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Discusses recent news concerning family/friends. Complains about the new "Elevated" train near her home.

Following a blessing by monks, there is a ceremony of congratulation known as rot nam mongkhun / "pour" "water" "good luck." The newlyweds, Paul and Chongkol, wearing linked wreaths of unspun threads known as mongkhun faet, clasp their hands in prayer, while wedding guests pour holy water over their hands, which drips into the flower pots below., Katrina Thomas's notes: Most Thais emigrated to the U.S. between 1971 and 1990, largely to the West Coast. A Buddhist temple, known as a wat, serves as their civic center and couples may seek a blessing for marriage from resident monks. The couple makes no vows. On the morning of the wedding, they invite monks from a nearby temple to bless them. After the monks are fed and leave, the families unite the two by having the bridegroom give her jewelry and put a ring on her finger. Prior to congratulating the newlyweds, the bride's grandmother places two linked crowns of white threads on their heads, which emphasize their individual identities while joining their destinies. Well-wishers pour sacred water over their clasped hands. However, the couple is married only in the eyes of family and friends, not by law, until they make their vows before an officiant licensed by the state.

During a mixed marriage in a Buddhist temple -- Nadine is Belgian and Apisit is Thai -- the two, linked by wreaths of unspun threads, are congratulated by guests performing "rot nam mongkhun" pouring water blessed by the monks over their hands., Katrina Thomas's notes: Most Thais emigrated to the U.S. between 1971 and 1990, largely to the West Coast. A Buddhist temple, known as a wat, serves as their civic center and couples may seek a blessing for marriage from resident monks. The couple makes no vows. On the morning of the wedding, they invite monks from a nearby temple to bless them. After the monks are fed and leave, the families unite the two by having the bridegroom give her jewelry and put a ring on her finger. Prior to congratulating the newlyweds, the bride's grandmother places two linked crowns of white threads on their heads, which emphasize their individual identities while joining their destinies. Well-wishers pour sacred water over their clasped hands. However, the couple is married only in the eyes of family and friends, not by law, until they make their vows before an officiant licensed by the state.