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Halloween in Nonthaburi

Posted by Stuart at 09:57 AM on November 01, 2002

The Thai people, always looking for an excuse for a party, have picked up the American holiday of Halloween. The students in my class last night (Halloween night) were all excited about going to Silom Road to celebrate.

I, however, decided to skip the crowds at Silom and instead took the river boat up to Nonthaburi to visit my friend Tiw (of Swatting Butterflies fame) and see how they celebrate Halloween in the burbs.

Of course no trip to Nontanburi is complete without speding time in the Hair Salon, so I asked Tiw to give me a Swim Meet Haircut. "Short," I told him. "Very short." He looked at me with disbelief, but did as I requested. You'll see the results when I post pictures from Sydney next week.

After the haircut we grabbed a bite to eat (Chicken Fried Rice) from a street vendor, and headed to the local disco. As with the case all over Thailand, the club was full of small high tables where everyone dances with their friends next to the table as either the house band plays Thai and American pop songs or the DJ spins dance music. The bar was decorated with scary masks and other Halloween type stuff hanging from the ceiling, and the band members, DJs, and cocktail servers all had on face paint of scars, blood, spiderwebs, etc. It was quite surreal to watch a guy with Darth Maul facepaint, a black turtleneck and black leather pants sing a sappy Thai love song.

So that was my Halloween. My friend Mag braved the crowds at Silom and said that it was packed with costume wearing partiers. Maybe next year I will check it out.