Songkran, The Water Festival of Thailand, is here!

Join the festive spirit of Thai New Year! Songkran Special from Centre Point

Songkran 2012 is the most important festival for Thais and is a Thai National Holiday. While the official national holiday is for 3 days, from 13 April to 15 April , workers’ days-off often last for as long as a week.

Songkran Festival, the Water Festival is very closely associated with water. Originally, people gently pour water on to elders and family to give good fortune, but now it has evolved to splashing strangers with water on the streets, either with water guns or buckets of water, all in the spirit of good fun! Because of this, Songkran is also often called as the ‘Water Festival’.

International tourists have mixed preference about this. Some will avoid traveling to Thailand during Songkran festival, but many plan their travel to coincide with the festival and join in the fun of Songkran water fights.

■ 開催日： 2012 年 2 月26日（日） ■ コース： キアタニカントリークラブ ■ 参加者： 136名

「センターポイント・カップ2011」が去 る2 月26 日（日）、バンコク郊外のキア タニカントリークラブにて開催された。毎年恒例のこのゴルフイベントは、在 タイの日本人を主な対象として、バンコク でサービスアパートを経営するセ ターポ イント・ホテル＆レジデンスが主催で行 われている。通常は11月に開催されるが、 昨年は洪水の影響のため開催を延期し、 今回の2 月開催となった。　大会にはタイ国政府観光庁からタワッ チャイ副総裁ら4 人が特別参加で出席し、

開会の挨拶ではタイのゴルフ環境のすば らしさ、日本人がいかにタイ国の観光産 業にとって重要なマーケットかなどについ てスピーチし、来年以降も同大会へのタ イ国政府観光庁によるスポンサー協力を 約束した。 主催のセンターポイント・ホテル＆レ ジデンスからはマリカ取締役が代表して 挨拶した。 今大会の参加者総数は136 名。上  賞者のリストや主な賞品リストは別表の 通り。

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Thai New Year (SONGKRAN) is here!

Thai New Year(SONGKRAN) is here! Nothing better than being in Thailand at this time of the year. Time for lots of WATER FUN and Hotel Centre Point Bangkok make the season all the more special! BE WITH US ! http://bit.ly/centrepointbangkok

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LANGSUAN, is one of the most enchanting and greenest roads in central Bangkok, connecting you to “Lumpini Park”, the emerald of the city. On both sides of the road lies the harmony of peaceful shades, serenity, privacy, and contemporary lifestyle of the people who indulge in the art of living amidst the city centre.

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The City Pillar Shrine in Bangkok Thailand

According to an old Thai tradition, a city pillar had to be built upon the establishment of a new city. King Rama I had the Bangkok city pillar erected near the Temple of the Emerald Buddha on Sunday, 21 April, 1782, with the citys horoscope inside. The original pillar was made of cassia wood known as Chaiyaphruek, measuring 75 cm. in diameter and 27 cm. high. In the reign of King Rama IV, the old dilapidated pillar was replaced by a new one made of the same kind of wood, measuring 270 cm. high and standing on a base of 175 cm. wide, sheltered by a Prang-shaped shrine as it appears today. The shrine also houses images of protective deities including Thepharak, Chaopho Ho Klong, Phra Suea Mueang, Phra Song Mueang, Chaopho Chetakhup and Phra Kan Chai Si.

Open : Daily from 07.00-18.00 hrs.
Admission : Free
Nearby Places/Attractions: Grand Palace, Wat Pho, Museum Siam, National Museum, Wat Suthat