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Sunday, October 17, 2010

So I told you we went to the temple today, it was interesting. But I think I would have enjoyed it more if I'd understood what the munk was saying. I'm gonna try and see if I can go in Sweden also and hope its in Swedish. There was a lady there who told Nob she was glad to see me there and hoped that I would be back. Felt good to get that recivement :)
Then I was just too tired to stay up. Went to sleep and then woke up now at like 1.30 pm something to find ants in the livingroom, darn it.

Right now Im just sitting and eating a Jele Super Light (couldn't find a pic for you) and watching Flapjack. Maybe I should start getting ready for the wedding party.

Fast, fast fact about the traditional thai wedding:

Thai weddings are like a whole weekend event. So the wedding itself was yesterday, and the party was devided to today. In the morning of the wedding the man and his family walks through the village (or area were they live) sort of singing or making some sound for everyone to know that the village know that the wedding is happening.
Then he walkes up to the house were some siblings or relatives are standing with a golden chain. In order to pass the groom must pay the relatives in an envelope( these days they make jokes about it and give an empty envelope). Then he and his family pays the amount that the parents agreed on before. Then the groom can see the bride that the family "picked" for him. But if the grooms family aren't willing to pay the amout they agreed on earlier the wedding can be cancled. If everything checks out the groom walks to the brides room and takes her to the event.
They will go to the munks that the parents invite and pray. The wedding beguins when they give the munks food. After praying the munks will leave and the exchange of the rings begiuns. Their elderlys will put water on the marks the munks gave them on their foreheads. Its like a blessing of some sort. Now they are married.
In the past they only had maybe a dinner together, then that was it. These days they are having a a party afterwards. That lasts really long.

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