amphawa floating market on mother's day

I have two mothers in my immediate family, one is my wife and the other my daughter. this necessitated a celebration of their status on mother's day and there was nothing better than a day trip to the floating market town of Amphawa in a province southwest of Bangkok.
JP and Nok actually planned this trip. i was just caught up in the day of departure and I said yes without thinking with only family-bonding in mind. i guess fathers of my age have less and less options as they climb the ladder of senility... yes i still had to contribute of course when it came to paying up the meals and etc and i loved this part of the game.

 "Jesus, a living hope!"

 Jo ann drinking in the message,which was really touching and so timely for us. love you Jesus!!

 breakfast at Samut Sakhon

 after church we hit the road to Amphawa with our eyes watching out for some place to eat. this was a Petronas one-stop joint.

 lunch @ Petronas jiffy resto

 lunch still

 that's my order: TomYumGoong

 Nok&Jp masterminds of the trip

 i was across the river

 sights&smells along the walkway

 I don't know how these tastes coz i found other food that were more appetizing than these naked chicken.

thai papaya salad som tum ingredients

 not much human traffic this section

 giant monitor lizard patrolling under the houses. this guy basically fed on food scraps which were purposely dropped for him.

 the usual riverside scene

 the water was low

 taking a rest with kailee

 it was a sunday and there were lots of local tourists.

 diners beside the muddy river

 people busy eating lunch

 squid and prawns

 cheap food, check out the prices

business is good

 jackfruit, taro, pumpkin, etc

 we wanted to stay until dark

 yummy thai food

 grilled squid

 seedless guavas

 fear-factor food

 bananas and mangoes

 another monitor scavenger

 that's my gorgeous wifey

 kailee doing time behind bars

 Kailee's tribute of flowers to lolo's friend in sydney

 cat-napping on the job

homeward bound. thanks family for everything. your old man loved every bit of the trip and will look forward to more of this.