Khun Pliu hosts birthday dinner for Khun Suthas at Sorrento and is surrounded by bevy of beauties.

Birthday boy, Suthas, gets facial beauty treatment for his dimple and ear. He also promises to take the hair growth medicine recommended and proven by Khun Theerachai of Sorrento.

Sivaporn toasts "Happy Birthday!" to Mom Tao while he continues to think how he can get the new riverside Hilton Hotel to open by December. He is Chairman of the new Hilton Hotel, which used to be the unfinished Sofitel.

Khunying Nitnoy gets into classic pose , while her hubby, Mom Tao keeps trying to blow out the candle on his birthday cake.

M.R. Chatumongkol Sonakul blows on his birthday cake, while Dr. Sumet wishes that he will have enough wind to extinguish the candle.

Mom Tao (M.R. Chatumongkol Sonakul) is greeted with a French traditional buzz to the cheek by Dr. Sumet Tantivejkul on his late arrival to the Normandie Grill. Dr. Sumet said that he was in fact checking on Mom Tao's ear wax.

Our farvorite Oriental Hotel boat crew takes us across the Chao Phya River to the Oriental Hotel. They just got a new barge.

Mon and Kay joins the lunch; everybody stops eating to pose for the photo. The table is almost clean.

Nobody talks to Khun Duangrat; everybody is too seroius about eating.

Khun Ponpimol's favorite dish: multi fat layer pork and marinated vegetables.

The giant Peking Duck arrives.

Rochana hosts lunch to celebrate Khun Duangrat's promotion and birthday with her friends at Crystal Jade at Erawan.

Daily News Article -Interview about Elephants

The Daily News prints the interview with Sivaporn about the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation. Please click on above link to read the article in Thai.

"Tsunami" Japanese Restaurant

Khem and Puvanai prepare to take a bite of the fresh lobster sashimi. The lobster is still alive and wiggling. Please notice the flying chopstick on the left as Khun Suphot takes the first bite.

Khun Suphot Wanglee hosts dinner at "Tsunami" Japanese restaurant at J.W. Marriot Hotel to welcome back Mon and Kay. Here he starts digging into an excellent bowl of fresh sashimi.

"Niranam" Restaurant

Rochana's ex colleague, Pom, hosts dinner at "Niranam" seafood restaurant near Rangsit University. Excellent seafood is prepared by the owner's wife and service is from 5 PM to 10 PM only. The grilled prawns in pepper sauce is outstanding. Pom is on a brief vacation to Thailand from the US where she works as a speech therapist in NYC.

Wild boar is released and cautiously makes its way into the forest. 

Very pregnant wild boar is anxious to be released to the wild. 

Baby wild boars. Five are given to the Sirinthorn Wildlife Project at Khao Cha-Ngok. 

Eight wild boars (7 female and 1 male) are being readied to be released to the wild. Five of the female boars are pregnant with 5-10 babies each. The boars are implanted with microchips for identification. Release of the pregnant boars will ensure better reintroduction results as the boars will have to seek a safe place to have their babies. Also the male boar will be very protective and alert. 

Tham Ngan vs Tham Rai

SASIN Annual Advisory Council Meeting: Sivaporn teaches the subtleness of the Thai language as in the Thai words meaning "to work" i.e. "Tham Rai" which is applied to farmers who work the field, vs. "Tham Ngan" which is for office workers. The word "Rai" when used as a measure of land is four times the size of a "Ngan". A "Ngan" is 100 square wah and a "Rai" is 400 square wah. Thus an office worker does only 1/4 the work of a farmer. Listening with attention from left to right: M.R. Sarisdiguna Kitiyakara, Prof. Toemsakdi Krishnamra, Prof. Dr.Khunying Suchada Kiranandana, President of Chulalongkorn University, Pong Sarasin, Sivaporn, and Dr. Chockchai Aksaranan.

Khun Suthas carefully blows the candle on this birthday cake.

Khun Pliu fans his hand to extinguish the candle on his birthday cake.

Host birthday lunch for Khun Pliu Mangkornkanok( seated right) and Khun Suthas Ruangmanamongkol(seated left). Both were born on September 20; at the Normandie, Oriental Hotel. Standing: Pichai Chanvirachart, the Chef, Sivaporn and Sathit Aungmanee.

Pang Porchitta(left) cuddles the baby boy elephant (2 years old) while his mother Pang Hua Dee gets more relaxed after being introduced to the other elephants at Sublanka. We just brought Pang Hua Dee and her son from Chiengmai to Sublanka and needed to carefully get them to meet all the other elephants.

Sivaporn observes Plai Sila and Pang Boonmee at the Sublanka Wildlife Sanctuary in Lopburi.

Khun Pichai Chanvirachart pours Mor Somchai a cup of coffee on Sunday morning.

At the Sublanka Wildlife Sanctuary, Khun Suthas and Khun Thanom prepare for bed.

Khun Araya Tirakomen shows off her rings and bracelets, not to mention her "chair" earrings.

Puvanai bowls a high game of 269 but is only second best.

Kay. Mon. Rochana and SD at the TISCO Foundation Charity Bowling Event at Major Bowl Central Rama III. Khun Sakchai and Khun Pavilai are in the background.

Khun Bundit Saowan (standing right) hosts dinner at Jae Ngor Sathorn for the "Gang".

Rochana takes Kay and Mon back to their Supakarn Condo so they can unpack and rest.

The layout (in reverse) of unit 41/13 of 49 Plus condo.

Mon stops to inspect his condo at 49 Plus on Sukhumvit Soi 49. He has his friend, Panit, carefully inspect the construction before signing the Owner Inspection Acceptance.

Rochana takes Mon and Kay for lunch at OK Shabu since the pizza is not enough.

Rochana receives Puvanai and Nalirat at Don Muang Airport on their return from the USA. She presents them with a pizza which is more practical than a flower garland.

After a long and heated Executive Committee Meeting of the Kenan Institute Asia, I witness Khun Anand Panyarachun arm twist Ambassador Nitya Pibulsongkram into agreeing to succeed him as Chairman of Kenan Institute Asia next year. Khun Anand will be 74. Please see the differences in facial expressions.

Khun Thanom and Khun Suthas are unwilling to exchange conversation during lunch.

Khun Teerin awaits her dish while Khun Shomphoo enjoys hers.

Khun Karantarat and Ung are happy to be invited by Khun Suthas.

Khun Suthas hosts lunch at St. Gabriel's Noodles which Khun Nipa enjoys.

Thanyaa (Mom Chao Duangjit Chitrapongse)'s "Kot" rests in state at Wang Plai Nern( Wang Klong Toey) in the old palace house. The "Kot" is surrounded by all the Royal wreaths.

Thanying Kornnika with Mallee, Patrapa. Phavadee, Somsri and SD. We paid our respects and promised to come make spagetti for Thanying and Khunying Lek as soon as convienient.
Can anyone tell me why Khun Mallee has a cupid heart stuck in her head?

Khun Suthas and Sivaporn attend religious ceremonies at Wang Plai Nern or Wang Klong Toey.

UMI's latest ceramic floor tile line. Fantastic equipment but needs to be tuned. The Italian expert calls it the "Ferrari" of tile making machines.

Sivaporn takes Bundit to visit UMI's factory UM2 near Saraburi. Here he discusses ISO certification issues and "5 Sors" with the plant manager while Khun Phaweena ( Managing Director of UMI) listens and her secretary takes notes. She took a lot of notes that day!