I went to Pangpoo

Remember Pangpoo? It is a small sightseeing spot in Samutprakarn owned by the army. This place was popular since I was the very small child. In the old days, Bangkok people went there for lunch with the dancing ball room on Every Sunday. There were also some small bed rooms at the end of the building which were two walking path wings spreading into the sea, for renting and spending the night. The building at that time, if my memory was right, was made of wood.


I always drove there when I was in twenty to thirty years old. It was the place I could drink and had fun with friends. I used to go there with a cambodian girl and her mother too. It was one of my memory. Many times, more than 30 years ago, Our Department of Agricultural Extension organized the National Conferences of farmer groups or the Farm Youth[4H] at Sawangkaniwas, which was the convalescent home for the Red Cross Patients, this place was near Pangpoo. When I joined the Conferences, I was sure to end up at Pangpoo for having good times when we were free from works.


I went there again a few days ago, the building style looked the same but now it was made of concrete. There was no bed room for rent at the two walking path wings but there were the meeting rooms instead. The restuarant were in the rooms and on the two path wings. The middle of the building was still a ball room for Sunday Lunch Dancing.


It was still a good resting place and the food price was reasonable comparing to other restuarants. If the traffic is not heavy like Sunday times, we should visit Bangpoo, the sea view suburb of Bangkok. The nearest tourist spot there is Ancient City. Chavalvut Chainuvati

Nong Ben again

Nong Ben,
Now, Mae Tid and Pa Bee have come to see you. I heard from the first stage that You were so slim and looked uncomfortable. I would like you to find the cause why you are so slim and correct it. For example, you don't have enough sleep, please try to find the way to solve it. I am so worried about your health.

Resting is not only sleeping. A man has enough sleep for 7 hours [ best sleeping time is between 22.00-6.00 hrs., besides, exercise or favourite hobby are the great resting too. Try to find an interest hobby such as maintenance your car, sports, hiking, cooking, etc.

I have no chance to see you but I can imagine your appearance from the past experience and hope that you can cope with this matter. Don't forget that you are the good looking man, please make yourself back to the same when you were young, these are being cheerful, intelligent idea and talking, etc.

Nong Ben, I have no where to reach you except writing this blog and hope that, some day, you will be as general people do and lead their lives. Until that day, I'll be relief. I try to do good and wish my goodness will reflect to you. I'll pray for you too. As always. From Por, Chavalvut Chainuvati

I went to visit the bamboo farm in Wiharndang, Saraburi

Two weeks ago, I with two old friends went to visit the bamboo farm in Wiharndang, Saraburi. This farm owned by my friend's daughter in law and son. Farm size was about 150 rai or 24 hectare. The major crop was bamboo which were changing from the local to Taiwan variety. The condition of farm was like a chinese vegetable garden which the trees stood on the wide and long land beds surrounded with water. This water was for irrigation which was done by pumping from the boat. In the water, there were various fishes for eating algae and water weed, not to block the pipes of the pump for the water running through.

The additional income crop was string bean[yard long bean]. This income was for feeding the working force because bamboo had no pest, the workers still had more time for other works.

My friend's son, the owner of the farm dressed with the black long sleeves shirt.


He was working like other workers and do everything in the farm. The key of success was the workers feeling like being part of the farm just like the owner


General farm condition


String bean was the additional income crop, others were banana, etc. The problem of string bean was heavy spraying of chemicals whereas bamboo had none.


Walking in the farm was a healthy exercise. The owner and his wife were lucky to have a chance to operate this farm. Previously it was the tangerine farm operated by his wife's father. The tangerine was failed by a serious disease. Their father moved to start a new tangerine in Chiangmai and left this farm to them


Talking and listening


There were a lot of things to ask about bamboo


A corner of the farm, there was the high soil dam surrounded the farm in case of flooding. The high dam prevented water from ouside to the farm


Bamboo trees and some weed on the beds between the water pond



Different view of bamboo farm

Another view


Another side of farm operated some crops for diversifying.


This pond must be clean from algae and weed. Fishes [some were big] helped eating them


Water pump on the boat. The irrigation pipes were two ways by which the man pushed the boat between beds on the water.


String bean grading. Before eating we should care of intensive washing because of heavy spraying


Workers had experience for the jobs. They have worked here since the farm was tangerine operated by the father generation


Bamboo shoot harvesting, transporting by boat, grading and packing for the market


Experience workers had some laughing talk while working. This picture showed the bamboo shoots after grading by sizes

Bamboo was a good crop for famer to earn their living.


I have no experience of being a farmer but I doubt that it is an enjoyable task. I am envious many hard working farmers with the good fortune. In the past, I worked all my life at the government office with now earning a little pension. It is too late for starting farm. The better way is touring around to different farm and take some pictures for the memory. I would like one of my children think of operating farm in the future. Chavalvut Chainuvati