Funster Lisu Thai Boy Jo Shows The Thai Greeting
By admin | April 28, 2008
Thai Boy Jo is a Lisu hilltribe from North Thailand
and he is one of the most funny and crazy Thai kids
I ever met. Jo likes to pull faces and loves do “ting tong” (crazy) things.
A few days ago, I told him, that we are working on a fotoset about greeting in Thailand (Wai Thai).
Ohhhh, thats easy, answered Jo,
I can show for You!
Picture: This is Jo´s interpretation of the Thai greeting (Wai Thai)
and it looks quite “ting tong”
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Very Young Akha Thai Boy selling Jasmine Garlands
By admin | April 27, 2008
In the city of Chiang Mai/Norththailand are living many Akha hilltribes.
Most of them are very poor.
At nighttime the old Akha women are selling handicrafts,
while the young Akha kids have to sell roses and jasmine garlands.
We met this young Akha Thai boy at the nightlife area at “Chiang Mai Night Bazaar”,
where tourists, expats and Thaipeople meet and have a few drinks together.
This very young boy appeared at about 1.30 AM
and looked very tired.
I asked him, why he don´t go home and sleep.
He said his mother didn´t allow him to go home,
before he sold all the jasmine garlands.
I asked him, if he allow me to take a foto of him.
He smiled and agreed.
Afterwards I bought all his jasmine garlands
and the cute kid promised me to go home and sleep.
What kind of future will this young boy have?
I fear not a good one.
Every night there are hundreds of them running around,
even without shoes.
Child labour is prohibited by law in Thailand,
but if they get caught by the police,
the police take their money and their goods away
and the vicious circle starts again.
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Champaflowers - Plumeria Frangipani - Dok Champa
By admin | April 26, 2008
The tropical enviroment of Thailand
is home for many exotic plants and flowers.
The Plumeria (called after the French botanist Charles Plumier)
is native to Central- and Southamerica,
but also spread all over tropical Asia.
The Plumeria, also called Frangipani or Champaflower has a very nice fragrant,
which is strongest as nighttime.
The flowers are used for perfum production.
Foto: two different Champaflowers (Frangipani, Plumeria, Dok Champa)
There are different colours of the Champaflower, with different smells.
In Thailand the Champaflower is called Dok Champa and is mostly planted at buddhist tempels.
Thaipeople believe the Champa tree gives shelter to demons and ghost
and should not be planted very close to a dwelling house
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