Here Nong Ja is standing on what looks like a huge boat. We have come to feed the fish. The lake is full of fish that people have released over years in a way of making merit. We had come to feed them and this too is a way of making merit.
We bought a bag of fish food and a loaf of bread to feed the fish.
Nong Ja was funny as she was so excited to see the fish feeding that she would throw the fish food backwards when she threw her hands up in excitement. The pigeons that were hanging around were happy though.
There was a good size school of fish gathered in front of the two girls in my life.
The fish are pretty thick, most are carp and catfish.
Nong Ja wasn’t sure if she should throw the bread or eat it. We would count to three and she would go through the motions of throwing it, but she just wouldn’t let go.
It was a good way to spend an hour out of our day.
Brunty
8 comments:
You live a charmed life mate. I enjoy your blog.
brings back some nice memories feeding the fish with the family a few weeks back
I am pleased you like that Temple. I don't go to it now because I never liked that old Abbot who died a few years ago. Forgive me, but I thought he was a con.
I got my late wife's new Honda CRV blessed there in 2002. 15 months later my son driving it had a terrible accident with 7 young people in it. Two were in hospital for a few weeks. Since then I have taken my other cars to another monk out of town and, touch wood, no more accidents.
Perhaps i should start going back. The new abbot may have his feet more firmly on the ground.
Hi Anon and thanks for visiting, I am not sure about charmed but I do live a happy life. The reason I left Australia was this exact reason.
Michael I never met the former abbot Ajarn Bun Mi,
Having cars blessed and so forth to me I don't personally believe. I think it is in teh wrong place at teh wrong time that gets you into accident or of course stupidity.
I respect all religions and their beliefs and if people believe that certain rituals or ceremonies work this is great.
I told Noot about our car, a monk can bless it, this is fine but there will be no writing on teh roof or an the visors, period. It was never blessed and thankfully we have never had a crash.
Noot did scratch it once on a post.
Thansk for commenting Michael and Anon.
All my cars that were really blessed by monks with all the writing on the car ceiling and visor, plus cotton wrapped around the steering wheel column, have never crashed.
But Luang Por Bun Mi just limped pass the Honda CRV and sprinkled water into the engine and mumbled something. Nothing else. And when my son crashed it into the power pole only the engine remained intact. It cost 320,000 baht to repair-like a flatten beer can.
Michael that is a little freaky that the only place the holy water was sprinkled was intact.
It is ggod to hear that no one died and I hope the ones who were in hospital are now able to live normal lives.
If you don't mind sharing, how did the accident happen? What was the contributing factor?
Thanks for dropping by again mate.
My son had his accident a few years ago, just before getting his driver's licence. He had taken the car out down to a party outside Benchama school, 900 m from our house. There some girls wanted to go out pass the university (20 km away)to see ghosts in the old tannery there. So they pilled into the CRV, 5 guys 2 girls. They weren't drinking.
My son was driving too fast, the girls were fooling in the car seat and when my son went around that S bend about 1 km from the university (Det Udorm road) he lost control. Slammed on the brakes and the tyres locked. Went straight into the side of the road, hit a waterdrain and crashed sideways into a power pole. Only the two girls were hurt and that was because they were not sitting sraight and were thrown around.
By the time I got there the police were there etc. My son had no drivers licence. However, it pays to know people in Thailand so I rang the deputy police commissioner in Ubon (he is now the police commissioner). He was a classmate and old friend of my late wife. Everything got sorted out. He's a great guy. I had got his son into the Law Faculty at the university the previous year so he owed me one.
Insurance covered most of the hospital bills for the two girls but not the repairs to the car because my son did not have a driver's licence. The Insurance company wanted me to bullshit and say I was driving and therefore they could pay out 100%. But I was not going to have that. I debated about writing the car off but the panel beater said he could fix it. Cost 320,000 baht and it came out looking like new. Took 4 months because some parts had to come in from Japan.
Car is still going well. My son drives it in Bangkok.
The locals say that the ghosts came out from the old factory and really aimed at those two girls who wre leading the ghosts busters. Who knows!
We had to do a lot of merit making after that.
Michael thanks for sharing and being honest. I remember being a teen and having girls to impress and so forth and we can make silly decisions.
I know the old Tannery you are talking about. Thais have a fascination with ghosts. I personally don't believe in them as I have never seen one to date.
There are some abondoned old houses in and about Ubon where 'bad things' were meant to have happened and now the places are supposedly haunted.
It is good hear that no lives were lost and I am sure it was an awakening for all involved and hope it changed their journey in life for the better.
I know your son has gone onto successful things.
Are you a believer in ghosts?
I know religious people believe in spirits but not sure aboput so called ghosts.
Thanks again Michael for commenting.
Brunty
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