Volume 11 Issue 2 News Desk - Tel: 076-236555January 10 - 16, 2004 Daily news at www.phuketgazette.net 20 Baht

The Gazette is published in association with Visa runs Long delays clog ‘are safe’ IN THIS ISSUE despite NEWS: Patong Mayoral race; scores register as ‘poor’; airport arrivals Queer News.Pages 2, 3 & 4 violence By Dhirarat Boonkongsaen INSIDE STORY: The poor of Phuket – the reality. By Supaporn Sriprom Pages 4 & 5 PHUKET: Officials have admit- ted that visitors to Phuket are PHUKET: Visa runs through AROUND THE ISLAND: Facial being forced to wait up to two- Narathiwat are still safe despite stamps for fun; Students set and-a-half hours to get through a wave of attacks on police, sol- to walk the higher path. Customs and Immigration at diers and schools across prov- Page 6 Phuket International Airport be- inces close to the border with AROUND THE REGION: Second cause of chronic staff shortages. Malaysia, travel agents in Phuket Samui airport gets the go- Delays are a constant bug- and Narathiwat said on January ahead. Page 8 bear for arriving and departing 5. passengers and extreme hold- Attacks on January 4 in PEOPLE: One-to-one with a ups occur when two or three air- Narathiwat left four soldiers Phuket trail-blazer; Off the craft packed with holidaymakers dead, 20 schools torched and a Wall. Pages 10 & 11 arrive within minutes. small arsenal of weapons seized. TALES OF A TRAVELER: Con- One frustrated airline offi- Two police officers in neighbor- quering India’s Golden Tri- cial emailed the Gazette, “It is ing Pattani province were killed angle. Page 14 just unbelievable at the moment the following day. The Gazette contacted tour STATES & MARKETS: Political how Immigration are treating the passengers at the airport upon ar- agencies that specialize in visa predictions for 2004. runs and the general view was Page 19 rival.” The man, a local represen- that people will continue to travel ISSUES & ANSWERS: Is a lease tative for one of Germany’s lead- south to the border because there worth the paper it’s written ing tour airlines, described what are few other alternatives. on? Page 19 followed when three planes from A spokesperson at one agency, based in the city of BUSINESS: Overseas call Germany arrived within 40 min- rates slashed; Elite card price utes one afternoon last month. Narathiwat, said the attackers doubles for expats. Page 21 “Our company had to wait targeted police and the army, not three hours until the last passen- civilians or foreigners. SPORT: Setting sail for the gers could get out of the airport A woman who gave her Andamans; Athletics; Soccer. and were transferred to the ho- name as Kanitta, a sales consult- Pages 22 & 23 tel,” he wrote. ant for Royal Silk Travel, said, GUEST CHEF: Alpine delights “Eight of 16 counters were “There are not so many people at Patong’s Swiss Chalet. in service. Where were the other booking visa runs right now but I Page 25 Immigration officers? Do you don’t think it has anything to do know how the tourists reacted? with the unrest. PROPERTY: Stunning sights in ‘I will never come to Thailand “We have customers com- Chalong; Graham Doven again’, [some said.] ing all the way from Bangkok and goes power crazy; Décor “Do you really want to let it isn’t always easy for them to Source. Pages 26, 27 & 28 all the tourists go to another travel so far, so that sometimes country to spend their holidays? affects the number of people PLUS Hasn’t Thailand suffered enough doing a visa run.” problems with the Sars crisis?” Supornparn Tetinpai, a AROUND THE NATION 7; HAPPEN- His sentiments were ech- sales consultant for the Queen INGS 9; HOROSCOPES 12; KIDS oed by another correspondent Air booking center in Patong, said 15; EARTHWATCH, FITNESS 16; who said, “Thai nationals, tour- that it might be a few days be- BOOKS, STREETS OF PATTAYA 17; ists and work permit holders are BIRTH ON THE BYPASS: Phuket shoppers are frequently torn fore everyone became aware EDITORIAL & LETTERS 18; COM- greeted by a 30 to 45 minute line- between Tesco-Lotus and Big C. This baby, here with her proud that martial law had been de- PUTERS, MONEY TALKS 20; MO- up for passing through Immigra- parents, was born between them – in a car on the bypass road clared in three southern prov- TORING 24; CLASSIFIEDS 29-35. tion. on the way to hospital. FULL REPORT: Page Two. inces. Continued Page Two See Editorial: Page 18 2 PHUKET GAZETTE NEWS January 10 - 16, 2004 Special delivery on the bypass road PHUKET TOWN: They say vehicle to stop so he could remon- once. Marie weighed in at 3.625 that good things come in small strate with the driver. kilos at 8:17 pm. packages. And while the cabin “The officer blew his Mr Taillard said, “The doc- size of the Toyota Sportrider may whistle and forced us to stop, tor was surprised when we got be larger than average, it is on came over, looked through the out of the car because he didn’t the small side for a delivery room. window and saw my wife in la- know that the baby had already Prasert Wannaso and her bor,” Mr Taillard said. “He just been delivered. There was a buzz husband Pascal Taillard, of Cha- waved us on our way.” around the hospital and everyone long, had been enjoying Christmas As they sped down the by- was anxious to know the license dinner with friends in Rawai pass road, just 17 minutes after plate of the lucky car.” when contractions began. All four K. Prasert’s contractions began, Mr Taillard said, “Actually, piled into the vehicle and sped off she gave birth to a daughter – many people won from buying to hospital. Marie Pascal – between the Big lottery tickets with the number.” Swerving in and out of traf- C and Tesco-Lotus supercenters. The family held a “baby fic and running red lights may not She described labor, for her shower” party – and little Marie RIDE OF HER LIFE: Prasert and Pascal Taillard (center) with Marie be unusual on Phuket roads but third child, as “very easy” and was showered with presents. Pascal and dining and driving companions Warbara and Henry Herr. this time, a policeman ordered the said that she needed to push just – Supaporn Sriprom Hundreds flock to sign up as ‘poor’

By Gategaeo Phetsawang Usawarangkura Join the Phuket queue: every day brings complaints from visitors. visited Phuket PHUKET TOWN: Up to 800 Town District Of- Thais declared themselves fice and reminded Long delays clog airport “poor” on January 5, the first day the Gazette that of registration at the island’s three Phuket boasts an From Page One the German airline come little district offices in Phuket Town, array of natural more than a week after the air- Kathu and Thalang. resources and has “Only half of the immigra- port announced an “All Smiles All The project – part of Prime a per-capita in- tion counters are manned during The Time” promotion. Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s come higher than peak hours. This goes for both Lt Cdr Boonchart Prom- War on Poverty – is being piloted that of other prov- incoming and outgoing passen- poon, Director of the Airports gers.” Authority of Thailand (AAT), in eight provinces around the Signing on the poverty line: Phuket crowds take inces. The Deputy Chief Superin- Phuket, said Phuket needed more country. the chance to register as ‘poor’. “But we So far some 400,000 fami- also have many tendent of Immigration at the air- officers to achieve its target of lies, thought to be around 10% of 30 people in his family and in the poor people at ‘grass roots’ level port, Pol Lt Col Chongrak Wong- processing passengers in a touch- the population in the pilot zones, past they worked five rai in Sa- who still haven’t benefited from sakase, admitted a manpower down-to-taxi time of 45 minutes have registered. pam. the development of tourism on shortage was causing the delays. or less. “We have no mandate to Among those waiting to reg- “It’s now been seized by a Phuket,” said Gov Udomsak. Col Chongrak said that do anything about this,” he said. ister was Sa-ard Chaladdee, 40, rich person although we lived “The main main reason that Phuket airport has about 10% of Lt Cdr Boonchart also cited from Pichit. She told the Gazette there for more than 40 years,” K. people have cited for their pov- the number of arrivals and depar- another reason – flight schedul- that she came to Phuket to work Sampao said. “It has now been erty is not owning workable land tures of Bangkok airport. But ing – as a second problem beyond as a restaurant dishwasher. judged to belong to that person, or a house to live in,” he contin- Don Muang has close to 1,000 his control. “I came here today with my not us, so we have to live in rented ued. immigration officers while Phuket “The Air Transport Depart- friends and other people who live rooms instead. These reasons were echoed has about 50. ment (ATD) in the Ministry of nearby because we hope that the “I don’t know if the govern- by the Chief Administrative Of- “The word ‘international’ is Transport is responsible, with government will help by offering ment can help us solve the prob- ficer of Thalang District Office, in the airport’s name and we are Thai Airways,” he said. lower-cost housing to us,” she lem but I just want them to help Suksun Siengek, who added that expected to have the same ser- Lt Cdr Boonchart said that said. poor people to have land to live people had also registered be- vices as any international airport, Thai Airways and the ATD ac- Sampao Tanyin, 37, from and work on,” he added. cause of outstanding debts. but we do not.” cept the most convenient depar- Phuket, said that there are almost Phuket Governor Udomsak “We estimate that around He added, “I have talked ture schedules from foreign coun- 100 people will register each day with Governor Udomsak Usa- tries, which created a bottleneck until March 31,” he said. warangkura [on December 29] at Phuket. “There should be no more about this issue and he will take “I don’t know why they ac- than 10,000 people registering as the matter up with the Royal Thai cept these plans,” he said “Pas- poor in Thalang.” Police.” sengers get tired of waiting and The poor people of Phuket: The problems highlighted by take it out on us.” See pages 4 and 5. Amnesty on vehicle tax PHUKET TOWN: Vehicle own- the PPTO, warned that failure to ers have until February 25 to pay respond to the deadline would re- outstanding tax – and avoid hefty sult in drivers having to pay the fines and other penalties, includ- tax owed plus 20% interest. ing cancellation of registration Motorists who have not paid documents, the Phuket Provincial tax for years will have liability lim- Transportation Office (PPTO) ited to three years if they pay announced on January 5. before the cutoff. Stolen vehicles Prasit Amarapal, Chief of should also be reported. CLARIFICATION We have been advised that our report about Phuket Submarine’s pricing structure (Gazette, December 20-26) was incomplete. For- eigners holding passports with non-immigrant visas for Thailand will receive the same rate as Thai nationals. The Gazette regrets any misunderstanding. January 10 - 16, 2004 NEWS PHUKET GAZETTE 3 Five ‘clean’ Holiday toll venues win Old rivals face off claims pizza new award delivery boy in Patong election PHUKET: A pizza delivery boy By Gategaeo Phetsawang was among three people killed on By Sangkhae Leelanapaporn Phuket roads from December PHUKET: In a move to recog- 29-January 4 – the same as over nize “appropriate” entertainment PATONG: On the first day of last year’s holiday period despite venues, the Phuket provincial applications for the Patong mu- a marked increase in the number government has awarded certifi- nicipal elections, Mayoral candi- of police checkpoints and arrests cates and signs to five entertain- date Pian Keesin of the newly- for drunk driving. There was, ment establishments on the island formed Rak Patong Team regis- however, a dramatic decrease in under its new “white entertain- tered his candidacy with 18 other the number of injuries. ment” scheme. members seeking town council Phuket Governor Udomsak The first to receive the seats under the Rak Patong ban- Usawarangkura, speaking to the awards are Tai Pan and Banana ner. Gazette on January 5, said that discotheques, in Patong, and Col- Running against him will be all three victims were riding mo- lector Pub, Timber Hut and In- Songserm Kebsup, older brother torcycles. dian daeng (Red Indian) Pub in of Phuket Democrat party MP “Two victims died in sepa- Phuket Town. Chalermlak Kebsup , who regis- rate accidents because they Visawa Sasismith, Phuket tered his application along with 18 were drunk and not wearing hel- Provincial Chief Administration fellow members of the Patong mets,” he said. Officer (Palad), told the Gazette Progess Team. “The third, 19-year-old pizza that the venues received the The Phuket Election Com- delivery boy Isamaahl Hayimad, awards after scrutiny from a mission (PEC) has set February was in complete compliance with committee of provincial govern- 8 as election day and intends to the law when two pickup trucks ment, district and police officers. strictly monitor the campaign and driven by drunks collided. One of K. Visawa explained that balloting. the vehicles then ran into him,” police were asked to exclude any Patong’s last government, BURYING THE HATCHET: Rak Patong mayoral candidate Pian Keesin he said. venues that had a history of crimi- composed entirely of Patong (left) accepts a handshake from former political rival Surasak According to reports, the nal activity, such as trading after Progress Team members and Maneesri, who will help the team as a consultant. impact of the head-on collision hours or having illegal drugs found headed by Chalermsak Maneesri, Photo courtesy of Yongyot Prucksayak was so hard that the boy was al- on the premises. was dismissed after two Provin- most decapitated. Only 33 entertainment ven- cial Court judges ruled that alle- pointed as Patong Chief Admin- All candidates, whether for He was returning after de- ues out of 250 were shortlisted. gations of cheating in Patong istrative Assistant last October mayor or town council seats, have livering a pizza to Koh Kaew Venues that did not make the fi- Municipality elections in Novem- and has also served as Phuket until 4:30 pm on January 10 to when the accident occurred, nal 33 also included those at first- ber last year were proven. Town’s Chief Administrative register on the third floor of north of the Tesco-Lotus super- class hotels because they had al- Phunsak Naksena, Chief Assistant, said, “The atmosphere Patong City Hall. center on the bypass road. ready proven to their guests that Administrative Assistant of on the first day of applications Chairat Sukbal, an indepen- Although the number of they pass the criteria, said K. Patong Municipality and Election has been very good thanks to the dent candidate for mayor in the deaths was the same as over the Visawa. Director, explained that Patong is PEC’s involvement and strict at- last election and owner of the 2002-2003 New Year period, the Gay bars and and venues divided into three electoral dis- tention to election rules.” Safari Pub, is running for a coun- number of injuries decreased from staging katoey (transsexual) tricts. “I don’t think that we will cil seat as a member of the Rak 408 to 119. shows were also excluded. Registered citizens cast two have any problems on election Patong Party. Police stopped 43,000 ve- “The committee considered votes, one for mayor and the other day, as neither team is allowed to As if to prove that alle- hicles and 2,400 people were that most people perceive gay for a town council member from set up any fairs or campaign giances shift constantly in Thai charged with violations. bars as immoral and should not their district. events to help win votes,” K. politics, Rak Patong also enjoys be promoted. Direct election of the mayor Phunsak said. support of K. Pian’s former po- “Just imagine walking in to became mandatory after the city He added that brothers litical rival K. Surasak, who is B100,000 reward a bar and finding two men hug- was upgraded to tessaban Chalermsak and Surasak Man- helping out the side in the capac- ging each other. muang status. Since that time, eesri, both former mayors, had ity of “consultant”. KAMALA: The reward for in- “The bars are not illegal but however, both elected mayors been banned from politics for a Meanwhile, observers with formation leading to the safe re- they may seen as immoral. I can’t were thrown out of office: Sura- period of five years. an ear for local politics say that turn of 23-year-old dive instruc- say that they don’t deserve the sak Maneesri was stood down by “I don’t think there will be Democrat MP Chalermlak, tor Phikun “Nori” Srisaksung- certificates but we won’t guar- former Interior Minister Purachai any more big teams registering for whose family has been targeted noen, missing since November 29, antee them as a ‘white entertain- Piemsomboon on October 2, this election,” K. Phunsak, said in the SorPorKor land investiga- has been doubled to 100,000 baht. ment’ place,” he said. 2002 and his brother Chalermsak, “but we could see some indepen- tion, is likely to run as a Thai Rak Close friend and workmate “Such places should not be who won the following election, dent candidates filing before the Thai candidate in District 2 in the Marcus Etter is putting up the promoted. They are not good for was ordered out – along with 17 deadline.” next national elections in 2005. reward. Thai culture,” he said. team members – last November Other venues that did not after judges ruled that the team make the grade may apply for imported voters from outside the certification in the next round, district to take part in the elec- which will be conducted next tion. month, K. Visawa said. K. Phunsak, who was ap- 4 PHUKET GAZETTE INSIDE STORY January 10 - 16, 2004 Queer News Eye-for-an-eye justice

YASOTHORN: The family of an 11-year-old boy in Muang District’s tambon Khlum-ngen turned up at the local police station to file charges The poor against the boy’s teacher, accusing her of spraying lime juice into their son’s eyes as a form of punishment. Pensri Thongwichai said that her son, Sapasit, developed an Sangkhae Leelanapaporn and Gategaeo Phetsawang eye infection because of mistreatment by his teacher, Ajarn Pannee Kanomjion. The family said that the teacher had noticed some first- overty can be a state grade students were crying, and assumed that Supasit was respon- of mind. Some expat sible. residents, struggling Without questioning him, they said, she whacked him in the back to raise the 2,000 three times before picking up a lime that some children were using to baht for a seat at a play jacks. New Year banquet in After beating the fruit with a stick to get its juices flowing, she PPhuket, may consider themselves allegedly grabbed Supasit by the hair, tilted his face upward, and hard-up. But few expats experi- squeezed spray from the citrus into both his eyes. Supasit said many ence real poverty the way that students saw the whole thing and would support his story. The par- many Thais do. ents said that their darling son would never do anything to harm Even having a job in Thai- younger children. land doesn’t necessarily mean the When a reporter arrived at the school to get Ajarn Pannee’s person with the job is no longer side of the story, she had already finished teaching and gone home. poor. Pay rates can be ludicrously However, another Grade 5 teacher, Ajarn Sirirat Wechkama, was low, forcing people into a kind of willing to talk about the incident. voluntary serfdom. She said that Supasit was a little bully who even picked on older Often, the worker will be kids. On December 12, she said, Supasit had squeezed lime spray required to appear every day of into the eyes of at least 10 first-grade students, getting a kick by the week, with only a handful of making them cry. religious holidays for respite the When Ajarn Pannee saw his handiwork, she decided to give whole year long. Others will work him a dose of his own medicine. Like most bullies, he cried hysteri- split shifts, with several hours to cally when subjected to the treatment he had enjoyed dishing out to fill in between stints in the ice others. He then ran home, crying all the way. factory or in some other poorly- A school committee investigated the incident and the school paid capacity. principal ruled that the teacher “had not intended to use unreason- The gap between surviving able force” when disciplining the boy. and sinking is slim. Yet poor Thais, Source: Khao Sod in work or out of work, tend to be very good at getting by. They stay afloat on a day-to-day or Monkeys spurn annual banquet week-to-week basis, often with the support of family or friends. LOP BURI: For 15 years, monkeys have flocked to a shrine in the In a society where the stu- province’s former capital of Prang Sam Yot to enjoy an annual ban- dents all turn out looking neat and quet held in their honor. But this year many of the monkeys avoided tidy in freshly-pressed uniforms, the feast, possibly because the occasion was just too overwhelming. no matter how difficult it is to The banquet at Prang Sam Yot was opened with great fanfare achieve, how do you tell the rich by Lop Buri Governor Parinya Udomsap and tourists from near and from the poor? far waited in eager anticipation by a banquet table 10 meters in diam- The three essays on these Life may be hard in the shacks of the gypsy village on Koh Sireh, but eter, laden with more than two tons of fruit, vegetables, sweets and pages give some idea of the hard- for the children, each day is a new adventure and smiles come easily. other offerings. ships that are often hidden be- But despite – or perhaps because of – the huge number of neath cheerful smiles and impec- hailed in many well-to-do West- fice, is overseeing registration in tourists, most of the monkeys did not come, with only a few arriving cable facades. They were writ- ern nations where, despite high Phuket Town District Office. to sample the fare. Local authorities speculated that the monkeys ten by students applying for gov- living standards and social secu- He said that about one in 10 had been scared off by the grandeur of the feast. ernment scholarships reserved rity of almost every kind, poverty Thais would qualify as being poor. Source: Thai News Agency expecially for the poor. persists. Phuket, with an official popula- As with drugs, illegal guns Those who consider them- tion of about 230,000 [although and corruption, the Thai Rak Thai selves poor have been invited to the real population may be twice government believes it can elimi- register during working hours at as high as that] so 30,000-plus nate poverty in Thailand, and to any district office before March could eventually be registered as a deadline – before the end of 31. poor in Phuket. 2008. This achievement will be Visava Sasismit, Provincial How do you tell whether a Chief Administrative Officer, said person is poor? The government that 387 people had come for- has set out the following criteria, ward already –– including about with the real poor likely to meet 200 from Thalang. Many of those three or more of these conditions: who registered in Thalang said they did not have land to work, • They do not have land to work; and they also had bad debts. • They have no job, or no home, Local officials will scrutinize or both; the claims to make sure only the • They currently work in an ille- truly poor benefit from future gal industry; government action, which is ex- • They are a student lacking pected to begin in July. proper support; Some of the most needy • They have lost money in some cases among the 113 who have kind of investment; registered so far in Phuket Town • They have debts and are unable are the sea gypsies. About 2,000 to meet repayments; traditional inhabitants still live on • They do not own their house Phuket, most of them in a shanty and have to pay rent; town by the sea on Koh Sireh. • They have other problems that While only Thais only may keep them poor. register for the anti-poverty project, not all sea gypsies have Documentation about resi- citizen status. dences, bank accounts and debts Pichai Narongtong, Com- is required. Rather than govern- munity Development District Of- ment hand-outs, debt-reduction is ficer, Phuket Town District Of- expected to be the result. January 10 - 16, 2004 INSIDE STORY PHUKET GAZETTE 5 people of Phuket find an underside to the island where for many, survival is the goal of everyday existence.

Around Thailand, 25,367 students received a government scholarship of 10,000 baht. In Phuket, 33 Phuket students were granted scholarships; 12 are Phuket high school students, of whom nine attend Satree Phuket School. Here are three winning essays.

MY NAME is Puttaraksa Pra- handed down from an chumpol. I am aged 17 and in older relative. Because Grade 10. My 40-year-old father I don’t live in my par- works by selling drinking water. ents’ house, I have to My parents divorced when I was eat after the other young. I have to do all the house- people. work that my mother used to do. When I make a My father mistake or if people are has to carry unhappy with my be- many contain- havior, they will some- ers of water ev- times scold and hit me. ery day. Each Since my parents container holds separated, I have met 20 liters. When my mother just once. I began going to After that, I never heard high school, my from her again. Washing day, Koh Sireh: The scene may have charm but elsewhere, machines have ended the drudgery. For father had to some island residents, a washing machine is an impossible dream. work twice as MY NAME is Chareerath Saeju. incapable of working because he at home. I want to be well-edu- 2,000 baht every month. My hard. I am 15 and in Grade 9. My fa- has asthma. My uncle is ailing, cated but I don’t whether my mother is a traditional Thai mas- He was ther lost his life in a car accident. too. My other uncle is a monk. dream will come true. seuse. Every day, after my growing older My mother passed away two Every baht that I have ever re- mother sends me to school, she so my brother years after my father. Right now ceived has been given to me by MY NAME is Palika Amart-ake goes to work at a hotel by the and I helped I am living with my two uncles, my uncle, the monk. and I am in Grade 8. I have one beach. him. He earns about 5,000 baht a grandma, and grandfather. Every day I am given 30 sister and a brother. I am the sec- She comes home about nine month. I use my pocket money Grandma is 62. She is a baht, and 20 baht of that goes on ond child. We rent a house for or 10 o’clock every night. Some- to buy books and supplies for my cook and her the bus fare. Five baht goes on 2,000 baht a times she comes home with only studies. monthly sal- buying water. As for food, the month. It be- 100 baht. My father now has a new ary is 4,400 school prepares donated lunches longed to us, I am 14 and my dream is to wife and I live with my grand- baht. Of that, for children like me. before the receive a master’s degree in lan- mother. 3,500 baht The food we eat at home bank seized it. guage studies, which will allow Some days my father is not goes on the comes from my uncle the monk, My fa- me to work in Phuket. Perhaps I well. I’m not sure if he is seri- rent but we who brings us food from the ther works at will work in the tourism industry, ously ill. He smokes but he will still have to temple, just enough day to day. a gold shop in because there is enough money not go to see a doctor. I think cover electric- In the evenings, grandma brings Bangkok, and opportunities for a job. smoking is his problem. ity, water and left-over food from work for us making jew- I would like to receive a When I ask him not to other bills as to eat at home. At home we elry. His scholarship for my education so smoke, he will tell me he can’t well. don’t even have one motorbike monthly in- that there is one less responsibil- work if he doesn’t smoke. My 65- to use. We only have my uncle’s come is never ity for my family. I will focus on I usually wear secondhand year-old old bicycle that he received as a certain. He my studies so that the scholarship uniforms and my shoes are grandfather is gift. I want to lessen the burden send us about will be worth what it should be. 6 PHUKET GAZETTE AROUND THE ISLAND January 10 - 16, 2004 Gaining face On the path to a walkway atree Phuket School held a the easy way “One Class S One Project” fair to raise money to ong associated with im- most popular,” K. Mayuret said. build an elevated walk- migration hassles, dodgy The stamps are produced by way to connect four of land title documents, and first scanning a photograph into other such messy paper a computer. Photos with clear, the school’s buildings – L and save students and trails, the rubber stamp could very sharply-contrasted backgrounds well be the perfect and minimal shadowing staff the burden of hav- symbol of bureau- create the best images. ing to trudge up and down cracy. Once scanned, the stairs all day. But now there is background is then re- School Director a shop in Phuket that moved by the computer Pongsri Ruangdit told is trying to put some photo-editing program The Gazette the project fun into this otherwise and the rubber stamp also served as a good op- mundane stationery created. portunity for students to implement – by offer- Those interested sharpen their business ing personalized rub- in getting their hands on and management skills. ber stamps that allow a stamp needn’t use The covered walk- a customer to stamp their own visage. way, about 100 meters in an image of his or her “The strangest length, is expected to face on just about any one I have seen was by cost about two million surface. a customer who brought baht. The stamps, a picture of her lover K. Pongsri said that which can be made in and imposed it on a the fair, which featured about 1½ hours, are Each stamp dog’s head. It was re- over 70 individual booths available at the Post makes 10,000 ally cute,” K. Mayuret impressions with a wide selection of Net Shop at Tesco- explained. food and games for visi- Lotus Supercenter. before needing a “Many students refill. tors to enjoy, raised more Mayuret Inak- order stamps bearing than a million baht – and sorn, a worker at the shop, told their own face along with their delivered some additional the Gazette that the made-to-or- phone number and other cute, benefits. der rubber stamps first went on cartoon images because the cost “I’m impressed sale about eight months ago and is relatively low,” she added. with my students’ work, have since become a real hit with Prices range from 150 to customers. 550 baht, depending on the size especially their foreign- The stamps rely on com- of picture and the number of dif- language skills,” said K. Pornsri, Second and third prize-winners puter-aided design and don’t need ferent colors used. adding that students had per- with colorful paper and ribbons proudly display their formed short conversations in lan- Fancy Dress costumes, to be pressed into messy inkpads. – Sangkhae Leelanapaporn before selling for 10 baht each. Instead they are “self-inking” guages including German, “We have taken in over a made of bristles and bright with one or more inkwells built- Post Net, open 9 am to 10 pm French, Japanese and English. thousand baht from selling these plastic. Recycling was the aim of the contest. The in, and a single stamp can use a daily, is next to the Bangkok Sixteen-year-old Sophida roses,” she said. combination of colors. Chailaipun, of the school’s Japa- “We sold over 200 roses this two-day Satree fair Bank service branch in the attracted students, parents “Many different colors are Tesco-Lotus supercenter on nese program, said that her group morning so now we have to buy pooled money to buy about 500 and hundreds of others available, including green and the bypass road in Phuket more.” who turned up just for red, but black and blue are the Town. roses, which they then decorated – Gategaeo Phetsawang the fun of the outing. January 10 - 16, 2004 AROUND THE NATION PHUKET GAZETTE 7 Thailand to have ‘10 Singapores’ peaking at a Thai Rak Thai seminar, Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said Thai- S A huge beer advertisement land will be firmly on the path to- wards developed-country status recently blocked views of next year and will have “10 the front of Government Singapores” among its provinces House in Bangkok, but it in three to five years. didn’t stay there long. It Deputy PM Somkid said was erected by a signboard that 2004 would be a golden op- company to determine the size and location for portunity for the country because another billboard – one Thailand, under the guidance of listing the government’s PM Thaksin Shinawatra, had achievements. achieved stability in three dimen- sions: political, economic and so- cial. He said that because Thai- land had no demonstrations or social turmoil, the government could now push Thailand’s sta- tus to be that of a first-world country in the same way as Singapore and Taiwan have done.

Garbage power: The govern- ment plans to open garbage-burn- ing power plants in Chiang Mai, Lamphun, Nakhon Ratchasima and Rayong. The plan will be sub- mitted to the Cabinet for approval seemed to enjoy the entertain- identify the most gifted person in remove substandard iced orange an alleged member of the sepa- on January 13, said Energy Min- ment. The idea came from gov- each district, and a final group of juice cups from the market. ratist group Pattani United Lib- ister Prommin Lertsuridej. ernment spokesman Sita Divari, 800 geniuses announced. eration Organisation (PULO). K. Prommin said the initia- who suggested adding some spice K. Pramual said people What a waste: PM Thaksin Asae was charged with possess- tive followed the success of the to the gathering. who were successful in their ca- Shinawatra has ordered Deputy ing explosives, carrying out a garbage power plant in Phuket, reers or were skilled artists were PM Wissanu Krea-Ngam to find bomb attack on Sri Mahapho the first of its kind in the country. Safe meat: Food and Drug Ad- eligible for selection. He added out why there has been no temple in Pattani and attempted If the new plants are successful, ministration Secretary-General that he had assigned the Commu- progress in the investigation into murder. similar projects will be imple- Dr Supachai Khunaratanaphruk nities Development Department the Klong Dan wastewater-plant He is also believed to have mented nationwide. said that US beef arriving in Thai- to draft criteria for selecting ge- scandal. been involved in shooting to death Environmentalist Thara land before its December 24 im- niuses. The criteria were to be Natural Resources and En- an unspecified number of police Buakhamsri called the Phuket port ban was safe to eat, adding finalized this month. vironment Minister Prapat Pan- officers, extorting money from garbage power plant a disaster, that the ban was simply a pre- yachatraksa said his ministry had businesses and plantation owners, saying that the trash problem still caution to prevent a possible Juice health scare: The Public passed the case on to police, who and helping to organize bomb at- exists and that the electricity pro- spread of mad-cow disease af- Health Ministry has ordered a had failed to take action. Officials tacks against government authori- duced doesn’t justify the invest- ter a case of the disease was re- crackdown on orange juice in in charge of the project stand ac- ties and businesses. Asae said he ment. He also said the plant pro- ported in Washington State. sealed cups after all samples cused of collaborating with com- had fled to Krabi to lay low. He duces the cancer-causing chemi- He said there was no need from a recent check were found panies to sell public land to the played down the significance of cal dioxin. to send out inspectors to exam- contaminated with harmful fungi Pollution Control Department at his role in PULO. ine beef in supermarkets or res- that can cause gastrointestinal dis- inflated prices. Holiday cheer: While the Thai taurants, though he would only ease. Around the Nation news round- Rak Thai Party continues its “so- guarantee the safety of legally- Public Health Minister Fugitive captured: Region 9 po- up is sourced from the pages of cial order” campaign against im- imported beef. Sudarat Keyuraphan ordered all lice in Songkhla have announced The Nation and Kom Chad Luek proper behavior, it doesn’t mean However, Customs officials provincial public health offices to the capture of Asae Moona, 40, newspapers. that the party can’t invite scant- at the southern border checkpoint ily-clad dancers to entertain at its at Sadao, in Songkhla, conceded annual caucus. that the smuggling of Indian beef Pretty, young women into Thailand is still a problem. dressed like Santa Claus, one wearing just a string bikini and a Brain gain: Deputy Interior Min- Santa hat, drew “oohs” and ister Pramual Rujanaseri quoted “aahs” from the male members PM Thaksin Shinawatra as say- who attended the event in Pat- ing the government should search taya. Some MPs quietly criticized for geniuses under a “One Vil- the idea, saying it could put the lage, One Genius” project. ruling party on the spot, but most People would be screened to 8 PHUKET GAZETTE AROUND THE REGION January 10 - 16, 2004

ccording to community magazine, Koh Samui’s English-lan- Second Samui airport approved Aguage monthly, the central government has given the Airports Authority of Thailand just lying like greased whales on the to fight the good fight until there three weeks to submit a location island’s once-pristine beaches. is no corner of the island where and budget for the construction it is safe to pop a pill, snort a line of a second airport on the island. Tourists (almost) back: With or skin one up. Vodka Red Bull This news fol- 2003, Sars and the sales are expected to skyrocket. lows recent reports FROM THE war in Iraq now that the country’s fading into mem- A Phuket Salute: On a recent new low-cost air- GULF OF ory, tourists are trip to Phuket, a close friend of lines have been flooding back to mine, Captain Lyle, was surprised looking for alterna- THAILAND Samui to soak up to find that it compared very fa- tives to the existing the sun, forget vorably with Samui in many ways. airport – built on pri- their worries and Phuket, he said, appears not only vate land – and create chaos and cleaner, but also better organized used almost exclu- pollution, paying and cheaper than Samui. The sively by its owners, for the privilege people are friendlier, and less in- Bangkok Airways. with their hard- clined to try for the extra baht, and Aircraft not earned dollars. public areas are well-maintained. Panu Woramit, Di- belonging to Bang- Jacques Mury, General Manager of the Central Samui Beach Resort kok Airways pay a rector of the local (left), with local students, their teacher and a swing donated to their Warning! hefty 90,000 baht Tourism Authority school by the resort, after the Jack Holt Community Cuts, when Mr to land on Samui, of Thailand ser- Holt kindly cut the hair of 35 students. Stylists also gave advice on Fake 1,000-baht notes compared with an vice center, said basic hair care. have been found on Koh estimated 10,000 that bookings for Samui. Please check your baht if the facility the Christmas and ment was landlessness, with 280 Drug-free Samui: On Decem- money carefully: look for was publicly- By Commander New Year period people claiming that they had no ber 13, local authorities threw a the watermark of His owned. Estimates Sammy Swan filled 80% of the access to land that could provide party on Samui to celebrate the Majesty’s head and the for construction island’s capacity, them with a decent income. An- successful completion of the War metallic strip running top- costs of the new airport are which, according to their last other 170 people said that their on Drugs. Police and other offi- to-bottom through the around 500-600 million baht, ex- count, was a very precise 11,019 debts held them in a state of pov- cials claim there are almost no note. Be careful not to cluding the land. rooms. erty, and 155 people were found drugs on the island, and several confuse the 1,000-baht The airport is scheduled to to be homeless. A further 36 reg- village chiefs were handed cer- note with the new 20- be operational before the end of War on Poverty: According to istered cases were disabled tificates in recognition that those baht note, unless you this year and should mean a large a government study into poverty people who lacked appropriate villages are now “drug-free”. want to make a taxi driver increase in passenger traffic to on Samui conducted last month, levels of care. With the research Of course, a few measures your friend for life. Samui. there are 319 people living in team back in Bangkok, those are still required to eradicate the The flip side, however, will poverty on the island out of 666 considered officially poor are drug problem completely, but of- be greater air and noise pollution, people who registered as such. now left to hope for more than a ficials assure us that the situation Cdr Swan is a writer with Koh and more purple-faced tourists The main cause of impoverish- simple recognition of their plight. is much improved, and promises Samui’s community magazine. January 10 - 16, 2004 H A P P E N I N G S PHUKET GAZETTE 9 T his week

KIDDIE CRAFTS: Dr Prasit Koeysiripong, President of the Phuket Provincial Administration Organization (rear, in white shirt), with students who competed in Asia Emporio’s rice paper handicraft contest at the Big C supercenter on December 29. SMOOTH AS SILK: Shinawatra Homemart CEO Yowvares Shinawatra (right) presents guest model Chandhra Saengsriratanakun with a bouquet at the Thai silk fashion show, featuring designs by Del Caso, at the stores’ new year celebrations on December 27.

GREEN IS GOOD: From left, Tonino Stabile, General Manager, Le Royal Meridien Phuket Yacht Club; Philippe Seigle, Regional General Manager, Le Meridien Thailand Resorts; and Kittikorn Poolsin, Chief CELEBRITY CELEBRATIONS: Royal Phuket Marina Developer Gulu Lalvani (left) and guests Magali Engineer, Le Royal Meridien Phuket Beach Resort, receive the Green Ranieri (center) and fashion guru Kenso celebrate the New Year in style at his villa at the Amanpuri. Leaf Award for the eco-friendly practices used at the resorts.

FUNDRAISING FASHION: Two models pose at The Asian Gallery’s MAID OF MORALS: Matthew Hindmarch, General Manager of the Thavorn Palm Beach Resort, presents recent fashion show at The Courtyard, where 400,000 baht was raised an Outstanding Service Award to room maid Juthamanee Pimpakorn for her honesty in handing in for Wachira Phuket Hospital, the Red Cross and the Phuket Business 6,500 Euros (about 315,000 baht) belonging to guests who had already checked out of the resort. Women’s Club. 10 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET PEOPLE January 10 - 16, 2004 THE TRAIL-BLAZER How does one go from folding T-shirts to being a concert promoter? It’s a mystery – until you meet Anglo-Irish impresario Michael Hosking, who still marvels at how he made it. The Gazette’s Supaporn Sriprom finds out what makes him tick.

t 17, fresh out of school small items promoting concerts and out of work, and he eventually moved up the Michael Hosking ladder and began organizing gigs Afound himself trying to himself. kickstart his life and a career. True to the legend, Midas, “My mother used to say to my now Midas Promotions, grew into brothers that if they didn’t study one of the largest concert orga- hard they would end up like me, nizers in Asia. going nowhere. Well, look at me But it hasn’t all been plain now,” Michael said, beaming. sailing. Michael recounted one Appropriately enough for incident when a typhoon someone involved in showbiz, wrecked a concert by major the actors’ cheer of good luck, American rock group. “break a leg”, was what actually “The gig was canceled but worked for Michael and eventu- the terms of the contract stated ally led to success. that if the band shows up, they “I had a motorbike crash the get paid,” he said. “The band did summer I was 17 and couldn’t show up. Michael Hosking: find any work, except folding T- “I’d rather not say how big shirts, because my leg was bro- their fee was,” he smiled. “Midas “I tend to be outspoken and get frustrated and overreactive. I expect ken,” he said. also had to refund the punters the things to be done my way and when it’s not, I get mad.” He took this experience cost of their tickets.” with him to an unlikely place, A master of understate- never certain if the artist will be great soccer players? Michael is Michael said, “I think I’ve had a Bahrain, and founded Midas, ment, Michael describes this in- a no-show, or whether all the tick- also the co-manager for the popu- great life but I’ve taken some a T-shirt printing company. cident as “quite emotionally ets will sell.” Or if a force ma- lar boy band, called Michael knocks on the way. I’m not as Not only was it his first enter- stressful”. jeure such as a typhoon is going Learns to Rock. close to my family as I wish I prise but the business was also Looking for an accurate de- to hamper plans. Well, the best- He has worked with top could have been. the Gulf state’s first T-shirt print- scription of the world of pop pro- laid plans of Midas and men ... acts including Oasis, Robbie Wil- “I tend to be outspoken and ery. Exploiting a niche market motion, he said, “We spent one Michael said “We’ve prob- liams and the all girl group Bond, get frustrated and overreactive. paid dividends. Christmas in a Las Vegas casino ably been doing a hundred shows to name just a few. I expect things to be done my way His first brush with the en- and sitting there, at a roulette a year for the past 20 years.” Not Michael, who seems to shun and when it’s not, I get mad,” he tertainment industry was when he table, winning and losing money, all shows go according to plan, the limelight, said, “I don’t want admitted. was asked to print T-shirts for a I suddenly thought, ‘Why do I feel so the bet is constantly on the to be famous or anything like that “Other people who don’t band appearing in Bahrain. like I’m back at work?’” table. ...” As if on cue, the phone rings share the same ideas get of- He was soon making other He explained, “You’re “Apart from losing money and it’s Rolling Stone magazine. fended easily.” – which nobody likes to happen He may evade the limelight but Speaking of his luck, – we get quite a lot of abuse from somehow it sometimes seems to Michael said, “I work in an in- the agents,” he said. Agents, he catch him in its unyielding beam. dustry that most people only see added, cancel concerts at the last Asking Michael to pick on television or read about in the minute or switch to other venues. something he would rather be papers. Other than that, Michael doing besides being a concert pro- “I can’t imagine anything said, “You just never know what moter is difficult. As he says, else I could be doing and I don’t will happen next and I quite en- “People are born for a reason and envy other people. joy the variety.” Another under- I think I’ve been exceptionally “There are some people statement. lucky. My life does sound too who just seem hell-bent on mak- Who could complain about good to be true.” ing your life miserable but most constantly meeting rock stars and Suddenly introspective, of the time life is great.” January 10 - 16, 2004 PHUKET PEOPLE PHUKET GAZETTE 11

Asked to give his motto for life, the universe and everything, he said, “You should live each moment as if it’s your last. It’s not a bad cliché to live your life by. “The guys who take the chances – if they don’t die doing it – are the ones who have their lives fulfilled. What I’m trying to say is that I’ve never heard of anyone on their death bed saying ‘I wish I had spent more time in the office.’ Off the “When it comes to a career I suggest you find one that you are happy doing, whether it pays WALL really well or not.” With Bruce Stanley Micahel said that one of the biggest misconceptions people t was a fabulous ending to have about him is that his sole a troubled year. New motivation is monetary. Year’s Eve 2003 was cel- “But that’s not true. I look ebrated around the island at challenges as opportunities and I in a remarkable variety of ways, if there is the chance to make ranging from an Austen Pow- some money from it, then I will. ers theme party – with enter- It’s all part of the challenge.” tainers flown from London for Countering this, he says that a special night at the Sheraton New admirer: Billy takes a fancy to Debbie Dionysius, Destination Marketing Manager, Laguna Phuket. he undertakes projects where fi- Grande Laguna Phuket – to big nancial gain – or more accu- beach parties on the Andaman rately, his financial gain – is not Sea from Nai Harn to Laem the motivation. Singh. Who were you with on New Year? “I’ll put the same effort into The midnight fireworks at a fundraiser or the chance to help Patong drew tens of thousands. days and had a great time. My Stephen says are the closest liv- someone,” he said. many bars and clubs out of busi- But not all of the New Year cel- tour guide was Stephen Bird, ing relations to dinosaurs. “For example, the father of ness. One resort that has ben- ebrations were in public. Inter- who has spent 19 years breed- They have a large toe with a terminally-ill girl asked me for efited from the renewed inter- net shops across the island did ing butterflies on Phuket. He’s a sharp-pointed nail designed to a favor. He told me that listening est in Patong is the Holiday Inn, booming business, with sex originally for Britain and knows disembowel enemies and feath- to Westlife was the only thing that which recently added the el- workers using chat rooms to more about insects and the ani- ers, not for flight, but for insula- would cheer his daughter up egant new Busakorn wing of procure and negotiate with their mals at the zoo than anyone. tion against the heat in their na- when she was sad,” he explained. resort rooms with a look to eager customers. “The owner, Goh Lim, tive Australia and Papua New “I was organizing a Westlife match that found at Laguna This inventive method for kept a large collection of exotic Guinea. concert at the time and I arranged Phuket. engaging romance saves the animals for his own pleasure Tourists pay 500 baht en- for the girl to go backstage and General Manager Wolf- buyer from having to pay a bar and finally decided to open the trance fee at the zoo but if you meet her heroes. She had loads gang Meusburger gave the fine and the cost of expensive zoo to share his love of nature,” have a Thai driver’s license, you of photos taken and got their au- Life Home Project, a local char- drinks and saves the sex worker Stephen explained. can get in for 50 baht. Enjoy tographs, too.” ity for women with HIV and from having to spend endless It’s not really accurate to walking around the landscaped Obviously still moved, he their children, 130,000 baht to hours sitting in a karaoke or beer call this a zoo because it’s more gardens with lakes where the said, “To me it was no big deal. It create the beautiful holiday ban- bar hoping to catch a client. of a nature park filled with an animals and birds are kept was easy to do. But for the girl ners that could be seen blowing Hundreds more hotel expansive new aquarium and mostly in natural habitats. and her father, well, no one had in the tropical winds from the rooms are planned for Patong plants from Stephen’s collection The shows cost no more done anything like that for them nearby beach. and are being built in the belief of tropical bromeliads, native to and includes one with big croco- before.” “These women create that tourists mostly come to Central and South America. diles, the highlight being when Future plans include a pos- wonderful art and the Holiday Phuket for the entertainment Besides a cluster of cam- the trainer sticks his head inside sible Bryan Adams tour in Asia. Inn wants to support groups in options available at the island’s els and young tigers that you can a gaping mouth full of sharp Michael says that he will try to the community that have spe- busiest playground. pet, the Phuket Zoo has two teeth. And you can have your persuade artists who already have cial needs,” he said. At the same time, ground large cassowaries – flightless photo taken while kissing Billy plans for touring Asia to perhaps I took a group of friends rents are skyrocketing, driving birds the size of emus – that the Orangutan. make a visit to Phuket. to the Phuket Zoo over the holi- Midas sees a growing audi- ence in Phuket. Residents who love live performances will keep their fingers crossed. Phuket is now home and the base for his family. Now 44, Michael is relaxed and enjoying his rather cool life with his wife and three young children. “If I drop dead tomorrow, I wouldn’t be able to have had it any better,” he said. 12 PHUKET GAZETTE H O R O S C O P E S January 10 - 16, 2004 CAPRICORN (December 22- Libra will radiate cha- January 20): Love is highlighted In The St ars by Isla St ar risma this week. Oth- this week for Cap- ers will be attracted to ricorns, and Cupid has weekend will make you realize you like bees to a your name written on that not everyone around can be honey pot. At least one new one arrow that is cer- relied on. As the week pro- friendship is likely to take root and tain to hit the target. If you’re in gresses, there are signs that sud- flourish, although this doesn’t ap- a committed relationship, get den changes are in the air, prob- pear to have romantic connota- ready to be blown away by sur- ably relating to work. You may The year tions. But single Librans won’t be prising news. The outcome not enjoy being put on the spot, too bothered at the moment about should be positive, but you may but positive forces are working finding a soulmate as other inter- need to take time to readjust to on your behalf. Gemini asks a ests, particularly of a spiritual na- new circumstances. No matter strange question on Wednesday. ture, take precedence. Take care how many birthday candles you still has when dealing with official mat- have to blow out, celebrations are TAURUS (April 21-May 21): ters on Wednesday. bound to go with a swing. The New Year starts to throw a series of challenges in SCORPIO (October 24-Novem- AQUARIUS (January 21-Febru- your path, but Taur- ber 22): You can look ary 19): Your sensitivity factor will eans probably won’t be the best forward to receiving be heightened, so feeling in the mood for an overdue signal to Aquarians should discarding their secu- proceed full steam guard against trans- rity blankets this week. You might ahead with a new en- forming termite think that it’s easier for every- deavor. From now until the end mounds into mountains this week- thing to stay the same, but an of times of this month, those born under end when not all goes according honest look at what’s going on in Scorpio won’t be lounging around to plan. Blowing a minor matter your life now should be enough smelling the jasmine. Socializing out of proportion will have nega- to convince you that there’s will also have to wait until you tive consequences, so work on plenty of scope for improvement. have laid firm foundations and strengthening that “mai pen rai” At work, a point is proved in your ahead worked out just how much impor- attitude. After Monday, you will favor. tant work can be safely delegated. be back to your usual cool, level- headed way of looking at things. GEMINI (May 22-June 21): Re- SAGITTARIUS (November 23- The number seven has special lationship harmony is would be impossible in practice. to re-evaluate your worth. December 21): Unless meaning mid-week. disturbed this week, Your partner’s attention is firmly VIRGO (August 23-September you want to waste en- and the cause will fixed on domestic matters and 23): Romance leads ergy trying to swim PISCES (February 20-March probably be due to in- you could soon find yourself em- you to explore previ- against a powerful 20): Where romance is con- terference from a barking on a house-hunting voy- ously hidden depths, current, it would be cerned, there’s every third party. If this person is a fam- age. and many Virgoans better to simply go with the force sign that someone is ily member, those born under the will be considering how to make that is about to start changing about to take the bait sign of Gemini should employ a LEO (July 24-August a relationship more permanent. your life. Not every Sagittarian you’ve been dangling good dose of diplomacy to ensure 22): Cash consider- When a well-meaning friend tries will be thrilled by some of the recently. However, appearances that the problem doesn’t get out ations loom large to give you a reality check, you pressure that is being put on them are likely to be deceptive and of hand. A change of scene when Leos are pre- will be little inclined to listen but this week, but the natural buoy- rushing into commitment defi- should help to calm troubled wa- sented with bills. If you haven’t there are bound to be a few pearls ancy that is typical of your sign nitely won’t be the wisest course ters so you may want to consider yet been compensated for work of wisdom among their words. should be enough to help you keep of action. Opportunity is about to organizing a day out. done, now is an auspicious mo- Where work is concerned, the your head above water. ring your doorbell concerning ca- ment to remind those concerned planets provide a glimpse of your reer matter. You will be delighted CANCER (June 22-July 23): of their debts. The planets will potential that would be foolish to to discover that you have more Your imagination knows no further support you in any de- ignore. options than suspected. It’s likely bounds this week. mands for a pay rise or bonus as that the best option will involve Many of those born long as you present your case in LIBRA (September 24-October travel of some sort. under Cancer will be a cool manner. Perhaps it’s time 23): Those born under the sign of cooking up creative ARIES (March 21-April 20): schemes to improve Arians will be very much focused their financial situation. Consult- on sorting out their ing a friend known to have a friends from those strong, practical streak is advis- who are just acquain- able as you are in danger of get- tances. An event this ting carried away by an idea that January 10 - 16, 2004 PHUKET GAZETTE 13

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PHUKET PROVINCIAL TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT 14 PHUKET GAZETTE TRAVEL January 10 - 16, 2004 The biscuit box & of love – and other illusions rcheologists and histo preserved example of a Moghul rians disagree – natu- city in chiseled red sandstone, rally enough – but the which is stretched out along the general consensus of top of a ridge and was abandoned A th opinion has it that about 14 dif- in the late 16 century for rea- ferent civilizations have occupied sons which remain a mystery. FADED BEAUTY: Industrial pollution from nearby factories is gradually eroding the Taj’s splendor. the site of what is now the city of Exploring its ghostly byways Delhi. leads you past a stack of royal And there are even more residences and palaces built in a within easy reach of the Indian blend of styles with Hindu col- capital, most obviously in the umns and Muslim cupolas – one Golden Triangle of which, the that embraces Birbal Bhavan, the cities of Jai- TALES was described by pur, Fatehpur OF A Victor Hugo as Sikri and Agra. “either a very Each could TRAVELER small palace or a stand as a desti- By Ed Peters very large jew- nation on its own, ellery box”. but their proximity means that you There are also more ordi- can see the Pink City’s delicate nary buildings, like the caravan- hues, the ancient ruins of Fateh- serai, which was used as a hos- pur Sikri and what is familiarly and tel for visiting merchants, a Turk- with absolute veracity considered ish bath and the specially designed the most extravagant monument Hathi Pol, or Elephant Gate. ever built to love, the Taj Mahal, Further to the west, many all within the space of a week. of the buildings in Jaipur’s old city While the fort, the Pearl are covered in pink paint, a color Mosque and Jehangir’s Palace associated with hospitality in are all worth seeing in Agra, they Rajput culture. shrivel in comparison with the Carefully laid out in a style pure, iconic beauty of the Taj that contrasts sharply with India’s Mahal. modern approach to urban plan- Completed with the assis- ning, the city’s six rectangular VISUAL FEAST: Rajasthani Indians with nose rings and dazzling robes walk in procession along along the tance of French, Italian and Per- blocks are partially surrounded by ancient city streets of Jaipur. sian craftsmen in 1653 by the a crenellated wall with seven emperor Shah Jahan in memory gates. of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, who The Palace of the Winds, or had died in childbirth, the Taj’s Hawa Mahal, is one of the major white marble dome and minarets landmarks, with its pink, semi- The general look their best at dawn, when octagonal, intricately honey- there will also be fewer visitors combed sandstone windows. consensus than normal. The view from the top over of opinion has Noël Coward fans, inciden- the rest of the city and the bar- it that about tally, may rest assured that it does ren surrounding hills is quite stun- not look at all like a biscuit box. ning, and particularly striking in 14 different However, there are two tragic late afternoon when the Pink City civilisations ironies associated with the Taj. takes on a truly magical glow. First, that Shah Jahan was This impressive backdrop is have occupied deposed by his son and spent the augmented in the streets below, the site last years of his life imprisoned where the Rajasthani men parade of what in Agra Fort, unable to visit his in outsize pastel turbans and wal- beloved wife’s mausoleum. Sec- rus moustaches, with their is now the ond, that industrial pollution from women in bright mirrored skirts city of Delhi. nearby factories is gradually and heavy silver jewelery. If ever eroding the Taj’s splendor. there was a scene that just A short hop away from summed up the traditions and Fatehpur Sikri is a perfectly preserved Moghul city in chiseled red sandstone. Agra, Fatehpur Sikri is a perfectly ethos of India, it’s here. For reasons which remain a mystery, it was abandoned in the late 16th century. January 10 - 16, 2004 S M A L L W O R L D PHUKET GAZETTE 15 KKIDSIDS Get your brain the Fun Page in gear with for all the Family The Monster Quiz 1. Which Brit-pop group 7. What is a Lippezzaner? 14. Who invented celluloid? wrote the signature tune broadcast by the Mars 8. How did explorer Sir 15. When did he invent it? Spot the Difference probe Beagle 2? Walter Raleigh die? 16. What are the paper screen Can you find the seven 2. Where did Sherlock 9. How far can a skunk room dividers in Japanese differences between the Holmes first meet Dr spray its foul-smelling houses called? two cartoons below? And Watson? deterrent? can you find them faster 17. What sea lies to the west than the rest of the family? 3. What is Dr Watson’s full 10. What is a fetlock, and of Greece? name? where would you find one? 18. How many zeros does one 4. What is the diameter of a quintillion have? standard compact disc? 11. Which disease is also known as Saint Vitus’s 19. When is the Christian fes- Dance? 5. Nebuchadnezzar was a tival Passiontide? king of which ancient kingdom? 12. Is salmonella a bacteria or 20. Who was Michel de a virus? Notredame better known 6. John Steinbeck won the as? Pulitzer Prize in 1939 for 13. The Kola Peninsula is part which book? of which country? Answers next week Never a Cross Word! Across

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Solution Answers to last week’s Monster Quiz to last 1. North and South Korea; 2. Tarsus; 3. Yoshinobu; 4. 1867; 5. week’s Norwegian scientist-explorer Thor Heyerdahl; 6. Francis Castelluccio; 7. Finger tracings in clay, the oldest form of art Crossword known; 8. Argentina; 9. “in the church style”; 10. between the West Frisian Islands and the northern Netherlands mainland. (It’s a shallow inlet of the North Sea); 11. Mesopotamia, about 2000 BC; 12. Puss Gets the Boot (1940); 13. Four; 14. Phrygia; 15. Turkey; 16. “fat Tuesday”; 17. Roald Amundsen; 18. Alexandre Dumas; 19. The transistor; 20. A stork. 16 PHUKET GAZETTE F E A T U R E S January 10 - 16, 2004 Training matters for the triathlete ith new year injury and more just happened to ease and allows you to conserve celebrations be- be sick on race day. energy for the biking and running. hind you and your Training throughout the year, The alternative is thrashing around Wcommitment to however, doesn’t guarantee that in the water with a bad stroke keep your resolutions now being you’ll be at the starting line or able that will wear you down in time tested, if you are thinking of do- to finish. My wonderful super-fit for the bike and running sections. ing the 2004 Laguna Phuket wife Pensri, who is turning 50 in Do yourself a favor: take lessons Triathlon, give it serious thought a few days, trained and finished and start early. The long-horn cowfish. Image courtesy of www.divegallery.com now. last year’s triathlon. It was her The event starts at 8 am and The earlier you start prepa- seventh triathlon, but she didn’t takes four hours or more to com- ration the better, although you have the time of her life. plete, so you must complete some have until March 31 to really get She was probably wishing I training in the heat. One of my The udder side serious. were out there with her – suffer- big mistakes in 1998 was to only Make a decision by then, ing. The 1.8km swim turned into train in the early hours of the and you have about something nearer morning. When race day came, eight months of to 2km when she it was extra hot and I was extra training ahead. You swam half way to done-in by 10 am. to cowfish will need every day the Similians before If you are a working per- was underwater and prepar- a toxic mucous capable of killing of it to be fit for the realizing she was son and it’s difficult to train in the ing to ascend after a sea- other fish. This is a particular haz- big event. off course, and by late morning, do some of your horse search off Koh Bida ard should one keep them in an If you saw the time she got training on weekends. Give your- Noi, close to Phi Phi, when aquarium. Their organs contain a the 2003 triathlon, back on course a self an 8 am start time because I a fish swam up and potent toxin that you will be aware little bonus called a that’s when the race starts. Look seemed to hold me can be fatal to hu- that competitors current kicked into at doing some training runs at in its gaze. EARTH mans. The puffer- were aged from 12 Fitness play. But she fin- noon during the week, perhaps The dark- fish has become the to 65 and came in ished the course doing this instead of taking a long eyed, yellow fish most infamous ex- all different shapes FANATIC and I heard her lunch break. had two tiny horns WATCH ample of this spe- sizes. If they can later talk in a low Some training guidelines to on its head and a By Christine Cogen cies. do it, so can you. By Joe and voice about re-en- consider: small black- The flesh of The event Pensri Lewis tering this year. • Start your training with only 3-4 rimmed mouth. Both caudal fin the pufferfish is considered a deli- didn’t get a 100% I mentioned days a week; and tail were pointed and it had cacy in Japan and chefs must un- thumbs up from all participants eight months of training time. The • Train under race day conditions tiny pectoral fins and a small, dergo rigorous training to prepare because they all had a little sur- Laguna Phuket Triathlon includes as much as possible; spineless dorsal fin. it for consumption. However, sev- prise in the 12km run: the last 1.5 a 1.8km swim, a 55km bike ride • Do weight training twice a This was on only my sec- eral deaths still occur each year kilometers were on the beach. It and a 12km run, which just might week; ond diving trip in Thailand and the from accidental ingestion of was tough. include that beach run. Sound like • Include good nutritional habits charming creature – later identi- pufferfish neurotoxin. As a spectator, I thought fun? Well it can be if you train in your plan; fied as the long-horn cowfish or Cowfish and their relatives this was great and should be a properly and well in advance. • Take rest days; Lactoria cornuta – has since scatter large numbers of eggs into regular part of each year’s event. Otherwise, it can lead to a not- • Hydrate – drink plenty of wa- become a familiar sight to me. open water to be fertilized by It gives the finishers extra “brag- so-fun day. And I’ve been there, ter; Cowfish – there are two males. The eggs float at the ging rights” and also separates done that, and didn’t get the T- • If you need to lose weight, lose species in our area, mercy of the wind, Phuket’s race from other shirt. it in the first, not the last, four as well as the box- currents and waves, triathlons in the region. First, let’s presume that you months of training. Losing it later fish and trunkfish – Many species even after they are not a strong open water means you’re doing too much. Of course, the triathletes belong to the tropi- also produce a have hatched into cursed and hated it each step of swimmer as this event requires. cal-water family of larvae after a week the way. Believe me, they are still If you are not a good swimmer, I triathlete was walking a- Ostraciidae. An- toxic mucous or two. telling their friends to this day that would strongly suggest you take Around town one day when his other close relative capable of Although some S.O.B. messed with them some swim stroke technique friend, another triathlete, rode up is the pufferfish, killing other fish there is little data on after hours of punishment by add- training now. By doing so you can on a shiny new bike. The first found in the Tri- the longevity of ing a final hell. save yourself a lot of time and chap was stunned and asked, odontidae, or three- – a particular cowfish, I suspect Congratulations to all who effort over the coming months, “Where did you get such a fan- tooth, family. Both hazard should that five years is took part, even those who had to not to mention on tri-day. tastic bike?” families belong to about right. You drop out for one reason or an- An efficient swim stroke The friend replied, “Well, I one keep them the order Tetra- in an aquarium can observe them other. Some didn’t do enough allows you to propel yourself was running in the forest when dontiformes. throughout our re- training, others were plagued by through the water with greater this beautiful woman rode up to The short- gion from the Mer- me on a bike. She threw it to the horn cowfish – Lactoria dia- gui Archipelago South to the Sim- ground, stripped naked and said, phana – differs from L. cornuta ilans, on to the Bintangs, as well ‘Take what you want!’” not just in prong length but also in as off the coast of Phuket. The first man nodded ap- body shape. The long-horn has a Young cowfish, in their lar- provingly, “Good choice. The relatively-flat underside while the val or juvenile stage, are often clothes wouldn’t have fitted you short-horn – which also possesses found in estuaries and lagoons. anyway.” a thorn in front of its dorsal fin – However, many of my sightings has a rounded and partially trans- have been on the top or the in- Pensri & Joe Lewis are fitness parent belly. shore edges of reefs, where they and equipment consultants at They uncover their prey, find protection from waves and Fitness R Us. Tel: 09-8663736 usually tiny crustaceans, other heavy weather. Email: [email protected]. small invertebrates and plants, by Take the time to watch squirting a small jet of water into these little fish when diving or the sand. snorkeling. Ostraciidae, although ca- So little is known about their pable of short bursts of speed, are lives that you may be able to con- generally slow swimmers so na- tribute to how they are under- ture has provided them with a stood. If nothing else, you will sharp-edged carapace as a de- gain knowledge about a fish fensive measure. which has only been known to Many species also produce science for 160 years. Help us to help the animals Call: 076-263737 January 10 - 16, 2004 FEATURES PHUKET GAZETTE 17 Swaying the Taking nine steps Shogun from hell to heaven

ome 20 years ago, Nobody was faster to learn veryone says they’ve least 647 times in three and a half James Clavell wrote a than Adams. “done” Pattaya. They minutes while sitting at an outdoor big, fat, sloppy novel Besides being a physical have been here, tasted beer bar anywhere within the city S called Shogun that sold bull of a man, he was possessed its delights and they limits by a motley collection of a gazillion copies. His hero was of keen intellect and blunt E have developed a more complete people selling watches, flowers, John Blackthorne, an English speech – qualities which en- understanding about what is maps, cigarettes, photographs, sailor shipwrecked in Japan who, deared him to the Shogun. quintessential Pattaya. Well, just snakes or other creepy crawly learning the language and cul- In addition to passing on for the record, you haven’t done reptiles, elephants, goldfish, and/ ture, rose high in the court of the much military, shipbuilding and Pattaya until… or their sister, brother or mother. shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. geographical knowledge, Adams 1. You’ve been asked by a FROM THE 7. You’ve been coerced John Blackthorne was informed the Shogun – who had gobble (or maybe a “gargle”) of into joining a group of clearly in- based on a real historical figure, no idea – of the division of Eu- Beach Rd lady-men to come and STREETS ebriated Thai men in a karaoke William Adams, who has finally rope between the Catholic and inspect their room and get up O F bar and singing a duet of My Way received a biography worthy of Protestant religions. close and personal with their cat, with the eldest and most alcoholi- his heroics: Giles Milton’s Samu- For this the missionaries or join them for a moonlight PATTAYA cally-challenged of the bunch. rai William: the Englishman tried, and failed, to have him cru- smoke on the beach. By Duncan Stearn They then proceed to fill who opened Japan (Farrar, cified. In the end, it was they and 2. You’ve had a Thai lady your tumbler with Mekong (the Strauss and their Catholic fol- of middling years and portly de- 5. You’ve attempted to use famed Thai rotgut made from Giroux, New lowers who went to portment make you feel like a the pedestrian crossing on the cremated body parts, buffalo York, 2002, the stake and the Plasticine figurine while you lie corner of Second Rd and South urine, battery acid and the resi- 352pp). cross. prone on the beach at Jomtien and Pattaya Rd just after the lights due of weapons of mass destruc- Despite its Adams also she massages you to such an ex- have changed. This exercise in tion) and a dash of soda, to over- 1,200-page length, became a member tent that she finds nerve endings road traversal is usually the final flowing, all the while intoning, Shogun is actually of the English East you never knew existed and test potential members of the elite “Chok dee, farang.” quite compressed India Company and muscles you thought had long ago units of the armed forces of Thai- 8. You’ve sat in a beer bar in time, all the ac- Off the the book is also a turned to jelly. And you’re pay- land, Singapore and the US. anywhere in Pattaya that has a tion occurring af- history of this ing her for this torture, you mas- It is considered that anyone live band and been regaled with ter Blackthorne’s rather raffish ochist. able to perform this feat should, at least one rendition of Hotel shipwreck in 1600 SHELF breed. They spent 3. You’ve been struck at in the case of a Thai, be promoted California, Smoke on the Water and the climactic By James Eckardt much of their time least once on the legs, occasioning to the rank of brigadier-general and Gorky Park. Follow the Battle of Sekiga- at their “factory” in light-to-medium bodily damage, and issued with a new row of bouncing ball: “Hona dar desen hara that same the southern port by a motorbike going the wrong medals from the Tesco-Lotus haway/cool win in ma hair/…” year in which Ieyasu crushed all Hirado, wenching, feasting and way up South Pattaya Rd on supercenter. 9. You also haven’t done his rivals and became the undis- drinking. market day and ridden by a mini- For a member of the Singa- Pattaya until you’ve been the re- puted Shogun of Japan. “Drunkenness – the men mum of three teenage boys. pore armed forces, the man will cipient of a beautiful, beaming, The real William Adams discovered – was a way of life Needless to say, they just grin be given the keys to the Nick and completely genuine smile had innumerable adventures be- in Japan,” Milton writes. “Many vacuously, mumble “sorry” and Leeson Lounge in the Singapore from a school-age Thai girl or fore and after that year. A tal- Japanese saw nothing wrong in ride off into the path of an on- Stock Exchange while any boy. A smile full of the innocence ented sailor, fluent in Dutch, Por- drinking themselves into oblivion coming tour bus. Also, needless American soldier will be awarded of youth. tuguese and Spanish, he was one and would continue with their rev- to say, the two brown-uniformed the Congressional Medal of Sometimes, when my cyni- of only 23 survivors of a Dutch elries until there was no one left men walking slowly on the foot- Honor. Of course, any US ser- cism reaches overload it’s a fleet that had attempted to cir- standing. It was one of the few path take no interest in proceed- vice personnel struck by oncom- simple friendly smile, occasion- cumnavigate the globe via the Japanese customs that was ea- ings as they correctly assess that ing vehicles are automatically ally shy, but always warm, Cape of Good Hope. gerly adopted by the English and none of the parties involved have awarded a Purple Heart with which brings me back to reality When his vessel was finally the only one at which they truly any money. Baht Bus cluster. and makes me understand just boarded in Japan, he was the excelled.” 4. You’ve been walking 6. You’ve been poked in the what is Pattaya, and why I stay only one left standing, the others Adams continued his hero- past a condo complex and been ribs or tapped on the shoulder at here. all being laid low by scurvy. He ics in the company’s employ, re- narrowly missed by a male for- would live in Japan for the next plenishing its coffers by a trad- eigner, aged anywhere between 20 years, rising to the nobility and ing trip to Siam, investigating the 30 and 60, who’s decided to end proudly wearing two samurai deaths of two company men on his days by launching himself from swords. another sailing voyage to Viet- the balcony after having had an He died at the age of 55 in nam, and single-handedly at night argument with the only true love 1620, leaving behind a country rescuing another pair held cap- he has ever known, and she has estate, a townhouse and a Japa- tive aboard a hostile Dutch trad- walked out on him after four days. nese wife, son and daughter. ing ship. In response to the rising number Adams was by no means William Adams, known as of falling farang, the city council the first European to come to Ja- Anjin (“the pilot”), died full of has considered declaring the pan. Spanish and Portuguese Je- official honors but the Shogun streets around some condo com- suits and Franciscans were al- eventually imposed a state of iso- plexes as “hard hat areas”. ready well-established, the first lation in Japan that would last 200 Portuguese adventurer having years. arrived 60 years earlier. “When [foreigners] did They, like Adams, were eventually return and explored stunned by what they found. The the pagodas and temples of To- author writes of the Jesuit leader, kyo, they were astonished to dis- the aristocratic Portuguese cover that William Adams’s Alessandro Valignano, who ar- name was still famous through- rived in Japan in 1579: “He was out the land,” Milton concludes. stunned by the sophistication of “They told the marvelous story the Japanese and found himself of Adams’s rise at court: how he admitting that this strange race had been spokesman and adviser, surpassed the Portuguese in both tutor and oracle. His title, estate learning and manners. ‘We who and extraordinary friendship with come from Europe find our- the shogun had left a deep and selves as veritable children ... lasting impression on the Japa- [and] have to learn how to eat, nese. As a mark of their respect, sit, converse, dress, act politely they had named an area of To- and so on.’” kyo, Anjincho, in his honor.” 18 PHUKET GAZETTE EDITORIAL & LETTERS January 10 - 16, 2004

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Running off to war Wars are easy to start, and Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra clearly understands the principle. He has declared war on illegal drugs, pov- erty and corruption, targeting in particular “people of influence”. But as PM Thaksin may eventually be forced to concede, once a war has been started it is not always easy to conquer the enemy and declare a victory – or even reach a truce. This is especially true, as the post-Vietnam generation of Ameri- cans is discovering all over again in Iraq and Afghanistan, when the entanglements involve local guerillas who know the terrain and have support from a proportion of the local population. For decades, bands of rebels in Thailand’s Deep South have been torching schools, stealing guns from the military and killing po- lice. They have been labeled variously as separatists, extremists, an- archists acting in response to perceived local injustices, plain thugs, or most recently, bands headed by “influential figures”. After so long, it is surprising that the authorities know so little about these shadowy groups and their motives. Even PM Thaksin’s appointment of southern Muslim Wan Muhamad Noor Matha as In- terior Minister has failed to reduce the violence, the senselessness of which is clearly demonstrated by the continued targeting of primary schools and kindergardens. Letters With terrorism now constantly in the minds of travelers all over the world, one thing can be said with certainty: this is not a good time The Gazette is pleased to receive mail from read- with your views for publication in our next issue. for Thailand to be making headlines in this way. ers. Please write to us at 367/2 Yaowarat Rd, We reserve the right to edit all letters. Pseud- While Phuket is geographically and socially distanced from Amphur Muang, Phuket 83000, fax to 076-213971 onyms are acceptable only if your full name and Narathiwat, it appears perilously close on the small-scale maps used or send an email to [email protected] address are supplied. by tourists to decide vacation destinations. One must hope that, like the Tamil Tigers in their long and sav- golf fees, free rides from the air- poorly understood science and as age encounter with the authorities in Sri Lanka, the dispute remains Touts far worse than port, and hotel discounts. I largely such, very little blame can usu- focussed on local issues without turning tourists into targets or kid- enjoy these already from free or ally be laid at the feet of the diver. nap victims, as has happened in the southern Philippines. Patong sex shows negligibly priced loyalty programs It would do the dive indus- Another aspect of the Narathiwat crisis is that the province is a covering not only Thailand, but try a great service if critics like popular transit-point for expats on “visa runs”. These reluctant trav- Regarding the controversy over other countries too. this one were less vocal, or given elers have been subject to intense scrutiny lately following reports sex shows in Patong [Issues and I seldom play golf and al- training in patient etiquette. that terrorists have been traveling in and out of Thailand, taking ad- Answers, December 27-January though compulsive golfers may vantage of lax security. 2], all the superintendent of Dr W Phillipe gain some value, that seems to The patrons of the shady companies that recently provided fake Patong police needs to do to see Quebec/Patong be about it. Our cynic might sug- visa stamps or carried passports across borders without their owners what really goes on is to disguise gest a name change to the were at least able to sleep soundly, secure in the knowledge that himself and stand at the entrance “Handicap Card”. although they were breaking the law, they at least did not have to to Soi Seadragon. Solo dive part of Now there are proposals to cross a war zone and risk their lives for a 90-day ink stamp. The people who accost you in the street are 10 times more double the one-million baht sub- a sad game – The Editor annoying to tourists than the scription and bar certain people Your editorial [December 27- lovely ladies who might have to from membership. [Page 21 this January 2] seemed to glorify the perform behind a curtain. issue]. world record solo dive, adorning The shows will stop from The slow uptake of the it with unwarranted admiration. lack of business as soon as the “Elite Card” should ring alarm In association with The Nation Multimedia Group PCL In reality, it was nothing more publicity and advertising stop. bells about viability and value. than a sad game of Russian Rou- Jeff St John Campbell lette. Patong Karon Richard Leader Editor: Rungtip Hongjakpet Canada Managing Editor: Alasdair Forbes There’s a joker in Deputy Editor: Alan Morison Letter writer treated Chief Reporter: Sangkhae Leelanapaporn this pack of cards The hidden meanings Investigation Team: Nonthawat Disayabutra, Gategaeo Phetsawang, diver too harshly Dhirarat Boonkongsaen, Supaporn Sriprom Someone has to say it: this one- of Phuket nightlife Desk Editors: Chris Husted, Stephen Fein, Andy Johnstone million baht “Elite Card” seems I am a doctor from Canada, va- dubious and its benefits thin. In- cationing in Phuket, and read a In your editorial, and in Chairat’s Managing Director: Rungtip Hongjakpet fluential overseas colleagues letter [Letters, December 27- First Person article [Gazette, Marketing Manager: Oranee Pienprasertkul agree, and they are a key target January 2] by Richard Leader re- January 3-9] you emphasize the Sales Manager: Nashaya Mastanawattanakul of this card. garding the recent world diving importance of “Phuket’s nightlife” Classified Advertising: Phatsara Phengnu The immigration shortcuts record attempt. The letter was to the tourist industry. I am not Website Services Manager: Natthira Susangrat would be great, but these should quite scathing about the diver, sure exactly what is implied by Distribution Manager: Passara Kaewbumroong really be standard – or better – who had been injured – and re- this phrase. Financial Controller: Benjawan Lukthan for everyone. Land ownership quired extensive teatment – mak- Do you mean the easy ac- Publisher: The Phuket Gazette Co Ltd sounds attractive, but it is still ing a earlier attempt. cess to alcohol and sex? If so, is better to set up a personal invest- Although not a diver myself, this not precisely the image that Contact us ment structure that can include I take an interest in the medical the Tourist Authority of Thailand loss insurance and robust con- aspects of diving. Is it normal in (TAT) is trying to replace with one Advertising Sales: [email protected] tractual protection. Thailand for a dive tender to of “family-oriented holidays”? Classified Advertising: [email protected] Card promoters say that openly criticize one of his patients There seems to me to be a Website Services: [email protected] cardholders can litigate their land in a newspaper? conflict of interest here. Shopper Card inquiries: [email protected] “arrangements” rights in the One concern of many divers Curious Farang Gazette Guide inquiries: [email protected] event of a breach. This provides is the stigma attached to diving injuries. It seems that divers sim- Telephone: 076-236555 (10 lines) Fax: 076-213971 little legal comfort, except for the In our editorial we were refer- litigation lawyers. A cynic might ply avoid admitting injuries be- ring to Phuket’s entire nightlife suggest that the card should in- cause this, in turn, suggests some scene, of which alcohol and sex The views expressed in the Phuket Gazette are those of the writers and contributors kind of wrong-doing. and do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher, the editor, the shareholders, or the clude free legal services. are obviously an important part. directors of The Phuket Gazette Co Ltd. Then there are discounted Diving physiology is a – Editor Copyright © 1994-2004 The Phuket Gazette Co Ltd Letters conveying views and suggestions are published here. Those seeking comment from government officials and/or business owners are published in Issues & Answers on the facing page. January 10 - 16, 2004 PERSPECTIVES PHUKET GAZETTE 19 Legal rights made clear STATES&MARKETS By Thitinan Pongsudhirak under binding leasehold A crystal ball In a recent article (Gazette De- cember 20-26) by William Pinsent for 2004 entitled Options for Ownership, Issues Thailand enters the New Year with ever-brightening prospects. Its he stated that “a well constructed & economy is in high gear. Growth for 2003 is thought to be at 6% or leasehold is typically of 30 years ANSWERS more by most estimates. The index of the Stock Exchange of Thai- duration with two 30-year-renew- land (SET) more than doubled over the past year. The government als”. Want to know how to get something done? Can’t of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra aims to propel Gross Domes- This statement implies that understand some of the dafter things that seem tic Product (GDP) growth for 2004 to 8% and to steer the SET to top the leaseholder can expect a to go on in Phuket? Want to pitch an idea to the 1,000 mark, which would represent nearly another 25% rise. The trouble-free 90-year land/building Phuket’s authorities or institutions? Then this is good times have returned in great time, merely three years into PM lease. Under current Thai law, a Thaksin’s first term. The year 2004 will feature the acceleration of land lease can be for a maximum the forum for you. Submit your queries or ongoing trends. Economic expansion and PM Thaksin’s re-election of 30 years and each renewal suggestions to us and we’ll ask the appropriate bid will dominate the government’s overall agenda. Government-di- must have a “new” registration people to respond to them. rected growth will underpin Thaksin’s prospective second term in at the local land office. Taxes view of the upcoming election, due by February 2005. must be paid for each “new” reg- Write to: The Phuket Gazette, 367/2 Yaowarat Rd, Muang, On the economy, the Thaksin government will continue to roll istration and the landowner must Phuket 83000. Fax 076-213971, or submit your issue at out a mix of new populist measures aimed at capturing the hearts agree to the new lease. www.phuketgazette.net and minds of rural voters. Forthcoming populist policies include the When William refers to a government’s registration of the poor and a host of Ua-arthorn (Care “well constructed lease”, I as- and Share) schemes as part of the War on Poverty. The poor will be sume he means a legally binding given all kinds of access to capital, including the conversion of their private contract between the idle assets into collateral for loans. They will be handed land deeds landowner and the lessee cover- new lease with the landowner – dressed in a custom-drafted and as part of the government’s unprecedented land reform drive. The ing the subsequent lease regis- who must be willing to cooperate registered lease including, for middle classes and the upper echelons of society can increase their trations. – to ensure the smooth transition example, penalties for breach and wealth in the booming stock market. Massive government spending However, if the landowner of lease registration. conditions set for return of im- on infrastructure is planned to ensure that GDP in 2004 will reach has no further financial incentive Complex issues have been provements. the targeted 8%. 30 years down the line, they could highlighted and buyers must The few that cannot be THAKSIN TO TIGHTEN HIS GRIP simply refuse to sign any new bealert to all potential pitfalls. dealt by these means can be cov- registration and automatically ered in a private addendum en- On politics, PM Thaksin will tighten his grip on power by fur- become owner of any buildings Alex Malcolm forceableWork under the Civil cracked and ther consolidating my his power foundations bases within the ruling Thai Rak Thai standing on the ground. Patong Commercial Code. party. The opposing Democrat Party will be marginalized, and so will The lessee then has the le- Key is that all these condi- the smaller parties. The watchdog institutions such as the Constitu- gal right to take the landowner to tions are clearly stated, recorded tion Court, the National Counter Corruption Commission and the Elec- court for breach of contract but Wlliam Pinsent, financial ad- and registered, with the terms set tion Commission have all fallen into disrepute. Not one of them will the reality is that such civil ac- viser and Gazette columnist, such that the landlord’s refusal to be able to effectively check on government abuses. The military and tions can take years of expensive replies: grant any option to renew be- the police will further be brought under PM Thaksin’s control with legal wrangling. The landowner Unscrupulous landlords, al- comes such an unattractive path promotions of generals who support him. The Senate will act as a would hold the legal high ground though not unknown, are fortu- that even the most unscrupulous counterbalance to the Lower House here and there, but the Upper during this time but the lessee nately few and far between. Slop- landlord will not find a breach vi- Chamber’s divisions and politicization will not be able to keep checks would have no rights at all as the pily-written leases are however able. Cumbersome court proce- on the government’s legislative activism. HM King Bhumibol registered land lease automati- rather more frequent. Many of dures should thus never become Adulyadej has acted as a voice of national conscience with his most cally terminates at the end of 30 the points raised in your letter are a concern. recent birthday speech, but his words appear to have faded in the years. potential weaknesses in the de- If you are paying good midst of Thaksin’s wild popularity. Your readers should also be fault conditions prevailing in the money for a long-term lease, it is Political stability will thus not be a problem. If anything, Thai aware that in the event of the existing Land Code as regards to a wise investment to pay for good politics will be so stable that it will seem unstable to some. Thai de- death of the registered lessee, the protecting long-term leasehold legal advice at the outset – and mocracy will thrive only in name, whereas PM Thaksin’s authoritar- lease is immediately no longer rights. only take on a property where the ian rule will carry the day in reality. And 2004 is unlikely to see the valid, given that there is a clause These potential pitfalls, in- landlord is willing to grant you all peak of PM Thaksin’s rule. That is to come after he is re-elected. in “private” lease agreements cluding inheritance and renewal the protection that your lawyer For better or worse, PM Thaksin has cast a spell on Thailand like no that the heritor must register a options, can be adequately ad- advises. one else has done since constitutional rule was introduced in 1932. From afar, Thailand in 2004 will seem bustling, yet anomalous rela- tive to its past. Beyond the home front, Thaksin will project Thailand’s power Motorcycle taxis: and resources abroad. Cambodia, Laos and Burma have already been How many viewed as having fallen within Thailand’s sphere of influence on mainland Southeast Asia. PM Thaksin will also seek to make a dif- when haggling guns in ference abroad by engaging and cooperating actively with the major Phuket? powers, including with the US in its war on terror. becomes a hassle NATIONALISTIC CAMPAIGN TO BE STEPPED UP The Thaksin government will also try to position Thailand as a The other day I came out of the Ocean shopping mall on SoiBangla natural geographical center for international business development, and walked up to the motorbike taxi rank and asked to be taken to There has been a lot of talk about including in aviation, health care, tourism, energy, fashion and food, the junction of Sai Nam Yen Rd and Nanai Rd. Motorbike taxi driver gun amnesty recently, but I would among the many service industries in which Thailand has a com- number 330 said the fare would be 50 baht. like to know: when did register- parative advantage and a competitive edge. As far as his dealings I told him that motorbike taxis in Patong usually charge 20 ing firearms become mandatory, with the outside world are concerned, PM Thaksin will step up his baht. He said the fare to Nanai Rd is now 50 baht. Has there been and how many guns have been nationalistic campaign. Not since the 1930s has the Thai flag flown a price increase? If not, what should I do when confronted with a registered in each of Phuket’s so high and so vividly in the eyes of the world, thanks to the Thaksin taxi driver who is overcharging? three disricts. government’s blatant promotion of nationalism. Perry Hallmark, Patong. Indeed, 2004 is set up to be a great year for Thailand. The Mike, Patong. economy will expand. Business will be brisk. The stock market will Supoj Chanakij, Chief, bustle. Politics will be stable, and foreign policy will make Thailand Pol Capt Sanya Podsalee, Patong Tourist Police replies: Phuket Provincial Adminis- count in the international pecking order. This year is one leg of PM Motorcycle taxi fares are not set rates. The fare depends on trative Secretariat’s Justice Thaksin’s remarkable upswing in power. Because of PM Thaksin’s how you bargain with the driver. It has always been like that and it Enforcement Group, replies: policies, Thailand is in the midst of an upturn in the business cycle. is still like that today. If you think that the motorcycle taxi driver is Since mandatory registra- Eventually, the upturn will downturn. That won’t happen for a few overcharging, then the best thing to do is to simply not get on his tion of firearms began in 1947, more years. When it does happen, the merits of the prime minister’s motorcycle. there have been 14,068 guns reg- policies in 2004 will present themselves. We cannot arrest the drivers as there are no laws enforcing istered in the province: 2,762 in set prices for motorbike taxis. There are often problems with over- Thalang; 1,804 in Kathu and 9,500 The writer is a lecturer in the Department of International Rela- charging, especially with tuk-tuk drivers in Patong. in Muang district. tions, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University. 20 PHUKET GAZETTE F E A T U R E S January 10 - 16, 2004 Caution is the keynote for crash-aware

uoyed by improving pressure.The more likely sce- economic data, espe- nario would be for inflation to rise. cially from the US, Fiscal deficits, accommodative most stockmarkets en- monetary policy and rising com- B modity prices will all contribute. joyed a significant rebound from the lows recorded early last year. The US government is not This rebound has not yet unduly worried about a “little bit” taken markets in the US or Eu- of inflation – it allows companies rope to historical peaks reached to raise prices and profits and it in early 2000. Measured by the reduces household, corporate and SO YOU WANT TO TYPE IN THAI? Standard & Poors 500 index, the government debt in real terms. stockmarket is still more than However, what is more 30% below recorded highs and likely than either of the last two the “tech heavy” Nasdaq is 60% scenarios is that the US by mid- below. 2004 will settle into a low infla- Trick the keyboard Shortly after 9/11, a TV tion mode, probably 2.5%-3% journalist suggested that perhaps with moderate economic growth. Goldman Sachs would like to This is not a bad situation ver the years, many of or Excel or Outlook or Power- drop their estimate for the S&P for the stockmarket but it is un- you have asked how to KHUN WOODY’S Point, you can click Insert | Sym- index for the end of year 2001 likely to produce startling returns. get Office to “speak bol then click, click, click on indi- from 1430. They complied by When the stockmarket Thai” – in other COMPUTER vidual Thai characters, but therein moving the figure to 1400; it was peaked in early 2000, price earn- O still about 300 points, or more than ing (PE) ratios were around 50. words, how to get Thai charac- lies madness. ters typed into Word documents check the box marked “Install You can unplug your English 20%, too high. When one considers that in 1929, or Excel spreadsheets, or even files for complex script and right- keyboard and strap on a Thai key- During the great bear mar- just before the Wall Street crash, Outlook email messages. to-left languages (including board, but that’s a pain in the ket in US equities from 2000-2003, PE ratios were only 32.6, one can If you have the Thai-lan- Thai)”. neck … and not much help at all profits for US non-financial cor- see how overblown the situation guage version of Office 2000, XP When you click OK, you’ll if you have a portable. porations, had be- or 2003, Thai-language support is need your CD. When Windows I just found an interesting, when com- come. built-in: plug a Thai keyboard into comes back, at the top, where it free utility from the Dark Side of pared with MONEY The your computer, and you’re off. says “Text services and input lan- the For ... er, from Microsoft that Gross Do- worrying But many people have English or guages” click Details, then Add can show you a Thai-language mestic item, cur- other versions of Office. and pick Thai from the Input lan- keyboard on the screen: you type Product TALKS rently, is More than that, the thought guages box. on your English-language key- (GDP), fell that PE ra- of switching between Thai and Once you’ve installed Thai- board, but look at the Thai key- to their low- By Richard Watson tios are still English keyboards several times language support, you switch board on screen to find the char- est levels around 30. while working on a single docu- from English to Thai and back by acters you want. since World War II. This is far too high. ment gives you vertigo. clicking the En (or Th) box in the The Visual Keyboard high- Profits are improving and at I am not suggesting that we A little over a year ago, I Windows notification area, down lights characters as you type a rapid rate, but this is from a are likely to have a re-run of the showed you how easy it is to add next to the clock. Alternatively, them, and it’s remarkably easy to very low base. Two areas have depression of the 1930s for at Thai-language support to Win- you can hold down the left Alt use. The main drawback: it only contributed to this rise: aggressive least one very important reason: dows 2000 or Windows XP PCs. key and press Shift. works with Office 2000 and XP; cost-cutting and productivity economic policy. In Windows 2000, you click From everything I’ve seen, Office 97 and (surprisingly) Of- growth. After the 1929 crash, US Start | Control Panel | Regional Windows XP’s Thai support fice 2003 users need not apply. However, company rev- policymakers decided that it was Options, then in Language settings rocks – the characters look good, You can download the in- enues are not reflecting any sig- caused by too heavy a depen- for your system, check the box they vowels appear correctly stallation file directly from: nificant rise. In general, compa- dency on easy credit. To solve this marked Thai. You’re prompted to above and below the main line of www.download.microsoft.com/ nies are finding it difficult to ex- problem, they raised interest rates insert your Windows 2000 CD. characters (which is to say, the download/office2000pro/ pand sales and raise prices. and made access to credit more After an eternity or two, ascenders and descenders are VkeyIns/2000/WIN98/EN-US/ When the effects of a fall- difficult. Windows comes back, and on the formed automatically and cor- VkeyInst.EXE. ing dollar and the energy sector Combined with a contract- Input Locales tab, you need to rectly), and it’s as stable as can Make sure you have Thai are removed, non-financial com- ing money supply, this forced the click Add, choose Thailand and be. support installed in Windows (fol- panies are reflecting revenue economy into depression. Today, click OK. The only problem? It’s lowing the instructions earlier in growth that is barely positive. economics is a much better un- In Windows XP, you click harder than Hades to type in Thai this article), then double-click on The stockmarket in derstood science and no US ad- Start | Control Panel | Date, Time, on an English-language key- the downloaded installation file America is benefitting from ex- ministration would adopt a “hair Language and Regional Options board. VkeyInst.exe. A very brief instal- tremely low short-term interest shirt” policy. | Add other Languages. Then If you’re working in Word lation routine dumps you back into rates, which ensures that people However, history does give Windows without any instruc- holding cash on short-term de- one very important lesson: it is tions. posit are losing money when in- very unlikely that the current Get Word, Excel, Outlook or flation is taken into consideration. share price gains can continue at PowerPoint running. Then click For private US investors, anything like that same rate, for Start | All Programs | Microsoft bonds do not look attractive. They any length of time. Office Tools | Microsoft Visual feel, probably correctly, that in- For investors who like Keyboard. Re-size the keyboard creased economic activity will stockmarkets as a medium of in- and drag it where you want it. result in higher mid- and long- vestment it may be wise to con- Switch to Thai by double- term interest rates and result in sider not placing too much on clicking the Th icon in the Win- lower bond prices. “long-only” investments. Perhaps dows notification area or holding Where does the economy hedge funds have their place as down the left Alt key and press- go from here? One possible sce- part of an investment strategy. ing Enter. nario, deflation, would push bond Then click once inside your yields lower and bond prices Richard Watson runs Global document, and start typing. You higher. Portfolios Co Ltd, a Phuket- type in English, look at the screen However, as the Japanese based personal financial plan- for the right letters, and what you experience for more than a de- ning service. He can be reached type appears in Thai. Amazing. cade has shown, deflation does at Tel and Fax: 076-381997, – Woody Leonhard not help the stockmarket when Mobile: 01-0814611. Email: [email protected] corporate profits come under [email protected]. January 10 - 16, 2004 B U S I N E S S PHUKET GAZETTE 21

THE NEW OVERSEAS CALL RATES Destination New Rate/Old Rate (baht/minute) Expats will pay Hong Kong 14/24 Germany/Italy/Holland/Norway Australia 14/22 Sweden/Switzerland) 23/30 UK 14/30 S. Korea 24/30 Canada 9/22 India 32/40 Malaysia 7/24 Taiwan 28/30 US 9/22 Israel 32/36 double for Elite Japan 21/30 Philippines 22/24 Europe (Belgium/Denmark/Finland/France Source : Phuket CAT office privilege cards

BANGKOK: Expatriates will be charged with Unicef, hoping to attract Hollywood Overseas phone two million baht this year for a Thailand celebrities and top executives from all over Elite privilege card – double the present the world to become members. price – because they can utilize services “After reaching the 100,000-card and facilities more often than members level, the company will suspend recruit- who are foreign tourists or visiting busi- ment of new members for six months to call rates slashed nessmen. evaluate all services and every golf course, “We originally intended to set the hotel, spa, restaurant and shopping mall By Dhirarat Boonkongsaen to the existing network, which will add price for expatriates at two million baht participating in the program,” K. Paisit said. 19,530 fixed lines in Phuket ths year. because of the many advantages they have Proceeds from card sales are now PHUKET TOWN: Phuket residents will TOT Phuket is now designing the but in the beginning, we reduced it to one placed in bank deposits but in the future enjoy a number of improvements in gov- network expansion and is seeking suitable million baht to build customer interest,” an asset management company will be ernment telecommunications services in sites to house the exchanges, which must Paisit Kaenchan, director of Thailand Privi- retained to invest its funds in the same 2004, according to Pairoj Somsri, Chief be built within six kilometers of existing lege Card Co, said on December 30. manner as the Government Pension Fund. Telephone Organization of Thailand’s ones. There are just 12 exchanges now. Applications from expatriates – for- These idle funds represent 90% to (TOT) Phuket branch. “The new exchanges will increase eigners residing or working in Thailand – 95% of total reserves and the fund man- K. Pairoj told the Gazette that TOT line quality for both voice and digital data,” will not be accepted after the end of 2004 ager must make an annual return from in- had reached a revenue-sharing agreement he said. “The ICT Minister has ordered to bring the proportion of expatriates down vestment of at least 6% to 7%. with rival state enterprise CAT to offer TOT to provide lines for 80% of those on to 5% of total membership from the The remaining 5% to 10% of reserves savings of up to 70% on international calls the waiting list by the end of the year. We present 20% level. will be used to build or take over at least to 27 countries until March 31, when the will also upgrade the 12 existing exchanges K. Paisit denied the firm was taking two golf clubs, a boutique hotel and a city rates will be reviewed again. to further improve service. We hope to the measures because it was afraid of los- club within two years, which will be linked The service, accessible by entering eliminate the waiting list by the end of ing money. Income was sufficient to cover to the future increase in membership fees. the prefix 001, went into effect on Janu- 2005,” he said. the 40,000 baht estimated maximum an- Thailand Privilege Card Co, as a ary 1 through CAT and will be offered In reference to accusations that nual expense for each member, he said. Thai-owned entity, retains proprietary through TOT’s fixed line network from some TOT staff accept bribes in exchange The price for foreign-based card- ownership of properties that cardholders January 15. for expedited line installation, K. Pairot holders would also be raised by 20% to buy, but the cardholders can enjoy lifetime Speaking of the agreement ham- admitted it was a problem. He said that 25% within two years from the current use of their land and properties, including mered out between the two agencies by the only way to eliminate the practice was one million because facilities and services renting their units out when they are not in Information and Communications Technol- for those who had evidence to come for- would be improved and added, he said. the country. ogy (ICT) Minister Surapong Sueb- ward and contact his office. The Thailand Elite card, the brain- However, cardholders do not get full wonglee, K. Pairoj said it was designed to He encouraged those who have been child of Prime Minister Thaksin Shin- commercial rights, such as to develop home help both organizations cooperate for the victimized to contact K. Suporn or K. awatra, anticipates one million members or condominium projects. benefit of the country. Somchat in the Marketing Department at in five years. “The first approval of property pur- He added that cooperation was 076-212222. However, since its November 19 chases is expected in January,” K. Paisit needed because TOT relied on CAT’s in- “I have to admit that there are ways launch, only some 200 cards have been said. ternational connections in the same way to ‘zigzag’ and sell numbers at above the sold, at US$25,000 or one million baht for Thailand Privilege Card Co would be that CAT needs TOT’s fixed-line network normal rate,” he said. “But in March, we individuals and $50,000 for juristic persons. around for a long time, not only during this to route international calls through to local expect to set up a new system to prevent This has forced a cut in the end-of-2003 government’s term, because it is a private users with land lines. such corruption. For it to be successful, goal to 300 cards from the initial 1,000. company and has members around the K. Pairot said Phuket would see a however, we need detailed information To achieve this year’s sales objec- world who benefit the country greatly over dramatic rise in the number of land lines from people.” tive of 100,000 cards, the company has the long term, he said. and ADSL connections, and the province He aded, “We get a lot of complaints put together a marketing plan that includes “I’m confident that no [Thai] gov- would become an Internet “gateway” in about being overcharged,” he said. “Some- a road show at least once a month to Ja- ernment would dare to close us. If anyone 2004 – allowing users to tap into the glo- times these are just misunderstandings, but pan, China, Korea and other countries in tries that, he’ll get sued by cardholders all bal network directly, without having to in other cases thieves with technical abili- Asia and expanding its sales network from over the world.” make connections through Bangkok. Many ties use their skills to tap into the lines of 20 agents at present to 30 or 40 firms. – Thanadit Staporncharnchai service disruptions in 2003 were attributed other TOT customers, causing them to be Recently, the firm forged an alliance The Nation to technical problems in the capital. charged for call they didn’t make.” Internet service providers (ISPs) He encouraged stand to benefit most from the on-going those who suspect they ADSL network expansion, K. Pairoj said. have been victimized in Increased bandwidth would allow them to this way to contact his generate revenue from a greater number office. of users at no increase in cost. He said that 5,000 high-speed ADSL lines would be added to the existing network in Phuket this year. Some of the new ADSL lines will be installed under a 7-million-baht budget at the “Software Park” project, which is be- ing set up by the newly-established Soft- K.Panjit K.Tamrong ware Industry Promotion Agency at Prince The photographs of Panjit of Songkhla Phuket’s Saphan Hin cam- Pisawong, the new Chief pus. The project is intended to attract in- of the Phuket Commercial vestment by foreign software firms in Affairs Office, and Tam- Phuket by providing the high-speed con- rong Tongtan, the new nections and skilled local programmers Chief of the Phuket Trea- such businesses require. It is in line with sury Office, were inad- the government policy of developing vertently transposed in the Phuket into an ICT city or “cyber para- On The Move column of dise” comparable to Singapore. January 3-9. The Gazette To meet increasing demand for fixed regrets any embarrass- lines, TOT Phuket has also been autho- ment and apologizes for rized to add 37 more telephone exchanges the mistake. 22 PHUKET GAZETTE SP O R T & L E I S U R E January 10 - 16, 2004 On the defensive in the OrBorJor Cup

Phuket athletes set for championships PHATTALUNG: Twelve athletes The 12 athletes come from from Phuket schools have been Muang Thalang, Plookpanya and nominated to represent the prov- Kathu Wittaya schools. Previous OrBorJor Cup champions Phattalung (pictured) beat Phuket ince in the Southern Athletic Speaking of the athletes on home ground at Surakul Stadium two years ago. Will Phuket this Games 2004 in Phattalung. and their abilities, Luechai year have what it takes to beat Nakhon Sri Thammarat on the road The exact date has yet to Kanjan, regional secretary for to retain the championship? be fixed but the competitors – six the Sport and Recreation Promo- boys and six girls aged nine to 12 tion Office, said, “These 12 are PHUKET: Play commences in Suratin Lian-Udom, said that com- – will compete in a range of track the new faces of the champion- the 2004 OrBorJor Cup – now in petition will be fierce. A source events including the 100-meter ships and I know they will try its fourth year – in Nakhon Sri has told them that the home team sprint, the 600m, and the 4 x their very best.” Thammarat on January 20. The – which lost out to Phuket last 100m and 4 x 300m relays. – Nonthawat Disayabutra Phuket OrBorJor team will com- year – has developed a tough pete against the hosts and 12 training schedule and focused other teams representing south- game plans. ern provinces in four disciplines “We’ll do our best to defend – pétanque, sepak takraw, volley- our record and I think the com- ball and athletics – over the five- petition will be as exciting as day event. ever,” K. Suratin said. Phuket team manager, – Nonthawat Disayabutra Children turn to futsal PHUKET: The provincial branch composed of up to 12 players a of the Sport and Recreation Pro- side. Trophies will be awarded to motion Office will host a the victorious teams and specta- Children’s Day futsal event to tors are encouraged to attend. coincide with National Children’s For more information about Day, January 10. the event, contact the Phuket of- Kickoff is at 8 am at Gym- fice of the Sports Authority Thai- nasium 1 at the Saphan Hin land at Tel: 076-250110 or con- Sports Center, in Phuket Town. tact Krissada O-In on his mobile The Under-13s tourney will phone at Tel: 01-5372990. feature a maximum 16 teams, – Nonthawat Disayabutra

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ANDAMAN SEA RALLY: They’re off !

Last year’s winner of the Andaman Sea Rally, Stormvógel, crosses the start line in this year’s regatta. Annual Andaman Sea regatta gets underway By John Gilpin First over the line was Stormvógel, favorite for the Rusalka, followed by Emerald event, has won many international akishly trailing the Red Blue and El Samali. events, including the Fastnet Ensign from her stern, the Nine boats are taking part Race and last year’s Andaman RItalian-owned racing in the 14-day rally from Kata Sea Rally. yacht Stormvógel crossed the Beach on Phuket to Port Blair in Film fans may recognize her start line in fourth position on the the Andaman and Nicobar Is- as the boat in the film Dead Calm first leg of the Kata Group Anda- lands, a round trip of some 800 featuring anitpodean stars Nicole man Sea Rally on January 4. miles. Kidman and Sam Neil. 24 PHUKET GAZETTE M O T O R I N G January 10 - 16, 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID Electrifying entry for a new generation

he age of alternative fu- braking, which is then used to els has yet to reach us, charge the batteries and power due principally to an in the electric motor. Tfrastructure problem. This regenerative braking There are as yet no hydrogen system, used during engine brak- refueling stations, although there ing or when operating the foot are plans to build dual-fuel sta- brake, turns the electric motor tions in some parts of Europe, into a generator, converting the particularly Germany. car’s kinetic energy into electri- But it is acknowledged that cal energy, thereby charging the fossil fuel consumption must be high performance nickel-metal reduced, partly because of the hydride battery. noxious emissions and also be- The system is particularly cause ultimately, we will exhaust effective in city driving, with con- our finite supplies. stant stop-start producing consid- The current thinking is to go erable kinetic energy. A display the hybrid route, with an electric in the center of the dash indicates motor supplementing the gasoline when it is operating, although af- or diesel engine. ter a while the novelty of seeing Volkswagen has gone on which way the power is going record as saying that it does not wears off. believe in hybrids, but other The advantages of the hy- manufacturers, notably Toyota brid system extend to such func- and Honda, are already produc- tions as uphill assist control, which ing highly successful hybrid cars. prevents the Prius from rolling VW believes that the devel- backwards when the brake is re- opment of better combustion en- leased. gines and cleaner burning fuels The new Prius marks Toyota’s commitment to producing economical electric-gasoline powered cars. And because the electric is the way to meet tougher emis- motor is sensitive to wheel speed, sion rules. ing diesels are 5% to 10% more ted to hybrids is world number advantage of the benefits of the any loss of traction is instantly However, the German giant fuel efficient, while simulta- three Toyota, which has just in- two power sources, while com- detected. Much like a conven- acknowledges that it may be neously reducing particulate troduced its second-generation pensating for each other’s short- tional dynamic stability control forced to embrace hybrid tech- emissions by up to 50%.” Prius, a small car that combines comings. Although hybrid sys- (DSC), loss of traction is auto- nology if the stringent emissions Synthetic fuels are pro- an electric motor with an effi- tems use an electric motor, they matically corrected. standards that are being adopted duced from natural gas or from cient 1.5-liter gasoline engine. do not require external charging, To quote power outputs for in California are used elsewhere. biological matter such as plants. Toyota has also demon- as does the other low emission the Prius would be superfluous VW’s research currently The spokesman added, “The sup- strated a Lexus concept hybrid, alternative, all-electric vehicles. because the gasoline and electric focuses on optimizing the inter- ply of natural gas is almost un- the LF-S, or Lexus Future Sedan. The latest Prius is a stand- motors both have a contribution nal combustion engine, using syn- limited, and when produced from This features a V8 gasoline en- alone model, incor- to make at differ- thetic fuels. A Volkswagen bio-mass, you have a near-sus- gine and a high output motor hy- porating much of ent times, but Toy- spokesman said, “You can design tainable energy source.” brid system and four-wheel drive. what has been ota claims a 32% your own fuel so that even exist- One manufacturer commit- The original Prius, intro- learned about hy- energy efficiency duced in 1997, was an adapted brid technology. improvement by Corolla. It was the world’s first The system has using the hybrid mass-produced gasoline-electric two motors and – BEHIND system. car, with a gas motor and an elec- depending on driv- THE And of trical generator. ing conditions – course, when it is The parallel systems take uses only the elec- WHEEL running on purely tric motor or the By Jeff Heselwood electric power, power from both emissions are zero. the electric motor and the engine Despite what VW believes, the to achieve greatest efficiency. next generation of low emission, Electricity is also generated high efficiency vehicles is likely while running, thus charging the to consist of hybrids of one kind on-board batteries. Other benefits or another, whether diesel or include automatically cutting the gasoline-powered. engine when at a standstill, reduc- ing the energy that would other- wise be lost. Jeff Heselwood may be con- It also recovers energy that tacted by email at jhc@ would be wasted as heat during netvigator.com. January 10 - 16, 2004 G O O D L I V I N G PHUKET GAZETTE 25 Wine without worrying about waistlines he holidays and their ex- If your chosen wine has an taining only “empty” calories is a protein, no fat and barely three cesses are now behind alcohol content of 13.5%, each false premise. A glass of sugary grams of “carbohydrate equiva- us and your New Year W I N E modest 100 ml glass will yield soda contains many more calo- lents” in a typical glass. Tresolutions may include around 75 calories, shown thus: ries. And wine contains much Limiting your calories need watching your weight. Can wine 13.5 x 100 x 0.055 = 74.25. more than just alcohol. not mean shunning wine. Eat a fit into a calorie-controlled diet? Sweet dessert wines are the A glass of wine is packed balanced diet, take plenty of ex- Take pleasure in the knowl- exception to this rule and should with minerals – such as calcium ercise and rest, and enjoy wine edge that wine can accompany be avoided by dieters. – and offers the proven cancer- in moderation. Wine brings many and enhance low-calorie meals Considering just the calorific fighting benefits of bioflavonoids health benefits and much delight; without enlarging the waistline content of wine is misleading be- and polyphenolic antioxidants. just don’t use that as an excuse with excess calories. Losing cause most of the alcohol is re- Wine also reduces calorific up- to go over the top. weight is a simple enough con- leased into your bloodstream as take from food by lowering blood cept and it can begin by using up By Steven Roberto acetate. Of this, only a tiny sugar levels and raising your high Steven Roberto is a winemaker more calories than your body amount is actually converted to density lipoprotein (so-called and restaurant consultant from takes in. tains, as this formula shows: fat. Your metabolism preferen- “good” cholesterol) levels. California. He is the Wine and The number of calories in c = a v 0.055 tially consumes this acetate over Wine also brings enjoyment Beverage Director for the wine is a correlative of the wine’s c = calories, a = alcohol any fat you may have floating to the table by enhancing the award-winning Baan Rim Pa alcohol content; the stronger the content, v = volume consumed around in your body. taste of low-calorie foods yet it restaurant in Patong. Email: wine, the more calories it con- (milliliters) To condemn wine as con- contains only trace amounts of [email protected] Where to go for snow in Patong

here are no mountains to match the Swiss Alps in On the Phuket but that hasn’t stopped the Swiss Cha- menu T with let restaurant striving for the heights. The cozy restaurant is Supaporn Sriprom snuggled on the ninth floor of the Patong Condotel. From there is Swiss Chalet a spectacular view of Patong. more nights to come, when I re- Reinhard Murer, who visit) and what a sight. If you do founded the Swiss Chalet 10 not have a large appetite and en- years ago, is the host tonight, in- joy salad-munching, don’t worry troducing us to flavors that are – you can still enjoy a gourmet mountains apart from Phuket. gathering with a large group of Mr Murer lives mostly in friends or family. Bangkok and says that people The platter of thinly-sliced there tend to be more open to pork and beef brought “oohs” and foreign foods, including cheesy “aahs” because along with the that was more than enough food Tonight we have a 1,100- The fondue and side dishes fondue. He imagined that Phuket meat, there were 10 small dishes for two. Among the many Swiss baht bottle of La Carletta Viga dominate the table. would be a great place to spread filled with garlic, chili and onion specialties on the menu are a few Fonte, which was recommended the word about the flavor of fon- creams as well as pickles, olives Thai curries and rice dishes for for the fondue. But if you just due and other Swiss foods. and assorted vegetables. about 100 baht. want a good, old fashion Hein- He has put a lot of effort If you do not know how to As well as the fondue, an- eken, well, that’s only 80 baht. into the interior design of the res- eat fondue, this is the perfect other popular dish is the Al Pler Nighttime offers a soft, quiet taurant, including wooden tables place to start, to learn and to be- Magrones, which is traditional view of buzzing Patong, but away and chairs custom-made by Mr come addicted. And if you like macaroni pasta topped with from it all. Towards sunset, you Murer, which together give the cheese, the four melted Swiss cheese, onion and cream cheese can sit and relax and feast your feeling of being in a cottage on a cheeses are just right for dipping. sauce for 230 baht. eyes on the emerald sea. snowy mountain top. “You can cook your own If you want more meat and If the traditional food alone If that isn’t enough to make food,” Mr Murer said. With little less vegetables, then the fillet of won’t attract you to the restau- you feel at home in Switzerland, effort, we did just that, and for beef in whisky brown sauce rant, then certainly the setting then take a look at the walls once, I felt like a decent cook. comes at 395 baht. cannot go without notice. adorned with hats, tools and other While waiting for the meat Mr Murer, who also imports original Swiss items that once to be cooked in the boiling water, wine, mostly from Italy, says that Swiss Chalet, 9th floor of the belonged to his father and grand- we dug into the bread and melted many different wine glasses have (SkyInn)Patong Condotel, 47 fathers. cheese. been imported from Switzerland Rat-U-thit 200 Pi Rd, Patong. The fondue was the main The Fondue Galore course to marry with the extensive wine Open daily 5 pm to late. Tel: course (for tonight and many was only 395 baht for one – but list. 076-344311. 26 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET PROPERTY January 10 - 16, 2004

Home of the Week Chalong Discovering space

While the local electric his two-story, hacienda- authority continues to style house is hidden promise to install away in a quiet soi off underground power Chao Fa East Rd, close cables, the roads and T to Chalong Circle. The entrance skyline around Phuket gate and railings are in ornate are marred by the Thai style and, in conjunction with cluttering above-ground high walls and a manicured power cables. hedge, help to seclude the house from the outside world. The courtyard and turning circle beyond the gates are large enough for the biggest pickup trucks, and two spacious double- garages – with additional storage facilities – can accommodate more cars or motorcycles, or even a boat. Through the vestibule, a covered area suitable for dining or simple relaxation, is a 70- square-meter swimming pool, Up the pole without good reason complete with a calming water- fall. hy are certain early. Yet nearby Singapore, long The number of poles is ab- Inside the 350-sqm house, things done differ- known for its restrictive policies surd. There are sections of road one is greeted by marble floor- ently in certain and puritan image, has authorized in Cherng Talay where poles car- ing, teak finishings and white countries? Watch- 24-hour trading hours for bars rying power supply lines are less walls throughout, instilling the W domicile with a sense of space ing Phuket’s development, one and entertainment venues. than 10 meters apart. A stretch could be forgiven for thinking that While the government along Kamala Beach has huge and airiness. All windows and one was in a country that made a spouts off about wanting “quality poles about only three meters doors have metal security trellis- point of deliberately tourists” and pro- apart. work and mosquito screens. doing the opposite moting Phuket as a Reasons given in defence of The house, which is always to most other coun- retirement destina- the poles include, “Somebody will cool, is built to the highest West- tries. PROPERTY tion, its agencies dig it up if its underground,” and, ern standards and comprises It’s certainly & struggle to keep up “People will also tap in to the three bedrooms and three bath- an interesting sce- HOMEZONE with the times. power illegally and if we don’t rooms. Two of these bathrooms nario in the enter- By Graham Doven For example, see where, we don’t know where are en suite and a third has a tainment world. while there is talk the power is going.” Jacuzzi. All three – featuring Thailand, long famous for its free- of putting power cables under- A point perhaps, but I sus- both shower areas and baths – wheeling nightlife, seems intent ground, the Provincial Electric pect that it is a lot more difficult are finished in sumptuous gray on attempting to solve the drug Authority continues to clutter the for a local farmer bent on deceit marble. problems of the local adolescents roads around Phuket with power to tap into an underground cable The ground floor boasts a by shutting the tourist spots down poles of all shapes and sizes. than to hook up to a post above large open-plan area consisting of the ground. Western and Thai kitchens, and ditioners throughout and a re- Arguments aside, it’s time a combined living room and din- mote-control system for all ma- the Phuket authorities woke up ing area. Another room, suitable jor appliances, including interior and started thinking about how as a spare or maid’s bedroom, or and exterior lighting. things will look in the future in- an office, is sited next to the heart There is plenty of room at stead of blundering along, creat- of this home. the back of the house, which is ing a “slum effect in paradise”. There are fans and air con- used presently for outside cook- ing, washing, dog kennelling and storage. The large well-tended gar- den has a path leading from the main house to a guesthouse at the end of the garden, giving guests complete privacy. January 10 - 16, 2004 PHUKET PROPERTY PHUKET GAZETTE 27 and privacy in the south

CHALONG RETREAT: Luxurious and spacious – inside and out. The building – with one bedroom, one bathroom and a living room – is some 40sqm and is constructed to the same standards as the main house. This property is particularly safe for young children due to the large (2,400 sqm) total area and the secure perimeter. For more information about this In all, at 20 million baht, this house, contact Richard Lusted is an excellent family home with at Siam Real Estate at Tel: 076- every amenity – and a Chanote 280805 or visit the website at title. www.siamrealestate.com. 28 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET PROPERTY January 10 - 16, 2004 Trove of folk-art delights n the shaded walkway at Canal Village in Laguna, Decor Source there are many shops that By Supaporn Isell traditional Thai artifacts and souvenirs. What you don’t Sriprom see every day is a shop that sells traditional Western and European folk art souvenirs. while others are imported from The owner and Managing Kashmir. Director of Art and Gift Gallery, In one corner is a beautifully Umavadee Suramanont, sits hap- woven Kashmiri shawl that dates pily in her new shop. Open the back more than 150 years. She door and a trove of delights is said that it was put there just for Shoppers among the bric-a-brac and the stuffed animals and antique items at Art and Gift Gallery revealed. There are 150-year-old show but now people have asked might think they were in Europe. Owner Umavadee Suramanont prefers unique items to mass-production. shawls, handmade teddy bears, whether they can buy it. At Among the delights: hand-made teddy bears and a 150-year-old shawl at a price of 100,000 baht. and assorted knick-knacks and present the price is 100,000 baht decorations of all kinds to keep a but it will most likely eventually browser occupied for hours. go up for auction. K. Umavadee said, “This Keeping the item original job requires someone who loves and your wallet still fat may seem these kinds of things. It is unique rather difficult but pretty hand- on this island and that is why painted Kashmiri papier-mache what’s in the shop sells.” hearts come for only 100 baht. Having said that, she added One of the most popular that as a child she had always items at Art and Gift Gallery are been fond of folk-art accessories. the handmade queen-size quilts. K. Umavadee has her heart Although these quilts may set you in the right shop because all back 10,000 baht or so, they look around are folk-art goodies of dif- worth the price just for coziness. ferent kinds from different coun- Other popular items are the tries. hand-crafted wine boxes and “I don’t like mass produc- mobile phone cradles. The wine baht. If you can’t find a design Sunday. If wood doesn’t suit your handmade, with that feeling of tion, so one of the reasons why I boxes can be custom-designed that captures your attention, then taste, you can also ask her about “home sweet home.” like folk-art is because nothing and no two boxes are the same. you can simply make and paint the handmade teddy bears. can be replicated. It is all hand- If you value uniqueness in your own on a tea table or an- There are hundreds of small Art and Gift Gallery, Canal made, original and unique,” she a gift, you can be sure to find other item of your choosing. gift items ranging from magnets Village Shopping Unit 16. said. something here. The cradles are K. Umavadee has orga- to quilts to choose from. Daily from 10am to 8pm. Tel: Some of the items have about 300 baht while the wine nized a folk-art painting program According to K. Uma- 01-8205266 or email been brought from Bangkok boxes can cost as much as 1,000 which runs every Saturday and vadee, the goods are almost all [email protected]

DECOR SOURCE of December 27-January 2 carried a caption identifying the person in the pho- tograph as Euan Jayanram, owner of Modern Cultured Stones. It was actually Piyada Pissananount, manager of sales at MCS. The error occurred in edit- ing. January 10 - 16, 2004 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 29 Property Gazette

5.3 RAI LAND: LAND+HOUSE Properties INVESTMENT OFFER for 7 million baht. Nice land, avail separately. Sea views at For Sale Safe property investment. 600 meters from Mission Hills Nai Yang beach. 3 rai: 2 mil- Tel: 01-9792901, 076-388 Golf Course. Ideal for small lion baht/rai. House on 073. Website: www.siam- project, ready to build. Tel: 01- NorSor3 Gor land: 2.5 million HOUSE FOR SALE business.com 5371050. baht. Tel: 01-8918689. 20km from Khao Lak. 1 rai, price: 1.4 million baht. 700m VALLEY VIEW PATONG from the beach. Call 09-872- Excellent seaview land. 1 rai 3 HOUSES – RAWAI 3640. in Chalong. New 120-sqm home, on 436 sqm land with 77 sq wah with small, old 2-3 bedrooms, good loca- Chanote, 3 bedrooms, 2 bath- house and house registration. tions. Tel: 01-9792901, Price: 7 million baht. Tel: 09- 076-388073. Website: LAND IN PRIME rooms, lounge room, dining/ family room, Euro kitchen. 2.8 2911112, 01-8957159. www.siam-business.com locations. Elevated, safe, mill baht. Tel: 06-2817605. Chanote title, ready to build Email: valleyview2004@ 1-RAI PLOTS OF LAND on. Tel: 01-9792901, 076- LUXURY BEACH yahoo.com Beautiful pieces of land in the condos. Studio apartments of 388073. Website: www. middle of luxury develop- siam-business.com 28sqm for 760,000 baht. Also PATONG TOWNHOUSE ments. Within walking dis- have large apartment of 1 2-bedroom townhouse for tance from Mission Hills Golf bedroom, living room, bath- HOUSE IN KATA sale. European standards, Course. 8 min to airport and room and kitchen for 1.3 mil- for sale. 158sqm living space, lovely ocean views. 4.9 mil- Nai Yang beach. Buy direct lion baht. Sea views. Tel: 06- 5 rooms, 2 marble bath- lion baht. Tel: 01-569 7616, from owner. Ready to build on. 9484490. Email: chotip_5@ rooms, one with Jacuzzi, two 076-341871. Last 3 plots available. Only 1.7 hotmail.com BEACH UNIT fully-furnished kitchens, 3 air- mill baht/rai. Call 01-3430777. FOR SALE conditioning units, solar water CHALONG HOME heating system, car port and for sale. Large family home, LAND FOR SALE LAND NEAR The ultimate garden house. Price: 3.8 mil- three bedrooms and four bath- 2½-rai in Rawai. If you build a LAGUNA PHUKET in beachfront living, lion baht. Tel: 076-333155. rooms, well-established gar- 2-story house, you will have Direct from owner, 1.25 situated on beautiful Email: [email protected] dens and plenty of outdoor living 50% sea view. With a roof rai in developing, quiet, Bang Tao Beach. space, 4.5 years old. Two su- deck, 100% sea view. Tel: residential area just 5 min- 1-bedroom ground- HOUSE WITH POOL permarkets located within 076-288422. utes from Laguna Phuket. Large house for sale in meters of house, and large pool Chanote title, electricity. floor unit with private Cherng Talay, close to Laguna recreational facility. Located in PATONG BEAUTIFUL Near top of gentle slope. courtyard garden. Phuket and the beach. Fully no-through-traffic estate. Ur- mountain and seaview land. 2 Price 2.3 million baht. Tel: Complete with rai, 3 ngan. NorSor 3 Gor title. furnished and with first-class gent sale: 3.6 million baht. Tel: 09-8667825. For more in- everything you need finishings. 14 million baht. 09-8712972. Fax: 076-282- 19 million baht. Tel: 09-291- formation please email: Email: [email protected] 362. Email: noddy@loxinfo. 1112, 01-8957159. [email protected] to relax, including co.th a large shared pool. 1.25 RAI KAMALA SERVICED LAND BEACHFRONT 4 SALE Priced to sell available. Fully-serviced, Panoramic views over Kamala FORCED SALE 23 rai @ 1.8 million baht per 3,995,000 baht. Please frontline golf land with ocean valley. Quiet location, not over- Furnished, 1-bed, with pool and rai. 10 minutes from town. view available in 1-rai lots. call Trudy to view. looked. 2.75 million baht. Tel: view over golf course. Foreign Chanote, cheapest. Tel: 09- Call 09-9725226 or email: Tel: 01-3701927. 01-7374295. title. 800,000 baht. Tel: 09- 7298365. 5944067. [email protected] for details. RENOVATED KATHU 10 RAI 4 SALE 6-BEDROOM HOUSE LAND FOR SALE house. Recently renovated 2- Land with Chanote title near in Kamala. An exclusive 6-bed- 26 RAI ON THE BEACH in Anuphas Golf Ville. Please bedrm home with laundry Tai Muang golf course and Tai room house for sale in Kamala, Elevated Koh Yao Noi beach call 09-8718333, 01-691- room, garden and European Muang beach. Tel: 09-728 near Phuket Fantasea, only 15 land with NorSor 3 title and 3351 or 076-238916. kitchen. Price 2.5 million baht. 8311. Call Khun Bee for more details. min walk to the beautiful Ka- Thai-style house. Has electric- Tel: 09-8713360. mala Beach. Fully furnished, Eu- ity, lots of water and beautiful MISSION HILLS ropean kitchen, all rooms with view. A perfect location for a LAND FOR SALE Fully-serviced, 1-rai lots of resort. Call 076-323284 or 2.5 rai (4,000 sqm). Nice CHALONG HOUSE aircon/ceiling fan, attached front-line golf land, with ocean bathroom. Total area of land: fax 072-2758460. Price: 21 view, very quiet area, Soi view. Tel: 09-9725226. Email: New Thai “prayuk” style. 3- 1,252sqm, living area 475sqm million baht. Saliga, Rawai. Land price there [email protected] bedroom home built to Euro- plus 30sqm attic area. Spa, 6.5-10 million baht. Our price: pean standards of quality and own well and drinking water GUESTHOUSE 4 LEASE 5 million baht/rai. Tel: 076- comfort. Located in Chalong LAND FOR SALE supply, solar system for hot or sale. Fully furnished guest- 288422. and includes pool, landscaping, Directly on Banyan Tree Golf water. Asking price: baht 18 house located in the center and security wall. 6.9 million HOUSE 4 SALE NEAR Course (Laguna property). million baht. Tel: 076-279075. of Patong Beach is available 1,050 sqm (262.4 sq wah). baht. Email: sweetybee2000 chalong. For sale by owner. Email: [email protected] for long-term lease or sale. 7,872,000 baht. Call or email @yahoo.com Located on the way to Cha- Please contact Ms Sue on for details. Tel: 076-239864. long. Chanote title, 2 bed- LAND PLOTS 4 SALE 06-5954362 or Amy on 01- Fax: 076-239865. Email: HOUSE FOR SALE rooms, 2 bathrooms, living Land in Karon with perfect 8675275 for details. [email protected] in Nai Harn. In Soi Naya, 5 mins sea views and Chanote title room, fully furnished, TV, from the beach. A 2-story, 3- available. Tel: 076-341031. LAND AT ANUPHAS three aircons, fully-fitted bedroom, 3-bathroom, fully Land for sale at Anuphas Golf kitchen and parking. Good and BOAT LAGOON furnished house with office, LAND NEAR NEW Ville. For full details, please call safe location. 24-hr security. UBC and 2 phone lines. Asking golf course. Beautiful land in 09-8718333, 01-6913351 10 mins from Big C, Phuket price 3.5 million baht. Tel: 09- half- or full-rai plots, ready to or 076-238916. Town; 30 mins from airport. 7310283. build and direct from owner. Priced at 2.5 million baht. Tel: Walking distance to Mission KATHU HOUSE 4 SALE 076-280908. BEAUTIFUL HOUSE Hills golf course, 8 mins drive Situated between two major for sale. Situated on a quiet to Nai Yang, 15 mins to golf courses, 9 minutes from 20 RAI OF BEACH Rawai cul-de-sac, this 180- land. 20 rai of beach and Dulwich. Special price for first sea at Patong, European-style New canalside apart- sqm house has 930 sqm of 7 plots only 1.5 million baht/rai. bungalow in small private de- mountainside land with NorSor land, a beautiful garden and a 3 Gor papers at Koh Yao Yai. ments for sale, 3 bed- Tel: 01-3430777. velopment. 3 bedrooms, 2 rooms, 4 bathrooms. Fin- nice guesthouse. 6 million bathrooms, very large living Land cleared and ready to build baht. Tel: 09-7310283. Email: on. Electricity, water and road ishing in marble, teak. Roof TOWNHOUSE 4 SALE room, kitchen, includes 2 air- terrace and jacuzzi. Tel: [email protected] Two-story townhouse for sale conditioned bedrooms. Bldg ready, spring water and coco- nut trees too. Ideal resort loca- 01-9794193. Email: info with parking, 4 fully-furnished 128 sqm, approx 63 sq wah. @andamanproperty.com LAND IN RAWAI rooms, each with aircon, TV Price only 2.5 million baht. Tel: tion. 3 million baht per rai. Elevated position, Chanote, VDO, fridge, hot water. Ideal 076-321954. Contact Charlie at Tel: 09- 9971855. complete infrastructure. 1.7 “rooms to let” business. Tel: FOR SALE mill baht. Tel: 01-9792901. 07-2658779. LAND AT SAIYUAN 2-bed bungalow, Cape Pan- 2.5 rai, Chanote, road, power, KRABI BEACHFRONT wa . 75-sq wah corner plot. LAND IN THALANG RAWAI LAND telephone, in Soi Khok 15 rai of Krabi beachfront land 2.4 mill baht. Tel: 07-265- AO POR Land in Thalang with Chanote near Nai Harn. Elevated posi- Makham. Square shape. 1.8 with NorSor 3 Gor for sale. 2347. Email: holmesgeoffrey beachfront land. 9 rai of el- title and infrastructure. Tel: tion, Chanote, infrastructure. million baht per rai. Tel: 09- Nice view, decent price. Email: @yahoo.co.uk evated beachfront land with 01-9792901, 076-388073. Tel: 01-6067410. 7298365. [email protected] sealed road. Tel: 09-871 5192. 30 PHUKET GAZETTE CLASSIFIEDS January 10 - 16, 2004 Property Gazette

HOUSE IN L&H PARK Properties 2 stories, 3 bedrooms, fully fur- For Rent nished, garden, in a very safe area in Chalong. For long-term rental only. Price; 25,000 baht SINGLE HOUSE a month. Tel: 01-3430777. in Rawai. 2 bedrooms,1 bath- room. Please call or email for PHUKET ISLAND HOUSE NEAR PATONG details. Tel: 06-6831131, 01- A fully furnished, 2-bedrm, 2- 6769336. Email: pongsak REAL ESTATE bathrm house with a big living [email protected] Specialists in House room and 2 aircon available for Sales, Rentals, Land rent. 10,000 baht/month. Tel: BEACH RESIDENCE 09-7319960, 09-6459527. Patong. 1 or 2 bedrms, fully Plots and Businesses, for Sale or Lease, furnished, kitchen, swimming LAND FOR RENT pool, 350 meters from beach. including Hotels. 300sqm of land, about 3 12,000 baht/month. 500 For more details call meters from hotel door and baht/day. Tel: 09-4740227. 076-341871, 01-9241447, suitable for any business. Tel: Email: [email protected] 01-5697616, 09-7762591. 09-0751927. PATONG TOWNHOUSE E-mail: sales@ NEW HOUSES 4 RENT Fully-furnished 2-bedroom phuketislandrealestate.com Three 2-bedroom houses townhouse in central Patong. Website: www. available for rent in Baan Suan 25,000 baht per month (min phuketislandrealestate.com Phuket. Natural surroundings 6 month). Tel: 076-341871, and nice area in Soi See Koh, 01-5697616. Kathu, 800m from the main PATONG CONDOS road. Fully furnished, aircon, PATONG – LUXURY 1 or 2 bedrms, fully furnished, kitchenette. 20,000 baht/ house. New development in kitchen, pool. 9,000 baht/ month+ 2 months’ security Patong hills with pool. Quiet lo- month. 400 baht/day. 300m deposit. Tel: 01-5357377. cation but close enough to from beach. Tel: 01-3645419. Patong Town. 2 bedrooms, 3 Email: thesonbusiness@ NAI HARN HOUSE bathrooms, 4 aircons, 4 balco- hotmail.com for rent. Less than 1km from nies with seaviews. 40,000 Nai Harn Beach. 2-bedrm baht long-term, short-term HOUSE 4 RENT house with aircon, screened rates available. Tel: 07-268 in Kathu. 2 bedrooms, 2 bath- windows and doors, phone 1170. Email: mriley42602002 rooms, kitchen, living room, 2 line. 11,000 baht/month. @yahoo.co.uk air-conditioning units, fur- Washing machine, UBC, nished. 10,000 baht/month. TV, computer also available NEW HOUSE 4 RENT For long-term only. Tel: 09- at 10,000 baht for a year. Brand new and luxurious, near 2909567. Call 09-7246549 or email: BEACH CONDOS 3.5 FLOOR WITH LAND Nai Harn Beach. 3 beds, 3 [email protected] Patong. Apartments for sale Townhouse – Chalong Bay. bath. Large pool and garden. NEW HOUSES 4 RENT or rent, 92 or120 sqm. Fan- Living accommodation over 2 Long-term rental. 40,000 baht/ Brand new, luxurious houses, KATHU APT 4 RENT tastic view, 300 meters shopfront properties. Chanote month. Email: drosamond@ overlooking Chalong Bay, in 2 rooms, kitchen area, bath, from beach. Price: 2.2 mil- title.Contact Lek 076-288- lg.com secure residential area. Fully balcony, huge swimming pool, lion baht. Tel: 06-9510053. 172, 01-0866182. Email: furnished, aircon. 2 bedrooms: completely furnished, aircon, Email: su_kingsuwan@ [email protected] RAWAI APARTMENT 25,000 baht/month. 3 bed- tel, fax. Long-term rent: 9,000 hotmail.com 2 bedrooms, fully furnished rooms: 35,000 baht/month. baht/mth. Call 01-7979729. HOME FOR SALE with pool, aircon and TV. Quiet Please call 09-6822954. KAMALA HOUSE Large 4-bedroom, 4-bath- and safe. Tel: 01-6067410. NEW HOUSE 4 RENT 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. room townhouse on Loch APARTMENTS in Soi Palai, near beach. Fully 1,000 sqm, Chanote, room for Palm Golf Course. Has 12m NEW HOUSE 4 RENT for long-term rent. 1 bedroom furnished, with 3 bedrooms and pool. European kitchen. 5.5 pool plus 2 carpark spaces. New furnished house, near with king-size bed, aircon, TV 2 bathrooms. 20,000 baht per million baht, including furni- Maid’s room and laundry. 12 Chalong Bay. 30,000 baht per room, cable TV, good sea month. Long-term. Tel: 01- ture. Tel: 06-2772691. million baht. Call Trudy 01- month. Tel: 01-8924311. view. Tel: 09-2909567. 9398774. 3701927. WATERFRONT HOUSE Large 3-bedrm detached house 42 RAI SEAVIEW for sale. Has 3 bathrooms and Chalong. 42 rai in Chalong Classified Advertisements a Euro-style kitchen. Photos with sealed road and magic Please use this form to write your classified advertisement. available. Call Khun Oy at 076- views. 42 million baht. Tel: 09- 388025, 01-8926758. Fax: 871 5192. Fax: 076-244 561. Then hand it to any of our agents. 076-388025. Email: rogerw Email: info@phukethomes. @phuket.ksc.co.th com |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| (heading)

Agents for Classified Advertising |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| PHUKET |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| Kata Pharmacy & Mini Mart Taina Rd, Kata Tel: 076-330898 K.L. Mart |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| Patak Rd, Chalong Tel: 076-280400/3 NAVA Language School Phang Nga Rd, Phuket Town Tel: 076-232398/9 |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| Sin & Lee Thalang Rd, Phuket Town Tel: 076-211230 Taurus Travel |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| Aroonsom Plaza Rat-U-Thit 200 Pi Rd, Patong Tel: 076 344521-2 A la Carte Classified ads are charged per line. Each line is 60 baht, Kamala main road, Cherng Talay Tel: 076-278019 with a minimum of 4 lines (heading included) per ad. All advertising must be paid for in advance. PHANG NGA Deadline for Property Mart page: Friday 3 pm. Maew Internet Shop, Khao Lak Tel: 076-420627 Deadline for all other pages: Saturday 12 noon. January 10 - 16, 2004 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 31 Property Gazette

PATONG LUXURY APT 2-BEDROOM HOUSE Properties Central Patong location, 1- wanted. Would like a 2-bed- Property Safeway Storage Building Wanted and 2-bedroom apartments. room house in Land & Houses Services For furniture, office Services Please email for more infor- Park for 15,000 baht/month. mation and photos. Email: Tel: 07-8893675. Email: Wanted equipment, surplus OFFICE WANTED [email protected] [email protected] stock, car, boat, bike We are looking now for an or tools. From 620 THAI KITCHEN office location in Patong for an ON THE BEACH APARTMENT/ROOM FOREMAN baht to 2,200 baht Original build plus equip- office big enough for a few ment. Call 06-2761504. Kim’s Club in Patong offers wanted for long-term rental WANTED tables for a travel agency. If per month. www.sea-business.com/ luxury rooms, motorbikes, from January. Should be in We are in need of a good you have any ideas for us, Tel: 01-1251873 renokit tours and a bar open till late be- Patong, Kamala, Kathu or home construction fore- please let me know. Email: 01-8924804 side Baan Boa Resort. See you Karon. Fully furnished and man. We have contracts wantedinpatong@hotmail. there! Tel: 01-0881456. with fan ok. Max price 5,000 for four houses and want com Fax: 076-292241. Email: baht. Tel: 05-1601670. Email: to proceed immediately. Container [email protected] [email protected] Must be able to communi- THAI COOKING Storage LOOKING TO LEASE cate in English, build in Thai cooking workshops in Secure storage for: ½ rai. Looking to lease ½ rai HOUSE FOR RENT concrete and building of land on the bypass road for small groups with Thai tools, stock, Accommodation Looking for accommodation blocks and be willing to commercial shop. Owners teacher. Tel: 09-7097482. building equipment, from March 29, 2004. Email: learn. Tel: 076-254752. kindly contact me – no agents. Wanted shipping containers. [email protected] Email: tsc_ phuket@ Tel: 01-5353120. Fax: 076- yahoo .com HELP WITH Your site or ours. 344847. Email: kamontip@ the house. Now available! Full- 2,000 baht per month. HOUSE IN THE NORTH WANTED IN FEB ’04 hotmail.com wanted. Looking to rent long- time or part-time maid, gar- Tel: 01-8924804, A 3-person family is looking REAL ESTATE term a house in the north of dener, babysitter or engineer. 01-1251873. for a quiet, 2-bed house with agency wanted. I would like BEACHFRONT HOUSE Phuket island – Surin/Cherng All with experience. Chalong, pool from February 10-21, to list. Tel: 01-8921199. Seeking a house on the beach Talay area. Must have tele- Nai Harn, Rawai. Tel: 06-276- 2004. Budget around 50,000 Email: rockhard@loxinfo. in Phuket for long-term rental phone, garden and aircon and 1831. baht. Not Patong area. Email: co.th EQUIPMENT HIRE of 6-36 months. Will con- be secure for a 3½-year-old [email protected] sider a house with breathtak- (not near a main road, for in- Generators, jack hammers, ing mountain views and/or stance). Willing to pay up to Household Household concrete cutting saws, private swimming pool. The 15,000 baht per month (no ACCOMMODATION Services Services welders, pressure cleaners, property must be in quiet deposit, you never get ’em wanted in Kata for 3 months scaffolding, containers, etc. surroundings with neighbors back). Will sign long-term con- from Jan 10. Preferably a Needed Tel: 01-1251873, 01-892- at least 30m away. Will pay tract for the right place. Willing good, cheap guesthouse. 4804. Please email: perfrostholm@ INSURANCE up to 50,000 baht/month. to pay more for a swimming CLEANER WANTED Please email pics and details. hotmail.com SERVICE pool. Tel: 01-5351754. Email: Part-time cleaner wanted 4 Tel: 09-4700319. Email: For travel, accident, car, [email protected] days a week for 3 hours a day [email protected] NEED ROOM home, business, health & Find more Classifieds at a private apartment. Tel: or house. Expat seeking room life. Email: agentsmithr@ Property ads at KATA CENTER 09-9723861. Fax: 076-342- KARON RENTALS Single male requires bunga- or house. Furnished, phone hotmail.com. Tel: 076-344- www.phuketgazette.net! line, fan/aircon, 7,000 baht or 521. 713. Email: ba@kiwibrian. House/condo apartment low accommodation in Kata/ com wanted, December ’04. Fax: Karon area from last week less. Let me know what you 076-288681. Email: olav@ of January for about 6 have. Email: rogerthai@ siam-business.com weeks. Location important hotmail.com as I have no wish to hire a car HOUSE WANTED or motorbike. Must be about NAI HARN to rent. Accommodation with 20 minutes’ walk from bungalow wanted. Bungalow 2-3 bedrooms and prefer- Peach Hill in Kata. Email: wanted by expat in Nai Harn ably pool wanted. Email: pmarkcrotty@btinternet. area for an initial period of two jonahship1@btopenworld. com months. Please email details com to: beachcomberwa@yahoo. HOUSE IN KATHU com.au wanted. Looking for 1- or 2- Accommodation bedroom house for long-term VILLA/APARTMENT Available stay (minimum 1-yr contract) wanted. 2 bedrooms, with in Kathu. Should have basic fur- view, and located close to niture, garden, telephone line Patong. Tel: +479 0012055. BUNGALOW 4 RENT and cable TV or UBC satellite. Fax: +479 4091217. Email: Aircon, hot shower 300 baht/ Tel: 01-7378523. Fax: 076- [email protected] day or 6,000 baht/month. Tel: 385956. Email: roithmayr@ 01-5971520, 076-202644. loxinfo.co.th ON THE BEACH Beachfront house needed PENTHOUSE+CAR YOGA INSTR SEEKS with swimming pool. Email: rental offer. Penthouse to let housing. Reasonably priced [email protected] on Patong Beach. Minimum 2 live/work space for 6-month weeks’ let. Deal includes Kia term preferred. Nothing fancy, 4WD car. Please contact me but clean and quiet are priori- Property for more details. Tel: 09-972- ties – otherwise I’m flexible (no Services 3861. Fax: 076-342713. pun intended). Unfurnished ok, Email: [email protected]. need only cooking facilities. Tel: Please visit my website at 09-5522641. Email: rajayoga www.kiwibrian.com [email protected] RENOVATE plus repairs. For home, of- SINGLE HOME APARTMENT fice, garden. Call 06-276- on Kwang Rd. Located in the wanted from first week of 1504. www.sea-business. Prangthong estate. Fully fur- March for 3-6 months. Must com/renokit nished, 3 bedrms, 3 bathrms, be in good condition with the 5 aircon, a solar heater, a usual facilities. Prefer Patong kitchen w/oven, and living but will consider anything HARDWOOD room. Safe and quiet location. that’s close to Patong. Please FLOORS 35,000 baht/month. Tel: 01- send an email with details of Change your old floor to 7872201. Email: phuket8@ price and pictures. Email: hotmail.com new-look hardwood floor [email protected]. in 1 day. It’s pre-varnished, co.uk real hardwood, no dust, KATA HILL RENTAL easy to install. Teak, WANT TO RENT maple, maka, etc. Prices Large bungalow with sea a room with aircon for 500 from 900 baht/sqm. Tel: view, only 5 min from the baht per night. Email with full 01-424 1354. Email: vira beach, up to 1 month. details as soon as possible. @tropical-decor.com Please call 09-5944017. Email: [email protected] 32 PHUKET GAZETTE CLASSIFIEDS January 10 - 16, 2004 Island Job Mart

OFFICE ADMIN RESTAURANT STAFF SEEKING RIGHT JOB The Islandia Resorts Group & Spa is currently Ability to handle a variety of We are looking for chef for our Employment Language & cooking teacher looking for qualified and dynamic persons to admin tasks in small comput- beach restaurant. Good spo- join our team: Wanted and a translator. Bachelor‘s erized office. Good written and ken English is required, good degree, 5 years’ experience. 1. Executive Assistant Manager or Rooms Division Manager spoken English, computer salary depending on experi- Thai, English and German, 2. Executive Housekeeper skills. Honesty, work ethic and ence and ability. Tel: 09- EXECUTIVE spoken and written. Looking 3. Asst. Executive Housekeeper driving license are advanta- 7247599 or 09-4742201. Secretary/PA. I am an Ex- for work in hotels, schools or 4. Chief Engineer ecutive secretary/personal as- geous. Housing and transport office. Tel: 01-0853429. 5. Purchasing Manager sistant with 9 years’ experi- to work available. Salary com- EXHIB PRESENTER Email: [email protected] Experience: at least 5 yrs for position 1, and 3 yrs for positions 2-5. mensurate with experience. ence in the corporate field. I Suriyaphu Land Development have worked in South Africa Please send your CV with recent photo to the General Manager at 502/3 Tel: 076-348117. Fax: 076- Co., Ltd. is looking for 2 self- LOOKING FOR WORK Patak Rd, Karon Beach, Muang, Phuket 83100 Fax: 076-396207 348119. Email: info@sailing- and in the United Kingdom for Email: [email protected] motivated Thai nationals with Portuguese,Spanish and En- thailand.com legal and financial entities pleasant personalities and flu- such as CMS Cameron glish spoken and written, con- ent English to represent us at McKenna and The Financial versational Italian and Thai, OPERATIONS INTERNET STAFF SALES STAFF major department store pre- Services Authority. I would professional dive instructor. Supervisor needed. Positions New shop looking for profes- wanted. Sales Manager, 1 sentations in Samui and inter- be very interested in a posi- Looking for work in Southern national exhibitions in Bang- for Thai male/female with sional lady to take care, good position: minimum 2 years’ ex- tion within a well established Thailand. Tel: 06-6822607. good spoken and written En- spoken English is required. perience and good English kok and worldwide. Candi- company. Tel: 076-279777 Email: [email protected] glish skills, leadership, team Please contact: 09-5944017. skills required. Sales Execu- dates will have experience in or 07-8859110. Email: sales and promotion of real interaction, delegation and tive, 1 position: minimum 1 [email protected] PART-TIME JOB basic computer knowledge es- WEB ASSISTANT year’s experience, some En- estate and holiday resort con- Looking for part-time job. I’m sential. Excellent package in- wanted. Female, over 18 glish an advantage. Great cepts. We offer work on Koh ENGLISH ARCHITECT female, Thai, with written and Samui, international travel, a cluding service, fuel and years old and able to speak package for the right people. available. Qualified, experi- spoken English, and computer competitive salary and great phone allowance. Tel: 076- English. Must have some Please apply by email or call K. enced architect seeking work skills. Tel: 09-4695164. prospects with a fast-growing 270750. Fax: 076-270751. computer skills. I will teach Siriporn. Tel: 076-354027. in Phuket. Lots of experience company. Email: samrongit@ Email: [email protected] and you can earn money. Fax: 076-233384. Email: info of projects in tropical climates. HOTEL GM loxinfo.co.th Please contact me for more @asianwind.biz Used to work with very high 40ish European hotelier, with MARKETING OFFICER details. Tel: 06-9525285. standards in Singapore. Con- experience in Thailand, flex- required. Urgent vacancy. Email: [email protected] MAID WANTED ONLINE SALES tact for more details of previ- ible, energetic, long work Male or female over 25 years Nice Family (Thai and Euro- Small, friendly online hotel ous work. Tel: 05-1394872. record in Thailand and SE Asia old, with bachelor’s degree in INTERNET STAFF pean) at Kamala Beach is look- reservation group requires Email: jameson_jamie@ seeking new assignment. marketing or related field and The following positions are ing for a maid. We have one reliable staff. Experience es- hotmail.com Property pre-opening experi- excellent command of spoken needed for a new European- daughter, age 18 months. You sential, must be able to type ence. No timeshare or similar and written English. 2-3 years’ style café/bar in Kata Beach: can stay with us or outside. 45 wpm and know Oulook, NATIVE ENGLISH proposals please. Email: experience in residental hous- Bartender (1), Waitress (3). All All meals are provided. Give Word, Excel, and MS Data- speaker. Looking for English [email protected] ing development or related positions carry good salaries, us a call if you are interested. base. Salary to reflect ability. teaching job for May/June field. Your own vehicle is an healthcare insurance and are Tel: 07-2682118. Email: Tel: 076-236616. Email: 2004 for 1 year or more. NEED A JOB advantage. Please contact based on a six-day working [email protected] siwaporn@hotel-travel- Qualified with B. Tech in IT & Swiss man, 32, seeks work in Khun Nun by calling Tel: 07- week. Please telephone or asia.com Telecommunications with Phuket. High skills experience 6289121. email for further details. Tel: HOTEL STAFF honors. TEFL certificate. Cur- in restaurant business, com- 01-5353220. Email: mrd68@ needed. 4-star hotel in Ka- NANNY REQUIRED rently working for global IT puters and Internet business, OFFICE yahoo.com mala requires: Guest Service Thai national over 40 years of company in Brussels, Belgium. shop design and setup, and Coordinator. We are an inter- Agent (male), Assist Restau- age required to look after a 4- Please contact me for detailed can work with tourists and national training company, PRESCHOOL rant Manager, Restaurant Su- month-old baby girl. Live-in CV. Email: geoffrey_doran@ Thais. Language skills: Ger- looking for staff with fair En- teacher wanted. Seeking a na- pervisor, Waiter/Waitress, position.Tel: 07-2196726. hotmail.com man, English, basic Thai. If you glish and a bright personalities tive English-speaker with nursery Bar Supervisor, Bartender, Email: mriley42602002@ need someone to help set up, for our Phuket and Bangkok or teaching qualifications and Chef de Partie (Italian), Cold yahoo.co.uk ANY JOB WANTED manage or improve your busi- branches. Salary between experience with children under Kitchen Commis, Steward I am a Thai man, 40 years old, ness, I am the right person for 8,500-15,000 baht. Please three. Please email or fax CV (kitchen). Please send your WAITRESS WANTED looking for any kind of job. the job and a self-motivated call, email or fax to apply. Tel: with letter of interest. Tel: 01- application by fax or email. Small restaurant at Chalong Could be live-in gardner. My team player who will be a valu- 076-263737. Fax: 076- 8942560. Fax: 076-238756. Tel: 076-279801. Fax: 076- bay needs a waitress, must computer basic is OK. Please able asset to your business. 224113. Email: recruitment@ Email: pamela@greenhouse- 279818. Email: kbstaff@ speak some English. Free room leave me a message at this Tel: 09-5593161. Email: bowentraining.com phuket.com ehotelier.com available. Tel: 076-281318 . number. Tel: 09-5913996. [email protected]

Clubs & Organizations

ROTARY CLUBS, PHUKET TOWN THE PHUKET INT’L WOMEN’S CLUB AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL DIDIT The Rotary Club of Phuket holds meetings in meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month for lunch and Phuket Group holds regular meetings to discuss human Dogs in Distress in Thailand. To volunteer, call Eric Thai on Wednesday at 7 pm at the Pearl Hotel. has coffee mornings on the 2nd Thursday in the Royal rights issues worldwide. Contact Donna Stephens or or Linda Wells at 076-321789 or email: diditstrays Tel: 076-211044. The Rotary Club of Tungka Phuket City Hotel. Call Linda (01-8937749) or Joan Andrew de Bruin. Phone 01-8941530 or email awatea@ @hotmail.com. has meetings in Thai on Thursday at 7 pm at the (01-0814611). loxinfo.co.th. Phuket Merlin Hotel. Tel: 076-210444. THE BRITISH BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INT’L BUSINESS ASSN OF PHUKET THE MULLIGAN GOLF SOCIETY meets on the second Thursday of every month. De- THE ROTARY CLUB OF PATONG BEACH For details, call O. B. Wetzell on 076-325402 or visit meets Wednesdays at 3:30 pm at the Laguna Phuket tails may be found at www.bbap.org. holds meetings in English every Tuesday at 7 pm at www.ibap-phuket.org. Golf Club. For membership details, please email: the Aloha Villa Hotel in Patong. Call Sam on 076- [email protected] or call 01- THE SWISS SOCIETY 222191 or visit www.rotarypatong.org. THE ATIGARO PROJECT 8930692. Meets every last Friday of the month. For further Assist volunteer vets with the capture, neuter and details or program email to [email protected] or LIONS CLUBS OF PHUKET release of the island’s stray dogs and cats. Phone Eddie THE HASH HOUSE HARRIERS write to Swiss Society Phuket, P.O. Box 405, Phuket The Patong-based Lions Club Andaman Sea meets on 09-5910223 for details. meet Saturdays at 2:30 pm at the Expat Hotel, Patong. 83000. in English every Tuesday at 7:30 pm at the Tropicana Transport to the run departs at 3 pm. Restaurant. The Phuket Town-based Lions Club THE SKÅL CLUB THE PHUKET EXPAT GOLF SOCIETY Pearl meets in English on the 2nd Thursday of the holds regular monthly meetings. Contact Rene NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS promotes golf in Phuket. For full information visit month at 7 pm at the Phuket Merlin. Call Lion Hardmeier on 076-294300 or email: hardmeir meets every Thursday at 7 pm in the conference room www.expatgolf.com. Adrienne on 01-4770342. @phuket.ksc.co.th. at Patong Hospital. Tel: 01-7372246. Email: [email protected]. THE AO CHALONG YACHT CLUB ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS PHUKET CONTRACT BRIDGE CLUB holds monthly races for members. Other local resi- meets Sundays and Wednesdays at 7 pm at the Mis- THE VAGABONDS RUGBY CLUB Anyone welcome to join us. We play every dents and visitors welcome. Ring Commodore Al sion Hospital, Fridays at 7 pm at Phuket International trains regularly at Dulwich College. Call Patrick Cotter weekend. Tuition available. Contact Dr Boone on 076-381488. Hospital, and Fridays at 8 pm at Patong Hospital. Call (076-341927), Ben Hennessy (01-8919307) or Mike Kamthorn (076-212274) or Derek Priest (076- 076-324258 , 01-8954763 or 01-8944370 for full de- Spackman (01-4774792) . 203001 or [email protected]). DIVE OPERATORS CLUB OF THAILAND tails. deals with current issues concerning the dive ASS’N OF FILIPINOS IN THAILAND EDITOR’S NOTE: industry. Anyone welcome to join. For more PHUKET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY Southern Chapter. For more details on meetings and This notice board is for non-commercial announce- details call Alistair on 076-280319 or email: Animal welfare volunteers always needed. For details, events, call President Bernadette Sanchez on 01- ments by clubs, chambers, associations and other af- [email protected]. call 076-263737. 9798846. finity groups. January 10 - 16, 2004 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 33 Tout, Trader & Trumpet

FOXTAILS FOR SALE Articles for Foxtails are palm trees from Boats & Marine BULLETINS Sale Australia that grow very grace- fully up to 10 meters tall. Drought resistant. 120 baht LADIES GOLF for a 1.5-meter-tall plant. clubs. Almost new set of Other plants available. Tel: graphite shaft Shantra clubs. 076-288184. 2 woods, 8 irons and putter. No bag, 10,000 baht or best SILVER FOR SALE offer. Tel: 01-8941530. Fax: Silver jewelry from Chiang Mai 076-238803. Email: awatea hilltribes for sale. Necklaces, @loxinfo.co.th bracelets, rings and more. 15 baht/gram. Only large quanti- ORCHIDS ties. Tel: 07-5631994. Email: Professionally handmade imi- [email protected] tation Thai orchids. Look real, made from long-lasting mate- rials, enhances the beauty of CANON 1000FN rooms or reception areas. Rea- camera. Very good condition, sonable prices. Display service includes Tamron 100-300 for hotels. Shipping possible. zoom lens. Price: 7,500 baht. To view completed designs and Tel: 07-5631994. Email: work in progress, call artist [email protected] Khun Mieal. Tel: 01-4155807. Email: tonyandmiealphuket@ DIGITAL AUDIO GREAT BOAT hotmail.com tape recorder. DAT, Sony digital make an offer. 58-foot, just audio tape deck DTC-57ES for refurbished, 1945 junk in DVDS, CDS sale. Perfect for audio record- fantastic condition. All li- and PC games. English movie ings, for professionals and censes to operate as char- DVDs, music CDs, PC games, home users. 10,000 baht. Tel: ter boat. All reasonable of- computer software for sale at 01-5365727. fers considered. Payment a very good prices. Please plan or part ownership avail- email for more details. Email: CANON CAMERA able to right partner. Con- [email protected] Eos 1000 SLR camera in ex- tact for more details. Email: cellent condition. Want to [email protected] AUTOMATIC upgrade, so offers about massage table. Shiatsu pro- 10,000 baht. Tel: 01-085- cess to massage 44 energetic 4514. Email: jwizard345@ DIVE COMPRESSOR Business Opportunities zones of your body, from head aol.com Aerotecnica coltri mch6. Ex- to foot. Parallel to the spine. cellent condition, run by Honda Wire remote. The warming CASIO DIVE WATCH 5.5hp petrol engine. Totally system relaxes your back Twin sensor: depth and portable. Call Richard at 06- muscles. Price 60,000 baht. thermo. Rarely used. Paid 2778131. Tel: 01-0907262. Email: US$500 new. Will sell for [email protected] 6,000 baht. Tel: 01-8239448. CHARTER BOAT 16-METER LUXURY Email: [email protected] and company. 55-feet junk sail yacht. Dutch-built, steel, DIVE GEAR boat, imported to Thailand for custom yacht, cutter ketch. for sale. BCD US Divers Aqua- use as charter. Company is 16.2m LOA. Owner from MEAT SLICER ready, work permit can be ar- lung reg. 3,000baht. BCD Secondhand, Hobart. Price: new now resident in Spain, Cressi Sub Titan first stage ranged. Daily rental in peak and S/Y Pegasi in Malaysia. 6,000 baht. Tel: 07-2849679. season, approx 10,000 - Aqualung; 2nd and Oc Com- Email: [email protected] Looking to sell her at a huge pass SPG Aqualung; Mares 16,000 baht. Email: millsdean loss. I am unlikely to ever have fins; Av4 booties; Cressi mask; @hotmail.com time for her. She was on the short and long John 5mm market at US$280,000. I will Articles CREW AVAILABLE knee pads, wrist and ankle zips. let her go for $20,000. She PATONG BAR BUSINESS IN PATONG All not even 3 months old; few Wanted I am currently in Phuket and has spent the last 2 years on for sale. Includes UBC, sound dives only; for 35,000 baht. looking to crew on a sailboat. the hard near Langkawi in Ma- The Son Company, shop and system, and all stock and fit- Tel: 01-0853429. Email: If you need a good deck hand, laysia. She needs a new 8 bedrooms, for sale or lease. MP3 PLAYER tings. Price: 700,000 baht [email protected] please contact me. Email: owner. For further informa- 80% financing available. No I am looking for an MP3 o.n.o. Please call for more [email protected] tion, please see my website at key money. Email: thesonapt player, secondhand is accept- details. Tel: 07-2701932. FOR SALE http://194.106.24.44/yacht/ [email protected]. Tel: able, does not need to look 09-4740227. Playpen for baby-child. Pliable great but must work fine, mini- FOR BUSINESS pegasi.nsf. Email: mike.scott mini LA bicycle. Tel: 076- or pleasure. A beautiful re- @es-eclipse.com COMPANY mum 6 GB hard drive. Bat- near beach for sale. Profitable BAR ON KOH LANTA 345617 or 09-8674277. tery does not concern me at stored junk boat, it is perfect Fax: 076-345617. Email: for personal use (sleeps 6) or SUPER DEAL company, located 150 On the main road 100m from all. Contact me by email at: the beach with views of sun- [email protected] for charter (all permits ready). Live-aboard, can take 16 pas- meters from Phuket’s long- [email protected] set and sea. Land 0.5 rai with All reasonable offers consid- sengers, aircon cabin and sa- est beach. Buildings and land a 9-year contract. Price: 2 ROAD BIKE ered. Just out of the docks for loon, just finished shipyard ser- have freehold title (Chanote), million baht plus 5 years rent Klein Quantum Pro. Very fast MONITOR FOR refurbish and ready to enjoy. vices. Length: 22 meters. with easy foreign transfer. free. Including all equipment. top-level race bike, 52cm, computer. Computer monitor Finance available. Email: Beam: 5 meters. Engine: Hino Includes a 20-room hotel, 25- Ready to open and complete Dura-Ace, looks as new, wanted for my child’s com- [email protected] 285 EK Hp x 2 (diesel). Special seat restaurant, several with free space to build bunga- 7.9kg, new 180,000 baht, puter as the last one broke. price: 2.65 million baht, in- rented offices, 3 work permits lows. Contact for more de- selling for 79,000 baht. Tel: Tel: 06-6331207. Email: ANCHOR WINCH cludes generator, 2 compres- and space to build owner’s [email protected] quarters or expansion. Priced tails. Tel: 06-0560642. 076-229319. Email: Richi.s Manual anchor winch suitable sors, kitchen equipment, TV, for a quick sale. Please email Email: [email protected] @bluemail.ch for 3/8" long-link chain and etc. Tel: 01-8948508. Email: for more information. Email: MODEL SAILBOAT rope gypsie. Heavy duty unit, [email protected] I am looking for a remote-con- [email protected] COMPUTER very strong. Price: 30,000 BAR/RESTAURANT software. Latest computer trolled model sailboat, about baht. Contact for more details. BOAT FOR SALE and guesthouse for sale. software for sale. Contact for 50cm to 1m long. If you have Tel: 09-5997463. Email: info Thai-registered 12-meter boat BUSINESS FOR SALE Good business. Tel: 01- details. Email: micks_2003@ one for sale, or if you know @fitoutmanage.com with sonar and 185 Hp Hino Very profitable candle-busi- 9792901 or 076-388073. hotmail.com where I might find one, please motor. Please contact for ness in Patong. Price 2.4 mil- For further information, email me at: bjarnehansen@ more info. Tel: 076-282300 lion baht. Please call Mr Ocean ZODIAC DINGHY please see our website: HALCION BCD inet.uni2.dk or 07-8868938. for more information. Tel: 01- for sale. Model FRB 10. Length: www.siam-business.com Halcion BCD, new with every- 3.10m. Volume: 940 liters. 7475874. thing. Used in the water only NEED 2 AIRCON Weight (empty): 26kg. Max VOLVO DUOPROPS once, for sale at 22,000 baht units for small rooms, or a por- weight: 500kg or 4 passen- 2 sets of Volvo DuoProps, THAISTOCKS.COM RESTAURANT 4 SALE (price new is 35,000 baht. table aircon. Contact with gers. Max allowed horsepower: Type A propellers, size A6. Unbiased and objective in- Well-located restaurant in Tel: 06-2775298. Email: info. Tel: 06-9488139. Email: 10Hp. Price: 35,000 baht. The lot for 20,000 baht. Tel: vestment research. Email: Patong. Price: 299,000 baht. [email protected] [email protected] Email: [email protected] 076-381717. [email protected] Tel: 06-7096415. 34 PHUKET GAZETTE CLASSIFIEDS January 10 - 16, 2004 Tout, Trader & Trumpet

IDEAL NEW BUSINESS LOOKING FOR LADY Bar, restaurant and 2 apart- Business Computers BusinessPersonal Personals White male living in the UK ments with 9-year lease, lo- Services Services seeks Thai lady, age 30-45, cated close to the beach. Fully INTERNET ANYWHERE Wanted BACKGAMMON for correspondence/serious re- equipped. Sale due to reloca- Mobile USB modem now players wanted for some ex- lationship. Email: leorobson@ tion. Price: 1.5 million baht. SPECIAL PRICE available. Works anywhere citing games. Please call or army5343.freeserve.co.uk Tel: 09-7257591 or 01- 699 BAHT ONLY with no telephone line needed. PRIVATE ENGLISH fax for more details. Tel: 076- 0880353. Email: barrest67@ Also computer repairs and teacher wanted. I would like 386113 or 01-5778443. SEEKING GIRLFRIEND hotmail.com Eve Express Visa. Extension in one day at Ranong, includ- sales. Call now. Tel: 09-473- to learn English conversation Fax: 076-386114. Looking for a sincere, easy-go- ing insurance. Best service 5080. privately at home (Land & ing and kind-hearted lady, 21- RESTAURANT FOR Houses Park in Chalong). Not WOMAN SEEKS 30, who speaks English, has no lease. Ready-to-open restau- and safe trip. Available now. Daily trip, start 7:30 am, at necessary to be a native true lover. I am 35 years old, children. I will be in Phuket in rant with fully equipped Euro- BusinessPersonal speaker. Available during eve- beautiful, MBA (US), extensive April. Email: southernson111 pean kitchen, and beautiful KFC Lotus. Tel: 076- 289201 or 01-5352637. Services nings, 3-5 days a week pre- independent traveling experi- @yahoo.com.au apartment upstairs for lease. ferred. Tel: 076-254342. ence in US and EU. Looking for Price: 1 million baht. Monthly www.phuketdir.com/ expressvisaextension Email: [email protected] a foreign guy to marry. Please rent: 30,000 baht. One year’s THAI COOKING send me an email with picture Pets rent in advance. Please call to Workshop in small groups, Thai I WANT TO and short story about yourself. discuss. Tel: 01-3976590. teacher. Contact for further learn Russian. I am Thai and Email: wimon_discovery@ BUSINESS SERVICE information or see our website wish to learn the Russian lan- yahoo.com HOTEL FOR SALE at www.siam-business.net/ Company, visa, work per- guage. Tel: 09-1968429. Hotel for sale in central Karon. cook. Tel: 09-7097482. mit. Tel: 01-9792901, 076- Email: amorn9999@yahoo. THAI LADY Visit www.maid-in-phuket. com for fun. Good looking English com for details. 388073. Website: www. siam-business.com NIA YOGA PILATES guy, 50 years old, living in Nia Yoga Pilates at the Move- BABYSITTER Phuket in own house and have MAKE YOUR DREAM ment Center. See our website wanted. We need a full-time own car, would like to meet come true. Fully-established CARIBBEAN BANK at www.phuketmoves.com. babysitter. Accommodation Thai ladies who like to laugh restaurant/bar for rent. Fur- account. Can be opened using Please call or email for further and meal provided. Right sal- and have fun and would like a nished, equipped, 10-year con- your real name or stay anony- details. Tel: 076-282408, 01- ary for right person. Please good time together. You must REWARD FOR tract, satellite TV, snooker mous. Operative within 2 7975065. contact for more information. be able to speak English. If you LOST DOG table, 2 mins to beach, central working days and major credit Tel: 01-8918082. Email: would like to meet for a drink, Lost dog. Reward, no ques- Nai Harn. Please call for more cards, business or private, are SITE OFFICE 4 RENT [email protected] please send your photo and tions asked, for the safe re- details. Tel: 06-2761831. available. Please contact for New, insulated and air-condi- phone number by email. Email: turn of our small, white, further information. Fax USA: tioned. Price: 4,800 baht/ THAI TEACHER [email protected] poodle-like dog. His name is SOI BANGLA BUILDG 001-1-4354174354. Email: month. Tel: 01-8924804. wanted. Thai female is looking Bentley but he is 80% deaf, to lease. The best location in [email protected] for private Thai lessons. I just REAL SWEETIE PIE and was taken from a ve- Patong. 2-story, 8m x 12m THAI LESSONS learned basic in reading and Are you a good Thai girl, nice hicle in Lotus car park on De- (192sqm) available. Call for FASTEST OFFICE at home. Informal conversa- writing and would like to pro- to be with, beautiful and also cember 23 at 1 pm. Bentley more information. Tel: 01- on the island. Office Xpress is tion for beginners or advanced ceed and go on to the next sexy? Sincere professional has been our baby for 13 8911905. Email: alain@ renting out serviced offices at speakers from charming Thai level. I might also be interested male, good looking, respect for years and he needs monthly phuketinternet.co.th a premier location in Fisherman lady. 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VOLVO 460 GLT HONDA PHANTOM Saloon Cars 1996 model in very good 4 x 4s Motorbikes 2002 chopper. This is the Rentals condition. ABS, auto gears, newer 6-speed, 4-stroke, new tires, full insurance. Pri- CARIBIAN HARLEY DYNA 200cc model. It has lots of vate sale at 350,000 baht Red color, registration paid for Super Glide custom, 2001, shiny chrome and just 3,000 CAR FOR RENT ono. Tel: 01-8933462. Email: 2004. Model 92, good runner. 1450cc. 600,000 baht. Very genuine miles, so nicely bro- Toyota Altis and Toyota [email protected] 99,000 baht. Call Harry at 07- nice bike. Purple. I have 2 cus- ken in. Also it has 2 good Vios. Brand new. Special 8821220. tom rear fenders – one short saddle bags that match the price, long term only. Tel: 1996 MAZDA – and a new 150 rear tire. paintwork. It has a twin horn 09-8314703, 076-282- Astina 1.8L. Manual, power PT CRUISER And thunderhead pipes. The as well and a hard round 314. steering, no accidents. Chrysler PT Cruiser, red, 4 plate number is 666. Tel: 06- leather bag under the front 305,000 baht or nearest of- doors, year 2001. Real beau- light. It’s a lovely looking, long 2775298. Email: thai_harly SUZUKI CARIBIAN fer. Tel: 09-1689723. Email: tiful American car. 25,000km. @hotmail.com and low bike. It points [email protected] Only one in Phuket. 1.69 mil- straight down the road (never for rent. 3 Suzuki Caribians for long-term rent. Good lion baht. Tel: 09-1956988. 1997 HONDA DREAM downed) and, very impor- Phuket’s Most Trusted & tantly, it is comfortable. condition. 500 baht/day or Reputable Supplier of the Finest TOYOTA SOLUNA 100cc. Electric starter, good JEEP CHEROKEE Check in the Honda shop in 12,000/month. Tel: 01-086 Quality Used SALOONS, for sale. Toyota Soluna, 5 condition. Only 24,500km. 1060. Fax: 01-0907805. for sale. 1996 model, all elec- town before seeing this one SEDANS, JEEPS & PICKUPS years old, mint condition. 18,000 baht. Tel: 06-268- Email: [email protected] tric windows, etc; economical to compare. Phuket regis- New cars or trade-ins – Automatic, new stereo, full 8859. Email: robertyoung@ 2.5-liter with manual trans- tered. 68,000 baht. Tel: 06- we have what you’re insurance just paid for. mailexcite.com mission. Only 86,000km. 5266824. Email: areemagic NEW MOTORBIKES looking for 300,000 baht ono. Tel: 01- Looks and drives as new. Any @hotmail.com for rent. Honda Wave 110s, For more info pls call us at 8926251. Email: michael@ HONDA CB1 400CC asiadebit.com inspection welcomed. Silver- Honda Wave 125s, and Tel: 076-224632, 216243 Looks very nice, is in good HONDA WAVE Yamaha Nouvo automatic. All bronze color with 10-stack condition and well maintained. [email protected] 110CC. Kick start, 1.5 years motorbikes with electric start- Sony CD player. Priced for Black with chrome parts, www.suremotor.com old, silver, mint condition, ers and disc brakes. Special Pickups quick sale at 395,000 baht. Phuket plates, 79,000 baht 23,000 baht. Tel: 01-895- deals offered for long-term rent- Tel: 01-6072805. cash. Tel: 076-292319. Email: VOLVO 240 0859. als. Tel: 076-296443, 09- NISSAN FRONTIER [email protected] 7258575. Email: office@ White Volvo 240 in very good ARMY JEEP 4 SALE pick-up. Space King cab, HONDA STEED 600 gasserweb.com condition. Recently fitted with Great beach transport, looks HARLEY HERITAGE 3000cc, year 2002, 49,000 Black/chrome, 1993, top con- brakes, sparks, distributor, cool as hell. Genuine US-army Due to relocating sooner than km, manual gears, silver, dition, extras, not a rental bike. SUZUKI JEEP 4 HIRE battery. Engine and aircon run Jeep body shell, Nissan diesel expected, this customized aircon, tape, power steering, motor. Quick sale for 88,000 Just moved from Bangkok, Nice white Suzuki Caribian for very well. Car is 17 years old Heritage is going cheap as electric mirrors, velvet seats, registration number 777. Must hire. Ice-cold aircon, tinted but looks good. Price 140,000 baht. Tel: 06-5255864. Email: time is running out, etc. Black roll bar. New price: 580,000 see. 160,000 baht, inclusive windows, etc. 12,000 baht/ baht ono. Tel: 09-2929104. [email protected] with lots of chrome. This bike baht. Will sell for 430,000 of registration. Tel: 01-978- month. Tel: 06-2725078. Email: info@sunrise-divers. is one of the best looking bikes baht. Tel: 01-5390599. Email: 5501, 076-344707. Email: Email: [email protected] com CARIBIAN JEEP on the island, having been [email protected] [email protected] Suzuki Caribian jeep, 1989 customised with fish tail ex- model, white, stereo, 4WD, in VW CARAVELLE PICKUP TRUCK hausts, white-wall tires, large Wanted 7 seats, light blue, 2000cc, good condition, new tires. 75,000 baht. Toyota, old but tank, etc. A head-turning Others 1992, first-class insurance. 100,000 baht. Tel: 09-195 in perfect condition. Red, alu- Harley in immaculate condi- Exellent condition, perfect as 6988. CHOPPER WANTED minum wheels, new tires, tion that runs great. 530,000 a family car. 550,000 baht. I am looking to buy a chopper brakes, etc. No rust, no baht ono. Tel: 06-2783352. LUGGAGE RACK Tel: 076-288184. Email: NISSAN TERRANO of 400cc-600cc. If you have aircon. Everything 100%. Email: cdouglas@hotmail. Pick-up luggage rack and [email protected] 1994 model, 3-liter turbo, 3- one, please email a picture or Email: phuketmotors1@ com weather cover for sale. Fits door in metallic brown. Mag call. Tel: 06-9412918. Email: hotmail.com Ford Ranger, and possibly NISSAN SUPER wheels, new tires, power HONDA PHANTOM other pickups too. Speedy [email protected] steering. 420,000 baht. Hard Saloon 1600cc. Nissan Sunny for only 40,000 baht. For pic- bargain good price. Call or mail to find. Tel: 09-1956988. Super Saloon, 1999, 1600cc. NISSAN NV 2002 tures and more information, for inspection and give us a NV WANTED Bronze powder color. Auto price offer. Tel: 076-248626. Wingroad. Nissan Wingroad please call Tel: 06-9412918 Not queen cab. Cash waiting gears, central locking, power SUZUKI VITARA 4WD or email: noelphuket@hotmail. Fax: 076-248626. Email: for the right truck. Tel: 01- 2002, central locking, auto- Vitara 4WD, 3-door with [email protected] steering, excellent condition. matic, carry boy, Kenwood com 8954480. Email: guardian@ Lady owner. 380,000 baht. power steering and aircon for loxinfo.co.th stereo, 50,000km. Price sale by owner. Low mileage. Call for more info. Tel: 07- 290,000 baht obo. Tel: 01- HONDA NOVA 2942909. Email: ppaisan9@ 365,000 baht. Tel: 01-979 MITSUBISHI FUN CAR WANTED 5389869. RS dash. 1995 model in excel- MINIBUS hotmail.com 3547. lent condition with lots of Couple looking for second/ spares. From original owner at Price: 140,000 baht. shopping car. We would like 19,000 baht. Tel: 06-281- Parked at Patong Condotel to have a fun car. Small, Wheels & Motors 1945. Email: mike@ethailand (Sky Inn). Tel: 09-4740227. open, convertible. 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