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Welcome back!At last, I can completed the redesign of my 1st-kohsamui.com site. I have intention to redesign this site since last year but never have time to do it. I have spent the last 2 days to finish and I am very happy with my work. 1st-kohsamui.com blog also need an update as it’s still [...]

Nightlife on an Island Dance the Night Away The nightlife on Samui is where you will find the heartbeat of the island. During the lazy afternoons you will see the night vendors on the island basking the day away, lounging in their salas and catnapping long into the early hours of the evening. And just [...]

“Wan Chai”(the day of offering) On this day, apart from preparing new dresses to wear, people will make desserts to offer to monks and to give to friends and relatives. This act of generosity is also a way to show off each familys cooking skills. Well-to-do families will make a large amount of desserts to [...]

April 13 or Wan Sangkan Long Wan Sangkan Long means the old year passes by (Sangkan derived from the word Songkran. Lanna people cannot pronounce double consonants. So Songkran is pronounced Sangkan; Pret is pronounced Pet; Krot is pronounced, Kot.) According to the belief of the northern people, there are Kun Sangkan (a male) and [...]

Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year festival since the former time. It is a celebration that embraces goodwill, love, compassion, and thankfulness, using water as the means of expression. The word Songkran derives from Sanskrit meaning to move or step forward. The first day of Songkran takes place when the sun moves from Pisces [...]

Nang Songkran According to the legend, the story has been involved with King Kabilaprom and Prince Thammaban. Born to a wealthy family, Prince Thammaban was very intelligent since he was only seven years old King Kabilaprom had asked him three questions with the conditions that if his answers were correct, King Kabilaprom was willing to [...]

Prediction about the Great Songkran Day, the first day of Aries and New Year Celebration Day. In case of Songkran day is falling on Sunday, the plant shall give inappropriate productivity. In case of the first day of Aries is falling on Sunday, the rice shall be died, lot of foreigners entering the country, the [...]

Once you visit the island, you will surprise with the hospitality of Samui people, they will always give you smile and warm welcome. Like me, having been here for well over 11 years, I still did not understand the depth of Thai hospitality. Bringing my son home from school, it suddenly started to rain and [...]

There is a fast growing expatriate community on Koh Samui, with people moving from Europe and beyond to escape the stresses of western life. Thailand is known as one of the most welcoming countries in the world and as Koh Samui has developed over the years, it has gradually begun to offer all the comforts [...]