samak Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 µé¹´Ã¡à §Ô¹ dton(mai) dork(mai) ngen, literally tree flower money and yes torney, you can find them at many places where money is collected outside temples, i recall i also saw them in some bars (forgot which). the money however was collected to make tamboon at a temple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 snakey can't see your thai, even i put my explorer encoder on thai; can you see mine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 >>>µé¹´Ã¡à §Ô¹ dton(mai) dork(mai) ngen, literally tree flower money<<< i thought so. can't see your thai, but in my case it won't help as i couldn't read it anyhow. :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattaya127 Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Last year, at the big local temple fair in my GF's village, the donations were going towards building a new temple (actually, there was none at this point), and on the big day, every family brought their money tree, though not all the donations were on it, just a symbol of the dedication to building the Temple for each family*. I had the honor of carrying "ours" after presentation to the monks. It was a big day, very interesting, Thailand's patriarch came, and the last event of the day was the melting of the new Buddha image as well, a very impressive ritual moment, with a huge or rather long, sai sin (holy thread) circling the melting ground, and above. I am not sure if it went thru the crowd and we had to touch it it as some kind of communion before that, my memory fails me . When the melting ceremony was over, everyone reached frantically (amidst laughs of course) to the sai sin above us to keep a thread of it. Except me, I was just ready for a beer after standing for an hour! This year, we had a funeral. Always something happening in "featureless" Issan..... :: * and friends: I put Chocolate Steve to contribution: 300 bahts. His name ( how do you translate "porn again" in thai? ) is on one of the roof tiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khwaimaisabai Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 samak said:.....i also saw them in some bars (forgot which). Hi samak, I have seen this in both Voodoo and G-Spot in NEP. Khwai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pescator Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 Hi Samak, Yes, I messed up with the thai encoding. However, your thai script displays correctly. I only recall hearing this expression from attending a festival in Sakon Nakhon in `93, so I am rather sure that you are right and I am wrong. Actually I am rather impressed with myself that I remember anything at all from this festival not only because it is so long ago but also because it seemed that the ultimate goal was to get as sloshed as possible asap Thanks for the clarification. Cheers Hua Nguu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted May 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 Hi Interesting...first time i have seen this in OZ...must be more common in LOS? Go to the Temple at least every two weeks and not seen a money tree. Thought maybe a seasonal thing ..but not so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
think_too_mut Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 >This year, we had a funeral. Always something happening in "featureless" Issan..... What a story. A hippie contributing to the "Lonely Planet" guide. He did nothing. Just told us how nice the savages were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 <<can't see your thai, but in my case it won't help as i couldn't read it anyhow>> How dare you live in Thailand without this knowledge?--You f**king uncivilized, uncouth, disrespectful, thoughtless falang barbarian low life scumbag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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