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Chiang Mai News Clips
- w/c 24th August 2009

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* Mother’s Day @ Central Airport:
Central Airport Plaza had many activities for mothers and children on the last Mother’s day. This is another way to express the love between mother and child.

* Amazing Lanna Jao:
Recently, Chiang Mai Tourism Business Association in co-operation with TAT(Tourism Authority of Thailand), Chiang Mai Zoo, Chiang Mai Night Safari, Chiang Mai Zoo Aquariam, Thai Airways and other organizations invited all the business and shops in Chiang Mai to attend a signing ceremony in co-operation agreements in Amazing Lanna Jao Project.

* Amazing E-Game:
E-game: Questionnaire is coming to your door. Just fill in the questionnaire about your travel style, you will be eligible to win accommodation worth total 7,000 USD. The questionnaire starts from August 12th to October 12th, 2009. Please visit the Amazing Thailand website for further details.

* Tech2Life : PBS Kids (web for your children):
PBS Kids has a huge selection of interactive kid’s games, showcasing TV characters that kids love. The website is designed in flash and is one of the best children website out there. There’s so much to look at and play with on this site and your kids will be kept busy for hours

* Punna Place @Nimman:
The grand opening of Punna Place @Nimman took place last Saturday with many activities such as Fashion Show, LIVE music, Latin dancing show, free spa. Panna Place is a new shopping center on Nimmanhaemin Road with many famous shops in there. For more information please call Tel No. 053-400300.

* 1 X Suitcase Exhibition:
1X Suitcase Exhibition has a concept of showing baggage that contained the emotional expression of art, thoughts and mental condition during the journey of artists from Singapore and Thailand. Starts from Aug 20th – Sept 11th at CMU Art Center, for more information please call Tel No. 053-218 280,053-944 833.

* Flight of the Gibbon:
Flight of the Gibbon was created by a bunch of guys keen to enable everyone access to the rainforest in the most exciting way possible. Come and experience the Flight of The Gibbon here in Chiang Mai.

* Tech2Life : Amazing Google Translation:
Just type a web URL or copy and paste the text then you can translate from any language to another. Now Google Translation supports 22 different languages including Thai. And the upcoming feature, just upload your MS word file document then let’s Google work it out for you.

* JJ Photo Contest No.1:
JJ Market in collaboration with T.A.T(Tourism Authority of Thailand) has initiated the project to stimulate Chiang Mai tourism by the 1st JJ Photo Contest under the theme of "Green Chiang Mai". It’s time to carry your camera and make a photo shoot of Green Season and submit your photos until October 30th, at "Green Chiang Mai" for more information please contact Tel No. 053-231520-5

* Thai Massage to Worldwide:
Thai massage involves stretching and deep massage. This form of bodywork is usually performed on the floor in comfortable clothes that allow for movement and no oils are used. In North America and Europe, an increasing number of practitioners and teachers of Thai massage have emerged since the 1990s. In the United States, Thai massage is a growing modality among clients of massage clinics and massage therapists.

* Movie Update:

Ponyo
An adventure Animation movie from Walt Disney. From the Academy Award??-winning director and world-renowned Japanese animation legend Hayao Miyazaki comes "Ponyo" ,a story inspired by fairy tale The Little Mermaid. The story of on a 5-year-old boy and his relationship with a goldfish princess who longs to become human.

Bandslam
The comedy film casted by Vanessa Hudgens.Plot: A new kid in town assembles a fledgling rock band -- together, they achieve their dreams and compete against the best in the biggest event of the year,"Bandslam" is a battle of the bands.

* Tech2Life : TubeMogul VDO Upload Helper:
Tube Mogul is a site where you can upload your video once, then it will send out to a dozen different video sharing sites such as Youtube, Google VDO, MetaCafe, Yahoo VDO, DailyMotion and other famous sites. This will save you about a half day’s worth of work per video you upload and have pie charts and graphs tracking each of your videos across each site. You can even email these reports to anyone you choose in order to compare notes. For further details please visit the Tube Mogul website.

* Google Seminar:
Last Saturday, Openchiangmai attended the Seminar under the topics "Welcome E-Business World", "Social Media Marketing" and "Google… I’m Feeling Lucky". In this seminar, it was an honor from many famous experts; Porntip Gongchun, Marketing Director of Google Thailand, Aphisit Trunganon, deputy secretary general for Thailand Webmaster Organization, and Trawut Luengsomboon, Managing Director of Infogination Com. This seminar was interesting for students, business owners, shops, spa, hotel and people from Chiang Mai. Follow up the next seminar from their website at the I.T.For City website.

* Jaran Monophet Memorial Concert:
Jaran Monophet was Art & Culture Project in-cooperation with many organizations invites you to memorize the song of Jaran Manophet. The famous Folk Song artist from Chiang Mai. Enjoy the nice music from Suntaree Weachanon, Patinya Tangtrakul, Mai Muang,and many other Lanna singers. In that day, you can remind with the exhibition to show the famous work collection of Jaran Manophet and get free CD of his Master Piece. Jaran Manophet Memorial Concert will take place at Chiang Mai Cultural Art Center, Nimmanhaeminda Rd. On September 3, 2009.

* Video Contest 2009 by T.A.T:
Sharing your own fantastic Thailand travel video for worthy prize!.

If you have any amazing Thailand videos, share it and stand an even better chance of becoming one of our lucky winners! Upload your Amazing Thailand Experience Videos and stand the chance of winning one of three coolest prizes worth a total of 59,000 Baht! ...Wait!...No video to share? Just sit back, enjoy and simply vote for your favorite videos to participate in a fun lucky draw to win superb hotel packages, all valued at 29,000 Baht.Please submit your VDO's at the Video Contest Website.

* Wat Chedi Luang:
Even today some 450 years after being damaged severely in an earthquake, Wat Chedi Luangstills cuts an imposing figure in the Chiang Mai skyline.

This temple is also home to the "Pillar of the City",a totem used in ancient Thai fertility rites, because the temple itself marks the exact center of Chiang Mai.

The tree is inhabited by a guardian spirit known as "Prueksa Thevada", an all knowing sage. The Inthakhin Festival fertility rite lasting for 7 days takes place each year during the months of May or June.

This observance ensured unity within Lanna society gave protection from siege and warfare and made certain that the rains would fall at the proper time so that farmers’ crops would be abundant in the fertile fields. Rumour has it that IF the tree should ever die or be removed, Chiang Mai will suffer a disaster of biblical proportions!!.

* Khao Lam:
Khao Lam is the sticky rice, mixed with coconut milk and grilled in a bamboo trunk. There are different recipes. You can use either black or white sticky rice. Some will also have black beans. The white in this picture is egg custard. This dessert is flavoured with coconut milk & is utterly delicious!.

* Tour Business & Guide Conference:
The Office of Tourism Development in cooperation with Tourist Business and Guide Register Office, Ministry of Tourism and Sports will handle for a conference of 4 regions to clarify the standard of tourist business and guide.

The conference for North region will be taken place at Chiang Mai University on September 4th 2009.Please either visit Their Website or call Tel No. 02-259-8595-7.

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