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eep! Beep! Beep! My clock yelled and woke me up to a new day. I realized that this was the day of the Mother’s day ceremony. I quickly dressed up and headed to school. This year’s Mother day ceremony was unlike any other. The large crowd of students and teachers was non-existent. Instead, it was a small group of administrators, parents, and students, diligently waiting for the start of this auspicious occasion. Before starting, I reminded myself of why we are here today: to honor HM the Queen Mother, the exceptional mother of our nation, and all the other mothers. Her Majesty has contributed greatly to many aspects of our nation. Throughout her reign, she has restored Thai culture and the arts to its former glory. For example, she preserved and revived the popularity and elegance of the royal Khon performances which tells traditional stories like Ramakien. Additionally, she promoted the production and preservation of traditional Thai crafts. These include ethnic clothing, yan lipao weaving, silk weaving, ceramic making, carving, glassblowing, teen chok silk weaving, Khon mask making, and more.
Suddenly, the MC started uttering the words and soon we started walking one by one. The people in front of me held the tray of pedestals tightly and stepped forward. They walked towards the image of HM, bowed/curtsied, and slowly placed the tray of pedestals on the raised platform. They stepped back, paying their respects before turning around and walking away. Then, it was my turn. I shivered but held still. I walked to the front of the image and repeated the familiar steps which I had rehearsed time and time again. Astonishingly, the ceremony passed by more quickly than imagined and soon we were back in our classes. A week later, we rushed onto the school van during lunch. We headed to Chulalongkorn hospital, to present a bouquet of flowers and the blessing books. Although the environment was more tender, the ceremony was not much different. We lined up, bowed/curtsied, and presented the flowers. We also had the opportunity to sign the official blessing book. Despite the traffic, we returned swiftly to the school and the day continued. Nevertheless, we should be reminded that mother’s day doesn’t just honor Her Majesty the Queen Mother. Rather, it honors every exceptional mother in the world. Happy mother’s day everyone! Poj G8
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The "Supportive Parent Award" was presented to Khun Jintana Palarit in recognition and appreciation of her continued support and contribution to our school at the 88th Birthday Ceremony of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother on August 11th.
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