Valentine and Chinese New Year chandeliers at Central Rama 2, BangkokChinese New Year this year, the Year of the Tiger,  falls on Valentine's Day so many Thai-Chinese have a dual celebration with lots of reds. I was in Pattaya last week and I found out...

This is such a generous fire tree. It doesn't mind hosting a lot of parasites - ferns of different kinds - that add to its beauty.  A closer look at its flowersSee more interesting Ruby Tuesday entries here. ARTICLEURL

On our family walk at the park yesterday, I fortunately stumbled upon this very interesting sight I had really wished to see.This 7-year old Thai girl in yellow shirt that says "I love the King" is praying for the turtle before she would release it...

 All flowers. I wonder where the leaves have gone.   Just branches and flowers    Pick up covered with fallen Sakura flowers    A black Chevy under the Sakura tree    A truckload of Sakura flowers collected straight from the tree at the...

Have you seen turtles as big as the size of a car's tire? Here in Thailand, you can see them in the ponds, swamps, lakes or canals anywhere. Animals are highly respected here so they grow really old until they just die especially turtle which is...