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Toy Story comes to LIFE
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 28/02/2012
» As the rain stopped falling on Hong Kong Disneyland a group of tourists from Thailand stepped into Toy Story Land, the park's fifth themed area. After walking through a tunnel, they saw two colourful benches in front of a big sign saying, "This Way" and a long stretch of more than two-metre-high grass. Looking up at their gigantic surroundings, the group felt like they had been shrunk to the size of a toy and become part of the Toy Story movies.
Monk ordination on elephant-back in Surin
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 27/04/2012
» Ban Ta Klang in Surin province is Thailand's largest elephant village and where elephant raising has been passed down through generations for centuries. People here speak the Kui language and have well-preserved their ancient culture and traditions, such as the worshipping of ancestors before capturing wild elephants and the wedding and monk ordination procession on elephant-back.
Be yond fun is faith
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 08/05/2012
» Under beautifully decorated gold lacquered parasols called tee kham were more than 30 boys donned in ancient-style Myanmar apparel and a crown being carried on the shoulders of their male relatives. They were part of a procession of hundreds of people wearing traditional Shan clothes, playing music, dancing or carrying thaiyathan (necessary things for monks). The atmosphere was lively and cheerful as the boys were about to enter monkhood in a Poi Sang Long ceremony at a temple in Mae Hong Son's Pai district.
All set to inspire
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 24/05/2012
» A veteran player on the local advertising scene, MR Piyachatra Chatrajaya is the co-founder of In Between Communications, a public relations consultancy which has diversified into publishing. Operating as In Between Publications, this offshoot focuses on four major book categories: inspirational/family interest/educational/self-development; works that enlighten and promote spiritual growth; works of imaginative fiction (novels, short stories); and special publications on history and the royal family.
Visakha Bucha celebrations in Sakon Nakhon
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 25/05/2012
» The northeastern province of Sakon Nakhon has hosted the annual big celebrations of Visakha Bucha Day since 2003. Visakha Bucha Day is an important day for Buddhists as it marks the day the Lord Buddha was born, attained enlightenment, and entered into nirvana on the full moon day of the sixth lunar month, about 2,600 years ago.
A history worth savouring
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 02/07/2012
» A sari-clad woman sips tea in the hilltop resort town of Nuwara Eliya in the heart of Sri Lanka's tea country. The island nation is the world's third-largest producer of tea leaves.
Red water lilies festival in Udon Thani
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 10/01/2013
» The TAT invites all to the annual floral festival in Udon Thani called ''Blooming Red Water Lilies in Nong Han, Kumphawapi'' throughout this month. Visitors can enjoy the beauty of hundreds of thousands of red water lilies in the 22,500-rai Nong Han lake.
Faith through the Ages
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 24/01/2013
» Standing tall and graceful where Khlong Bangkok Noi joins the Chao Phraya River is the white Persian-style building of the Ansorissunnah Royal Mosque, or Su-Rao Bangkok Noi. Its history dates back to the fall of Ayutthaya in 1767.
Ban Chiang Festival
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 07/02/2013
» The 2013 Ban Chiang World Heritage Fair runs from tomorrow to Sunday at the Ban Chiang National Museum in Nong Han district, Udon Thani.
Repository of Romance
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 14/02/2013
» Shortly after dawn one fine morning during the cool season, a couple from Monaco climbed into a hot-air balloon in Doi Saket district, about 10km from downtown Chiang Mai. Then it was up, up, up to float over the countryside in their rainbow-coloured conveyance, feasting their eyes on the refreshing green expanse of rice fields dotted with villages and Buddhist temples.