The bridge contractor's bore piling hits the water main flooding the Somdet Chao Phya road and renders residences ,offices ,and wats
up the road without water. A real jackpot !

MOF -Fiscal Policy Office

Early morning meeting at MOF with Dr. Aran Thammano , Taechapit Sanseangkaew and .

Panna Cotta's 1st Passport

Patralada gets her own passport so she can travel the world. The black mark is Patralada's toe print.

Puvanai finally gets his birthday present from Kay and Pavalyn today.

Archarn Oranut receives a bouquet from Khunying Jada, Chairlady of SCB Samaggi Insurance on the occasion of her birthday at today's Board of Directos Meeting. Khun Chirawudhi, MD, helps carry the bouquet.

Chaiyaphum Governor

In heated discussion with new Chaiyaphum Governor Wanchai Sutthiworachai at the Chulabhorn Dam offices. So can anyone tell me where the "Mor Hin Khao" or Thailand's Natural Stonehenge that "Bird" Tongchai has been promoting is located?

Chulabhorn Dam Golf Course, Chaiyaphum

Went to check the signs of the big male wild elephant who looks after the golf course at the Chulabhorn Dam in Chaiyaphum Province. From the size of the dung pile, we can guess that the wild elephant is a real big one!

Bua Thong, Wichienburi

On the way up to Chulabhorn Dam , we stop for lunch of Larb Moo, Kai Yang, Som Tam, and Sticky Rice at the famous Bua Thong restasurant in Wichienburi.

Pavalyn is probably one of the last children to witness the old wooden bridge.

Patralada on Pavalyn's Swing

My favorite dessert is the Lemon Merengue tart.

Panna Cotta goes to lunch at the Ninth.

SASIN Business School

The Board of Trustees of the SASIN School of Business of Chulalongkorn University hold their annual meeting today. Khun Kittirat Na Ranong said that he worked for many months in the TISCO Research Department with Khun Burin Kantabutr when I was running the show and that he had a very enjoyable and fruitful experience at TISCO in that short but memorable time.

And as usual, I make the remark asking the Chairman why this fine institution's audited statements have to be qualified. The answer is that it is qualified because it is overly conservative. Take it or leave it! Since we a polite person we do not press the issue any further.

St. Gabriel's Noodles

Dr. Sumet has a warm and friendly discussion with Pa Somchit the mother of the boat noodle shop owner, who was away for the day, after lunching on her delicious noodles.

Happy Birthday !!!!

Happy Birthday to Anchalee,Vlailuck, Thanom and Suthas!

Anchalee. Valailak, Thanom and Suthas with their respective birthday cakes.

It is not his birthday, but Khun Sathit gets to eat his favorite dessert= Kalorjee. Please see the smile on his face.

Coca Rastaurant

Some of the menu items.

Birthday Dinner at Coca

We celebrate a joint birthday dinner party for Anchalee , Valailuck , Suthas and Thanom at Coca Restaurant.

The Winner is MR. Thanom who sent in the correct answer as follows:
The Queen Regatta, Sattahip ~ Cha_am on 60th Annivesary of Her Marjesty the Queen, 26th April 1992
the members of TISCO Boat are
1 K Sivaporn
2 K Pliu
3 K Chookiat
4 K Bundit
5 K Sathit
6 K Norachet
7 K Pitada
8 K Pag, K Pao's brother
9 K Muek, Thai Sailing

Best regards,

thanom

Queen's Cup Regatta

Please guess all the names of the characters in the photos. Please also guess the date and year of the event for bonus points. Winners will be entitled to a grand lunch at The Lord Jim, The Oriental Hotel.

Pavalyn truely enjoys Grandpa's homemade spagetti with pancetta.tomatoes, chillies and parmesan sauce.

Anchalee's Birthday Lunch

Tua and Shomphoo treat Khun Anchalee to a delicious birthday lunch of rib-eye steak at Lyon Restaurant and chip in to buy her a Baht 850,000 Panerai watch with automatic movement and the rare fresh-water crocodile leather strap. Khun Anchalee was very delighted and said she would try to wear it everyday. However, she said she would not wear it to Italy next spring.

SCB Samaggi Insurance Audit Committee meets the External Auditors from KPMG. "Chain Ladder" calculations, PAD- Provisions at Full Deviation, RACR- Risk Adjusted Capital Ratios, IFRIC, IAS, TAS, Good Governance, conservatism.... Bla , bla,..bla.

Susy Thai Haow Facial Treatment

Today I saw one of the most outstanding facial treatments right on Charoen Krung Road next to Yaowarad and Bangkok's Chinatown. No fancy spa or beauty parlour. No airconditioning. Nothing that would distract from the real essence of the facial treatment and in full view of Bangkok's passing traffic. If you are determined to be beautiful like an Empress, please come and try it.

Viroj and Ekamol

Went for a haircut at Monthien and ran into old friends Viroj Nuankae and Ekamol Kiriwat who meet every Monday with Moo Monthien.

Sukkho's Barn House

From Geo Tagged Stuff

Sukkho (Paak)'s Coffee and Snacks place is nearing completion in the Thai Sammaggi Road just off Route 304 in Wang Nam Khieo.

Le Berkbaan Restaurant

Teerin's Wang Nam Khieo restaurant just received the chairs and tables today, so it should be operational in the not so distant future.

Across the road this other neighbor's boathouse compound is nearly finished.

From Geo Tagged Stuff

From Geo Tagged Stuff

Two houses under construction in the 5 rai area next to Athita's land.

Yong

From Geo Tagged Stuff

Yong wants Oei Pornsri to find him a nice girl in Bangkok to help him count his money.

Pan Cakes, Bacon and Egg

This morning we all have a pancake, bacon and egg breakfast with the original maple syrup that Busaba bought in the USA. Outstanding!

Khun Pichai's WNK House

From Geo Tagged Stuff

Khun Pichai's house at WNK is now 60% completed and should be finished very soon. In the background, we can see at least three new neighbors building their homes, and all three have the white cowboy fence.

Nattamon's Mother's Cremation Ceremony

From Geo Tagged Stuff

We attend the Cremation Ceremony of Khun Nattamon or Voranard's mother at Wat Hualampong at 5 PM. In fact we are invited to be the Vice-Chairman of the Cremation.

The piling construction works start for the bridge's foundation. The piles will be 21 meters long and reach the sand level.

Halter

Sivaporn is fitted with a halter because the heart doctor would like to know if the heart stops beating at night, so the doctor can have a pacemaker implanted.

Kenan Institute Asia

Khun Nitaya Pibulsongkram chairs the Executive Board Meeting of the Kenan Institute Asia at the Sirikit Convention Center office of the Institute, with Piyabutr Cholvijarn, Paul Wedel, and Charlie Blocker.

Snake is Caught

A squirrel makes a ruckus running up and down the tree branches chirping and screaming to warn us that there is a baby Boa Constrictor snake just outside Pavalyn's bedroom window, or maybe his friend just got ate.

Pavalyn and Mother Bunprajak

Puvanai, Nalinrat and Pavalyn come to congratulate Mother Bunprajak.

Patralada and Mother Bunprajak

Mother Bunprajak sees Patralada for the first time. Lada is her second Great great granddaughter.

Mother Bunprajak's 75th Year of Vocation

Today Mater Dei School celebrates Mother Bunprajak's 75th year as sister of the Ursuline nuns,