Leeches, Moss, and Waterfalls
Day Four: Team Philippines trooped to Khao Yai National Park, named a World Heritage Site for a flora and fauna experience. The 20-minute drive up the mountain was in a truck, the Thai’s version of the jeepney with a higher stainless roofing and at least two ceiling fans. All donned socks there to keep the leeches off. The trek took 30 minutes and the leeches had a blast getting into the shoes. From the park, they proceeded to haew Narok Waterfalls where Leonardo DiCaprio’s The Beach movie was filmed. Lunch was home-cooking at its best. Fueled with the spicy food, they moved on to visit the Matchada Thai Silk Village to look at the weaving process. Silk is unique to Paktongchai. Fold dance and upbeat music too. At the Thao Suranari Monument, the delegates of each country were presented with commemorative sandstone carving for visiting I-Sand and helping to promote its tourism potentials. The Sima Thani Hotel was their home in Pakchong.
Day Five: The I-San Tourism Forum kicked off with a blast at the Sima Thani with the delegates declaring that “I-San” has the biggest smile in all of Thailand. It also serves as the gateway to Khmer civilization and this saw at the Phimai sanctuary which was believed to have been built in the 16th Buddhist century during the reign of King Suriyaworaman I. The characteristics of the ruins are similar to Angkor Wat. With Minister Kowsurat leading tourism officials, a lights and sound show of the Vimayanataka Story was presented in all its splendid glory – truly a feast to the eyes and the senses.
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