Swimming with the Elephants & Jakki's Guilty Shopping Spree!

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July 17th 2010

Published: July 20th 2010

Our day with Tong started bright and early…. And another amazing day of Tong’s hospitality did not disappoint… Tong picked us up at 6.30sm sharp and had a driver with her since she had been up all night watching the World Cup Final! How she still had the energy to amuse us all day is beyond me! Lol We had the best VIP van with a massive tv/dvd player, esky in the back with beers and cold dri... Read Full Entry

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20th July 2010

Marilyn Walker
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REEEEETY!!!!
I am sorry I have not commented before, on this trip, but goooooo girl!! You are doing such a great job, and having a good time as well,, as usual I have loved reading your blog!!! How do you give us such a rewarding account of your time while you are so busy!!!! XXXXXXXXX

20th July 2010

Lynn Tate
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Shopping
Hi Reet, Your trip so far sounds awesome, the pix of the girls on the elephants show they're having a great time. For future reference on shopping..Thai airways have a thing called Thai Pac for shipping stuff home. 99THB per kilo (min 1000THB)pick up from hotel & delivered to all airports they fly to., $30 for 10kg. Bargain. Keep having fun girls, Cheers, Lynn

20th July 2010

anonymous
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You are right. It is a subservient rather than a flattering pose. It is very strange for a foreign woman to voluntarily submit to the passivity which others don't have a choice about espcecially the women. I as a women am personally offended by it. Do you really need to be so careless.

21st July 2010

Ed
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Brings back memories
Reet All this blogging brings back memories, of our last trip. Ed xx

21st July 2010

WanderlustTarrants
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Dear Anonymous
While I appreciate that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, I find it personally offensive that not only do you write such scathing comments anonymously, but that you judge so harshly the world around you. Perhaps you should stay home, stay off travel websites and continue to live in your bubble...

21st July 2010

Randi Tan Hui Ying
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To Anonymous
Sadly, it only reflects your ignorance and insensitivity to foreign culture. In most parts of Asia, monks are highly revered and whether you are white, yellow or black-skinned, it is only a form of respect to kneel in front of the monks during alms-giving. If you feel offended by what others deem to be respect in another's country and society, perhaps it is because you have not travelled enough to realise that there are different cultures other than your own. Good travellers practise by the saying "When in Rome, do as the Romans do ..."

21st July 2010

Lynn tate
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anonymous
To the female calling herself Anonymous..ur comments are truly offensive to those of us that choose what we do as women..making merit with a monk is an honour to those that understand the significance of it. You are truly the one with the problem..u are also a coward, as only someone cowardly would comment as anonymous.

21st July 2010

Adrian & Kelli
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Anonymous gutless
Dear anonymous, if you are so offended by such an act enough to make commentary on this blog, then why do you not put your name to it? It seems by reading your comments that you actually have no idea about Thai culture or Buddhist customs and beliefs. I think you should keep your outdated opinions to yourself unless you are prepared to own up to who you are. The comments are otherwise meaningless.

21st July 2010

Vee
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Tong never fails ...
Looking forward to spending Elephant time and other places with Tong .. tell Tong I am ever so anxious after looking at your fun filled blog! Thailand here we come!!

21st July 2010

Gaz
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Love it!
Reet please ignore the ramblings of the anonymous one, clearly got too much time in their empty lives. Great blog as usual, looks and sounds like a great trip so far, the only thing im not liking about your updates is the uncontrollable urge its giving me to book my next journey SE Asia !!! The Elephant pictures in particular are A MAZING, really capture the magic of these creatures and the fun you were all having. Looking forward to the ko phangan updates, are you heading to Ko Tao? That is my favourite of all the thai islands (and i dont even dive) its such a beautiful and tranquil island. Cheers, Gaz

24th February 2014

Mandy Browne
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Not your most flattering pose?
Not your most flattering pose?? You are a real slave to religion, which already treats women like second class people. What the hell is wrong with people like you,?? who encourage this type of thing to continue. You should be ashamed of yourself, and your lack of support of other women.

25th February 2014

WanderlustTarrants
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Mandy Browne
What the hell is wrong with me?! What the hell is wrong with you, you ignorant bitch?! It's women like you that give every other woman a bad name. If you were actually up to date on your cultural knowledge you would know that my "unflattering pose" was part of "making merit". It had absolutely nothing to do with me "bowing before a man" which I assume was the point of your ignorant blast! I'm pretty sure that if you went to SE Asia or knew ANYTHING about Buddhism and culture and religion you would know that both men and women bow before a monk to be blessed during merit. have a nice day.

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