Madison, Wisconsin

Dear goes to Madison, Wisconsin to visit his friend and take a campus tour.

The lake is beautiful and the weather is getting cold.

Huay Sai Wildlife Center

Khun Sivaporn takes us to Huay Sai Wildlife Center, located near Hua-Hin airport. He is looking for some animals to be relocated to the Sublangka Wildlife Sanctuary. There are various kinds of wild animals at the Center such as deer, phesants, gibbons, etc.

Hog Deer (Nua Sai)

Eld's Deer (La-Ong & La- Mang)

Sambar Deer (Kwang Pa)

Every deer has a microchip planted on its ear.

Silver Phesant (Kai Fa Lang Khao)

Golden Phesant (Kai Fa Si Thong)

Phesants (Nok Yoong)

A gibbon and her baby

A black gibbon is posing for us.

Tum and Khun Sivaporn at the Center.

Lunch at Zanotti

P' Rochana treats us to her Birthday lunch at Zanotti.

Dinner at Sorrento

My friends treat a birthday party for Thanom (born Oct.17), me (born Oct.18), and Chua (born Nov.1) at Sorrento Restaurant. In the picture, P' Rochana and P' Dang are seen giving Thanom and me the birthday presents. It is a pity Chua is busy and he cannot attend the party.

My birthday present is this! Guess what it is.

Thanom gets what he wants, golf shoes.

Lunch at Rengaya

Having lunch with former colleagues at Rengaya, a Yakiniku restaurant, Thaniya Plaza.

Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic Area

During October 21-28 my friends and I went to Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic Area, China. Located in the north of Sichuan Province, Jiuzhaigou is a national park of China and has been declared a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO since 1992. Our group consists of 19 people. We flew to Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, and rode a tour bus to Jiuzhaigou, which took about 10 hours. Along the way we visited many interesting places, such as temples, dam, panda reserve center, etc.

Group photo at Sword Cliff.