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I have returned to Bangkok on my way to Rome this evening. I sense Buddhism makes a big impact on the culture of Bangkok. Last evening I walked down the street to see young people praying on the street corner, while dancers moved gently to the sound of the accompanying music. In the nearby Buddhist temple, middle aged men sat lotus style in meditation, undistracted by the many people passing by.
Thai Shop
Tribute to the Queen
Bangkok Traffic Sign
A Mass Grave 
Memorial ChapelKnown as one of the killing fields in Cambodia, Choeung Ek is the location where 20,000 people, including foreigners, were murdered. Often victims were loaded onto enclosed trucks to be transported from Toul Sleng Prison to Choeung Ek where they were executed and put in one of 129 mass graves.Bankok Airways provided excellent service in flying us from Bangkok to Phnom Penh. Phnom Penh has a population of 1 million people. In Cambodia there are 14 million. Br Terry Heinrich kindly met me at the airport and then drove me to La Valla School.
Cambodia is 97% Buddhist with Catholics and Muslims among the rest. The Catholic Church came to Cambodia in the 1500s. The French have been instrumental in nurturing Catholicism. Priests come mainly from other countries.
Mr Michael Kenny, Br John McMahon, Mrs Megan Moore, Br Stephen Bugg, Mr Mark Murphy, Mrs Marie Dorrington, Mr Tom Smyth, Mr John Russell
Melbourne and Sandhurst Marist Principals gathered together at Marcellin College, Bulleen on Tuesday, 18th August 2009 for their Annual Meeting.
Br Hubert William welcomes participants.The 5th Biennial AMSA Conference commenced at the Novotel Sydney Manly Pacific Hotel on Sunday, 9th August 2009.Following interviews held on Friday, 31st July 2009, Br Julian Casey has announced the appointment of Mr Andrew Balkwill as the next Principal of Sacred Heart College Middle School in Adelaide, to follow Mr Brian Schumacher who has moved to the Principalship of Cabra Dominican College.
On Monday, 27th July 2009 twelve Brothers from across Oceania met at the Lavalla Centre in Rosalie, Brisbane to discuss future governance possibilities for Marist Brothers' Administrative Units in Oceania. The Region of Oceania includes the Provinces of New Zealand, Sydney, Melbourne and the District of Melanesia.
From left: Brs David McDonald, Bill Selden, Tony Burrows, Ken McDonald, Peter Walsh, Carl Tapp, John Tukana, Peter Horide, Graham Neist, Jeff Crowe, Julian Casey, John McMahon
Today, I enjoyed the opportunity to visit the city of Melbourne, soak up its warm sunshine and witness the life of a fast flowing city.
JubilariansMarcellin College Bulleen provided the ideal venue for Marist Jubilees to be celebrated on Sunday 12th July, 2009. Jubilarians this year are (above from left) Br Nicholas Howlett (50 years), Br Austin Stephens (70 years), Br Kevin Murray (60 years), Br Ronald Fogarty (75 years), Br Stephen Bugg (50 years) and Br Bill Connell (50 years).The 15th Annual Marist Netball Carnival commenced at Sacred Heart College in Adelaide with a Mass and Opening Dinner on Sunday, 5th July 2009. Seventeen Colleges from Northern Territory, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia participated enthusiastically from Monday 6th - Wednesday 8th July. The Carnival was eventually won by Notre Dame College, Shepparton for the sixth time, winning the grand final 29-25 from Sacred Heart College, Adelaide. Catholic College Bendigo was third, Lavalla Catholic College, Traralgon and Newborough fifth and Assumption College, Kilmore eigth.