Lao Voices

Continued from: Wat Lao Buddhavong July 4th, 2008 Concert Part V Souvenir
I also posted this at my blog for Nye Noona readers. It was nice on Friday morning, so Tuk Badt (Almsgiving) was held outside in front of the Sala Houng Tum (main temple), the Wat (temple) provided items for Tuk Badt, and you can [...]

Continued from: Wat Lao Buddhavong July 4th, 2008 Concert Part IV Lao Foods
I also posted this at my blog for Nye Noona readers. With the high price in gas, I’m surprised that there were still as many venues set up as the previous years, but of course the buyers also shared this cost because many [...]

Continued from: Wat Lao Buddhavong July 4th, 2008 Concert Part III Lao Traditional Dance Performance
I also posted this at my blog for Nye Noona readers. My favorite foods at a Lao festival are Tum Buk Houng (Spicy Papaya Salad, sorry that I didn’t get to take a picture of it, I was hungry and ate [...]

Continued from: Wat Lao Buddhavong July 4th, 2008 Concert Part II Sodsai Romphothong, Pridsana Vongsili and many more
I also posted this at my blog for Nye Noona readers. I love watching Lao traditional dance performance, at the moment, I feel like I should have captured the dance in video. This is a great way for [...]

Continued from: Wat Lao Buddhavong July 4th, 2008 Concert Part I Jonny Olsen and Anna-Anhly Vorarath
I also posted this at my blog for Nye Noona readers. There are many singers that I realized that I wouldn’t be able to post all, and they did an outstanding performance. I think this is Sommainoy Doungchaleun (please correct [...]

I also posted this at my blog for Nye Noona readers. As always, the celebration at Wat Lao Buddhavong of Catlett, VA was big, but I do have to say that not as many people showed up this year, I’m not sure if it’s because they changed the event to a Friday and Saturday [...]

A documentary show on Lao travel. This episode is about Suan Vatthana Tham or the National Ethnic Culture Park, located on the opposite of the Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge in Vientiane.

A short clip of Hare Pha Vet Sandone from a nearby village to Wat Phonsikhay. The parade is making an entrance to the gate of the temple.

As as little kid in Laos I have never attended Pha Vet festival. My hometown in Nongbon didn’t host Boun Pha Vet as far as I could recall. I have heard the story of Pha Vet Sandone, told by my parents many times and about Hare Pha Vet Sandone. To hear my Grand-Mama on the [...]

This year, the Pha Vet festival is bigger and better with a larger parade and more people participating. Since I sent a camera to my cousin Mo last year, he has been taking photos around the temple a few times. His photo taking activities didn’t go un-notice under the eyes of the senior Monks.
On the [...]

Boun Pha Vet at Ban Phonsikhay in Muang Pakse is celebrated once a year. The festival takes two day and involves the entire community as well as neighboring villages. The event starts at Wat Phonsikhay with a parade (Hare Pha Vet Sandone) and a Baci ceremony later.
The highlight of Boun Pha Vet is the recital [...]

The last set of photos of Dannavieng Lao book box library in Muang Phone Thong, Champassak province. Thank you once again to all the supporters of the Book Box Fund. You have given these children the power of knowledge.

More photos of Lao book box library from Dannavieng Elementary School in Muang Phone Thong, Champassak province.

Here are additional photos of the book box library at Dannavieng Elementary school in Muang Phone Thong, Champassak provinces. These first grade students are not shy when it comes to checking out their favorite books to read. Thanks to a book box library, they have a good start for a better future.

On March 19, 2007, Dannavieng Elementary School received a book box library from us (in the name Laoplanet.net back then). It has been a little over a year now since the students have been enjoying their books. Thanks to the supporters of the school building project, they now have a new library (reading room) to [...]