One of our co-workers, Ms Somjit, lost her father this past week. I tried to find out how he died but all I could understand was that he went outside to the garden and collapsed. I'm thinking he had a heart attack, he was 74.
Ms Somjit is one of the Resident Advisers here at the school. She holds a bachelor and masters degree and she's been here for over 10 years. She is a wonderful person and the boarding students love her. She's firm but fair.
Pat and I went to the funeral today. It was about 1 1/2 hour drive. Pat decided he wanted to ride his motorbike and I decided not too but it was 34 C, which is 93 F. One of the Thai staff is going as well and we are riding with a students parents who is good friends with Ms Somjit. I didn't realize that I would be "white knuckling" the seat the way ride there. The gentleman, from Norway, was going between 120-150km, 75-93, the whole way. I really think he thought he was in one of the James Bond movies.
There were probably between 100-200 people at the funeral and of course, it was outside. They did feed us lunch and we proceeded to the crematory building. The casket was put into a beautiful gold temple.
This is the crematory. I was a bit worried that they were going to light it up right there while we were watching.
What an experience. I'm glad Pat and I were able to support Ms. Somjit. She's a beautiful lady who gives so much to the students here at APIS.
Ms Somjit is one of the Resident Advisers here at the school. She holds a bachelor and masters degree and she's been here for over 10 years. She is a wonderful person and the boarding students love her. She's firm but fair.
Pat and I went to the funeral today. It was about 1 1/2 hour drive. Pat decided he wanted to ride his motorbike and I decided not too but it was 34 C, which is 93 F. One of the Thai staff is going as well and we are riding with a students parents who is good friends with Ms Somjit. I didn't realize that I would be "white knuckling" the seat the way ride there. The gentleman, from Norway, was going between 120-150km, 75-93, the whole way. I really think he thought he was in one of the James Bond movies.
There were probably between 100-200 people at the funeral and of course, it was outside. They did feed us lunch and we proceeded to the crematory building. The casket was put into a beautiful gold temple.
The casket is inside the golden temple. This will be pushed/moved to the crematory where the ceremony will be.
This is the crematory. I was a bit worried that they were going to light it up right there while we were watching.
As you can see we are under a covering and there are about 16 monks lined up against the wall.
What an experience. I'm glad Pat and I were able to support Ms. Somjit. She's a beautiful lady who gives so much to the students here at APIS.
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