A thousand good reasons to go diving in Thailand!
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Wow.....what a DB
lord khram
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Reason 136: Beer Chang. 
I thought of that this morning when I woke with a Changover.
I thought of that this morning when I woke with a Changover.
No, sorry. I don't have any pics.
It's a Tek dive and I'm only a simple scuba-boy.
For more info, check this out:
‘Wat’ Lies Beneath? - Sunken Village Discovery - Chiew Larn Lake | Technical Diving Thailand - Big Blue Technical Diving
Reason 138: You can participate (tonight!) in one of the oldest and nicest festivals of the kingdom; Loy Krathong.
In Thailand, Loi Krathong evolved into a ritual in which offerings are made to Mae Khongkha – the Goddess of Waters - in an expression of gratitude for providing life-sustaining water throughout the year. It is also believed that the offerings are made in an act of appeasement to beg her forgiveness for man’s carelessness in polluting the pristine water that nourishes all life.
At dusk, fresh flowers and the candles and incense sticks are placed in the krathong. The float is then taken to a waterway where the candle and incense sticks are lit and the krathong set adrift. The lighting of fireworks is then undertaken in an act of worship.
Some believe that by setting the krathong adrift, one symbolically casts away one’s grief, misery and misfortunes. Coins are also placed in the krathong as offerings.
In Thailand, Loi Krathong evolved into a ritual in which offerings are made to Mae Khongkha – the Goddess of Waters - in an expression of gratitude for providing life-sustaining water throughout the year. It is also believed that the offerings are made in an act of appeasement to beg her forgiveness for man’s carelessness in polluting the pristine water that nourishes all life.
At dusk, fresh flowers and the candles and incense sticks are placed in the krathong. The float is then taken to a waterway where the candle and incense sticks are lit and the krathong set adrift. The lighting of fireworks is then undertaken in an act of worship.
Some believe that by setting the krathong adrift, one symbolically casts away one’s grief, misery and misfortunes. Coins are also placed in the krathong as offerings.
Maybe Loy Kratong is celebrated early in Phuket but the rest of the country celebrates and the official date this year is 21st November.
No worries, you're welcome.
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