Today is the full moon night of the 12th lunar month in Thailand. This is the day where Loy Kratong is celebrated. Loy Kratong is the one of the biggest festival celebrated in Thailand (second to Song Kran). It is a festival where people give thanks to the Goddess of the river.
Traffic is very heavy tonight especially at the areas like Chaweng Lake, Big Buddha and Nathon. Lot of people go to these places to let off the little lotus boats into the waters. Some believes that if the flame in the boat does not go off when it travels out to the waters, then your wish would come true. You can read more about it from http://www.thaiembassy.jp/culture-eng/loykratong/index.htm.
Since today is the full moon day, it is also full cleaning day for us at the bar. We have a monthly ritual where we take everything out of the bar and do a thorough spring cleaning. This unfortunately also means that we are closed in the afternoon for about 2 to 3 hours. It is hard work trying to remove chewing gum that customers leave under tables, chairs and counter top. At times like this, I fully understand why the Singapore government bans chewing gum in the country.
Traffic is very heavy tonight especially at the areas like Chaweng Lake, Big Buddha and Nathon. Lot of people go to these places to let off the little lotus boats into the waters. Some believes that if the flame in the boat does not go off when it travels out to the waters, then your wish would come true. You can read more about it from http://www.thaiembassy.jp/culture-eng/loykratong/index.htm.
Since today is the full moon day, it is also full cleaning day for us at the bar. We have a monthly ritual where we take everything out of the bar and do a thorough spring cleaning. This unfortunately also means that we are closed in the afternoon for about 2 to 3 hours. It is hard work trying to remove chewing gum that customers leave under tables, chairs and counter top. At times like this, I fully understand why the Singapore government bans chewing gum in the country.
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