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If you come to Thailand in early January, maybe you should try to come to Thailand Tourism Festival. They hold this event annually every January, on the first or second week. This event will hold at Lumpini Park start at around 5pm till midnight. You can find so many food stall also another Thai stuff, but mostly food. They also have a cultural show that you can enjoy. I really enjoy this event because I can see so many kind of thai food in one large place. It's really worth it too see and come around if you have a time.
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Kalau kamu datnag ke Thailand awal Januari, mungkin kamu harus coba datang ke Thailand Tourism Festival. Mereka mengadakan acara ini setiap tahun di minggu pertama atau kedua januari. Acara ini diadakan di Lumpini Park mulai setikar pukul 5 sore sampai tengah malam. Kamu bisa menemukan banyak stand makanan dan barang-barang khas Thailand yang lain, tapi kebanaykan makanan. Mereka juga menyajikan pertunjukan budaya yang bisa kamu nikmati. Saya sangat menikmati acara ini karena saya bisa menemukan banyak ragam makanan Thailand di satu tempat besar. Tidak akan sia-sia jika kamu punya waktu dan datang ke acara ini.
Squid egg,i don't know the thai name, my favorite!
It's like a crepe, they called it tokio. I really love this one too, with custard filling.
Grilled seafood
I dont know the name of this cultural show, but it was amazing!
One of the dragon statue.
I took a picture with one of the girl with Thai costume.
I went to Thailand Tourism Festival with my Indonesian friends (we do all trip together like a family) and my Thai friends also. So, actually that day we just went to MBK and one of my Thai friend said it will be good if we went to Thailand Tourism Festival because we can tried so many food and saw Thai culture at that place. And, this event is just once a year so we didn't want to miss it.
I came around 4, because I have to pray first in MBK (and my Thai friend was also not sure if they have muslim prayer room in Lumpini Park) and some of the stall just open. So, the first thing that I tried is the squid egg (they also sometimes mix it with the squid) and it's really delicious! I really recommended this one if you are really like seafood like me. Even my father is really dope with this one. They pour the sauce, that tasted sour, a bit fishy but spicy, also sliced of cabbage. I love it.
They dont just have snack to eat but also you can buy a meal here. One of my friend was order pad thai there and I also found a fried chicken with rice there for my (real) dinner. Because as Indonesian, we are never call it a meal if we dont eat rice. For muslim, don't worry tey also have many muslim food stall, but if you couldn't find one (because it will be really crowded--you even will be hard to walk), you just can find stall that only sell seafood (I always do that tricky way). Just ask if they have pork on they stall or no, and do they use pork oil or no. If they dont have any and just purely sell seafood, it's okay.
They also have cultural show. I saw a cultural dance, I don't know the name, but I think the dance is influenced by chinese culture, because it told about dynasty thing and also the flag taht the dancer brought have Chinese letter, so I assumed it's influenced by chinese culture. It was amazing, They are really talented and super cool.
But the most surprising experience is when it came to 6 pm when they palyed Thailand National Anthem and everyone was paused like a movie. It was our first time experienced that, so at first we confused and we just realise what actually happened. And after the song end, everything became normal again. It was really feels like you were in a movie, everyone stopped and you are the one that can do anything (because you don't know)
I came back to dorm around 6.30 pm because I really have to pray maghrib but as we assumed before, they don't have any place to pray because it's also really crowded (but some of my boy friends that exchange in Chulalongkorn University did pray in the park. It's too complicated for the girls so we just considered to go back).
So, I really recommended Thailand Tourism Festival as your destination if you come to Thailand in early January. If you dont like crowded place, just come early around 4 to see around and comeback because they will be more crowded at the night.
Saya pergi ke Thailand Tourism Festival bersama teman-teman saya dari Indonesia (kami pergi kemanapun bersama seperti keluarga) dan dengan teman saya yang orang Thailand juga. Jadi, sebenarnya hari itu kami pergi ke MBK dan salah satu teman Thailand saya bialng ide yang abgus untuk pergi ke Thailand Turism Festival karena kami bisa mencoba banyak ragam makanana dan melihat budaya Thailand disana. Dan lagi, acara ini hanay diadakan setahun sekali, jadi kami tidak mau melewatkannya.
Saya datang sekitar jam 4 sore karena saya harus shalat dulu di MBK (dan teman Thailand saya bilang mereka tidak yakin ada tempat shalat di Lumpini Park) dan beberapa stand baru saja buka. Jadi, hal pertama yang saya coba adalah telur cumi-cumi (kadang juga dicampur daging cumi-cumi dan ikan) dan makanan itu sanagt enak! Saya sangat rekomendasikan kalian untuk coba kalau kalian pecinta seafood seperti saya. Bahkan ayah saya juga ketagihan dengan yang satu ini. Mereka menuangkan saus, yang rasanya kecut, sedikit amis tapi pedas, juga dneganpotonagn kubis. Saya sangat suka.
Mereka juga tidak hanya punya cemilan tapi juga amkan besar disini. Salah satu teman saya memesan pad thai dan saya juga menemukan nasi dan ayam goreng tepung untuk makan malam (sungguhan). Karena orang Indonesia belum bisa disebut sudah makan kalau belum makan nasi. Untuk muslim, jangan khawatir, mereka juga punya banyak stand makanan yang halal. tapi kalau kalian tidak menemukan yang halal (karena bakal sangat penuh sesak--bahkan untuk jalan), kamu hanya pelu cari tempat yang menjual all seafood, pastikan mereka tidak jual babi dan tidak pakai minyak babi (Saya selalu pakai cara ini).
Mereka juga menampilkan penampilan tradisional. Saya melihat tarian tradisional, saya tidak tahu namanya, tapi sepertinya tarian ini dipengaruhi budaya China karena cerianya soal dinasti-dinasti begitu dan penarinya membawa bendera yang memakai aksara China, jadis aya menduga itu dipengaruhi budaya China. Penampilannya sangat menakjubkan, super keren.
Tapi, pengalaman yang sangat mengejutkana dalah ketika ajm 6 sore, ketika lagu kebangsaan Thailand siputar dan semua orang berhenti seperti di film. Itu pertama kalinya kami merasakan pengaalman itu dan kita ingung pada awalnya dan baru sadar apa yang sebenarnya terjadi. Dan setelah lagunya selasai,semua kembali normal. Itu rasanya seperti kamu lagi di dalam film dan semua berhenti dan kamu satu-satunya orang yang bisa ngapain aja (karena tidak tahu apa-apa)
Saya kembali ke asrama sekitar jam 6.30 sore karena saya ahrus shalat maghrib tapi seperti yang kita duga sebelumnya, mereka tidak punya tempat untuk shalat dan disana sangat penuh sesak (tapi beberapa teman cowok saya yang exchange ke Chulalongkorn University shalat di lapangan itu. Itu terlalu riber untuk kita, cewek-cewek, ajdi kita putuskan untuk pulang).
saya sangat merekomendasikan Thailand Tourism Festivals ebagai destiansi kamu aklau kamu datang ke Thailand sekitar awal Januari. kalau kamu tidak suka tempat yang ramai, kamu bisa datang elbih awal, sekitar jam 4, lihat-lihat dan pulang karena semakin malam akan semakin ramai.
January 2016