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Thailands Festivals and Celebrations From Song Kran, Loy Krathong, Chakri Day, Coronation Day, FireBalls in Nongkhai, rocket festivals in Issan to the Buffalo races in Chonburi and the Elephant round up in Surin. From local Wat festivals to national celebrations, all you experiences with Thailand holidays, cemremonies, festivals and annual events can be found here. Been to a Thai Wedding or Funeral? Let us see. Buddhist ceremonies? Your photos, videos and comments are welcomed.

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Old 18-06-2008, 06:07 PM   #21 (permalink)
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chanting in the bedroom went on for about an hour and a half I think.

I suppose the wife must have requested that special ceremony there, to help you
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Old 18-06-2008, 06:09 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Looks like the monk sitting down is playing your PS2!!!!!!!
It's a Garmin GPS and he is storing the coordinates for future prayers
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Old 18-06-2008, 06:12 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Serious thought... I am surprised so many (all???) farangs (sorry, foreigners) seem to go in for all these blessings and ceremonies. Is it because you want to do it, or just to appease the missus and family?

Not that I have anything against it myself, just never felt bothered to do it.
The thing is Nick, when you live in another culture, sometimes it is good to follow a few of the local customs

My builders were really pleased when we had the first post ceremony, they thought it would be good luck for the house and for them working

when I made a couple of offerings at the spirit house, they were very impressed and it gave me some extra respect ("face") etc

Just good PR and it makes things go smoother with the locals; not compulsory but nice (and you get some good pics too)
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Old 18-06-2008, 08:17 PM   #24 (permalink)
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How many monks? "She who wants to obeyed" says we have to have 9 !!
We had 7 for our main house and a single one for our two bungalows a couple of years later
As with steps in your entrance stair, it has to be an odd number.
9 is very hi-so.
Wifey says that we will only need 4, three monks and one apprentice.
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Old 18-06-2008, 10:34 PM   #25 (permalink)
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The thing is Nick, when you live in another culture, sometimes it is good to follow a few of the local customs
Of course, I've just never been one for customs myself, especially anything that involves ceremonies and a lot of people. I'm a bit of a miserable git
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Old 18-06-2008, 11:32 PM   #26 (permalink)
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Got to be 9 for the most 'face'. Must be a shortage of monks up north.
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Old 18-06-2008, 11:42 PM   #27 (permalink)
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no monk has ever set foot on my land, nor will one while i am still alive...
i do not have anything against them, in principle- i respect people's right to believe in, or follow any religion they choose, but i would be an hypocrite if i went along with something i disagree with, just to make the wife happy, and she should respect my rights, and go see a monk at the temple if she likes..
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... I am surprised so many (all???) farangs (sorry, foreigners) seem to go in for all these blessings and ceremonies. Is it because you want to do it, or just to appease the missus and family?
why take any risk at all. Good that all the bases are being covered. "When in rome, do as the Romans..."
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Old 19-06-2008, 01:59 AM   #29 (permalink)
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Is it because you want to do it, or just to appease the missus and family?
very important for both the wife and the family.

better to have it done than putting up with her waiting for bad luck to occur.
I know what you're saying, but I'll be fucked if I'll put up with this mumbo jumbo bollocks.
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Old 19-06-2008, 03:49 AM   #30 (permalink)
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I had a GREAT time at this! Thanks to CMn & his wonderful family for allowing me to share this w/ them.

here's benbaaa chatting w/ CMn:

He was a real nice guy, for an English teacher!

the pictures CMn posted was from my film camera, here are a few from my digital camera.












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Old 19-06-2008, 08:47 AM   #31 (permalink)
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Sheesh CMN, I thought you'd been working on the garden
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Old 19-06-2008, 08:56 AM   #32 (permalink)
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cool thread, cmn.

your home and property seem very comfortable.

i fall somewhere on the continuem between nick and marmite regarding monk shit. the issue has been raised several times by the gf and i said whatever with the unspoken understanding that i would likely opt to be away on the day of the event and it best not cost me much. the path of least resistance is ok with me on this. i dont care what crap people believe so long as they dont get any on me and i dont have to particpate or pay (much anyway).
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Sheesh CMN, I thought you'd been working on the garden
It a big fucking garden and I dead jealous.

Great photos, Busty, but you really shouldn't have photoshopped them. We all know CMN's house is pink really, befitting a woolly woofter.

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Definitely caught my best side, there Busters.

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^ you & CMn look like you're in the witness protection program.
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^ you & CMn look like you're in the witness protection program.
Witless, more like.

I kind of like these ceremonies. No idea what's going on, but I like the chanting bim diddy biddy bom biddy biddy diddy bom. Reminds me I'm somewhere else.
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gf told me I had to attend the ceremony. asked what time it starts. 7am... turned up at 11am. Was over by then. Shame really..Maybe next time.............
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You place looks very good CMN. Nice to see a few more pictures of it. Well done
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Sheesh CMN, I thought yo