Today is the King's 80th birthday, I wanted to wish him well. It's a pretty huge deal here in Thailand as people love and adore this particular king, and part of the way they show it is to wear a 'yellow shirt,' especially on Mondays (the Queen has a 'blue shirt' people wear on Fridays). Well, I was reluctant to get one--they're so yellow! among other things that will go unmentioned ... But a student was raising money for an orphanage and got me to buy a Christianized yellow shirt--since Christians love the Buddhist king too. Yes, the right sleeve says "God Bless Thailand." And there is the white cross and the Christian fish symbol as well. A little over the top but hey! It was for a good cause ... Another plus is that it's only socially acceptable for women to wear pants to work with a yellow or blue shirt, so I get they added bonus of wearing pants on Mondays!
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Happy 80th to King Bhumipol
Today is the King's 80th birthday, I wanted to wish him well. It's a pretty huge deal here in Thailand as people love and adore this particular king, and part of the way they show it is to wear a 'yellow shirt,' especially on Mondays (the Queen has a 'blue shirt' people wear on Fridays). Well, I was reluctant to get one--they're so yellow! among other things that will go unmentioned ... But a student was raising money for an orphanage and got me to buy a Christianized yellow shirt--since Christians love the Buddhist king too. Yes, the right sleeve says "God Bless Thailand." And there is the white cross and the Christian fish symbol as well. A little over the top but hey! It was for a good cause ... Another plus is that it's only socially acceptable for women to wear pants to work with a yellow or blue shirt, so I get they added bonus of wearing pants on Mondays!
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