(The foreign people from San Jose, please come. Any foreigner from San Jose, please come.) (No.) (My wife...) Not here? (She’s Aulacese [Vietnamese].) Yeah, I know. (Well, they said foreign people.) Oh, right. That’s right. All Aulacese (Vietnamese)... There you are. (Thank You.) They’re your sisters Or here? Who is this? (My husband.) Cousin? (No.) You got it? Who else? (My husband.) Your husband? (Yes.) Oh. You “kidnapped” him here. Here. He’s not initiated, right? (Yes.) So that means... He is? (Yes.) Oh. Delicious. Homemade. (It’s Halloween night.) Yes, yes. That’s why. That’s why all the “ghosts” are there. I just scolded the ghost. (Thank You, Master.) Oh, you didn’t have anything yet. (Not yet.) I’ll give you. I’ll give you. (You want one?) How about this? Here you are, Westerners. I have to treat you to Halloween night. I was going to wear a ghost costume, but then I thought... (No, You shouldn’t.) But I thought I’m “scary” enough.
Oh, you tell my teacher to come, please. (Yes.) My teacher. My classmate also. My classmate, my teacher. (School teacher?) Yeah, primary school teacher. (Oh wonderful.) He’s beautiful. He can’t be included in the crowd. He’s a good man. (Yes.) I know many are good outside, but I have to let them teach each other. (May I ask?) Yes. (What is that fruit there?) Guava. (Oh, that’s guava?) Yeah, you have it in your country. Give her the big one. (Oh.) Bring, bring it over. Take whatever you want, more. Take more. (Wow.) It’s all for you. Here. (I just got it.) (Thank You.)
So, they are sitting there, or they’ve gone home? (They’re sitting over there.) (They’re sitting. They’ve been waiting for You so long, and then they blew it.) Blew it what? Just now? (Yes.) Never mind, they do it all the time. So, if I only throw that person out, the other person will never learn. So, they will teach each other. They say, “No, you don’t do this!” (I heard them after You left. They were all ‘chuh-chuh-chuh.’) It’s good, good. Because [then] why do I have to scold them? And then take care of themselves. And I’m pretty, yeah? And smiling, have no problem. And see what’s next. I don’t know that.
(There was a little girl, she went with…) Ah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, is that right? (I’m the big bad wolf.) Who are you? (The big bad wolf.) (I’m from Malaysia.) Malaysia? (Yes.) Did I say you could come in? (I asked them. They...) You are Chinese? (Yes.) Never mind. (Thank You.) Let you off. But don’t tell other Malaysians. OK, you want some? (I’d love some.) Here. OK, now. Help open it. This is the “forbidden” (vegan) food because it’s sweet. Sweet. Happy Halloween. I don’t know why people wear ghost dresses. They should wear angel dresses, right? (Yes.)
(There’s also one Mexican non-initiate here, Master.) What is it? (Mexican non-initiate.) Oh, Mexican. Here, here you are. Never mind. Mexican people are lovely. (Feliz Navidad.) Pick all of your surroundings. I know it’s “forbidden,” but eat it. Wow, that’s good, that’s good. (Thank You.) That’s good. Feed the foreigners. They came from very far away. Here. (Thank You, Master.) If you still have them, then bring more to fill it up. (Bring more [vegan] candies to make it full.) Is that OK? (Yes, Master.) Still have more? (Yes, we still have more.) Alright, bring them up to fill them full. (Brother, bring them up.)
(Thank You for the medicine, Master. It worked very well, although it tasted terrible.) I gave you something? (Remember that I had the sore throat in Hawaii?) (In Hawaii?) Yes? (And You had to give me the juice?) Oh, I did? (Yes.) Was it good? (Yes. The juice tasted terrible. But then I heard yesterday they were supposed to mix together juice with it to make it sweeter.) Makes it sweeter, yes. (But they didn’t. They just gave me the one bottle.) Oh, wow. (But it works.) Yeah, it works, huh? (It works.) You got your voice back? (Yes.) Otherwise, you couldn’t speak, right? (Oh, yes.) There’s some (vegan) cake over there. Now. (Stay together.) It’s so cold. Can we eat it? It’s so cold. Can we eat it? (Yes, You can, Master.) What if it’s not tasty now? (Then we can put it in the microwave.) Microwave it quickly, OK? (Yes.) How many of them can you put in at once? (About four or five pieces.) OK. OK. OK. Microwave it quick. Go, microwave it first. It’s too cold for you. (Yes.) It is not good to digest when it’s cold. (Especially, I’m really glad You invited us in. I was getting cold out there. I was happy in here.)
Go find three or four baskets, some plastic bags, and put them in for everyone. (Yes, Master.) No, no. Tell them to have someone else do it. Are you free? Come here. I need to tell you something. I need three bags. Ah, four bags. One for Malaysia to take back. One for Austria, one for Mexico. And you? (England.) One for England, please. Such a long way you came. It’s good that I treat you well. Otherwise, you go home and don’t remember me. (No.) You came from England here? (But I live here now.) Oh, yeah, you do? (Yes.) Fine. It doesn’t make a difference. (So, do we come from England and we live here now.) Ah, no, no, no, no. Not reason. Do it, do it.) No, no, no, no. You had enough, you “greedy thing.” (No, we didn’t. We both didn’t.) (Come here to know from You...) I only get it for… (We need Your Love…) Oh, no. I only get it for the faraway people. No, so three bags.
Tung, what’s the matter? (Nothing.) Nothing? We take it easy today. Have a seat. Care for some vegan cookies? Share them with everyone. OK? They’re working staff. And then you have good Halloween (vegan) treats today, huh? They are still outside there? (Sure.) Sure? They’ve not gone home yet? Why? (They’re still sitting out there.) (Because we still have a good chance.) Oh, you thought, maybe? Oh, did you make it a big announcement that you all can come in? (They said that foreign people can come in.) Oh, so everybody knows. (Caucasians.) (So, none of us, none of us came in because...) Caucasian? (Yes, they did say.) (Well, first they said the foreign people.) How about the... (Yes, they did, they said the foreign.) (Oh, I know what you mean.) The Caucasian. What is that? (Caucasian.) What is that? (Means not Oriental. Well, basically it’s white.) (It means like us, white.) (Not Oriental.) (White.) The Ca-casian means? (Caucasian.) How do you [spell] that? (C-A-U...) Ah, C-A, and then they say it “Cau”? (Yes.) (C-A-U-C-A-S-U-S.) Yeah, Caucasian. That means the Occidental. (It comes from “Caucasus” from Russia.) Oh, yeah. (The original...) Oriental (Cossack.) (Oh, You look a little bit Russian tonight.) Oh, do I? (Yes, You do.) Yes, do I ever. Black clothes and blue eyes. I was going to put a ghost face today to scare you, but I thought I’m “scary” enough. When I just said “Good night,” that’s it. It’s scary enough.
Here you are, hot. Eat while it’s hot. The candy’ll take care of itself later. Here you are. (Thank You so much. Thank You.) Here, hot. Eat it. It’s Chinese. (What is it?) Maybe made by Aulacese (Vietnamese). We love their (vegan) food. Actually, I can’t eat Aulacese (Vietnamese) every day. I’m fed up also. I wanted to tell them tonight that they shouldn’t make always Aulacese (Vietnamese) (vegan) food for me. So last night I escaped. I sent the two Aulacese (Vietnamese) cooks out. I said, “Today I’m going to eat out.” (Is this rice paper?) Yeah, you can’t eat that. It’s paper, not rice. (Well, rice paper you can eat.) Yeah, but not that one. (I’m checking. I don’t know.) It’s true paper. (I’ll make sure.) Yeah. There you are. (Thank You.) Where did you live in England? (London.) London. (Thank You, Master.) (Thank You.) (Do You go to London sometimes?) Yeah, passing by. (Oh, really?) OK. Alright. This is for your children. That’s yours. He has many children at home. Do you have children? (Twins.) Twins? Not as many as him. (Fifteen-year-old.) Oh, yeah. You can take more. Any of you if need more for children, please take. OK?
(We’re getting fat already.) You’re not fat. You’re just… You’re just a heavyweight. A “heavyweight” person in a society means VIP. Like me, I’m heavyweight, right? (Yes.) Sure. Did you see my statue in Hawaii? (Yes, I did. That was heavy weight.) Heavy weight. (Yes, it was very heavy.) Even Heaven can’t lift it. (It didn’t do justice to You.) Oh, it didn’t? (It did not do justice to You.) Why? (Because You’re more beautiful.) (It doesn’t have Your beauty.) Oh, right. (Nothing can compare with You.) Right, but it is only a bronze statue. (That’s true.) Bronze cannot be flesh. (No.) But that’s their good will. (That’s true.) (Yes, yes.) (That is a very nice gesture.) Yeah, very nice. Whoever hears of a living person, and Caucasian…
This is still not hot. Oh, not hot. God. (Reject. Put it back.) Yeah. (Thank You, Master.) Here. Oh, you got it? Here. Pick it up and give it to her. Candies. They cannot bring this to Austria for the fellow practitioners at home, when he goes home. (I’m not going home.) You’re not going home? (I’m staying here.) Why? (I want to go home, but I have to stay here.) Why? (Because I’m talking with You.) Ah, look at that. OK. OK. Well then, go to your friends, girlfriends. (Thanks a lot, thank You very much.) You too? Give it to your friend. (Thank You, Master.) The English friend here. (Thank You, yes.) This is for Mexico. (Thank You very much.) For you and your family, OK? And give me one big bag of (vegan) candies alone (Yes.) for the Mexicans. But you don’t go to Mexico City, no? (She does. No, just suburbs.) Oh, yeah. Alright. (Not city, though.) Oh, you’re not family? (Yeah. No. But they... It’s not Mexico City.) Understand, understand. And you’re near Mexico City or not? (No, I’m not....) Oh no, then no good. I don’t need. What?
What is it? (It’s fruit.) Bring it up here. Is this edible? (Yes, Master.) What if I can’t eat it? (It’s longan, Master, and...) Why did you keep saying “Yes, Master”? Too much. Use a toothpick. (Yes, Master.) Going to have some non-Caucasian fruit. This is more hygienic. (Yes.) See? So, I don’t even touch the toothpick. You will have to pick it up yourself. Takes many years to teach them. (Oh, my God.) (Thank You.) (This is soy milk.) Where’s the room in my stomach to drink so much? Drinking like that, how will I stay slim? I will lose my small waistline! Yes. Pass it around. This is the oriental... (Fruit.) Many are mixed. You take what you need. Pick one. (What is this one?) That’s pear, that’s very oriental. (Excuse me, Master. Is this the candy for her?) But she doesn’t go to Mexico City, so forget it. Nobody goes anywhere. Malaysian perhaps, Malaysian. (No, I live here.) You live here also, and you say you’re a foreigner. (No, I...) Ah, never mind. Who doesn’t have this? You all have it? Ah, you haven’t had any yet, have you? Give it to the two people behind there. You may take one or two pieces if you want. OK.
(So, when we go out, should we pretend You were yelling at us?) You don’t tell lies. (We can just act scared.) (You’ll yell at us while we are going out the door.) Yeah, get out. Yeah, I can act very well. Truly and nobody knows [whether] I’m angry, or not angry. So sometimes I can fool people; depends on the circumstance. Like right now I wasn’t angry at all. Not even a little bit. I just thought they have to learn something that gives a deep impression. (It will.) Not always thinking of yourself, but thinking of the rest of the people. Right. They like to disturb like that. But the foreigners like it. The Caucasians. (The locals.) The Caucasians, they disturb inside. And the Aulacese (Vietnamese) and the Chinese, they disturb outside. Whatever they want, they want it right away. They make noise. And the Caucasians, they make it inside. So last night, she didn’t ask me to stop the lecture to get her sisters in, but she made noise inside. Loud enough that I stopped in the middle of the lecture and then told people to come in, remember? (Yes, it’s true.) Alright.
Photo Caption: Tks God in the Wild, There Are Wonders in All Corners
