Thai Prime Minister to visit Burma

Monday, 03 October 2011 17:59 Thea Forbes

Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Thailand’s new prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, will pay her first official visit to Burma “in the near future,” the Burmese state-run New Light of Myanmar reported on Sunday.

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, the sister of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, smiles during a press conference at her party's headquarters in Bangkok in this file photo. Photo: AFP

Her first visit to Burma since taking office is at the invitation of Burma’s President Thein Sein, the paper reported. Yingluck Shinawatra was elected prime minister by Parliament on August 5.
The visit is tipped to be an effort to strengthen bilateral relations and economic trade between the neighbouring countries.
Thailand remains Burma’s second largest foreign investor, with Chinese investment topping the list at more than US$ 13 billion in the 2010/11 fiscal year, and Thailand with US$ 2.49 billion, according to figures released by Burma’s Ministry of National Planning and Development in June this year.
Thailand’s dependence on Burma for energy, in particular natural gas, has caused Thailand to develop a closer economic relationship with the Burmese government in recent years.
According to the British government’s UK Trade and Investment office (UKTI), Thailand is now likely to develop an even closer relationship with its investment-hungry neighbour because of the March earthquake that hit Japan.
Prior to the earthquake and the ensuing damage to the Fukushima nuclear power plant, Thailand had planned to install its own nuclear power plants by 2020, according to UKTI. Greater reliance on natural gas is now expected following the nuclear crisis in Japan.
In addition, the International Atomic Energy Agency recently said Thailand was not ready to pursue its 20-year Power Development Plan from 2010-30 due to a lack of proper laws and lack of adherence to international protocols. Since this development, Thailand’s most obvious energy choice is to lean on natural gas for its energy security, said UKTI.
Thai corporate interests in Burma have also complicated Thailand’s commitment to human rights in regard to Burma, Kraisak Choonhavan, the chairman of the Asean Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus, told Mizzima in July. He said the new Thai government would give first priority to the welfare of Thai business interests, and their policies would not strongly favour the Burmese people.
“This government is very dangerous to Burma, because it listens to corporate interests and sometimes they refuse to even listen to news and information, on how to cooperate with local people in Burma, like building a dam on the Salween River,” Kraisak said. “The Yadana pipe line to Thailand displaced a lot of people in Burma. Thaksin, in the last government, wanted to build the seaport project in Dawei. This new government will be the same as Thaksin’s.” Observers expect Yingluck to pursue the same line as her elder brother and former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Meanwhile, Thailand’s new government has not commented on a planned repatriation of tens of thousands of refugees living on Thailand’s border, an issue that was brought to the fore by former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejajiva’s government.
While human rights issues in Burma may call on Thailand, as part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, to step up to the bar and take a harder approach to Burma, UKTI said, “We suspect economic or energy-security interests may take the edge off any influencing work which could offend this neighbour.”
Energy observers note that for more than a decade, Thailand has tried to diversify away from natural gas to imported coal and nuclear energy. Gas now makes up 72 per cent of the fuel for the country’s total electricity generation, according to a recent article in the Chiang Rai Times.
Thailand in May decided to delay a planned 5,000-megawatt nuclear programme by another three years to 2023 after the devastating earthquake in Japan.
Thailand started a nuclear project in 1966. It was approved by the International Atomic Energy Agency in 1970. The project was shelved in 1978 after natural gas was found in the Gulf of Thailand.

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Idiom Collecting. (By Chokchai) ช่วงที่ ๑

Idiom Collecting. (By Chokchai)  ช่วงที่ ๑

1.      Beware of that man! He will stick at nothing (is unscrupulous and will do anything to accomplice his purpose).

2.      We are afraid you two are at cross-purposes (misunderstand each other).

3.      They trusted him and he played them false (deceived them, betrayed them).

4.      She was a shrewd woman, and it will not be easy to draw her out (to elicit information from her).

5.      He made light of (treated lightly) his friends’ warning.

6.      The figures which he quoted were shown to be incorrect, and this took the edge off his argument (made his argument ineffective).

7.      We had on the way tea of a kind (of a poor kind).

8.      I repaid his insolence in kind (in the same way).

9.      The proposal was rejected with one voice (unanimously).

10.  He is not the man to pocket an affront (to receive 0r submit to it without retaliation or showing resentment).

11.  The fate of the accused hangs in the balance (is undecided).

12.  Tom is a man of well-balanced (reasonable, moderate) opinions.

13.  He was carried off his feet (was wild with excitement) when he was declared to have won the first prize.

14.  She made the most of her opportunity (used it to best advantage).

15.  That house is put on the market (offered for sale).

16.  They sometimes work nine hours at a stretch (continuously).

17.  By my skill in arguing I carried my point (defeated my adversaries in debate).

18.  He is serving his time (going through an apprenticeship) in a bank.

19.  Serves you right (you’ve got your deserts).

20.  I shall manage to serve him out (to retaliate upon him, to have my revenge on him).

21.  He is working against time (with utmost speed).

22.  This year the mango-crop has fallen short of my expectations (has disappointed me).

23.  While the members of the committee were discussing questions of finance, I felt like a fish out of water (in a strange situation).

24.  A good student works steadily, not by fits and starts (irregularly, capriciously).

25.  He has made his fortune and now take things easy (does not work hard).

26.  Mr. Bean first introduced the system of payments by installments, and shortly afterwards other took a leaf out of his book (imitated him, profited by his example).

27.  She was charged with cooking the accounts (preparing false statement).

28.  You should take into his account (consider) his past services.

29.  You must lie in the bed you have made (take the consequences of your own acts).

30.  He thinks better of it now (he has thought more carefully about it).

Spidermen of the cliff.

Spidermen of the cliff.

Erecting viewing platforms on mountains requires nerves of steel.

In some scenic spots, with steep mountainous terrain, walkways are placed along the cliff face to allow tourists a better view.

These walkways are securely positioned by specialist workers with a head for heights.

The workers, mostly in their forties, come from East China's Jiangxi province. Their skill takes them from mountain to mountain across China and has given them the well-earned and entirely appropriate nickname, "Spidermen" of the cliffs.

Yu Jifa, 48, started work on the walkway crew about ten years ago and since then has spent most of his working hours on the cliffs that can reach thousands of meters high.

Yu used to work on "ordinary" construction sites and was mainly in charge of laying steel frames for skyscrapers. His early job experience gave him the expertise, and the necessary head for heights, for this job.

He is now in charge of the most crucial and dangerous job: the setting up the scaffolding.

Yu modestly said his job is nothing special, nothing more than a way to put food on the table.

"It is not as dangerous as it seems. The key is fastening the safety belts and taking enough safety measures, besides being careful yourself," Yu said almost nonchalantly.

 Fu Zhiyong reports.

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Brawling beetles.

Brawling beetles crawl for it all

It's not the size of the fighter that matters but the thrill of the spectacle in a week-long northern festival where 'kwang' battles are the main event

Published: 2/10/2011 at 12:00 AM

Newspaper section: Brunch

If Sumo wrestlers are the largest and fiercest of human fighters, kwang, or rhinoceros beetles, are the equivalent in the insect world. Their bouts begin with the big black bugs stomping their little feet and maneuvering to intimidate each other before hooking up and kicking off a captivating battle of nature. They are one of the world's strongest animals, capable of lifting up to 850 times their own weight. They are strong fliers and are attracted to lights.

Only the males have horns, which they use as weapons when battling rivals over females. Therefore, fighting comes naturally to them. They are territorial, but kwang fights are not to the death.

For millions of years, kwang have proven to be survivors amid changing times and for centuries these mighty six-legged creatures have earned a special place in the hearts and minds of the people in northern Thailand.

In Nan's Pua district, locals take kwang fighting so seriously that they organize the Kwang festival in September every year.

"Beetle fighting is a part of our unique heritage that we want to preserve. I don't believe there is anywhere else in the world where people catch them and get them ready for competition like we do," says Nan Mom, the vice-president of Nan's Kwang Fighting Club, the festival's organiser.

Mr. Nan says that prior to modernisation sweeping the region, kwang fighting offered villagers cheap entertainment during the rainy season. It has since become a part of northern culture, he says.

''We have been doing this for more than 100 years. It's a tradition that's been handed down from generation to generation in the North, not just in Nan, but also Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Phrae and Phayao,'' he says.

Kwang trainers start looking for likely prospects in August when the beetles are at the right age to begin fighting.

Somchai Sueaboonmee, a kwang keeper in Pua district, keeps to a strict regimen for his charges. Once he captures a beetle, he focuses first on fattening it up. ''I keep them tied to a stick of sugar cane, so they can feed while they rest. They've just come out of the forest where they feed on whatever sap or fruit is available there, but that's not enough. We have to beef them up first,'' he says. ''At around 4am, I take them outside to let the morning dew fall on them for an hour. But I have to keep an eye on them otherwise bats will eat them.''

 TRAINING DAYS: Kwang are tied to sugar cane to feed and rest. After about three or four days of this, it's time for phase two. First Mr. Somchai touches their horns with a carved wooden stick to test for a reaction. Then he places a female kwang between two of them. ''If they move towards each other, then I know they're ready for battle.''

Pua villagers and visitors gather at the district's municipal hall, which is rearranged to accommodate the week-long kwang fighting.

Not everyone comes to the festival for the love of kwang, of course. The children might, but for the adults it's become a lucrative business.

Owners hope to fetch high prices for their well fed fighters _ a male beetle can get from five baht to up to a 3,000 baht for a champion. And, of course, small wagers are made throughout the evening. And small wagers change hands throughout the evening. Food stalls are set up, as are several others selling beetle accessories, but mostly the crowd is here for the thrill of the fight.

Children love the bug battles. ''I'm fascinated by them,'' says one young spectator. ''That's why I'm here. They're huge but agile. Despite looking like some fierce, ancient creature, they don't bite and can't do you any harm. Sometimes I'd like to think I'm a kwang myself,'' he says.

Events get under way about 8pm. Within an hour the place is packed with anxious spectators and trainers. The bugs squeak, excited by the neon lights.

The battlefield is a small one meter-long log. In a chamber in the log is what's fuelling the fight _ the winner's prize, a female kwang.

As soon as the crawling gladiators are placed on opposite ends of the log, they go for each other full throttle. Neither wastes time in first sizing up his opponent. They lock horns and grapple for leverage.

Trainers drum the log with thin sticks fastened with steel clips to motivate their fighters.

Against this drumming, the two struggle before one of the kwang overcomes his opponent, gripping him and lifting him up, all six legs wagging helplessly in the air. The attacker advances and attempts to hurl his foe from the log.

The hall goes silent. No one blinks. But it's over _ the vanquished kwang teeters off the log and a winner is declared in what turns out to be the most lopsided battle of the night. The victorious beetle is introduced to his female prize.

Like their two-legged fellows, kwang have a limited span during which they can be effective fighters.

''We must understand the rules of nature. A kwang's total life is only about one year long, with the larval period taking up to 10 months, and adults living only a couple of months,'' Mr. Nan says. ''Keepers need to understand their life cycle _ when they are strongest for fighting, and when to let them mate and return to the woods.''

At the end of the September festival, kwang owners free their beetles, both male and female; to mate before releasing they back into the forests.

Although the kwang only have a couple of months to live, their short lives have had an impact on the people who have fun watching them. They wait patiently for nature to take its course so that next year they can enjoy the battles of these mighty bugs again.

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Cannibalism Confirmed Among Ancient Mexican Group.

It's long been rumored that an ancient, isolated people in what's now northern Mexico ate their own kind, in the hopes that they'd be able to eat corn later.

Now an analysis of more than three dozen bones bearing evidence of boiling and defleshing confirms that the Xiximes people were in fact cannibals, archaeologists say.

The Xiximes believed that ingesting the bodies and souls of their enemies and using the cleaned bones in rituals would guarantee the fertility of the grain harvest, according to historical accounts by Jesuit missionaries.

The newfound bones prove that cannibalism, "was a crucial aspect of their worldview, their identity," said José Luis Punzo, an archaeologist behind the new research.

Eating Only Their Own

The mountains of what's now Durango state (map) were once home to some 5,000 Xiximes, as well as other indigenous groups.

It was only the Xiximes and the like-minded Acaxées who are said to have been cannibals, though no archaeological evidence for the practice has been found for the Acaxées, said Punzo, of the Durango office of the Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH).

"Through their rituals, cannibalism, and bone hoarding, they marked a clear boundary between an 'us' and 'them,'" Punzo said—"us" being the Acaxées and Xiximes, and "them" being everybody else.

The two groups fought and killed members of other groups, he said. But the Acaxées and Xiximes ate only their own kind, specifically men. Other native groups and Spanish colonizers were apparently ritually worthless, according to historical studies.

Cave Cache of Boiled Bones

Some historians had derided the missionaries' reports of cannibalism as exaggerations. But the bones found in Cueva del Maguey—a hamlet built inside a huge, cliffside cave—should erase any doubts, Punzo said.

Tests showed that 80 percent of four dozen bones—found in houses dated to around 1425—bear marks and other evidence of being boiled and cut with blades of stone, Punzo added.

The bones had been relatively untouched for centuries—a godsend for scientists made possible by the isolation of Cueva del Maguey, deep in a pine forest and 8,530 feet (2,600 meters) above sea level.

Circle of Life

For the Xiximes, the planting-and-sowing cycle was intertwined with a cycle of cannibalism and bone rituals, according to the INAH report, announced at the 14th Archaeology Conference of the North Frontier this summer in Paquimé, Mexico.

After each corn harvest, Xiximes warriors were deployed to hunt for enemies—and their flesh.

Most of the time the Xiximes would prey on lone men from other villages working in the fields. Other times, the Xiximes would engage small groups in forest battles, according to the historical record.

The warriors would bring the dead victims back to the village, where Xiximes would rip the bodies apart at the joints, taking care not to break the bones. In cases when carrying a whole body was impractical, the head and hands would be removed and brought back to the village, according to INAH's research.

Body parts were cooked in pans until the bones emerged clean. The flesh was then cooked with beans and corn and eaten in a type of soup—part of an all-night village ritual, complete with singing and dancing, according to missionaries' reports.

After the feast, the bones were stored for months in treasure houses. Then, in the run-up to the annual planting season, the Xiximes would hang the bones from roofs and trees—enticements to the spirits to help the crops along.

"For these practices," Punzo said, "they were called by Jesuits the wildest and most barbarian people of the New World.

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Read this ariticle and you will be happier than ever.

What Makes You Happy? 

Written by Chuck Gallozzi    

The Magnitude of Gratitude

"What makes you unhappy?" came the reply. After all, if we are grateful for what we are, do, and have, how can we be unhappy? Such is the magnitude of gratitude. Our happiness hinges on it. The importance of gratitude, appreciation, or thankfulness never escaped the attention of the great philosophers. Marcus T. Cicero (106 ~ 43 BCE), for example, said, "Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others."

How about you? Are you grateful for ALL your blessings? Of course, we are grateful for unexpected, pleasant surprises. For instance, if we were to win the lottery, inherit a fortune, get an unexpected bonus or raise, we would be brimming over with thankfulness.

But what about the blessings we live with daily. Aren't we so used to them that we take them for granted? Here are some examples of good fortune that we may forget to be grateful for: food, shelter, clothing; the country we live in; opportunities to work, play, and study; the miracle of life; the misfortunes we have avoided; the diversity and spice of life; good health; our gifts and talents; our achievements; freedom of speech; the kindness, encouragement, and help we receive from others; the technology that makes life more pleasant (air-conditioning, appliances, computers); the ability to create our destiny with the power of choice; art, music, dance, poetry, and beauty; our friends, family, and pets.

Even our memories can be a source of great joy, for as Amelia C. Welby (1819 ~ 1852) wrote, "As the dew to the blossom, the bud to the bee; as the scent to the rose, are those memories to me." And what about nature; shouldn't it also be a great source of gratitude? Here's how Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906 ~ 2001) answers that question, "One can get just as much exultation in losing oneself in a little thing as in a big thing. It is nice to think how one can be recklessly lost in a daisy."

The point I was trying to make in the above two paragraphs was nicely summarized by Gilbert K. Chesterton (1874 ~ 1936) in one sentence: "When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude."

But wait, there's yet another category of events and circumstances that we often neglect to be thankful for, and that's the difficulties we struggle with and the obstacles we have to overcome. For they are what make us stronger.

At this point, let me expand on what I suggested in my opening remarks; mainly, our happiness depends on an attitude of gratitude. Look at it this way, when we live with a grateful heart, we live without whining or complaining. In other words, we're happy. Or as Marianne Williamson has expressed it, "Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are."

Despite the many handicaps she had to endure, Helen Keller (1880 ~ 1968) was grateful. Certainly you and I can do the same. Here is what she said, "So much has been given to me; I have no time to ponder over that which has been denied." That's what happy people do. They focus on what they have, not on what they lack. They do so for good reason, for as Epicurus (c. 341 ~ 270BCE) taught, "Do not spoil (the pleasure of) what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for."

If you would be rich, be grateful, for gratitude is riches and complaining is poverty. Rather than complain about what you lack, be grateful for what you have. Charles Dickens (1812 ~ 1870) agrees, for he wrote, "Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some."

The next time you feel like complaining, write down your complaint and then change it into something you are grateful for. Do this often enough and you will develop the skill to always see the positive in every situation. For an example of what I mean, take a look at this popular piece, taken from the Internet and titled, I AM THANKFUL:

I AM THANKFUL

For the wife who says it's hot dogs tonight, because she is home with me, and not out with someone else.

For the husband who is on the sofa being a couch potato, because he is home with me and not out at the bars.

For the teenager who is complaining about doing dishes, because it means she is home, not on the streets.

For the taxes I pay, because it means I am employed.

For the mess to clean after a party, because it means I have been surrounded by friends.

For the clothes that fit a little too snug, because it means I have enough to eat.

For my shadow that watches me work, because it means I am out in the sunshine.

For a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing, because it means I have a home.

For all the complaining I hear about the government, because it means we have freedom of speech.

For the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot, because it means I am capable of walking and I have been blessed with transportation.

For my huge heating bill, because it means I am warm.

For the lady behind me in church who sings off key, because it means I can hear.

For the pile of laundry and ironing, because it means I have clothes to wear.

For the weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day, because it means I have been capable of working hard.

For the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours, because it means I am alive!

การเล่นพระเครื่องโดยใช้สมอง โดย ม. โชคชัย

การเล่นพระเครื่อง โดย ม. โชคชัย

การเล่นพระเครื่องคือการเข้าไปผจญภัยในจินตนาการของมนุษย์หลายยุกต์หลายสมัยเพราะมนุษย์เป็นผู้สร้างพระตามวัตถุประสงค์ของตนเอง ผู้กำหนดสร้างย่อมเป็นผู้มีอำนาจ มีความน่านับถือ น่าเชื่อถือ เป็นผู้กว้างขวาง มีเกียรติ มียศ มีบารมี มีทรัพย์ ดังนั้นผู้มายุคหลัง อยากเล่นพระเครื่องของยุคนั้นๆต้องมีการเตรียมพร้อม ก่อนเข้าจึงต้องมีการเตรียมพร้อมดังนี้

๑.ต้องมีความชอบ ใจรักในพระเครื่อง

๒.ต้องมีการศึกษาข้อมูลพระเครื่องที่ตัวเองชอบก่อนเสมอ

๓.ต้องมีเงิน  การเริ่มต้นในโลกนี้ไม่มีอะไรได้มาฟรีๆ

๔.ต้องมีกล้องส่องพระดีๆ

๕.ต้องมีความหวังเสมอว่าจะได้พระเครื่องนั้นๆไม่ท้อมีการติดตามแสวงหาเข้ากลุ่ม

๖.ต้องแยกให้ออกว่าต้องการเล่นพระเชิงพาณิชย์หรืออนุรักษ์พระเครื่อง

๗.จากเหตุผลข้อหกนี้  จึงทำให้การเล่นพระเครื่องแตกต่างกันมากๆ

๘.คนเล่นพระเชิงพาณิชย์ถือหลักว่าพระแท้คนนิยม ต้องขายได้เงิน/มากน้อยอีกเรื่องหนึ่ง

๙.คนเล่นพระเชิงอนุรักษ์ จะสืบหาความจริงตามหลักการวิทยาศาสตร์และค้นคว้าทางประวัติศาสตร์แสวงหาอยากครอบครอง/อยากมีพระแท้และเก็บไว้ในตระกูล  ถ้าข้อนี้ไปตรงกับข้อแปดพระนั้นมีค่ามหาศาล

๑๐.อย่าลืมว่าการเล่นพระย่อมมีการแบ่งพวกแบ่งฝ่าย เริ่มจากข้อหกเป็นต้นเหตุ

สี่ข้อควรพึงมี/และหมั่นฝึกฝน ถ้าอยากได้พระแท้

๑.ต้องมีความเชื่อมั่นในตัวเองสูง รู้จักตั้งคำถามเสมอเพราะจะได้ความจริง/รู้จักวิเคราะห์/ ไม่เชื่ออะไรง่ายๆต้องมีเหตุผล/ระวังพวกตั้งกลุ่มตั้งพวกเพราะพวกนี้เล่นแต่พระพาณิชย์

๒.หมั่นศึกษาเรียนรู้ทางวิชาการ ค้นคว้าสืบเสาะ หาข้อมูลแลกเปลี่ยนความคิดเห็น

๓.ศึกษาตัวพระเครื่องนั้นๆโดยใช้หลักการ พิมพ์ถูก เนื้อใช่ ธรรมชาติต้องถึงยุครู้สภาพพระ

๔.หมั่นแสวงหา เข้าตลาดพระเครื่องหลากหลายอย่ากลัวพระเลียนแบบ(เก๊)พระเครื่องไม่ได้จบจากสถาบัน/เก๊-แท้ อยู่ในตัวพระเครื่องเอง ศึกษา/เปรียบเทียบ/ยืนยันข้อมูลไม่นานก็จะได้/พระเครื่อง

สี่ข้อควรระวัง/และหมั่นตรวจสอบ/ห้ามเชื่อลมปาก

๑.ระวังเซียนพระเครื่องเสมอ เซียนพระมักวางท่า ชั้นเชิงสูง จงจำไว้ว่าของดีไม่มีใครเขาอยากให้เรา เซียนพระชอบซื้อถูกๆขายแพงๆ/ชอบบอกว่าพระมีน้อย/หาอยาก/รุ่นนี้สร้างเฉพาะ/ไม่อยากให้คนอื่นเด่นกว่าตน/พระเครื่องคนอื่นเก๋หมดยกเว้นของตน/อวดสรรพคุณพระของตน

๒.ระวังข่าวลือต่างๆเกี่ยวกับพระเครื่องประเภทนั้นๆ/องค์นี้ผมใช้ติดตัวเสมอ

๓.ระวังเขาเล่าว่า อิทธิฤทธิ์ปาติหารคงกระพันต่างๆนานาๆของพระประเภทนั้นๆ

๔.ระวังการปั่นราคา การแหกตา การอุปโหลก ใบรับรองจากพรรคพวกตน

การผจญภัยในจินตนาการของมนุษย์เรื่องพระเครื่อง

๑.เป็นเรื่องสนุกตื่นเต้นเร้าใจ

๒.ได้อารมณ์หลากหลายชนิด(เศร้า/ละอายใจ/ท้อแท้/ภูมิใจ/ดีใจ/แค้นใจ/ความหวัง)

๓.ได้ข้อสรุปต่างๆมากมาย(โลภ/โกรธ/หลง/งมงาย/ไม่แน่นอน/หูตาสว่าง)

๔.ได้มิตรใหม่ ใครกันแน่ที่อนุรักษ์พระเครื่องจริงๆ ใครที่เป็นพุทธพาณิชย์

๕.จำไว่ว่าพระเครื่องเก๋หรือแท้มันอยู่ในตัวพระเครื่องเองไม่ใช่ใบประกาศนียบัตร พระแพงๆไม่ใช่ว่าจะเป็นพระแท้เพราะพระเก๋ขายแพงๆมีมานานแล้วจากพวกเซียนพระเครื่องและยังดำเนินต่อไป พวกเซียนพระขายพระเครื่องแพงๆจึงต้องกันไว้ก่อนว่าของคนอื่นๆเก๊ไปหมด/ไม่งั้นแล้วคนซื้อไปอาจมาเล่นงานภายหลัง

บทกลอนแต่งให้ผู้นิยมพระเครื่อง

(โดย ม. โชคชัย ทรงเสี่ยงไชย)

*พระปิดตา

พระปิดตาคือเทพของพระเครื่อง

สร้างเป็นเครื่อง เตือนใจคนทั้งหลาย

ไม่หลงติดชื่นชอบสิ่งนอกกาย

สิ่งทั้งหลายในโลกล้วน อนิจจัง

*พระสมเด็จ

พระสมเด็จคือสุดยอดแห่งพระเครื่อง

จำไว้เรื่องพิมพ์ทรง และเนื้อหา

ดูของจริงรับรู้เป็นตำรา

หมั่นศึกษาสักวันคงได้ครอง

*หลวงพ่อทวดหรือบางท่านเรียกหลวงปู่ทวด

หลวงพ่อทวดยอดคุ้มภัย

ใส่คอไว้ไปไหนปลอดภัยยิ่ง

จะนั่งรถลงเรือขึ้นเครื่องบิน

ภัยทุกสิ่งไม่ล้ำเข้ามาเยือน

จงจำไว้พระเครื่องแท้พิมพ์นิยมและเป็นเชิงพาณิชย์เซียนได้แล้ว ไม่ใช่ของง่ายๆที่จะได้เช่าหาในราคาถูกๆพระเครื่องที่จะแสวงหาให้เช่าในราคาดี ต้องสมบูรณ์แบบพระนั้นๆ และเป็นพระดูง่ายของดีไม่มีใครเขาให้เราง่ายๆ หรอก! จงจำไว้เสมอ  แต่ดวงดีอาจไม่เสียเงินมาก

หากเล่นพระเชิงอนุรักษ์ให้ศึกษาและเก็บสะสมไว้ แจ้งให้ทุกๆคนทราบ มีข้อมูล แสดงข้อมูลได้ อย่ากลัวภัย อย่าท้อแท้ ให้เข้ากลุ่มผู้ทรงคุณวุฒิรู้จริงติดตามประวัติศาสตร์ จิตใจไม่เขว พระเครื่องดีต้องส่งผลอานุนุภาพทางจิตใจให้ผู้ครอบครองเพราะเขาสร้างเพื่อบำรุงจิตใจ พระเครื่องแท้ไม่ได้เอาตัวเงินมากำหนดหรือประกาศนียบัตรมารับรองเพราะนั้นเป็นพระเครื่องเชิงพาณิชย์ พระเครื่องแท้นั้นเป็นเชิงพาณิชย์ได้เสมอแต่พระเชิงพาณิชย์อาจไม่ใช่พระแท้ได้  พระเครื่องแท้นั้นอยู่ในตัวพระเครื่องเองและสืบประวัติความจริงได้เสมอไม่ว่าจะยุคใดๆหรือของใครๆสร้าง  มันมีประวัติของมันเองเปรียบเสมือนลายนิ้วมือในตัวมันเอง

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