Making merit at Wat Po

Surprise, Surprise, Surprise! Happy Birthday, Mom!

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April 10th 2008
Last evening’s secret errand was eventually completed and I made it back to the hotel by midnight or so. I was so excited I could hardly sleep, though mom had been asleep for hours by then. I slipped a note under mom’s door reminding her that breakfast was served starting at 7:30 and I would meet her promptly at that time. (I knew that by then we would both be more than ready for coffee, as o ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more