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Lara, the little daughter of my brother, has -in stead
of the Thai girls- white hair, a white skin and blue
eyes. In the little Isan village the people had never
seen such a girl. But no problem. In one minute she was
big friend with the childs of the village.
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Of course we invited our neighbours for our wedding
party.
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The day before: members of Phen's family cleaned the
rented cups.
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Late in the evening: a slaughtered cow arrived. Just a
half our ago the poor animal was still living, they told
me. Indeed, fresher is not possible.
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The trophy is, of course, the head of the cow.
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Nod bad.
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Have a nice meal.
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Many people of my country -The Netherlands- don't
like this kind of photographs. But at the other side,
they like typical Dutch food as 'kroketten' and 'frikandellen'.
And is that delicious food made from the best meat? I
don't think so. Maybe partly or fully from the cow's
head.
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The whole family cuts the cow in small pieces.
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It's 3 o'clock in the night. Everything is prepared for
the next day, which starts on 7 o'clock (official
ceremony).
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Three ladyboys, specialized in preparing brides and
bridegirls, arrived at 4 o'clock in the night with
wedding clothes for Phen and Eric. And they prepared
Phen for the wedding ceremony.
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One ladyboy prepared Phen's daughter Eye. She was one of
the bride girls.
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Eye after preparing. She looked like a Thai princess of
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A Thai marriage is not
possible without slaughtering a cow. In the midnight
before the wedding nearly the whole family of Phen was
preparing meals with the meat of the cow.
Little Eye, daughter of Phen,
gets a present from my brother Alex:
Typical Dutch wooden shoes (film)
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