The long waited trip to the Thailand “Kampong” temple after a year planning and discussing with the Thai Master (Laung Phee) finally come through.
It was in the early October 2009 and I was accompanied by my eldest sister for this meaningful trip to Thailand.
We arrived in Bangkok International Airport early in the morning about 7.30am (In Bangkok Time) and took a bus from the Airport to the economic Hotel recommended by the Laung Phee.
When we were in the hotel, I make a phone called to Laung Phee informing him that we have already Check-In the Hotel. He told me, he will bring us to the temple (wat Selan Makkak) where my offering of Wednesday Morning Buddha Statue was, which need the temple Master to do chanting for the Buddha Statue before offer it to the “Kampong” temple. He also informed me that he will come to fetch us to the temples in the afternoon.
It was almost noon time my sister and I were eating our lunch when we met another Laung Phee’s follower (Jeremy) in the restaurant and he told us that he was also offering the Wednesday Morning Buddha Statue same as me in this trip.
During our chit-chatting, Laung Phee called me over the phone saying that he was taking a Taxi on his way to the Hotel. When he arrived, we hop-into the taxi and he brought us to a port to take a boat across to a temple (Wat La Kang) in the opposite.
Laung Phee told us to pray to the Buddha in the temple, he say that since today is my birthday, he ask me to release 49 fishes and 3 birds together with my sister and Jeremy. There are some Thai aunties selling fishes and birds, Laung Phee help us to purchase them and bring us to the edge of the port, recite a piece paper written in Thai language given by the aunty then follow by Chanting before releasing the fishes and birds.
After releasing the fishes and birds, we took the boat back to the port, and then take a Taxi to the Wat Selan Makkak temple where our offering of Buddha statue was.
When arriving at the temple, Laung Phee led us to our Buddha statues then asked my sister and Jeremy to let the Temple Master (Laung Phor) to perform a “showering” for them. The words “Showering” here mean to wash away all the Bad Luck in our body. After the “Showering”, our Master called Jeremy and I kneel in front of the Wednesday Morning Buddha statue and start praying and chanting for us.
Before leaving the Wat Selan Makkak Temple, he also asked us to buy some torchlight and medication to bring to the “Kampong” Temple. He said that in the “Kampong” temple, the monks do praying and chanting in the jungle in the early morning around 4 to 5 o’clock, where it was very dark. During the process, some monks fell or trip in the jungle because it was too dark. Therefore, by donating the torchlight, it could brighten the path where they are walking and could help them to avoid falling and tripping. It also symbolise that it will also brighten up our daily life, living and working path too.
After purchasing the torchlight and medication, we ended our first day of the trip in Bangkok.
In the following blog, I would share my 2nd day of trip with you.
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