Volume 15 Issue 38 News Desk - Tel: 076-236555September 20 - 26, 2008 Daily news at www.phuketgazette.net 25 Baht

The Gazette is published Coral Reef in association with Motorbike taxi driver Squadron nabbed for murder project INSIDE By Sompratch Saowakhon ‘ready to go’

PATONG: Low-season despera- By Stephen Fein tion for passengers took a deadly turn on the night of September PHUKET CITY: Following a 13, when a motorcycle taxi driver productive meeting at Phuket gunned down a rival from a com- Provincial Hall on the afternoon peting queue in Patong. of September 16, the “Coral The alleged killer, who Reef Squadron” project to cre- turned himself in the following ate an artificial reef off Bang Tao day, was no stranger to being Bay is ready to move forward handcuffed: he was out on bail and will kick off with a “Grand for the May 19 shooting murder Opening” event on November of another man inside a 7-Eleven 29, its organizers say. store on nearby Nanai Rd. Rainer Gottwald, who Pol Maj Gen Apirak Hong- heads the Thai Dive Association thong, the omnipresent Phuket (TDA) technical committee, de- Provincial Police Commander, scribed the recent meeting as INSIDE STORY: Agro-tourism “harmonious”. and homestays on nearby made his way to the murder islands are giving down-to-earth scene after Kathu Police Super- With help from the Royal tourists a chance to go native. intendent Col Grissak Song- Thai Navy, the sinking of the ves- See pages 4-5 moonnark informed him of the sels will begin in early to mid- shooting at 10 pm. November, with a hiatus in the News: Tourism Minister Also at the scene was One Two Go work on November 14-16 dur- calls for confidence; Chalong Kathu Police Investigations In- ing Royal Cremation ceremonies Circle circum-resized. spector Chalermchai Hern- for HRH Princess Galyani Vad- Page 3 sawas, who identified the victim hana. as 31-year-old Pornchai “Ko- Memorial Service The exact timing of the QUEER NEWS: The dangers of Cherd” Suwannakin. Rabbi Aharon Solomon reads a few verses of the Torah for the work will depend on weather swinging in Thailand. Mr Pornchai was shot at Jewish victims who died in the One Two Go crash on September conditions, he said. Page 6 least four times with a 9mm gun 16 last year. His words were heard by a handful of people who One of the four Douglas C- turned up to pay their respects at the informal one-year memorial GOOD LIVING: Fountain of as he stood next to his motorbike 47 Dakota Skytrain military youth at Evason. Page 11 in front of Bua Hotel on Phisit service held on Mai Khao Beach. transport aircraft used in the Gorani Rd. Two of the bullets A brief Buddhist ceremony with monks was also held before project will be specially deco- LOOKING BACK: Would you entered his skull, killing him in- Phuket resident Christy Sweet read a list of names of those who rated underwater and serve as a believe Phuket was nearly stantly. He was also hit twice in died in the crash then read a list of names of the survivors. focal point of the opening cer- sold to foreigners 200 years the back. Police collected four The service was held on the beach at the western end of the emonies, he added. ago? Page 28 bullet casings at the scene. His runway at Phuket International Airport, beside the tsunami Providing some submarine assailant, who was riding a mo- memorial stone and a spirit house posted in remembrance of Hanna “ground support” for the 10 air- STAMPS 6 ; AROUND THE N ATION torcycle, rode off quickly, wit- Backlund, the murdered Swedish backpacker. craft will be WWII era GMC 7; AROUND THE REGION 8; trucks, provided courtesy of the AROUND THE SOUTH 9; AROUND nesses said. THE ISLAND 10; PHUKET PEOPLE Rescue workers from the few days ago he parked to pick to police after an arrest warrant Royal Thai Army. 12 & 13; HAPPENINGS 14; Kusoldharm Foundation took Mr up a fare in an area claimed by a had been issued for him in con- One of the project organiz- HOROSCOPES 15; LIFESTYLE 16 Pornchai’s body, still clad in the rival taxi queue. That’s what led nection with the murder of mo- ers, For Sea Foundation Secre- & 17; BEHIND THE W HEEL 18; motorbike taxi drivers’ trademark to the dispute and subsequent torcycle taxi driver Satien Wong- tary Vittayen Muttamara, con- WHAT’S ON 19; BUSINESS & light-blue vest, to Patong Hospi- murder.” wai, aged 25. firmed that his group will orga- MONEY 20 & 21; SPA MAGIC tal. Questioning the victim’s Mr Satien, also described nize a benefit concert on Novem- 22; TAKE A BREAK 23 & 24; “We know the victim had a friends from the same queue, as a friendly man, was shot twice ber 28, the day before the “Grand OFF THE SHELF, THAI 101 25; problem with a member of a ri- police were told that the killer in the back and once in the neck Opening” with top national acts EDITORIAL & LETTERS 26; val motorcycle taxi queue,” said was none other 31-year-old with a 9mm gun inside the 7- “on the same scale as Tata GOVERNOR’S L ETTER 27; ENVI- Lt Col Chalermchai. “We learned Chainart Yuyen. Eleven near the intersection of Young” scheduled to perform. RONMENT 29; PROPERTY 33-38; by questioning people in the area Earlier this year, on May Nanai Rd and Sainamyen Rd at A major impediment to the CLASSIFIEDS 39-51. that he was a kind fellow, but a 18, Chainart turned himself over Continued on page 2 Continued on page 2 2 PHUKET GAZETTE NEWS September 20 - 26, 2008

From page 1 Patong taxi toll: Heartbroken man suicides by drinking pesticide By Sompratch Saowakhon Kusoldharm Foundation had to remove a win- The apartment owner told police that Two shootings in dow pane to gain entry into the room, which she felt sorry for Mr Narong after he was PHUKET CITY: In what appears to be yet was locked from the inside. left heartbroken and penniless and let him stay four months another case of suicide, the decomposing Once inside, they found Mr Narong’s free of charge, encouraging him to try and corpse of a Thai-American man was found corpse lying face up on the bed, next to which save up enough money so he could return to about 2 am on May 16. on September 14 in a small apartment on were found a bottle of insecticide and a small America. Chainart, who met Patong Phang Nga Rd, where he took his own life bottle of SangSom whiskey. But Mr Narong never recovered from Mayor Pian Keesin before hand- by drinking insecticide. The apartment’s owner, who identified the heartbreak and remained despondent, she ing himself over to police in May, Phuket City Police Investigations In- herself as a close friend of the deceased, said was quoted as saying. denied any involvement in that spector Pitakpol Sompong identified the de- Mr Narong had been living in the room free- Mr Narong’s body was taken to Vachira murder. ceased as 60-year-old Narong Yingyong- of-charge since August 20. Phuket Hospital pending identification by his After his relatives posted rattana, who was born in Thailand but held a From the state of decomposition, Lt Col relatives in Thailand, who have already been bail, he returned to work in the US passport after having lived and worked in Pitakpol estimated that Mr Narong died no contacted. same area, which is home to the US for many years. fewer than three days before his body was It would be up to the relatives to re- thousands of nightlife industry At about 2 pm, the owner of Nanachart discovered. quest a complete autopsy confirming the workers who use motorcycle Mansion on Phang Nga Rd Soi 2 called the “I found a suicide note in which Mr cause of death, he said. taxis to get to and from work in 191 emergency number to report a death in Narong apologized to his close friends, but However, there were no signs of injury the Soi Bangla area. Room 211, on the second floor of the four- said he could no longer endure the heartbreak or foul play to suggest that Mr Narong’s death The same scenario was story apartment block. he had felt after being jilted by his lover,” he was anything other than a suicide, Lt Col played out again on September Police and rescue workers from the said. Pitakpol said. 15, when Chainart, again accom- panied by relatives, turned him- self over directly to Maj Gen Apirak, Phuket’s top cop. Lt Col Chalermchai de- Weerasak visits in bid to Patong clined to say exactly where or when the handover took place, but said that the suspect had con- steps up fessed to involvement in both restore tourist confidence cases and has been charged with By Sompratch Saowakhon a second case of premeditated surf safety murder. PHUKET: Tourism and Sports “He is still in a cell at Kathu Minister Weerasak Kowsurat PATONG: Strong waves creat- Police Station. We are preparing arrived in Phuket on September ing dangerous swimming condi- his case file and will turn him over 10 with New Zealand Ambassa- tions in Patong has prompted of- to the Phuket Provincial Court dor to Thailand Brook Barrington ficers from Patong Municipality soon,” he said. and an entourage of foreign me- to volunteer to keep watch along “We will not allow his re- dia in a bid to restore tourist con- Patong Beach for any tourists lease on bail under any circum- fidence in Phuket after a People’s who may get into difficulty. stances,” he said. Alliance for Demorcacy (PAD) Patong Deputy Mayor protest forced the closure of From page 1 Chairat Sukban told the Gazette, Phuket International Airport “Our officers have volunteered to Coral Reef Squadron (PIA). stand by on the beach to look out Mr Weerasak’s visit fol- for tourists. Sailors from the Third ready to dive lowed his call for Samak Sund- Naval Area Command and police project was cleared on Septem- aravej to rescind the state of officers are also helping out.” ber 10, when Chuchard Santi- emergency in Bangkok, which Tourism and Sports Minister Weerasak Kowsurat (center, purple He urged all tourists to heed kanant, Managing Director of was lifted three days later. shirt) tours the airport grounds with (from left) former Phuket red “no swimming” flags posted Cargo Marketing International “I have set up many teams Chamber of Commerce President Pamuke Achariyachai, Phuket on the beach. Co Ltd (CMI), confirmed that he of officers Tourism Authority of Governor Niran Kalayanamit, PIA Director Wicha Nernlop and Phuket “We need all tourists to had finally received payment of Thailand [TAT] to help support Senator Thanyarat Achariyachai, who chairs the Senate Standing please check for red warning 2.4 million baht for disassembly TAT offices abroad, where we Committee on Tourism. flags before they go swimming. and transport of the aircraft from need to make it clear what the This is especially true for to put recent events behind them Even though the heavy rains have an airforce base in Lopburi to current situation in Thailand re- Phuket,” Mr Weerasak said. and focus on the future. stopped, the wind and the waves their current location at Phuket ally is. We need to boost tourist “I don’t want to have to “I don’t want everyone to are still strong,” he added. Deep Sea Port. confidence so they will return. explain to those countries why we keep worrying about this. I need The move followed a warn- still have a state of emergency you to cheer up quickly and learn ing issued on September 12 by the declared,” he added. from this experience so you will Meteorological Department Mr Weerasak advised se- be better prepared in the future,” (MET) urging all ships in the area nior government officers, includ- he said. to proceed with caution. ing Governor Niran Kalayanamit “Here in Thailand we know The MET also warned that and PIA Director Wicha Nernlop, that the state of emergency ap- Phuket and the other five Anda- plies only to Bangkok, but other man Coast provinces were at risk countries don’t know that. They of heavy rains and flooding, and think it applies throughout the advised all people in areas at country and they don’t know that high-risk of flash-flooding to re- Phuket is a long way from main alert and be prepared to Bangkok,” he said. evacuate quickly if necessary. September 20 - 26, 2008 NEWS PHUKET GAZETTE 3 Chalong Circle Apirak takes over investigation into finally removed attack on Aussie

By Sompratch Saowakhon By Sompratch Saowakhon name and address not be pub- lished, told the Gazette, “Some- CHALONG: Instead of remov- PHUKET CITY: Phuket Provin- body broke into the house – I ing and preserving the fountain cial Police Commander Apirak don’t know how they got into the that has been the centerpiece of Hongthong has stepped in to per- house – on Wednesday, between Chalong Circle for years, work- sonally oversee the investigation three and four in the morning, ers on September 11 demolished into the brutal stabbing attack of “We have two bedrooms. the landmark that local residents an Australian expat and his Thai My girlfriend went to bed early and had affectionately nicknamed “the girlfriend in their home in Rawai slept in one bedroom. Then I woke birdbath”. before dawn on September 10. up and I could hear shouting. I The decision followed years Maj Gen Apirak on Sep- thought the television was on, but of complaints of traffic jams at tember 13 told the Gazette that I couldn’t see any flickering. the critical southern junction. he was so unhappy with the “So I went out and I could However, progress on the Chalong Police investigation that see that the door was closed to decision whether or not to remove he led a special investigation unit the second bedroom. So I opened the roundabout stalled, as it re- to the scene of the crime to it and there was a man in a mask quired input from at least five monitor the area, questioning fighting with my girlfriend. So I government agencies. suspicious characters and gath- jumped in, and that’s how it all Tired of waiting for the A worker starts removing the rubble that once was the landmark fountain on Chalong Circle, nicknamed by locals as ‘the birdbath’. ering other information at 4 am, got started. She got stabbed and project to move ahead, Phuket about the same time the attack I got stabbed.” Vice-Governor Worapoj Rattha- Chao Fa East Rd, Chao Fa West ten to the Gazette over the years took place. The Aussie was slashed sima on September 1 ordered Rd and Wiset Rd. complaining that traffic tailbacks Gen Apirak’s team left the four times and stabbed once in Phuket Highways Office chief “Vehicles entering the junc- formed at Chalong Circle only scene at about 10 am and began the stomach. Saroj Suwinchai to speed up the tion from Chalong Pier will be when police or traffic lights regu- sharing information they had His girlfriend, who owns the project. forced to turn left onto Wiset Rd. lated traffic flow through the junc- gathered with the Chalong inves- home they share, was stabbed in The heads of the govern- They must do a U-turn and come tion. tigation team led by Maj Jaran the back of the head, punched ment agencies involved met on back and wait at the lights to en- Changing the traffic flow at Bangprasert, he added. repeatedly and slashed in one of September 8, with demolition ter the junction again,” Mr Saroj the junction also raises the prob- The victims will be ques- her hands. work starting three days later. had earlier explained to the Ga- lem of what to call the intersec- tioned again and all available in- A second man spotted out- The entire project will cost zette. tion, said Mr Saroj, as it had be- formation will be cross-checked side the home may have been no more than 300,000 baht, Mr The removal of Chalong come famous as Ha Yaek Cha- against the descriptions and pro- serving as a “lookout” for the Saroj told the Gazette. Circle has been the source of long, literally meaning “Chalong files of all known criminals in area, burglar, he said. Traffic lights have been in- much debate among foreigners five-way junction.” he said. From her hospital bed, the stalled on all the major roads en- living in the south of the island. It will now become a “four- “This is a very sensitive 35-year-old girlfriend told the tering the junction: Patak Rd, Many foreigners have writ- way” intersection, he said. case that could affect tourist con- Gazette, “We never close the fidence, so we must do our very doors when we sleep, so the best to bring the perpetrator to sound of the door closing woke Man found hanged while in police custody justice,” he said. me. When I tried to scream, the KATHU: Anurak Prohmwiharn, 26, was found in Soi Namtok and refused to come down. His Gen Apirak admitted he attacker put his hand over my hanged in a cell at Tung Tong Police Station on brother Channarong, 31, made the call to police that was angry about the lack of up- mouth and held a box-cutter to September 13, while he was being held for robbing led to his arrest, he explained. dates about the investigation by my throat and punched me in the a German neighbor. Col Arayapan attributed Mr Anurak’s appar- Chalong Police. stomach,” she said. Tung Tong Police Superintendent Arayapan ent suicide on his unstable mental condition, the re- “I am not very happy with The knife cut her neck open, Pukbuakhao said Mr Anurak’s death was reported sult of a long-term addiction to inhalants. them now, but we will do our best but no major arteries were sev- at about 2:30 am by Sgt Maj Peeraphon Junmee, He had recently escaped from a drug reha- to arrest the suspects. I am go- ered and she is recovering well, the officer in charge of the cell at the time. bilitation center, Col Arayapan added. ing to personally lead this investi- though she is still in a great deal Mr Anurak was found hanging by a meter- Mr Anurak’s family were initially suspicious gation so take my word for it that of pain in the neck and stomach, long garment that he usually wore wrapped around of the circumstances behind his death, but they later the perpetrator will be arrested,” she said the following day. his midsection, under his clothing. It was not visible accepted that Mr Anurak had taken his own life he added. “This is the first time any- to officers when he was placed in the cell the day after an autopsy and investigation into his death by While recovering from sur- thing like this has happened at my before, Col Arayapan explained. high-level local government officers. gery at Bangkok Hospital Phuket, home and we have never had any After stealing the wallet of a German neigh- The family does not plan to press charges, the Swiss-born Australian, a re- conflicts with anyone before,” bor, Mr Anurak climbed onto the roof of his home said Col Arayapan. tired teacher who asked that his she added. 4 PHUKET GAZETTE INSIDE STORY September 20 - 26, 2008

illions of tourists come to Phuket ev- KOH YAO NOI HOMESTAY ery year. Hundreds M of thousands of them spend much of their time being herded around the island on big tour buses to one souvenir Preserving the past shop after another until they are ready to be fed. Then, they’re taken to a restaurant serving dishes just like they’d eat at home. for a brighter future Others forgo the bus rides to souvenir shops for simply re- showcased around the region as their own way to the island for a laxing and playing on the beach a successful homestay model s the package-tour in- day trip or they can join one of and perhaps taking a speedboat where tourists and the commu- dustry continues to the two- or three-day homestay trip to one of the nearby islands nity learn to live together. grow in Phuket and packages available. made famous in a movie. Director of Phuket Tourism A regular ferry service op- Most of those tourists go and Sports office Promchote beyond, taking with it erates about 12 outbound trips a home with souvenirs, suntans and Traivate said that as well as be- Athe natural resources and natu- day to Koh Yao Noi from 7:30 am a collection of photographs to ing a boon to the islanders, the ral beauty that attracted visitors to 5 pm from Bang Rong Pier on show their friends, but very few program is also a way of preserv- Phuket’s east coast. of them will be able to say much ing traditional life. in the first place, one small lo- From Koh Yao Noi’s pier, a about how they “made friends “Visitors can get hands-on cal community on Koh Yao Noi songteaw bus runs to the first with the locals” or “sampled lo- experience by joining our eco- is betting its future on a more stop a few kilometers down the cal delicacies”. tourism project. They learn how road, the island’s Tourist Service However, tourists who try to do things the way the locals sustainable and eco-friendly Center, which is a wooden struc- out one of the region’s homestay do, such as plowing with buffalo, approach. Nick Davies, with ture with a concrete floor and an holidays can boast that they ex- planting rice, but it is important to plow in hand, takes a closer iron and straw roof. The center perienced the real Thailand and preserve the traditional way of life look at the island’s award-win- was established with the help of its traditional ways of life. for the sake of the locals them- a 300,000-baht donation from Ro- The Community Based Eco- selves, who are dangerously ning agro-tourism project. tary International. Tourism Club on Koh Yao Noi is close to losing touch with tradi- This is the HQ of the Koh partly run by the Phuket Tourism tions they have lived by for thou- that there are now hundreds of lifestyle of the islanders – who Yao Noi Community Based Eco- and Sports office. It is also oper- sands of years,” said Mr Prom- buffalo on the island, but only one are traditionally fishermen – to Tourism Club, which has been ated by the locals who act as chote. of them knows how to plow a tourists and raise awareness of given the World Legacy Award homestay host families and those “The aim of this group is to field and there are only a few problems faced by them as an by Conservation International and who take visitors on trips to ex- encourage the community to be- people on the island who know alternative to conventional tour- National Geographic Traveler perience the area’s natural come involved in tourism but in a how to teach it. ist attractions. It is also an addi- for its homestay project. beauty and traditional farming way that is eco-friendly by pre- “The Koh Yao Noi eco- tional and sustainable source of The project also received and fishing techniques. serving the environment,” he tourism community is a role revenue for locals,” said Mr the Award for Outstanding Per- Koh Yao Noi is in Phang added. model for community-based tour- Promchote. formance from the Tourism Au- Nga Bay and the island is being Mr Promchote explained ism. The aim is to introduce the Tourists can either make thority of Thailand in 2007, and September 20 - 26, 2008 INSIDE STORY PHUKET GAZETTE 5

Below us, hundreds of crabs that a few years ago, the island with oversized claws went about had very few buffalo, even though their business of chasing each it once had many. other out of holes in the sand, “As farming technologies while long-legged birds hopped arrived, people stopped using buf- from place to place picking off faloes to help with their farming. the smaller shore-side creatures. Subsequently, the number of buf- This place also has two faloes on the island declined, as spotless guest bedrooms, simply did the number of people who decorated but cozy looking with knew how to farm with them,” a bed, wardrobe, a TV and draw- he said. ers. The window provides a view “Now there are several along the coastline with long-tail hundred buffalo on Koh Yao Noi boats resting on the sand. following an intensive program to Our next stop was a se- re-introduce them here, but as cluded house on stilts a short way well as teaching the buffaloes inland. We had to travel down a how to plow a field, we have also narrow dirt track to get to the lo- had to teach the farmers how to cal dwelling. work with them again,” he added. Sitting under the shade of a There are a few rules that large 100-year-old tree were a homestay guests need to follow group of smiling faces belonging to fit in with the community. They to several generations, from a are to dress modestly, not to con- mother and baby and shy-but- sume drugs or alcohol, not to curious kids to the grandparents leave any litter and not to take who showed us some of the ways any shells or coral. they harvest and prepare food. The community is respon- They demonstrated and let sible for developing the tour pro- (Above) Eco- us try some of their skills in find- grams, along with the regulations, tourism is ing and making food. We tried activities, and prices for them and helping to casting fishing nets in a perfect there are several two- and three- pass down circle and pounded the husks from day programs available through the wisdom of rice before cleaning the grain of the Community Based Eco-Tour- elders; (Far chaff by throwing it in the air from ism project. left) Chickens a woven grass tray, which Depending on the number eagerly await brought the chickens running over of days, trips can include activi- their rice to peck around our feet. ties such as exploring the island’s scraps; (Left) We were also shown an in- seven traditional villages, learn- A fisherman genious mouse trap that relied on ing how to make batik, visiting a shows his net throwing a heavy block of wood and a twig coconut-shell souvenir workshop, technique. trigger to drop the block onto the helping farmers and fishermen unsuspecting prey. and testing your bargaining skills We had all developed a at the local market. the Ministry of Sport and Tour- Off came our shoes, and we were going for lunch with our thirst but there was more work Trips to nearby islands with ism has Certified Koh Yao Yai’s rolled up our sleeves as our hosts hosts in the Eco Tourism Group to do before we could take a diverse eco-systems are also community as Home Stay Stan- encouraged us to join them in two Meeting Place – a house on stilts drink, which was to be fresh co- available. Depending on the lu- dard Thailand (2007-2009). feet of muddy water to try plant- that juts out toward the sea. conut juice taken from coconuts nar cycle and tidal patterns, some Our visit to Koh Yao Noi ing the rice for ourselves. After We took off our shoes and that we were shown how to programs may include collecting was a day trip so we had to a while, what were once nice walked across the wooden floor- properly cut open. wing shells and a trip to see squeeze in quite a few activities straight lines of rice plant had boards to the dining area that has Our final adventure for the Thailand’s only blue coral site. in a short space of time. become wonky first-time at- a spectacular view across the day was to introduce ourselves In keeping with the ecologi- Our next stop was a tiered tempts at self sufficiency. I was water to Koh Yao Yai. to the only buffalo on the island cal theme, there are several ac- rice paddy snuggled at the base worried we might have dramati- On the table was an array that knows how to draw a plow. tivities that require only human of a hill. It was a scene that cally reduced their crop for the of traditional dishes such as cur- He allowed us to climb up on him power, such as sea canoe tours, Claude Monet would have turned season but it was smiles all round ries, fried vegetables and, of and graciously posed for pictures trekking, or simply rent a bicycle into a masterpiece. from our hosts. course, a lot of fresh seafood, with everyone. and tour the island by yourself for Crouched in the lush carpet Our work had made us hun- including colorful crabs, which our Next, I found myself up to about 200 baht a day. of young rice stalks were women gry and we were bundled into the hosts had to show us the best my knees in mud as I gripped the dressed in colorful sarongs, songteaw to be taken to lunch. way to shell. The meal was a fun plow handle while the buffalo For more information on Koh scarves and straw hats. They We pulled into an area dotted and casual affair, made all the pulled me round the field. It Yao Noi homestays, email were bent to task against the hilly with four beautifully-made guest more relaxing with the magnifi- wasn’t as difficult as I had imag- [email protected] or visit backdrop, some pulling out half- bungalows that looked like log cent view. The seafood was ined and I had visions of living the www.kohyao-cbt.com To con- grown rice to be transplanted, cabins. They wouldn’t have some of the freshest we’d ever rest of my days as a content tact the Phuket Tourism and others planting rice in neat rows looked out of place covered in tasted and our hosts made sure farmer in sunny fields. Sports office, call 076-221765 giving them space to grow. snow and nestled in the Alps. We we were satiated. Mr Promchote explained or email [email protected] 6 p h u k e t g a z e t t e n e w s September 20 - 26, 2008 Queer News STAMPS Sorry mate, but can Thai Post marks the I have your wife? passing of the telegram LOEI: A long friendship ended fact that Jaroen already had his in tragedy on the night of Au- own wife and children to love o celebrate Thailand’s used initially included only gust 30, when a man visiting his and look after. National Communica Roman symbols, although the buddy’s house without warn- At the time, Wilai was tions Day on August 4, Thai alphabet was eventually ing asked if he could have his in Udon Thani, where she was Thailand Post released incorporated. friend’s wife. reportedly being cured of some Ta stamp commemorating Thai- Thailand’s telegram busi- At 7 am on August 31, Pak black magic spells she believed land’s now-defunct telegram ness grew and experienced some- Chom Police duty officer Thong­ Jaroen had placed upon her. service, which came to an end on thing of a boom period, but over phum Premlao received a call Unsurprisingly, Suphachai June 30 this year after 133 years the years new communication from a villager, who reported a did not react well to the request. of service. technologies led to its obsoles- dead body hidden in a banana A scuffle broke out and Jaroen, Thailand’s telegram service cence. plantation near Ban Na Khor Vil- perhaps having prepared for the was established in 1875 by Rama The stamp to commemorate lage 12, in Pak Chom District. worst, pulled out a knife and V King Chulalongkorn, who Thailand’s telegram service, The body was identified as slashed his friend across the face. founded the Telegram Depart- measuring 27 by 45 millimeters, that of Suphachai Phawan, 56. He While Suphachai was reeling in ment at the same time as the Post shows an image of a Morse code had been slashed in the face and pain, Jaroen grabbed a length Department. His brother, HRH machine with workers above it beaten with a blunt instrument. of tamarind wood and beat his Prince Panurangsi Swangwong, busily transmitting and receiving Questioning Suphachai’s friend to death, police said. was the first director general of messages. neighbors, police pieced together Jaroen dragged the body to both departments. On sale for 3 baht, the the the details of how the victim met the banana plantation to hide it, The first Thailand Telegram stamp was designed by Tanes his fate. then went back to get Suphachai’s office was located near the Minis- Polchaiyawong, who used a Neighbors said that at motorbike, which he torched at a try of Defense and the Saranrom multicolor­ lithography tech- about 7 pm the night before, corn silo. After returning home, Royal Palace in Bangkok. the telegrams was a Morse code nique. Supha­chai’s friend Jaroen Jan- Jaroen drank a large amount of Thailand’s first telegram machine. Thai British Security Print- ngam, 43, came to the victim’s pesticide in an apparent attempt was sent from Bangkok to neigh- The demand for telegrams ing Pcl printed only one mil- house. to kill himself. boring Samut Prakan. In 1878, a quickly increased as it was often lion copies the special edition This, however, was no or- He was not successful, line was installed from Bangkok the fastest way to communicate. stamp now available at all 10 of dinary social call; Jaroen had a however. Friends took him to to the Royal Palace at Bang Pa- The Morse code system Phukets' post offices. somewhat bold request to make Pak Chom Hospital, where po- in, which was later extended of his buddy. lice later caught up with him to nearby Ayudhaya’s Muang Not one to beat around the and arrested him for Suphachai’s District. bush, Jaroen asked Suphachai if murder. At first, telegram lines were Top technician to he could take his wife, Wilai, 40, Source: Khao Sod used for government business to live with him; this despite the only; the device used to transmit lead Middle Way PHUKET CITY: The next Mid- ogy company based in Tokyo, dle Way meditation session will Japan. After 20 years of interest The return of the Domon Men be at the Phuket Meditation in Buddhism, he finally fulfilled Cener (formerly Wang Kung his dream of entering the monk- PATONG: To mark the 30th an- most recent was in 1999. Since The northern regional final Restaurant), next to Suan Luang hood in April 2004. niversary of male fashion label then, Domon has become a was held in Chiang Mai on Au- Park, on September 21, starting The Middle Way sessions Domon, the once-popular male step in the career path of many gust 30; and the eastern final will at 1:30 pm. are free and open to all, though beauty pageant "Domon Man" heartthrob actors, who first be- be held in Pattaya on October 23; This month’s teaching monk donations to cover expenses are is back after a nearly 10-year came popular as “Domon men” central Thailand final in Bangkok is Phra Thada Jaranatharou, who welcome. haitus. models before launching their on November 29. also led August’s session. The language of instruction Male models in the region acting careers. The pageant is open to all Fluent in English, Phra is English. are invited to take part in the In this year’s contest, male men aged from 17 to 25 years. Thada graduated with honors To get to Phuket Mediation showdown for the southern Thai- models will be posing for the top Entrants must be at least 170 cen- with a bachelors’ degree indus- Center from Central Festival land round of the contest, to be prize of 500,000 baht to go to timeters tall, have a “nice person- trial electrical technology from Phuket, head south on the bypass held at Jungceylon shopping mall the winner of the national finals, ality” and have completed at least King Mongkut Institute of Tech- road and turn left onto Wirat on September 20. which will be held at the Bang- Mattayom 3. The competition is nology, Thailand’s top engineer- Hongyok Rd at the first set of The first Domon Man con- kok Convention Center in central open to men of all nationalities ing school. traffic lights, at the sign to Wat test was held in 1986 and the Ladprao on December 20. and religions. Phra Thada is particularly Naka. Make a U-turn when you gifted at explaining basic Bud- see the park on your right about dhist tenets using examples from one kilometer past the temple, science. then take the next left into Soi 7 He had a couple of jobs and turn left again into Soi 7/2. after his graduation, the last of For more information call which was with a global technol- 076-360846 or 083-9688717. September 20 - 26, 2008 AROUND THE NATION PHUKET GAZETTE 7

he country is suffering from widespread drug abuse and a rising num- Tber of young male pros- Drug abuse, prostitution titutes, some as young as age 13, the Office of the National Eco- nomic and Social Development Board (NESDB) has revealed. The claims were reported in the agency’s second quarterly re- still the country’s woes port, for which a focus group was monitored from April to June on five indicators: quality of human Manit Arunakul said claims made resources, health and social se- without scientific support violate curity, behavior and well-being of the 1979 Food Act. citizens, the sexual behavior of young people and the environ- Buddha ban. The Culture Min- ment. istry has banned the use of three The report showed that Buddhist icons for commercial over the past decade the number purposes, its permanent secretary of people aged between 15 and Vira Rojpojchanarat has an- 24 suffering from sexually trans- nounced. mitted diseases continued to rise. The protected icons com- In terms of social security, prise Buddha statues, Wheel of people’s lives and property were Doctrine insignia (also known as more secure, though drug abuse Wheel of Life) and images of was becoming a severe problem. monks. Even prison inmates had easy ac- The three religious icons cess to narcotics, NESDB Dep- could not be used to represent a uty Secretary-General Kittisak trademark or be a part of busi- Sinthuwanich commented. ness promotion, as has become Injuries and deaths caused popular in the West, he said. by road accidents had reduced due to the strict enforcement of Slow justice. The Appeals Court traffic laws, but people continued on September 9 handed down a to break speed limits, the report three-year jail term for former found. Agriculture Ministry deputy per- With regards to social be- manent secretary Pramote Rak- havior and well-being, the report sarat for corruption and abuse of showed that households were authority. spending less on alcohol, but more BEATING BREAST CANCER In its ruling, the court said on cigarettes. However, alcohol- nd Mr Pramote, now 64, committed Actress Panwad ‘Peoy’ Hemmanee (front, 2 from left) attends a campaign organized by a the offenses in 1996, when as ism and consumption of ciga- Robinson Department Store branch in Bangkok to reduce breast cancer in women. rettes among young people was head of the Agricultural Exten- still on the rise. sion Department’s horticultural- In addition, more and more the capital was affected by noise renovate valuable sites in the area to support claims that drinks con- crop promotion division he pro- teenagers were living together pollution, the report said. and draw up a management plan, taining collagen, peptide and L- posed the construction of a 49.2- outside marriage. she said. carnitine provide health benefits, million-baht plant nursery in The report also found that World heritage fever. The After a detailed plan is pre- she said. Trang. there are 48,000 people working Bangkok Metropolitan Adminis- pared, the BMA we will contact Advertisements mislead In 2002, the National in the sex industry, including stu- tration is planning to seek World the Fine Arts Department and the people into believing products Counter Corruption Commission dents, of which 44.4% were aged Heritage status for the capital’s department will also ask authori- containing so-called “boosters” pronounced Pramote guilty, but in between 13 and 16. riverside area. ties to help improve water qual- provide health benefits. 2004 a lower court acquitted him. About 60% of the sex BMA city planning depart- ity in the Chao Phya River, she The acid in the stomach will The public prosecutors appealed. workers earned about 20,000 ment head Anchalee Pattamasa- said. break these supplements down baht a month or more. wan said the area alongside the before they can be absorbed, she Around the Nation news round- With regards to the environ- Chao Phya River has great his- Boost or bust? Drinking so- noted. up is sourced from the pages of ment, the report said the quality torical and cultural value as the called “health beverages” with Food and Drug Administra- The Nation, Daily Xpress and of air in many areas had improved cradle of Rattanakosin-era cul- dietary supplements to boost body tion Deputy Secretary-General Kom Chad Luek newspapers. but people in Bangkok, Saraburi ture, which began with the estab- and brain function does not and Chiang Mai were still breath- lishment of Bangkok as capital in achieve benefits claimed in ad- ing high levels of particulates. 1782. vertisements, nutritionist Prapaisri In addition, some areas in Her department is prepar- Sirichakwal of Mahidol Univer- Bangkok had high levels of ozone ing documents for the World sity has warned. gas, while almost every area in Heritage site application and will There is no scientific proof 8 PHUKET GAZETTE AROUND THE REGION September 20 - 26, 2008 Samui rallies to help burn victim fundraising event was held on September 17 for Khun Daeng, the Awoman seriously in- jured in a recent accident that resulted in a local 7-Eleven burn- WELL ing down. Ms Daeng received serious SPOTTED burns to more than 80% of her Renowned DJ Darren body in the fire that resulted from Emerson of Underworld, a drunk driver running into an who produced the top hit electricity pole that sparked the ‘Born Slippy’ from the blaze. Trainspotting soundtrack, The accident happened at rocked the dance scene 7:30 am on August 9 when the in Samui recently with his driver of a pickup truck ran into happening house tunes. an electricity pole outside the 7- He stayed in luxury at Eleven store in Ban Rak. Amari Palm Reef Resort, The driver, said to be intoxi- Samui, during his event cated and arguing with his girl- and was warmly friend at the time of the accident, welcomed by Kruawan hit several parked motorbikes but Thongpob, Executive no one else was injured at the Assistant Manager, and time. Marc Müller, Assistant Soon after striking the ce- Manager of Amari Palm ment pole, the resulting damage Reef Resort. caused the pole to collapse onto the truck crushing it and further causing an explosion, witnesses reported. Attendees of the confer- ter his success in organizing a this year from November 29 to An inferno broke out in the ence gave evidence of the detri- property seminar on Koh Samui, December 6. 7-Eleven and Bangkok Bank, mental effects that computer Callum Laing, managing director Organizers for the Phuket causing smoke to bellow into the games can have on children, add- of MobyElite, has announced seminar will invite two success- air, which could be seen from sev- ing that many of the games were plans to conduct a similar event ful firms from the main resort is- eral areas of the island. extremely violent in their content in Phuket in December. lands around Thailand and Bang- The community rallied to and inappropriate for most young The first seminar, held dur- kok to join as partners in the support Ms Daeng by raising users. Concerns ranged from ing Koh Samui’s International event. The invitations are to be funds in establishments all over lack of attention to school work Regatta, played host to more than extended to investors with a sub- the island to help pay for her to more serious medical effects, 100 guests from around the globe stantial investment in Asian prop- mounting hospital bills. citing the recent death of a who were drawn to the island for erty. The event was held at the Bangkok teenager. the yacht race. The Phuket seminar is set Samui Bungy Jump from 3 pm The group looked at possible The seminar was sponsored to kick off with a discussion of until midnight, with live music and new regulations that could be in- by Raimon Land PLC during the Asian property trends followed by DJs for entertainment and a do- troduced to limit the amount of Samui regatta and took place at an overview on the Phuket prop- nation box and raffle to raise time youths under 18 would be the Centara Hotel in Chaweng erty market. money for the cause. allowed to spend playing games Beach. It was intended to bring The following topics are also For further information FROM THE or surfing the Internet in shops. together serious members of the on the agenda for the seminar: ar- about the event or for informa- GULF OF Police attending the confer- development community for an chitectural trends and develop- tion on how to make a donation, ence proposed that a community exchange of information in rela- ment, environmental trends af- call Joe at 087-8010470. THAILAND law be implemented that would tion to Thailand’s property mar- fecting property investment, legal By Max Rogers limit the time to two hours, with ket. issues with investing in Thailand, Game on. In a recent confer- Internet shops and public gaming Keynote speakers on the fractional ownership, international ence, government and community facilities being held accountable day included Nigel Cornick, CEO finance options and commercial leaders of Koh Samui gathered the conference after receiving for ensuring the limit was ad- of Raimon Land; John Birt, Man- property Market in Thailand. The in an attempt to find a solution to several complaints from parents hered to. aging Director of Samui Villas seminar will end with a dedicated the growing problems associated and teachers who claimed that The new law is to be and Homes; and Gary Biesty, time for questions and answers. with computer gaming on the is- students were spending too much brought into effect in the near partner in Mayer Brown JSM. Seminar dates and the land. time in computer gaming shops, future. This concept will be re- venue have yet to be confirmed. Koh Samui District Chief detracting them from their school peated during the Phuket King’s Email [email protected] for Adisorn Kamnerdsiri called for work. Phuket property seminar. Af- Cup Regatta, which will be held more details. September 20 - 26, 2008 AROUND THE SOUTH PHUKET GAZETTE 9

uspected insurgents de- capitated the chief ad- ministrator of Tambon SSadawa after intercept- ing him on a back road in Violence continues, Pattani’s Yarang District on Sep- tember 10. Police said that former po- lice officer Athaphon Konlom, 26, was chased by four gunmen on two motorcycles. man decapitated They shot him in his pickup with automatic weapons. The vehicle crashed into a primary lacks specialists, especially anes- school. Police said the four men thesiologists and surgeons,” he then beheaded the victim. ROUND said, adding that the patient’s Two fake bombs were family would be compensated by placed at the scene to divert po- AND the Health Ministry. lice and spikes were scattered along the road. ROUND Lone Ranger. A former Ranger More than 3,300 people was found in possession of two have been killed in the deep South Thai Muslim children guns, including an assault rifle, and since January 2004. But security ride their bicycles more than 200,000 baht in cash officials have claimed that the happily in front of in a routine search of his car at a situation has improved and the Pattani Central checkpoint in Trang on Septem- number of violent incidents and Mosque. Violence in ber 11. attacks has dropped. the region shows no Chalermphon Jiulor, 34, Critics said that conclusion sign of abating and from Trang’s Huay Yot district, was premature because the in- attacks have was stopped at a Highway Po- surgents remain active and well- continued through lice checkpoint on Highway 419 equipped. Ramadan, the in Muang District. Police decided In a related development, Islamic month of to search his Toyota sedan and more than 1,000 police and sol- fasting. discovered a .38 caliber pistol and diers swept 13 districts of Nara- 71 rounds of ammunition, an M- thiwat, where they detained six 16 assault rifle with 64 rounds of people. ordered the robber to surrender. missed a malpractice lawsuit the Health Ministry to provide ammunition, as well as 213,720 Meanwhile, in Pattani’s When he refused, a gun battle against Dr Suthiporn Kraimak of care to people in remote areas. baht in cash. Nong Chik district, suspected in- broke out. Nakhon Sri Thammarat’s Thung According to Medical Council Chalermphon, who until last surgents exploded a roadside The man threw his grenade Song Hospital in connection with regulations, such physicians had year was serving as a Ranger, bomb targeting a security detail toward the front of the bank, the death of Somkuan Kaew- to treat all patients – even if they denied that the weapons and the for local teachers in Tambon Pulo- where it exploded and blew out kongchan during an appendec- were not specialists – because of cash belonged to him. He was puyo. the front window and damaged tomy five years ago. the large amount of sick people. taken to Muang Trang Police Sta- Shrapnel damaged their ve- adjacent shophouses. The patient is said to have The court decision to over- tion to be charged with unlawful hicles, but there were no injuries, The robber escaped in the died from the incorrect dosage of turn Dr Suthiporn’s guilty verdict possession of firearms. Police police said. ensuing confusion. There were anesthetic, the Public Health boosted the morale of medical said that they are now trying to Separately in Yala, speaking no injuries from the explosion, but Ministry’s permanent secretary, workers in rural areas, said Dr. discover the source and intended to reporters from his hospital bed, Sen Sgt Maj Santi Uthokyotha Dr Prat Boonyawongsevirot, Prat. destination of the guns and Veera Saengchan, an Army from Namom Police suffered a said. “If doctors who work in ru- money. Ranger injured in a gunfight with minor gunshot wound. Thung Song District Crimi- ral hospitals refuse to conduct insurgents in Banang Sata, said Police are now hunting for nal Court had issued a guilty ver- surgeries because they are not Around the South news round- colleague Rusadee Da-oh was the gunman, described by the dict on December 6 and sen- specialists, then it would be dan- up is sourced from the pages of killed in the attack by 10 militants. cashier as a well-built man in his tenced Dr Suthiporn to three gerous for patients because the The Nation, Daily Xpress and The insurgents stole eight forties wearing shorts and a tar- years in jail for causing the country’s health care system Kom Chad Luek newspapers. automatic files and a large quan- tan T-shirt. He had concealed his patient’s death. However, the tity of ammunition after over-run- appearance with a cap and dark Health Ministry submitted a peti- ning their base camp, he said. glasses. tion with the appeal court’s divi- “They were dressed in sion 8 to review the sentence. black and hooded. Each was Dr off the hook. The Court of The petition argued that Dr armed with an AK47, except one Appeals on September 11 dis- Suthiporn had been assigned by who had an M79 grenade launcher. They were communi- cating in Malay. We injured one. The fighting went on for about one hour before reinforcements arrived,” explained fellow Ranger Thongrob Kaeowdara-ouyporn.

Explosive exit. A policeman was shot and injured during a Sep- tember 12 bank robbery in Na- mom district, Songkhla, a rural area near Haad Yai. The robber escaped after throwing a grenade at police. A female cashier at the Namom branch of Bank Thai said that about 3 pm, a man came into the bank carrying a pistol and a hand grenade. He shouted for everyone to stay quiet and not to move before ordering one of the cashiers to give him money. The cashier handed him a bag containing about 500,000 baht. He then ordered the three bank staff to lock themselves in the bathroom and not try and pur- sue him, the cashier said. At that point, patrol police making their normal rounds hap- pened to arrive at the scene. They 10 PHUKET GAZETTE AROUND THE ISLAND September 20 - 26, 2008 Monumental merit-making By Akbar Khan Khunying Jan became Thao Thepkrasattri and Khunying n Part I of our series on Phu- Mook became Thao Srisoontorn. ket’s “nine sacred sites” we When standing in front of the took a look at Wat Phra monument, which faces north Tong, the temple in Thalang towrds Burma, the lady to the left I is Jan and the lady to the right is with the famous half-Buddha im- age and cannons in the forecourt. Mook. The wife of the Mayor of Every day, people of all Thalang who built the temple was walks of life visit the monument. Thao Thepkrasattri, one of Many of them are tourists, oth- Phuket’s two legendary heroines ers come to pray and pay their whose exploits are enshrined by respects to the heroines. a monument located in the heart Those looking to win some- of Phuket. thing or overcome an enemy find The life-sized statues of the this sacred site especially attrac- heroic sisters, Thao Thepkrasattri tive, and many drivers will wai in and her sibling Thao Srisoontorn respect – even while negotiating stand side by side on a decorated the roundabout which encircles marble plinth at Tha Rua. the site. King Padung of Burma had In front of the main monu- declared war on Thailand, the ment is a smaller replica of the Burmese had already ransacked statue, which is the place for Ayudhaya and Bangkok had just making wishes. Thais usually light replaced Thonburi as the new incense sticks and offer a garland capital of the kingdom. of flowers to improve the The King at the time was chances of their prayers being Rama I, the first king of the answered. present Rattanakosin dynasty. Although many people hang Further south, the Burmese garlands from the swords, this is had already landed on Phuket and inappropriate. In order to show taken the tin mines by force. respect to one of the heroines, The Burmese forces then hang the flowers around her neck. started to march towards Thalang Town, where the mayor Note: Information in this article was too old and sick to offer any is from a variety of sources, in- resistance. cluding the Thalang National His wife, however, refused Museum and the Tourism Au- to stand by and watch the Bur- thority of Thailand. mese capture Thalang. By disguising hundreds of The Gazette will be covering women in army uniforms and the other sacred sites in forth- parading them through the town, coming issues. Many tourists they tricked the enemy into be- like to spend considerable time lieving that they were troop rein- in the tranquil surroundings of forcements fresh from Bangkok. these sites just soaking up the This ruse eventually forced the serenity history and culture – Burmese to withdraw. Merit-makers and well-wishers take note: the proper way to lay a garland on the two smaller statues is rather than trying to race The monument was built by around the neck, not on the sword. around all nine sites in one day. locals and unveiled on May 23, Phuket’s official “nine sa- 1967. The pair of statues is now the premier arts education insti- have large biceps. ticular style was used for per- cred sites” are: the spiritual focal point of an an- tution in country and home to The cloth that covers the forming certain types of work – 1) Wat Pra Tong nual fair commemorating the many national artists. torso was traditionally worn in and for going to war. 2) Heroines’ Monument bravery of the two women who Sanan built the monument different ways. Also notice that Thao 3) Sarn Jao Seng Tham were instrumental in the defeat as part of a national development If you look carefully at the Thepkrasattri’s sword is held with 4) Sarn Jao Bang Nieow/Sarn of the Burmese in 1785, which campaign by Field Marshall Pibul statues, you will see that the piece her elbow slightly bent, a typical Jao Giew Tien Keng incidentally was the year of the Songkram so that all Thai people of cloth was wrapped around the pose of soldiers leaving camp for 5) Sarn Jao But Jor snake. would be reminded of their an- body and tied behind the neck. war. 6) Sarn Jao Jui Tui The monument was de- cestors’ bravery. This method of donning the cloth Before the Burmese inva- 7) Phraya Rasutana Pradit signed and built in 1966 under the Cast in bronze, the two keeps the breasts firmly in place sion, the two heroines were Monument (Ko Sim Bi Na instructions of Sanan Silakorn, the heroines are wearing jong even during vigorous motion. known simply as Jan and Mook. Rayong) best student of Sin Pirasee (The kraben trousers, which were Women of that time would However, after saving Thalang 8) Wat Chai Tararam (Wat Thai name for Corrado Ferruci). worn by Thai soldiers during that wrap the cloth around their torso from the Burmese, they both Chalong) Sin Pirasee founded Silpakorn era. The sleeves of their tops are in different styles, depending on were given new names and titles 9) Sarn Jao Kathu University, which is regarded as puffed, making them appear to what they were doing. This par- by royal appointment. September 20 - 26, 2008 GOOD LIVING PHUKET GAZETTE 11

By Akbar Khan onika Bielka Ves- covi has taken the The Regent of Rieslings art of judging wines M to new heights with was a good year with a hot sum- her cellar selection, which goes mer that make this vintage quite a bit further than the simple see- exceptional. ing, swirling, sniffing, sipping and “The Cuvee Frederic Emile savoring. Now there is an addi- comes from two contiguous Grand tional ayurvedic quality to be con- Crus: the limestone rich Geisberg sidered, and that is the wine’s and the steep lower slopes of the mineral content. Osterberg vineyard. It is a classi- The monthly Wine Club con- cally racy, snappy riesling that venes at Into Thai Restaurant at starts off life very tight and aus- the Evason Resort & Six Senses tere, and takes years to unveil it- Spa on Tuesday and Friday eve- self from behind its girdle of acid- nings, and on September 2 I took ity. “As the wine matures, the rich- wine-lover extraordinaire Marc ness and power of this wine be- Mulloy of PGTV along to “com- comes readily apparent. It is pare notes” – à la PJ O’Rourke, clearly one of Alsace’s greatest or something like that. rieslings, and really quite under- On my last trip to Dubai, appreciated amongst the world’s Emirates Airlines had served me wine lovers.” a few glasses of Trimbach Absolutely. I had thought Riesling, and I was eager to the best rieslings must be German. sample some more wines from Now I realize that the best Maison Trimbach. rieslings come from France, or to The Pinot Blanc, Trimbach be more precise from Maison 2004 went down a treat. This Trimbach. I now know there are wine is well vinified – fruity and white wines for every occasion very refreshing. Indeed, you could and dish. The beef was wonder- drink it instead of water. It feels Evason Sommelier Monika and Mssr Hubert, patriarch of Trimbach – a winery producing healthy rieslings ful with the Gewurztraminer, as if you are actually drinking since 1626. which would pair well with any from the fountain of youth. Thai food. I commented on the won- were about to taste. spices, which was accompanied Mssr Hubert explained, The night as far as the wine derful fragrances of grapefruit “A good ‘terroir’, as you by the final riesling, Cuvee “The last riesling, with aroma of dinner was over, but I felt far and apples, Mssr Hubert added call it, is not enough to have mar- Frederic Emile, Trimbach 2003, pineapple and mango, really shows from drunk or tired; all those rare that there was also a touch of velous minerality in wines like one of the estate’s two flagship why the terroir is so important with trace elements were starting to honeysuckle. this. It depends on the grapes, too, Grand Cru rieslings. its minerality and complexity. 2003 put ink in my pen. The appetizer on the menu and their ability to absorb miner- had the intriguing name of Khong als. Riesling is the white grape Wang Rawai and when it arrived that absorbs minerals better than I thought, what a fabulous idea other strains of white grape,” he and exclaimed, Mieng Kum, the explained. name by which the dish is more The second course was commonly recognized throughout Phuket coral trout in ginger. For Thailand. those who have not tried this fish. I explained to Mssr Hubert I highly recommend you do, it is how to try and tailor the flavor exceedingly good as is the wine by placing in a betel leaf his own that accompanied it perfectly – choice of the following offerings: Pinot Gris Reserve Trimbach ginger (fragrant, sweet and 2004. spicy), shallots (aromatic, spicy), In the Pinot Gris plums and dried shrimp (salty, fishy), peanuts pears could be found and on the (a salty terroir taste), lime (cit- nose a little smokiness. rus, sour), toasted coconut Hubert continued to delight (sweet, tropical), and of course everyone with his wines and the optional prik kee noo (liter- charming enlightenment. “Pinot ally “mouse dropping chilis”) – Gris originated in Burgundy and we both opted out on those but came to the Alsace in the middle went for the rest. The entire of the 16th century. Funnily package then gets a little dollop enough, until 120 years ago Bur- of a sweet and savory sauce be- gundy was using Pinot Gris for fore being devoured. white wines, but then they The idea is to make one and switched to using chardonnay. eat it, and as you chew try to cal- They still have a few rows of Pi- culate what to put more or less not Gris in between the char- of in the next package so as to donnay,” he said. custom create your own favorite The Gewurztraminer Re- flavor. serve 2001 went swimmingly Evason’s version of Mieng with the duck, as I am sure it Kum was accompanied by a would with even spicier and Riesling Reserve Trimbach 2004, richer dishes as well as strong a deep golden color with a psy- cheese and light desserts. chedelic green hue flashing like The Gewurztraminer undu- a strobe as I swirled my glass . I lated between sweet moments to complimented the complexity of more complex ones, but remained the minerality and fruits, which perfectly balanced. I knew that were truly outstanding with the wine of this caliber was hard to clear yet subtle aromas of peach find in Thailand and asked Mssr and citrus. Hubert about his production. He Having read about confirmed that at Trimbach each terroirists in a previous edition of wine was made using only one the Gazette, I thought that I might variety of grape and no additional inquire about the Alsace terroir. sugar is ever added. Was Mssr Hubert reading my The wines are grown or- mind? He jumped up from his seat ganically and no chemical pesti- and walked around in front of all cides are used whatsoever. the tables to introduce everybody Now it was time for the beef to the selection of wines that we braised in aromatic Chinese 12 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET PEOPLE September 20 - 26, 2008 Happily Ever After Fighting for Recent weddings in Phuket Stephen Fein: Where did the nickname “Magical” come from? ay Elbe is a 25-year-old mixed martial arts (MMA) Ray Elbe: I got the nick- fighter from Phoenix who is now training in Muay name when I first started ring- Thai at Tiger Muay Thai camp in Chalong, where fighting. I was a grappling spe- R Leah Caldis and cialist, which is when the fight he also teaches grappling and other MMA techniques to Mark Dennis goes to the ground. others. from Australia For the general audience were married at that sometimes doesn’t really With three successful Muay Thai fights under his belt, Laguna Phuket’s Chapel-on-the- understand what is going on, they “Magical” Ray now hopes his growing Muay Thai skills Lagoon on think the guy on top is always will help him fulfill his dream of a successful career in the August 9. winning the fight. The guy on top would land several huge punches US-based UFC. To get a UFC contract, he first needs to and the crowd would be cheer- put together an impressive win streak that will enlarge his ing, but then I’d get a submission. So “like magic the fight is fan base and raise his stock with the UFC organizers – over” the promoters would say much like a music band trying to land a record contract. over the microphone, often after Gazette News Editor Stephen Fein talks to Ray a few drinks. Anyway, they started putting the nickname on about his past, present and plans for the future. the DVDs and it stuck – and it’s been that ever since. pick the fighter and use the best Has that helped you with train- elements for that fighter. One of ing? SF: How long ago did you start my Thai guys is transitioning into Ray: Definitely. It has taught fighting competitively? MMA. I am not going to teach me to appreciate that there are a Ray: I started fighting in him how to get someone in a lot of different kinds of learners. November 2002, after training choke hold. I am going to teach You can learn by different meth- five or six months before that. I him how to defend the choke ods: visually, audibly, kinestheti- started fighting pretty much right hold, how to get back up to his cally. In martial arts, people have away. feet and how to use his strengths, to see numerous different types of instead of fighting how his oppo- variations and examples. SF: So you started in jujitsu? nent wants to fight. My having a university de- Ray: Actually, when I first It is important to cross-train gree in teaching gives me an op- started I was in a sort vale tudo and understand all the elements portunity to see and understand [Portuguese for “anything goes”] of the game, but it’s really pick these many different aspects. style gym, then I progressed into and choose. Some guys are Plus I feel I am really able to dis- Niracha finding a Brazilian jujitsu instruc- stand-up fighters. They want to sect the teaching. Most of my Cheewacharoenkul tor and started refining my tech- keep the fight standing, so they students keep journals of the tech- and Nantapol nique. learn how to not be taken down niques. We do video reviews of Pattanapakdee The UFC started out in by a wrestler and how not to be fights and map out six- and seven- were married at 1993, so it was really new. When submitted by a jujitsu-judo guy. week training regimens, with the Phuket it started, it was pretty much any- They need to learn how to get the dates and times. Ballroom of The thing goes, and it was marketed fight back up to the feet. Royal Phuket that way. Whereas a guy like me, a SF: Why are you focused on the City Hotel on jujitsu guy, I’ll take the opportu- August 22. It was really “style versus UFC. There are a lot of other style” back then. Then it was nity to learn Muay Thai – the organizations doing MMA, aren’t taken off the air; it was banned. clenches, the elbows, the knees there? In order for the sport to grow, – but inevitably I am looking for Ray: Some people say that they came back with new regu- an opportunity to take my oppo- the UFC is like the NFL of MMA, lations. They came back with nent down. So it’s really strate- if you know what I mean. Even weight classes, mandatory rules, gic. better than that, I would say that more restrictions – and now you UFC is “Kleenex” whereas have the UFC you see today. It SF: What were you like as a kid? MMA is “tissue”. is definitely more sport, less spec- Ray: A typical kid. I played tacle now. sports at school; basketball. I SF: So how long have you been didn’t do any wrestling, though. I training in Phuket? SF: How would you describe the really only got into this while I was Ray: I travel off and on, but key techniques of a top MMA in college. Growing up I got pretty I have been here about two years fighter these days? decent grades, didn’t get into a now. I try to compete around the Ray: Well, there are ele- lot of fights. regions. ments of all five Olympic martial When I got into college, I arts, but nowadays Muay Thai, met another kid who was into SF: How many students do you Brazilian jujitsu and Greco-Ro- fighting, so I started training with have? man wresting are the main him and really grew to like it – Ray: It varies, but my morn- Ad- Jazzy Blue Pub staples of MMA. and started making money at it ing beginner classes are usually and made it a profession at that about 15 to 25 people. The com- 2x5 SF: So the key is to master and time. petition workout team is any- K. Koy use elements of each discipline? where from six to eight. Ray: Kind of. The key is to SF: You majored in education. SF: Tell me about your family. Ray: My mom has remar- ried. I am an only child. I have a boring family history as far as that goes. Most of my family lives in the US.

SF: What do they think of you doing MMA – after going to uni- versity? Ray: I got into it when the sport really was still in its “spec- tacle stage”, when there weren’t September 20 - 26, 2008 PHUKET PEOPLE PHUKET GAZETTE 13 the ‘Ultimate’ prize

SF: So do you have any MMA Ray: It will be in the US. I fights planned? will be in Phuket for quite a while, Ray: On November 5, I but my family is in the States. I might have a rematch against the plan to run a Tiger Muay Thai guy I knocked out in Russia. Or facility in the US that Will Mac- we might bring in Canadian Namara plans to build there. The Vaughn Anderson from China. plan is that I will be the General I’ll be in the States for a while. Manager. We will take the world There is a show in Vegas in Feb- champion trainers we have to the ruary. It’s a small show, but it US and showcase Muay Thai. would be a good chance for ex- I see this as an opportunity. posure. I feel that when I return to the Tiger Muay Thai is also States I will be competing at UFC thinking about flying in fighters level, but I also think authentic and doing a mixed MMA card at Muay Thai training is lacking in Patong Boxing Stadium to show- Ultimate fighting. case all the MMA talent we have There are a few Muay Thai here. gyms stateside, but the number of Thais in the US teaching their SF: Are you married? Any girl- national sport is lop-sided. The friends? Playing the field in number is much smaller than the Patong? number of Brazilians teaching Ray: No, let’s just say I am jujitsu. So I want to help pioneer enjoying living in Southeast Asia. Muay Thai in the States, the same I am taking the opportunity to way I am pioneering jujitsu here. ‘Magical’ Ray Elbe delivers a knockout kick to an opponent at Patong Boxing Stadium in April this year. experience the Thai culture and just kind of expand my horizons For more about Ray visit: www. a lot of rules or sanctioning bod- juries are inevitable when you ferent brands fighting for notori- before settling down. mmaphuket.com/the_ training/ ies. It was during that time that push your body to the limit. I ety. CBC, Fox News and ESPN magical_ray_elbe For details John McCain, as the senator mean, Lance Armstrong rides a are now all covering different SF: And where do you think that of the MMA event in January from Arizona, was trying to take bike for a living and he’s prob- MMA events. will be? visit: www.nevertap.asia UFC off television. ably injured more than I am. My mom has worked 25 years at the Glendale Police De- SF: So how many Muay Thai partment in Phoenix, and she is fights have you had? from a real traditional, conserva- Ray: Three so far. Hope- tive background. At first she fully, I will be fighting on Septem- didn’t really understand what kind ber 22 at Patong Boxing Stadium of competition it was. She kind [opponent not confirmed as this of saw it more as a bar room went to print – Ed]. I think if I fight. So she came to a couple of am able to continue fighting Muay events and saw it wasn’t the Thai, one of the things I don’t spectacle it was made out to be want to do – and it seems like it on TV. happens with a lot of foreigners Over time, I continued com- – is that they get four or five wins peting and she started seeing me on the small local tuk-tuk scene on local TV, radio and in maga- and then ‘Bam!’ they get jumped zines. She was able to see rather up right away. quickly that I was given a talent Since I am going to be here that was going to take me beyond a while, I am going to try and pace just the local scene. At that point, my career and I would like to see the whole family really started what kind of Muay Thai fighting supporting me and wanting me to I can do at international level. pursue fighting. That is one of my short-term Obviously, it was important goals. So some of these fights that I had a backup plan in case here are just to get ring experi- the inevitable injury occurs or ence in Muay Thai. things didn’t go my way. That’s why I stuck with the college de- SF: How much training are you gree, even though when I was in doing now? college I was making enough Ray: I would say I do about money to fight as a full-time oc- an hour-and-a-half of technique cupation. and padwork a day. On top of my But it was a deal with my regular conditioning and jujitsu parents: they said, ‘Okay, you can training, my wrestling training and do this as long as you continue my weight training. I work about with your school. When you fin- an-hour-and-a-half on my stand- ish school, if you still want to do up Muay Thai with trainers this we will support you’ – and Rittadate and Beneung, who is that’s what happened. ranked number 10 in the entire county, number 8 at Lumpini. SF: Have you had any serious injuries? SF: So how lucrative can a ca- Ray: Well, I broke my left reer in the UFC be? leg and I have just came off 10 Ray: Well, the top fighters weeks with a small fracture in my can make millions – even more wrist. I chipped my tooth. I than some top boxers. cracked my orbital [eye socket]. The UFC doesn’t necessar- There are quite a few injuries, but ily pay the best. Some of the oth- I think that goes with being a pro- ers might pay you more, because fessional athlete, training six to they need you more. But MMA eight hours a day and dieting. In- is getting bigger, with a lot of dif- 14 p h u k e t g a z e t t e h a p p e n i n g s September 20 - 26, 2008 This week

BEST BY COOK: Thomas Cook Executive for Northern Europe Ake Bjork (4th from left) hands Pamuke Achariyachai, owner of Kata Group Resorts, the UK travel giant’s “Best Sun Garden Resort in Winter 2007 – 2008 Award” VEERING OUT OF CONTROL: Thai celebrity Veer entertains the crowd at the opening for Phuket Orchid Resort & Spa at Tourism Authority of Thailand office on of the Rawai @ Park shopping complex on September 15. September 4. Mr Panuke’s wife, Phuket Senator Thanyarat (4th from right),

SWITCHED ON: Phuket City Mayor Somjai Suwannasuppana (4th from right) joins TRÈS BOCUSE: Christoph Linder (left) and Pablo Blattmann, both graduate Dr Pongsak Tangkana (4th from left) and guests at Bangkok Hospital Phuket for understudies of French chef Paul Bocuse, celebrate the recent opening of their the ‘How to Cope with Game-Addicted Children’ seminar on September 14. DeDos restaurant at the entrance to Laguna.

HIGH-CLASS HOME STYLE: Husband-and-wife restauraters Dirk and Gisela Seitz STARLIGHT, STAR BRIGHT: The management team and staff of sister hotels treated friends and special guests to an evening of high-class European home-style Mom Tri’s Villa Royale and Mom Tri’s Boathouse play it up at their ‘star’ themed cooking and European wine last week to celebrate the opening of their new res- annual staff party at The Metropole hotel in Phuket City on September on 9. taurant Rainforest Garden restaurant and cocktail lounge on Wiset Rd in Rawai. September 20 - 26, 2008 HOROSCOPES PHUKET GAZETTE 15

In The Stars by Isla Star

VIRGO (August 23-September thinking about winter travel plans. lenge will leave others gasping for 23): If you’re celebrating a birth- An Arian friend would love to be breath. Take advantage of these day this week, you will be able to invited to join you. invigorating astral conditions by exploit your creative talents more Squeeze out aiming for more success than in the year ahead. The stars sug- SAGITTARIUS (November 23- you’d previously intended. Thurs- gest that collaboration with an- December 21): Delays related to day is the most fortuitous day for other earth sign shows should housing are likely to cramp your signing agreements. Your under- lead to better success than work- style this week. It may be diffi- those creative standing attitude allows a partner ing with another type of sign. This cult to discover the real reason to pour out their heart this week- week, the emphasis should lie on for this, but you are advised to end and commitment is high- resolving a financial problem and dig deeply. Failure to do so could juices, Virgo lighted. Thursday is the best day for tak- result in further disappointment. ing action. Wear a piece of dark Capricorn has some surprising CANCER (June 22-July 23): A jade to encourage a more practi- news regarding your romantic touchy issue with a friend re- cal outlook. aspirations and a hot date is fore- business networking, but beware present situation rapidly ap- quires resolving this weekend. If cast to cheer you up this week- of others trying to take credit mid- proaching, rubbing salt into the money is concerned, take a seri- LIBRA (September 24-October end. Wear turquoise to encour- week. Scorpio is likely to try to wound should be avoided. Your ous lesson on board. On Tuesday, 23): You could learn something to age ideas to flow. bask in your sunshine. A partner luck in business is strong on Tues- romance is sparked by a chance your advantage this weekend. from your past is forecast to re- day and the impression you make meeting with Taurus. The rest of Recent failures in business should CAPRICORN (December 22- appear and this could cause fric- at an important appointment September work is forecast to soon be a thing of the past, but January 20): Your luck in love tion with a current romantic in- could open many doors. In ro- bring more fulfilment when you you will need to act quickly in picks up during the remaining terest. mance, a shy Sagittarian may are asked to leave your comfort order to reap profits by the end days of September and October need encouragement to confess zone. This is the time to ask for of the year. If you’re single, ro- promises to be a red-hot month PISCES (February 20-March their true feelings. promotion. Wearing chestnut mance takes you by surprise for romance. Meanwhile, a new 20): Some careless Pisceans are brown can promote confidence. when Leo looks your way. Boost direction in the world of work in danger of being distracted by TAURUS (April 21-May 21): your flagging energy levels by brings fulfillment and you could a red herring this week. A Travel is forecast to broaden your LEO (July 24-August 22): Most eating orange colored fruits and be asked to embark on a business competitor’s crafty tactics are mind until mid-October. A mod- Leos will want to laze around at being more selective when ac- trip before the end of this month. likely to help them overtake you est day trip will stimulate creative home this weekend, but friends cepting social invitations. Tuesday is the best day for in a business deal. Wednesday is ideas. A new romance will spark have other plans. Your willing- smoothing a family member’s best for emphasizing your deter- off away from home and distance ness to please others could land SCORPIO (October 24-Novem- ruffled feathers, but you are ad- mination to succeed. Romance will prove to be no barrier. The you in an uncomfortable situation ber 22): An emotional reaction to vised to avoid further misunder- will benefit from a more active temptation to overspend will be on Sunday – options need to be mildly negative news could set standings with this person. approach. Pisces is tiring of your strong this week, especially when carefully considered. Getting you back this weekend. Try to half-hearted overtures. in the company of Leo. back into the swing of work af- see the situation in proper per- AQUARIUS (January 21-Febru- ter a holiday becomes easier with spective and you may even find ary 19): Your skills at breaking the ARIES (March 21-April 20): En- GEMINI (May 22-June 21): No the addition of a new colleague, a positive side. A financial wind- ice ensure that a party this week- deavor to show some sympathy mountain is too high for you to but a romantic liaison is inadvis- fall is forecast before the end of end is enjoyed by all. Your gre- to a suffering friend this week- climb this week. Your readiness able. Wear the color tangerine to this month, which could start you garious nature can also promote end. Even if you foresaw their to reach the summit of a chal- encourage creative dreams. 16 PHUKET GAZETTE LIFESTYLE September 20 - 26, 2008

undreds of hoteliers and food and beverage staff from Phuket and Heven Khao Lak and Krabi descended on the Phuket Graceland Resort & Spa in F&B Patong on September 13-15 to take part in the Food & Bever- age Expo 2008. After the official opening attended by South African Am- teams bassador to Thailand Douglas Gibson and his wife Pam, and presided over by Patong Deputy Mayor Chairat Sukban, bar staff set to entertaining crowds with out to their bottle-tossing and cocktail- mixing skills in a variety of bartending competitions. Local lady Junthip Uton from Graceland resort won the shake Classic Bartender competition with her Greenery cocktail, pip- ping Tortrakoon Niamhorm from Banyan Tree and his Amusement mix and Geerati Keawirat from things up the Graceland resort and her R.U.O.K. cocktail. But it was the Flair Bar- tending competitions that had the crowds cheering, with Mongkol Nurod from Merlin Beach Resort taking top honors in the hotel di- vision with his Green World in a martini glass, followed by Wutti- chai Sae-wee from Banyan Tree and his Verde Illusion and Krisana Lengpramuan from the Holiday Inn Phuket Resort and his taste of Southern Paradise. Songwut Chitiutipong from Phuket Brewery won the Flair Bartender open competition with his Mix Test, beating Kiettichai Patsuwan and Anucha Jannark, both from the F&B Manager’s Club, who , who delivered a Har- monic of the Caribbean and a Siamirnoff, respectively. Sakda Plaisaeng of the Holi- day Inn won the ice-carving com- petition, while Chanon Yuyen and Chaipat Ripoltha – both from Le Commis Chef Somsak Rujira- rd Meridien Khao Lak – finished wongwan finished first and sec- (Above) Chairat Sukban (3 first and second, respectively, in ond, respectively, in the Dessert from left), Deputy Mayor of the fruit carving contest. competition. Patong Municipality, joined Millennium Patong Resort The expo was also an op- Douglas Gibson, Ambassador of Commis Chefs Surasak Karai- portunity for F&B managers and the Republic of South Africa, and his wife, Pam (both suth and Warawut Katanyou both staff to meet their counterparts seated), and industry and delivered top dishes to finish first in the industry and a forum for embassy representatives in and second in the Food - Main F&B support businesses to celebrating and promoting the Course competition, and to fitting present their products and ser- skills of the island’s food and wrap up the feast of activities Le vices to the key players in beverage workers. Meridien Phuket’s Chef de Partie Phuket’s critical hotel industry. Weerachai Himmachart and 1st – All photos by Dan Miles September 20 - 26, 2008 LIFESTYLE PHUKET GAZETTE 17

Gone to the dogs

huket’s socially responsible party crowd turned out at the Evason Resort & Six Senses Spa in Rawai on PSeptember 13 for the Soi Dog Foundation (SDF) Tails at Twilight Annual Fundraising Bone a Fit. Well-groomed males and fun-loving females, some blaming the weather for the heat, kicked off their heels and partied hard for the benefit of Phuket’s stray dogs. Among the entertainment was the island’s own Ricky Zen singing to the siren strains of Colin Hill’s guitar. The event raised more than 700,000 baht, which will go towards the Soi Dog Foundation’s sterilization project – which was not performed at the party – and to expansion of SDF projects to Koh Lanta and Khao Lak. – All photos by Dan Miles 18 PHUKET GAZETTE MOTORING September 20 - 26, 2008 Voluptuous Volvo XC60 BEHIND THE WHEEL ‘The smartest and safest model ever’ By Jeff Heselwood

olvo Cars recently opened a new dealer- ship in Phuket City V with a new concept aimed at attracting expats wish- ing to buy a luxury motor. Ap- parently, the dealership is going to provide the kind of service overseas’ residents are more used to. Carrying the full Volvo range, from the diminutive C30 to the excellent luxury off-roader, the XC90, if it’s a Volvo you are after, then look no further. However, still to come in 2009 is the mid-size 4x4, the Volvo XC60. Volvo calls it a “cross-over concept”, meaning it has all the attributes of an off-roader with the comfort and agility of a sport- ing sedan. Powered by either a six- cylinder turbocharged gasoline engine or a choice of two five- cylinder turbo diesels, the XC60 promises startling performance, although currently it is unclear which variants will be available in Thailand. The motor is mated to ei- ther a six-speed manual gearbox or a six-speed automatic trans- mission that can also be operated manually. All-wheel drive is standard at the Geneva motor show in president and CEO Fredrik Arp. act, the car brakes itself. function that intervenes in situa- and is electronically controlled; March and is predicted to “This is not only the safest “We are the first manufac- tions when the car is exposed to automatically distributing engine spawn a whole new segment in Volvo ever, it’s also the most turer in the world to offer this forces that could cause it to roll torque between the front and rear the industry with at least 10 new stunning,” he added. type of feature as standard,” said over. If a roll-over accident wheels depending on which pair crossover vehicles expected to The Arp. “The should occur, the protection sys- of wheels has the best grip at the be launched in the next few crossover new car is tem deploys the inflatable air cur- time. years. Volvo incorpo- packed with tains. For normal road use, the “In order to succeed with rates a range our accumu- Compact in overall size, the system directs most of the power that kind of competition, you of intelligent lated safety XC60 is shorter than the XC70, to the front wheels. have to create a car that stands safety systems know-how and and lower than an XC90. In the The XC60 made its debut out in a crowd,” said Volvo Cars that helps the technology, next 12 months, Volvo will also driver avoid both when it introduce a front-wheel drive accidents. comes to pre- version powered by a 2.4 liter One system is venting acci- Euro 5 diesel engine producing a unique fea- dents and pro- 163 bhp (120 kW) and with a

ture that re- tecting the oc- CO2 target of around 170 g/km. duces the ef- cupants in a The sales target for the fect of low- collision,” he Belgian-built XC60 is more than speed impacts added. 50,000 cars a year, with the prin- that are com- The ve- cipal markets being the US, Ger- mon in city traffic. If the car is hicle is fitted with roll-stability many, the UK, Russia and China. about to drive into the vehicle in control and a roll-over protection “The fact that China and front and the driver does not re- system. The former is an active Russia are among the five larg- est XC60 markets is proof that these growing markets are now beginning to develop,” said the Volvo CEO. “Both markets will advance even higher up the sales league in future. “We are aiming primarily at lifestyle, not age,” he pointed out. “You could say that this could be the C30 owner’s next car. “It’s so sporty and exciting, but way more capable. An all- round car for the person who lives single in the city and for the young family taking the kids for a week- end of fun and adventure,” he added.

Jeff Heslewood can be reached by email to [email protected] September 20 - 26, 2008 WHAT’ S ON PHUKET GAZETTE 19

EVENTS CALENDAR Upcoming events on the island

September 20-21. Scuba Cat full-time university lecturer on gmail.com Website: www.art- Diving International Cleanup computer and business subjects, rendezvous-gallery.com Weekend 2008. but she still finds time to indulge Scuba Cat Diving based at in her early passions: photogra- September 27. Wine Tasting at Patong Beach welcomes all phy and writing. Wine Connection Bang Tao. divers and snorkelers to join us Her interest in computer Come and taste our new for a fun-packed, environmentally science and photography lead her wine selections, tapas buffet and friendly weekend (2 days/1 night) to experiment with photos using live band from 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm. to help clean up the underwater various graphic programs, turn- Entry: 400 baht, free for world at Racha Yai Island. ing normal photos into pop art. club members. 3,000 baht per person, in- Opening cocktail reception Contact Pascal. Tel: 087- cluding accommodation and on September 18 from 7 pm to 8896074. Email: fb.phuket@ meals for 2 days and 1 night, div- 8:30 pm. wineconnection.co.th ing equipment, a Scuba Cat T- For more information con- shirt and a celebratory BBQ for tact Lisa Sol. Tel: 076-330015. September 28. PC Group all on board. Email: [email protected] Therapy – Chalong. For bookings, contact Kath Website: www.boathousephuket. From 10 am until midday at or Sarah. Tel: 076-293120. Email: com the Sandwich Shoppe Chalong. [email protected] Website: A diver from Scandinavian Scuuba Doo in Kata and Karon collects www.scubacat.com underwater trash at last year’s World Cleanup Day. Until September 26. October 4-13. Phuket Fringe Photo by Hakan Larsson. Muhammad Rojana-Udomsat Festival. September 20. Sea Bees Exhibition. From 4 pm-2 am at the Clean Up Day supported by Muhammad Rojana-Udom- Playhouse Theatre and Restau- SSI and TDA. sat is a famous Thai painter with rant in Patong. The first Phuket Sea Bees Diving will con- SPLASH FOR TRASH a 28-year painting career whose Fringe Festival opens with a party duct another World Clean Up works have been shown in Thai- on October 4, with a special per- Day at Koh Maithon, supported International Cleanup Day land, Malaysia, Japan, China, Tai- formance each night. by SSI, TDA and Green Fins. wan and Indonesia. His exhibi- The daytrip, From 9 am-3 September 20 tion at Art Rendezvous Gallery in Until October 5. Oktoberfest pm, includes one long clean-up Volunteer to help make clean waters a reality and join the biggest Phuket City will be open until at Mövenpick Resort & Spa dive at Koh Maithon. Snacks and underwater cleanup of its kind. Green Fins Thailand (United Nations September 26. A Bavarian biergarten ar- finger-food on the boat is of Environmental Program), Dive Asia, Sea Fun Divers & Scandinavian Contact Patrick Bois for rives in the tropics on September course free of charge. Scuba Doo are calling all divers to help clean up our oceans. details. Tel: 076-219095. Email: 20 when the Oktoberfest is Divers must bring their own In 2007, a total of 358,617 recorded volunteers worldwide [email protected] Website: launched at Pacifica Restaurant, dive equipment (gloves are rec- helped clean 34,560 miles of shoreline and remove seven million www.art-rendezvous-gallery. Mövenpick Resort & Spa Karon ommended), or gear can be pounds of rubbish. com Beach. rented from Sea Bees Diving for Only certified divers may join and all must be registered with It starts with a grand Ger- the day. the organizers. Only 100 places available. September 26-October 1. man-themed barbecue including The number of participants Contact Juergen Schenker. Tel: 076-330598. Email: juergen. Kitipong Ngowsiri Exhibition. such specialties as pork knuckle, is limited to 30 divers, so early [email protected] Website: www.greenfins-thailand.org Kitipong Ngowsiri, also spätzle, knödel, grilled pork sau- booking is recommended. known as Pui, is a 33-year-old sage and schwarzwälder kirsch- Reservations can be made day night. All for just 990 baht net. PC Group Therapy sessions. Thai painter, born in Bangkok. A torte – better known as black for- at Sea Bees Chalong office or by For details contact Jorge De They’re absolutely FREE. member of the Andaman Club, est gateau. Authentic beers, such email to [email protected]. la Torre Koch. Tel: 089-725 6994. Novices most welcome - he paints at “The Love Arts Stu- as Hofbräu München’s For more details contact Email: [email protected] no experience necessary. Bring dio” in Rawai Art Village, Schwarze Weisse Hefeweizen Volker Ross. Tel: 076-381765. Website: www.silkphuket.com your questions, bring your com- Phuket. Dunkel and Münchner Hefe- Email: [email protected] puter, bring your mother-in-law His exhibition at the Art weizen, will be served. Website: www.sea-bees.com September 20. Wine Tasting and your worry beads, and let’s Rendez-vous Gallery at 69 Yao- Only 990 baht for the open- at Wine Connection Chalong. see if we can sort things out. warat Rd, Phuket City, opens ing barbecue. September 20. Wine & Come and taste our new For directions to Sandwich September 26 at 7 pm. Contact Patrick De Cheese @ SILK Phuket. wine selection and tapas buffet, Shoppe Chalong (north of Exhibition open daily from Staercke. Tel: 076-396139-442. From 7 pm-10 pm at Silk and enjoy our live band. Entry: 400 Chalong Circle), see the website. midday to 9 pm. Email: patrick.destaercke@ Restaurant & Bar at The Plaza, baht, free for club members. Sponsored by the Phuket Ga- Contact Patrick Bois. Tel: moevenpick.com Website: www. Surin. From 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. zette and Khun Woody’s Sand- 076-219095. 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A perfect way to start a Satur- Woody Leonhard for his weekly Dr Ilse Maria Gibson is a 20 PHUKET GAZETTE BUSINESS & MONEY September 20 - 26, 2008 US government steps in to rescue ailing GSEs Fannie and Freddie avert disaster number of analysts the current downturn would be this is of great importance and diate worldwide reaction. Stock shares. Many banks, especially in and fund managers deeper and longer lasting than even the Chinese Premier Wen markets in Asia jumped in value, Europe, suddenly found their have commented in was generally predicted. Jiabao congratulated the US on in the case of South Korea and shares rose by double-digit per- recent weeks that The nationalization of these this stance. China’s banks and Taiwan by more than 5% in a centages in a single day. It was A GSEs is probably more about other investors hold hundreds of single day. virtually a case of the more un- Bastille Day, July 14, was the low point of this economic cycle. avoiding economic disaster rather billions of dollars of these GSE European markets also loved a bank’s shares had been Unlike 1789, when it was the start than any instant miracle cure. bonds. joined in the euphoria when they before the announcement, the of the French Revolution, this Mr Buffett pointed out that James Henderson, a portfo- opened, although computer prob- more its shares rose. year it marked the peak of oil the current administration, Con- lio manager at the long-estab- lems on the London Stock Ex- Simply put, the real value prices at US$147 a barrel. gress and Treasury Secretary, lished fund-management group change caused difficulties in mea- had not changed that much but September 7 will go down were not responsible for the Henderson Global Investors, is suring the real rise in Europe’s fear of loss and, in many cases, as another important day in re- present problems in these GSEs also of the opinion largest stock mar- not wanting to miss out on a huge cent economic history. This date that had been caused years be- that July 14 was the ket. party brought buyers out in marked the effective nationaliza- fore. bottom of the eco- Predictably, droves. This cannot continue un- tion of the government sponsored This is accurate. The whole nomic cycle. the US also re- abated for long. entities (GSEs) Fannie Mae and concept of these GSEs operating In a long inter- corded sharp rises. It was not only stock mar- Freddie Mac, which sponsor as listed companies, which meant view with Bloom- However, this knee- kets that felt these effects, as some US$5.3 trillion in mortgage- that they had implicit government berg Television, he jerk reaction de- bond markets and currency mar- backed securities in America. guarantees, was a dangerous stated that he did not serves further com- kets also gyrated strongly. A num- This was not a socialist type of concept. The preferred share- believe that we ment. Naturally, be- ber of currencies rose strongly nationalization but rather a reluc- holders will almost certainly lose would see a V- MONEY fore the nationaliza- against the US dollar only to re- tant takeover of effectively bank- all of their investment. shaped recovery but tion, many market treat hours later. rupt entities. However, it gave a wrong rather one that was TALKS players had been David Bloom, head of cur- Warren Buffett, reportedly signal to poorly informed retail bumpy with lots of actively shorting rency strategy at HSBC, believes the world’s wealthiest man, called shareholders who probably bad news and wor- By Richard G. Watson shares, especially in the strong US dollar trend is still this “a big step in the right direc- thought that with the US federal ries. He said he ex- the banking sector. intact. He did point out that it was tion” during a televised interview government in the background pected stock markets to have After the announcement not easy to “short” Asian curren- with television business channel their investments would be safe. made good progress in an improv- there was a desperate scramble cies, such as the baht. CNBC. It is worthwhile to re- The bondholders of these ing environment by 2010. to go “long”, in other words, This, he explained, was due member that Warren Buffett had entities have received a 100% The US nationalization of “short” positions had to be “cov- to the national central banks, such remarked some months ago that guarantee from the government; the two GSEs brought an imme- ered” by actual buying of bank as the Bank of Thailand, that were readily prepared to inter- vene in currency markets and had substantial foreign exchange re- Phuket scores high serves to back their policy. Hong Kong Express This is not 1997 revisited. Regional currencies show little with ‘Smart’ travelers prospect of significant weaken- starts Phuket flights ing, although this is possible if the PHUKET: Phuket was voted hotel category, earning 11th spot US dollar should start to show too second-best Asian holiday desti- among the 25 hotels listed. The PHUKET: Hong Kong Express Airways on September 10 launched much strength against other glo- nation overall, with a number of Grand Hyatt Hotel in Hong Kong its direct-flight between Hong Kong and Phuket as part of its expan- bal currencies. In that situation, island resorts ranking highly in the took the top honor in this category. sion throughout the region. Asian central banks will no doubt Smart Travel Asia reader’s poll “We are delighted to have Initially, flights will operate every Wednesday and Sunday, and allow their currencies to weaken for 2008. received this award for the sec- at least two flights a week will be added in mid-October. The flight slightly although in a “managed” Bali took top honors in the ond year running and to have schedule is confirmed until the end of October, after which the airline manner. destination category for the sec- maintained this level of recogni- will issue new timetables for all of its destinations. Oil prices continue to fall. ond year running. tion within the conference indus- The airline is also adding Osaka, Denpasar and Manila to its Analysts in this sector point to a Amanpuri Resort took top try,” said Sheraton’s general man- flight schedule this month. number of reasons including spot in the leisure hotels and re- ager Jan Kirstein. Raymond Ng, director of commercial at Hong Kong Express simple demand destruction. sorts category, while Twinpalms Smart Travel Asia, based Airways said, “All of these destinations have been chosen for their When oil romped ever Phuket, JW Marriott Phuket Re- in Hong Kong, has more than popularity, particularly as ‘hot’ holiday spots, but also as important higher through the US$130 and sort & Spa and the Banyan Tree one million readers worldwide. It business hubs for those who conduct work across Asia. $140 a barrel, consumers world- Phuket were in the top 25. features independent hotel, spa, “By offering these routes we are giving the people of Hong Kong wide went out of their way to Amanpuri, Banyan Tree airline and shopping reviews. The more choice in the way they choose to fly. And we will continue to do reduce consumption as much as and JW Marriott were also listed reader’s poll was held over three so with the addition of more destinations in the coming months.” possible. among the top 10 in the “best spa” months, from May through July. Over the past few months, Hong Kong Express has expanded In many cases, they had no hotels and resorts category, while Airlines, hotels and destina- its network and now flies to 18 destinations across Indonesia, Malay- option; oil had simply become too Le Meridien Khao Lak Beach tions were the focus of the an- sia, Vietnam, Thailand, China, Japan and Taiwan. expensive. High oil prices also Resort & Spa was ranked 18th. nual poll, which the online maga- Established in 2004, Hong Kong Express Airways operates a spurred moves towards alterna- The Sheraton Grande La- zine said was “aimed squarely at fleet of new Boeing 737-800 aircraft together with its sister airline, tive sources of energy and large guna Phuket was the only Phuket serious, frequent travelers, in the Hong Kong Airlines. vehicles for private use became resort named in the conference know”. almost overnight seriously un- wanted items. Sales of SUVs in the United States almost col- lapsed and even secondhand prices had their own market “crash”. In the aftermath of the 1970s oil crises, old habits quickly returned. It will be interesting to see if it is any different this time around.

Richard G Watson runs Global Portfolios Co Ltd, a Phuket- based personal financial-plan- ning service. He can be reached at Tel: 076-381997, Fax: 076- 383185, Mobile: 081-0814611. Email: [email protected] Website: www.global-portfolios. com September 20 - 26, 2008 BUSINESS & MONEY PHUKET GAZETTE 21 ON THE MOVE Olivier Payen has been ap- Lillian Carpenter has been Panupong Kritchanarat is pointed Phuket Branch Man- appointed Resort Manager at the new Deputy Managing Di- ager of Asia Marine Ltd, the Dewa Phuket at Nai Yang. rector of Boat Lagoon Civil which has offices at Boat La- Mrs Carpenter, originally Co Ltd. Mr Panupong has ex- goon and Yacht Haven Ma- from Malaysia, has worked perience in property develop- rina. Mr Payen has more than with Singapore Airlines for ment and the construction in- 25 years of experience in the five years, at the Hyatt Re- dustry, having worked as yachting industry and has gency Singapore for three Project Manager for Thana worked yachting destinations years and at the Bintan La- Group and for Ongkaruk Mar- around the world, including goon Golf & Beach Resort for ket, He has also been Consult- Rhodes in Greece, St two years. ant to the Mae Fah Luang Barthelemy in the Caribbean, Before her latest ap- Foundation in Chiang Rai, an Fort Lauderdale in Florida as pointment, she was Director Investment Banker an well as in Taiwan, London, of Club Operations at Blue Bangkok Bank Public Co Ltd Monaco and La Rochelle in Canyon Country Club for five and Strategist at CUEL Co France. years. Ltd. One-Two-Go remains ITB Asia to tackle critical travel issues SINGAPORE: Travel industry challenges in all sectors of travel. grounded until October leaders from around the world Peter Long, CEO of global will convene at the inaugural ITB tour operator TUI Travel, will dis- Asia convention at the Suntec cuss the kinds of holidays con- Nok Air Phuket service stalls complex in Singapore to discuss sumers are now demanding and critical issues affecting the glo- a futurist will pose the question, bal travel industry today and look ‘Can virtual travel ever replace By Alastair Carthew ment and for falsification of docu- likely for the rest of the low sea- at potential trends in travel for the physical travel?’ ments by some pilots who had mis- son. future. “There are definite trends PHUKET: Controversial low- represented their credentials. Nok Air on August 1 sus- Organized by Messe Berlin taking place in tourism that we cost carrier One-Two-Go will The government suspen- pended all flights to Phuket, but (Singapore) Pte Ltd in conjunc- need to heed the evolution of the remain grounded until at least sion, to August 21, was subse- subsequently resumed Saturday tion with Singapore Tourism hotel industry to meet a changing October, but its owner is certain quently extended by the DCA to and Sunday flights from August Board, the event on October 22- customer, the realities facing glo- the airline will eventually resume September 20. 9. 24 will feature up to 500 exhibit- bal tour operators as they expand services. One-Two-Go’s self-im- Many Nok Air staff, includ- ing companies from around the their reach into new markets, the Udom Tantiprasongchi, posed termination of services ing some in Phuket, lost their jobs world, covering not only the lei- increased penetration of technol- founder and chairman of One- were set to conclude September when the airline ceased local op- sure market, but also corporate ogy into our everyday lives, and Two-Go, told the Gazette this 15, but neither deadline will be erations. and MICE travel. how that technology is changing week he was confident the air- met, Mr Udom said. In an email reply received Up to 5,000 travel delegates the way we book travel and com- Gazette line will resume its Phuket ser- Recent political unrest in- by the on September 13, from more than 50 countries are municate, said Yeoh Siew Hoon, vice. cluding the two-day closure of Nok Air’s Chief Executive Of- expected to attend. ITB Asia Convention program “We have done everything Phuket International Airport ficer wrote, “Yes, we have sus- CEOs representing leading organizer. we have to do. It is now up to us (PIA) by anti-government pro- pended flights to Phuket for this brands in travel Starwood, Satellite events happening in to decide when we resume fly- testers and a subsequent drop in month. We will resume [flying to] Accor, Jumeirah, Carlson, Sabre and around ITB Asia include the ing,” he said. demand were among the reasons Phuket in the very near future and others will chart the future Web in Travel (WIT) event on Mr Udom admitted that the the airline is not yet ready to re- after we have arranged our new and lay bare the opportunities and October 21-22. resumption of services would sume flights to Phuket, he said. TPI [timetable planning] for the “honestly not happen this month” Mr Udom said he had re- coming high season.” and would come in October at the ceived many emails urging the The high season in Phuket earliest. airline to resume flying. nominally kicks off on November One-Two-Go grounded its Another obstacle to restart- 1, with the Phuket Carnival in fleet of eight McDonnell Douglas ing service was that some staff Patong. MD-80 jet aircraft citing finan- had left to do other jobs, he said. With rival low-cost carrier cial conditions and the need to However, Mr Udom One-Two-Go grounded until at restructure. pledged to “come back again, least October, all regularly-sched- The self-imposed grounding stronger and with better quality.” uled flights between Bangkok and came just two days before Thai- Meanwhile, in further bad Phuket currently fly out of land Department Of Civil Avia- news for the island’s immediate Suvarnabhumi Airport. tion (DCA) issued a flight ban for tourism prospects, the Gazette Both Nok Air and One- the airline for allegedly breach- has confirmed that low-cost car- Tow-Go use domestic hub Don ing safety regulations, having a rier Nok Air has suspended its Meuang Airport as their base of lack of proper airline manage- remaining flights to Phuket, most operations. JLL appoints new Asia-Pacific chairman THAILAND: Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)has an- revenue in the past five years, with profits growing nounced three management changes in Asia Pa- at an average annual rate of over 100%. cific and EMEA that will take effect in January In the same period, staff strength in the re- 2009. gion doubled to 16,000, while the number of corpo- Peter Barge, 58, currently the CEO of Asia rate office locations and project offices increased Pacific has been appointed as Chairman of Asia to 56 and over 500, respectively. Pacific. His successor is Alastair Hughes, who is Mr Barge also drove the rapid development currently CEO of EMEA. Christian Ulbrich, who of our market-leading operations in the region, par- currently leads the firm in Germany, will become ticularly in the booming economies of India and CEO for EMEA and join the Global Executive China, where business grew at an average annual Committee (GEC). rate of 104% and 52% respectively over the past In his new role as Chairman for Asia Pacific, five years. Mr Barge will provide strategic oversight of global In the past two years, he has orchestrated six business line development. mergers and acquisitions, including Trammell Crow He will also remain a member of the firm’s Meghraj in India (2007) and Creer Property and GEC and continue as Chairman of Jones Lang Shore Industrial in Australia (2008). LaSalle Hotels until his retirement in 2010. JLL Asia Pacific revenue for the region in Since Mr Barge became the CEO of Asia 2007 was US$602 million and has expanded with Pacific in 2003, the Asia Pacific business tripled its six acquisitions in the past two years. 22 PHUKET GAZETTE FEATURE September 20 - 26, 2008

ntering the bright wel- come area of the Sala Phuket Resort & Spa on EMai Khao Beach is like stepping onto the cool surface of the water. Further inside the re- sort, down a narrow passageway, is the Sala Spa, which reveals it- self in dramatic fashion with its stunning blend of modern design and historical Sino-Portuguese ar- chitecture. The understated, calm beauty of the place creates the perfect atmosphere in which to be re- stored to well being. Though open for only nine months on 40 rai on Phuket’s most peaceful west-coast beach, the resort has already garnered rave reviews on websites such as tripadvisor.com, and the Sala Spa has become an attraction in itself. In April, both the resort and its spa were featured in the Condé Nast Traveler Hot List for 2008. Spa manager, U-Thumporn “Gee” Sripaew, said that the spa not only serves resort guests, but offers treatments to many walk- in clients as well. It is especially popular with honeymooning couples, she said. The spa provides several kinds of massages, facial treat- PathPath toto refinementrefinement ments using the French Jurlique and Pevonia cosmetics brands, body scrubs and wraps, foot with mature trees and serene a blend of Swedish and Sala Indulgence Journey therapies and beauty services. landscaping. Outdoor aromatherapy influ- combines six different Treatments are given in five showers and light- ences. treatments for a head- private villas, which all include colored decorative “This treatment to-toe restoration. double beds, and three pavilion accents help one to will help blood circu- Choosing this package massage areas in front of the maintain a close con- Spa lation and relieve can save more than 3,000 beach. nection with the stiffness in the baht off the price of hav- There are separate men’s and tropical surroundings MAGIC muscles because it ing treatments done ladies’ steam rooms, changing during and after the integrates the best of separately. areas and lockers and a large re- soothing treatments. By Sangkhae many different tech- Assistant Spa Man- laxing area with a cool water The most popular Leelanapaporn niques,” Ms Gee ager Suphansa “Sa” Di- theme. The spa area also has a treatment here is the Sala Spa said. man said that all 14 gym and beauty salon. Oriental Eternity For those who therapists have worked Each spa villa has the atmo- massage that combines Thai and have the time for a complete pam- in spas of five-star ho- sphere of a private garden retreat Shiatsu massage techniques, with pering package, the three-day tels and all can speak English. She recom- mended having a body scrub at least twice a month to remove dead cells and keep the skin fresh and healthy. Prices range from 1,400 baht for a 30-minute eye-brightening treat- ment to 13,500 baht for a package such as the 3½-hour Couples Luxurious Asian Ritual that includes steam, floral bath, body scrub, massage and facial treatments. The spa menu is reviewed and changed every six months as thera- pists try to come up with the best combinations of treatments for clients, Ms Gee explained. There are also daily spe- cial promotions, she said.

Sala Spa at Sala Phuket Resort & Spa, 333 Moo 3, Mai Khao Beach, Thalang. Open daily from 10 am to 10 pm. Tel: 076- 338888. Website: www. salaphuket.com September 20 - 26, 2008 TAKE A BREAK PHUKET GAZETTE 23

Hidden Words Hidden in the grid are words related to the Large Hadron Collider, the historic particle accelerator in Switzerland. The words may read vertically, horizon- tally or diagonally. They may also read right-to-left or down-to-up. Score: 15 or more, good; 20 or more, very good; 25 or more, excellent. Solution on the next page.

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heila Weller had written five books of non-fiction when it occurred to her to write the biography of three female singer-songwriters whom Sshe had idolized since childhood. Four Three Rocking years later, after exhaustive research and breakthrough hit You’re So Vain. This is tisoned – heard in Joni’s words a shared multiple interviews, she has published not about Mick Jagger, who sang backup, epiphany about the emotional risks they Girls Like Us (Atria Books, New York, as widely supposed, but Warren Beatty. had chosen.” 2008, 584pp), subtitled “Carole King, Joni Jagger was her lover, too, as was James All three went through multiple Mitchell, Carley Simon - and the Journey Taylor, whom she eventually married and marriages, divorces and romantic break- of a Generation”. divorced. ups, and as they entered middle age, took And what a journey! These thumbnail descriptions don’t younger lovers that never worked out. What do Leonard Cohen, Jackson do justice to Weller’s exhaustive research They also found their music out of fashion. Browne, Sam Shepherd, Graham Nash, and analysis that provide full-blown por- By the mid-1980s, all three were “in the David Crosby, Jack Nicholson, Warren traits of three eminent divas of shadows; it was the era of Ma- Beatty and James Taylor all have in com- ’60s and ’70s lyric confessional donna and Cyndi Lauper. Carly mon? They all slept with Joni Mitchell. music. This is a journey of a and Carole and Joni’s generation And these were just the famous ones. They generation indeed, from 1950s – their bulging emotional dossier, were all entranced by her beauty and once middle-class respectability to all those lessons learned – was she invited them into a room to hear her new frontiers of sex and rock ’n’ irrelevant.” songs, they were enraptured, enthralled, roll – none of them had much Nonetheless, all three blown away. truck with drugs except for scored comeback albums after Not that she was particularly promis- the occasional toke. Off the the turn of the millennium cuous, but she was determined to live a life Weller captures 1960s despite, or because of, late-in- as far apart from her small town Canadian New York zeitgeist perfectly life romantic dreams deferred upbringing as possible as Joni Mitchell moves into s h e l f yet again. When she found herself pregnant a Chelsea apartment for a By James Eckardt And there’s a note of and abandoned in the bohemian section of period of frantic creativity: redemption. In a beautifully Toronto in 1961, she had her daughter in Both Sides Now became a personal an- written passage, Weller describes the secret, out of family shame, and gave her them to women in their twenties in 1968 improbable reunion of Joni Mitchell and up for adoption. This left a psychic scar Like a Natural Woman, Up on the Roof, in the same way My Way would become her long-lost daughter in 1997. The final that would last for life and reoccur in the Under the Boardwalk and Will You Love to males round of the circle game. haunting, highly charged poetic songs she Me Tomorrow. Her solo album Tapestry in “In their tiny-mirror-studded em- The trio of divas are now grandmoth- wrote over the next four decades. 1971 is recognized as one of the greatest broidered Moroccan vests over flounce- ers. Weller concludes: “And so the river Carole Klein, a Jewish girl from of all time – one that she was never able sleeved, stock-tied blouses tucked into flows, their circle game repeats, the rutted Brooklyn, picked her new name King out to match. jeans or mini-skirts, silk scarves pirate- road gets easier to walk down of a phone book. She became pregnant Carly Simon was a mixed-up rich kid tied low on their brows… countless young “And those is how it is for all three early and teamed up with her new husband from the Simon & Shuster publishing dy- women – some enduring heartbreak over of these women – all three of these girls Gerry Goffin to write such classic early nasty. She lived in a high-powered social the shadier guys who’d replaced the like us – who were born into one female soul music songs as You Make Me Feel whirl, amid many breakdowns, until her boring college boys they had happily jet- culture and changed it – year by year, song

nglish and Thai take rather different ap- proaches to personal pronouns. In English, Ethere’s a small set of words we Getting personal, with use in most situations: I, we, you, For professors and some other You should start to get the he, she, they, it. In the object case So you might use พ่อ /phaw teachers, อาจารย์ / aajaan works picture by now. Time to get out there are a few that change: me, and แม่ / mae with people around the same way. there and start chatting with your us, him, her. your parents age. ลุง / lung / You might say, Hey! We newfound relatives. Unless you’re reading “uncle” and ป้า /paa / “aunt” are do that in English, too. Sure, Shakespeare or the Bible, there’s commonly used for folks slightly in English we say things like NOTE: The phonetic characters not a whole lot more to know older than your parents. “Doctor, what’s this growth on in this column do not carry all the about English pronouns. Most For the elderly, there’s ตา my elbow?” or “Teacher, Sally correct Thai tones. To ensure you native English speakers don’t /taa / “(maternal) grandfather” kicked me in the shins.” have the correct pronunciation, know how lucky they have it in and ยาย / yaai / “(maternal) The thing to remember ask a native Thai speaker to read this regard. grandmother”. Especially when about Thai is that these words them out to you – or better yet, Addressing people in Thai talking with older people, often tend to entirely replace pronouns. study and learn to get the cor- means you have to define your and ลูก / luuk / “child” can be used คุณ / khun is added to show more In Thai you might ask the equiva- rect tone directly from the Thai relationship to them: familiar or in all three persons. For example: respect, becoming คุณตา / khun lent of “What does doctor think?” spelling! formal, friend or family, superior แม่ซื้อขนมมาให้ลูก / mae sue taa and คุณยาย / khun yaai. คุณหมอคิดว่าอย่างไร / khun maw or subordinate. khanom maa hai luuk / (mother For some reason, Thais khit waa yaangrai (instead of Rikker Dockum writes regularly Before we go on, here’s speaking to child) “I bought you don’t use the terms ปู่ / puu / “What do you think?”) or, “Is at thai101.blogspot.com and an ultra-quick refresher course: a treat” and ลูกกวาดบ้านให้แม่ / “(paternal) grandfather” or ย่า / teacher tired?” คุณครเหนื่อยไหม can be contacted at: rdockum@ There are three “persons” in luuk kwaat baan hai mae / (child yaa / “(paternal) grandmother” / khun khruu nueai mai (instead of gmail.com grammar. First person refers to speaking to mother) “I swept the for this purpose, though. “Are you tired?”). the speaker (I, we). Second per- house for you.” This practice is generally son refers to the listener (you). หนูบอกแม่ว่าไม่อยากไป / viewed as friendly, but it’s not Third person refers to third par- nou bawk mae waa mai yaak pai / always appropriate. It can be dif- ties (he, she, they). (child speaking of mother) “I told ficult to know which terms to use You may already know her that I don’t want to go.” when – and with whom. To many some basic Thai pronouns, such Also notice that หนู / nou / Thai women in their forties, as: literally “mouse” or “rat” is used there’s nothing worse than being ผม /phom/ (first person, for as a pronoun for a young child, called ป้า / paa by a stranger. You men) in first or second person, and have been warned. ฉัน /chan/ (first person, for wom- also by coquettish young women If you’re not sure, follow en) with older men. It is supposed to the native speaker’s lead. If เรา /rao/ (first person, plural) sound cute. someone talking to you uses ป้า คุณ /khun/ (second person) The point is that these “kin- / paa to refer to herself, then it’s เขา /khao/ (third person). ship” terms can be used to con- safe to use. Use these exclusively and verse informally with anyone, In some settings, a job title you’ll get your point across. But not just blood relatives. Thais call also commonly takes on the func- for native speakers, there’s much this นับญาติ / nap yaat / “count tion of pronoun. At the doctor’s (as a) relative”. office, Thais refer to the doctor more to it. maw Thai kinship terms – the If you’re talking to some- as หมอ / or คุณหมอ / khun words used with various rela- one within reasonable proxim- maw, and the doctor will likely tives – form the foundation of ity of your own age, there’s พี่ / refer to him- or herself as ËÁÍ / how Thais address one another in phii / “older sibling” for people maw when addressing patients. everyday casual interactions. older than you, and น้อง / nawng Similarly, teachers are typi- Words such as แม่ / mae / / “younger sibling” for your cally known as คุณครู / khun “mother”, / phaw / “father”, juniors. khruu to their students, and also พ่อ use ครู / khruu for themselves. 26 PHUKET GAZETTE EDITORIAL & LETTERS September 20 - 26, 2008

367/2 Yaowarat Rd, Amphur Muang, Phuket 83000 Tel: 076-236555 - Since 1994 - Fax: 076-213971 Email: [email protected] For the record As if the recent drop in tourist arrivals due to political factors hadn’t hurt bar and pub owners enough this low season, some publicans on the island have been hit with huge fines for publicly playing copy- righted music without a license. The crackdown has left most bar owners confused, with many scrambling to hide hard drives loaded with illegally obtained MP3 recordings or stacks of illegal CDs, which are easily bought nearly anywhere on the island. Well known to tourists, but apparently invisible to police, are numerous back-room shops in Patong filled wall-to-wall with pirate computer software, CDs and DVDs. Most of these include a selec- tion of pornography that is illegal anywhere in Thailand, “intellectual property” considerations aside. If you don’t know where to find one, simply ask any of the smarmy touts who accost foreign tourists: they would be more than happy to guide you in the right direction. Similar outlets can be found in other destinations around the country popular with foreign tourists, many of whom consider their pirate-goods shopping sprees among the highlights of their visits – the cost savings a way of justifying the cost of the trip. If there is to be a crackdown on intellectual property (IP) viola- tions, these shops are where it should start – or better yet, with the Letters parties that produce these products or smuggle them into the country by the hundreds of thousands. The Gazette is pleased to receive mail from read- with your views for publication in our next issue. Unfortunately, the recent IP crackdown in many ways resembles ers. Please write to us at 367/2 Yaowarat Rd, We reserve the right to edit all letters. Pseud- the on-again, off-again narcotics sweeps at pubs and discos with Amphur Muang, Phuket 83000, fax to 076-213971 onyms are acceptable only if your full name and patrons forced to submit urine samples for on-the-spot drug testing. or send an email to [email protected] address are supplied. Only small time dealers and end users are caught – while the influential figures behind the industry get off scot-free. It’s the thought that exhaust fumes and then make malnourished and sometimes While hardly a day passes without a ya bah (methamphet- the decision to either ban the jet- pregnant stray cats and dogs. This amine) bust being reported in the local press, when was the last time counts skis or to put a sign up on the saddened me a great deal and not a major trafficker was busted or a large methamphetamine lab raided beach: “Warning – Air On The one day passed that I didn’t see I have just read the article in anywhere in the country? The same applies to pirated CDs, DVDs Beach Is Carcinogenic”. a defenseless hungry cat or dog. Phuket Gazette and similar products, most of which are reported to be produced in today’s regard- Most tourists go to Patong The locals seem to ignore ing a memorial service for the China and smuggled into the country. to relax and enjoy fresh air, not them. This is distressing and it victims of the One-Two-Go crash While the Gazette supports the rights of artist to be compen- to ride jet-skis. Protect the envi- ruined my holiday. It is also a bad sated for the works they produce – indeed, our own intellectual prop- at Phuket Airport last September ronment and stop global warm- reflection of the Thai people and [see page 1]. My husband and I erty is often violated via the Internet – current law enforcement in ing by either banning jet-skis or the country. lost our 22-year-old-son Alex and this area are far too selective and serves as yet another fertile av- by allowing only four-stroke jet- Sterilization and euthanasia enue for extortion, corruption, blackmail and bribery. his girlfriend Bethan in the crash. skis, which do not do so much are two very important steps to We can’t believe a memorial ser- In terms of music licensing, the government should set up a destruction to the atmosphere. reducing this problem. What is vice has not been organized by network of “one stop” shops, explaining to law-abiding citizens ex- Mr Weber being done to address this huge actly what is required of them and making it easy for them to obtain. the director of the airport. problem in Thailand? It should be We are unable to be at the Ingolstadt, Germany treated with great importance. – The Editor place where our only son lost his Do you have an opinion you want to share? life, and it would have been of Beach road parking Daniela Brown Email [email protected] great comfort to us to know that Melbourne the employees of the airport were for tuk tuks thinking of all the families who As I recall, some months ago it Helipads Hellastupid have suffered as a result of this was written in the Phuket Ga- accident. Small gestures mean a I read with some alarm about the zette that with the start of the new Navy’s plan to build helipads on In association with The Nation Multimedia Group PCL lot. high season in November this Margaret Collins outlying islands in order to make year, the tuk tuks will be permit- it easier to medivac sick or injured Maesteg, Bridgend ted to stop their vehicles on beach South Wales, UK tourists to the mainland for treat- Editor: Parichat Utintu road only to pick up passengers ment [see ‘Navy plans for Managing Editor: Chris Husted but not to park their hundreds of medivac helipads’, Gazette issue Assistant Managing Editor: Nick Davies The air that I vehicles there anymore. of September 13]. Is that still the rule to come? Apart from the obvious en- News Editor: Stephen Fein breathe By the way, it would be appreci- Chief Reporter: Akbar Khan vironmental impact of covering Green Patong? I can confirm that ated much from my side and Editorial Team: Sompratch Saowakhon, national park land with impervi- two-stroke jet-skis are terrible for maybe also by others who live ous materials, this will also cre- Semacote Suganya, Pathomporn Kaenkrachang the environment. Jet-skis can here or just enjoy holidays here. ate an eyesore. burn up to 10 gallons of fuel an Tuk tuks should be available to As anyone who has ever Managing Director: Oranee Hildebrand hour spewing out 55 kilograms of serve the public, but not to rule stood near a helipad when a General Managers: Niladaa Mastanawattanakul, carbon dioxide per hour in the the public... chopper is coming down knows, Natthira Susangrat process. More, tuk tuk fares should the sound is deafening. What will Production Manager: Suchart Changate Around 25% of fuel is be fair and fixed, which also could the reaction be on local wildlife? show higher evening and night Publisher: The Phuket Gazette Co Ltd unburnt as it leaves the exhaust. Also, once the pads are I counted 25 of these contrap- fares – as is done in Singapore – there how can we know they tions in the waters off Patong but it should be transparent to all. won’t be used by the Navy for Contact us Beach one morning and each jet- Peter Keemss training or recreational purposes, Advertising Sales: [email protected] ski races around the bay for about Patong thus scaring off tourists? Classified Advertising: [email protected] six hours a day. This means that If the Navy is really wor- Website Services: [email protected] about 8,000kg of carcinogenic A stray holiday away ried about tourist safety I think carbon dioxide is released into the they should help out the Marine Gazette Guide inquiries: [email protected] from home air every day – or 250 tonnes of Police and other agencies to en- Telephone: 076-236555 (10 lines) Fax: 076-213971 cancer-causing gases per month. Hi, I recently visited Thailand for sure that ferries and tour boats I recommend that local the first time. Everywhere I went are operating safely. The views expressed in the Phuket Gazette are those of the writers and contributors and do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher, the editor, the shareholders, or the health authorities visit the beach from Phuket to Patong to Phi Phi Well Grounded directors of The Phuket Gazette Co Ltd. and smell the deadly gasoline and to Khao Lak, I saw starving, Phuket City Letters conveying views and suggestions are published here. Those seeking comment from government Copyright © 1994-2008 The Phuket Gazette Co Ltd officials and/or business owners are published in Issues & Answers on the facing page. September 20 - 26, 2008 PERSPECTIVES PHUKET GAZETTE 27 AIRPORT SIEGE FALLOUT Restoring tourists’ trust is key

overnment depart- Bangkok and be in Phuket within ments, provincial au- just two hours. thorities and agencies Whenever large develop- G in the private sector The ments such as the rail link are have made a concerted effort to proposed, there are always inter- bring things back to normal since Governor’s est groups who rally against them the People’s Alliance for Democ- because they worry about their racy (PAD) protests forced the Letter potential loss of income or imme- closure of Phuket Airport. diate impact on the environment. Altogether 180 flights to and However, it’s important to from Phuket were canceled, and his week, Phuket implement projects that make 30,000 tourists were unable to Governor Niran travel options available to visitors travel during the three days that Kalayanamit talks and will benefit the general pub- the airport was closed. The lic in the long run. Phuket PAD leaders agreed to about the impact of the The land bridge proposed to Tairport closure due to the PAD link Nakhon Sri Thammarat and move their protests to outside Provincial Hall after we held ne- anti-government protests and Phuket is another infrastructure gotiations with them. project that has come up against I also had to negotiate with his confidence that the island’s opposition from interest groups those people who lost income tourism will soon be back to who worry about the impact of because of the protests, such as normal in the run-up to the high the construction work that would taxi and limousine operators. They season. He also reiterates the take place building it. were becoming increasingly an- Another project that has gry with how the protests were need for the central government been delayed over and over affecting them financially, which to understand the long-term again is the proposal to set up a could have resulted in clashes benefits of investing in some of duty-free zone, which has at- between the two groups if the tracted interest from Japanese protests went on any longer. the mega projects proposed for and Korean investors. I proposed Eventually the protesters the island. those ideas during the Thaksin realized that they were creating administration, but the changes problems for virtually everyone in government have stalled those on the island as tourism is the life- plans. blood for most of the businesses Investors from Dubai have here. spoken with ambassadors from The TAT and the Thai Ho- Island is a possibility, including said they would invest in an eco- the UK, America, Australia, New tel Association have already be- public opinion surveys and in- nomic trade zone, which would Restoring confidence. Things Zealand and Sweden, all of whom gun to discuss and put into action vestigations by provincial au- result in much broader benefits seem to be back to normal again, wanted to assess the situation for ways of encouraging tourists to thorities into the impact of such to the region than a duty-free but we now have to make an ef- themselves. return in time for the high sea- a project. zone. Among other things, Phuket fort to put right some of the nega- They were reassured that son. Regarding the development could become an international IT tive media coverage that ap- tourists from their countries The upcoming vegetarian of an international conference hub if this were to happen, but peared in other countries. would be safe if they came to festival should see many tourists center on the island, this is some- what we really need to make There are many people and Phuket. coming to Phuket, so that will help thing we should definitely pursue these projects viable is sufficient organizations that we need to The Minister of Tourism and increase confidence among them, with a sense of urgency. Without infrastructure. communicate with so that they Sports Weerasak Kowsurat held which will be international con- The central government can reassure the public in their a press conference on this sub- passed on by word ference and exhi- must become more involved in respective countries that it is safe ject in Phuket on September 10. of mouth. Ambassadors from bition facilities on these ideas and set realistic bud- to travel to Phuket, especially He also spoke to a number of With all these the UK, America, the island, we are gets for them to be achieved. with those countries that issued ambassadors and tourism indus- efforts being made, Australia, New missing out on As it is at the moment, the warnings to the public advising try representatives, assuring them I really don’t think Zealand and Sweden huge a opportunity central government sets a yearly people not to travel to Thailand. that every effort is being made it will take long to to host interna- budget for Phuket of between Reports by the BBC and to create international awareness restore confidence were reassured that tional events. 100 and 200 million baht, which CNN gave somewhat sensational that Phuket remains as a safe in tourists. I am tourists from their The 150-rai simply isn’t enough to keep up accounts of the protests, which destination. confident that we countries would be plot of public land with the pace at which Phuket is made many people wary of trav- The Tourism Authority of are on track for a recently approved developing. eling here, so we need the help Thailand (TAT) will have to fairly normal high safe if they came to in Mai Khao is the It must be made clear that of the media to send out a more quickly embark on more interna- season in terms of Phuket. most suitable site. Phuket warrants status as a spe- positive message and show the tional roadshows as they did af- tourist numbers. Boats will be able cial economic zone, similar to world that the situation isn’t as ter the 2004 tsunami, although the Of course, it’s normal for to enter the bay and it’s a very those in China and Dubai. bad as it was initially reported. situation is certainly not as dras- people who have never been here beautiful site with a beach that If these kinds of projects In the last few days, I have tic as it was then. to be frightened when they hear stretches 800 meters. ever get the go ahead, then the that airports have been closed, but The government is prepared area’s economy will grow and the there has already been an in- to help finance the project to a central government will ultimately crease in flights to and from ceiling of 1 billion (1,000 million) reap the economic benefits. Visas for dependents of retirees Bangkok as the high season ap- baht, but estimates put the cost There is no shortage of investors My wife has at present a Non- proaches, so some confidence of developing a conference and ready and waiting for such op- Immigrant-B visa. I hold a retire- has obviously already been re- exhibition center at twice that, so portunities. ment visa. Can my wife change Issues stored. we will welcome private invest- For example, Korean con- her visa to be dependent based & ment as well. glomerate Lotte is ready to invest on my retirement visa here in ANSWERS Big project roundup. Having A rail link to Phuket is also in developing Phuket Bay from Phuket? Can our daughter also looked into the possibility of de- part of the economic plan to de- Saphan Hin to Rassada Harbor. stay as dependent on my retire- Send your questions at veloping Koh Aew and Koh velop the southern region, but the We have to take these opportu- ment visa? www. Tanan into a “Monkey Island”, government just doesn’t have the nities because if we wait for gov- Gisbert phuketgazette.net/ the land in question is actually funding at the moment, so that is ernment funding then we’ll be Phuket another project that will probably waiting too long. issuesanswers/ designated as crown property, which makes things much more require private investment if it is Pol Capt Napat Noosen of submitissue.asp complicated than if it were pri- ever going to happen. Phuket Provincial Immigra- vate land, so no one should be It’s a matter of individual tion Office (PPIO) replies: following approval of the retire- jumping to conclusions about perspectives, but imagine if New changes have been ment visa. whether Monkey Island will be- Phuket had a rail link like made to the rules regarding retir- The spouse can be any age come a reality any time soon. France’s TGV. It would make Niran Kalayanamit, ees. Spouses of people staying in and siblings are also granted vi- A lot more research will Phuket so much more accessible Governor of Phuket Thailand on retirement visas can sas to stay providing that they are have to be conducted before any- and would bring in many more now be issued a permit-to-stay under 20 years old. one could say whether Monkey tourists as people could leave – Compiled by Nick Davies 28 PHUKET GAZETTE ISLAND HISTORY September 20 - 26, 2008

ast month, Looking Back mentioned that Capt Francis Light had the Lambition to acquire Phuket for the British East India Attempt to sell off Company to use as a trading base. Although he came close to realizing his plan, a change in the tide of history foiled his attempts and forced him to leave the is- land for good. Phuket has since remained undisputed Siamese ter- Phuket foiled by fate ritory. To understand how Capt Light could so easily have laid claims to one of the largest islands on the west coast of Siam, it is important to know a little about what was happening in the rest Capt Francis Light’s of Siam during that time. house at Ban Tha Rua, At the height of its power, near the present site of Ayudhaya, the former capital of the Heroines’ Monument Siam, had absolute power in the in Thalang, was robbed, region. Its rulers subjugated do- leaving Capt Light to minions stretching far north be- blame the then-governor yond Chiang Mai and far south for providing poor into the many small kingdoms and security – a precursor sultanates of the Malay Penin- to Capt Light leaving the sula. island for good. The many towns and cities – Picture from Thalang that were under Ayudhaya’s con- Letters, edited by Prasit trol were never fully independent, Chinakarn. but many of their rulers were al- lowed to rule independently as long as they remained loyal to the King of Siam, who reigned from Ayudhaya. By 1767, Ayudhaya was no longer the formidable power it once was. After several wars up for grabs to anyone who could able to rally men under his com- Phuket. had soured and his trade on the with the Burmese, whose king- muster any kind of army to take mand and launched a counter at- The governor was ready to island was not going as well as it dom had expanded unrelentingly them over. tack against the Burmese. His sell Phuket by contract or mutual had before. He quarreled with the into Siam’s domain, Ayudhaya in It was during this time that attempts were successful and lib- understanding, whichever way governor often. In one incident, April 1767 was attacked by in- Capt Francis Light came to erated Siam from the invaders. the captain preferred. It was Light accused the governor of vading Burmese forces. The city Thalang in 1772. Thalang, as HM King Taksin and was clear that Capt Light was inter- treating him unfairly in a trade fell to the invaders and was Phuket was then called, had been crowned King of Siam in his new ested. In his memoirs, Capt Light deal he made in Thalang. sacked. under Ayudhaya’s rule for cen- capital city, Thon Buri in 1768. boldly stated that there is no other According to his memoirs, After the fall of Ayudhaya, turies. Capt Light’s memoirs writ- Soon after, Nakhon Sri land more valuable than that of Light had sold 1,700 sacks of rice the remaining vassals of the old ten in 1787 mention that after Thammarat swore allegiance to Thalang and it would be worth to the townspeople and was sup- capital that remained uncon- Ayudhaya was sacked and the the new dynasty in Thon Buri. every penny to the British East posed to receive payments of tin quered by the Burmese became Siamese lost their freedom to the Eight other large towns in the India Company if they were to within three months. completely independent. Most of Burmese, Phuket was captured south followed this move, includ- accept this deal. The governor, however, for- the cities in the north that were and came under the rule of Kedah, ing Thalang. From But before the bade the people of Thalang to pay previously under Siamese control a sultanate that declared indepen- then on, many deal could be Capt Light. To add insult to inju- fell to the Burmese, but the south- dence from Siam after Siamese governors LOOKING closed, there was a ries, his house at Ban Tha Rua, ern cities on the Malay Peninsula, Ayudhaya’s fall. successively ruled peasant uprising in which was located very close to most of them unaffected by the Known to their Siamese Thalang by appoint- BACK Thalang. The gov- the present site of the Heroines’ invasion, suddenly realized the conquerors as Tsai-Buri, the sul- ment of the king, By Anand Singh ernor, who led his Monument, was broken into and opportunity to declare indepen- tanate of Kedah took this oppor- each lasting only men to suppress the robbed. dence. tunity to expand into the region short periods of time. rebellion, was shot For this, Capt Light blamed Nakhon Sri Thammarat de- and incorporated Phuket as their In his memoirs, Capt Light dead in battle. After him, Phraya the governor for not maintaining clared its independence and ex- vassal. wrote that one of these gover- Surinthraja was appointed Gov- security around his residences. panded its hegemony over many According to Capt Light’s nors, possibly Phraya Ard, was a ernor of Thalang in 1776. Unhappy about the way he was smaller towns in its vicinity. The memoirs, the Malay rulers of greedy and untrustworthy oppor- Even though the first at- being treated, Capt Light decided same move was followed by Kedah could not hold Phuket for tunist. Seizing an opportunity tempt to sell the island was un- to leave Phuket in 1780, after liv- many other sultanates in the far long and in time the locals revolted when Siam was still being pieced successful, Capt Light clung to his ing in Thalang for nearly a de- south. The old Siamese kingdom against their harsh, but weak rul- back together, the governor sent ambitions. In 1777, he wrote a cade. shattered like a fallen mirror. ers. The Malays were expelled him a letter offering to sell letter to Lord Warren Hastings, Capt Francis Light was Lands that previously belonged to from the island thereafter. Thalang to his company. the Governor-General of India, most unhappy about what he be- Ayudhaya, which no other power A year after Ayudhaya was Capt Light wrote that he did suggesting his case to make lieved was an attempt to force had dared lay claim to, were now sacked, HM King Taksin was not reply to this letter, but the gov- Phuket a base for the East India him off the Phuket. By now it ernor sent him a second letter sug- Company and asking for Lord seemed that negotiations alone gesting that if the amount of Hastings’ support in this plan. would probably fail in securing money demanded was duly paid By 1780, Light’s relation- the island for the British. to him, Capt Light could have ship with the governor of Thalang There is reason to believe that perhaps Capt Francis Light may have wanted to use force to PC Group Therapy take over the island, with military help from the East India Com- pany. oin Woody and other Windows victims at his Sunday morn- Find out more in the next Jing PC Group Therapy sessions, co-sponsored by the Looking Back article. Phuket Gazette. On September 21 and 28, the PC group convenes at the Sandwich Shoppe in Chalong, one km north Anand Singh is an avid Phuket of Chalong Circle next to Wine Connection. historian. He lived on Phuket Then on October 5, it’s back to the Sandwich Shoppe in from the age of 3 to 21. He is Patong, next to Andaman Beach Suites and BYD Lofts. Ses- fluent in Thai and is currently sions are designed to help everybody – even (especially!) completing his degree in eco- complete computer novices – and they’re absolutely free. nomics at the University of Bir- Driving instructions at www.woody.info mingham. Anand may be con- tacted at [email protected] September 20 - 26, 2008 ENVIRONMENT PHUKET GAZETTE 29

rom Mexico to Hawaii to Southeast Asia, man- grove forests have al- Fways been part of my Quiet Man of the Mangroves travels, but the first person to in- troduce them to me up close was ing retained a high proportion of Fred died a week short of Fred Hennings on Fiji‘s Taveuni forestation together with an intact his 65th birthday in 2004, but his Island. ridge-to-reef ecosystem, some- influence lives on. I have had the The river was thick with thing exceptionally rare in the Pa- privilege of enjoying the company vines blocking the midday sun, but cific.” As Ravilevu was my sec- of many great folks, from Linus we found a small channel and ond destination outside Hawaii, I Pauling to legendary royalty. Fred paddled under the canopy into a felt especially proud of these com- Hennings with his low-key, quiet world like none I had seen before ments and was grateful to the man altruism and lasting vision is right or since. The Vure Vure River who lived in the middle of the man- in the mix. empties from a lush valley, depos- groves at both ends of this excep- Phuket is exploding. We iting its host of nutrients into the tional eco-system. need a dozen leaders like Fred, mangrove forests. Access to Taveuni was for- respected and practical intellec- The rich and dense variety midable, with its 100-meter cliffs tuals with soft-spoken influence of the canopy darkened the and waterfalls cascading directly based upon strong character and swamp to a kind of midday dusk into the sea. Past Lavena, the a true sense of altruism. It is too with just enough light to plot our cliffs provided few landing sites late for Phuket to prosper grace- course through trunks spaced just with vertical access possible in fully, but once we understand that enough apart for our kayaks to just three spots along seven miles people of all races and social sta- pass through. of surf breaking on rock beaches. tus are part of the same family High-tide provided a one- This rugged geology had served and that all our great issues from foot clearance above the root as a great conservation ally. global warming to family plan- mat, so we were careful to steer Fred’s style afforded him ning, from education to realistic clear of Brugeria, spiked air- respect and influence. Taveuni’s prosperity are intertwined, only breathing roots and Rhizophera soft-spoken approach as an en- then can we fully understand the vironmentalist was a natural pro- Fred Hennings (inset) is credited with preserving the mangrove forests bumpy boomtown ride on our buttress roots, as they blended of Taveuni (main photo) by keeping the logging companies off the with the panoply of species ponent of enlightened human re- island and developing the level of eco-responsibility among locals. self-created bucking bronco. around them. sources, which garnered him true Despite pressure from Chi- It didn’t take long to realize island-wide respect as a gentle beach with an excellent river-and- ership and far-reaching insight nese, Korean, Japanese and Ma- that penetrating the mangroves yet competent manager. waterfall hike. There is also a sea generated deep respect and in- laysian loggers, no tree has ever deep enough to make a differ- Fred served as the pro bono kayaking day trip to a triple-tiered fluence. Island residents knew been cut down in Ravilevu, and ence could not be done without Chairman of Taveuni’s Hospital waterfall. All the activities are that when Fred spoke, he always never will. Curious exotic birds damaging this fragile environ- Association and held volunteer low-cost and operated directly by did so with the welfare of others will continue fly up to investigate ment, even in kayaks, so after a leadership positions with, among local people. in mind. the reclusive big monkeys and the brief foray, we headed back to others, the Tourism Promotion The revenue that the locals The world today needs Vure Vure mangroves will never the main channel, Board, the School derive from these activities isn’t more people like Fred Hennings be destroyed by opportunistic which was never THE Board and the great. The Lavena Coastal walk, and perhaps nowhere more than businessmen. more than 10 GRAY AREA Chamber of for example, costs only 200 baht. in Phuket with its fast-moving Simple villagers have the meters wide. This Commerce. However, the seas are bountiful boomtown mentality. Unfortu- awareness to protect their natu- magnificent expe- Somehow, with fresh fish (there is not a fish nately, it seems Phuketians will ral blessings, and do so with the rience was Fred tied all these farm on the island) and the river never know the Fred Hennings same quite style as their teacher. capped off by the interests into the valley is lush with fresh fruits and style of understated leadership. Thank you, Fred. sighting of a vari- same adventure. vegetables. There are no beggars ety of exotic birds, All of Taveuni, in- on Taveuni. including brightly cluding yours Westward from Lavena, the colored lorikeets truly, have ben- sea along the coastline gets pretty and parrots as efited enor- rough, with the only real landing well as Pacific mously. area at Salialevu River, 25 kilo- Reef Egrets, simi- Most of meters from Lavena. lar to those seen Taveuni is ac- These unusually rugged in Thailand. cessed by a dirt conditions serve to keep Ravilevu I’m writing road, but, despite well preserved. Beyond Salia- this on Taveuni, this remote set- levu, there is nothing until you having just re- ting, all residents reach the other side of the island, turned from the are truly bi-lingual. where a healthy yet almost invis- mangroves, which By John ‘Caveman’ Gray Fijian is spoken in ible tourist industry offers every- remain much the the home, but ev- thing from modest guesthouses to same as they were a decade ago. erybody also speaks perfect En- 30,000-baht-per-night bungalows. This fertile place still exudes life- glish. On nearby Lauthala, Mr energy. With the saltwaters of People living in grass shacks “Red Bull” just opened a seven- Vure Vure Bay just down the called bure were well up on cur- star US$18,000-per-night resort channel, it’s easy to understand the rent events and received excel- with its own international airport concept of the Nursery of the Sea. lent coverage of the Olympics. that services private jets. Even Thanks to several similarly Fresh water was plentiful, and the so, guests are required to present well-preserved estuaries and its bounty of the sea still existed, per- personal “resumés” to screen out relatively low population, Taveuni haps because there wasn’t one drug barons, corrupt dictators, is one of those rare places where Mercedes on the island. low-life politicians and mafia fisheries remain in balance with About 65% of the island is dons. the island’s needs. deemed “Protected Area” and Fred lived amongst a basic The lessons I learned fol- the Bouma Reserve – a commu- yet tight-knit society on a beauti- lowing that day were overwhelm- nity-based tourism initiative – of- ful but often inaccessible island. ing and remain central to my fers four different experiences A visionary and intellectual in a theme, but Fred was about more along one of the World’s green- remote outpost, his gentle lead- than just mangroves. He man- est coastlines. aged the Salialevu plantation, at Vaitabu Marine reserve the southwest end of the rugged provides offers excellent snorkel- and remote Ravilevu coastline. ing on a pristine reef and the Vure-Vure lies at the north- Vidawa rainforest hike takes visi- east end of the same coastline. tors inland to the lush Vure Vure Operating from both ends of this river valley. magical stretch of Earth, Fred qui- The Bouma Falls, a low-im- etly cultivated an awareness of pact waterfall hike, enjoys the its unique beauty, which, in turn, greatest popularity. Lavena, helped to keep the area preserved launching point of my Ravilevu in its pristine natural state. kayak trips, offers a coastal walk, Birdlife International claims packed with birds, beautiful vis- that “Taveuni is exceptional in hav- tas and a protected white sand 30 PHUKET GAZETTE SPORTS September 20 - 26, 2008 ACYC RACE REPORT Patong to stage first By Leslie Hand and even more bottles of Heineken, while quizzical looks AO CHALONG: Gags, snags, and narrowed brows graced the Surf Lifesaving Carnival rain and wind highlighted a thrill- faces of lower-place finishers for ing day in Race 10 of the Image their lavish consolation prizes of PATONG: Surf lifesaving is Asia Ao Chalong Yacht Club Essence of Chicken, condoms, growing in popularity on the is- (ACYC) 2008 race series on blue pills of “performance-en- land and Phuket lifeguards are September 14. hancing” medication, socks and ready to take the plunge and host Good wind and rainy condi- pairs of men’s underwear. the island’s first Surf Lifesaving tions kept the crews on the nine The ImageAsia Encourage- Carnival at Patong Beach on boats participating on their toes, ment Award went to Latitude 8’s October 11. or, more accurately, hanging from Damien Kimball, who came “The inaugural carnival is to winches, sheets, side rails, the down from Bangkok and pitched promote water safety and surf mast... up on Iruvia, steering with his awareness in a fun environment The biggest sailing snag of head barely above the wheel. to appeal to the local community the day went to catamaran SEA This reportedly had nothing to do to embrace lifesaving as a sport,” Property. A high-flying feat saw with Iruvia’s convincing last said event organizer Jayne her achieve 80 degrees off the place in Cruising Class. MacDougall. Phuket’s ‘nippers’ will have a chance to compete in the island’s first vertical just after the start. With “We further hope to surf lifesaving competition. a thud, she came down to sail on Race 10 results: strengthen partnerships and rela- her two hulls and went on to win Racing: 1) Katsu (Ben Copely), tions with individuals and clubs in board/run) guard Club on behalf of the her class – albeit as the only boat 2) Minx (Mick Kealy) other countries as well as build 11. Taplin (ironman team - 3 or 6: Phuket Provincial Administration in her class that day. Cruising: 1) Nerida (Roger our own skills and resources in swim x 2/board x 2/run x 2) Organization (OrBorJor), is open In other antics, Ooh La La Diggelmann), 2) Four Winds the process,” she added. 12. Beach flags (team event - 4) to both Thai and international par- was the word as the pink boat (John Fenn) 3) Eos (Harry The carnival will include a 13. Phuket rescue relay (run/ ticipants. was spotted flying her spinnaker Usher) variety of individual and team ac- swim/tube/board/carry - 3) Both local residents and back to front. Multihulls: 1) SEA Property tivities and events, including: visitors are encouraged to take The day also marked a wel- (Peter Dyer) 1. Surf race (individual event) Entrants can compete in the part.. come return for Tony Knight Full results for the day, the 2. Surf teams (team event - 4) following age categories: Under- To find out more about from his “near death experience” progressive series results and the 3. Beach sprint (individual 18, Open (18-30), Masters over Phuket Lifeguard Club visit: in Sydney, where he received performance handicap can be event) 30, Masters over 40, Masters over www.phuketlifeguard.com specialist medical attention for a viewed at the ACYC website: 4. Beach relay (team event - 4) 50. For more information or to rare lung disorder. www.acyc.asiaaustralia tech.com 5. Board race (individual event) There will also be a Thai enter any of the events contact Prizes donated by Day Race 11 of the Image Asia 6. Board relay (team event - 4) National award per event. Vitanya Chuayuan (Tel: 081- Sponsor ACYC were among the ACYC 2008 race series will be 7. Tube race (individual event) Prize medals will be given 7974775 (Thai); Email: thai most original seen at the club. on September 21. All are wel- 8. Board rescue (team event - 2) in all categories that have suffi- [email protected]) or Jayne Smiles of delight widened the come to join. For more informa- 9. Cameron relay (team event cient participants to start. MacDougall (Tel: 089-6452576 faces of top-place finishers re- tion call Tony Knight at 081- - 4: swim/run/board/run) The event, which is being (English); Email: phuketsurflife warded with fine bottles of wine 7470074. 10. Ironman (individual - swim/ organized by the Phuket Life- [email protected]). September 20 - 26, 2008 SPORTS PHUKET GAZETTE 31

PATONG DARTS LEAGUE

PATONG: Queen Mary and Offshore both had strong performances during Piccadilly’s bye week to surge past them into first and second places, respectively, while Simply Red and Hilltop both won their games in strong efforts stay out of out of last place. Queen Mary’s Billy won the high score with a 140 in his team’s on-the-road, 10-point whitewashing of Celtic, who are just three points above Simply Rd at the bottom of the league table. Shakers eked out a 5-4 win over Market Bar, led by Shaun, who checked out both his singles and doubles matches. Three Mar- ket Bar players – Geordie, Geoff and Mick – shared the high-score honors with 140s. Send match notes to [email protected]

September 9 results: Celtic 0 Queen Mary* 9; Sick Buffalo 2 Offshore* 7; Market Bar* 4 Shakers 5; Amigos* 3 Simply Red 6; Hilltop* 5 Beach House 4, Piccadilly = bye (* = winner of beer leg).

Standings: 1. Queen Mary (102 points); 2. Offshore* (98); 3. Piccadilly* (95); 4. Market Bar* (89); 5. Shakers (74); 6. Sick Buf- falo* (73);7. Beach House (67); 8. Amigos* (56); 9. Celtic (50); 10. Hilltop (49); 11. Simply Red (47) (* = have already had a bye week).

September 23 match-ups: Sick Buffalo v Queen Mary; Amigos v Piccadilly; Shakers v Offshore; Market Bar v Celtic; Simply Red v Beach House; Hilltop = bye week (home teams first). Phuket Cricket Union tour players, including Richard Brown, Mark Whetton, Jason Phillips, Charlie Chelliah, Diwan Mydeen and Andrew Beeley, pose with players from Royal Selangor and Kelawar Cricket Clubs. PATONG POOL LEAGUE League standings as of Week 18 Phuket cricketers’ Team Pld Won Lost Beer Pts 1 Offshore Bar 18 14 4 32 134 2 Anchor Bar 18 12 6 18 116 hopes soaked in KL 3 Black Dragon 18 11 7 20 110 4 Frog Club 18 9 9 24 109 KUALA LUMPUR: Despite Cricket Club (KCC), PCU were 23 runs off 5 overs. some valiant efforts at the crease, invited to bat first. Diwan Mydeen opened the 5 Montes 18 10 8 16 103 the Phuket Cricket Union (PCU) PCU opener Jason Phillips, bowling attack for PCU from the tour squad suffered one loss and still suffering from an upset stom- pavilion end, showing much bet- 6 Shakers 17 10 7 24 100 one matched was abandoned af- ach, piled on the runs, scoring a ter control than the previous day, 7 Thunder Bar 18 7 11 16 97 ter rain stopped play during their quick-fire 17, despite being when his first ball went skyward recent two-match tour to Kuala dropped twice. without reaching the batsman, 8 Skylight II 17 9 8 12 83 Lumpur. Fellow opening batsman instigating a shout from the slips With a diminished squad due Ben Webb, on loan from KCC, that he should have pulled the pin 9 Kata Spa Club 18 5 13 12 80 to the protest that closed Phuket scored 25 runs. out. International Airport, stopping Once these two were dis- Continuing the bowling at- 10 No Name Bar 18 2 16 4 47 players from making their sched- missed, Dill (20 runs) took up the tack at the other of the pitch was uled flights, PCU needed to “bor- reins with teammates chipping in George, who didn’t disappoint by For further information about the Patong Pool row” players from their oppo- at the other end, although Mark firing in a hostile spell of 5 overs League call Murray at 086-1511600. nents, Royal Selangor Club Whetton failed to produce the taking 2 wickets for 25 runs. (RSC), to form a full team. In the runs he had promised us the night However, KCC maintained true spirit of the sport, RSC were before. the run rate throughout their in- happy to oblige. But it was George, also on nings, despite some excellent leg RSC captain Murali – to the loan from KCC, who upped the spin from Dill and PCU captain PCU’s delight, not the Sri Lankan run rate at the end of the innings, Richard Brown picking up a international cricketer of the same smashing 31 not out and taking couple of wickets towards the name – won the toss and decided the PCU tally to 148 runs for 9 end. to bat. Murali also opened their wickets off 25 overs. With KCC needing 11 runs batting and played a watchful Chris Speed, this time play- off the last two overs, PCU’s knock of 35 runs before being well ing for KCC, showed great po- Graham spilled a catch at mid- bowled by Andrew Beeley with tential as an opening bowler, fin- off, leaving KCC to win with an the score on 83 off 13 overs. ishing his spell with 3 wickets for over to spare. He was well supported by Haren, who scored 25 runs be- fore he also departed in the next over, before the heavens opened and players scattered for shelter in the clubhouse. Despite players’ wishes, the downpours continued and the pitch was waterlogged after just half-an-hour’s deluge, forcing both captions to abandon play. PCU presented tour caps to RSC captain Murali and man of the match Chris Speed, a talented 13-year-old from Kelawar, who delivered an impressive spell of medium-paced bowling, record- ing 0-23 off 5 overs. In their next match the fol- lowing day against Kelawar 32 PHUKET GAZETTE September 20 - 26, 2008

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Decor by Pathomporn Kaenkrachang Beachcombers craft timeless treasures from the tides

he sea has many trea- sures. Some rest fath- oms below the surface, Tto where they sank hid- den on storm-struck ships that never made it to their destination with their precious cargo. Others float to shore, where classic gui- tarist and all-round artist Suparp Wongwassana transforms them into valuable artifacts with life anew. At Woodcraft by Suparp, a craft shop at Rawai Art Gallery, the sea’s treasures come in the form of driftwood and other flot- sam that the waters have willingly handed over to be turned into objects d’art. Most people have probably walked along a beach at some point and seen a log or piece of driftwood washed up on shore that can easily be imagined set in the corner of the living room as a mysterious piece of natural de- cor. For Suparp and his brother Supot, the tides have always de- livered to them things that spark their creative imaginations. The beach has long been their favor- ite hangout, where they collect Pebbles into pictures, driftwood into decor. Artists Suparp and his brother Supot let nature do the talking when considering how to paint the pieces of driftwood left behind by objects they find along the beaches of Rawai and Nai Harn. the receding tides. things floating clumped up to- the bathroom. Then again, it could beaches, such as tree trunks and I’m the only shop in Phuket dis- “When we were kids, we gether,” he said. be placed in the garden or in a large branches, are big enough to playing this kind of artwork,” said just collected small pieces that Suparp’s artistic style is of- small flower pot. However the be turned into chairs and tables. Suparp. we could easily carry, but as we ten humorous. Using acrylic col- pieces are used, they make “If we find wood that was Suparp and Supot’s painted got older, the pieces we brought ors, he paints funny faces on unique souvenirs,” said Suparp. used to make a boat, it is usually rocks in frames cost between 600 back from the beach became pebbles that are put in frames as “Every pebble is different very strong and would usually be and 800 baht each and they sell larger and larger,” said Suparp. well as fantasy characters and and treated as an individual piece. worth quite a bit on its own, so the small pieces of wood with The creative duo often paint paintings of people with big Not every piece has to be turned the quality of the wood is a fac- seascapes and comical expres- the things they find, including smiles. into a face. tor in deciding the price of each sions painted on them for be- rocks found in a canal near their He also paints animals with When I find a nice stone, I item,” Suparp said. tween 200 and 500 baht each. home in Trang. human-like expressions. What- take a long look at it first and let They also experiment with Handmade photo album Saparp moved to Phuket ever they are, the pieces usually my imagination drift with the different types of wood for their boxes cost between 1,000 and two years ago and has been highlight the things we associate shape of it. Then I pick it up and varying colors. 1,500 baht. Customers can also scouring the beaches most days with happiness. start working on it,” he added. He uses them together in have products made to order. since then for things to paint, Being artists who believe in Suparp said that when it layers to create colorful works of decorate and craft items to sell freedom of expression, the broth- comes to making pieces of art art mixing the likes of dark brown in his shop. ers often create pieces with no from the driftwood they find, it jackfruit wood and the light yel- Rawai Art Gallery is at 28/41 “At Nai Harn Beach, I of- particular idea of how they should his brother who thinks of the de- lows of santol wood and other Moo 1, Saiyuan, Rawai, next ten find pieces of coconut shell be displayed. sign and he who does the wood woody shades. to the BZENTER center. From and other kinds of floating wood “That’s up to whoever buys work. “This kind of wood inlay Chalong, turn right onto that have been washed ashore a piece and where they want to Some of the pieces the technique for creating collages is Saiyuan Rd and left again at by the last high tide, but at put it. They might want to place brothers have managed to haul not a popular style in Thailand, so Mimmi's restaurant, and the Rawai Beach I find all sorts of it on a table or around the sink in back to the studio from the I think it’s safe for me to say that gallery is on the left. 34 PHUKET GAZETTE September 20 - 26, 2008 September 20 - 26, 2008 PHUKET PROPERTY PHUKET GAZETTE 35

Home of the Week Kathu

f you’re the kind of person who has the time and money to spend on 18 holes and Iyou’re an avid golfer, you’ll love the idea of living within a Living life the fairway birdy-stroke of a golf course, and can probably afford this modern The fitted kitchen is natu- three-bedroom house with a pri- rally lit with a window in front of vate 10-meter by 4-meter swim- the sink looking into the garden ming pool. and has an L-shaped black But even if you’re not a marble counter top. There’s golfer, the views over the fair- plenty of storage space in the ways of Loch Palm golf course white cupboards under the in Kathu and the tranquility of the counter and fixed to the walls. upper-end neighborhood are still Kitchen appliances include attractive additions to your a stovetop, grill, oven, microwave lifestyle, especially if you like and a collection of dishware and manicured greens dotted with cutlery. There is also a separate palm trees and ponds. laundry room equipped with a The modern two-story washing machine. home is four years old and is on All three of the bedrooms a 500-square-meter plot in a resi- have en-suite bathrooms and bal- dential area close to the golf conies that offer views over the course but apparently far enough golf course. The bedrooms also away from stray golf balls. have wooden floors and are fit- If you are generous – to the ted with walk-in wardrobes. tune of 24 million baht – the cur- Utilities available include rent owners will leave all their electricity, Internet connection, furniture behind for you. But if satellite TV access, a water you fancy yourself as a bit of an heater and well water. interior decorator, or you have a The house is available load of your own furniture, then leasehold. you can pay just 21 million baht Both floors of this modern home offer impressive views over the fairways of Loch Palm golf course. and buy an empty house ready For details contact Patrick for you to fill as you please. an injection of class. swimming pool at the front. The floor terrace also provides shade Lusted at Siam Real Estate. Downstairs is an expansive With a low wall at the front upper floor has a broad terrace for those lounging around by the Quote reference number: HSIL and airy open-plan living space. of the property, the living area with metal banisters framing glass pool below. 2252. Tel: 076-288908. Email: The combination of wooden floors has an expansive view of neatly panels so as not to obstruct the The home has been deco- [email protected] and smooth white walls with trimmed grass and palm trees. view over the golf course from rated with quality fixtures and fit- Website: www.siamrealestate. matching cabinets give this home Sliding doors open onto a patio and inside the bedroom. The upper- tings, making it ready to move in. com 36 PHUKET GAZETTE September 20 - 26, 2008 September 20 - 26, 2008 PHUKET PROPERTY PHUKET GAZETTE 37

Construction Update by Nick Davies A new low-rise to appear on the Rawai horizon et to begin construction in January, Tropical Condo is an eight-story Sresidential development to be built near the Evason Phuket & Six Senses Spa in Rawai. The project is scheduled for completion before the end of 2011. Developers and architects Prom 4 Life have drawn on their experience in developing residen- tial projects in the Canary Islands to design the low-rise develop- ment, which is aimed at buyers who want their own piece of luxu- rious tropical living. The condominium units will be in a C-shape curved around a central 800-square-meter tropical garden with a 24m saltwater swimming pool, a children’s pool and a play area surrounded by sun decks and greenery to create an artificial “beach area”. The plans include a total of 59 two-bedroom units comprising nine room types to cater to a range of lifestyles and budgets. The condo units range in size from The beach will be only a footstep away for residents of this eight-story condominium in Rawai. Construction of the C-shaped Tropical Condo 75sqm to 147sqm. is set to begin in 2009. Plans include 59 residential units surrounding an artificial beach. The cheapest units have been earmarked at just over 2.9 units that are suitable for a range ground-floor units, more than half 70sqm unit, an 80sqm unit, three years altogether,” Mr Pira said. million baht with the more exclu- of living arrangements, from of the units’ total area is garden, 90sqm units, a 100sqm unit, plus “It is in a very good location and sive units on the top floor priced couples to families and retirees,” while all of the upper-floor units a 130sqm corner unit. the range of unit sizes and prices between 10 and 11 million baht. said Andres Pira, the project’s have full-length balconies,” added There will be a third com- will attract a wide range of buy- Each bedroom will have an managing director. Mr Pira. munal swimming pool on the ers, from young to old couples to en-suite bathroom and Theca “Tropical Condo is so There will be eight pent- rooftop, as well as a fitness cen- families. wood (contemporary lacquered named because it has been de- houses of various sizes on the ter, showers and a garden. “The units are available wood) floors throughout. signed to make the most of sixth floor, each with a roof gar- Penthouse residents will freehold. Some residents will live Fitted European-style kitch- Phuket’s tropical climate with den and private outdoor Jacuzzi. have private lift access and en- here all-year round and others ens will feature in each unit. Un- extensive outdoor areas. Penthouse unit areas will com- joy views of the sea. may buy a unit as a holiday derground parking will be avail- For example, with the prise: a single 65sqm unit, a “Construction will take 1.8 home,” he added. able for residents. Four units have already been bought off-plan. On each level of the main building will be a central corridor separating the units overlooking the central gardens from those facing outward. Outer corner units will have wrap-around terraces, while in- ner-corner units will have curved balconies with private Jacuzzis and space for sun loungers. Some will have independent terraces extending from the liv- ing rooms and bedrooms; while larger units on the ground floor and sixth floor will have walled gardens with private Jacuzzis, as will the penthouse units on the top floor. Inner-corner units on each floor will have private outdoor Jacuzzis. Residents living in units on the outer row will have views over the Evason resort’s 8,000sqm gardens and residents on the fifth and sixth floors will have views of the sea. “Our aim for Tropical Condo is to create spacious, high- quality contemporary residential 38 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET PROPERTY September 20 - 26, 2008

Gardening By Bloomin’ Bert

y father didn’t really When the plant first flow- approve of what I ers, the fruit contains so much listened to and oxalic acid that it is poisonous, Mwatched. In the dis- causing immediate and painful tant days of my youth, my dad Holy plant, batman! blistering and irritation, swelling, would drone on about modern itching and loss of voice. This music having no tune and com- makes the “delicious monster” plain incessantly about the “rub- The Swiss cheese epithet somewhat bizarre. It takes bish” I was watching on televi- plant reaches for a full year for the fruit to ripen, at sion. dark places and is, which point it is safe to eat. Per- In his day of course, they at times, just a sonally, I’d rather not. had “proper” entertainment. Mu- little bit dangerous This plant isn’t a great fan sic that sounded as if it had been – just like a good of bright light. In fact, the young made by proper musicians TV show. seedlings grow towards the dark- (played in dance halls and the est area they can find until they like), and proper films with proper find a tree to latch onto, at which actors, shown in cinemas. point they start to grow up towards I, of course, disagreed ve- the light, creeping up the tree. hemently. Modern music was There are 22 species in the fantastic and would inevitably last genus, native to tropical rain- forever as it was just so much forests from southern Mexico better than that horrible forties south to Panama, all of which are stuff. Also, we had these things robust, strong-growing climbers, called televisions in our living with thick sparingly branched rooms, and actually rather en- stems. As the plant climbs, which joyed the programs they showed. it’s eager to do, it puts out long What was wrong with Bat- pencil-thick aerial roots, many of man, anyway? So what if it was which don’t actually reach the just a dodgy bloke in tights living ground. Even though these verti- alone with a young boy who wore cally-challenged roots may look his underwear on the outside? a bit daft, don’t cut them off, as Those “Bam!”, “Kapow!” and they take in nutrients. “Wham!” things that appeared It’s happiest in humus-rich, during those daft fight scenes moist but well-drained soil. That made absolute sense. And compost stuff they make from co- Thunderbirds never looked like conut husks that you see in those ridiculous puppets, of course. We white sacks outside every Phuket loved them. garden center is ideal. Then there was Rainbow, Propagation is dead easy – which was so bad it was brilliant. either pinch a cutting from a Why did Bungle put pajamas on neighbor (wear gloves, or those to go to bed but not wear any- nasty oxalic acid crystals will get thing in the daytime, by the way? the seventies, which is probably Herds of wildebeest sweeping have minds like Swiss cheese”. you) or air-layering works. That’s I can only conclude that the pro- one of the most hilarious, brilliant majestically...” In one episode, The Major responded with “What, the plastic-bag-of-soil-on-the-side- ducers felt that walking around things ever to appear on televi- the parents of a particularly ob- you mean hard?” “No, full of of-the-stem method, by the way. stark naked all day was perfectly sion. And they made only 12 epi- noxious child apologized to Basil holes”, Basil replied. If you decide to grow the acceptable on children’s TV in sodes in total. by saying “He’s highly-strung”, to Swiss cheese, surprisingly Swiss cheese plant in a pot, the the 1970s. I don’t suppose mentioning which Basil replied under his (or not), is the name of a plant container needs adequate drain- I would say that I did feel Manual saying “Is not rat! Is fili- breath “He certainly should be”. that is abundant here in Phuket. age holes as the plant requires a very sorry for Geoffrey’s kids (if gree Siberian hamster” will mean Or his immortal “Don’t It doesn’t take a master’s degree lot of water and feeding during he had any). Having a parent anything unless you’ve seen it. mention the war. I mentioned it in botany to figure out where it the growing period. Before you who made a complete prat of him- How about Basil doing the “funny once, but I think I got away with got its name from. It’s also known put any soil in the pot, pile a few self every day on national televi- walk” or shouting at an elderly it”. Superb stuff. as the Mexican breadfruit, ceri- bits of broken pot above the drain- sion must have been a total night- lady with hearing difficulties who I could ramble on about man, or monstera deliciosa (“de- age holes to let the water out a mare for them when facing their wouldn’t turn on her hearing aid Fawlty Towers all day, but I may licious monster”, I believe). In bit more freely. friends at school. because it wore the batteries as well get to the inevitable over- Thai, it’s a pru-chaluk. Monstera deliciosa is a Comedy programs abound- down: stretched tenuous link to some- Let’s start with what it’s popular house plant in cooler ed, but one stood out in particu- “Well, might I ask what you thing green, I suppose. I recall an not. One of this plant’s alterna- parts of the world, typically in lar. Is there anyone in the west- expected to see out of a Torquay episode where Basil was chatting tive names is the split-leaved hotels, restaurants and offices, as ern world who doesn’t like hotel bedroom window? Sydney to the Major; they were discuss- philodendron. Even though it looks well as in private homes. Even Fawlty Towers? For the uniniti- Opera House, perhaps? The ing the subject of women. similar to a philodendron it’s ac- my mum has one of these things ated, this is a British sitcom from hanging gardens of Babylon? Basil remarked that “they tually a separate genus, so not a in her living room in the UK. All philodendron at all. I’m not sure it needs is temperatures of 20°C that really helps much, though. to 30°C (not really a problem in The Swiss cheese plant has a Phuket), high humidity and a bit thick stem that can potentially of shade. Flowering is rare when grow up to 20 meters tall, and it’s grown indoors, though. large, leathery, glossy, heart- I’m willing to bet that there shaped leaves that can be any- were Swiss cheese plants in thing between 25 and 90 centi- Fawlty Towers, not that Basil meters long by 25 to 75cm wide. was a big fan of flowers. In one On young plants the leaves episode, he asked Polly, the wait- start out smaller with no lobes or ress, what the smell was. holes, but older plants produce “Flowers”, she replied. “I lobed leaves with the character- just got them from the garden.” istic holes. Those split edges and “Well, what are you stink- holes appear between the main ing the place up with those for? lateral veins of the leaves. What’s happened to the plastic The fruit that appears oc- ones?” casionally is up to 25cm long and “Being ironed” was her 3 to 4cm in diameter, looking a caustic response. bit like a green ear of corn lined Time for a visit to a certain with hexagonal scales. DVD shop in Patong, I think…

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Properties KARON LUXURY WOODLANDS BEAUTIFUL For Sale SEAFRONT HOUSE NAI YANG LAND

LARGE POOL VILLAS

18th floor condo in guarded 5- Largest lot: 1,320sqm. Pri- 9.5 rai, beachfront. 5 min- star high rise, just steps to vate corner villa, 5 bed- utes to Phuket airport. Ask- beach and pool. Spacious rooms, 2 stories with open ing price: 120 million baht. (110 sqm), fitness, spa, ten- loft. 52sqm pool. Large sala Chanote. Must see. No near Boat Lagoon Marina. nis. 8.5 million baht. Also for & guest house. 10-minute agents. Contact by email: Tel: 089-8731019. More long-term lease with furniture walk to BIS. Rent to own op- [email protected] NEW BUILDING TRANG LAND details and pictures at: @ 45,000 baht per month. tion. 28.5 million baht ono. FOR SALE www.phuketexclusive Tel:+1-480-2345608. Tel: 089-6527818, 085- holiday.com Email: topviewhome@ 296868475. PARICHART yahoo.com For further de- VILLAGE, CHALONG ON THE BEACH tails, please see our web- 2-bedroom apartment in site: www.phuketfurnished 3-BEDROOM north Patong. Foreign free- apartments.com HOUSE hold, top floor, swimming pools. 9.7 million baht. Tel: HOUSE WITH 086-2765117. Email for LARGE GARDEN photos. Email: jihshand@ 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom house gmail.com on small development with 24hr security and swimming 35/20 Soi 1. 3 bedrooms, 2 SALE/RENT, KAMALA pool. Only 5 mins from Hero- bathrooms, 2 aircons, some Single house near beach, 2 ines’ Monument. Fully fur- 2 minutes from international furniture, 50 sq wah, gar- for sale. 3 rai in Baan Po, bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living nished with solid teak furniture school. 3 bedrooms, 4 bath- den. For sale at 4 million baht Muang, Trang. Very good room, kitchen. 4.2 million throughout and with all appli- rooms, fully furnished. Tel: or for long-term rent. Must location for business, suit- baht. Tel: 086-2773381. ances, curtains and blinds. Full 081-8953649. see. Contact Nina. Tel: 087- able for house projects. Elec- security and fly screens, 3 6899679. Email: tasuwan tricity access, road. Sale by aircon, 5 ceiling fans. True TV/ TOP SEAVIEW LOT PERFECT LAND @hotmail.com. No agents. owner. With Chanote. cable TV, phone, ADSL. Walk- in busy area, Soi Sai Nam Price: 7 million baht ono. 2 rai, Yamu hills. Chanote, Nearly 2 rai at Bang Tao. Very in condition with great potential Yen, Patong Beach. No agents please. Tel: 075- gated, good road, 11.5 million good location for business. for extension and/or private INEXPENSIVE LAND 4 stories 210646, 087-2709093. baht. Tel: 080-5358767, Tel Price: 18 million baht. No * pool. Now 3.8 million baht. Tel: 0.5 to 1-rai lots near Mission 8 apartments on floors 2, Email: [email protected] (US): 0011-760-7808584. agents. Tel: 086-9442065, Hills. 10 mins to airport. 1.25 * 085-7823273. 3 and 4 Email: [email protected] 087-6899679. Email: tasuwan to 2.05 million baht. Tel: 086- @hotmail.com * Chanote title FOREIGN FREEHOLD 9421930. RAWAI, 2-STORY * Electricity, water 2-STORY HOUSE HOUSE Condo in Rawai, 250 meters 5.5 million baht. 4 bedrooms, from the pier. 580,000 baht. 3-BEDROOM HOUSE LAND IN 3 LOCATIONS * 2 minutes to the beach 160sqm, 2 bedrooms, 2 bath- in housing estate near Hero- We have land in Ao Por, La- Asking price: 2 bathrooms, 72 sq wah rooms, 40m from beach. Price: Tel: 086-9408914. Email: with some furniture at Villa [email protected] ines’ Monument. 2.3 million guna and Chalong. Very good 52 million baht. 1.7 million. Tel: 086-9408914. baht. Tel: 089-9732917. Email: locations. Tel: 083-1036578. Samkong. Call Khun Nan. Email: [email protected] [email protected] Tel: 087-2709093, Tel: 081-6779837. Email: Website: www.oriental- 081-8687676. BANGKOK/ realestate.com [email protected] or FOR URGENT SALE PRACHUAP PROPERTY FOR URGENT SALE [email protected] 44 sq wah. Chanote, for sale High-end condos, beach 126 sq wah in Bang Tao area, HOUSE NEAR LAGUNA NEW HOUSE in Pen Villa soi, opposite The houses and commercial very close to Amanpuri Resort 4 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, in Srisuchart Grand Ville 3. KRABI LAND Plaza, Moo 3, Surin Beach. properties for sale. Tel: and Surin Beach. Price is 22 maid’s room, European stan- 47.5sq wah, 3 bedrooms, 2 10 rai, 20 minutes from Ao 1.5 million baht. Contact Khun 081-9944492. Email: julian million baht. Contact Khun dard, swimming pool, Jacuzzi. bathrooms, some furnishings. Nang, Krabi. Chanote title. Nantana. Tel: 084-2611161. @phuketsail.com More Nantana. Tel: 084-2611161. Big house near the beach. Price: Located in Phuket City, near 600,000 baht per rai. Tel: 084- details at www.phuketsail. 18.5 million baht. Tel: 083- Tesco-Lotus. 2.8 million baht 8502499. com/property (negotiable). Contact to view. SHOPHOUSE KATA TOWNHOUSE 1036578. Website: www. oriental-realestate.com Tel: 087-2770978. IN PATONG Urgent sale. 84sqm house. For HOUSE NEAR BIS LAND AT NATAI sale by owner. Call or email for 2-story house with 3 bed- The only unit on the prime details. Tel: 081-4985915. NICE PLOT rooms, 2 bathrooms, ample area on Rat-U-thit Rd. 5- near Khao Pilai Beach. 20 rai URGENT SALE near Layan Hills Estate and with Chanote title, only 1.7 Email: [email protected] parking space and nice land- story corner unit, more KARON VILLA pool villas project. Chanote scaping. Total area: 336sqm. than 240sqm usable area. million baht per rai. 300m BRAND-NEW CONDO Must sell my villa due to finan- title and road access on 4 4.5 million baht. Tel: 089- 9.5 million baht ono. Tel: from the beach, road, elec- sides of the plot. 4.5 million tricity access. Urgent sale. Great location near Tesco and cial circumstances. Villas on 7247073. Email: jutima021 089-7804568. Email: same estate, similiar stan- baht. Tel: 081-5399269. @hotmail.com [email protected] No agents. Contact by phone. Big C. Pool, gym, fully fur- Tel: 081-5399269. nished with washer, dryer, dard. Selling for 13+ million fridge, aircon and TV. 45sqm, baht. Offers over 11 million HOUSE IN KATHU KOH SAMUI corner unit with 2 balconies. considered. Tel: 084-327- 2 stories, 3 bedrooms, 4 bath- SEAVIEW LAND 2.5 million baht. Tel: 087-277- 9642. Email: greggordon rooms, patio, garden. 86 sq Hillside with sea view on Koh 0978. Email: koyangle99@ [email protected] wah, 7.4 million baht. Tel: 081- Samui. Size: 3,200sqm (2 rai). hotmail.com 9565650, 089-6469278. Chanote. Tel: 02-2771992, FREEHOLD PATONG Photos, map and more details 083-6113020. Fax: 02-961- at www.kathu-property.com SAKU: 1 RAI, 4 HOUSES 28 SQM 0072. Email: pharawee@ 9 MILLION BAHT studio, fully renovated and fur- yahoo.com For details visit Saku Garden Villa, Chanote nished, brand-new. 1.95 million MY WIFE GAMBLED www.lovesamui.com title, 1 rai + 4 houses, 2km to baht. Tel: 089-9715664. So now you get it cheap. Land airport and beach, fully fur- and/or house for sale. Tel: LAND IN PATTAYA 086-6831964. nished, 2 swimming pools. OCEANFRONT VILLA 52 sq wah land in a nice village. Price: 9 million baht. Call Sumon Chalong direct beachfront, 3 Company and Chanote. Price: at Tel: 081-6919346. Email: bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, pool, PERFECT LAND 1 million baht. Tel: 085-159- [email protected] furnished. 35 million baht obo. FOR SALE 0597. Tel: 087-2095174. on the main road to Cherng FREEHOLD Talay and Surin. 43 rai, 1 KHAO LAK NEW STUDIO CLUB LERSUANG ngan, 85 sq wah. For sale RIVERFRONT LAND with pool in Patong, 45 sqm, CONDOS by owner. 5.5 million baht 2 rai about 5km from central 3.2 million baht. Tel: 089- for resale. Prices: 6.2, 7.5, per rai. Tel: 081-9562406. Khao Lak. 1.3 million baht per 7284005. Email: rooms. 5.59, 5.5 million baht. Tel: Email: [email protected] rai. Tel: 086-2811945. Email: [email protected] 089-1956822. 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GARDEN VILLA AO POR LAND NEW HOUSE, THE WHITE HOUSE RAWAI: BEAUTIFUL, KAMALA TOWNHOUSE AT BAAN SAKOO FOR SALE NAI HARN-RAWAI VILLA SPACIOUS

Two-story family residence 150 rai. Nor Sor 3 Gor, sea with seperate guest villa view. Priced from 2.5 mil- and large pool, set on 1 rai of lion baht per rai. No agents. land. Price: 23 million baht. Please contact by email: Tel: 089-94718833 (Thai), [email protected] 081-5385988 (Eng). Email: [email protected] near Phuket FantaSea, 2 on 1 rai with 3 big bungalows for sale (27.5 million baht) or bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, car and 1 big house. 7 bedrooms KARON SEA VIEW for rent. The White House park. 3.2 million baht, nego- & bathrooms, swimming Villa is one of the finest tropi- FOR SALE tiable. Email: png.phuket pool, fully furnished, 2km to cal pool villas in Patong. Best REAL ESTATE @gmail.com Nai Yang Beach and 5 min- location for nightlife and tour- utes to Phuket International ing Phuket. Located high on Airport. Only 9 million baht. the hill above the Amari Coral LAND IN KAMALA Tel: 087-2709093, 087- 3-story house villa, sea view, Beach Resort at the south end 6899679. Email: png.phuket hill view, garden, pool, 4 bed- of Patong. No agents! Email: @gmail.com [email protected] Located between Centara rooms, 2 en-suites, 6 bath- Karon Resort and Secret rooms, ADSL. Jacuzzi, big living room, kitchen/dining, Cliff Resort. 10.5 rai with HOUSE, NAI YANG Mini villa, Pa Khlok, 3/2 de- LAND AT PA KHLOK Chanote. Very good location laundry room. 5 aircons. Pri- for sale, airport area, 800m to vate pool 8x3.5m, 2 parking luxe furnished, 3% finder’s for business (hotel & resort). beach, 4 bedrooms, 4 bath- fee. Price 2.75 million baht. Asking price: 250 million spaces. Chanote. 18 million rooms, new, 300sqm. Tel: Flat land from ½ rai up to baht. Tel: 081-6779837, Tel: 084-5078140 (English). 5½ rai. Good road, electric- baht. No agents. Please call: 080-5358767, (US) 0011- Tel: 089-1975713 (Thai). 087-2709093 or email 089-6464786. Email: sync_ 7808584. ity supply. Only 2 minutes [email protected] [email protected] from beach and center. KAMALA Prices from 9.5 million baht SEAVIEW LAND RAWAIYA SUITES per rai. Tel: 086-2742308. CONDOMINIUMS MAI KHAO LAND COCONUT 6 rai with Chanote. Can be di- Email: kim@kamalafalls. 49 rai, nice flat land, Cha- Rawai Beach, 27 units, fully ISLAND LAND vided. All with good sea view. com note, 2.5km from Heroines’ furnished, 65sqm, one-bed- Road, water & electricity sup- Monument. 1.7 million baht room condos with en-suite ply. Priced from 6 million baht per rai. Tel: 083-1802143. bathrooms. Construction com- BRAND-NEW per rai. Tel: 086-2742308. plete November 2008. Avail- POOL VILLA Email: [email protected] NEW 3-BED POOL able freehold. Price: 2.7-3,9 mil- Near Kata. 3 bedrooms, 3 VILLA - MISSION lion baht, full facilities. Tel: 076- bathrooms, 2 kitchens. Fully Hills, near new int'l school. Fin- 100 RAI OF 245964, 085-7842004. Fax: furnished in quiet, nice loca- ished December 2008. In quiet For sale, 11 rai, Nor Sor 3, SEAVIEW LAND 076-245962. Email: hakan@ tion. 6.8 million baht. Tel: area 9.5 million baht. Tel: 087- 500m to the beach. Contact for sale. 4.5 rai, Chanote, hill- in Kamala. Perfect for resort. tharadonestate.com For fur- 086-2809416. Website: 8934636, 084-0605648. Tor. Tel: 084-5071834. Email: side panoramic sea view, 7.5 million baht per rai, has ther details, see our website: www.landandhouseforsale. Email: info@phuketbedand [email protected] close to beach. 14 million Chanote. Tel: 085-7839062. www.tharadonestate.com phuket.net breakfast.com baht. Please call K. Bouddha for more information. Tel: NEW HOUSE 089-2900484. FRUIT FARM IN FOR SALE/RENT PHANG NGA 2-story house. 3 bedrooms, 2 Chanote title. 9.8 rai, 4km from bathrooms, fully furnished, PEACEFUL 3-BED Phang Nga Town, 50km from True TV. Internet. 300m from VILLA Phuket Airport, 300 fruit trees, Heroines’ Monument, toward Great location close to both fish ponds, 2 farmhouses, Pa Khlok. For sale at 3.7 mil- Nai Harn & Rawai beaches, 100sqm. 6 million baht. Tel: lion baht, rent: 25,000 baht/ private estate, 24-hour secu- 085-1510823 (Thai), 086- month. Tel: 087-2646808, rity, large common pool. 2740056 (English). Email: 083-1743880. Contact for viewing or pho- stefanmariaschmitz@yahoo tos. Sale or rental welcome. .com VILLA & LAND Tel: 080-7183554. Email: [email protected] HOUSE WITH POOL Villa near Heroines’ Monu- – RAWAI ment, built 2007, 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 kitchens, pool, URGENT SALE: 130 sqm, 3 bedrooms, 2 bath- NEW TOWNHOUSE rooms, kitchen, living room, furnished. Living space: 450sqm. Land: 1,400sqm. 2 stories, 3 bedrooms, 2 bath- aircon, alarm, sala, 8x4m pool, rooms, opposite Boat Lagoon, terrace on 2 levels. Walled 12.9 million baht. Also: Land: 1,100sqm, 2.5 million baht. close to British International garden and parking. Chanote. School. Tel: 081-9793369. Tel: +45-24419447. Email: Tel: 084-6907057. [email protected] PATONG CONDO URGENT SALE: CONDO RENT/SALE 1 RAI LOTS Opposite Tesco-Lotus, 1 stu- Rent: 11,000 baht per month. in gated community. Ocean dio, 35sqm, fully furnished. Swimming pool, near beach and view. East coast, Pa Khlok Tel: 081-9793369. Jungceylon. Aircon, TV, DVD. starting at 3.5 million per rai. Sunny 32sqm. For sale at 1.8 Royal Coast Company Ltd. CORNER SHOPHOUSE million baht. Foreign-owned free- Tel: 076-353926, 081-693- Cherng Talay, brand-new, 3 sto- hold. Tel: 087-1731773, 089- 2791. Email: eam1008@ ries, near main road. Only 5 mil- 4746670. Email: seanthepilot@ mac.com lion baht. Tel: 089-1956822. hotmail.com

NAI HARN LAND 700sqm. Residential area, road, electricity, water, fully fenced, ready to build on. Chanote. 4 million baht. Tel: 087-8821959. September 20 - 26, 2008 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 41 Property Gazette

HOUSE WITH PHUKET COUNTRY PANORAMIC AMAZING SEA VIEW CLUB SEA VIEW

Karon land for sale. 15 rai, Chanote title. Hillside, pan- oramic sea view, quiet area. Very good location for busi- ness. 15 million baht per rai. No agents. Please contact Duplex renovation project di- by email: allservices29@ th gmail.com in Rawai. Super-modern, fur- rectly on 15 fairway for nished, 3-story house, 2 bed- sale. Reduced price. See rooms and 2½ bathrooms. www.fairway15.com for full LUXURY SEAVIEW All rooms are air-conditioned. details. Tel: 081-8941994. BEACH FRONT, NEW CONDOS SPECIAL CONDO, 120SQM IN PATONG PROMOTION SALE Alarm system, water-filter at Rawai Beach. 2 bedrooms, 5.9 MILLION BAHT system, large private pool 2 baths, Jacuzzi bathtub, fully and safe car-parking space. BEACHFRONT LAND furnished, pool, Jacuzzi + 320sqm block of land with Beautiful breathtaking view restaurant on roof. 7.2 million Chanote title. The price is on Koh Lanta, 20 minutes baht. Tel: 086-8147460. only 11.5 million baht. Email: away from Trang and 45 Email: [email protected] [email protected] minutes from Krabi Airport, road access, electricity, wa- PERFECT LAND ter, Chanote. 4.5 rai. Only 1 FOR SALE Beautiful piece of land oppo- SEA VIEW site Yacht Haven Marina. million baht/rai. Quick sale. on the main road to Cherng IN KAMALA Ready to build on, road ac- Tel: 084-8419794, 087- Talay and Surin. 43 rai, 1 cess, water, electricity. 7 rai 8821959. ngan, 85 sq wah. For sale with more than 180m of by owner. 5.5 million baht beach frontage. For quick Best location, deluxe con- 11 big new luxury villas in Ka- per rai. Tel: 081-9562406. SEA VIEW sale. Only 5.9 million baht dos, fully furnished, ready to mala with private pool. Mod- Email: [email protected] IN KAMALA per rai. Tel: 081-3430777. move in. Top Western qual- ern Thai-Balinese style. 24- ity. 2 rooms: living room hour security in a gated Small plots, 1 rai. Very good sea with pantry kitchen, bed- community. Exclusive loca- view. Road, water & electricity KOH YAO YAI LAND IN KATHU room, big bath. 67sqm, pool, tion a few minutes from Small plots from 1 rai up to supply with Chanote. Priced 2 rai, water, electricity. Cha- Fabulous elevated block oppo- garden, car park, 24-hour beach and town center. Built 100 rai with very good sea from 7.5 million per rai. Tel: note. Price: 500,000 baht per site national park in Kathu. security, TV, Internet, in natural surroundings on view. A few minutes from 087-6050365. Email: tim@ rai. Also, 3.2 rai, sea view, 2 1,360sqm. Nor Sor 3 Gor. safety box. 3.6 million baht flat land with a very good hill city center and beaches. kamalaparadise.com million baht. Tel: 081-892- Comes with architect’s plans (70,000 euro). Lotus Resi- view. Chanote. 4 bedrooms. Chanote, road, electricity & 8208. for house and building permit. dence. Please contact Pe- Fully fitted modern kitchen. water supply. Priced from 6.4 million baht. Tel: 089- ter for more information. All bedrooms with separate 6.5 million baht per rai. Tel: TOWNHOUSE IN THE KOH SAMUI 6498703. Tel: 081-892 8526. Email: bathrooms and built-in cup- 086-2742308. Email: kim PROJECT ‘THE INDY’ info@phuket-besthomes. boards. Jacuzzi. Rooms have @kamalafalls.com At the entrance to BIS. SEAVIEW LAND Hillside with sea view on Koh com Website: www.phuket- aircon. Freehold or leasehold. Townhouse is at the corner RAWAI APT, best homes.com 2 showhomes fully fur- and adjacent to the project’s Samui. Size: 3,200sqm (2 rai). YANUI 2 PATONG BUILDING Chanote. Tel: 02-2771992, nished. Ready now. From public garden. 2 floors, 6.5 84sqm, 1 bedroom, fully fur- Bangla area, 300sqm. No 083-6113020. Fax: 02-961- 17.5 million baht. Contact for meters wide, 3 bedrooms, nished, pool, aircon, rental BEACH SHOPHOUSE agents. 16 million baht. Tel: 0072. Email: pharawee@ more information. Tel: 076- 3 bathrooms. Land: 32 sq service. 3.2 million baht. Tel: Kamala 5-bedroom perfect 081-0787743. Website: yahoo.com For details visit 279289, 086-2742308. wah. Tel: 089-4729118. 083-3964939. Email: guesthouse. Great invest- www.shophousephuket.com www.lovesamui.com Email: kamalaparadise@ [email protected] ment. 25 million baht. Tel: yahoo.com Website: www. 089-1956822. kamalaparadise.com HACIENDA POOL house. Cherng Talay, garden, MUST SELL FAST 4 bedrooms, furnished, ready 155-sqm, 3-bedroom house NEW KATHU to move in. Only 9.5 million on 1.54 rai of land. Worth 4 POOL VILLA baht. Tel: 089-1956822. million baht but will take 2.5 milion or best offer over 2 3-BEDROOM HOUSE million for quick sale. Tel: 084- Cherng Talay in gated commu- 8524257. Email: bobcoppage nity, brand-new, only 3.5 mil- @ yahoo.com lion baht. Tel: 089-1956822. THALANG, PA KHLOK PATONG TOWER – CHEAP near Loch Palm for sale. 3 CONDO Single house, 190sqm, with th Bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 1 bedroom, furnished, on 6 big fruit tree garden, 2 bed- fully furnished. Great floor. Hill view. Only 5 million rooms with aircon, 2 bath- mountain and Golf views. baht. Call for details. Tel: rooms, living room, kitchen, 1 Land area: 200sqm. In- 085-7839062. room without aircon, store- door area: 140 sqm. Pool: room, car port, 30-year-old fruit 7mx3m. Price: 6.9 million 2 HILLTOP VILLAS trees, more than 1 rai, Cha- baht. Tel: 089-7241140. + apartment. Private resi- note title, surrounded by wall. Email: nong.insurance dence, Loch Palm Golf. 65 mil- 5 million baht ono. Call Kamon- @yahoo.co.th lion baht. Tel: 089-1956822. wan at 084-4454574.

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Properties NEW HOUSE IN 35,000 BAHT For Rent NAI HARN-RAWAI PER MONTH

NEW RAWAI POOL DUPLEX

Rawai pool villa. 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, ADSL, near the beach. Tel: 086-9408914. Email: [email protected] 1, 2 or 3 bedrooms. 12,000 baht per month. 300m to PATONG the beach. ADSL. Tel: 086- 9408914. Email: rawai1@ yahoo.com

RAWAI FLAT Fully furnished, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living room, for rent. 3-story villa, sea kitchen, swimming pool, bal- NICE AND COZY view, mountain view, gar- HOUSE FOR RENT cony, cable, ADSL. Tel: 081- den, pool, 4 bedrooms 6067410. with 2 en-suites, 6 bath- rooms, ADSL, Jacuzzi. Big SURIN APARTMENTS living room, kitchen/dining, 2 condos: 1 bedroom and 3 bed- laundry room. 5 aircons. room. 200m from Surin Beach. Private 8m x 3.5m pool. 2 For more information email Email: [email protected] for car park spaces. Tel: [email protected] pics. 081-6779837, 089-646- 4786. Email: sync_koji@ Furnished and excellent lo- HOUSES FROM hotmail.com cation, 5 mins from Rawai WELLTA RAWAI HOUSE and Nai Harn Beaches. 162sqm. 2 bedrooms with Rent or buy a house on my private bathrooms. 1 guest island? Maybe I can help TOWNHOUSE, toilet. 3 aircons. Large living- VILLA, LOCATED IN NEW HOUSE you. My name is Wellta. Tel: SOI TAINA, KATA dining room. Telephone line RAWAI (BANDON) 081-9680309. Email: info for rent. 2 units, long-term with ADSL. Free water sup- @houseinphuket.com rent for 5 years up. Contact ply and garbage collection www.houseinphuket.com/ Khun Charoon. Tel: 086- service. Please contact K. 9538692. Nui. Tel: 087-3830936. SINGLE HOUSE 12,000 baht per month, fan, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 60 1 bedroom, hot shower, car port, fenced, 29-inch TV, sq wah. Fully furnished, located PATONG TOWER 10,000 BAHT FULL SEAVIEW cable. Quiet area, safe. Call in front of Meaju Garden Place PER MONTH in a pretty residence for Sep- Luxurious and beautiful apart- 087-2668728. Electricity project. Aircon in big bedroom. tember and October 2008. ment, affordable rates, maxi- included. Rent: 20,000 baht/month. Tel: 40,000 baht per month, mum of 4 persons. Tel: 089- 081-6912526. electricity not included, lo- 6515186. Email: ptvacations cated in Rawai, 1122 Soi @gmail.com Please visit our LAGUNA RENTALS STYLISH HOUSE Suksan. 2 beautiful villas of website at www.patong- from 20,000 baht per month. FOR RENT 220sqm, 3 bedrooms, TV, For sale/rent near Laguna, Spacious 2-story gallery-house, tower.net Ready to move in. Please con- tact for more information. Tel: DVD, aircon, bar, restaurant 2 bedrooms, fully furnished, 2 aircon bedrooms, partly fur- and swimming pool. Contact just bring your bag. Price nished, cable TV, ADSL (TOT & SUPER RENTAL 089-1956822. Rawai pool homestay, 1 bedrooms, ADSL, True TV, Lionel. Tel: 087-2678389. negotiable, 1-year contract. TT&T). 2 terraces, walled gar- OFFER For further details, please Tel: 089-8742960. Email: den, incl car park. Rent: 21,000 Discovery Garden, 2 bed- RAWAI VILLA near the beach. Tel: 086- 9408914. Email: rawai1@ see our website at www. [email protected] baht per month. Tel: 076- rooms, houses with common 3 bedrooms with pool. yahoo.com christianes-blue.com For further details, please 388639, 083-1062680. Email: pool, from 30,000 baht per 30,000 baht per month, min 6 see http://phuket-on-tour. [email protected] month. Tel: 089-1956822. months. Tel: 087-8884895. STUDIO APARTMENT blogspot.com SHOP FOR LEASE KAMALA Prime Patong location, 20 Aircon, True TV, near beach, HOUSE WITH POOL meters from the beach. Small pool, kitchen, private car park. Chalong Sunpalm Village, shop. Can use for snack bar, 12,000 baht per month. Tel: cozy, quiet, 3 bedrooms, 2 office, etc. Tel: 083-6469906. 084-8500568. bathrooms, fully-equipped Email: [email protected] kitchen, partly furnished. LARGE 2-BED CONDO, 28,000 baht per month. No HOUSE IN CHALONG PATONG VIEW agents. Tel: 081-7280140. for rent near Palai Beach. 2 Our condo is currently available Email: [email protected] and 3 bedrooms, aircon, fully for the Xmas/New Year period furnished, ADSL, car park. and we are offering an early-bird 3-BEDROOM HOUSE Tel: 089-7288311. special discount of 5% on any Furnished, ADSL, cable TV, bookings made before Sept 30. aircon. Near Heroines’ monu- PHUKET BEACH We are located at the northern ment. 18,000 baht/month. HOUSE end of Patong, but are only a 5- Tel: 086-2778461. Email: Wood bungalow on the beach minute walk to the beach, [email protected] for long or short-term rent. shops, restaurants and nightlife. Email: david1@free-rentals. Tel:+85-2-28136093, +85-2- URGENT SALE com Website: www.phuket- 61004034. Email: casajope KARON VILLA rentals.com/referal/?id=1 @yahoo.com Must sell my villa due to financial circumstances. Villas on same PATONG STUDIO CHALONG NEW HOME estate, similiar standard. Selling 28 SQM 2-bedroom, furnished home for 13+ million baht. Offers Aircon, hot water, kitchen, for rent with telephone, over 11 million considered. Tel: fridge, TV, DVD. 15,000 baht UBC, and aircon. Tel: 089- 084-3279642. Email: greg a month. Tel: 089-9715664. 6521473. [email protected] September 20 - 26, 2008 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 43 Property Gazette

Property Property Accommodation LUXURY VILLA Accommodation Household Wanted Services Available RENTALS AT Wanted Items www.luxuryphuket holidays.com WANTED: WWW.MAPHRAO.COM PATONG TOWER Book your villa now! WANTED: 2-BEDROOM HOUSE Dream sea view, east of the FULL SEAVIEW WANTED FURNITURE 15,000 baht per month maxi- island, approximately 400sqm Luxurious and beautiful apart- 1- or 2-bedroom apart- Real wood only. Basic house- mum. Young, quiet couple look- from 1,990 baht per sqm, ment, affordable rates, maxi- RAWAI STUDIO ment from January to hold. 2nd hand. ing for a 2-bedroom house 796,000 baht for 30-year mum of 4 persons. Tel: 089- Private, clean, 600 meters March 2009. Quiet, clean 1. King-sized bed frame. with garden, telephone and hot lease, longer lease available. 6515186. Please visit our from the beach. Kitchenette, place in green area, aircon Base only would be ideal. aircon, cable TV, Internet. water in Kamala. Tel: 085- 12 houses have been built so website at http://www.patong- and ADSL (preferably 2. Dresser 7240796. Email: danm_uk far. We speak German and tower.net 5,000 baht a month. Email: TT&T) wanted. Budget @yahoo.co.uk English. Tel: 081-8918930, [email protected] about 15,000 baht. Email: 3. Full length mirror. 087-0608400. [email protected] Photos with asking price. No fake wood pieces. Email: HOUSE WANTED NICE ACCOM. IS HERE PATONG [email protected] IN CHALONG PROPERTY HUNTING ACCOMMODATION Tailor-made solution. Request - High-end villas APARTMENT For long-term rent. New, clean, Wanted: two 1-bedroom by Tel: 089-1956822 or Email: REMOTE CONTROL 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, separate - House for rent 2 bedrooms, furnished, apartments, 8,000-12,000 [email protected] ROLLER DOOR kitchen, aircon, ADSL line, cable - Guesthouse view. 25,000 baht. Con- baht per month. Please con- tact at Tel: 081-0787743. I’m looking to buy a roller door TV, quiet area (no construction, - Apartment or condo tact for more additional details 450 HOUSES www.shophousephuket. with a remote control for my no dogs, chickens...). Pool would - Hotel in town, other areas at Tel: 089-594 6456. be a plus. Max 20,000 baht per We’ve got what you’re looking com garage. If you know where to for. Tel: 089-1956822. For Includes backpacker lodgings. buy one, please advise. Email: month. Tel: 087-2815795. HOLIDAY RENTAL further details, please see our Check your booking period at [email protected] Email: [email protected] Looking for a holiday rental for website at www.phuket Email: allservices29@gmail. 3 BEDROOMS, marbella.com one month starting middle or SLEEP-SOFA com KAMALA. 220SQM HOUSE/APT end January. Quiet place and Scarlet-red velvet with 3 NEEDED LOOKING FOR A Big house in Kamala avail- pool access required. Email: matching cushions. About 18 Looking for a house/apart- HOUSE? able until December. Rent [email protected] months old, hardly used. Original ment in Kamala or nearby. We have good land and houses MARINA VIEWS 50,000 baht per month or price: 13,000 baht; will sell for Require 2 bedrooms, fully 15,000 baht per week. 3 for sale or rent. Tel: 083-103- 1-bedroom apartment, fully APT W/ KITCHEN 5,000 baht. Tel: 081-5383010. furnished, and reasonable 6578. Website: www.oriental- furnished to a high standard, bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Email: [email protected] price. Long-term rental, realestate.com True TV, serviced, ensuite 200m to beach. Tel: 083- Looking for 2-bedroom starting September. Tel: bath and use of gym & pool. 5921524. Email: pierre_ apartment, fully equipped STEREO HI-FI (TEAC) 087-0072366. Email: Overlooking Yacht Haven [email protected] For with furniture and kitchen Combination record player (33/ [email protected] VILLA Marina and channel at the details, please see our equipment. Wanted from 3 and 45 rpm), double deck tape MANAGEMENT beautiful northeast end of website at: www.husi December 1 until mid- player/recorder, and AM/FM by self-employed person. I Phuket. Tel: 076-206704, phuket.se/indexeng.html February. Please email radio. Twin speakers. Includes RENT TO OWN have 7 years’ experience with Fax: 076-206706. Email: with photo and monthly new spare stylus, plus about 20 WANTED real estate and property man- info@yacht-haven- rental. Email: LP records. All for 2,500 baht. I am looking for a property agement in Australia. Have phuket.com BACKPACKER [email protected] BEHIND Tel: 089-5944236. Email: in Kata or anywhere not worked with hotel manage- [email protected] too remote. Need 2 bed- ment in Phuket resorts for 3 JUNGCEYLON Sea Blue Guesthouse, 74/11 CHEAP ROOM rooms and at least a small years. I provide high-quality URGENT SALE NEEDED 6 SEATER DINING KARON VILLA Soi Banzaan (behind Jung- garden. No deposit but can service and villa management Cheap room in Patong needed SUITE Must sell my villa in Karon due ceylon), offers shared aircon pay 200,000 baht per at fair prices. Can carry out pro- by English teacher. Long term, 6-seater dining suite for sale. to financial circumstances. Vil- rooms, private rooms from year for 10 years. Email: fessional duties set out in the must have pool and TV. Please 25,000 baht. Moving house. las on same estate, similiar 450 baht, dorm beds at 200 [email protected] management agreement, in- contact formore information Tel: 076-200774, 081-086- standard. Selling for 13+ mil- baht per day, 1,200 baht a cluding housekeeping & main- at Tel: 084-7469878.Email: 8041. Email: terry@belair lion baht. Offers over 11 mil- week, or just 4,000 baht per tenance of property. Can orga- [email protected] panwa.com GOLF-VIEW nize flight tickets and activities lion considered. Please con- month. Hot shower, TV CONDOMINIUM tact for additonal details. Tel: lounge and Wi-Fi. Tel: 076- as well as other requests. HOME WANTED QUALITY WOOD Kathu area only. Want to buy Tel:087-1006111. Email: 084-3279642. Email: 344405, 087-1731773. See English couple looking for fully- FURNITURE or rent long term. Email: [email protected] greggordon2006yahoo. www.seabluephuket.com [email protected] com.au furnished property rental in Matching wood bedroom set BEST DEAL Kata/Karon area for minimum for sale, cheap. Some teak IN PHUKET 6 months from October pieces. Includes queen-sized 2008. Looking for 1 or 2 bed- bed set, mirror/dresser, large Sept/Oct hotel rooms,with Classified Advertisements rooms with full kitchen. Email: wardrobe, TV set, wakeboard, aircon, ceiling fan, cable TV, [email protected] and various other items. Can fridge, shower/WC, restau- Please use this form to write your classified advertisement. fill master bedroom. Every- rant, bar, pool. Daily rate: thing negotiable. Tel: 089- Then hand it to any of our agents. 499 baht. Monthly: 8,000 2284641, 089-2284641. baht. Call Anny for more de- Building Email: thomastojez@ tails at 087-2825086. Products |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| (heading) hotmail.com & Services |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| HOUSE WITH POOL Household NEAR BIS Yearly rentals at 75,000 QUALITY BUILDING Services |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| baht per month. 3 bed- SERVICES rooms, unfurnished. Please Renovations, construc- |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| contact for more details at tion, electrical, plumbing, PHUKET HOME Tel: 081-8779292. Fax: carpentry, real wood, MAINTENANCE 076-239838. Email: parquet, Construction, renovation, [email protected] gardening,painting, tiling. electricians, plumbers, car- |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| Contact K. Pueng for penters, painters, tilers, gar- additional information at deners, keycard setting, sand BUNGALOW Tel: 087-2709093 or K. wash and gutter. Contact K. IN KARON Ne at Tel: 087-6899679 Rin. Tel: 084-1935124. Email: |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| 500 baht per night, aircon, fully (English/Thai). Email: phuket homemaintenance@ furnished, Wi-Fi, cable TV. Call [email protected] yahoo.com Kip. Tel: 081-1965212. Classified ads are charged per line. Each line is 120 baht, with a minimum of 4 lines (heading included) per ad. All advertising must be paid for in advance. Looking for land to buy? Deadline for Property Gazette page: Friday 3 pm. Deadline for all other ads: Saturday 12 noon. See more classified ads at www.phuketgazette.net 44 PHUKET GAZETTE CLASSIFIEDS September 20 - 26, 2008 Boats & Marine

CATAMARANS TOUR CRUISER 10-meter sailing catamaran, no 17.5-METER FOR SALE interior, ready to sail, 580,000 DIVING BOAT 38ft tour cruiser for sale. All baht. 20-meter power catama- fiberglass construction. Excel- ran, not finished, 1.4 million lent fuel economy. Mercruiser baht. Tel: 087-4618089. inboard diesel engine, cruises comfortably at 27 knots. Very BRAND-NEW BOAT low hours on the engine. Toi- Brand-new flybridge boat. let & freshwater shower, Fiberglass. Offers. Email: large sun roof, s/s ladder at [email protected] For sale or charter. Width bow and stern for beach ac- 4.5m. Diesel engine, 320hp cess. Commercial Thai regis- SKI & WAKEBOARD generator at 20kw. Capac- tration. 1.65 million baht. Tel: BOAT ity: 30 people . Great buy. +-81-9790525. Email: 19ft, fiberglass, 300hp Price: 490,000 baht. Tel: [email protected] Mercruiser, tower tow, 081-9680571. trailer + many extras, must COROL 25 sell quickly. 240,000 baht. SPORTSBOAT Contact for more details. 18-FOOT Corol 25 Alan Warnick-de- Tel: 086-2697138. Email: CATAMARAN signed sportsboat built in 2007. [email protected] Wood-epoxy composite, She is 25ft with 175hp Suzuki 9hp Honda, sailing equip- engine and has twin-berth cabin DINGHY FOR SALE ment possible. 135,000 and toilet. Only US$25,000. For 3.1m, 15hp Yamaha. Tel: baht. Tel: 087-4618089. more details please contact Jurg 081-7874690. Hofer. Tel: 076-273476.081- 9786086. Fax: 076-273476. Email: [email protected]

BUSINESS FOR SALE 52-foot charter yacht, success- fully run by couple in Phuket for 10 years. Price: US$95,000. Tel:081-6771641.

DIVE/SNORKEL/ FISHING boat for sale. 20m/6m, 7 cab- ins. Tel: 081-7874690. September 20 - 26, 2008 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 45 Island Job Mart

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ASSISTANT TEACHER WANTED MANAGER IN PHUKET Real estate co. urgently re- Satree Phuket School is seek- quires Assistant Manager ing 4 full-time native-English- aged 30-35. Fluent written speaking teachers to begin in and spoken English, computer October 2008 to teach En- skills and results-oriented. glish, Arts and Health to 11- Duties will be general project 18 year old students. Salary assistance, teamwork co-or- begins at 30,000 baht. Four dination. Attractive salary. weeks paid holiday, govern- Tel: 086-0043008. Email: ment health plan. Minimum [email protected] requirements: bachelor’s de- gree or above, plus TEFL or CELTA certificate or equiva- GSL DIGITAL lent. We can only reply to ap- PRODUCTION plicants who meet the mini- Currently requires an Admin- mum requirements. Please istrative officer. Can be email your CV with covering male/female, but must have letter to Ajarn Charoon. Email: minimum 2 years’ experi- [email protected] Be ence, computer literate (MS prepared to present all original Office), good English skills. certificates at interview. We Please submit an application also need one librarian (Thai) letter and CV to GSL Digital with bachelor’s degree to run Production Co Ltd. Tel: 076- our EP library. 226084. Email: jai@gsl- digital.com PRESCHOOL / NURSERY TEACHER SALESPERSON required. Female, Caucasian Real Estate, Phuket branch, re- native English speaker. Full or quires dynamic salespersons part time. Tel: 080-6247060. aged 30-40. Thai national, flu- ent English, computer skills and results-oriented. Duties LOCAL AGENTS will be property scouting, REQUIRED! telemarketing. Candidates will Help Thai ladies find love go through a 3-month proba- online while you earn great tion training period in Phuket. commission! Full or part time. Average salary: 30-60,000 Call Joy for more information baht. Tel: 086-0043008. For- at Tel: 084-8518847. Email: ward CV via mail. Email: [email protected] [email protected] September 20 - 26, 2008 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 47 Island Job Mart Tout,

EXPERIENCED DESIGNERS WANTED TELE-SALES JOBS WRITER Graphic designers & web de- Full training given. Must speak NETWORK ADMIN Trader & to assist me part-time, writ- velopers required. Good excellent English. Good salary + CHALONG ing articles for publication. I rates paid & you can work commission + career prospects. Rolly Tasker Sails (Thailand), live in Chalong. Email: from home. Please send Email: Can work from home. Email: the world’s leading sailmaker, Trumpet [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] requires a Network Adminis- trator to manage our IT re- quirements. Thai national. Email: [email protected] Articles BASE MANAGER For Sale Elite Yachting Phuket is look- ing for a Base Manager (for- MOVING SALE eigner only), fluent in English. Never used sofa, bed, mat- Must supervise yachts, opera- tress, cooker, 3 fridges, cof- tions and deal with customers. fee machine, 2,000 DVDs in Similiar experience a definite Italian/French, Pioneer DVD plus. Tel: 273476, 081-978- recorder, computer scanner- 6086. Fax: 076-273476. laser. Tel: 081-2945441. Please submit your CV with picture to Mr Jurg Hofer: SPA EQUIPMENT [email protected] FOR SALE 4 spa beds, ozone. Khun Wi. ACCOUNTANT Tel: 089-8734110. Head of Accounting for small hotel in Patong. Accounts are STEREO HI-FI (TEAC) QuickBooks in English lan- Combination record player guage. Training in QuickBooks (33/3 and 45 rpm), double will be given if required. Good deck tape player/recorder, and Salary for the right Thai appli- AM/FM radio. Twin speakers. cant. Contact at Tel: 076- Includes new spare stylus, 342143, 081-606 5772. Fax plus about 20 LP records. All 076-340300.Email: for 2,500 baht. Tel: 089- SPONSOR [email protected] 5944236. Email: franksoper a needy child. The Phuket In- @yahoo.com ternational Women’s Club is a volunteer organization rais- ADMIN/HR MOVING SALE ing funds for educational We are looking for a Thai na- Aircon office 24,000 BTU/ scholarships. We rely on the tional with strong, friendly 30,000 BTU. Price: 6,000 goodwill of donors and spon- communication skills, com- baht. Table, computer and all sors – small and large. If you puter literate & good spoken office accessories. Urgent would like to put something & written English. A desire sale. Tel: 089-7291391. back into the community in to be part of a busy team and which you live, contact us to lead the way in community WOOD CARVING find out more about giving a relations as well as help or- For sale: teakwood carving prize or being a sponsor. ganize internal systems & representing the Himavanta Contact Carol (Tel: 087- manage staff welfare. Tel: jungle. Size 120x220cm. Tel: 4178860 Email: carol. 076-206704. Fax: 076- 081-5699483. [email protected]) or K. Sue 206706. Email: info@yacht- (Tel: 087-2776948. Email: [email protected]). haven-phuket.com BIG FRIDGE FREEZER For restaurant or big family. PERSONAL Price: 5,000 baht. Singer BARRY ASSISTANT brand. Tel: 089-2913641. BLENKENSOP sought by reputable law firm. Email: [email protected] I have a letter from the UK - Bachelor’s degree for you. Your friend did not - Good English Articles provide a full address so it - Excellent organizational skills ended up at my house. Contact K. Pond at Tel: 085- Wanted Contact me and I will get 1618251. Email: siripansa@ the letter to you. Tel: 076- belmontlimcharoen.com WANTED 330967, 081-8920474. Fax: 076-330990. Email: www.belmontlimcharoen.com Coffee machine, cake display [email protected] 4/1 Prabaramee Rd, Kathu, fridge approx 75cm wide, elec- Phuket 83150 tric oven, chest freezer approx 1m deep. Tel: 089-1037000. MISSION HILLS Business Sales Representative & Asst Opportunities Marketing Manager. Good USED SNOOKER command of spoken English, TABLE Must be delivered and in- experience in sales & market- GUESTHOUSE GEM ing, smart, positive, self-mo- stalled in Kata area. Email Bar, restaurant and thriving tivated, confident. Salary + your offer. Thanks. Tel: 081- tour desk, Thai limited com- good commission. Tel: 076- 2705374. Email: orcella@ pany, 2 work permits. 3.5 310888, 081-9565867. Fax: phuket.ksc.co.th million baht. Contact Kevin. 076-310806. Email: info@ Tel: 084-7300190. missionhillsphuket.com Bulletins BUSINESS FOR SALE Employment TO ALL FILIPINOS Massage, beauty salon in Wanted I am here to help you.K.Emelda. Patong, 120 sqm. Tel: 081- Tel: 084-3050963. 4954761. ENGLISH SALES EXECUTIVE WENDY AND TALITHA BAR + seeks position. Based in Phu- We are back from South Af- RESTAURANT ket with extensive experience rica and would like to get in for sale. Opposite Safari selling properties in Europe contact with our friends in Disco. Main floor + 2 and Asia to overseas clients. Phuket. I lost all email ad- rooms for living upstairs. Tel: 081-5385988. Email: dresses, so please email us at Tel: 089-2907841. [email protected] [email protected] 48 PHUKET GAZETTE CLASSIFIEDS September 20 - 26, 2008 Tout, Trader & Trupet

ELEGANT KATA BAR LOOKING FOR AN SHOPHOUSE INVESTORS Business INVESTMENT Bargain: 4-story shophouse 40% P.A. Products & in Phuket & Phang Nga. with Chanote. Fully equipped Seaview land/house. Tel: restaurant on 1st and 2nd floors. Services 081-5399269. Website: Fully furnished apartment on www.jan-property.com 3rd and 4th floors. Value: 6.7 million baht. Now priced at only 5.5 million baht. Have to move The latest information RESTAURANT for sale. Perfect location, out. Tel: 081-8915602. shows high returns at very Well-established restaurant good profit, seats 35. Price low risk for investors. 1 mil- and bar. Live entertainment for quick sale 550,000 baht. lion baht minimum for this venue in premium Patong lo- RUNNING Tel: 087-2815795. RESTAURANT excellent commercial prop- cation. For sale at 14 million erty development project in 1.5 rai land, sauna + Thai baht. Genuine buyers only. Bangkok. Email me for massage, 5 rooms, 1 VIP DUE TO Tel: 083-1736521, 084- project details and the latest room, party hall. Thai style. BEREAVEMENT 0782753. update with pictures, etc. Has 150 seats. 37,500 baht Guesthouse/bar restaurant Tel: 081-8957727. Email: per month. Garden view. Kamala main street. 5 letting BUSY BAR FOR SALE [email protected] Kathu. Tel: 081-7193928 rooms ensuite, aircon, TV, Bangla Rd area. Please con- (Thai), 085-0984239 (English). fridge, 1 staff room ensuite, tact Kevin. Tel: 084-730- KARAOKE 0190. LOCAL STAR SEARCH BUDS PRESCHOOL/ plus 2-bedroom apartment. 6 NEAR SAFARI years on lease, low rent. 2.5 INTERNET/COFFEE/ Singers, musician artists - high- NURSERY 120,000 baht, 1-year lease, in- million baht. Contact Paul. GAMES season bookings and con- cludes 3 months’ rent,10,000 High-quality structured bi- Tel: 089-5898744. Email: BOOKS FOR SALE Internet, coffee, computer tracts. Tel: 081-0884965. baht/month. Furniture, bar in- lingual childcare, native [email protected] Many language books and games, bicycle rental. Sale in- ventory. Tel: 089-4746670, English teachers, ages about 5,000 used books cludes registered Thai Ltd Co. THE GOLF GURU 1½ -6 years. Mon-Fri 9 am- with bookshelves. Quick Good location, steady income. 084-6877884. Email: sean INTERNET, RENTAL [email protected] Golf lessons available for be- 3 pm. Transportation CYCLE, GAMES sale: 350,000 baht. Please Tel: 076-333280, 086-277- ginners, by a professional. 18- available Patong, Karon, contact Khun Pui. Tel: 084- 1046. Fax: 076-333280. www.seabluephuket.com/ Internet cafe, coffee shop, karaoke bay driving range, new prac- Phuket, Rawai and Chalong. computer games, bicycle 1705552. Email: [email protected] tice mats and quality balls. www.buds-phuket.com Open 8 am to 8 pm Tel: 076- rental shop. Low rent. Steady RESTAURANT Tel: 076-282232, 080- 615827, 089-7319390, 087- 6247060. income. Tel: 086-2771046. PIZZERIA WANTED Email: [email protected] CACTUS BAR 2757925 for directions. for sale 3.5 million baht. Easy NEAR BANGLA Restaurant for rent, good loca- SURF SHOP NAUTILUS tion 100-300sqm, or empty RESTAURANT CLUB and fun business. 30 months Restaurant located near Kata. Sell or rent surf, skim and left on contract. All included. No building good for restaurant. PHUKET CITY TOUR 500sqm, 12-year lease. Re- Bangla, Patong. Ready to boogieboards. Tel: 089-874 rent. Please contact for more in- Tel: 089-5946456. cently renovated. Great loca- start. 2.5 million baht. Rent Tour around the island in 9147. Website: www.phuket formation. Tel: 081-8936891. tion: 80m from the beach. Must 25,000 baht per month. one day, according to surfing.com Email: [email protected] Tel: 089-7284005. Email: TRAVEL AGENCY your wishes. From 9 am to sell. All offers considered. Tel: I am looking for a serious Thai 081-5350202. Email: info rooms.kanchana@yahoo. 3 pm, by car or minibus. TAXI SERVICE com partner, not a nominee, for Other taxi services avail- The Transporter. Car, 6-seater @thaijobseeker.com COMMERCIAL starting up an agency working ICE CREAM able. Tel: 087-6899679, and minibus available. Advance with Russian tourists. Tel: 087-2709093. Email: all booking only. Tour also avail- Commercial ice-cream mak- FOR SALE 083-6400108. RESTAURANT-BAR ing equipment for sale. Hardly NEXT TO LAGUNA [email protected] able. Fluent English answer service. Pick up at the airport. IN KAMALA used, in very good condition. Guesthouse-restaurant-bar- PATONG NICE Tel: 082-2779440. Email us at Over 200sqm restaurant- Tel: 085-6197492. Email: pool. Emergency sale: 3.5 mil- GUESTHOUSE [email protected] WEDDING SERVICE transportertaxiphuket@ bar with unique concept on lion baht. Call Mrs Lea. Tel: 26 rooms restaurant and bar, Choose your preferred yahoo.com 0.5 rai in Kamala + kids’ 083-1823751. long lease, 9 years. 6.4 million NICE SHOP, type of wedding style Thai, corner & lounge. Great po- baht. K.Pla Tel: 081-9251730. ENGLISH CLASSES tential and low rent. Tel: KATA CENTER Western religious or non PHUKET REAL ESTATE Span International will teach 087-2770636. Email: info 5mx15m shop for rent near religious. We can help you… Seeking sales team to run my SWIMWEAR your employees English con- @dillagroup.com bar zone. Change hands: in Phuket. Email: wding.ph office, who will cover operat- BOUTIQUE versation. Experienced teach- 350,000 baht/6,000 baht per ing costs and reap the profits. @gmail.com month. Tel: 080-3826479. Highly profitable bikini & cloth- ing by both Thai and native It is a well-renowned real-es- ing store, open two years. English TEFL trained teachers. MASSAGE SHOP tate company with ranking on Great location in Kata. For sale JEAB JUMPING Tel: 080-6247060. INTERNET & TRAVEL Google, large listing. Alterna- Busy soi, central Patong, 9 AGENCY as fully operational. All stock CASTLES bedrooms, 5 chairs, 13 staff, tively, join as a partner or buy and fittings, supplier details. 8 models. For children’s par- WEBSITE: 6,000 BAHT Internet & travel agency for my business outright. Tel: 3-year lease. 990,000 baht. sale on Nanai Rd, Patong. Low Brand name, good reputation. ties. Please contact for more Selection of more than 250 tem- Tel: 085-4737847. Email: 076-245966, 085-7842004. 2.5 million baht. Tel: 089-020- information. Tel: 081-893 plates. Email: info@yellow rent! Tel: 081-5377137. Website: www.phuketanda [email protected] Email: [email protected] 0128. Email: boutiquephuket 9742. Website: www.phuket pagesphuket.com Website: manrealestate.com @yahoo.com jumpingcastles.com www.yellowpagesphuket. com NET CAFE SHOP, SAINAMYEN RD IN PATONG Large, clean shop with room FOR SALE and shower. Fully furnished, Good area on Prabaramee Rd. Bar-restaurant on Patong pool table. 600,000 baht. Large area & low rent. Steady hill. Tel: 089-6546001, Please contact Dean. Tel: income & members, see re- 087-3835790. port. Tel: 081-9088303. 082-2780338. September 20 - 26, 2008 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 49 Tout, Trader & Trumpet

Computers

APPLE MACBOOK PRO 17" HD 7 HP COMPAQ Mac Book Pro, 17" with 2.5 Slim-line computers with GHz Core 2 Duo Processor, 17"Samsung LCD screens. 250 GB HDD, Double layer Internet café closing forces DVD burner, 2 GB memory, sale. Tel: 089-1037000. built-in Isight Webcam, Wifi, Bluetooth. 68,000 baht. Email: [email protected] Dive Gear

PAPER SHREDDER Heavy-duty professional DIVING EQUIPMENT machine. No longer needed, New, never wet, complete 8 months warranty left. equipment for 1 person, top- 7,000 baht. Tel: 081-891- of-the-line, with case. Cost 3051. Email: jeroendek 125,000 baht. 65,000 baht. [email protected] Call Kevin for details.Tel: 087- 8875762.

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ENHANCE AUDIO LADYBOY MASSAGE VISUAL CO., LTD at home. Thai 2 hours, 300 Ordinary Shareholder meeting baht; oil 2 hours, 400 baht. no 1/2008 issue date Contact Nansy. Tel: 084- 1.9.2008 to be held 10am, 8482535. September 30, 2008, at com- pany office. Agenda, to ap- LEARN TO BAKE prove financial statement COURSE 2008, consider shareholders Cordon Bleu trained Thai chef ANDAMAN LEGAL list, AOB. offering private lessons in ADVISERS baking and patisserie skills. 26 Hongyok Utit Rd, Talad Flexible times. Pinkey. Tel: Yai, Samkong, Phuket. As- Personal 089-1037000. sociated with Advocates & Services Solicitors in Bangkok, Phuket ENGLISH and UK. We provide a wide HANDYMAN range of high-quality and THAI TEACHER Speaks Thai. Can repair most specialized legal services to things, even boats. Call any individual and corporate cli- Private, experienced teacher time. Tel: 086-2735129. ents. will help you save time learn- - Court actions, Thailand, UK, ing Thai. Please contact K. HK Bob. Tel: 085-9355510. Personals Email: [email protected] - Legal consultations - Company formation BACKGAMMON - Dissolution STOP SMOKING Stop smoking in ONE hour with Retired businessman look- - Tax planning; properties NO withdrawal symptoms or ing for backgammon play- - Property contracts physical cravings. Please call for ers in Phuket. Tel: 081- - Notarial services appointment or more info. Tel: 5778443. - Employment rights 080-0400371. Email: soul - Immigration [email protected] and work permits Website: www.soulconnection Pets phuket.com - Wills, marriages, divorce ACCOUNTING - Settlement agreements SERVICE - Court interpreter Monthly and annual accounts, Take tax, VAT, payroll, accounting - HR outsourcing system. Reliable, efficient, - Project management me economical. Contact Khun - Translations Mam. Tel: 086-4705809. Tel: 081-9377219, home 02-5113264. with Email: Need help finding a [email protected] you! [email protected] lawyer? or [email protected] www.phuketgazette.net www.haroldstock.com Soi Dog Foundation Tel: 081-7884222 www.andamanlegal.net 50 PHUKET GAZETTE CLASSIFIEDS Septmber 20 - 26, 2008 Wheels & Motors

SUBARU 1800 GLF-5 VOLVO FOR SALE CLASSIC BMW 2002 Saloon Cars Metallic blue, very good con- Volvo S80 Sedan. 2.9L gaso- 1974 black. All original. ISUZU D-MAX MOVING dition, recently spent 50,000 line engine, automatic trans- Driven daily. New tires. CD 4-DOOR 2004 MUST SELL baht to recondition engine, bat- mission. Year: 2002. Mileage: player. Taxed. 150,000 baht. 2.5 manual, 100,000km, MITSUBISHI CEDIA CD/DVD player, radio, TV. VIRAGE tery, petrol pump, alternator. 161,000km. Color: dark Tel: 086-9488139. Service receipts available. green, metallic. The car was 399,000 baht ono. Good 2004, Limited edition. Immacu- Price: 80,000 baht. Tel: 080- imported by the Embassy of deal. Tel: 081-3873809. late condition. Black color. Ask- 7179353. Email: wblueboyo Sweden in Bangkok and has MAZDA 323 ing 450,000 baht (negotiable). @aol.co.uk recently been used by the 5-door, cheap, 49,000 baht. Tel: 081-8922248. Email: NISSAN FRONTIER Consulate General of Sweden Good condition, aircon, ste- [email protected] reo and lots of new parts. 3.0DI, 2004, 110,000km, VW PASSAT 1996 in Phuket. The vehicle is in many extras. 290,000 baht. 250,000 baht Mitsubishi New Toyota 2-liter engine. good condition and the engine Contact Sunny. Tel: 083- Strada, diesel 2.8 Lt, 5-speed CHEVROLET 2525509, 084-1841856. Tel: 084-8448504. OPTRA 1.6L Just two months old, auto- was fully serviced in 2007. manual, insured to August 2006, auto, 18,000km, gray. matic, runs on LPG and gaso- 700,000 baht or nearest of- 2009. Tel: 084-5535100. Can convert to gas. Blaupunkt line, new aircon. Price: fer. Tel: 076-380000. Email: AMAZING MAZDA 250,000 baht ono. Contact [email protected] 5-CD stereo. 480,000 baht or FORD LASER PICKUP 2005 170,000 & takeover pay- Noo (Thai and English). Tel: 25D Fighter, superior cab MITSUBISHI STRADA 081-5378508. DAIHATSU TIERRA SV ments. Tel: 081-8934661. Great condition, service his- seats 5, low mileage, low run- 4 doors, aircon. 30,000km. Email: [email protected] APPLAUSE ning cost, in great condition. Manual, insured, service book. 1994, 16-valve, blue book, tory. Black. 4 years old. Call for details. Tel: 089-2167220. Tel: 085-6927961. Email: 285,000 baht ono. Contact for MAZDA 3 FOR SALE VOLVO 740GL: very good condition. 75,000 [email protected] more details. Tel: 086-272- Black, 1.6 auto, 4 doors, 120,000 BAHT baht. Tel: 089-5902539. 7636. Email: rewopnadia 2006, full service, full insur- 4-door saloon in really good CHEVROLET @hotmail.com COLORADO ance. 750,000 baht. Tel: condition. Toyota 1JZ engine 2003 CHEVY 2000/01 NISSAN NV 083-1036578. with automatic gearbox. Tel: ZAFIRA 2.2 Automatic, 2006 top model. WINGROAD 084-6764261. Email: big Eight seats, leather, black, First-class condition. 375,000 PICKUP FOR SALE FORD FOCUS [email protected] new tires,TV and stereo, good baht. Tel: 084-4413633. 2 owners, like new, 47,500km, service Ford Ranger 2.5 turbo, FOR SALE condition. 520,000 baht. Tel: four-door with gull door at 2006, 4 doors, blue, auto, 081-5402561. Email: koko_ CHEVROLET history, alloys. MP3, new URGENT SALE tires, battery, brake pads. rear. Tax and insurance. 1.8L, just 10,000km, full ser- MIRA [email protected] OPTRA LT SS Only 50,000km. Lightly 2006 model. Metallic black, 240,000 baht. vice. 750,000 baht. Call for Year: 1994. Price: 74,000 used. 360,000 baht. Please 32,000km, one-year war- further details. Tel: 083- baht. Beautiful and in excellent TOYOTA CAMRY Tel: 076-239432, call for more infomation. Tel: ranty. Just serviced, excel- 1036578. condition, light gray, economi- 2003 086-2708727. 081-5399560. lent condition. 450,000 baht. cal, new tires, CD player, Black, 94,000km, 2.4-liter Email: [email protected] Tel: 076-528016, 089-226- 1993 PORSCHE aircon. Tel: 084-1841856. engine, 800,000 baht. Tel: 928GTS 089-8733952. Email: 2612. Email: jim@jimmarsh. 2000 RANGER Described by the test driver [email protected] net 2008 ISUZU D-MAX XL PICKUP at the Porsche dealer as the TOYOTA ALTIS 1.8 Like new, 18,000km. 2-door, Well maintained, CD player, best 928 in Thailand. 2.4 mil- silver. 180,000 baht and take aircon, runs and looks great. Silver, 2004, one owner, NISSAN SENTRA lion baht. Serious inquiries NISSAN FOR SALE over payments. Tel: 087- 219,000 baht. For more info 72,000km. New 1st class in- FOR SALE only. Tel: 089-4724904. Station wagon, 1999, green, 2095174. call 086-2699145. surance. 640,000 baht. Tel: Email: [email protected] new wheels. Insured until 1995 model, 1,600cc, good 087-0789707. August. Tel: 081-7281887. condition. 120,000 baht. 2007 CHEVROLET 1994 CAR FOR SALE SLK MERCEDES 200 Tel: 081-5775719. Email: COLORADO Mitsubishi 4-door. Aircon, CD 1997, green. Perfect condi- HONDA CIVIC 2007 MITSUBISHI LANCER [email protected] 4-door, common rail, 3,000cc, stereo. Nice car. Asking price: tion. 98,000km, full insur- As new, only 6 months old. Champ 3, 1992, top model, tax, insured. 395,000 baht. 100,000 baht. Please call for ance. Asking 1.5 million baht. Low cost. New: 893,000 digital odometer, no rust, new Tel: 084-4413633. further details. Tel: 081- Tel: 087-2849690. Email: baht. Bargain at 800,000 tires, disc brakes, silver. Ur- Pickups 3709661. [email protected] baht. Has 2½ years on war- gent sale at 79,000 baht. Tel: ranty. Tel: 087-1612928. 083-2525509. TOYOTA PICKUP CHEVROLET FOR SALE CHEVROLET PICKUP ’98 TOYOTA COLORADO SOLUNA 1956 CHEVROLET OPEL CORSA Black, 4 doors, in perfect 2007. New model, 13,000 Automatic, 2006 top model. condition, 13,000km. Au- km. Looks and drives as Excellent condition, 1.5 li- 2-door, V8, auto, power FOR SALE Beautiful, in excellent condi- First-class condition. 375,000 gust 2007. 690,000 baht. new. 399,000 baht. Tel: ters, 5-speed, power win- steering, power brakes, baht. Tel: 084-4413633. Tel: 087-8860448. 084-4413633. dows and locks. 255,000 fully restored and modern- tion. Blue, fully insured. baht. Tel: 081-0036902. ized. 600,000 baht. Tel: 180,000 baht or nearest of- Email: [email protected] 086-2778461. fer. Contact for more details. Tel: 087-2781583. Wheels & Motors

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YAMAHA FZ400, 4 x 4s TOYOTA FORTUNER Motorbikes 2001 Rentals D-MAX FOR RENT, 17,000 BAHT Gray, July 2006, 40,000km, 400cc, sport bike, 29,000km, automatic, Xenon lights, excellent condition. Price: Dark blue, 4WD, 4 doors. D- HARLEY-DAVIDSON 145,000 baht. Call Michael. CHEAP CAR Max LS 2004. Full insur- X3 2.5I SE leather, excellent condition. SPORTSTER FOR RENT Full service, 1 year remaining Tel: 084-7448824. ance. Tel: 086-9421969. Red plate. Year 2007. Metal- Sportster 1200 Screamin Toyota Vios, automatic, for Email: [email protected] lic silver. Asking 3.33 million on warranty. 790,000 baht Eagle edition 1998. Fantastic short- or long-term rent. Tel: ono. Tel: 081-6913285. Email: SUZUKI BANDIT 400 baht.Tel:086-5655000. Tel: condition. For information call 1994, green book. Fully rebuilt, 081-5557421, 086-7467075. 076-236699, 081-970 7088. [email protected] Cyrille in Patong. Tel: 085- NEW 2008 CARS costing 38,000 baht. Fast & FOR RENT Fax: 076-236700. Email: 1324961. sexy. Tel: 085-2145056. Vios: 20,000 baht/month. [email protected] 2006 MAZDA BT-50 Email: [email protected] NEW VIOS 4X4 TDI HONDA CHOPPER FOR RENT Fortuner: 40,000 baht/month. in excellent condition. Only 400CC Tel: 080-6973174. Website: 2002 MITSUBISHI HONDA WAVE 125 www.phuketrentcars.com 4DR 4WHEEL 18,000km. 5-speed, all options. Very good condition, runs well. TYPE R Tel: 085-7903391. Email: Excellent condition. Very clean. 525,000 baht or trade for 4- Perfect condition, 21,000 km. door automatic car of similar [email protected] NISSAN NV Selling due to relocation: 335,000 Well maintained, one owner. FOR RENT baht. Tel: 087-9261381. Email: value. Tel: 081-5350202. 24,000 baht obo. Tel: 084- Extra cab+cover wagon, [email protected] [email protected] MOTORBIKE 6529085. HONDA CLICK 10,000 baht per month, in- Yamaha Fino, one year old, Many types of car for long- cludes full insurance. Tel: 081- MITSUBISHI SUZUKI STEP 125 5693768. EVOLUTION 8MR 2002 4WD very good condition, 28,000 term rent, from 10,000 - 2006, automatic, 125cc. 18,000 baht/month. Tel: 2004 white, 276Hp, 4WD, MITSUBISHI 4-DOOR baht. Tel: 081-2945441. Green, 7,300km, taxed & in- 081-6078567. Email: island RENT A NISSAN 40,000km, 6-speed manual, 2.8 turbo diesel. 114,000km. sured until June 2009. Green [email protected] WINGROAD perfect condition, just ser- 340,000 baht. 1st class insur- book. 27,000 baht. Tel: 084- CHOPPER 400 Auto, gold, first-class condi- viced. 1.7 million baht. Tel: ance. Tel: 087-9261381. 8463887. Fax: 076-245736. HONDA tion. Long-term rental only. 080-0770379. Email: Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] CAR RENTAL [email protected] 10,000 to 20,000 baht per 13,000 baht per month. Tel: month, full insurance. Call 083-3927150. Email: wunch MITSUBISHI TRITON HARLEY-DAVIDSON [email protected] 1,450cc, excellent condition, 089-4727304 for details. UNIQUE 2006, 3.2L 4WD, manual, used only 8 months. OPPORTUNITY black. Only 5,400km. 22-inch 30,470km. 450,000 baht. JAZZ, VIOS, 2003 Range-Rover. 2.5 liters, wheels. A bargain at 550,000 Tel: 083-1731690, 083- A1 CAR RENTALS FORTUNER 101,065km, well maintainted. baht. Please call for more de- 6903179. FOR RENT gray, gray-green interior. Only tails. Tel: 089-0004400. Leaving country, must sell. 3.85 million baht. Cost today 9 Runs and looks ideal. Priced for HONDA 400 Special price for long-term rent. million baht. Contact Khun quick sale 150,000 baht. Tel: CHOPPER Full insurance. Call or email for Chantra. Tel: 081-9099707. TOYOTA TIGER 4WD 084-5535100. Very good condition, runs well, further details. Tel: 084- sounds great, lots of fun to 0511955, 084-1908555. December 98, owner’s ride. Tel: 084-9032739. Email: Email: [email protected] manual, silver, 73,000km. VIGO 4X4 4-DOOR [email protected] Auto, gas powered, quiet, sil- Very good condition. 280,000 HARLEY-DAVIDSON Fully insured. 12,000 to baht. Tel: 081-0855765. VROD 20,000 baht per month. Tel: ver. 62,000km. 590,000 baht YAMAHA Wanted obo. Tel: 087-2095174. Email: [email protected] 089-8314703. Email: MOTORBIKE [email protected] 20,000 BAHT ISUZU CAB 4X4 2005 VIGO 1 year, 12,000km, green HONDA WAVE Large tires, 2004, 11,000km. 4-DOOR 4X4 book. Insurance until 2009. Dark blue. Price: 400,000 Like new, WANTED Tel: 085-5726339. Email: P.M.P. CAR RENTALS baht. Tel: 089-5944017. 61,000km. kelvin [email protected] 125cc. Electric start. Disc brake. Maximum 2 years Silver, auto, quiet. New cars for rent: 1,200cc, Thailand’s most old. Tel: 081-3670991. ISUZU D-MAX LS HONDA CLICK 125 Toyota Vios, Gas 2.7 liter. beautiful anniversary model Yaris, Fortuner, Perfect condition. 4D, 4WD, 600km, 8 weeks old, red, per- 625,000 baht. with original chrome parts all Wish and Honda Jazz. navy blue, many extras. Only fect condition. Paid 49,500 baht. Tel: 087-2095174. over. 17,000 km. 2 years on Tel: 083-1743880, 460,000 baht. Call/email for Will accept 35,000 baht. Tel: TOYOTA FORTUNER the road. 1 million baht. Tel: 087-2646808. more info. Tel: 086-9421969. 086-2780054. WANTED Email: [email protected] FORD 4X4 086-2742308. Email: [email protected] I want to buy a Toyota For- Top of the line. Full options BMW K 1200R tuner, up to 2 years old. I am LAND ROVER SWB plus extras. Year: 2001. Less CHEVROLET CAPTIVA based in Phuket. Please email STATION WAGON than 130,000km. Leaving SUZUKI GSX-R 600 2006, only 2,000km, green for rent. 2.4L, 2008, red, me with details and pictures Ready to “RAID”. 2.5 die- Thailand. 330,000 baht ono. Year 2005, GPR exhaust, book, new tax, insurance, mint long-term lease: 28,000 if possible, with price. Email: sel turbo. 250,000 baht. Tel: 081-6930766. Email: 4,800km. Top condition. condition. 760,000 baht obo. baht/month. For more de- paulmccarthy007@yahoo. Tel: 086-6826882. Email: [email protected] 360,000 baht with book. Tel: Contact for more details. Tel: tails, email: domecellar co.uk [email protected] 089-9715664. 084-8507170. [email protected] 52 PHUKET GAZETTE September 20 - 26, 2008

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