[Leica] SE Asia shots

[pasvorn at boonmark.net (Pasvorn Boonmark)]

Craig,

Great story.  The story shows that it is always good to be nice to others.
:)

Were you on vacation?  Even though I have been in Nong Khai (Thailand) a
couple of times, I have never cross the river to Laos.

I would love to see more pictures from Luang Prabang, and Laos.

-Pasvorn

On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 9:53 AM, Craig Semetko <csemetko at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Hey Frank, thanks for your kind words. Actually, I did just walk in
> unannounced. I discovered from a trip to Luang Prabang in Laos three years
> ago that if you say, "Sabadee" to most any of these monks they will
> immediately ask you where you're from and try to have a conversation. They
> are extremely interested in the outside world and want to practice english
> on somebody. I usually have a good rapport with people and that goes a long
> way. I literally said hello to one of these monks and within 1 minute
> another approached me and asked me to correct his english essay. I sat down
> and started marking up the paper and when I looked up there were probably 
> 20
> monks in a semi-circle around us. A few asked to me have lunch with them,
> and we bought fish and chicken and rice and papaya salad on the street and
> went back in the school house and pushed three tables together and we ate 
> it
> with our hands. It was a very memorable experience. I went back the next 
> day
> and got more shots and another lunch. Had I had more time, a couple of them
> wanted to take me out to their provinces to see how they and their families
> lived. As I say when I speak about my photography, the most important 
> things
> a street photographer needs are a good pair of walking shoes and a smile.
> And a Leica, of course:))
>
> Craig
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