Ratree Sungsun Samakkee - Saychailaotai

ANNOUNCEMENT

Dear Saychailaotai Members

Saychailaotai is pleased to announce that we will have our very own get together party after all these years, details as follows:

WHERE: Monte Carlo Reception Centre
58 Spencer Street
Fairfield NSW 2165

WHEN: 2 October 2010 @ 7:00 pm

WHAT: Ratree Sungsun Samakkee
$35 entry ticket, dinner included
You can obtain the tickets from your Unit Leader or
call the event organiser, Boungninh Onemany 0411601870

WOW !: Mitsumphanh Music Band
A famous singer from Laos has been invited!

This is a very good opportunity for all members to meet each other and to also meet people from other Lao community organisations in a warm, friendly and harmonial atmostphere. Please come along and show everybody our Laotai Spirit!

See you all there!

From the President,
Event Organising Team Leader &
Management Committee

19 September 2010

Saychailaotai's strength - the Mighty Team!

The strength of Saychailaotai sparkles when the Committee got together to plan the Get-together Party which will be held on 2 October 10. Saychailaotai never run short of talents and capability. Among the group, there are more then enough talents and abilities to hold any event, such as most sought after MC (ai Mao), radio broadcasters @ SWR FM99.9 and SBS Radio (ai Nhing, Khamsene, Phayvanh), Sound Promotion (Viengsamay), effective event promoters & marketing (Phongsawatt, Bouakham, Dr Kaysone, the dedicate couple - Phoupheng and Bounlay), experienced floor manager (Bouasy), most reliable treasurer (Khamsing), well known sign & graphic designer (Khotamy) and of course the mighty event organasing team leader (ai nhing). We even have our very own Legal Advisor (Sengdeuane)! Wow !!!

Welcome Solicitor Sengdeuane!

President Phayvanh Phoumindr (wearing red top) introducing Solicitor Sengdeuane Do (wearing brown top) to the meeting. Mrs Sengdeuane kindly accepted the proposal from the meeting to become Saychailaotai's legal advisor. Welcome Sengdeuane! Your contribution will definitely make Saychailaotai one of the strongest Lao Australian organisations in Sydney.

Saychailaotai at work!

Top photo (L to R) Mr Bouasy Sourignavong, Mr Phoupheng Vorarath and President Phayvanh discussing the Lao Tai Get-together Party.

Bottom photo (L) Mr Khammao Xayarath serving the drinks to the meeting participants while Mrs Sengdeuane Do (R -wearing brown jacket) was listening carefully to the report provided by the President.

The Seniors in Saychailaotai

(L to R) Mr Khotamy Phothisaranasouk, the current Public Officer, also the previous President of Saychailaotai and Dr Kaysone Phichit, Vice Treasurer during the Committee Meeting of Saychailaotai.

The View of Wat Phou

The astonishing view of Wat Phou. We learn from history that the ancient Wat Phou was built by people who were very smart and knowledgeable. If we ask ourselves: "Where do they bring those rocks from?", "How do they transport tons and tons of rocks up the mountains to build Wat Phou?", "How could they design with such perfect architecture and other facilities such as irrigation for the city?". Thank you Viradeth for your amazing photos. Good work!

The Trace of Hinduism

The ancient landscape of Wat Phou. The string of colons on both sides of the Walk Way indicate that Wat Phou was built during the Krom era. The shape of each colon resembles "God Shiva Linka" (a male genetalia) , a God in Hinduism.

The Champa Walk Way

This Champa Walkway shows that the Champa trees along the sides of the rocky stairway must have been planted around the same time of the construction of the Walk Way of Wat Phou.

Thousand Year Champa Tree

Where can you find a thousand year champa trees? Of course, at Wat Phou Champassak?

Mayor Nick Lalich visiting Lao cultural display stall

Mayor Nick Lalich and Mrs Lalich, the Mayor of Fairfield City Council, visited the Lao cultural display stall at the Family Fun Day, in Bonnyrigg on 2/9/2010. The event was organised by Newleaf Communities. The stall manners - from Right, Mrs Thongthap, Mrs Nhom, Mayor Nick Lalich, Mrs Phoungeun and Phayvanh, President of Saychaylaotai (& Coordinator of the Display) at the stall. The photo was kindly taken by Mrs Lalich.

Lao cultural Display

Mrs Thongthap Savann (L) and Mrs Khamkhaning Keomalavong (R) are greeting the event visitors and answering any question about Lao culture, at the Family Fun Day in Bonnyrigg.

Mrs Chanpheng and Maak Beng

Mrs Chanpheng Souksavath and some of maak beng that she made. Mrs Chanpheng has taught young Lao women to make maak beng so this traditional talents can last from generation to generation. Thank you Mrs Chanpheng for your thoughtfulness and your passion of Lao culture.

Khene & other Lao traditional music intruments

A collection of Khene and other rare Lao traditional music instruments owned by Khamsene, were displayed at the Lao cultural stall on the Family Fun Day organised by the Newleaf Communities in Bonnyrigg, Sydney, Australia.

Lao cultural display - Kabouay

Kabouay made of coconut shells - made by a local resident of Newleaf Communities in Bonnyrigg.

Lao cultural display - wood carving

Wood carving of Lao pattern, a product by a local Lao artist, a resident of the Newleaf Communities estate in Bonnyrigg, Sydney, Australia.

Lao cultural display - silver belts & handbag

Silver belts and handbag are displayed at the Lao Cultural Stall in Bonnyrigg, Sydney, Australia. They attracted a lot of interest from people who attended the event. (All items here are the collection of Phayvanh, SLFS President)

Lao cultural display - sinh and pha khoum

Lao woven fabric - sinh and phao khoum. Sinh and Lao women are inseparable. The various patterns and multi-colored fabrics depict the long history associated with Lao women, their life experience, the beliefs, the traditions and the war.

Lao Cultural Display

Maak Beng made of green wrapping paper. Lao overseas realise that banana leaves are hard to find during winter so they use paper to create maak beng. Paper maak beng can last long time at the altar. The one on the right is Luang Prabang style.