Thai new Year lasts all Year!

On our way back from dinner me, caitlin, sarah, hayley and tiffany decided to take a stroll down the road to check out the neon lighted party going on at the end of the street. Turns out it was a news years party for the employees of hte VIP (where we're living) and they invited us with OPEN arms to come and join them, food drink dance and song! And let me tell you i have never seen such gracious people. Here we had very very little in means of communication to thank and converse with our hosts. But everyone there was just so unbelievably nice, i cannot really describe it in any way; certainly would not see anything like that in the states. I mean think about it, if you were having an intimate company party, would you invite the client you met two weeks prior? Unfortunately not a single one of us had a camera, well sarah did, but it died before a single picture could be taken. However, this is one of those memories that we will all remember for quite some time! We were up on the stage dancing with little girls, one in-particular wearing a pink polka-dot shirt could really bust a move! The music was an eclectic mix of Thai and American pop/hip-hop. One woman who spoke english periodically came up to us and filled us in on what was being said in Thai. The security gaurd was very adamant on dancing with us and making sure we knew he was the one who raised the car bar for us in the mornings...not Sakchai, but i will make sure to ask his name next time! Needless to say these Thai people sure know how to party, and definately like their rum and cokes! THey were shooting fireworks literally directly over our heads, i have never been that close or in the main line of fire, if you pardon the pun. It was really exhilarating watching and waiting for the pop to come, knowing it would but still jumping at it when it explodes; a sort of child-like fear that instills itself in you and allows you to smile in the end. Thank you VIP employees for reminding me that hospitatlity and genuine good-heartedness should not be something we are shocked to find.