That one time we visited Thailand through the borders many years back - It was a bunch of college friends get together kinda thing. As we were approaching the borders, cars sprinkled with colourful powders were driving out - it still did register in my mind what was going on. We just wanted to grab some good food, get a nice massage and head back. Little did I know we walked right into the Thailand water festival, Songkran. Songkran happens yearly during this time of the year in celebration of Thai New Year and lasts for 3 days.

Everyone was outside on the streets with a pail, water hose, water guns and lots of colourful powders. There were even trucks with huge machine hoses with powerful splashes. People were just dancing and partying on the streets. It didn’t help that one of my friends had a gigantic umbrella to shield us - soon everyone realised we were foreigners there and we became the center of attention. It also didn’t help that I am super light weight. One guy carried me under his arms like a suitcase and put me in a big black water tank. Eventually they came looking for us to apologize because they thought it was funny and we were shocked or rather getting culturally schooled. We did however payback and got them messed up with their own colourful powders.

It was an unexpected day, interesting nevertheless. I’ve visited Thailand at diff points of my life and it has been great each time. If there is a Thailand Nostr/Bitcoin event, don’t forget to experience their culture - that's the best part.