i have
been here, two months,
in the tsunami-stricken island of phuket
buddhist monks recite prayers for the tsunami victims
eleven-year-old wasana, lost 10 of her relatives in the killer wave
a thai man
holds a torch during a vigil for the victims on tsunami-damaged patong
beach
a young
thai lights candles on patong beach
a thai man
lights torches on patong beach
a thai man lights a torch on patong beach
tsunami-damaged kamala beach is seen through a broken mirror
bodies on
khao lak beach two days after tsunami
reciting
prayers for the victims
wasana, could not hold her tears
sunbathing, even workers are still clearing tsunami debris
releasing the lantern, a symbol in letting go the deads
tsunami-damaged
patong beach
wasana, is hold by a volunteer, whom she does not even know
another
one of the monks
releasing
the deads
a car
damaged by tsunami on khao lak beach
symbol in
releasing the deads
holding
each other
releasing the deads ......
grieving
unidentified
bodies
grieving
grieving
a
fisherman sits next to his damaged boat
damaged
fishing village
grieving
grieving
grieving
grieving
looking
for the loved ones
grieving
grieving
grieving
monks,
avoiding stench from deads
grieving
effort
idetifying loved ones
grieving
managed to
look for some smiling faces of thai muslims
cute thai
muslim girl
running
away from my big lens
back on
the beach
back on
the beach
spraying
disinfectant to control disease
unidentified
bodies
marking
the mass grave
marking
mass grave
effort in
identifying bodies
condolence
notes
mass grave
marker
bodies
giving
prayers
body on
tropical island of phi phi
at least,
some nice messages
fishermen
pulls their damaged boat
sunbathing,
even others still clearing debris
back on
normal activities on patong beach
picnic,
next to a tsunami-damaged fishing boat
strolling
on tsunami-damaged patong beach
back on
the beach
sunbathing
managed to
find time for muay thai
i did not
know that some are as young as my intan
it was fun
muay thai
he does not
like the first day of school ......
night life
is back on patong beach
drinking
on patong beach
sunset on
patong beach
family
strolling on patong beach
playing
soccer on patong beach
mass prayer
releasing
candle balloons, letting go the deads
mass prayer
monks
