12/15/2008 6:06:55 PM - 002021338746
 A journey of a thousand steps begin with a single step...

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All packed and ready to go!
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Roti Canai breakfast before Thai custom
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Temple in the morning (with flash)
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Temple in the morning (w/o flash)
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Mysterious, Majestic
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The courtyard
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Where I sleep
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The staircase leading upstairs where the monk sleeps
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Simple fare
This is what I eat almost everyday...



Imitation 'Polar' Pastry
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Where I detox
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Toilet not too bad considering it's the countryside
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Some statues around the temple grounds...
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Elephant carved from the cave's wall
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Intricate carvings on the temple walls
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Some murals on the walls
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Dragon pillars
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Beautiful
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Can you see my blueberry umbrella?
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The catfishes were released here
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Kampong chickens
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Plucking fresh luku langsat
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The bucketful of luku langsat
I ate luku langsat by the bucketfuls...

Luku Langsat
It tastes different from the ones in Singapore. The one in Hat Yai is crispy.

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White Poodle from the provision store
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The provision store
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Bottled drinks
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Pretty white Poodle
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White Poodle's boss
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Old swing
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Old slide
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Some fishes for release
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Waiting for freedom
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Some kind of catfish
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Looks gross
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Monk chanting prayers to bless the fish
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This is how 'live' cows looked like
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Fighting cock belonging to the villager
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Typical villager's house
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Pomelo tree
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Free roaming fighting cock
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Abandoned mototcycle
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Ramly burger with legs
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Mooooo...
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Monk sets out to seek alms
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With bare foot
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Lonely journey
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Lonely journey
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Boy approaches monk
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Boy offered some rice
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Monk accepted alms
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Stuffing alms into the bag
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Boy receiving blessings from monks
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Another villager giving alms
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Receiving blessings
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Heading back to the temple
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Cock and his hens
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Einstein-look-alike
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Dog belongs to the temple
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Firecrackers~!!
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BOM! BOM! BOM!
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Sky view from hotel room
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Nice clouds
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View from my room at Lee Garden Hotel
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Very cramped city
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Thai Beef Kway Teow hotel breakfast
WHAT? NO AMERICAN BREAKFAST???

Waffle with honey
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Pineapple juice with waffles
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Ingredients for one desssert!
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The fugly trousers I had to wear for massage
Looked like dead people wear one...

My masseusse looked like Dango!
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Black Poodle roaming in the streets
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You wept because you had no shoes but he has no legs...
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The gate
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The Swan Lake Gazebo
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Yellow petals floating on the lake
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Peace
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Tree overhanging the lake
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Petals floating down the lake
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Swans taking off
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Moment of peace
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Tranquility
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Fake swans
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Unique plant
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Another view
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Pathway
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Spot the squirrel
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Beautiful
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Ginger Garden
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Man-made waterfall
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Another man-made waterfall
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Concert by the lake
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Where does this lead to?
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Nice lampost
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Guay Nees
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More Guay Nees
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Guay Nees littered the drain
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Evolution Garden
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Inside Evolution Garden
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Small pond
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Water feature
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Very inviting
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Bird of Paradise
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Orchid Garden
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Dancing Orchids
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Very tall tree
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Girl on bicycle
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Weeeeeeee
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The Band Stand
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Spot the snake
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Clearer
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Squirrel
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Mission Impossible
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