Thailand Report

[khairi]

Reporting from Northern Thailand
Report & Photo by Khairi.


Right now, it's rainy season in Chiang Mai, but people are plenty and NIGHT MARKETS
are NUMEROUS and BIG! In addition to that, it's a colourful scene.

But then, my wife and I decided to go somewhere further. The northern Thailand-Myanmar Border!

Booked a local guide and off to the border we went the next day.
It took us 5 hours to reach there because we detoured a lot.

One of our detour was to the golden triangle first. Took a boat into Laos, stayed for half an hour
and back to Thailand again. Back in Thailand, we met this group of kids playing 'four-stones' with,
well...stones!

Time to go to the border. A quick lunch and off we go.

 

[khairi]

We learn a good lesson about travelling once we reach the boder.
Travelling is always a pathetic event if you forget to bring a camera or a camcorder.
So here's what you do: Immediately buy a disposable cam, and snap your love ones.

The locals there told me to get a postcard and mail it home...well, I wanted
to but the problem is that, I found one one Thailand post box after an hour searching.

From the Thailand-Myanmar northern most border, my wife and I went to Karin Village to see
the 'Long Ear and Long Neck' tribe. They called themselves hill tribe, but our van
seems to climb a mountain. Our driver had to switch off everything...of course, not the engine ya.

An hour later...kids greeted us. Lovely kids from the hill tribe.

(Well, can't post all my shots right? So I guess, two is enough? He he Sorry ya)

Then it's back to Chiang Mai...and it's an agonising 3 hours ride back through the hills!!!

 

[khairi]

Camera: Canon EOS500N & Canonet QL17
Lens: Sigma Canon mount 18-38mm/f3.5 / Canonet lens: 40mm/f1.7
Film: Kodak 200HD
Editting: PS for tone correction & cropping
Developed & scanned by: Bedok Photo Studio

Credits:
Thanks to Kex (fr CS) for the lovely service of developing and scanning hi-res all my 8 bloody rolls, and also to my friend Vincent for letting me use you wide-angle lens.
Also thanks to Ron and Amy, our two local Thai tour guides for directions and cooperation. Kop Khun ma kap. We had a lovely time in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

 

[arowana]

BRo ,

for the last picture of the girl , did you ask her to pose for you or natural ?

 

[khairi]

BRo ,

for the last picture of the girl , did you ask her to pose for you or natural ?

natural...she was playing in front of me...i pointed my camera, then she looked up straight in the lens...and i snapped.

 

[All Blacks]

Wah the last shot of the girl is great stuff :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[rncw]

the last pic of the little girl is really nice.... :thumbsup:

 

[khairi]

All Blacks, rncw and arowana: Thks for the comments. I was having a dusty camera that week. luckily most shots was from satisfactory to good.