2023 Songkran Festival: Thailand Exclusive Pokemon Events
Then Songkran festival between 13-15 April celebrated the traditional Thai new year. For 2023, things was pretty much back to normal. There were organized water battle at Silom Road, Khao San Road and other locations in Bangkok and throughout the Kingdom. The water battle in the City Center had been well-organized and confined to specified areas. However, in the suburb, people did not really pay attention to the willingness of the intended opponent to play. Locals would set up tanks or other containers on the pavement and throw water quite discriminately. Some rode on the back of pick-up trucks and throw water left and right. As I had been not partial to the water battle, I usually stayed at home and only ventured out by driving to protect myself from being soaked. The situation prevented me from playing Pokemon Go near my home during the Festival. In 2023, there were 2 Thailand-exclusive events at shopping malls in the city. Usually, when I went to those city-center shop...