On April 8 2007

To friends as travellers,

You might have come to Chiang Mai before but here is my experience as a local to share ideas and make you enjoy playing water or actually is called " splash water". You will also know that people start playing water from 10 - 15 April every year.

People from most part of Thailand come to play water in Chiang Mai where people play or fight with water to each other. What you should prepare yourself are:

 1. Always wear sunglasses to protect both your eyes from getting infected with blackened (Dirty) water and the hot -bright sun. The high-pressured water pump devices are currently prohibited and strict. A plastic bucket is alright.

 2. Only clean water through  pay-in coin water tabs you may find if you are keen to somebody's health is around the Tapae roads and the popular Tapae gate in  good spots you can easily find.

 3. Walking to the destination is suggested as you will see huge people around the city playing water along the city moats and traffic condition can be as bad as everyday life in Bangkok. To make matter of worst, the "water fighter' will not allow you to pass their territories but with big splash of  water they only offer you.

 4. Wherever you go, it is inevitable soaked you are without complaints. You therefore should prepare extra clothes to get change if you aim for going to the cinema or the shopping mall. Wearing in a raincoat will look funny or you might be attacked in the scenario called " Water battle" you will never forget.

Have fun and get ready to be soaked!!!!

Tongmaejo,