April come she will
When streams are ripe and swelled with rain;
May, she will stay,
Resting in my arms again
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSQ8lSRE0PM )
Good morning, everyone! End of the first week of April, and the rains have finally come. Thank you, Mother Nature! The air is breathable once again, the rains washing away all the smoke from the farmer's burning fields. Particulate Matter index today was 43. Last week it was 287... Big mug of East India Company's "Assam" today, and a bowl of something from the Food Lady! All is good!
And the end of the first week means that it's time to start stocking up the house with food and supplies so we don't have to venture out (except to play) from the 11th through the 16th, when ALL of Thailand turns into a massive water fight for the Songkran (Thai New Years) holiday. Everything from little squirt guns, big water blasters, and even entire buckets of water get thrown at you by thousands of happy revelers! People line the streets, shoulder to shoulder, throwing water at each other and anyone passing by. Try and keep in mind that this is a religious festival, and that getting 'sprinkled' with water on your shoulder is good luck... That was 'then.' This is now... I can be seen at around the 3 minute mark...
... and this goes on for 4-5 days... Happy New Year!
Stitchawl