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Towards the end of last year we were in Bangkok and on this particular day it was Tricia’s birthday. We had taken a short journey on the skytrain to a very popular shopping outlet known as MBK. To our great surprise and delight the area outside this massive shopping complex was teeming with Thai youngsters respendent in very impressive fancy dress, who were all playing to the gallery of the growing number of spellbound spectators. Television cameras were there and a number of local professional photographers were also in evidence. We needed no second invitation to join in and went straight into the crowd to sample the atmosphere. The mood was absolutely electric; the youngsters were really having a ball, as evidenced by the squeals of delight and peals of laughter that punctuated the air at regular intervals. The young Thais made two farang oldies extremely welcome as we moved amongst them and some even posed for us, but for the most part I had to take shots as the opportunities presented themselves. Because of the congested nature of the event, there are few unimpaired backgrounds and cropping has had to be heavy in order to isolate the smiling faces from the crowd.
We still have no idea what the occasion was, but the youngsters had really gone to town on their costumes and make up and were having a wonderful time together. There was large stage set up on the corner and a popular Thai band was belting out their music at a high rate of decibels! What really impressed us was that with all this mayhem and excitement, there wasn’t the merest hint of trouble. Instead, the whole occasion was dominated by smiles, laughter and good-natured fun, or sanuk as it is known in Thai.
This series shows some of the youngsters in their costumes and the final two images show a section of the crowd watching the band – from a vantage point on a bridge above I homed in on two young girls in particular, both of whom were almost swooning in delight as they watched their idols perform.
I don’t know how the series will go down, but I wanted to share some images that conjure up wonderful recollections for us and that were part of what turned out for Tricia to be a memorable birthday.
V1 - she was beautiful minx with a most infectious smile
| Camera: | Fujifilm FinePix S9500 Zoom |
| Lens: | 28-300 |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Title: | Girls Just Wanna Have FUN!!! |
| Username: | 
AlanBW |
| Uploaded: | 6 May 2008 - 8:26 AM |
| Tags: | Bangkok, Candid, Costume, Fun, General, Girls, Humour / fun, Portraits / people, Teenagers, Thailand, Travel |
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Yeh I saw the doubled 2 lady santa. I like also the cat woman, lady with lolipop, and all 
Great adventure Alan. Great candids.
Dennis
A very good series of lovely faces. Very colourful and fun. #13 is great fun. JNC
Beautiful series Alan - you've really caught the joy of the occasion . . . and some very pretty young ladies! Bruce
Well I must say Alan that normally when I see a set of images this large I look at the first couple and leave the rest, but these were well worth trawling through and I would implore anyone else to do the same. I particularly liked the catwoman but maybe I'm developing some kind of fetish.
Best Matt
Fantastic set, I like V2 & V13 in particular. I'll come back and study these at leisure later.
Moira
looks like a great time was had by all, no 7's a bit scary ,
Chris.
A nice set of pictures to suit all, The different expressions tell a few stories.
A smashing set of colourful candids, you've captured the fun and vibrancy of the event perfectly
Fantastic collection of images,they all look so happy.Lovely.
Tom.
You can see the party mood in these images Alan, well done.
Dougie.
WOW! what a lovely set of pic's Al'. I like each and every one of them. Beauty after beauty after beauty.
John
Fabulous series of images with great expressions throughout.
Andy
really nice series but there is something about v5 i really like.
jon
Some boys take a beautiful girl
And hide her away from the rest of the world
I want to be the one to walk in the sun
Oh girls they want to have fun
Oh girls just want to have
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
I am sure you were thinking of the same song - lovely pictures full of fun, sunshine, laughing faces... nice to see all these.
Johanna
A lovely set of pictures, thanks for sharing them with us.
Geoff.
Great shots Alan as you say she is a beauty..Number 7 would have to watch her self over here tho..
Great set and Glad she had a great Birthday
Don
Great pictures Alan, I will ask Kae when she arrives if she knows what the occasion was.
Ruthannette
What a fine collection of images Alan, V9 is intriguing, the girl on the left, has a pinky that looks to bend the wrong way!
Adrian
A gorgeous portrait of a lovely girl Alan. I love her headdress! All the images are excellent and great fun to look at.
Val
Sorry for not always commenting on the photos. Here at Qatar Airways they believe a pilot should fly maximum hours. I would love more time on ePz and making comments. Sometimes I do, mostly I don't. All depends on the time I have. Have a splendid day!
Georg
Stunning portraits, that's some collection.
Rick
What a fantastic array of 'face' images you have in your portfolio. Very interesting....and well captured!
Cheers
Phil
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