Ajarn Donald's Blog

Love it or hate it, Songkran is here again and area officials have finalized schedules for the “official” water-throwing days and cultural events of the Thai New Year celebration. While you can expect to be soaked pretty much everywhere in downtown Pattaya starting from April 13, the city’s official “wan lai” (water sprinkling days) are again set for April 18 in Naklua and April 19 in Pattaya. Chonburi gets wet April 13-15; Bang Saen, Bang Pra, and Sriracha April 16-17 and Sattahip on April 20. In Naklua, festivities kick off April 18 at 7 a.m. with an alms offering to 90 monks at Lan Po Public Park, followed by sprinkling of water on Buddha figures and senior citizens and, at 10 a.m., a Buddhist parade with students from Pattaya public schools participating that runs from Lan Po to Sawang Fah Road to the Sawang Boriboon Foundation office and back again. The next morning, similar ceremonies begin at Chaimongkol Temple at 10 a.m. with a short parade on South Road to Walking St...

Bangkok, Thailand – April 10, 2012 Nokia Siemens Networks helps operator improve 3G mobile broadband, prepare for LTE TOT, Thailand ’s state-owned telecom operator, has selected Nokia Siemens Networks to upgrade its 3G network to HSPA+ . This upgrade will improve  mobile broadband  services for the 7.2 million TOT customers and increase download speeds to even 42 megabits per second ( Mbps ) compared to the current 7.2 Mbps. The upgrade will be ready by April 2012. “The Thai mobile market is extremely competitive, so we always need to ensure we are well ahead of the curve. With demand for data skyrocketing and operators looking to venture into the 3G space, we knew this was the right time to upgrade our 3G network,” said Monchai Noosong, acting president at TOT. “Nokia Siemens Networks has helped us scale up quickly enabling us to ride the mobile broadband wave sweeping the country. In addition, the company’s solution ensures an easy migration to LTE once that becomes to...

Kris Swanson, a bike mechanic from Brave New Wheel bike shop works at a bike fix station on the CSU campus in February. A new Bicycle Ambassador Program soon will help to educate cyclists in Fort Collins . V. Richard Haro/Coloradoan library More bicycle education and information is about to hit the streets of Fort Collins with a new Bicycle Ambassador Program coming to local neighborhoods. In an effort to take Fort Collins to the next level as a bicycle community, the city, along with the Bicycle and Pedestrian Education Coali-tion, or BPEC, is launching the Bicycle Ambassador Program. Bicycle ambassadors will be trained and equipped volunteers riding Fort Collins' streets and trails, offering education, assistance and advice about the rules of the road. To launch the Bicycle Ambassador Program, the city and BPEC are launching a weeklong series of bicycling events beginning April 17. The new program is aimed, in part, at the casual cyclist who might ride every once in...

New York, NY , April 2, 2012:  123Greetings.com, the world’s leading e- greeting cards provider has launched one of the widest range of e-cards this Easter. With over 520 cards spread across 15 categories to choose from, users can view, customize and share free Easter e-cards with just a click at  FREE Easter EGreetings   Easter, one of the holiest Christian festival , is celebrated on the day Jesus rose from the dead. He was crucified on a Friday which is called the ' Good Friday '. According to the Canonical gospels , Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday, also known as Resurrection Day or Resurrection Sunday . The festival marks the end of Lent, a forty-day period of fasting, prayer and penance, and brings with it optimism, cheer and hope. The E-cards at 123Greetings.com capture the mood of celebrations in its categories like 'Happy Easter', 'Religious', 'Friends...