Archive for November, 2008

Croston House Children’s Home

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

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Chandra Hickox of Mermaid Offshore Services Ltd. presenting Glenn with a cheque for 221,240 Baht during the charity night at The Offshore Bar in Banchang.

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Saturday, November 1st, 2008

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This Saturday saw a large congregation of the City Akha at one of the local Christian Churches for seven marriage ceremonies.



The Christian Akha usually have a one day wedding.
Church service and Wedding Party.
The Buddha Akha and Thai’s usually have a three day wedding.

The Wedding Party was held on the Church grounds.
The local Catholic Church in Chiang Mai run schools from primary right up to University level and probably pre school as well so all the amenities were on hand for a 7 wedding party.

A bit light on the nosh I thought (and so did most of the Akha people having lunch)
Have to try a different catering company next time.

14 poor families paid good money for that Wedding & Wedding party.

I will try to find out who they were so you don’t use them the next time you throw a party in

Chiang Mai.

Most Akha weddings that I have been to are held at the Homes of the Akha.
Given the abject poverty of these people I have always been amazed at the abundance of food.
Every one pitches in and helps with the cooking and supplies etc

A lot of CMX (Chiang Mai City) Akha live along the banks of the canal in the Heart of
Chiang Mai on no mans land with no land paper or hope of ever having land or ID papers.

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