Full moon on Christmas eve at island Ko Samui, Thailand. 2004
Moonstruck.   It's a full moon on Christmas eve.  The next morning, asian tsunami struck the west coast of Thailand.  We were in Thailand for scuba diving, luckily, we went to east coast.  We enjoyed our trip but were saddened by the loss of so many lives.

We spent 10 days in Thailand (12/20 -12/31) and visited Bangkok, Ayuthaya, Sukhothai, ChiangMai, Ko Samui, and Ko Tao.  A photo-journal recorded our observation of Thailand as follows:
Architect Buddha Ocean People
Pleasure Ruin Temple