Chinese New Year!

It's pretty big in Thailand. Thailand goes all out for all 3 New Years! They can't turn down a party :) I thought I missed Chinese New Year, when the day before, we woke up to firecrackers going off at 6 a.m. Apparently, this is typical. At first I thought it was a massive downpour that stopped suddenly lol. On our ride to work, there were so many tables with vast amounts of foods and whole pigs sitting out with incense. Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera that day to document... and they only really do the offerings its seems on New Years Eve because I saw no such tables out and about today like yesterday.

Unfortunate, we didn't have the day off... BUT it was an activity day at school which means - NO TEACHING! And since we are seen as soooo foreign to understand this day, we were assigned no tasks!!!! YES... just sit back or rather stand back and watch the minutes slip by.....

Year of the Rabbit

Yes, they actually had money in them! One from the principal and one from the office ladies!

 They had different activities set up around for the kids to do. There was a beauty contest... they just can't get enough of that here... painting, coloring, food making, and games. Good day!!!

Some of the teachers with Khun Goon/Gun (far left) - Boss lady #2

Sea of Red and Pink - The good luck colors for Chinese New Years.

Someone didn't get the memo :)

Us with Chinese Teacher Lua

Chinese Teacher Chan

Teacher Brian and Teacher Tony... he's a giant folks :)

My class all dressed up!

Some of my girls shaking it!

This is some Thai dessert - Not Chinese. They were suppose to make dumplings, but that was probably too expensive joked the Chinese teachers. This is some pink dough stuff served with simple syrup. No nutritional value, but plenty of sugar!

This is the Chinese teachers trying to figure out what this stuff is hahaha

Brian and his class. The school made a nice facade :)

B with the dragon :)

Us... Happy New Year Everyone