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Wearing Traditional Thai Clothes Narongpon Laiprakobsup from Thailand Photo from Narongpon Laiprakobsup I felt so proud that I was Thai and preserving my culture and traditions. Narongpon is in the center of the photo. If someone asks which period of my life I have enjoyed, I say that my university years were a wonderful period of my life. I got a lot of experience--happiness, tiredness, achievement, and disappointment--I could not get from anywhere else. This helped to strengthen my life. To me, the most impressive thing in my college years was that we freshmen had to dress in traditional Thai clothes on the last day of our freshman ceremony. When the morning of the last day of the freshman ceremony arrived, we woke up early to put on the traditional Thai clothes and give the monks food. (Thai customs). As we were dressing in the clothes, the older generation shouted at us, "Hurry up! Hurry up!" We heard that every day during the freshman ceremony. It was very difficult to dress because it was our first time. Men wore white Thai shirts, a vivid wide strip of cloth with one end twisted and hitched between the legs, white striped socks and leather shoes. Also, we wore the ancient Thai hair style to blend with the Thai suits. After finishing dressing, I stared at myself in the mirror reflecting the 1700s Thai man. I felt so proud that I was Thai and preserving my culture and traditions. We too pictures in many historical places such as the Grand Palace across from my university and Thai temples. As we were going to those places, people, some of whom were passengers, tourists, and foreigners, looked at us, all of whom were dressed as people coming from the past. On that day, we were so happy even though we could smell each other's unpleasant smell due to the hot weather. We could see everyone's smiles. Happiness on that day made us forget the tiredness in training on previous freshman ceremony days as cadets. That we participated in every activity together created and intensified our relationship rapidly. This contributed to love within our generation. The events of those days will be in my memory forever. More memorable experiences: Wearing Traditional Thai Clothes Youth Meeting with Pope John Paul II An Unforgettable Vacation in Japan The Birth of Our First Child The First Time I Went Bungee Jumping Return to: Memorable Experiences | Issue 14 | Home Page TOPICS Online Magazine - ©1997-2008 - Sandy and Thomas Peters - topics.mag@gmail.com