Out and about - Bangkok

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No light like Wisdom

MAY WE HAVE THE WISDOM TO BE AT PEACE WITH OURSELVES AND TO LIVE IN THE REALMS OF LOVE. MAY WE SEND OUR UNCONDITIONAL LOVE OUT TO ALL BEING AND TO HAVE THE WISDOM TO REALIZE WE AS HUMANS (Hue=Colour – Man) ARE ALL CONNECTED AND WE ALL COME FROM THE SAME SOURCE OF THE GREAT SPIRIT.

Love is the ONLY way!

Peace is the state of mind we should all be living in!

I was very encouraged today by Humanity, I was on a songthaew and lady got on the back with a small child, and some school children got up off their seats and offered it to the young child and some other children took a bag and umbrella from the mother so she could hold on and have her hands free incase she needed to assist the young child.

Thai people give me hope in humanity, after being in South Africa where there are many problems and the people are friendly and helpful, but getting to a stage where you cannot trust anyone. The Thai’s are such friendly people and are very polite and most of the time have smiles on their faces which become quite infectious.

Thai flag

Creative tree elephant

Inbeteewn the roads you can find lots of animal trees, from elephants to deer. It is pleasant to see such creative ideas while sitting in public transport. One never gets bored as there is always something to look at on these busy streets.

Golden Lord Garnesh

Ganesha is widely revered as the Remover of Obstacles and more generally as Lord of Beginnings and Lord of Obstacles, patron of arts and sciences, and the deva of intellect and wisdom. He is honoured at the beginning of rituals and ceremonies and invoked as Patron of Letters during writing sessions

Butterfly flower arrangment

Alot of time is spent in the huge shopping malls which get very busy, it is a great place also to get out of the hot and humid conditions and a place to cool down and watch the activity of people of Bangkok. The deco is changed from week to week in most malls and is fasinating to see all the different themes that they display.

BangKapi Mall

Korean theme at BangKapi mall

Colourful lanterns

Wall of water

We either going up or down! With love and peace we will ALL go UP!

Glass balls hanging from the ceiling!

Quaint!

TAXI!

Taxi conductor

Stop!

My motor bike taxi ride - Scary

I took a motorbike taxi early evening to get back home quicker as I had a long day and was tired and the traffic is mostly at a stand still in peak rush hour. I had to close my eyes at some points and keep my legs squeezed in tight, as my driver was going between 30 to 60 kms per hour inbetween cars that was close to each other and not moving. How there are not more accidents surprises me. This is percision driving with a lot of daily practise. I was very glad to get back to my place in one peice and get off the bike, but maybe I will do it again for the thrill someday.

Percision driving!

Found this quite funny - I hope all people involved are ok. Agility is the ability to change the body's position efficiently, and requires the integration of isolated movement skills using a combination of balance, coordination, speed, reflexes, strength, endurance and stamina.

Dirty walls - Clean white shirt

Buskers playing good music

Beautiful sounding instrument

Selling lottery tickets - doing a crossword while waiting in the hot sun.

Colourful toes!

“The most incredible architecture

Is the architecture of Self,

Which is ever changing,

Evolving, revolving

And has unlimited beauty and Light inside

Which radiates outwards

for everyone to see and feel.”

Quote from Allan Rufus –  The Mind’s Use-Fullness Depends On The Thoughts Of The User

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Fashion Island shopping mall – Bangkok

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Fish in a basket

Pork

Mushrooms

Pork

Looks Very Hot!

Fish

Colourful!

Water Wheel

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Songkran – Water festival in Bangkok

 (Year 2554 in Thailand 0r 2011 in the West)

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Begining of the water madness and fun filled day

Mud pack we all got sometime during the day

My mud pack

Cute smile

Phils head

My water buddies

Quick take the photo before the camera gets wet

It just gets busier and we all get wetter

Cool Water!

Cold Beer !

!

wet and content

Getting shot in the .... with very cold waterHow about a light!

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Bangkok

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Wat Saket Ratcha Wora Maha Wihan (Golden Mountain Temple)

Monk walking up the many stairs

Centre piece of Golden Mountain

Up the many stairs to the top

Banging the gongs and ringing the bells

Back into the tuk tuk to more Temples…

Another Temple in Bangkok

Lying Buddha

Buddha head

7 Cobras protecting Buddha

Protector

I see you

Golden Buddha Old Man

Night traffic

Dried fish!

Chicken inners!

Chicken feet!

Sheep Head!

I guess these piggys made it to the market

All things hot!

Market

Chilli eating cockatiel

Feast

Ckilli fish –hooooot

zz

Excellent band

Play those strings

Rocking

Tuk Tuk around Bangkok

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Trip from Koh Samui to Bangkok

My ferry pulling in to harbour to pick us up to take to the main land

Some one has been here before me lol

Bye Koh Samui, Thanks for a great time

Inside the ferry - to get away from the heat outside

Hiding from the sun

Farangs catching the ferry

Find a spot and sit

Mad rush off the ferry

Everyone offPort of Donsak

Port of Donsak

Getting ready for a long bus ride, which turn out not that comfortable arriving 4.30 in the

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Our boat to the National park

Fishing boat going out of harbour

Perparing the nets

Front of boat

Phil after a heavy night parting - sleeping on the way to the islands

 

Islands in National Marine Park

Off loading onto a smaller boat to get to the beach

Our boat

 

Outboard motor with long reach behind boat

Get ready for a beach landing

Everyone off

Into the water

Beach landing Mue Koh Angthong Natioanal Park

Going canoeing around the island in the back ground

About to go on a steep climb - if only I knew before hand lol

Pant pant up we go

View from 1st stop

1st stop - feeling hot and panting alot

Our boat in the distance

Up and up we go panting

Getting higher

Nearly at the top puff and panting all the way

Finally at the top

Hot and very sweaty - but worth the climb for this view

Now for the rapid decent for lunch

Back on the beach

Back on small boats heading off to lunch on big boat

Another part on the Marine Park after lunch

View of our boat and other islands

Fresh water lake surrounded by the ocean

leaving the island

Cliff overhang

As we head back to our boat and back to Koh Samui a good time was had by all of us in this stunning location. So glad I made the trip.

 

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Continued trip of Koh Samui…

Local fishermen

Hotel boat used for scuba diving

Cooling off on a hot day on the beach

Magical day

Perfect seat

Sun going down after a stunning day on a stunning beach

Last of the sun

Chinese New Year

 

Dragon

Face of the Dragon

Cocktails... yum

Grasshoppers!

Cockroach!

Coconut monkeys in wai position

Thai dance

Hmmmm prawns more to my taste!

Mojitos in the mix

Punk Band

Local band

Dragon Tattoo

My trusty steed lol

Coconut soccer man

Giant Cobra protecting the entrance of a Temple

On the walls of the Temple

On the wall

Story on the wall

Fine Art

Kid walking his buffalo

Mixed colours of bougainvillea flowers in one plant

 

Beautiful Lotus Plant

Orchids orchids everywhere

Creative arranging

Getting Blessed by a Monk

Refreshing under waterfall on a hot day

Refreshing and sharing with a Japanese lady

Grand father rock

Grandmother rock

So tired, I will just rest abit here lol

Back to resort after hard day!

 

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Welcome to Allan’s journey.

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Leaving South Africa heading to Exotic Thailand

Journey on its way

Finally arrived after about 30 hours journey and 2 stops later

Hmmm beach, sea and palmtrees

Even longer time was spent swimming and unwinding from flight

Good job the whiter you are in Thailand the "richer" you are supposed to be.

Fishing as the sun sets

Safe house Resort where I stayed

My boat waiting to pick me up....(I wish lol)

Local fishermen

Temple entrance

BIG Buddha

At the feet of BIG Buddha

Buddha head

Eyes are focused on you

Bells bells bells

Another BIG Buddha

Small me humble in front of Big Buddha

Lord Ganesh

Arnt we all still under construction to improve our lives!

Forest monk on the move

Fishing boat at sunset

Fishing boat at sunset

Going home

Sunset at the fishing boat harbour

Make a wish

Wish floating into the Universe to be answered by your angels!

Peaceful

Chill time

 

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