Faces of Ban Don Klang
Grandma Dul
She often makes merit and gives alms to monks regularly.
Uncle Champa
He specialises in cock-fighting, and the gamecock is his life.
Aunt Nu Daeng
She puts her time and effort into caring for and raising chickens in her chicken coop.
Grandma Chan
She is obsessed with gardening, growing vegetables and fruit. She is also caring for her chickens and geese.
Aunt Wee
She loves to grow vegetables.
Grandma Chan and Aunt Wee
This is a very rare photo of the mother-daughter duo. The two of them live in a wooden house in the middle of the rice field, and this is their bedroom. Although it is not very spacious, but it is full of warmth.
Uncle Soon and Grandma Nguyen
They visit Grandma Chan to collect Phak Tio (a local vegetable) and use it to make dinner.
Aunt Kham
She looks after her buffaloes, takes them to graze, takes them to soak in water, and brings them back into the stable.
Uncle Ung
His daily routine is caring for his cattle.
Aunt Pad
She is waiting to bring her buffaloes home.
Uncle Sangkom
He stops by to say hello and talk to Aunt Daeng at her home.
Nong Petch
Nong Petch who lives across the street, a frequent visitor to Aunt Daeng’s house.
Grandma Nang
She usually sits on the wooden bench in front of the house and chews betel nuts. The room is where her granddaughter and she live in.
Nong Mali, Nong Nam Aoi and her friends
Their happiness is to play together despite some quarrels.
Animals of Ban Don Klang
Uncle Champa’s chicken coop.
Aunt Daeng’s chicken coop.
Inside Grandma Chan’s house
Garden in front of Grandma Chan’s house.
Uncle Ung’s cows are enjoying grass in the fields.
By Jirapak A.
May 2023 | Portrait of Ban Don Klang
