Thaksin, Yongyuth Undergo Ceremony To Terminate Bad Luck

[george]

Thaksin, Yongyuth undergo ceremony to terminate bad luck

CHIANG MAI: -- Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and Parliament President Yongyuth Tiyapairat Saturday underwent a ceremony to cast away their bad luck.

The ceremony was carried out at the Sri Jomthong Stupa Temple in Jomthong district at 2 pm in the northern tradition.

Thaksin, and Yongyuth sat under a make-shift arch made of tree branches and banana leaves. Deputy Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat and his wife, Yaowapha Wongsawat, also sat under the arch.

During the ceremony, Yongyuth was heard saying "this is for casting away bad luck" and Thaksin added "that we did not initiate".

-- The Nation 2008-04-13

[slapout]

Luck usually is determined by some choice or decision made by a individual. The last sentence in the above report attributed to Mr T, could be construed in several ways, depending on where you are in the system at present.

[Galong]

Yongyuth was heard saying "this is for casting away bad luck" and Thaksin added "that we did not initiate".

:D :D Does anyone in this country EVER accept ANY responsibility for ANYTHING??

[stoneman]

Yongyuth was heard saying "this is for casting away bad luck" and Thaksin added "that we did not initiate".

:D :D Does anyone in this country EVER accept ANY responsibility for ANYTHING??

And what does a potential foreign investor think when he reads things like this???

Stoneman

[aazA]

Yongyuth was heard saying "this is for casting away bad luck" and Thaksin added "that we did not initiate".

Does anyone in this country EVER accept ANY responsibility for ANYTHING??

As it stands MAI CHAI MAI PEN RAI.

[john b good]

Yongyuth was heard saying "this is for casting away bad luck" and Thaksin added "that we did not initiate".

:D :D Does anyone in this country EVER accept ANY responsibility for ANYTHING??

NO

Edited April 13, 2008 by john b good

[hansnl]

Thaksin, Yongyuth undergo ceremony to terminate bad luck

CHIANG MAI: -- Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and Parliament President Yongyuth Tiyapairat Saturday underwent a ceremony to cast away their bad luck.

The ceremony was carried out at the Sri Jomthong Stupa Temple in Jomthong district at 2 pm in the northern tradition.

Thaksin, and Yongyuth sat under a make-shift arch made of tree branches and banana leaves. Deputy Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat and his wife, Yaowapha Wongsawat, also sat under the arch.

During the ceremony, Yongyuth was heard saying "this is for casting away bad luck" and Thaksin added "that we did not initiate".

-- The Nation 2008-04-13

To terminate bad luck, whose???????

[thatguy]

and don't listen to fortune tellers

[Scott]

I don't exactly think it's 'bad luck' to get caught breaking laws and I certainly hope whatever they cast away, it isn't the rule of law!