I would not find it difficult to believe that many expats wish there was no Songkran, so I would not consider the OP to be disingenuous. People may wish (secretly or not-so-secretly) that there was no Songkran if they had their dithers, but they would definitely be wrong to think that will change anything! I'd imagine such a person may not fully embrace Thai culture, and are among those that leave the country every year to avoid Songkran entirely. Since it's not a celebration they grew up with, I imagine they simply hate that their day-to-day life in paradise is disrupted by the many inconveniences that Songkran presents.
I personally LOVE Songkran and voted for a 7-day celebration. Glad you took part and had fun, Rintein - Happy New Year to you and the wife!
Hello Phuturatica,
Yes, you can add me to the list of happy relationships. Have been with my hubby now for 2.5 years. Married unofficially (village ceremony) 2 ys ago, and officially (registration & wedding) 1 year ago. Just as happy now as when we first met, when we were introduced by a mutual (Thai) friend. I like to say living with him is as easy as breathing, our personalities just mesh together perfectly. Last year, he initiated an interest in moving to the US, so we've now officially applied for his visa and are waiting for approval. Hopefully he will like it as much as he thinks he will. He promises to shovel snow (because I hate it!) so I'm planning to milk that for all it's worth!
Best of luck to you,
WaatWang
@jjjthai - I had the same issue as you. I tried to use OB for a long time because I don't like generating extra waste, but I could never get them to stay in right and they were incredibly uncomfortable! Plus the obvious problem of them being very messy without an applicator. Definitely not something I want to deal with - especially in Thailand where there may or may not be soap available in the bathroom - don't get me started!
I am really surprised that there are no other kinds of tampons for sale in BKK. Here in Pattaya there are several places I can buy Playtex brand tampons (both regular and super). One of the places is Central in the grocery section - might want to give them a try as I believe there are several in BKK - ? Good luck...
Thank you Lucky and Marstons!
Have to check out homes on Soi SCC then...how far up do the baht buses go? As far as the Lake or to around what Soi, do you happen to know?
I am not familiar with Pong, but there was one home in Nongprue that I saw. I'll put that one on the short list to check out!
Many thanks,
WaatWang