25 December 2010

Bringing you all the very best wishes for a Merry Christmass and Happy New Year 2011

12 December 2010

Dear everyone

I love long weekend in December so much @^_^@ After enjoy spending time with family on Father's Day last week, I nonstop heading to travel at the North during Constitution Day this long weekend. I experience the amazing time at Ban Mae Kumpong, 1 hour from Chiangmai airport.

Ban Mae Kumpong is the small village in Chiangmai, people there growing tea and coffee for their living. The way of life there still traditional and people are so nice. I feel very warm when living with people there although the temperature is around 15 degree celsius (lower than 10 in the morning and night).

This is my first time of two amazing activities, flight of the gibbon (flight with sling from top of one tree to the others around the jungle) and homestay. I scream like a Tarzan (I prefer Tarzan more than monkey) when moving from one tree to the others @^_^@ The longest one is 800 meters, I hurt my throat so much @^_^@ And homestay is good, living with the house owner who is very kind. They took me to their tea and coffee farm, taking care of my food and everything like stay with my own family @^_^@ Unfortunatetely, their 2 daughters are stay at Bangkok @^_^@

I love everything there so much, the activities, food, nice people, weather and temperature, waterfall, mountain and so on. And I learn to enjoy staying still amung the nature, drinking coffee and reading. Time almost stop there @^_^@ And the other thing I learn is, hug someone is warmer than using blanket @^_^@

Have a nice day.

Ja+

7 December 2010

Dear everyone

Hope you have a very special moment on father day @^_^@ Long weekend make me feel good and have more happy time with friend and family. I still feel tired from travel and shopping, I think I walk more than 100 KM during this 3 days. Lucky that (or vice versa), there is midnight sale at my favorite department store. Pay more, happy more @^_^@

I spent December 5 with my cousin and his daughter. Our first plan is to go to "Dream World", but we last minute change to go to the museum at Wat Trimitr instead. Amusement park is good for kid, I agree. But to safe my life, museum is better for elder @^_^@

And how can I missed the activity that I enjoy for over a decade. I enjoy walking from Chitralada Palce to Rajdumnern Road to see the light and the show. Although I be there on December 6, but there still has million of people there. If the weather is better than this, I will walking back and forth 10 times @^_^@

Finally, I end this long weekend with dinner at Jay-Fhai restaurant @^_^@ Yum yum.

Have a nice day.

Ja+

23 November 2010

Dear everyone

I've just back from Bologna, spent one week working with client at Ducati and KPMG team. It is very good to work with the good team and amazing place like Italy. The weather there is very good to me although it is very cold, about 10 degree celsius @^_^@

I am lucky that I have 2 weekend there, so I have time to explore 3 provinces since arrive Italy till go back. I arrive Italy at Milan on Saturday, my colleagues pick me at Malpensa airport and take me tour the central of Milan. The best fashion city of the World. The architecture there impress me so much. Walking at Milan cathedral and around shopping area is good, and very good to see people in the nice dress @^_^@ very fashion.

I stay at Bologna, 30 minutes away from the central. I spent one Sunday explore the central of Bologna. The city is very beautiful, I walk 6-7 hours enjoy seeing everything there especially Piazza Maggiore, two towers and Santo Stefano.

Before back to Bangkok, I also have time to travel at Venice. Actually every places are nice but the colleagues there suggest me Florence, Rome and Venice. Finally I go to Venice, the beautiful city of canals and bridges @^_^@ I walk all day long there, start from train station to Piazza San Marco. Enjoy many shopping store along the street, everything there amaze me. I love this place so much, the architecture, cannals, museum, church, especially travel with gondola @^_^@

I experience the very good time at Italy, working, traveling, shopping and so on. Now I am overweight again because of enjoy having Italian food too much @^_^@

Have a nice day.

Ja+

07 November 2010

Dear everyone

Last month, I still riding the bicycle at Chiangkhan, climbing mountain at Phu Suan Sai National Park, enjoy water sport and happy on the beach at Ko Pha-ngan @^_^@ But now I'm back to work already. My skin still burnt from the sun, but my vacation is over now @^_^@ . I officially start working with the new project on November. There are so many good reasons to back to work, reputation and money (this one is the most important ever). It's time to make money to travel next year, if natural disaster does not destroy all travel places in our country : (


I hope you still safe from the natural disaster happen lately, it's awful. To rehabilitate this, it needs all our effort and energy to let our country and people back to normal again. If we pass this moment of pain, we will celebrate winter together with joy @^_^@

Now I work with KPMG Italy team to roll out SAP system of Ducati Italy to Thailand. My work location still be in Thailand and may visit Italy in the short period follow implementation plan. I am now the only one local consultant here, I have to work alone again : ( Anyway, I will do it best for money ... kidding ... for client actually @^_^@


Please be prepared for the winter and plan for travel during cold weather and also plan for holiday season coming on Christmas and New Year @^_^@ It's gonna be fun.

Have a nice day.

Ja+

25 October 2010

Dear everyone

It is the right time to go back to work after have a very big break from many reasons. Take the last trip before work is a good idea @^_^@

I just back from Kho Pha-ngan, for me, this is the hottest trip ever this year (I mean the weather, not a girl @^_^@ ). Anyway I still enjoy spending life among the strong sunshine. I spent very amazing time there for one week, did as much as activities I can. I am happy with everything there, the places, the people especially seafood @^_^@


I stay at Thong Nai Pan Noi Beach, very nice place to live and rest. Actually it suppose to has strom and rain during low season like this, but there is no even one drop of rain during I stay. The temperature there is only 1,000 degree celsius, anyway that is my favorite. So every square inches of me now is turn to dark @^_^@ I cannot remember the original color of me now @^_^@


I am very lucky that travel during low season this time is like high season to me, quite peace, pay less without strom and rain. I can did all activities I want as same as travel in the high season. I enjoy all activities so much, water sports, jet ski, elephant trekking, boxing, join cooking class, spa and so on.


The best part is I experience the first full moon party there. Personally, I didn't like it. Why I have to watch million of drunk people dancing on the beach @^_^@ May be I jealous because I am too old to drink and dance like them @^_^@

Have a nice day.

Ja+

17 October 2010

ตอนประถม ต้องย้ายโรงเรียนเฉลี่ยปีละหน จึงท่องจำบทกลอนหนึ่งเพื่อมอบให้เพื่อนคนสำคัญตอนจากกัน ตอนนั้นอยู่ ป.2 เอง อายุยังเป็นเลขตัวเดียวอยู่เลย จำได้ว่าท่องจากหนังสือการ์ตูน หนูจ๋า หรือเบบี้นี่แหละ (สมัยนั้นทางบ้านส่งเพื่อลงพิมพ์) แต่จำชื่อคนแต่งกลอนนี้ไม่ได้แล้ว ต้องขอบคุณเขา เพราะเป็นกลอนบทแรกที่จำได้ตั้งแต่อายุยังน้อย และมอบให้เพื่อนไปจำนวนหนึ่ง ไม่เคยได้ใช้อีกเลย เพราะการติดต่อสื่อสารสมัยนี้ ไม่ทำให้รู้สึกว่าต้องไกลกันเหมือนก่อน @^_^@ ขอเขียนไว้ก่อนจะลืมไปก็แล้วกัน

ถึงจะจากกันไป มิได้เห็น
ถึงจะเป็นคืนวัน อันเงียบเหงา
ถึงไม่มีให้ยล จนแม้เงา
ก็ขอเฝ้าฝันหา ด้วยอาลัย

ถึงจะจากกันไป ไกลสุดกู่
ถึงจะอยู่แดนดิน ถิ่นฐานไหน
ถึงจะนานแสนนาน สักเพียงใด
ถึงอย่างไรดวงใจนี้ ยินดีคอย

12 October 2010

Dear everyone

I spent one week close to nature and local community. I choose the tough routes and destinations because I want to spend all of my energy there. I travel from one place to the others because I have plenty of time and want to visit many places as possible.

I took the flight to Udon Thani, visit this place then visit Nong Khai and then stay at Loei. I spent almost time at Loei, stay at Chiang Khan, Phu Suan Sai National Park and Dan Sai.

I met all season in one day there, cool in the morning, hot in the afternoon and rain in the evening and then back to very cold at night. Anyway the air up there is very fresh. The lower temperature is 15 degree celsius, should be better in the Winter.

I enjoy everything in this trip so much. The local people and National Park Officers are very nice to me. The old houses, the mountain, the waterfall, the forest, Mekhong river and so on is impress me a lot.

And I enjoy local food so much also especially Som Tum Lao, it is the original recipe. I enjoy local food menu almost everyday although the taste of some menu is strange but I try them all. That's why I have a stomach ache every night @^_^@

During the day, the sunlight is very strong. But I still enjoy travelling outdoor, walking, riding a bicycle, on the boat, trekking and so on activities. My face and my skin turns to dark now, darker than travel on the sea trip. Now I turn myself to black seal again, may have to spend at least 1 year to back to narmal @^_^@

It is close to the Winter now, hope we have time to rest and travel into the beautiful places during good weather season @^_^@

Have a nice day.

Ja+

01 October 2010

Dear everyone

Hello October, hope we start new month with happy and fun. Very surprise!!!! I lost 7 KGs now, last month I still close to 70 KGs, now I'm only 60 @^_^@ I am not sure I should happy or not becuase my belly still big. I am not sure which part of mine is reduce. May be my brain is smaller because I didn't use it during my long vacation @^_^@ So I celebrate this with chicken rice (my favorite menu) after didn't have it for 2-3 months. Hope this will not the cause of Yo-Yo effect.

My permanent job now is taking care of my mom. Not work for some months make me very lazy and don't want to go back to work. I feel familiar with stay still, reading and rest. That doesn't look good @^_^@ Every dollars I spend now come from stock market.

I am now reading one good book named "เข็มทิศชีวิต" volume I, actually I bought it a year ago but just reading it. I still not finish it yet, but the content is good and easy to read. So I share some good sentences to you below.

"ชีวิตไม่มีความแน่นอน ที่เราคิดว่าเรามีความสุข มั่นคง ดูแลตัวเองได้ เราไม่มีทางรู้เลยว่า วันใดวันหนึ่งจะเกิดอะไรขึ้นกับชีวิตเรา กับสิ่งที่เรารัก"

"There is nothing permanent except change"

Have a nice weekend.

Ja+

08 September 2010

Dear everyone

I will begin this post with the suggestion. If something you've done is not good enough, make it better. If something you've done was incompleted, complete it. And if something you've done hurt somebody, please fix it right away. Take best care of your loved ones before it too late. Time's never enough, time has no return and the most valuable thing is time.

I am not myself lately. There is something sad happen and make me fall apart. I try real hard to understand and healing my heart. Good memories become sadness. I always impress when thinking about the past, but now it make me blue. What I use to believe is change, and hurt me.

Anyway, everything is come from what I did wrong in the past, I have to pay the price and live with it. Sometimes bad thing happen for a reason and teach us to move on. And I surprise that the World has strange way to send someone to help me. So, everything is gonna be alright.


It is very hard to find the picture when I am feeling blue, because most of them are funny or happy pictures. That's mean I always happy in life, I am a happy guy. I believe I will conquer every sadness as easy. But when the big one came, I just realize that I was wrong. It need too much time and effort to move on.

Have a nice day.

Ja+

30 August 2010

Dear everyone

I still enjoy living life without job. It is not bad if we still have so many things to do and have money to spend. Sure, working is better to gain knowledge, connection, network, skills and so on especially money, than stay still. But this is the perfect time for me to rest and taking care of my parents especially my mom. I can visit her almost everyday, and stay with her all day long (She stay in the nursing home for elderly for 6 years because of the sickness). If I still working, I can live with her only on weekend, work and traffic in Bangkok is quite hard to visit her on working day.

I've just spent valuable time with my mom on her birthday. There is nothing luxurious, just us and dessert. Like regular day but with happy birthday song.

Please take good care of everyone you love and love you @^_^@ especially me na krub.

Have a nice day.

Ja+

04 August 2010

Dear everyone

There is heavy rain almost everyday in Bangkok, please be careful and plan on your traffic and travel. It still raining while I wrote this blog. Anyway, this is not a problem with me at all because I spend most time at home lately. Reading is my permenent job now. Hope reading much can burn much calories from me also @^_^@


Actually travel during green season is not a bad idea, reasonable price and fresh. I usually travel in the famous places, same provinces. But now I have the other idea about travelling. If possible I really want to visit the provinces those I never visit before, I mean all of them. There is no need to think about the places, just provinces. And now Thailand announces one new province (province 77th), so there is one more place to go.

The main 3 problems are, "Who gonna go with me?", "Who gonna be the sponcer for me?" and "How much time to travel all over Thailand?" @^_^@

Have a nice day.

Ja+

19 July 2010

Dear everyone

I've just back from Nan, the peaceful province at the North. Travel one week there made me very tired but extremely fun. Due to this time of the year is low season of Nan, so it looks like I am the only one tourist there. This is the longest trip of mine this year but the spending is the lowest.

Stay at the teak house, enjoy Northern food is my favorite @^_^@

I rent 4WD car and hire the local guide to travel around Nan. There are plenty of interesting travel places, I visit many National Parks (mountain, waterfall and forest), temples, museums, fisherman village and hill tribe village. Nan is bigger than I imagine, I miss many places in the guidebook because it is so far from the city.

If I have more day, I will go for rafting at the famous place name "Nam Wa". Anyway, I can go there again on the Winter to visit every places I miss.

Travel at Nan is quite similar to the other provinces in the North, full with natural resources and history. I enjoy travelling in the green season and meet the expectation because everywhere in the National Park is green. I made the right choice.

Have a nice day.

Ja+

04 July 2010

Dear everyone

I spent one whole week at Surat Thani, the largest province in the South of Thailand. I try to plan less on this trip (follow the faith), just focus on feeding money to the tourist industry. Anyway, I still need adventure under the proper budget. It made me excite and amazing everywhere I visit, everything I eat and every activities I did. I realize that I still have much energy, age cannot stop me to walk all day long in the jungle, climb to the top of the mountain back and forth, swim at the waterfall and skin diving on the strong sun (but it almost kill me now @^_^@ I cannot feel my leg and my skin turn to black).

Surat Thani has many interesting travel places. Although famous places or most people know are the islands such as Samui, Pha-ngan, Tao and Ang Thong National Marine Park but there still have many beautiful places on the main land also.

If you have time, pack your belongings and please follow me to "Wat Suan Mokkhaphalarm" (garden of liberation), "Phra Boromathat Chaiya", "Khao Sok National Park" (rainforest, cliffs, waterfalls, cave), "Ratchaprapha Dam" (lake, limestone mountains, small island and rafthouse), "Kamin Cave", "Si Surat Stupa", "Khao Tha Phet Nature and Wildlife Study Centre", "Ko Samui", "Ang Thong National Marine Park" and "Krung Ching Waterfall" at "Khao Luang National Park". Yes, I end this trip at Nakorn Si Thammarat before go back to Bangkok.

Have a nice day.

Ja+

6 June 2010

Dear everyone

I feel very lucky that our country has a variety of food. There is good food everywhere to enjoy all day and all night. Not only Thai food, but foreign food also (I can say I love them all). And I also enjoy reading many blogs describe about favorite food of movie star, traveller and so on. It is such a guide map to follow. I think I should post something like that in my blog too, so I share one of my most favorite Japanese restaurant to you.

The Grill Tokyo by Nippon Tei is one of my favorite place when I visit Siam Paragon. Today I will have lunch here before enjoy watching movie.


Start with hot Japanese green tea.




I don't have the order like appetizer, starter or main course. Just order what I like so the first menu is "Taraba Gani Avocado Salad". King crab, Octupus and fresh vegetable is a very good combination especially its dressing.

Actually uncooked food is not my type but if come to Japanese restaurant, how can I miss sashimi or sushi. For today, sushi is a very good idea before go to the next menu. And nothing better than blue fin tuna, the monster of the sea (the delicious fish in the menu @^_^@). "Hon Maguro Kama Toro", "Hon Maguro O Toro Nama", "Hon Maguro Akami Nama" and "Aka Gai" gone in 60 seconds.

After finished the tiny pieces of sushi, I am looking for the friend of fish that is prawn. So "Oo Ebi Tempura" is the next menu. Although this is just the simple menu, but it is very classic.

Fish done, prawn done, what else that I miss. Correct, it is king grab. Then "Taraba Gani Sumibi Yaki" was served and gone in 60 seconds again. I love to enjoy this menu with seafood sauce. I don't think Japanese people can handle this because it is very spicy !!!! but very good !!!!

Back to the other classic menu, "Salmon Sumibi Teriyaki" to add more Omega 3.

After enjoy seafood thing, I normally end with the famous beef menu. How can I miss the cow that is certainly well treated by offering beer and given frequent massages (I've heard that the cow do listen to the music in their barn also). To protect my wallet, I have to select the smallest piece to make "Matsuzaka Steak".

The medium "Matsuzaka Steak" is very good, tender and sweet.

End with fresh melon.

Have a nice day.

Ja+