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Photo essay: Vietnam: Traveling with friends in southeast Asia

by Lida Ghaemi
09-Jul-2011
 
In early spring I traveled to Thailand, Cambodia (see "Cambodia with a Kiss") and Vietnam with two of my travel-buddies from Iran. Here is the first of three photo essays: Vietnam. I hope you enjoy them.
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پندارنیک

"feel their pain without any judgement."

by پندارنیک on

I only wonder if a Vietnamese monkey-worshiper  is ever inspired by her or his God to second-guess the belief system of others..........I wonder if a Vietnamese has ever mocked or ridiculed the wisdom of a Muslim who has to throw certain numbers of pebbles to an erected stone to ward off Satan in a barren desert.........If the answer to those question is negative, then I'd love to convert to their monkey-worshiping religion...

I highly value the tactful response that you posted here, Lida.


Raoul1955

Esfand:

by Raoul1955 on

It is perfectly fine to worship monkeys, donkeys, or any other entity as long as such entities don't require a worshipper to do some killing or forced conversion, or allow the mistreatment of women or minorities.  Reminder that it is our [human] mind that creates any and all deities, be it allah, God, or whatever else.

I certainly hope that you are not into worshipping one of those Semitic [male] deities such as allah who seem to be horny, angry, and blood thirsty, not to mention a pedophile.

Ayatollah Raoul

 


Esfand Aashena

What about worshipping monkeys? See this picture ...

by Esfand Aashena on

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Everything is sacred


Lida Ghaemi

Thanks

by Lida Ghaemi on

 

Thanks for all the feed back,  Number 41 is a lotus flower which they use the seeds for cooking. Also yes there is a strong sense of hardship, and poverty in their lives that would be hard to miss. As a touriset we just try to observe and feel their pain without any judgement.


Truthseeker9

Great pictures

by Truthseeker9 on

Looking forward to seeing more from your travels.


Monda

Beautiful album

by Monda on

Your photos gave me a nice sense about the Vietnamese lifestyle, nature, people and food. A good friend just returned from years of teaching there, so as I always thought, it is a must-visit part of the world. Thank you for sharing your views. 

P.S. what is growing in #41?!  


Esfand Aashena

Nice pictures. Do they worship monkeys?

by Esfand Aashena on

Everything is sacred


Roozbeh_Gilani

To: Professor Raul, StD, From: Despised commie

by Roozbeh_Gilani on

For once you wrote something that I agree with, no, I had a good laugh at :) 

"Personal business must yield to collective interest."


Raoul1955

Think Before You [Write] Act

by Raoul1955 on

Think before you write:
Can you actually 'get a sense' for what other folks [living near you] have experienced through life?  If so, then you are blessed with a rare ablity and I suggest that you write a book and make billions.
Raoul, PhD, LED, LSD, LCD, MTD, STD.


bambi

interesting pictures

by bambi on

Thanks for sharing.


Simorgh5555

Pendare Nik

by Simorgh5555 on

Yes, that coukd be your next assignment. Try talking about people in South East Asia when you get weary of Palestine.


Princess

Lovely photos

by Princess on

Thanks for sharing your experience. So many "tasty" photos...  Vietnamese is one of my favorite cuisines, and it looks like you enjoyed it, too.

PS: and the beautiful old woman in no. 60 is my kind of woman. More power to her. 


Jahanshah Javid

unique vision

by Jahanshah Javid on

You've captured people and places with a loving eye. Real eye candy. Can't wait to post Cambodia and Thailand pix.


پندارنیک

I only wonder...

by پندارنیک on

...if it's possible for a tourist to get a sense of what these people have gone through...