House warming party - July 14, 2010
Location: village of Tri Kaew
Chiang Rai Province, Thailand
a whole lot of Wan's friends turned out to help with the prep
decorations going up
for good fortune
for good fortune
We bought 95 kilograms of pork for 5,300 baht at a prevailing exchange rate of about 32.5 baht to 1 dollar.
95 kilos is lots of pork
lots and lots of pork
an extreme amount of port
Wan's sister's twin daughters from Kampaeng Phet
a lot of preparation went into providing lunch, dinner and breakfast the following day of upwards of 100 people
Wan with her older sister on her left, and two of her nieces on her right
Don flanked by two of Wan's nieces with Wan's older sister on the far right
the sound system...note that the sound truck with the tarp over the top is parked in the neighbor's yard
two tents were erected in front of the house
Wan and a close friend from her rice farming days
lots of food being prepared
the sound system going in on the adjacent property
sticky rice
I am not the first foriegner to wind up in this village
the buffet starting to take shape
a big wok full of Paneng curry
the procession to dedicate the house.....3 times around we go
Papong....Wan's grandson
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