Hmong ball tossing game pov pob is a common activity for adolescents
Hmong girls and parents going to the ball-throwing game
Hmong girls meet possible suitors while playing a ball-throwing game
Young Hmong girls in Phousavan
Boys and girls form two separate lines in pairs that are directly facing one another
Girls can ball toss with other girls or boys
But boys cannot ball toss with other boys
It is taboo to toss the ball to someone of the same clan and date the same clan
The pairs toss a cloth ball back and forth until one member drops the ball
If a player drops/misses the ball an ornament/item is given to the opposite player
Ornaments are recovered by singing love songs to the opposite player
Recent times the young lovers have been seen to carry tape players
Site 16 near the Old Capital Xieng Khouang
More than 90 sites are known within the province of Xieng Khouang
Each site ranges from 1 up to 400 stone jars
Site 16 is smaller scale compare to the others we had seen
UXO (unexploded ordinance) Survivor Information Centre
Unexploded Ordinance (UXO) Survivor Information Centre
A lot part of the Vietnam war was fought in Laos
It is called *the Secret War* due to long-time US denial of any involvement
Bombs were dropped on Laos for a couple of reasons
Unable to land safely back at the base while still carrying bombs, US military dropped them on Laos
Overnight bus to Vientiane
Thank god it is a sleeping bus
Glad we got the *single* bed