Introduction

Definitions - Thai Culture

Fa-rung -- Foreigner

Mashee -- Nun

Mashee Yhi -- Reverend Mother

Makhong - Thai whiskey.

Mor hun -- Thai farmer’s clothing

Nong -- younger

Pee -- elder

Pah toong -- Wrap around skirt, 2 meters long by 1 meter wide

Ramakien -- The Ramakien is the Thai national epic. It is derived from the Indian Ramayana epic. The work has had an important influence on Thai literature, art, dance, and drama, as both the khon and nang dramas are derived from it. (Google Ramakien for a more extensive treatment of this subject.)

Sarong -- Wrap around skirt similar to the pah toong

Sawat Dee -- Traditional Thai verbal greeting

Wai -- Traditional hand greeting. The hands are together and perpendicular to the body. The higher the hands the more respect that is shown.

Wat Tai Yacum -- Temple of the Amulets. Located past the outskirts of Bangkok.

Disclaimer

This is a work of fiction. The main characters and the events portrayed in this story are fictional, and any resemblance to real people living or dead, or real incidents is purely coincidental. Some characters of Historical importance were actually real. All of the locations and some of the military units actually exist or existed.