Just after sunrise you will
find a collection of fisherwomen at work just in front of
the beach shack restaurants that are about 50 meters south
of the Laguna Beach Resort.
Notice that the women cover
themselves completely and paint their faces with a heavy
mixture of powder and cream. This face covering has a
Burmese history.
If you ever visit Myanmar, you will see
women there using this "make-up" as a beauty feature, often
spreading it on their faces in interesting patterns.
Here,
however, it is really meant as a sunscreen and is applied
heavily.
It can look a bit spooky, but it is just part of
the fisherwomen's uniform.
Fisherwomen of Bang Tao Beach
