In SongKran Day, my mother told with me that we will tour to Nongkhai province and went to visit our relatives there. There is my mother’s homeland. I feel happy because it is my first trip. We went there by a bus at 6 o’clock in April of 11. I slept all the way. Until arrived at Nakhon Ratchasima or Korat. A bus stop for a passenger relaxed and ate rice. I remember at that time was about 9 o’clock. When everybody was ready. We left again. Then we arrived to Nongkhai province about 4 o’clock of next day. My uncle rides a motor-tricycle. They call it “sky-lab”. My mother’s house was in downtown and near 7-eleven. I felt good for this. My life had only 7-eleven. A house wasn’t big but it seen warm. In the house had 4 people, my uncle, aunt, brother, and sister.
First day, I slept all day because I was so tried from sitting coach bus. We woke up in the morning for went to make a merit. It was SongKran Day. There was Songkran festival at the temple. The Villagers came to make merit and putting food into the bowl follow of Thailand tradition. The varied tradition that I never see. There was not in Bangkok. It was a lot of impressive.
Afterwards, we went to pay respect to the Buddha at a temple which it had a famous in Ta-Bo district. It was the beautiful place, the river bank opposite a temple was the People's Democratic Republic of Laos, by have the Mekong River separates medium. There were many beautiful waterfall, clean water and be cool. We got back to home at 6 p.m. I appointmented with my mother that the next day we will go out to run at dam. At dam, atmosphere was excellent. I saw the way of a person life at vicinity. They seen happy and warm. After that, we went to see many products at Ta Sadet market. This was the big market of Nongkhai province. I saw product in the shop that it had a cheap and expensive price where I love very much is the bag shop. There were every brand. I bought 2 bags and went back home.
The last day, I woke up in morning to went to take a photograph with my family. I prepared everything and waited my father to got back to Bangkok.
I would like to tell you how I am glad and happy with this Songkran festival. It is good experience for my first time in Nongkhai province.
By Pattra Lamulsup