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Emotional expression

| June 14, 1969. Bodin observed at the prison about the expression of emotion through the eyes. | Punch card

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Buddhist theory of interpersonal relationships

| November 6, 1969. An explanation about a soul mate. Fern believed and gave the meaning of related issues, including the meaning of the words : soul mates, Karma mates, and adversary mates. All were derived from former life and what acts they had committed together. | Punch card

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Buddhist theory of interpersonal relationships

| June 28, 1969. Bodin answered questions of Moerman by using what Fern had explained about mates. The existence of former life, as Fern believed, determined the nature of relations in the present life. If the mates had gotten along well together, in the present life they became soul mates or called Khu Sang Khu Som. While the mates who were enemies in the former life became adversary mates or called Khu Lang Khu Plaj. | Punch card

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Representation of social status

| Rujirawan told Moerman about a meal at a restaurant in Chiang Mai. The service was not good because she was dressed similar to a servant. Then a group of people who were of the rank of colonel greeted her, and the restaurant service became more polite and did not accept expenses from her. | Punch card

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Moerman visited Preecha.

| November 6, 1968. Moerman visited Preecha. He asked a girl whether she knew where Preecha was. She said Preecha and his wife had gone to Bangkok a couple of days ago, and she did not know when they would return. | Punch card

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Loy Kratong Festival

| Som and his family went to the Loy Krathong Festival. A lot of people had joined the festival and the police lead the parade, which had been moving slowly. The people had been zealously waiting to see the parade and the krathong (floating banana-leaf cups), in the river. | Punch card

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| November 1, 1968. A German professor who organized a seminar was disappointed that the talk about morals was ambiguous and there was a lack of analysis. After the seminar, he attended Khan Tok, dining in the northern style. He talked to some peers about his ideas from the seminar; for example, “we need to work on the ground rather than on the stars,” and so on. | Punch card

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Difference of social status

| December 10, 1968. A friend of Thawee who formerly was a doctor actually was farmer. His plantation was lemon lime and bergamot. Moerman noted of interpersonal relation. For example people should not forget old friends and should come visiting. | Punch card

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Reputations and gossip.

| December 11, 1968. Thawee talked about his friend named Smith, a librarian in Phrea. He was good at school and had good knowledge of English. So that he could have a good choice for a career. But he chose to stay in his hometown and worked in a low-wage job. Thawee, on the other hand, was the new governor of Nan province. He was good with people and traditions of the community, he attended various activities of villagers. He also invited them to visit his house. However he did not interfere with the authority of the police. | Punch card

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Events about David's son Jean Moerman.

| Benjamin said that Eric did not come to school. He probably was sick. David said for him that he might have come to school earlier, so he did not see him. | Punch card