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'Gor' (Panrit) wrote up a funny story as his life as a monk. In fact, it read just like his life as a monk didn't differ much to the life of most lay people.

It seems that a lot of foreigners are much more serious about the pure tachings of Buddhism than Thais and Thai monks. 'Bucky' picked on a bit i wrote in my latest blog about a monk i was chatting to lately who said he may have a 'bet' on the World Cup football. Now, to most foreigners interested in Buddhism, a monk gambling etc... would seem absurd, but if you ask the Thais they'll probably tell you that such things are common here.

Once, when i was at a famous temple in the south of Thailand and i asked one of the monks where the Farang monk was to which he replied "He flew up to Bangkok for a seminar but he'll be catching his flight back tomorrow morning". Great, i found out that monks get a discount when flying with Thai Airways!