MEMORIES FROM THE GOLDEN MOUNTAIN BANGKOK TEMPLE

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I see the Golden Mountain Bangkok temple in a photograph, or in the distance when I drive on the streets of Bangkok, and my heart soars with memories of a life of adventure, discovery, and freedom.

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Our old home.

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The Golden Mountain, or its more exotic name, Phu Khao Thong, greeted us every morning from the window of our school office bedroom.

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I would often take my students for walks up to the top of the golden mount or we’d play Frisbee in the gardens below.

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We had the honour and privilege of attending many Buddhist ceremonies in the grounds of the Wat Saket the adjoining temple, including the anointing of a very famous Thai pop singer into novice monkhood.

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We knew we could never get lost in Bangkok. All we had to do was say “Golden Mountain please” and were brought safely home.

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