Archive for February, 2010
ISL11: Þorramatur + Klettur’s Camp
Feb 20th
Do you know about Þorri? It’s one month of Icelandic ancient people. This time of every years were the hardest time to find something to eat. So, they had to eat something unusually. Sheep’s heads, sheep’s balls, shark and more, call them, Þorramatur. I cannot bring the taste for you or some smells. But just imagine, Hákarl is smell like pee. (much uric I’ve ever had in my life) The sheep’s balls, blood sausages, liver sausages are smell like something very very sour and the taste also. I think, because they had to keep them with something to make them can keep longer. (maybe fermentation)
But this is just a culture to eat this once per year, to have in mind about how difficult ancient Icelanders were faced in. See some pictures…
Smoked lamp for flat cake and Hákarl
- “Flat cake” is direct translation for Flatkaka
- some bakery likes Kleinur.
- The meal is ready!
Last weekend, I had a great opportunity to join a camp of finding team, The Youth Rescue Team in Reykjanesbær, KLETTUR. We have been to the training center near Gufuskálar. There are the highest human-made structure in Iceland. It was the highest human-made structure in Europe also.
Left hand, Longwave radio mast Hellissandur, 412 m, 1963
Old oil or water tank, the exit of tunnel
inside cafeteria
I had challenged myself by going up to the 15-meter tower and went down by the rope. Unfortunately, it was so bad weather, I cannot use my camera to take photo that time.
The 15-meter tower, I have climbed up.
Little snow, before we were leaving
It was fun. I got a lot of friends from the camp. And also I was very tried after I’ve backed.
Tomorrow is a completed 6 months day in Iceland. 
Ég tala bara smá Íslensku. Ég er að læra það!
ISL10: Birthday Party
Feb 6th
It’s seventeen years old now for my life. I just wondered, did I do anything great for my parent? for this world? My pabbi told me, Birthday is the day you cerebrate a happiness of life and happiness to be born. I guess, my birth is make people who know me has something special, ex-ordinary, cannot happened without me. :)
Before I’ve heard this, I often think, this is just a day we spend money on it. The birthday party is something people in Thailand do just for trend. But I have faced another kind of birthday party. The party, I cannot forgot all of my life.
For Icelandic culture(I think, for every western cultures) the birthday party is very important. It’s the day you can count your aunts, uncles and cousin. They will come to yours, say Happy Birthday! My party also was, they were coming, gave me presents. I’m very happy, they came. I’m very happy, my mamma prepared my party for a long time.
They also gave me a big surprise. They were planning to call my friend, Keng who live in Reykjavík and their friends who are Thai. They came to cook a big Thai lunch for me. Including, Tom-Yom, Lab, fried egg noodle, dipped fried pork-ball, Shu-Shee fish and Pad Prik. I didn’t think, their presents were this! Of cause, I enjoyed my meals. (nearly cried with happiness tears)
The family's friends who are Thai. They're preparing my big surprise.
How good the food are!
Pabbi, Mamma, Sóley and Míkæl, my ex-host family also came to this party. I’m very happy to see them again. But we didn’t have too much time to talk. My firends, Moris, Andrea, Heidar and Keng came to my party. We played a lot of stuffs together.
Andrea, Moris(Italy), Heiðar(Iceland), Keng(Thailand)
Cake and candles are ready to blow!
The time was coming, time for cake, I was very exiting about this. In Thailand, we just spend this time for family, just father, mother and siblings. But, this year with a lot of people were looking at me! The cake was very delicious!
Who is that!?
That's me...
Thanks for everyone who joined the party… This was my wonderful birthday party I’ve ever had!
Yeah, they're watching me
Thanks to my parents who have given me born… who always teach me… who always take care me… who always love me.
Serventeen Thai boy is smiling for everyone who make he is he until the present today.
