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  • A successful trip - Thank you from Ray

      9 July 2019
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    Thank You

    So, as you all may know I went on my trip and became a novice monk for 5 days and I would love to say thank you so much for helping make that happen. You do not know how much it means to me as I had the time of my life there and I really enjoyed becoming a monk.

    So a lot of you were wondering what some of the photos mean and so basically because before the Buddha was the Buddha he was a prince, and so you have to dress up like a prince and ride a horse through your family's villages during a three day festival. In the photo with the man carrying me, it was because I was not allowed to step foot on the ground so we had to get people to carry us.

    The Monk training was really fun but I learned a lot about discipline and my mind felt more fresh. During the monk training every day we had to walk around the area to get the rice but we had to do it barefoot so my foot felt like it was dead but I had to keep going. I really enjoyed helping out around the temple and just relaxing.

    Thanks All

    Ray Moo

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  • Ray receives top school award

      2 January 2019
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    At the end of year awards at Waterloo Primary School, Ray received the prestigious Mana Ora award. This award is handed out at the very end of the evening and is for the student who has epitomised the school values during their time at Waterloo and shown mana at all times. The student is remembered by all of his/her teachers as showing willingness to help and go the extra mile. Congrats Ray!

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