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PIERCED IN PHUKET
 
Another day, another street procession with a cast of thousands - more cheek piercings - a flag pole, a fishing net, a hose-pipe through three men’s cheeks and a camera tripod. Bizarre. But most harrowing of all was four large hacksaw blades. Quite a few women had piercings as well. Then there was a guy licking an axe blade with his mouth full of blood. I’m certain now that the axes are for real. Frightening. On top of all this was the bathing in hot oil - towels are soaked in the stuff and then wrung out over their bodies. And it is boiling hot. By the way all this was in the pouring rain. The streets were flooded afterwards. But I still have to see the slide trombone piercing as mentioned in the Lonely Planet. Finally come the sedan chairs carrying the emperor gods and the fire-crackers go off . And that’s before breakfast
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