Diving on Phi Phi 29th November 2007

Date : 29th November 2007

Dive Site : Bida Nok – Bida Nai at Phi Phi Islands

First Dive : Bida Nok

Depth	15 Meters
Bottom Time	49 Minutes
Visibility	12 Meters
Temperature	29°C
Comment	I saw 4 leopar d sharks, 2 sting ray, rock lobster, lion fish, box fish, scorpion fish. The visibility was not so good.

Surface Interval : 2 Hours, picnic lunch at Phi Phi Don

Second Dive : Bida Nai

Depth	15 Meters
Bottom Time	50 Minutes
Visibility	15 Meters
Temperature	29°C
Comment	The visibility was a b it better than the first dive and I saw lion fish, moray eel, scorpion fish, sting ray, pretty much the same as the first dive.

                  

                  

                  

                  

Diving on Phi Phi 28th November 2007

Date : 28th November 2007

Dive Site : Bida Nai – Bida Nok at Phi Phi Islands

First Dive : Bida Nai

Depth	19 Meters
Bottom Time	51 Minutes
Visibility	15 Meters
Temperature	29°C
Comment	I saw 2 sting rays, lion fish, octopus, scorpion fish, sea snake, huge barrel sponge. The visibility was good.

Surface Interval : 2 Hours, picnic lunch on Phi Phi Don

Second Dive : Palong

Depth	17 Meters
Bottom Time	52 Minutes
Visibility	15 Meters
Temperature	29°C
Comment	The visibility was the sa me as the first dive and I saw turtle, octopus, lion fish, trevally, puffer fish, giant moray, white eyed moray.

                  

                  

                  

                  

                  

                  

Diving on Phi Phi 24th November 2007

Date : 24 November 2007

Dive Site : Bida Nok - Palong at Phi Phi Islands

First Dive : Bida Nok

Depth	18 Meters
Bottom Time	50 Minutes
Visibility	18 Meters
Temperature	29°C
Comment	The first dive was very good, I saw leopard shark, scorpion fish, blue spotted stingray, lionfish

Surface Interval : 2 Hours, picnic lunch on Ph i Phi Don

Second Dive : Palong

Depth	16 Meters
Bottom Time	50 Minutes
Visibility	10 Meters
Temperature	29°C
Comment	I saw giant moray, puffer fish, anemone fishม and black tip reef shark.

                  

                  

                  

Diving on Phi Phi 21st November 2007

Date : 21st November 2007

Dive Site : Palong – Bida Nai at Phi Phi Islands

First Dive : Palong

Depth	20 Meters
Bottom Time	50 Minutes
Visibility	20 Meters
Temperature	29°C
Comment	Mild current, I saw lion fish, moray eel, snappers, scorpion fish, trevally, cuttle fish.

Surface Interval : 2 Hours, picnic lunch in Loh Dalam Bay

Second Dive : Bida Nai

Depth	18 Meters
Bottom Time	50 Minutes
Visibility	12 Meters
Temperature	29°C
Comment	I saw leopard shark, turtle, seahorse, lionfish, jelly fish.

                  

                  

                  

                  

         

Diving on Phi Phi 20th November 2007

Date : 20th November 2007

Dive Site : Bida Nok – Palong at Phi Phi Islands

First Dive : Bida Nok

Depth	17 Meters
Bottom Time	50 Minutes
Visibility	20 Meters
Temperature	29°C
Comment	Mild current, good visibility, I saw leopard shark, large school of snappers , lionfish.

Surface Interval : 2 Hours, picnic lunch in Pileh Cove

Second Dive : Palong

Depth	15 Meters
Bottom Time	52 Minutes
Visibility	12 Meters
Temperature	29°C
Comment	I saw lots of black tip reef sharks, puffer fish, anemone fish,

                  

                  

                  

                  

                  

Thai food

Thai food become my favorite food now. It's very tastety and popular among foreigners and around the world. Here are some famous dishes you might want to try. Most of them are all my special.

Crab : Poo

Squid : Pla Muek

Fish : Pla

Pork : Moo

Beef : Neu

Prawns : Gung/Goong

Chicken : Gai

Example Menu

Sweet & Sour Chicken : Pad Priew Waen Gai

Coconut Milk with Chicken & Galanga : Tom Kaa Gai

Fried Chicken with Garlic & Pepper : Gai Gratiem Prigtai

Chicken Chilli Basil : Gaprao Gai

Spicy Papaya Salad : Somtam

Fried Noodle : Pad Thai

Masaman Curry : Masaman ( chicken chicken,etc. )

Penang Curry : Gaeng Penang ( chicken chicken,etc. )

Spicy Soup : Tomyam ( chicken chicken,etc. )

Red Curry : Gang Ped ( chicken chicken,etc. )

Green Curry : Gang Kaew Wan ( chicken chicken,etc. )

Fried Rice Prawns : Khao Pad Goong

Fried Rice Chicken : Khao Pad Gai

Thai Fruits -How to say it in Thai

Katorn ( Another fruit that I don’t know the English name )

Tamarind : Makam

Rose apple : Chompoo

Taptim ( What’s it called in English? )

Guava : Farang

Lychee : Linchee

Coconut : Ma prao

Rambutan : Ngoh

Orange : Som Keaw Warn

Papaya : Malagor

Pineapple : Sapparod

Mango : Mamuang

Watermelon : Tangmo

What's your favourite?

Diving on Phi Phi 17th November 2007

Date : 17 November 2007

Dive Site : Bida Nok – Palong at Phi Phi Islands

First Dive : Bida Nok

Depth	17 Meters
Bottom Time	50 Minutes
Visibility	20 Meters
Temperature	29°C
Comment	I saw puffer fish, scorpion fish, large jelly fish, moray eel, blue spotted sting ray, box fish, and leopard shark.

Surface Interval : 2 Hours, picnic lunch in Pileh Cove

Second Dive : Palong

Depth	15 Meters
Bottom Time	52 Minutes
Visibility	12 Meters
Temperature	29°C
Comment	I saw moray eel, trigger fish, cuttle fish, 20 black tip reef shark.

                  

                  

                  

                  

Diving on Phi Phi 16th November 2007

                  

                  

                  

                  

                  

Underwater Landscapes

                  

                  

                  

Diving at Racha Yai Island,Phuket

                  

                  

                  

         

Diving on Phi Phi 15th November 2007

Date : 15th November 2007

Dive Site : Bida Nai – Bida Nok at Phi Phi Islands

First Dive : Bida Nok

Depth	22 Meters
Bottom Time	50 Minutes
Visibility	25 Meters
Temperature	29°C
Comment	Good visibility, no current, blue spotted stingray in the bay, at Finger Reef I saw several bearded scorpion fish, large barrel sponge, giant moray eel, common lionfish, large school of trevallies and snappers hunting the recently hatched glass fish.

Surface Interval : 2 Hours, picnic lunch in Pileh Cove

Second Dive : Bida Nai

Depth	20 Meters
Bottom Time	Minutes
Visibility	15 Meters
Temperature	29°C
Comment	Visibility dropped slightly for the second dive. As we descended we were met by a hawksbill turtle that swam with us during the first five minutes. The usual big fish action could be found over Fantasy Reef. Small female leopard shark found resting on the eastern side of the island at around 12 meters.

                  

                  

                  

                  

                  

         

Diving in Sipadan,Borneo,Malaysia

These are my best photos of Sipadan Underwater. I was there on my honeymoon in May 2007, the diving was amazing.




                  

                  

                  

                  

                  

                  

                  

Diving Photos in Hin Daeng/Hin Muang

These photos are taken since 2004





                  

                  

                  

         

Your Guide of Speaking Thai

Say “Ka” after the sentences if you are woman, or say “Krub” if you are man.
This might become useful while traveling in Thailand

English	Thai
I	Chan(for woman)/Pom(for man)
Hello/Hi	Sawadee ka/Krub
Thank you	Korb Khun Ka/Krub
How are you?	Sabai Dee Mai ka/krub?
I’m fine/good	Sabai dee ka/krub
Where are you going?	Khun Ja Pai Nai ka/krub?
Go diving	Pai Damnam
Not good	Mai Dee
Good	Dee
Go	Pai
Come	Ma
Tomorrow	Proong Nee
Today	Wan nee
Yesterday	Mua Wan / Mua Wan Nee
Like	Chorb
Don’t like/dislike	Mai chorb
Big	Yai
Small	Lek
Beautiful	Suay
Not beautiful	Mai Suay
Expensive	Paeng
Cheap	Took/Mai Paeng
Yes	Chai ka/krub
No	Mai ka/krub
Bye Bye	La gorn ka/krub
See you again	Pob Gun Mai ka/krub
Good night	Ratri Sawad
Sea	Talay
Beach	Chai hard
Coral	Pagarang
Fish	Pla
Squid	Pla Muek
Prawns/Shrimps	Goong
Lobster	Goong Mungorn
Chicken	Gai
Crab	Poo
Shark	Chalarm
Sting Ray	Pla Graben
Manta Ray	Graben Rahu
Clownfish	Pla Cartoon
Lion Fish	Pla Singto
Stone Fish	Pla Hin
Hard Coral	Pagarang Kaeng
Soft Coral	Pagarang On
Puffer fish	Pla Pakpao
Sea star	Pla Dao
Sea urchin	Men talay
Sea Turtle	Tao Talay
Giant Clam	Hoy Mue Sua
Dolphin	Pla Loma
Whale Shark	Chalarm Wan
Table Coral	Pagarang Toh
Leopard Shark	Chalarm Dao
Snapper	Pla Gapong
Seahorse	Ma Nam
Boat	Rua
Buoy	Toon Rua
Divers	Nuk Damnam
I like diving	Chan/Pom Chorb Damnam

Diving on Phi Phi Islands on 6th Nov.2007

These are some of my photos taken recently on Koh Phi Phi Islands




                  

                  

                  

                  

                  

                  

Loy Kratong Festival 24th November 2007

Loy Kratong is my favorite ceremony, its rich in Thai tradition, and is a very beautiful and spiritual festival to the Thai people including myself. It is believed that Loy Kratong first celebrated in the 13^th century in the ancient kingdom of Sukhothai and has been celebrated continuously ever since.

The Loy Kratong occurs on the full moon night of the twelfth lunar month, which is usually falls in November and it will be celebrated nationwide in Thailand on the 24^th of November this year.

The word “Loy” means to float and “Kratong” means the lotus-shaped banana leaf cup. But nowadays it’s more creative making the Kratong, so you can use anything like coconut shells or any materials available. Each Kratong usually contains flowers, joss sticks, candle, and coins.

In many communities people will have big ceremony and have Loy Kratong Beauty Queen or “Nang Noppamart”.

On that day thousands of people will gather at the canals or rivers banks with the kratong in their hands. They will light the candles and put the coins in the their kratong, then silently make a wish and put the kratong carefully in the water while pushing it away along the current. A couple making a wish and floating a kratong together are believed will stay together in the future and next life.

Where to get/buy a Kratong?

Many people would make Kratong and sell on the streets usually where the ceremony occurs and it only costs about 40-50 baht, also many hotels would offers a romantic dinner for couples and each couple will get Kratong.

Where to celebrate?

If you are in Phuket, you can celebrate on any beaches on the island or at Sapan HIn in Phuket town, or where there are rivers, canals or sources of water. The purpose of the ceremony is to say the apologies to the River Goddess or “Pra Mae Kong Kha” and it is intended to float away your sin or bad thing in your life and wishing for a better future.

When it happens?

The ceremony occurs in the evening from around 8-9 pm till late.

Loy Krathong Song
English Version

November’s full moon shines,
Loy Krathong, Loy Krathong,
And the water’s high,
In the golden river and the canal.
Loy Loy Krathong
Loy Loy Krathong
Loy Krathong is here
And everybody’s full of cheer.
We’re together at the canal
Everyone with his Krathong,
As we push away, we pray,
We can see a better day.

Thai Version

Wan Pen Duan Sip Song
Nam Koh Nong Tem Ta-ling
Rao Tanglai Shai Ying
Sanuk Ganjing Wan Loy Krathong
Loy Loy Krathong
Loy Loy Krathong,
Loy Krathong Gan Laew
Koh Shern Nong Kaew
Ook Ma Ram Wong
Ram Wong Wan Loy Krathong
Ram Wong Wan Loy Krathong
Boon Ja Song Hai Rao Suk Jai
Boon Ja Song Hai Rao Suk Jai