Day 4 Tiger Temple trip
My most anticipated part of this trip to Thailand
I can skip the shopping and eating and culture and all
But I couldnt miss this!
It's like going New Delhi and not going to see Taj Mahal you know?
Luckily we were correctly dressed
(Of cuz right? After so much research)
It's like a safari park at the entrance
(you have to sign your insurance forms*)
*not really insurance because if the tiger decides to chew your finger off.......
SO MUCH PEOPLE!!!
The first thing I realise is the irony of why the locals and
tiger handlers are dressed in bright colours
This was probably the biggest tiger over there
It was like 2 times my size
Probably 2.5-3m?
It was prancing around
And you see the brownish stone well kinda thing beside it?
It was like the watering hole for the tiger
It looks damn heavy and rooted to the ground
Mr Tiger decided that it wasnt in the mood and just smack it
That pot of water flew like 1-2m?!
Ermmm you would be surprised by the strength
Imagine the chain broke and the tiger just decided to bitch slap you
Your face probably would be left in Bar Chor Mee status
How the Tiger Temple works is that you form 3 lines
One 2x lines and the other is a standalone line
The standalone line is like a queue for those who are gonna pay
They will have more privacy and free time and get to pose with the
tigers in various positions*
It's kinda hard to explain, but yup, we aren't in the standalone queue that is
The 2x lines is like one for the people who brought cameras
And the other would be your friends or those that would be using your camera
It would be quite ridiculous if you reached here without a camera isnt it?
So once it's your turn, one of the Thai would hold your hand and bring you behind the tiger
And the other Thai would be holding your camera in hand
And she would start snapping right away
If you didnt smile, it would DEFINITELY be your biggest mistake
When you didnt smile...........
And you thought that was the end of the whole thing........
*cue WTF why-end-so-fast-before-it-begin and feeling-so-ball-less look*
Look at the tiger's front paw
The forearm is pure.......just pure muscular!
Majestic!
The angle is great
Damn good!
Hahaha the only thing that was going through my mind was
what if the tiger decides to flip over?
LOLOL!
You cant blame me la
You look at this photo and I bet you will probably be thinking that
you can scratch the tiger's belly right?
1000 baht on the table you wont be thinking about it when you are there
The cubs looked..........just plain not interested
Next up is an interesting sequence of photos
Some asked if the tigers have teeth not
Well, they are sharp and big and your head is small enough
to be punctured in one mouth
Probably spill a bit of cranium juice on the floor only lah
#nothingtoworryabout
This sequence is cool too!
Looks like a cow!
Hahaha!
After our photo-taking session
Our tour guide's mom told us to stay for a while
Did I mention the person we contact to bring us for this tour was Nut's mom?
Her name was Rat
And she was like our Sergeant Major over there
She practically knows everyone over there
One-on-one session between the temple's most respected monk and the tiger
How the place looks before the temple closes for the day
It would close around 4pm like that
Visitors wont be allowed photo-taking at around 330pm
Actually the whole time I was worried that some over-zealous dude would
just step on the tiger's tails and we would all become Bar Chor Mee
Serious! You can see people becoming too excited and what not
The purpose of staying is..........
The once-in-a-lifetime experience of walking a freaking adult tiger!!!
(without paying........WOOTS to Sergeant Major!)
The briefing before the walk was to form straight lines
Then left hand hold the leash
Right hand pat on the tiger's back
Stand on the left hand side of the tiger
Just smile
Walk comfortably
Wait for the tiger to piss at the trees as it marks its territory
And the tiger can piss vertically upwards
#notjoking
Trust me
You are not the one walking the tiger
He is the one walking you
You dont pull on the leash at all
You hold the leash
And the tiger brings you forward
Yes noobcake I am
But it works in that amazing way
The monk's golden stick is damn powerful
The tiger would be agitated at times
And the monk would just use it to poke the tiger
And when the stick goes up in the sky
The tiger would almost immediately calm down
Amazing
Their relationship is beyond simple
It's not like rearing a dog
Cool stuff!
Going back to "Tiger Land"
The relationship between them is really special
The tiger drinking bottled milk
And the way it is so disciplined
When the monk lead him to the rock
The tiger would just jump up on it
All 200kg of it
Putting the paws on the monk's shoulders and all
An indication of how big the paw is
Just look at the size of the forearm
Then put in with respect to the tiger's head
The tiger's paws are about the size of the monk's head
And the muscles within
Strength
The stripes are damn awesome-looking by the way
Check out Edmund's expression!
Ok I was scared
He is just too big please
My balls were all over the place
The boss putting up an angry stance
Decided to just sit down after drinking the milk
You know the monk would just put his hands at the tiger's mouth?
Then he would just playfully or forcefully punch him in the mouth?
And the tiger is like a cute dog, not making any retaliation at all
And then it would quietly sit down
Group photo!
I like this a lot!
Mr Peaceful with his pet
And the 3 of us
The most surprising thing was the herd of cows and wild boars in front of the tiger
And the tiger wont even bother to chase after them
It prefers the bottled milk
I didnt realise until Nut pointed it out
There were fat bears there too!
Hahahaha!
So fat any fatter you have to eat 24/7 fast food
And that was it!
The entrance to the Tiger Temple
As we left the place
Nut said
"Luckily never use the insurance right?"
Hahahahaha!
Epic!
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