The countryside is beautiful. As we drive up a hill Patty points at a spirit house on the side of the road that's the size of a large mailbox but looks like a mini temple. This spirit house is in honor of the road. Nok, our driver has flowers in the front of the bus as his offering and as we drove by he gave a signal to ask the road spirit house for its blessing and protection that we have a safe trip. I'm reminded of the movie "Spirited Away" when the little girl gets on the water train and the spirit sits next to her.
Along the way are acres of rice fields. Some for jasmine rice, others are sticky rice. Our little cluster of new friends giggle when she mentions "Golden Shower." I think she's referring to some sort of flower or plant, but we're all thinking of something else. The other day we think she said dildo and "shitty" something. We're so immature!
We stop at Cabbage and Condoms (yes that's the name) for a "happy room" (bathroom) break. Cabbage and Condoms was founded by some dude who created a non-profit to educate peeps on family planning.
A resident peacock. Ah the symbolism.
Condom Cottages.
These cookies claim not to cause pregnancy.
Journal Entry # 14 - Buffalo Stance
Because of the rise of gas, the country folk haven't been able to afford gas for their farm machines, so now they are retraining water buffalo to pull farm equipment like back in the day. On that note, Patty also informs us tha global warming has changed the seasons in Thailand.
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1 comment:
Aw the entry about global warming affecting the seasons made me sad.
Keep up with the posts though. I'm enjoying all the editorial!
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