Khun Sivaporn's birthday gift - a Jim Thompson shirt.

P' Ad's present is so big and heavy.

My Birthday

I am 19 years old (plus 30) today. A beautiful flower bouquet from Tua and Shompoo. Thanks!

Shompoo's Birthday

Happy Birthday to Shompoo, my former secretary, at Chan-ta-nee Restaurant, Saladaeng.

Have lunch with former EO and ER staff at a chinese restaurant near Silom Galleria.

Khun Siri finishes all dumplings in a minute.

Dinner at Sorrento

Dear has dinner with RPI's friends at Sorrento.

A delicious dessert, Cherry Flambe.

Lunch at Sizzler-Ekamai

Dear orders his favourite grilled spare ribs and baked potato.

New camera

Dear buys a new digital camera, Konika Minolta Dimage Z5.

Mother's 85th Birthday

Mother is 85 years old today. She makes merits by offerring food to the monks at Vachirayarn Building, Chulalongkorn Hospital.

Mother and P' Oi talk with the monks while they are having their lunch.

Everybody joins Mother in the "Kruad Nam" ceremony.

Mother gets a lovely brooch birthday gift from P' Oi.

After the ceremony, we have lunch, pork satay, at Ming Pochana Bantudthong Road.

Krabi

Mother, Dear and I went to Krabi during August 3-6. We stayed at the Sheraton Krabi Resort at Klong Muang Beach. This was our first time in Krabi, although I used to go to Koh Phi Phi and Koh Lanta before.

The beach in front of the hotel.

There are a lot of crabs (Poo Lom) at the beach.

Mother enjoys her striploin steak dinner at the hotel's restaurant.

Dear orders rib eye steak and baked potato for dinner.

Due to rainy season, there are very few guests. The hotel lobby and internet room is therefore ours.

About to have breakfast at Mangosteen Restaurant.

Guest room at the hotel.

Hua-Hin

Our family go to Hua-Hin and stay at Ban Kai Mook Condominium during long weekend July 22-24. Mother is seen with Noon at Sangvien Restaurant at Cha-am, where we stop to have lunch.

Steamed Crabs are very fresh and cheap (Baht 300 per kilogram) at Sangvien Restaurant at Cha-am.

"Tod Mun Pla Krai"

"Tom Som Pla Krabok"

"Pla Sai Tod Kratium"

"Som Tam Poo Ma"

"Hoi Lord Pud Cha"

Posing with Noon at the condo.

Dear and Nong Noon

Dear and Khun Yai

Dear and Aunt Oi are having a good time in the swimming pool.

A Thai masseuse is massaging Nong Ou's head.

Pum has a back massage.

Leelawadee flower, formerly known as Lantom, at the condo's garden.

RBSC Polo Club

At the age of 21, Dear becomes a full Ordinary Member of RBSC Polo Club. He attends an Introductory Meeting at the Club today with his father.

Lunch at Coffee Bean Restaurant

Dear and I have lunch at Coffee Bean Restaurant, Ekamai. I have "Roti Kang Kheow Wan Nua", which is very good.

Dear has his usual "Spaghetti Salmon".

Our favourite "White Chocolate Cake", the best in town.

Hong Kong

During July 14-17, Dear and I went to Hong Kong. We stayed at Marco Polo Prince Hotel, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. We have not been to Hong Kong for a long time. The last time we went there was more than 10 years ago. The primary purpose of this trip was to enjoy sightseeing and eating. However, we ended up doing a lot of shopping because all shops everywhere were on sale during this 2005 Hong Kong Shopping Festival.

Dear rushes to buy the new "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" at the Page One Bookstore near the hotel at 7.00 a.m. and spends all day reading the book.

Hong Kong Space Museum

Hong Kong Island at night.

At 8.00 p.m. we go to the Avenue of Stars on the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront promenade to get the best view of "A Symphony of Lights", a spectacular multi-media show, combining lights, music and narration involving key buildings on Hong Kong Island.

Key buildings on the Hong Kong Island are decked out in lights and perform rooftop pyrotechnics and spectacular fireworks.

I enjoy taking photos of this spectacular show.

After a Symphony of Lights and a cup of Hagen Dazs, Dear continues reading Harry Potter until finishing it late at night.

View of Hong Kong Island when we board the Star Ferry at Kow Loon.

From the Victoria Peak.

We go to Madam Trousseau Wax Museum at the Victoria Peak. In this picture Dear admires Andy Lau from Infernal Affairs.