Tomorrow marks the beginning of Chinese New Year....year of the rat. Today I strolled along Makkaeng Rd, across from the old fresh market. There are several stores that sell a wide variety of essentials for the celebration. If anyone notices an uptick in the PM2.5 levels over the next few days it'll most likely be from firecrackers (by the thousands) and firepots used to burn money/cars/clothes/mobile phones (fully charged)/rolex watches/gold bars for their ancestors. Of course, all the 'valuables' are paper.
I watched several people buy such things.....clothes seemed to be one of the more popular items along with stacks of money/gold. A sign that generations change with the times.....this snazzy shirt with gold watch and smartphone.
Chinese New Year
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Drunk Monkey
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Re: Chinese New Year
Dao commented that for what ever reason this years Chinese New Year celebrations n events in Udon etc seem a bit more scaled down than in previous years .
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L2 Season 19/20 Codheads 0 Scunny 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2qrsItFUug
8 minutes is the point of lift off !!!!!!!
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Stantheman
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Re: Chinese New Year
Always liked the New Year parade, used to watch it from in front of the old Udon Hotel. Now wife changes trip time to Thailand to May/June time frame.
Re: Chinese New Year
Beijing Has Cancelled ALL Celebrations there for The New Year to Try and stop the Spread Of the Coronavirus.....