GOLDEN MERMAID, SONGKHLA THAILAND
Arriving at Samila Beach, this is where the famous Golden Mermaid Statues located, which has been the symbol of Songkhla. According to the storyboard, the Golden Mermaid Statue was built in B.E 2509 in sitting position with bronze by Jitre Buabus (Professor Prakit Buabus), a National Artist in Visual Art (painting) of 2002 with a budget of 60,000 Baht (MYR 6,000) in those period of time from Songkhla Municipality. In following to a Thai mythaical tale which Sa-nga Karnchanakhabhanth told that a mermaid would sat on the beach and combed her hair on the other days. On day a fisherman passed by that frightened the mermaid and made her escaped into the sea while forgetting her golden comb. So, the fisherman kept the golden comb and often waited for the mermaid at the beach but she had never shown up at all...or maybe by seating here under the scorching sun might change myself become a new mermaid of Songkhla... hahahaha
But, they also believed that by touching the statue will bring a good fortune for relationship...they said lah not me.....but I wish toooo....but I do believed that greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action and together treasure the relationship, not the possessions...kaaaaan
