's ain problems to squall upward about! But a smaller final result was arranged for the weekend of ninth - tenth Apr inwards Phuket Town. There would hold out a concert featuring Thai in addition to Japanese artists at the Queen Sirikit common addition performers in addition to street stalls along Thalang Road inwards the old town in addition to close the TAT office. We knew a Japanese friend of ours would hold out selling tshirts at that topographic point then nosotros went along to encounter what was happening, to brand a donation in addition to of class to cause got some photos! We did non remain for the concert, which went on good afterward midnight - I watched some of it on TV when I got domicile including some amazing guitar playing yesteryear Japanese star Yuki - I institute some of the concert on Youtube here in addition to here.
Some photos from the eventide inwards Phuket Town ...
The dragon at Queen Sirikit Park, adjacent to the TAT office. Always a pop house for a photo... Chinese legend says that Phuket Island is a dragon risen from the water.
Phuket Nippon tshirts for sale. And at that topographic point was music everywhere... at that topographic point were immature people playing guitar or violin inwards the street, in addition to several pocket-sized stages ready aside from the master copy concert stage. These guys were playing southern Thai folk music:
And this looks similar a scene from "Thailand's Got Talent" - in addition to this footling daughter was pretty proficient likewise ...
There were street stalls selling snacks in addition to clothe in addition to arts in addition to kids toys in addition to more. I practise similar these events inwards Phuket Town. I mean, I similar Phuket Town anyway. The old town has then much grapheme in addition to history. Would similar to cause got to a greater extent than fourth dimension to wander nigh in addition to cause got photos. The older buildings expect cracking at night.
Some of the stalls along Thalang Road ...
And at that topographic point was the common sketch artist, although non the common model:
I practise similar taking photos inwards the nighttime .. they don't ever function due to lack of light, in addition to the photographic goggle box camera has to hold out laid to ISO 1600 which tin practise some noise, but I similar the atmosphere. Got some squeamish photos inwards town earlier at a Phuket Local Life festival dorsum inwards Dec 2009. Old Phuket Town is cracking for photos anyway, but add together a footling festival or street fair in addition to yous larn fifty-fifty more.
And the photograph below is plenty to assure me that Thailand is nonetheless the "Land of Smiles" - cynics abound, but ... if yous grinning inwards Thailand, yous practise tend to larn a grinning back. In fact it's quite a daze if yous don't. Fair enough, yous can't only become around smiling at full strangers... they powerfulness only squall upward you're mad, but I respect that inwards everyday Thai life, the grinning is hold out in addition to well. The daughter below had a street stall selling snacks. We bought some.
Apologies for this weblog postal service beingness rather out of engagement - the photos were from the 10th, in addition to on the twelfth nosotros drove 400km to Chumphon for Songkran. Today I was looking at the photos i time again in addition to decided to weblog them. For several reasons - I similar Phuket Town, similar the photos, in addition to nosotros enjoyed the evening. Phuket Town is for certain worth a see whatsoever eventide - the old town around Thalang Road inwards item has lots of pocket-sized restaurants in addition to shops. The departure betwixt this in addition to Patong Beach is vast! It's all Phuket, but Phuket has many unlike worlds! Sumber http://jamie-monk.blogspot.com
H5N1 big concert was planned called Love Aid, but this was cancelled due to the fact that southern Thailand was having the wettest March (ever?), at that topographic point were floods (not inwards Phuket, but a LOT of rain) in addition to of a abrupt Thailand had it's ain problems to squall upward about! But a smaller final result was arranged for the weekend of ninth - tenth Apr inwards Phuket Town. There would hold out a concert featuring Thai in addition to Japanese artists at the Queen Sirikit common addition performers in addition to street stalls along Thalang Road inwards the old town in addition to close the TAT office. We knew a Japanese friend of ours would hold out selling tshirts at that topographic point then nosotros went along to encounter what was happening, to brand a donation in addition to of class to cause got some photos! We did non remain for the concert, which went on good afterward midnight - I watched some of it on TV when I got domicile including some amazing guitar playing yesteryear Japanese star Yuki - I institute some of the concert on Youtube here in addition to here.
Some photos from the eventide inwards Phuket Town ...
The dragon at Queen Sirikit Park, adjacent to the TAT office. Always a pop house for a photo... Chinese legend says that Phuket Island is a dragon risen from the water.
Phuket Nippon tshirts for sale. And at that topographic point was music everywhere... at that topographic point were immature people playing guitar or violin inwards the street, in addition to several pocket-sized stages ready aside from the master copy concert stage. These guys were playing southern Thai folk music:
And this looks similar a scene from "Thailand's Got Talent" - in addition to this footling daughter was pretty proficient likewise ...
There were street stalls selling snacks in addition to clothe in addition to arts in addition to kids toys in addition to more. I practise similar these events inwards Phuket Town. I mean, I similar Phuket Town anyway. The old town has then much grapheme in addition to history. Would similar to cause got to a greater extent than fourth dimension to wander nigh in addition to cause got photos. The older buildings expect cracking at night.
Some of the stalls along Thalang Road ...
And at that topographic point was the common sketch artist, although non the common model:
I practise similar taking photos inwards the nighttime .. they don't ever function due to lack of light, in addition to the photographic goggle box camera has to hold out laid to ISO 1600 which tin practise some noise, but I similar the atmosphere. Got some squeamish photos inwards town earlier at a Phuket Local Life festival dorsum inwards Dec 2009. Old Phuket Town is cracking for photos anyway, but add together a footling festival or street fair in addition to yous larn fifty-fifty more.
And the photograph below is plenty to assure me that Thailand is nonetheless the "Land of Smiles" - cynics abound, but ... if yous grinning inwards Thailand, yous practise tend to larn a grinning back. In fact it's quite a daze if yous don't. Fair enough, yous can't only become around smiling at full strangers... they powerfulness only squall upward you're mad, but I respect that inwards everyday Thai life, the grinning is hold out in addition to well. The daughter below had a street stall selling snacks. We bought some.
Apologies for this weblog postal service beingness rather out of engagement - the photos were from the 10th, in addition to on the twelfth nosotros drove 400km to Chumphon for Songkran. Today I was looking at the photos i time again in addition to decided to weblog them. For several reasons - I similar Phuket Town, similar the photos, in addition to nosotros enjoyed the evening. Phuket Town is for certain worth a see whatsoever eventide - the old town around Thalang Road inwards item has lots of pocket-sized restaurants in addition to shops. The departure betwixt this in addition to Patong Beach is vast! It's all Phuket, but Phuket has many unlike worlds! Sumber http://jamie-monk.blogspot.com