Issue 2 / September 2011

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Angthong National Marine Park:

The Truly Amazing Natural Island

Lomprayah Team

Methakritsada Wanngoen

Editor’s Talk Thelightreflectstheshadefromthe surface of the blue ocean, sur-rounding bymany neighbouring is-lands as metaphor for a group ofminorplanets. Themetaphorof thetendernesscombinedwithaddition-alcharmappearsasagreatrewardfrom heaven “Mu Koh Angthong”.A sleeping cow looks like a dovenamedasWuaTalabIsland,flyingtoAngthongNationalMarinePark

(Theheadquarter ofAngThongNa-tionalMarineParkislocatedonWuaTalabIsland)

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Red Cross Fair at Koh Phangan

Suratthani Provincial Administrationheld theFirstRedCrossFair aroundpierroadedgefrom19-25July,2011.Thestaffsfrom Lomprayah Company were also at-tended this fair. This fair was held in thefirst time in theareaofKohPhangan.Thefairispopularamonglocalpeople,visitorsand also foreigners because of the greatvarietyofboothsparticipatingat thisRedCrossFair.Therewasalsoastageformu-sicalperformanceseveryday.

Event Marketing 2554 The Celebration of theClub Rotary FoundationCommittee Pranburi of year2011-2012 at Swangparp-isarnFoundation

Under Water Learning Centerat Kao Tao

PTTExplorationandProductionCompanyLimited, theRoyalThaiNavyandSuratthaniprovincehad joined to run the “UnderWaterLearningCenter”byabandoningadecommissionedcraftoftheRoyalThaiNavyortheSattakuttobeplacedontheseaflooratKhoTaoIsland,AmphurPhangan,Suratthaniprovince.Thiseventwasheldforcreatingawarenessinprotectingthemarineenviron-mentandwillhelpreducecoralbleachingsituation.Italsohelpsexpandingthehabitatofmarinelives.OtherscouldlearnaboutitshistoryandhonorofSattakutfromtheUnderWaterLearningCenterexhibition.Inaddition,thisprojectwillincreaseincomeandvisitorstothepeopleincommunityandalsostimulatetourism.

Cover Story Real experience

Angthong National Marine Park: The Truly AmazingNatural Island

The Truly AmazingNatural Island

Wehave adream to visit AngthongNationalMarineParkwhichhasagroupof islandswithcrystalgreenclearwater inSuratThaniProvinceaswesaw from the informationandpic-turethat includingMuKohWuaTalabislandinKohAngthongMarineNationalPark.Thesebeautifulislandsinspireustovisitthereonceinourentirelife.Aswehaveheardfromothervisitorsthatit isnoteasywaytoreachtheviewpoint.Wehadtowalkthrough the roughandcrookedway for500meters.Onsomeroute,thereisonlyaropetoclimbuptothehighestlevel.Butwhenwe reached theviewpoint,we faced thebeautifulpano-ramicviewsofthepark.Andit’sreallyworthsomuch.

Aftersearchingfortravelinformation,wefoundthatweneedtostopatSamuifirstandbuyaone-daytripticket.Thepriceoftheone-daytripis1,500Bahtnetincludingbreakfast,lunch,softdrinksandtwo-wayshuttlebusservicefromTravelAgency.WetookavanofffromtheresorttotheNhaThonPierandthespeedboatleavesonceadayatapproximately8.30a.m.IttakesonlytwohourstoKohWuaTalab,theHeadquarterofMarineNationalPark.

We planned to stay there for a nightandwealreadybooked for a reservation.Therearenoresortsandstoresonthena-tionalpark–onlyafewnationalparkbun-galowsavailabletostaythere.Theelectric-ity on the island starts at 6.00p.m. to 11p.m. Afterwearrived to thebungalow inthemorning,wewalkedunderthecoconuttressalongthepeacefulbeach.

After we went for a walk along thebeach,it’stimetoclimbuptotheviewpointfor500meters.Thedistanceisnottoofarbut there is no stairway. There is only aropetoguideusawayandpullourselvesuptherethroughtheroughlimestonerocksandway.Wehadwalkedfor50meters,wemetthefirstviewpoint–wesawonlytheseabelowandalineofcoconuttrees.Ittakesashortclimbtothefirstviewpointeasily.Thisis just thefirstviewpoint;wehave thede-sirestoreachthetop.

We continued walking to the secondviewpoint for 150 meters. We saw somenearby islands. It’s really amazing. Wecouldn’tstopwalkingahead. Wewant tofindouthowbeautifulitis.

Ittakes350meterstothethirdviewpoint.Wedidnotstoptotakethephotostherebecausetheskywasnotclear.Wewalkedthroughthesteepandroughway.Wedidnotgiveupandcon-tinuedwalkingtothelastdestination.Wecouldreachthetopby30minutes.It’sexhaustingbutit’sstillworthit.Wecouldseethegreenlagoonandamarvelousgroupofislandsaswesawfromtourism guide brochure. The camera’s shutters were pressedagainandagain in thesameangle.We justwant tokeep thismomentaslongaspossible.Thisisreallyamazinghiddenhide-awayinThailand.

Onthewaydown,westoppedat the third viewpoint we saw onegroup was kayaking on the side.This viewpoint is similar to the topviewpoint.

Wehappilygotbacktothebun-galowandsleptwithoutwaking.Wewoke up in the early morning. Wesaw the beautiful bright white skyoutside.Italldidnotseemlikeyes-terday at all.We decided to climbuptothesecondviewpointenoughtokeepthebeautifulscenicphotos.

ThenwewentbacktowalkalongthebeachagainandwaitedforthespeedboatwhichtookustoLagoon,MaeKohisland.It’srelievingtolookatthecoconutleavesblowinginthewindandkayakalongthecoastline.

For thosewhobuy the one-daytripticket,theycanenjoysnorkeling,swimmingandkayakingwithalotoffishesandcoralreefs.Allridersneedtolearnkayakingbasicguidance.

After we spent a couple hourswalkingaroundWuaTalabisland,wewentbacktobungalowandtookourluggageandtooka long-tailboat tothecruisewhichhadbuffetlunchonboard. It takes15minutesand thenwearrivedonMaeKohIslandwheretheinnersaltlakeandamazingemer-aldsaltwaterislocated.

Onthewaywewalkedtothetopofthecliff,wecouldseetheemeraldlagoonsurroundingbycomplicatedtress.Wereachedthelakebyclimbingtheladdersafter20-minutewalk.It’seasytoclimbupanddownbytakingstairs.

Reachedafterclimbing,it’svividgreenseawaterandsurround-edbysteepcliffs.Wespentawhiletakingphotosoftheemeraldgreenwaterofthehiddenlagoon.Wecouldseesandybeachesinthesouthandtheeastoftheisland.Theselakesareinblue-greencolorbecauseofthesaltsandmineralsinthem.Itlooksveryclear.ThisisoneofthemostamazingsightsinThailand.

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Khun Boonta SirisopanaFull of Life with

Don’t letothersorderyou todoordon’tdosomething.Ifyouassurethatyoucoulddothat,letdothatchallengeonyourwaywithouthesitation thatnotaffectothermindsandpeople.

Following in his mother’sfootstep lets “Mr.Boonta Siriso-pana” or also called “Khun Kluay”beasuccessfulman.Wecouldfollowhisthought“Chang-ing your thoughts can changeyour life”whichcanhelpusforthebetterchangeinourlife.

Now Khun Kluay works atThaiAirways as an aircraft en-gineer and the entrepreneur ofconstruction company, interiordesign company, cosmetic re-tailingbusinessandalsoaMan-agingDirectorofSaingamBeachResort in Chumporn Province.He just deserves this positionfor a couplemonths. Everyonemightmisunderstandabout hisagewithhisfullyentrepreneurialsuccess.He isonlya29year-oldbusinessman.

“Ihavetwoyoungersiblingswithoneyoungersisterandoneyoungerbrother.Mysiblingsarebothdoctorsnottheengineeras

Khun Boonta Sirisopana

me.My younger sister is stud-ying the Dentistry degree inthe fifth year andmy youngestbrother isstudying theMedicaldegreeinthefourthyear.

“For me, I graduated aBachelor Degree of ElectricalEngineering from King Mong-kut’s University of TechnologyNorthBangkokwith FirstClassHonorandaMasterDegreeofBusiness Administration fromNational Institute of Develop-ment Administration (NIDA).Duringmysenioryear, Ihadacompanywithmyfriends.

Wecouldexpandto5brunchesinayear.Icouldlearnfromthisbusinessthatthereisnothingwecannotdoandourexpecta-tionmaynotalwayscometrue(helaughed).ThenIdecidedtoin-vestinConstructionCompanyandInteriorDesignCompany.AndI’msoluckythatIgotagreatsupportfromarespectfulpersonininvestingcosmeticretailingbusinessduringmyMasterDegree.NowI’mmanaginghotelandresortbusinessatSaiNgamBeachResort”,hesaid.

My Promise “WhenIstudiedatTaweetapisekSecondarySchool,Isome-timesabandoned thestudyandskipped theclass.Someday Isawotherstudentsgottherewardsfromtheirgoodgrades.Onemomentcanchangeme.ThenItoldmymotherthatIwouldstandatthatpoint.Thisambitioncouldchangemylife”,headded.

“Allmyexperiencesandmysuccessaremostly thanks tomylovelymother.Shegivesmeusefuldirection,knowledgeandmeaningfulhelp.Shetaughtmehowtolivemylife,routine,work-ing,studyingorevenmythinking.Thinkingisthemostimportantfactortodoeverything.Andmymomalwayssaidthat‘Ifyoudon’thaveanythingnotbelong toyou,youmustdo it rightnowwithyourefforts.”

“Others always askme aboutmy achieve-ment, free timeandotherquestions.Because Ihavebeenaveryhardworkerwhoiscommittedtodomybestatwhatevertaskwasassignedorwasnecessarytogetthejobsdonequickly,ef-ficientlyandwithquality.Ialwayssaidthateve-rythingdependsonoursoulandspiritualaspira-tion.Someoneusuallyget tiredofworking.Butifwechoose theappropriateandpleasant job,wecanenjoywith it happily.We just openourmindandintegrateitintoourlife.Thatcanmakeusmeetthelovingrealitythatweseek.Andthemost important is the apparent goal, it letsmeknowwhatIamdoing,doingforwhatanddoingforwhom.Wewillhaveawaymorefun”,herec-ommended.

“Aboutmyoutofofficehour,I’maluckymanthat Ialwayssleepspdeep. Ipracticemedita-tionwhichcanallowme to fall intodeepsleepthat refreshingmymental and physical perfor-mances.Forexample,aftercompleteddoingfull-time at Thai Airways, I’m fully the entrepreneuronthesidethingoutsidemydayjobhours.Thiscanmakemecomfortablyhandleallofthem.Be-sides,Icouldlearnandexperiencethedifferentpointsofviewfrommystaffstofulfilltheirwill.”

“NowI’mtheentrepreneurofConstructionCompany,InteriorDesignCompany,cosmeticretailingbusinessandalsotourismbusiness.AndnowIkeepfocusingontourismbusiness because Thailand has many natural resourcesandattractiveplaces.We should use theseprecious re-sourcescarefullyandwiselyatalltimeaswellasnoeffectsonenvironmentalsurroundings.”

“FiveyearsagoIlivedatPakChongofNakhonRatch-asimaProvincebut it already sold out now. I think therearemanybusinesstypes.Idon’tsticktothingswithwhatIhavegotandI’mgreatatdevelopingland.Idevelopthelandwithitsfullpotentialandmakeprofitonthoseprojects.Ithinkthatthedevelopinglandisaneasyandefficientwaytomaketheprofit,sellthatlandandbuyanewproperty.”

“Ithinkhotelindustrymayseemlikeasimplebusinessandshort-termbusiness.Wecangainonlyitsroomratesandservice.Lasttwomonths,IhavetakenoverSaingamBeachResort for acouplemonths. I look forwardasmylong-termbusiness.Itis35raiclosetothebeach.It’sab-solutelyquietbeachinapeacefulplace.Itsurroundedbymanytrees.Atfirstsight,I’mreallysurprisedwithabigban-yantreeorTonSai.Thistreeiswellover100yearsold.Ithasgrowninsandclosedtothebeach.Weshouldadaptourselvestothenaturelikeourresort’sslogan‘Apeacefulrestintouchwithnature’,heexplained.

Tourism Perspective “IthinkthatThailandhasmanyattractions.Itdependsonhowwecandevelopthemwithoutenvironmentaldamages.I’manaturalbornloverandrarelycutdownanytrees.Ialwaysthinkthatmoneycouldnotbuyeverythingwewant.Let’s thinkhow long it takes togrowatreeifwechopthetreedownwithoutawareness.Maybewewillrunoutoftreeswhichareworthtous.Insteadofchoppingthemdown,wecanusethemasasellingpointlikemyresortname.”

“Anotherproblemthatneedstobesolvedislanguage,commu-nicationandservice.MostlyThaisareweakinspeakingandlisten-ingforeignlanguages.Thismakestouristsfeeluneasyandcomfort-abletocommunicatewithus.Weshouldavoidmiscommunicationasmuchaswecould.Aboutserviceandfacilities,weshouldpro-videinformationonfacilitiesavailableforthosedisabledtouristsorspecialneeds.Forexample,weshouldprovidethecablecar fortheelderlyanddisabledpersoninsomeinconvenientplaces.”

Free Time “InmyfreetimeIliketogoforawalkatSuanSonPra-dipat (Hua-Hin). It ismy familymemorial placewheremyparentsmet together there for their first time.And I like tohaveagoodmealandhangaroundBangkok.MoreovermyfavoriteplaceisPhuKraDuengwhereeveryoneisequalineverything.Becausetheonlywaytoreachthetopofmoun-tainistowalkupthere.Wehavetowalkupevenforrichandpowerfulman.Noneedtoshowoffbecauseitdoesn’tmat-terhowrichorhowimportantyouare”,hecommented.

“SometimesIgotothetemplewithmyfriends.Ialwayshaveoccasiontomakethemerit.Thiskeepsmymindpeace-fulandgetsthingsdonesucceedwithcaution.”

“My clothing style is freestyle clothes but formal. Be-cause Idon’t knowwhowouldsitbesideme insomebigevents.Thepersonalityismoreimportantthangoodlooks.Ichooseappropriateclothesforvarioussituations”,hetold.

“I’masincere,simpleanddirectman.SometimesIthinkthattoomuchwhenUhadatalkwithsomeonelikeheim-pliedmeornot.Idon’treallylikethosebigformalceremo-nies.ButIsaluteandhonorthemifItakepart.Iworkhardforeverythingbutmaketimeformyfamily,friendsandalsomyselfaswell”,heexpressed.

Khun Boonta Sirisopana

Kayaksfirstwerecreatedbyarcticinhabitantsorfor-merly knownnowasEskimoor the Intuits for thousandyearsago.Theyusedkayaksforhuntingandfishingdur-ingsummermonths.Sotheword“Kayak”literallymeans“hunterboat”.Theymadefromthedriftwoodandanimalskinwhichdependingonphysicalmeasurementofrider.Thepaddlershouldwearproperlytothekayak.Andtheanimalskinswerewornbyridertopreventwaterspill. Peoplealwaysgetconfusedaboutthedifferencebe-tweenKayakandCanoe.It’seasytosaythatKayakhastypicallypaddlewithdouble-bladedpaddleandtheridersitbythelegsstraightoutinfrontofhim.Butcanoehaspaddleswithasinglebladedpaddleandtheridersitonaraisedseatlikesittingonachair.

Let’s know more about Kayak!!

Tip to Trip

Nowtherearetwotypesofkayak:first‘SitinTop’isthetraditionaltypeofkayaks.Theriderusuallysitsinsideonthebottomhullofthekayak. Itprovidesawaterproofskirtasa covering that preventswater from enter-ing.Anothertypeofkayakis‘SitonTop’isanewerbreedofkayaks.Thistypeallowstheriderssitonthemratherthaninthem.

Both styles of kayaks are useful but itdependsontheriderwhichonewillsuittheriderbetter.

Thebeginnersneedtoknowandunderstandaboutkay-akingbasics. -First,Sitting in thekayak: theridersshould learnthecorrectpositionforcontrolling-balanceswaywhensitinthekayak. -Second,Holdingthepaddle:therighthandisthecon-trol hand. The rider should use a right-handed feature inorder tocontrol theangleof theblade.Andanotherhandshouldgraspthepaddleloosely.Orit’seasytorememberthat‘therighthandtight,thelefthandloose’. -Last,PaddlingaKayakbyusingthesmallestamountofenergy:Yourwristhastobestraightduringtheholestrokeandthepaddlehastofinditsownthroughthewater.Theup-perhandmustmoveinahorizontallineinfrontoftheriderduringthestroke.Thepaddlehastocutitswayupthroughthewater in theendof thestroke– then the riderdoesn’tspendenergyliftingunnecessarywater.

References:http://www.kayak-arace.com/paddling.html http://www.buzzle.com/articles/kayaking