Amazing Thailand Grand Sale 2011 is back between June 15 till August 15.This grand Coca-Cola bottle and the shopping bag display model was just beside the ODEAN Shopping Centre in Haadyai.
It's an annual shopping extravaganza which offers world-class shopping, a diverse selection of quality products and services, special discounts of 10 - 80 per cent and promotional offers being extended by leading department stores, shopping complexes, King Power Duty Free shops, airlines, hotels, spas, hospitals, jewellery shops and participating retail outlets.
Special attention is also being paid to promote the sale of locally-made products; such as, handicrafts, apparel, decorations, and home-use products made under the umbrella of the One Tambon One Product (OTOP) scheme.
On Sunday 31st August 2011,there will be an International Alms Offering And Mahasanghadana to 12,600 Monks along Niphat Uthit 3 ,that is the Hatyai Walk area.
It's a very grand ceremony that should not be missed by all visitors and tourists.
As early as 6:00am in the morning,Thai monks were already on their alms round at the Kim Yong market.
Eldery Thai monks with their new orange saffron and alms bowl passing by the street vendors.
A lone Thai monk being offered food by a well wisher.
A group of Malaysian tourists took this opportunity to offer food and made a prayer.
The chief Abbot leading the group.
As I moved along I managed to capture a monk who has a bald head front but with some hairs behind.
The two Thai Buddhist monks have their saffron and alms bowl with barefooting.
As the well wisher knelt after the offerings,the monks will do some chanting.
The same well-wisher came over to this bogus monk to offer a little bit of token not being aware whether he's a real monk or not.
Now where is the alms bowl so that well-wishers may put the food into.
How can the bogus monk "wai" with the foodstuff in his hand.I doubt he's chanting at all.
He is supposed to stand still and not look left or right.
Over here is not similar to his hangout around Pavillion/KLCC/Bukit Bintang in Kuala Lumpur where the tourist police will nab him.
He's looking to my left hoping to get some prey.
By the way why are the slippers on,must be bare-footed the general rules.
You have no alms bowl so how much foodstuffs can you store.
His bag has a cap ready for instant transformation into lay people.
So greedy..wanna check what's in the plastic bag.
Don't worry lol,no rotten eggs.
As I approached near him to have a closeup photo,he instantly moved away.
When I have left the spot,he came back here again.
I've seen him in Kuala Lumpur so he must be here looking forward to cheat on the generosity of others.
This photo was from an old Malaysian news report regarding their Modus operandi which is very simple.
They work in a group and aim for the tourists walking along the the Jalan Sultan Ismail and near the Pavillion Shopping Complex area in Kuala Lumpur.
Firstly they will try to hand over a charm or amulet and a booklet for the foreign tourists to write donation amount on it. So to all tourists in Kuala Lumpur and Hatyai as well,beware of this particular scam!!
Elderly nuns taking a rest.
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