Dear stands in front of the Church of Scientology, which belongs to the new religion Tom Cruise is talking about.

The 9th Avenue is temporarily closed today. People can stroll along the street buying food and drinks.

Delicious fried ice cream at Wondee restaurant.

Dear is very happy eating at Wondee Restaurant at 53th Street and 9th Avenue, New York City.

RPI, Troy, New York

Cheers!

Dear walks home carrying his diploma in a plastic bag.

Dear is proud of his baccalaureate diploma for bachelor degree in Electronic, Media, Arts and Communication (EMAC).

Aeroplane fly-by at the end of the ceremony.

President Shirley Ann Jackson makes the opening remark.

All graduates are sentenced to life imprisonment.

Dear talks with his friends while waiting for the opening ceremony.

Attending guests prepare for the rain.

The commencement ceremony is held at the outdoor Harkness fiield.

Congratulation cards from Grandma and me.

Graduation Day

Ziggy congratulates Dear on his graduation.

Looking down from RPI hill, we can see the city of Troy down below.

The weather is quite cool at approximately 10 degrees celcius but the sunlight makes us feel warmer.

Dear takes a walking tour around campus for the last time before returning home.

Buildings at RPI have been designed to look like old buildings, even though most of them have just been constructed.

Pittsburg Building is outstanding on the hill.

Taking a walk around campus, we see many beautiful buildings. This is VCC (Voorhees Computing Center) Building.

The construction of the new Biotech building has been finished after two years.

Dear in front of the Student Union where the trees are very green.

The Student Union is empty at the end of the semester.

He has been staying at an apartment on Christie Street for the last two years. His apartment is equipped with computer accessories, which he has been using for his study, at least I hope.

Dear in front of The Quad Residence Hall, where he stayed during the first two years.

After breakfast, we have our clothes washed at Laundromat.

We have the first breakfast at Java++ Internet Cafe, just a few minutes walk from his apartment.

Mae Sri Ruen Chicken Noodle

Noon and Nong Ou at Mae Sri Ruen Chicken Noodle.

Shompoo

Shompoo is now 3 months pregnant and very, very pretty. Looks like she's going to have a baby girl.

Savoury

After watching "Mission Impossible III" at Siam Pavalai, Paragon Cineplex, we have lunch at Savoury, which Mother enjoys very much.

French style duck with roasted vegetable and french fries.

Lunch at Chan-ta-nee

Dr. Ananchai Kongchan, Associate Professor of Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy, Chulalongkorn University, is smiling happily before his favourite lunch at Chan-ta-nee, Saladaeng.

Postcard Greeting

To mark the 60th anniversary of King Bhumibol's coronation, the world's longest serving monarch, Thailand Post Office has published a special postcard for Thai people to send greetings to their beloved King in their own handwriting.

Greetings to H.M. the King from Mother and me.

P' Ood, P' Taew, P' Panu, P' Taw and Pong respect Mother on the occasion of Songkran festival. They pour scented water onto her hands. Mother, in return, wishes them good health and prosperity.

The beautiful sculpture in front of Suan Somdej Ya.

The residence where the Queen Mother used to live when she was young, at Suan Somdej Ya at Wat Anongkaram, Somdej Chao Phya Road, Thonburi.

P' Tum and P' Pao visits Mother to pay respect and wish her on the Songkran Day.

P' Oy and Ohm, in front of their brand new BMW Mini Coupe.

The expressway is empty on April 13, Songkran Day.

The fitness room at Phillip Wain is quite empty today as most people in Bangkok are vacating the city, either to return to their home upcountry or to celebrate the Songkran holiday season somewhere else.

The Lazboy sofa at the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation Office on Yaowarad Road is so comfortable that I almost fall asleep.

Failure to Launch

The Bangkok Post newspaper has given free tickets to the movie "Failure to Launch" at SFX Cinema-Emporium to the subscribers who were randomly selected from those joining its easy quiz.

I am one of the lucky winners. To see my comment on the movie, please click http://anbunnag-movies.blogspot.com/2006/04/failure-to-launch.html.

Lunch at Kalaprapruek

Having lunch at Kalaprapruek, Soi Pramual, with Kannika (Ka). She eats a lot more than me but still manages to keep her body perfectly fit. How can she do that?

Elephant Reintroduction

Pang Duoen (22 years old) and her baby Pang Dao (one year old) are released to the wild during Khun Lung Lerng's elephant reintroduction ceremony at Sublanka Wildlife Sanctuary.

Hua-Hin

My family goes to Hua Hin this weekend. The weather is good and there are very few people when we arrive. The beach is ours to enjoy.

Kite surfing is very popular now.

Beautiful sky in the evening. The cloud on the right looks like a man staring at the sunset.