10th Old Phuket Festival & Chinese New Year
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10th Old Phuket Festival & Chinese New Year
At Queen's Park, along Talang Road, Krabi Road, and Soi Rommani.
From 31 Jan - 02 Feb 09, 18:00-23:00 hrs.
http://www.tatnews.org/emagazine/3469.aspStroll along the 'walking streets' of Old Phuket, admiring the charming Sino-Portuguese architecture whilst stopping en route to enjoy the dazzling diversity in local cuisine and delicacies - savoury and sweet - found along the 'food streets' and along Bang Yai Canal.Take part in the various activities being staged or simply sit back and enjoy special presentations such as animation at Sino-Portuguese House No. 63 and a special screening of films that have been shot in Phuket.
The Old Cinema
Ow-tao: Oysters fried with egg, flour, and taro root.
Young ladies dressed in Phuket traditional costumes "Yaya"
My I-tim 
"¤¹ÀÙà ¡ç¨" I'm Phuketian 
)
"ËÃÃ¹Ô ÀÙà ¡ç¨" simply means Fun Phuket in Southern Dialect and "ÀÙà ¡ç¨" is how it is correctly spelt in Thai language as Phuket are usually and officially written as "ÀÙà ¡çµ" is not really a Thai word but Malay.
The name of Phuket (of which the ph sound is an aspirated p) is apparently derived from word bukit (Jawi) in Malay which means hill, as this is what hte island appears like from a distance. The region was formerly referred to as "Thalang," derived from the old Malay "Telong" (Jawi) which means "Cape." The norther district of the province, which was the location of the old capital, still uses this name.
Soi Rommanee, was once notorious place for whorehouses. I heard the stories it was burnt to the ground and there were many women trapped inside and burnt alive becaue they couldn't get out.
I headed Jungceylon direction ;o)
This is where I found love...Mr. Zero
Many chic coffee shops in Soi Rommanee
Do you need a ride?...Vespa
or tricycle...
How was your weekend? )
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