#Lopburi

[thedalatribune]

© Paolo Dala

Seat/Throne/Chair

Ganito kasi yan eh. Tao po nandyan po ba kayo sa loob ng Malaking bahay at malawak na bakuran, Mataas na pader pinapaligiran, At naka pilang mga mamahaling sasakyan. Mga patay na laging bulong ng bulong. Wala namang kasal pero marami ang naka barong. Lumakas man ang ulan ay walang butas ang bubong, Mga plato't kutsara na hindi kilala ang tutong, At ang kanin ay simputi ng gatas na nasa kahon, At kahit na hindi pasko sa lamesa ay may hamon. Ang sarap sigurong manirahan sa bahay na ganyan. Sabi pa nila ay dito mo rin matatagpuan Ang tao na nagmamay-ari ng isang upuan, Na pag may pagkakatao'y pinag-aagawan Kaya naman hindi niya pinakakawalan Kung makikita ko lamang siya ay aking sisigawan.

Gloc 9 (Aristotle Pollisco) Upuan

[cathlinlaks]

I vote tumbleweeds.

But if anyone wants to experience a town taken over by monkeys, please come visit Lopburi, Thailand. The monkey situation here is wild.

i have some questions yet i find myself too afraid to seek answers

[garudabluffs]

Monkey ‘mafia bosses’ now rule parts of this Thai city

Apr. 12, 2024 Humans and monkeys once peacefully coexisted in Lopburi, a mid-sized city in Thailand, but no more. Its downtown is overrun with more than 2,000 long-tailed macaques, snatching food and belongings from passersby. Wildlife authorities say the monkeys expanded turf during lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic with the alpha males now acting like gang leaders. The World’s Patrick Winn reports that they are proving difficult to dislodge. 

LISTEN 06:30 https://theworld.org/segments/2024/04/12/monky-mafia-bosses-now-rule-parts-of-this-thai-city

[ra-king-go]

มาสคอตประจำโรงแรม แข่งกับพี่Mc #ลพบุรี #ลิง #monkey #lopburi (at พระปรางค์สามยอด) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoRzuu3vo7Q/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[khoagallery97]

Lopburi 2022

[pixoplanet]

It's November 27th, 🙉 Monkey Festival Day in Lopburi, Thailand. Today, the macaques who call the ruins of Pra Prang Sam Yot Temple their home will be treated to a bountiful banquet being held in their honor. 

The festival was created in 1989 by local hotel owner Yongyuth Kitwattananusont, who wanted to boost the tourism industry in Lopburi Province. He succeeded. This unique event has become a major tourist attraction to the point where now thousands of sightseers visit every year. 

The festival kicks off with an opening ceremony that includes performances by dancers in monkey costumes. When the monkeys arrive, hosts remove sheets from the banquet tables and reveal decorative spreads of vibrantly hued fruits and vegetables. The macaques jump across tables and climb towering pyramids of durian, bananas, watermelons, pineapples, lettuce, and more, indulging to their hearts' content. 

Respect for monkeys traces back at least 2,000 years to the epic tale of Rama, a divine prince, and his struggle to rescue his wife, Sita, from the clutches of a demon lord. According to the tale, the monkey king Hanuman and his army helped rescue Sita. Since that time, monkeys have been appreciated as a sign of good luck and prosperity. This annual festival is a way the people of Lopburi show their appreciation. Peace… ☮️ Jamiese of Pixoplanet

[justalilguyoops]

minty.....you have discovered my dastardly deeds....

Learning about Lopburi, the Thai town where two rival gangs of monkeys have been fighting in the streets

Police have been trying to capture the “leaders” but the monkeys know how to identify a tranquilizer gun, so they scatter as soon as they someone raise one. Cops have to hide the tranq gun until they get close.

[southeastasianarchaeology]

[Paper] Geo-Information Technology Application for Investigating the Old Lopburi River and the Ancient City of Dvaravati Period (6th-8th Century AD) Based on the Record of Queen Cāmadevi's Watercourse Travels in the Chao Phraya River Basin

LiDAR and geo-tech reveal Queen Cāmadevi's route and ancient Dvaravati cities, offering insights for heritage conservation and sustainable planning.

via Scientific Culture, 09 January 2024: A groundbreaking study utilizing geo-information technology, including LiDAR, has successfully traced the old Lopburi River and unearthed ancient Dvaravati cities along Queen Cāmadevi’s historical watercourse travels. The research identified 12 significant canals previously part of the river and pinpointed ancient urban centers, providing crucial insights…

[thedalatribune]

©Paolo Dala

A Little Flower

Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.

Hans Christian Andersen

[nmotypdfsfg]

[secriden]

you know, it's just hit me just how alone Sky was before Prapai came into his life . when sky falls sick and Rain can't take care of him, he calls Prapai. it may make some sense that he doesn't call Sky's dad because perhaps his dad is too far away (wherever Lopburi is), but what about his uncle? aunt? cousins? this is a bit of an assumption based on my own experience, but in Southeast Asian culture its pretty rare to NOT have some wider circle of relatives that you're fairly close to. i'm not as close to my cousins who live very far away but i still know i can call on them if i need anything, even the ones i only saw once a year growing up.

in the series, Sky explains that he lived with his uncle and but then was given a house (to live in alone?) near his school. and then it seems like all contact with that family was cut off. why? did he not get along with his cousins/aunt? did his uncle never check in on him again? how'd he get so isolated? (i wonder if this uncle was on his mom's side, maybe, that could explain the estragement.)

no wonder Gun was able to so thoroughly sink his claws into Sky. he had no one to protect him, no one to see the warning signs, and no one to run to even when he was desperate. it tells us how strong Sky is because he saved himself the first time, but it also breaks my heart because he has to learn to be so self-sufficient that he never tells even Rain, Sig and Por (his closest friends at uni) about anything on his plate.

he's internalised the idea that his problems are his own and he can never, ever rely on anyone else.

and then Prapai comes along and doesn't allow him to not rely on him. its exactly what Sky needs. Prapai winds up becoming more family to Sky than his own because he takes him into his family (I love the focus in the Special Ep on how much Prapai's family adores Sky). Prapai gives him not just love and safety in their relationship, but a wider social safety net: people he can rely on even if Prapai isn't there (his family, Namtan, an additional connection to Payu beyond Rain), something that he's not had since he was a teenager. that's SO important, especially in a cultural context that is far more collectivist then individualistic and where your family really are the people you usually can count on to have your back when push comes to shove. Prapai gives back everything that was ripped away from Sky - love, trust, family, safety, and belonging. <3

[ra-king-go]

เปลี่ยนชื่อเป็นพระปรางค์สี่ยอดน่าจะดีกว่า 😁😁 #ลพบุรี #พระปรางค์สามยอด #lopburi #thailand (at พระปรางค์สามยอด) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoRyTHDvGX2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[viejospellejos]

Bandas de monos rivales se están apoderando de una ciudad turística tailandesa, lo que obliga a los agentes de policía a armarse con hondas y pistolas tranquilizantes.

Los monos se han apoderado de Lopburi, que está a unas 90 millas de Bangkok.

Un equipo capturó con éxito al líder de la banda de monos Ai Krao, conocido por su comportamiento agresivo. El mono fue arrastrado a una jaula después de que la policía le disparara con un dardo sedante.

Los monos se están adaptando y reconociendo cuando los agentes tienen una pistola tranquilizante.

"Tuvimos que esconder nuestras caras y ocultar las pistolas tranquilizantes para que los monos no las vieran". dijo Nathi Krutthaka, oficial de la Oficina de Conservación.

[khoagallery97]

Cảnh hoàng hôn chụp vội vào một chiều tháng 12/2022 ở Lopburi

[coolcarsntrucksngunsnusa]

1971 Green Beret Captain Richard Flaherty stands next to 6'6" Pfc. Nipps.

Richard J. Flaherty, due to complications at his birth, only grew to 4-foot-9-inches tall, 97-pounds. Coming from a family of military heroes Richard also wanted to do his part and serve his country.

People laughed at the idea of a man his size in the military and all the branches turned him down. But that didn't deter Richard, he spent the next 3 years writing letters until he finally received a medical waiver. With the waiver the Army allowed him to join... but no one ever believed he would make it through basic training.

His uniforms didn't fit, the equipment was too big, and he was required to carry a back pack during long marches that was almost the same weight as he was. Because of his leg length marching in step with the rest of his company was incredibly difficult but Richard kept up. All the obstacle courses were built for average size men but Richard conquered them all. No rules were ever changed for Richard - either he would sink or swim.

Richard didn't just make it through basic training he volunteered and become an elite paratrooper, with the 101st Airborne. When he would jump out of planes the instructors would have to strap machine gun parts to his body to help his descent so he wouldn't "float away."

He graduated Officer Candidate School in 1968 as a 2nd Lieutenant and deployed to Vietnam. Within weeks he would lead his platoon in some of the bloodiest battles during the "Tet Offensive." In that week he was wounded twice by grenade fragmentation and a grazing bullet wound to the head but as soon as he was patched up he jumped right back into the battle.

After several months of fighting on the front lines many officers would accept assignments in the rear away from the action but not Richard. He would request to be transferred to Echo Company to lead a RECON unit which engaged in dangerous search and destroy missions deep into enemy territory. By the time his first tour in Vietnam was finished, Richard would receive the Silver Star, 2 Bronze Stars with Valor, & 2 Purple Hearts.

If you think that's where Richard's story ends, think again. Richard would become an elite Green Beret with the 3rd Special Forces Group and be promoted to Captain. He served with the 46th Company based in Thailand where some of their clandestine missions sent them into Pink Zones "across the fence" fighting Malaysian and Burmese guerrillas.

As incredible as all his accomplishments seem that's just the first half of his life story as his next chapters of undercover operations around the world seem closer to something out of a Tom Clancy book.

Richard had one last surprise when it came to his final wishes. Even though he knew he was qualified for the highest military burial in Arlington National Cemetery he instead chose to be buried in a small anonymous cemetery in W. Virginia so he could be next to the women he loved for eternity.

To learn more about the unbelievable life of America's smallest war hero please check out, "The Giant Killer" Book, Audiobook and Documentary available worldwide.

Flaherty Military Bio:

Special Forces Capt. Richard J. Flaherty AKA The Giant Killer - In December of 1967, was sent to Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division. He served as a Platoon Leader with companies B, C, and D and as a Recon Platoon Leader with Echo company.

In January of 1969, he returned to CONUS and attended the Special Forces School at Fort Bragg and was then assigned to the 3rd Special Forces Group. Later that year he returned to South East Asia with the 46th Special Forces Company A-110 in Camp Pawai, Lopburi Thailand.

Captain Flaherty earned the Silver Star, 2 Bronze Stars, 2 Purple Hearts, the Air Medal, Gallantry Cross W/Silver Star, Army Commendation Medal, Combat Infantryman’s Badge, 3 Overseas Bars, Sharpshooter Badge W/Rifle Bar, Air Medal, Parachutist Badge, Vietnam Service badge.

[wuxian-vs-wangji]

Lopburi is very much Sky's safe place. All the bad things happened in Bangkok. His ex is still roaming the streets in Bangkok.

So, especially after his triggering night with Pai, the only place where the nightmares aren't so bad is Lopburi.

But on the flip side, Sky works so hard to hide his PTSD from his father that it only makes things worse when he returns to Bangkok, he's worn down from hiding.