Precious Moments

Friday, April 8, 2011

Thai New Year 2011

JM was all set to play water with his water gun in todays Songkran festivities for kids only.

There were several events during the day that interested me and one of these was the sand pagoda competition. The participants in this event were all teenagers. I went around to choose the two best entries. The one above was my second choice, and the sand pagoda below in my opinion . . . .

was the most beautiful !

Really young kids had a lot of fun playing in the inflated playground.

The pole climbing competition was also fun, but it was so difficult to win due to the discomfort caused by scorching summer heat.

Buddhist bathed this Buddha image with perfumed water.

My son inspected his water gun in preparation for the biggest Songkran event . . .

playing with water !

His smile tells, a fun way to cool off during this hot, humid summer is to play water during Songkran. It was a truly enjoyable day for JM and he will join this event again next year !

Thursday, April 7, 2011

More Summer School Photos

JM is enjoying summer course at his new school.

Learning takes place every morning and students enjoy fun activities in the afternoons.

His new school has a lot of interesting things to see and explore.

From botanical gardens, to zoos, sports facilities and more !

Summer course will be over in a week's time and I hope you had fun !

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

My Son Has Grown Up

My son has grown to be a handsome 13 year old sophomore high school student.

Time flies ! I want to capture every precious moment while he is 13, knowing I'll miss him as he is now when he's 23. Mommy loves you JM !

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Papaya Salad

Lunch this Sunday was Thai food. We had dry seafood sukiyaki, crispy catfish salad, sticky rice and papaya salad. JM opens his first serving of sticky rice in a basket.

Fresh vegetables went with the meal. I'm not a fan of sticky rice, but I love the way it is served.

This is our fresh papaya salad . . . . with no chili of course !

The pond with a Thai traditional sculpture in the middle and two Chinese inspired carvings.

Monday, March 28, 2011

Cold Monday at Summer School

It's been an extremely cold Monday at school today. Most of the kids attending summer school (It should be called winter school instead.) wore jackets and sweaters except JM. How could my son brave the cold weather that we in Bangkok are experiencing now ? He said, it's not too cold mom, the weather is fine. But not to most of us.