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BANGKOK (Reuters) - Superstition and looking for luck are a part of daily life in Thailand. In one temple in central Bangkok, visitors hope to find it hidden in the bark of an ancient tree.
Hundreds flock to the Kunnatri Ruttharam temple every week to pay respects to the enormous dead tree trunk, which is draped in flowers and offerings from worshippers who believe rubbing its bark can reveal winning lottery numbers.
The state-run lottery business is booming in the kingdom, with ticket vendors on almost every street corner and buyers poring over numerology charts to pick the luckiest sequence.
The state lottery contributed 40.8 billion baht ($1.24 billion) to government revenue in 2018, according to data, the highest of any state-owned enterprise and more than double that of the state energy company PTT Pcl.
One lucky worshipper believes he won 70,000 baht ($2,122.50) thanks to the tree and said it has brought him luck before.
"I have won minor prizes before from this tree, I think when I am in tough spots the tree helps me," Pakapon Chummano, 54, said.
People have a variety of techniques for finding lucky lottery numbers, including visiting spirit mediums, praying to holy relics, or dropping candle wax on water at temples or other holy sites.
Lottery winnings are announced twice a month and the Government Lottery office estimates it sells an average of 90 million tickets per round in a country of almost 70 million people.
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18 minutes ago, HarrisY said:
Den Hainanese kali png ish diff from normal cai png rite?
Gordon Ramsay wannabe kgks kym?
@meng.huat sit kar here b4?
Bky! Curry zhup not enough ? gordon ramsay is dissapointed ?
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Just now, aaur4man said:
morning jiak hotel buffet breakfast ish the life ~~~
Moi always will hoot cereal + milk for hotel bf. Always taste better than at home lol
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Just now, HarrisY said:
Kgk isnt dat the same?
No same leh. Teo chew porridge should have @lupcheong and salted egg then complete de.
Cai png where have ?
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14 minutes ago, DynamiteZerg said:
kgb to the max
young people are like that, never realise that health is the one thing that money can't buy and at the same time think they are invulnerable...
Whereeeeeee got timeeeeee to cook a proper meal...
But you are right and reminded me.
Siao liao my pack of kuay teow still in fridge. Tonight must cook away! Later scared waste go jiak sexpired food again ?
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Today can show teo chew porridge or not. Everyday cai png not sian meh ?
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5 minutes ago, aaur4man said:
it's just me ok
Its true im the bedsheet
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Never been to any crub ?
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Not much curves leh.. qc minimum C cuppa prease ?
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Lol this is sibei wtf.. better dont drink till dead drunk for dnd la. Not good image also
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Call her by your ex gf pet name and tell her to make kopi for chiu. When she puzzled then you just say aiyo so sorry my ex gf same name and surname as you.
Then... enjoy the awkward silence ?
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Frying to london naoooo!!!
Music teacher rooks decent ?
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6 minutes ago, HarrisY said:
Diam diam rah kgk bbfa mai act nutritionist rah
Moi not bbfa leh. Moi ish andy lau! ?
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Tiagong they keep ask cost down. Then to fan boys keep cost up. Money so easy earn meh? ?
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1 minute ago, HarrisY said:
Bky no vege ? not a good mix ?
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Tiagong end of 2018 will chiong to 100k leh. Lol.
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Jia lat. Good luck to the investors.
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9 hours ago, invis said:
the 5/6 robbers shot dead oredi... dun think so much bruh
Past 1 week keep dreaming of people dying in horrific ways. Jin shag. Just last night i dream of people looking into a pot of dark water and lost their head in a gory manner.
So naturally a bit more worried about waifu ?
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(Lottery) Thais pray they're barking up the right tree looking for lottery luck
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I still remember the luo han fish craze in sinkieland some 15 20 years ago. Lol looks similar.