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Dec 20 2009
In Myanmar, they say there are eight days of the week.  Wednesday is divided into two, I’m not really sure why.  I thought Kaka or someone said it was because Buddha was born on a Wednesday, but reading here, it seems to be for another reason.  Anyway, the day you were born is very important there, and at all the Buddhist places people put money and pray at certain places based on the day they were born.  The animal in this picture is a garuda, which is the symbol for my and Kaka’s birthday, Sunday.  Thought that was pretty cool.

In Myanmar, they say there are eight days of the week.  Wednesday is divided into two, I’m not really sure why.  I thought Kaka or someone said it was because Buddha was born on a Wednesday, but reading here, it seems to be for another reason.  Anyway, the day you were born is very important there, and at all the Buddhist places people put money and pray at certain places based on the day they were born.  The animal in this picture is a garuda, which is the symbol for my and Kaka’s birthday, Sunday.  Thought that was pretty cool.

Dec 4 2009

In Buddhism we could say that it is not the object of one’s sexual desire that determines whether a sexual act is unskillful or not, but rather the quality of the emotions and intentions involved.

Certainly the loathing, fear and hatred that the Western homosexual has so often had to endure is absent and this is due, to a very large degree, to Buddhism’s humane and tolerant influence.

From http://www.buddhanet.net/homosexu.htm Another reason why Buddhism and Thailand get awesome points from me. Acceptance and tolerance! Look at that, rest of the world.
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