Wat Arun (aka Temple of the Dawn); BangkokWell, I’m ‘back in the USSR'… The Thailand trip was phenomenal & it feels like it was more like 2 years rather than only 2 weeks. The Land of Smiles had so much to offer – beaches & bargains, traffic & tranquility, palaces & pad thai. I will try my best to post all the highlights. Don’t worry, I got video, water(falls), & fire on deck!!!
It’s going to take some time to dwindle some of the recap & post here w/limited internet, plus I never liked photo-sharing software like shutterbug, picassa, etc. But in the meantime, here are 3 things that I could definitely take from my sojourn in Siam (not including the 400+ photos I took!):
1)Show some ‘spect: The basic concept of respecting others (particularly towards elders) is prevalent everywhere. It’s not some religious or royal dizzle, just the simple idea of giving people their propers.
Amanda and Ronald demonstrating the 'wai' greeting; Bangkok
2)Temper/frustration/aggravation = lesser-developed human being: A refreshing notion after spending time in Kazakhstan. Thais practice and expect equanimity, calm, and light-heartedness in personal relations. Nothing too deep here – just try to be more compromising, patient, and use a little humor and you’ll save face.
Some monk-ey business; Doi Suthep
3)The power of the SMILE: Behind every warm smile there seems to be true kindness and a sense of wisdom. Try it out for a day; you’ll find it contagious like I did…
On a 'tuk-tuk', the most common form of transpo in the bigger cities; Suvarnabhumi Airport
Hope everything is going well for everyone. Holler at your Buddha!
It’s going to take some time to dwindle some of the recap & post here w/limited internet, plus I never liked photo-sharing software like shutterbug, picassa, etc. But in the meantime, here are 3 things that I could definitely take from my sojourn in Siam (not including the 400+ photos I took!):
1)Show some ‘spect: The basic concept of respecting others (particularly towards elders) is prevalent everywhere. It’s not some religious or royal dizzle, just the simple idea of giving people their propers.
Amanda and Ronald demonstrating the 'wai' greeting; Bangkok
2)Temper/frustration/aggravation = lesser-developed human being: A refreshing notion after spending time in Kazakhstan. Thais practice and expect equanimity, calm, and light-heartedness in personal relations. Nothing too deep here – just try to be more compromising, patient, and use a little humor and you’ll save face.
Some monk-ey business; Doi Suthep
3)The power of the SMILE: Behind every warm smile there seems to be true kindness and a sense of wisdom. Try it out for a day; you’ll find it contagious like I did…
On a 'tuk-tuk', the most common form of transpo in the bigger cities; Suvarnabhumi Airport
Hope everything is going well for everyone. Holler at your Buddha!
3 comments:
i really can't wait for pictures and stories. It's never been in my "top 5" of places to go see in the world. But I have NEVER heard a bad thing about the place. It's moving up the charts, much like Prague (I didn't go with a group of friends and I'm STILL kicking myself in the ass for not going).
Happy New Year my friend!!!! It's the year of the A-10!!!!! Even RICHMOND beat an ACC team last night, not to mention X beating UVa like Ike did Tina. Along with the Flyers and the Rhodies....
Going to be a crazy March!!!!!
Missed, again. Didnt even make it to 9 o clock dude, 8:45. La Tolteca with the rents.
Happy New Year! Glad you had a good trip.
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