Since it was the Thai New Year and everyone's out, I might as well do a road trip once again and this time, to the South of Thailand. We traversed hundreds of kilometres and after five hours decided to stop in a town called Bankrut. The seaside can be found in between two adjoining provinces Chumpon and Prachuap Kiri Khan.
I happened to witness some of the works of the locals and Thai university students during their annual Bankrut Sand Fantasy Festival. Some were finished but others were in the finishing stages.
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| Group hug! |
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| Peace men! Busog na kami! |
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| What dah? It's like looking at a mirror! |
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| So hot! Hotdog! |
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| All I asked for Christmas were my two front teeth! |
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| Sa malamig, sa malamig! |
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Shark: What big eyes you have!
Octopus: What big teeth you have! |
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| Antok na me, good night! |
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| Buntis ka, ne? |
When I left the day after, the rain had been pouring and I was worried about the sand sculptures as they might had been ruined. But lo and behold, they were still intact when I passed them. They might had been protected by the palm trees since none had tarps on them. Were they probably sprayed with glue?
Wow, I remember ipinagdiriwang nyo pala jan ang Songkran. New year sa tag-araw hehe! Wala kayong dalang water gun sir Jo? para ready kayo sa "basaan" fest XD
ReplyDeleteHong cute nung mga sand sculptures!
Boring na rin when it comes to basaan, every year ba naman pero oks lang mabasa, ang init naman kasi.
ReplyDeleteI also passed by Myanmar, Songkran din nila so next post ko ito.
Wow! great road trip Sir! Ganda siguro ng buong place hahahahha had so much fun reading the captions of each Sand art hehehhe
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Ang cute hehehe! Nung una akala ko totoo yung octopus :)
ReplyDeleteThey are so good in making those figures and you are good describing them:)
ReplyDeletenakakatuwa Sir Jo yung mga sculptures. Ang kukyut!
ReplyDeleteDi yata nagpost yung comment ko :( :(
ReplyDeleteHongkyotkyot nilang lahat. Sana meron ding hellokitkit. For sure, yung pinakacute!
Hopefully the trip relaxed you and got you ready for the weeks ahead! xoxo
Hello Cristine, the place is typical Asian. It reminds me of my days when we used to visit local beaches in the Philippines. I do like the cottage where I stayed though, cosy and so accessible to food.
ReplyDeleteHi Jep, mukha ngang totoo kasi naka simangot. Anong tinitignan mo diyan?!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ms. Joy, i do like looking at them and when I reviewed the pics, a lot of things came into my mind.
ReplyDeleteHi Froi, kyut nga at mas exciting kung matatapakan ko at sirain, habulin siguro ako ng mga gumawa, ha,ha,ha.
ReplyDeleteMahilig ka talaga sa hello kitkit, sa Taiwan I had a pic taken with a giant Hello Kitty, ha,ha,ha. Going on a trip gives me an opportunity to go beyond school and house. It gives me added energy. Cher Kat, punta ka ba Coron?
ReplyDeleteYes.. Im thinking of saving up for Coron. Visit natin si Asiong! I can look for promo flights as early as now for August if you are here kahit 3 days 2 nights lang :) or just let me know kung kelan ka pwede :) :)
DeleteHis video edits are really really good, yun din talaga kasi ang passion nya.. It would be fun if we can visit him there..
ang harsh sir Jo, haha! baka dumilim paningin nila.
ReplyDeletesa pics pa lang ako nakakita ng mga sand sculptures na ganyan, madalas kase puro kastilyong buhangin nakikita ko sa tabing dagat.hehe
Oo nga Froi, hindi pa naman ako makatakbo ng mabilis. Yung mga bata kasi sa school, pag may gumawa ng isang tore, may aapak tapos may iiyak. Group effort yung sand sculptures kaya todas ang labas ko niyan kung sakaling sipain ko ang work nila.
ReplyDeleteMahirap ding gumawa ng kastilyong buhangin, may kanta niyan ah.
Hi Cher Kat,
ReplyDeleteI already have a flight via PAL to Coron from August 1-4. I had the ticket since March 9 and informed Asiong about it. Kung gusto mo, book ka na lang ng ticket then meet na lang tayo duon. Siya na daw maghanap ng hotel for me then siya na din guide natin for the tour.
Waaaa!!!!!' Sige :) :) I'll have these dates saved on my planner! Oh my I'm excited! It's an early birthday gift for myself... Waaaaaa.. Finally. Thanks Sir Jo :) im so kilig!
ReplyDeleteWow, this is an amazing post ! Sand sculptures are thrilling, beautiful and awesome ! It stimulates an array of wonderful feelings in us. Buddy, this post of yours is cool :)
ReplyDeleteHello Rajiv, thanks for the comments. I do salute the patience of those who can make such sculptures. It is something to emulate. God bless!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. Whoever made all those must be very artistic. Talented.
ReplyDeleteHello suituapui,
ReplyDeleteWelcome back and thank you for the comments. I couldn't access my wordpress account thus I have not been commenting. Will do a new one though I need to remove my old photo in there. Yes, the sculptors are talented indeed.