Sunday, 22 June 2008

22nd June, 2008

Today's weather;

It looks gorgeous outside, almost a clear blue sky with a current temp of 25.1C.

Yesterday was very hot! All day long the sun was out and burning. Around 6 pm there was some rain in Chaweng though but it stayed dry around the Big Buddha area. Max temp reached 32.7C.

Camille

Saturday, 21 June 2008

21st June, 2008

Today's weather;

It's looking great outside again, a blue sky with some white clouds in it. The current temp at 7 am is 25C.

Yesterday was a very hot day, with sunshine all day long. Around 6 pm however we had a serious hose for about half an hour but all night it was dry again. Max temp reached 34.3C.

Camille

Friday, 20 June 2008

20th June, 2008

Today's weather;

It's looking fantastic this morning, an almost clear blue sky with a current temp of 25.7C.

Yesterday was a lovely day once more, some clouds in the morning but plenty of sunshine and getting really warm in the afternoon with a max temp of 33.7C.

My current IDC has just finished, as you can see, including some pictures on my dive blog. Stay tuned, since today they start their examination about which I will post.

Camille

Thursday, 19 June 2008

19th June, 2008

Today's weather;

There's a very thin cloud layer and the sun will probably burst wide into the open once it heats up. Current temp at 7 am is 27.2C.

Yesterday was fairly clouded in the morning but it broke open after midday and it was sunny during the afternoon. Max temp reached 32.8C.

Camille

Wednesday, 18 June 2008

18th June, 2008

Today's weather;

This morning looks cloudy with no blue spots to be spotted so far and a current temp of 25.8C.

Yesterday saw overcast in the morning and it became hot when the $sunshine in the afternoon came through, max temp reached the lower thirties.

Camille

Tuesday, 17 June 2008

17th June, 2008

Today's weather;

It looks like a bit more overcast compared to yesterday, but it has been dry for 3 days now. Current temp at 7 am is 27.1C.

Yesterday was a lovely day with sunshine all day long and a max temp of 33C.

Camille

Monday, 16 June 2008

16th June, 2008

Today's weather;

It's sunny but there are still plenty of cloudy patches out and about. Current temp at 7 am is 27C.

Yesterday was a lovely day all day long, plenty of sunshine and real clouds getting in the way. Hence the max temp reached 32.4C yesterday.

Camille

Sunday, 15 June 2008

House inauguration of Aunties house

Today was the house inauguration of one of my wife's Aunts.

The whole family gathers, including the kids and a good time is had by all. It starts a day or so early by cooking all the food for the monks and the relatives and friends that will attend.
My wife went early with the kids, who had a blast playing around with the other kids present and she helped out in the kitchen, preparing dishes and cleaning up.




It all starts out with monks being invited to the house who will chant for an hour or so and than the food is served.



The best food and first choices are given to the monks and the rest of the friends and family eat outside on the balcony and other rooms, the monks get to eat in the living room. Once the monks are finished, the food that they didn't eat is shared by the other visitors. Everything that's left over goes into the 'doggy bags' and is taking home by the various friends and relatives.



The ceremony is concluded by the main monk who paints a good luck charm on top of the front door. Before that the monks have strapped a very thin white cotton rope around the house.

Each new build house or shop, gets an inauguration like this in Thailand.

Camille

15th June, 2008

Today's weather;

It's a nice blue sky with lots of sunshine early on this Sunday morning. A great day to wake up to enjoy a day off from the current IDC, see my dive blog for an update. Max temp at 7 am is 26.6C.

Yesterday was a fairly nice day but with lots of cloud coverage until about 3 pm, than the dark clouds and the rain moved in for a few hours.
We were completing the Open Water part of the current IDC on Chaweng Beach and before 3 pm there were a plenty of folks enjoying the beach and the ocean.

Camille

Saturday, 14 June 2008

14th June, 2008

Today's weather;

There's a heavy cloud layer this morning with a current temp of 27.5C at 7 am.

Yesterday was a pretty much all day long cloud cover with an occasional shower or drizzle. Max temp reached 29.3C.

Camille