Masonic Lodge

[billy the kid]

Does anyone remember the 12 of July Orange walk that took place in Pattaya about 8 years ago. They had an elephant leading the procession. I later found out that they wanted a white horse but couldn't find one so a grey elephant was the next best thing....Another bizarre day in Sin City.

you are shitting us.

[Scottish Gary]

Does anyone remember the 12 of July Orange walk that took place in Pattaya about 8 years ago. They had an elephant leading the procession. I later found out that they wanted a white horse but couldn't find one so a grey elephant was the next best thing....Another bizarre day in Sin City.

you are shitting us.

They marched/staggered down Soi Yamoto along Beach Road and up Soi Post Office where it ended in a Brit style bar. In fact one of them was actually riding the elephant at the end. It was more of a Singha vest and Rangers football shirt sort of parade as opposed to bowler hats and sashes but some had flutes and i remember a drum.

[JoshuaInMukdahan]

The question was funny enough but all the replies are great! I almost spit my pepsi out on a couple.

[bellagrego]

Thanks for the laughs. One was for real. the rest were out to lunch.

[bellagrego]

thanks for the link

[DrB0b]

Does anyone remember the 12 of July Orange walk that took place in Pattaya about 8 years ago. They had an elephant leading the procession. I later found out that they wanted a white horse but couldn't find one so a grey elephant was the next best thing....Another bizarre day in Sin City.

you are shitting us.

They marched/staggered down Soi Yamoto along Beach Road and up Soi Post Office where it ended in a Brit style bar. In fact one of them was actually riding the elephant at the end. It was more of a Singha vest and Rangers football shirt sort of parade as opposed to bowler hats and sashes but some had flutes and i remember a drum.

Did they beat the crap out of people walking in the opposite direction? If they didn't then it wasn't a real Orange walk.

[brettandlek]

I don't think the GAOTU ever made it to Isaan.
The construction here tends to be anything but on the square.
Plenty of widows sons about though.

555 thats funny, how do you kmow about GAOTU or the square?

[brettandlek]

Hi Bellagrego, I am.
Reckon you could PM me with your email address?
I will have to correspond there for the time being as i am new here and it wont let you PM until you have posted 20 times.
Mind you, that wont take that long once i get used to the forum and how it works.

[Patrick]

I don't think the GAOTU ever made it to Isaan.
The construction here tends to be anything but on the square.
Plenty of widows sons about though.

555 thats funny, how do you kmow about GAOTU or the square?

Issan is full of Farang stumbling around town showing (they are) a right tit.

Patrick

[brettandlek]

interesting. I cant imagine they are talking about it unlesss they are in it.
Normally you wouldnt know them from any body else.
Interesting you say that.
Normally they wouldnt encourage anyone to join unless that person showed a specific interest. Anyway it happpens, everywhere is different.

[sabang]

how do you kmow about GAOTU or the square?

'Ow do yer think? I was active in HK.

[jandajoy]

Now imagine me standing in lodge with my head bowed in prayer between Brother Mohammed Bokhary and Brother Arjun Melwani. To neither of them is the Great Architect of the Universe perceived as the Holy Trinity. To Brother Bokhary He has been revealed as Allah; to Brother Melwani He is probably perceived as Vishnu. Since I believe that there is only one God, I am confronted with three possibilities: They are praying to the devil whilst I am praying to God;They are praying to nothing, as their Gods do not exist;They are praying to the same God as I, yet their understanding of His nature is partly incomplete (as indeed is mine — 1 Cor 13:12) It is without hesitation that I accept the third possibility

—Christopher Haffner, Workman Unashamed: The Testimony of a Christian Freemason, Lewis Masonic, 1989, p.39

[sabang]

The 'religious' tenet of Masonry is only to believe in one "Supreme Being'- so this is no problem to those that follow a monotheistic religion, but presents an issue to a Hindu, Buddhist, Atheist or agnostic. There are also some 'side orders' that push the Christian angle more, such as Knights Templar & Rosy Cross, although these are tiny compared to craft masonry. It certainly isn't a religious organisation.

It is a fact that several in the craft have to, shall we say, cross their fingers when they affirm their belief in a single 'Supreme Being'- as they are obliged to do before being put up for membership.

[DrB0b]

Normally you wouldnt know them from any body else.

FFS. Have you heard about the internet, never mind the bordering-on-hundreds of books "exposing" the craft? There are NO secrets anymore.

[sabang]

Normally you wouldnt know them from any body else.

'They' are no different to anybody else either. Mate, it's really just a glorified boys club. Sorry if I upset any brethren by saying that, but I've been there and done it, & not just craft.
Some are in for the craic, some in the hope of 'networking' opportunities, some to escape the wife for a while. Some are 'ultra keen' others (most) are pretty low key.
Plans and methodologies for world domination are sadly lacking.

^ Absolutely.

[brettandlek]

Yes thats just the point, you wouldnt know them from anybody else as they are no different to anybody else, so reading the internet would not identify them.
Certain phrases and a distinct hand shake would identify you to another member, but would mean nothing to those who are not.
I am not going there, but thanks guys, i thoroughly enjoyed the comments after he first posted, very funny indeed.

[brettandlek]

Normally you wouldnt know them from any body else.

'They' are no different to anybody else either. Mate, it's really just a glorified boys club. Sorry if I upset any brethren by saying that, but I've been there and done it, & not just craft.
Some are in for the craic, some in the hope of 'networking' opportunities, some to escape the wife for a while. Some are 'ultra keen' others (most) are pretty low key.
Plans and methodologies for world domination are sadly lacking.

^ Absolutely.

I agree with this reply, the craic, escaping the wife for a while, not really networking as they are more often than not retired.

[Boon Mee]

Why aren't there RAOB (Buffalo's) lodges in Isaan? Masons prefer goats.

Smelly ones or so the story goes...

[bellagrego]

This Sabang guy apparently is an expert on everything and every subject as he made his first post about the time we built the Temple Mount. Absent fact nor substance he treads blindly into the abyss of self glorification as he bask in his magnificent understanding of the human race. May G, M, and B, bless him.

An absolute load of rubbish fills his mouth and spills volumes of worthless jissim upon the masses. Holy Batman

[sabang]

about the time we built the Temple Mount.

"We"? Were you a Hebrew slave, or a widows son? No doubt you fantasize about being a Knight Templar, too. Personally I was quite comfortable as a member of a fraternal organisation derived from a strong craft guild. Whichever Lodge you may wish to affiliate with, at least be assured I will spill no worthless jism on your mass. The list of lodges is freely available on the internet, and there are no regular lodges in isaan.

[Siamballoon]

In Srisaket there is a Buddhist temple with a lot of wierd stuff in it like humans with the heads of buffalos and birds, etc. There really are a lot of odd items there including a large brick with the Masonic symbol on it. That surprised me the most. I'm not sure of the name of the temple but it's probably the most famous one in mueang district, Srisaket. Who knows maybe the Mason's touched down there some time in the past.