Thailand Songkran Festival Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year celebrated on 13 to 15 of April, 13th being the Thai New Year, 14th being the nation’s Family Day, and 15th being family reunions at which family members get together and make merit at the temple and gently pour water mixed with Thai fragrance, called [...]
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Traditional Thai Snack – Khao Kriap (Amphawa Floating Market, Samut Songkram) Khao Kriap Waue is a traditional Thai glutinous rice-based snack food. It reminds me of making Kueh Kapit aka love letters, a traditional Chinese New Year biscuit. The batter is poured onto a heated mould and bake over charcoal fire for about half a [...]
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Chinese Dish – Goong Ob Woon Sen (Baked Shrimps with Glass Noodles) Most Thai people love this Chinese influenced dish, Goong Ob Woon Sen (Baked Shrimps in Glass Noodles). The shrimps are baked under the stir-fried glass noodles (vermicelli) or “tang hoon” in a clay pot for about 20 minutes, garnish with cilantro or coriander [...]
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??His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand (The Working Monarch) The Kaem Ling Nongyai Project (Monkey Cheek Project) is one of many royal projects initiated by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand to solve the flooding problem in Chumphon. In November 1989, ??the typhoon Gay hit the province hard – 529 people were killed, [...]
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Luang Phor Song Chanthasaro??( Wat Chao Fah Salaloi, Chumphon) Located about 8 Kilometers away from the municipal area in Chumphon province, Wat Chao Fah Salaloi (shortly Wat Sala Loi) lived Luang Phor Song Chanthasaro, a famous religious teacher who passed away at the age of nearly 100 years and his miraculously undecayed body is still [...]
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