http://myelephantmaedok.over-blog.com/ Join the adventures of one domesticated elephant living in Hongsa, Laos. en http://fdata.over-blog.net/2/44/51/86/avatar-blog-1073265139-tmpphp2FsWYV.jpeg http://myelephantmaedok.over-blog.com/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:01:22 +0100 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:01:22 +0100 En.over-blog.com RSS 2.0 Engine Copyright 2012 myelephantmaedok.over-blog.com Diary http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification/ http://myelephantmaedok.over-blog.com/article-holiday-time-38260018.html
Greetings from rainy Hongsa. I’m now officially enjoying my summer vacation roaming the hilly forests of Hongsa. With the rainy season well and truly settled in Laos, I don’t have any visitors to take on trekking tours. Also my mahout Mr Pheng needs to help plant rice fields back in his home[...]]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:06:00 +0100 dd4c0188aee9b3f581f9c965904f705c http://myelephantmaedok.over-blog.com/article-holiday-time-38260018-comments.html#anchorComment http://myelephantmaedok.over-blog.com/article-33118782.html
Well, what can I say. I’ve just come back from one of the biggest parties of my life. The 2009 Elephant Festival was such an amazing time, I’m already looking forward to next year’s festival! Me and 13 of my elephant buddies walked for 5 days to reach the Elephant Festival held in Sayaboury on[...]]]> Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:52:00 +0100 c999a19d65d99a9b1eb0213c0a1b6314 http://myelephantmaedok.over-blog.com/article-33118782-6.html#anchorComment http://myelephantmaedok.over-blog.com/article-25844616.html
Well I think it’s time I told you a little bit more about myself and about other female elephants working in the logging industry. Once upon a time our mahouts allowed us to have as many babies as we liked, and many of us had our first calf when we were 15 years old (quite an acceptable age for[...]]]> Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:58:00 +0100 ae4b4fdddf83129fd369205c87654879 http://myelephantmaedok.over-blog.com/article-25844616-6.html#anchorComment http://myelephantmaedok.over-blog.com/article-25842633.html
Hi again. Thanks for all of your kind wishes for when I was sick. I am feeling much better now, thank you! Us girl elephants are social creatures and love getting together for a bit of a goss over the lunchtime bamboo. Well, I’ve heard from some jumbo friends of mine that the Sayaboury[...]]]> Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:21:00 +0100 d2dd98c4fd61dffd404e77bd3be720e9 http://myelephantmaedok.over-blog.com/article-25842633-6.html#anchorComment http://myelephantmaedok.over-blog.com/article-25812749.html
Hello again. Oh dear, I’ve had quite a terrible week, but I’m happy to be back spending my days in the forest and blogging again. A couple of weeks ago I came over all dizzy. I felt very weak and decided to have a little bit of a lie down, just until I felt better. Now, I should have realised[...]]]> Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:55:00 +0100 586df814bf0381835332ec4d12095801 http://myelephantmaedok.over-blog.com/article-25812749-6.html#anchorComment http://myelephantmaedok.over-blog.com/article-25811045.html
Well, I’ve been having a wonderful time trekking through the scenic forests if Laos with tourists. My days of logging are far behind me and are distant memories now that I am being cared for and I am safe here. Sometimes journalists visit me and my picture is splashed all over glossy magazines[...]]]> Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:57:00 +0100 fafd5c91a2c75cf256cd907fa99a7ba2 http://myelephantmaedok.over-blog.com/article-25811045-6.html#anchorComment http://myelephantmaedok.over-blog.com/article-25809413.html
Sabai dee (hello!) Things have been going very well for me now that I am living with my new mahout family in Hongsa, Laos. Instead of getting up early and walking to a logging camp, my days begin with a leisurely stroll through the forest to collect my brekkie. I am always really hungry and[...]]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2007 08:51:00 +0100 8ccf85b439b48f03030763d045328c81 http://myelephantmaedok.over-blog.com/article-25809413-6.html#anchorComment http://myelephantmaedok.over-blog.com/article-25719164.html
Hello, today is a very exciting and happy day for me! This morning some new, friendly people came to visit me. I really liked them and I think they liked me too! Turns out they love me so much they say I never have to go into the forest and work in a logging camp ever again! These lovely people[...]]]> Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:14:00 +0200 6b65af601108f5250c56d06891110eb0 http://myelephantmaedok.over-blog.com/article-25719164-6.html#anchorComment http://myelephantmaedok.over-blog.com/article-25718965.html
Hello and welcome to my blog! I don’t have much time to write this, as I am so busy and I must get back to work soon. But let me introduce myself and tell you a little bit about my life. My name is Mae Dok, this means ‘Mrs Flower’ in the Lao language. I am a 34 year old female Asian elephant,[...]]]> Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:12:00 +0100 ebefd82d583cbf80178d63c6c56316a1 http://myelephantmaedok.over-blog.com/article-25718965-6.html#anchorComment