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The Swing Ceremony
As a monument, this takes some beating! An annual swinging ceremony known as Triyampavai-Tripavai was held at Giant Swings of major cities until 1935, when it was abolished for safety reasons. The Giant Swing was constructed in 1784 in front … Continue reading
Posted in art, history and Geography, Thailand, Uncategorized
Tagged Bangkok's giant swing, dangerous ceremonies, Thailand
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Conflict with the Eyes Closed
Posted in art, Politics, Uncategorized, war
Tagged conflict, Globalists versus a shared world., Naga and Garuda, Siam, Thailand, war
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A Monkey Reflects upon Eternity
x We come back as us. Call it representation. For so as to comply with time being space And space time, from one life to the next, There can be no development. We just exist again, Each our own link … Continue reading
The Ramakien mural surrounding Bangkok’s Emerald Buddha Temple
Wat Phra Kaew is the Temple of the Emerald Buddha. Wat Phra Kaew’s importance as a Buddhist temple in Thailand owes to its association with the kings of Thailand, but also because it houses the Emerald Buddha statue. This temple … Continue reading
Posted in art, Poetry, Thailand
Tagged Bangkok, murals, Ramakien mural, scenes from everyday life, Temple of the emerald buddha
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As they say, guys, Don’t Poke the Bear!
Detail from the mural in what might be termed the cloisters of the Wat of the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok. Created 200 years ago, roughly. It was and indeed is a Royal commission which has been restored at least once … Continue reading
Posted in art, Politics, Thailand
Tagged art and politics, Bangkok, Mural at the Emerald Buddha temple, Russia, Thailand
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Rainbow Revolutionary
x With far more roofs than are needed, Golden eaves, bewildering embellishments, Porticos held up by pillars sprouting ardent Angels offering busts and candles, architraves And window-frames accompanied by legends, Threshold stairways flanked by snakes Disgorging snakes disgorging tiger-headed demons, … Continue reading
Photographs of Khao Sok
See also my drawings of Khao Sok with the eyes shut.
Posted in Thailand, Uncategorized
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Drawing Khao Sok with the eyes shut.
See also my post ‘Photographs of Khao Sok’. Khao Sok National Park, South Thailand. Another image of the lake Drawing with the eyes closed.
Posted in art, history and Geography, Key Links, Thailand
Tagged drawing with eyes shut, Khao Sok National Park, Thailand.
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Sitting in Very Large Trees
Posted in Performance Art, Thailand, Uncategorized
Tagged Anthony Howell, Epping Forest, Thailand, Tualang tree
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THE CAVERN
x Mere slips of girls behind masks are hardly what I am after. But am I that keen on entering this regal, sleeping vagina? Look what became of the wild boars, swallowed by an unforgiving Mountain who’d endured a love … Continue reading
Posted in history and Geography, Poetry, Thailand
Tagged cave rescue, Chiang Rai District, legends, Princesses, Thailand, Tham Luang
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