Jimjim Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Seriously, though, it shows the extremes that exist in this country. Where I come from, even the most hardened criminal usually won't mess with the sanctity of a church. That may be usually true. However, if you're from the U.S., a few years ago in Texas a gunman entered a church killed a bunch of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meadish_sweetball Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 I should mention that some 6-7 years ago, my father's hat and sunglasses were stolen at Wat Prathat Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai as well. The lesson is, don't leave anything out of sight that you would not want to lose - always carry a small bag/backpack/rucksack with you for such things. Large size shoes can bring a nice penny if sold. Who knows, if you head over to Jatujak weekend market you may be able to buy them back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minburi Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 (edited) Maybe this is a khoinky dink but I saw this backpacker with a large shoe shaped knapsack made up of 2 size 13 shoes wandering around KSR looking for a bottle of foot powder who looked very sinister. Can I have a description of the said missing bigfoot coverings you lost? Edited June 20, 2007 by Minburi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellow1 Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 When I still lived in the USA.I believed that these eastern religions and their monks had mysterious knowledge.After living here,I realize it was due to being exposed to vast quantities of TV. And,no soundman being ripped off is not OK.If this man would of found the culprit,and would have indeed, smacked him upside the head with his size 13's.He would then have been mobbed, by everyone in the temple,and would be communicating to us from the hospital with his laptop,which would probably get ripped off when he goes to sleep.Forgetting about it,and trying to enjoy himself, is the only way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Snake Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Temples as havens for pickpockets and footwear theft!! Interesting. I've been to several temples but am of the mind that if you've seen one temple, you've seen them all. Now I'd like to see if I can identify the bad doers so I think I'll put temples back on my to see list. And maybe I'll bring some bait like shoes with sticky paint in them. Maybe put some of those spring loaded finger snappers in my pocket or fanny pack. The fun, the fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a2396 Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Expensive items are fair game anywhere, anytime, any country. I had some shoes stolen from outside my house in Malaysia. Thief climed over a locked gate at night. After that, all valuables go inside at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxingbeauty Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Two of my friends have had their flip-flops taken before ... not from temples, but from restaurants/bars. I only wear flip-flops, but I either put them away from the main door, or carry them in with me. They're not worth a lot of money, but I don't want the inconvenience of going home barefoot, then having to go shopping for a new pair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tijnebijn Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 After all a shoe is just a shoe . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minburi Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 After all a shoe is just a shoe . Ed Sullivan once said Heres to a really good shoe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 So, you're in Bangkok, and had your shoes stolen from a Temple. I'm in London and it's raining. Mai pen rai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop_corn Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 I have a vision of some water buffalo walking the fields in size 13 sandles. Ok, I feel your pain. You were pilfered and of all places, the temple. There should be very few thais in need of that size. Perhaps you can revisit the temple and see if they are returned perhaps by a mistaken temple visitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertz Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Anecdote about shoe theft: Oxford St. Manchester, England was a well known haunt for beggars who always met for a drink in my local at lunchtimes. One guy, perfectly healthy, used to take off one shoe, wrap a dirty bandage round his foot and hop round begging on crutches. One winter's day, snow on the ground he hopped into the pub screaming somebody had stolen his shoe. I never could figure what somebody would want with just one shoe. But then, in Manchester there's no limit to what people will lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sukanyacondo Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 It would have been nice if you could have cought the person stealing them so you could have smacked em in the head with the shoes he wanted so badly.I wear a 13 as well, and it is a night mare finding our size in BKK ( usually a 47). Fortunetly nobody robbed my shoes yet. Same with me euro 47 I usually buy direct from China but you have to be careful of conmen there. I guess in a poorish country everything has a value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertz Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 It would have been nice if you could have cought the person stealing them so you could have smacked em in the head with the shoes he wanted so badly.I wear a 13 as well, and it is a night mare finding our size in BKK ( usually a 47). Fortunetly nobody robbed my shoes yet. Same with me euro 47 I usually buy direct from China but you have to be careful of conmen there. I guess in a poorish country everything has a value. Did you check out the boatyards, S? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightcrew1 Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Not just the temple, but at California Fitness on Silom I had my shoes stolen and that's supposed to a middle class joint with minimum monthly payments of 1000 baht. This happens all the time with my good shoes going missing one morning! They say you can't carry a bag around the gym while working out but when you complain that stuff is missing from the locker room they point at the sign that says "we are not responsible for lost or stolen items" Mai Pen Rai?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazeeboy Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Not just the temple, but at California Fitness on Silom I had my shoes stolen and that's supposed to a middle class joint with minimum monthly payments of 1000 baht. This happens all the time with my good shoes going missing one morning! They say you can't carry a bag around the gym while working out but when you complain that stuff is missing from the locker room they point at the sign that says "we are not responsible for lost or stolen items" Mai Pen Rai?? whats the world coming too ,maybe the person who stole them isnt a religious person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enyaw Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Possible culprit spotted skulking around lower Pratanum area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tijnebijn Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Possible culprit spotted skulking around lower Pratanum area Just saw this picture. Must be his shoes , no doubt . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kankaroo Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Niggaz be cracked out an shit. Stel a niggaz shoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kankaroo Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 BTW I posted that last comment before I seen that last post pic of the black dude ! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabianfred Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 (edited) the Thais I know would say.... "jaw khong aw pay leaw.." ....meaning that the owner has taken it...(whatever has been stolen)... a good buddhist would think that when something is stolen.... we probably have stolen from them in a past life.... so just forgive them.... and do not get angry or want revenge... so as to break the chain and not create any karma to be repeated over and over again and when your wife said 'you don't know what pain is...' it's true.... compared to childbirth ...we men hardly know suffering as women do Edited June 21, 2007 by fabianfred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meadish_sweetball Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Last time I heard a Thai person comment on theft, the comment was 'I hope they'll get caught and executed'. I thought that was a bit harsh and said so. But I guess even Buddhists get angry at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larvidchr Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 the Thais I know would say.... "jaw khong aw pay leaw.." ....meaning that the owner has taken it...(whatever has been stolen)...a good buddhist would think that when something is stolen.... we probably have stolen from them in a past life.... so just forgive them.... and do not get angry or want revenge... so as to break the chain and not create any karma to be repeated over and over again and when your wife said 'you don't know what pain is...' it's true.... compared to childbirth ...we men hardly know suffering as women do Rubbish they suffer a few hours, we have to listen to them for 40 years or more after that, "yap yap yap", now that's real suffering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megashox Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 the Thais I know would say.... "jaw khong aw pay leaw.." ....meaning that the owner has taken it...(whatever has been stolen)...a good buddhist would think that when something is stolen.... we probably have stolen from them in a past life.... so just forgive them.... and do not get angry or want revenge... so as to break the chain and not create any karma to be repeated over and over again and when your wife said 'you don't know what pain is...' it's true.... compared to childbirth ...we men hardly know suffering as women do Rubbish they suffer a few hours, we have to listen to them for 40 years or more after that, "yap yap yap", now that's real suffering yeah, childbirth can never compare to a lifetime pain in the ar$e! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabianfred Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 I was reffering to physical suffering.... not mental suffering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larvidchr Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 I was reffering to physical suffering.... not mental suffering I know, me to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbt71fa Posted June 23, 2007 Author Share Posted June 23, 2007 Seriously, though, it shows the extremes that exist in this country. Where I come from, even the most hardened criminal usually won't mess with the sanctity of a church. That may be usually true. However, if you're from the U.S., a few years ago in Texas a gunman entered a church killed a bunch of people. ......but did he steal their shoes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbt71fa Posted June 23, 2007 Author Share Posted June 23, 2007 When I still lived in the USA.I believed that these eastern religions and their monks had mysterious knowledge.After living here,I realize it was due to being exposed to vast quantities of TV.And,no soundman being ripped off is not OK.If this man would of found the culprit,and would have indeed, smacked him upside the head with his size 13's.He would then have been mobbed, by everyone in the temple,and would be communicating to us from the hospital with his laptop,which would probably get ripped off when he goes to sleep.Forgetting about it,and trying to enjoy himself, is the only way to go. I have been in two physicalities with groups of thai men and usually I just got cheered on by the thai crowds or they all just back off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbt71fa Posted June 23, 2007 Author Share Posted June 23, 2007 (edited) the Thais I know would say.... "jaw khong aw pay leaw.." ....meaning that the owner has taken it...(whatever has been stolen)...a good buddhist would think that when something is stolen.... we probably have stolen from them in a past life.... so just forgive them.... and do not get angry or want revenge... so as to break the chain and not create any karma to be repeated over and over again. and when your wife said 'you don't know what pain is...' it's true.... compared to childbirth ...we men hardly know suffering as women do You only forgive when somebody regrets, here, that is lacking. As far as karma goes, I would shove that as far as I could up the culprit's poopy shute. Edited June 23, 2007 by gbt71fa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sendbaht Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Never heard of this before. Sorry, but nothing leaves your life unless something better is coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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