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1781. Reference : MM-1-18-78

Drunkenness

| August 4, 1960. The village headman was regularly drunk. Family members and villagers were mocking him as a ‘drunkard.’ | Punch card

1782. Reference : MM-1-18-79

Officials and villagers

| August 7, 1960. The chief district officer spoke humorously about the size of the candle, which was large and was money ill-spent. But when the father of the village headman tried to explain why the candle was so big, the chief retorted that he already knew the reason. | Punch card

1783. Reference : MM-1-18-80

Listening to a sermon

| August 7, 1960. The monks gave comments to the villagers about their conduct and manner of speaking, which should be setting a good example for the children. | Punch card

1784. Reference : MM-1-18-81

Meeting

| August 11, 1960. The villagers were at meeting about money missing from the school. They suspected that the village headman had taken it. Finally, it was agreed that Myang would be responsible for the funds instead of village headman. | Punch card

1785. Reference : MM-1-18-82

Labor

| August 13, 1960. During the war [World War II? - translator] Caj and some villagers had worked in Maesaj, Laos and the Shan State in Burma. | Punch card

1786. Reference : MM-1-18-83

Monks and novices

| August 1960. The relationship and differences between monks and novices. | Punch card

1787. Reference : MM-1-18-84

Toilets

| August 20, 1960. In a meeting of the Yuan sub-district council, villagers discussed flush toilets. It was not affordable to have them installed because they were costly, however the alternative, a plain toilet with a lid, caused a bad odor. Finally, the chief district officer suggested that they use the forest for excretion in the meantime. | Punch card

1788. Reference : MM-1-18-85

Daily events

| August 4, 26 and 28, 1960. Moerman gathered information about the daily life of villagers. For example, first, Nang told that them there was a conflict between the Hmong people in the mountains. Second, the villagers helped to put sand on the roads. Third, Ngen slaughtered buffalo. Fourth, many villagers flocked to buy meat. Fifth, the monks did not have enough to eat, so they rang the bell to ask for additional alms of rice from the villagers. | Punch card

1789. Reference : MM-1-18-86

village external

| September 16, 1960. From the observation of Moerman, Dr. Lui spoke on a very friendly level with the villagers. | Punch card

1790. Reference : MM-1-18-87

Monks gambling

| September 17, 18, 25, and 28, 1960. Young monks in the village were caught gambling in secret and were arrested. The villagers gathered to discuss the disadvantages of the situation and to find a solution, to prevent the village from being defamed. | Punch card