Free river side Dinner

Beautiful Sky of Sunday July 12, 2009

Last Sunday July 12, 2009 one of my dear friends “Fluke” invited me to join dinner with a group of friends at a luxury river side restaurant.

I later found out that he received discount coupons by playing a game with a radio program, the discount value totaling 2,000 Thai Baht!!!

It is amazing how much you can get for free now a day, I personally presume this is a side effect from the down hill economy and sour tourism.

Princess Torrace Pub&Restautant (www.princesstorrace.com)

Ironically it’s a great opportunity for the Local Thais enjoy the places and activities that were once such crowed during the tourist season.

A very nice view.

The Food, mood, view and company was great. I really enjoy the evening.

But what most impressed me was the little boat of the “grill squid merchant” which moored with the pier. Influence by the good mood and grilled squid spell we could help ourselves to get one.

The "Grill Squid Merchant"

Raindow above the city

It has been raining almost every day for the past week.

Such misery for the people living in the Big Mango's dense concrete forrest and muddy traffic.

And as always nature has a way to compensate as i was stuck in the traffic i found this big rainbow arching in the sky.

Raining Holiday

It should be a lovely long holiday for most of Thai people, since the government has announce a long national holiday from Monday 6 to Wednesday 8 July 2009 combined with the Weekend in front totaling a 5 day long holiday. Hoping to help boost the depress economy.

It turns out to be quite a rainy holiday and traffic jams is a friend of rain in Bangkok even on holidays, ironically it gave “Time” for me to notice how beautiful the dark rainy sky could be.

Nature has such a amazing way to compensate.

Just to note today 2,428 Thais have been affected and 9 have passed away from H1N1 flu

and experts say that the number may double after the holiday.

May all prayers and comfort be with those who lost all around the world.

Info link for H1N1 www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/

A visit to the "Home for Hadicapped Animals Foundation"

On Saturday 4 July 2009. I had a chance to visit the "Home for Hadicapped Animals foundatoin"

This Foundation has 2 main activities, first is to heal the wounded animals mainly dogs then second find a home for them.

As the foundation size expanded (the dogs kept comming) now they have 2 branches. The "Old" and main office branch is located in Nontaburi Province near Bangkok, here "Healing" is provided. I visited this branch last month. To be honest i felt quite down hearted to see the wounded and disable, but what lifted me up was the cute pig named "JUDY" they said she came in a size of "babe" in the movie and you can see how she grown.

Judy the Pig

The Wounded at the "Old" branch

The 2nd branch is located very far far away and isolated at Nakornpathom province. The reason it must be isolated is to avoid problem from dog smell and sound with neighbours, that also means you will have a hard time finding it also.

This "New" branch is very nice and wide. It looks more like a dog zoo than a lost and wounded dog foundation. There are around 800 dogs living there. They look lively and very happy.

The entrance of the New Branch

The walk brige, the dogs are below

Big Big Family

Sharing the shades

Chill out at lunch time

Comfort zone

Our swimming pool

See How Happly I am

The foundation was founded by Mrs. Pimkun and her family. They have been taken care of wounded dogs since 1982. Right now they have around 1,200 dogs and 200 cats. You can find more information at www.home4animals.org. Also some donation would be nice.