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Day 5 and it was sooo hot today, i didnt have anything planned so i decided to go for a walk to the beach. On my way down there i noticed alot more people than normal, there had to be thousands all celebrating something. I made my way through a smallish group of people and i felt what i thought was rain which is really wierd for how hot it was and the fact that it was the middle of summer and the rainy season has been over for months. It really freaked me out so i looked around for a while and found out it wasnt raining it was people with water guns and hoses and buckets and stuff. I had no idea what was going on. i tried asking a couple of locals but they were to busy screaming and laughing to care what a tourist wanted, so i asked another tourist i saw there. It turns out it was the thai new year celebrations 'Songkran' and the water is a sign of respect for thier elders or something so i joined in, hey i already had my swimmers on and it was a releif to be cooled down a bit so i didnt really care. It was crazy, there were trucks full of kids in the back throwing buckets of water everywhere.