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  Welcome to Songkhla

 

Welcome to goddamn big pictures of me with Tang and her family in Songkhla. Songkhla is a province in southern Thailand, the capitol of which is named Songkhla. That's where Samila Beach is. Tang's family lives in Ranot, a smaller town to the north.

Samila Beach

My rephrasing of the plaque there: A Chinese merchant came often to Songkhla to trade. One day he saw a cat and a dog acting friendly with one another. Impressed, he bought them and took them aboard his junk, where they lived for many years. But finally the animals grew bored with life at sea, and conspired to escape. They met a mouse who told them that the merchant owned a magic crystal that would protect its bearer from drowning. The mouse stole the crystal, and the three animals made their way overboard. But the mouse, being greedy, swam ahead of the others, planning to sell the crystal on land and keep the fortune. The cat tried to catch him but only succeeded in frightening him. The mouse dropped the crystal, and drowned alongside the cat. They became the respective islands just off the shore of Sonkhla. The dog managed to swim to shore but died there from exhaustion; he became a hill. The crystal shattered on the rocks and became the sands of Samila Beach.

  • 01: Acting silly with Tang's nephew, First.
  • 02: Tang and I with the Golden Mermaid. I think she's so sad because her back is to the sea.
  • 03: Tang and I without the Golden Mermaid.
  • 04: First, Tang, and I (and others) with the cat and mouse. Mouse Island is visible behind us. I have my hands on the crystal the animals died fighting over.
  • 05: A picnic with Tang and her family.
  • 06: Monkeys live on dog hill. I tried to feed one a banana but it hissed at me. I dropped the banana.

    • Lake

  • 07: At the lake at sunset
  • 08: Still at the lake at sunset

    • Ranot

  • 09: With Tang and her mother, father, and sister, outside their house.

    • Chinese Buddha shrine on a mountainside outside Hat Yai

  • 10: A dragon mouth staircase! A large Chinese Buddha is visible behind us.
  • 11: Posing with Tang and her mother, father, and other sister.
  • 12: My new buddy, a Chinese statue.

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