Dr. Sumet and Khunying Jintana join us for Khun Pichai's birthday dinner at Bacco Italian Restaurant.

Khun Sathit uses ice and salt and his hands to chill the white wine. He is assisted by the waiter of Bacco Restaurant.

Khun Sathit and I ran into Khun Rachan Karnchanavanit and his in-law Khun Pansak Srifuengfung at Hosteria Bacco by Sergio. Khun Rachan , who is now 87, was formerly Managing Director of Aow Kham Thai and Tungka Harbor in the tin mining business in Phuket. He took us on the "Margaret Lee" , a World War II converted English pilot rescue boat, to the Similan Islands on fishing expeditions with Khun Tarrin Nimmanhaemin. Khun Sathit took the role of the cook, but was mainly very seasick. Khun Tarrin once kicked Khun Rachan's beloved WW II shortwave radio into the sea by accident. While Khun Rachan moarned the loss, Khun Tarrin said that the fish could listen to the BBC. Khun Pansak was hired By Khun Sathit to work at TISCO at long time ago. He was one of the four Executive Trainee with Ratien(doctor), Visit(business) and Chitti(architect) to join TISCO at about the same time.

Sivaporn and Dr. Sumet receive cheque for Baht 1 million from Governor Sombat of EGAT (Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand) for the release of one elephant into the forest.

Rochana and Sivaporn breathe the clean air of Sublangka Wildlife Sanctuary.

We attend the requiem Mass for Walter Leo Meyer (1915-2008), who passed away on Monday, at the Holy Redeemer Church. We have always known Walter as the man behind Berli Jucker as owner and manager, until he retired and sold the company. A Swiss national, he decided to settle in Thailand and married Khun Olive, who is Mom's acquaintance from Kudichee, Thonburi.

A number of Ex-TISCOs gather to enjoy a Thai Songkran New Year's Dinner at the Scala Restaurant for the most delicious Peking Duck in the world. Most haven't been back here for 20 years!
Front row: Boontaree, Anchalee, Rumpa, Sivaporn, Patarin, Suttinee, and Asvini.
Middle row: Sathaphana, Nishida, Anan, Vichate, Pracha, Tatiya and Sathit.
Back row: Ekachai, Chavalit and Rangsan.

We attend the "Thai Water Challenge 2007" trophy granting ceremonies of the Thai Water Institute. Privy Councillor Ampol Senanarong, representing H.M.the King, presents H.M. the King's Water Challenge trophy as first prize and H.R.H Princess Sirindhorn's trophy as second prize to the winners and certificates of recognition to the runnerups. The Challenge is for communities who have demonstrated outstanding use of water resources for their benefit according to His Majesty's Self-Sufficiency Theory.

A happy family of squirrels live in the mango tree next to our house.

Ankana and the BOT gang come to visit us for Songkran blessings.

A familiar figure comes in for lunch.

Baby birds cry to be fed by their mother.

During the rain, papa bird spreads its wings and shelters the hatchings with its waterproof feathers.

Sivaporn examines a female baby elephant (3 years) as a potential participant of the Elephant Reintroduction program. The owner, from Surin province, employs this elephant to walk the streets of Bangkok and caters to childrens parties. During the day the elephant, family, motorcycle and truck are resting behind the Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital.

The baby bird is being fed by its mother.

Two baby hatchlings are born in a nest in our garden and are closely watched and fed by their mama bird.