A thousand good reasons to go diving in Thailand!

[Quero]

Waghor Aquarium

Reason #359 -- lots of public aquariums
There's one on Phuket, one in Rayong, of course one in Bangkok, one at the Chiang Mai zoo, one in Songkhla, one in Pattaya, and yet others. The Waghor Aquarium is near Hua Hin and has one of those walk-through tunnels at the bottom of the big tank so that marine life swims to both sides and above.

 

[Buadhai]

Reason #360: High Speed Rail



(Real Soon Now)

 

[Buadhai]

ไอศครีมโบราณ

Readon #361: Old Fashioned Ice Cream - ไอศครีมโบราณ



Frozen black beans coated with frozen coconut cream. This at Suan-Thung Uncle Pee in Nakhorn Ratchasima.

 

[Buadhai]

"Golden Showers" Grow on Trees

Reason #362: Golden Showers Grow On Trees





ราชพฤกษ์ or ดอกคูณ - Golden Shower Tree (Cassia fistula).

 

[Bowmouth]

Reason # 363: Makha Bucha Day (today!)
MAKHA BUCHA DAY
It was 9 full months after the Buddha got the Enlightenment, on the full moon day of 6th lunar month, 45 years before the Buddhist era. On the full moon day of the 3rd lunar month, Makha, of the year, 4 special events happened:
1. There were 1,250 Sangha followers, that came to see the Buddha that evening without any schedule.
2. All of them were "Arhantas', the Enlightened One, and all of them were ordained by the Buddha himself.
3. The Buddha gave those Arhantas the principles of the Buddhism, called "The Ovadhapatimokha". Those principles are: - To cease from all evil, - To do what is good, - To cleanse one's mind;
4. It was the full moon day.
Another important event, which happened on the same days (the full moon day of the 3rd lunar month) 44 years later, the last year of the Buddha's life, he decided to 'Parinibbhana', nirvana, leave the mind from the body or die. 3 months after that day (on the full moon day of the six lunar month -- we known as 'Visakha Bucha Day').

ACTIVITIES TO BE OBSERVED ON MAKHA BUCHA DAY:
'TUM BOON': Making merit by going to temples for special observances, making merit, listening to Dhamma preaching, giving some donations and join in the other Buddhist activities.
'RUB SIL': Keeping the Five Precepts, including abstinence from alcoholic drinks and all kinds of immoral acts.
'TUK BARD': Offering food to the monks and novices (in the alm bowl).
Practice of renuciation: Observe the Eight Precepts, practice of meditation and mental discipline, stay in the temple, wearing white robes, for a number of days.
'VIEN TIEN': Attending the Candle Light Procession around the Uposatha Hall, in the evening of the Vesak full moon day.

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[Bowmouth]

Reason # 364: Thai pewter-ware
(Picture: pewter beer mug with 18 karat gold)

 

[Bowmouth]

Reason # 365: Thai niello-ware

 

[Bowmouth]

Reason # 366: Wicker-work

 

[Bowmouth]

Reason # 367: Canned seafood (the best!)

 

[Buadhai]

Happy Toilets

Reason #368: Happy Toilets - Toilet van supplied by the Korat Municipality seen at the location for shooting a commercial about Breeze (บรีส) detergent.
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