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It’s No Party
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By Dave Stamboulis
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fect white-sand beach, throw in a few hundred resorts, a couple
of full moon parties, and a few magazine articles touting the
place as an undiscovered hideaway, and what do you expect? Perhaps
it’s just a natural progression. But then there is Koh Kood.

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Koh Where? Even a large number of Thais kind of wonder where I am talk-
ing about when I mention Koh Kood. Koh Kood is a long island that sits in
the Gulf of Thailand to the south of Koh Chang. While Koh Chang has been
turned into a developer’s nightmare, and even the sleepy isle of Koh Mak to
its south now turned into resort central (following a Guardian article pro-
claiming it one of the world’s ten best islands), Koh Kood remains a wonder-
ful urban escape, perhaps due to its out-of-the-way location.
While one can easily reach Koh Kood in a day from Bangkok, it has always
been considered a bit off the beaten track. One needs to get to the town
of Trat first, either a five- to six-hour bus ride or an hour’s flight only by
Bangkok Air, followed by a ferry or speedboat ride out to the island. The
island has also been protected by its image as an upscale escape, which
isn’t exactly true. While Koh Kood has been spared the backpacker excesses
that plague Phangan and Phi Phi, it does have some decent homestays and
lower-end accommodation options, while at the other end of the spectrum,
a lack of 24-hour air-con (due to the island’s limited power supply) and the
high price of getting goods and services all the way here from the mainland
has kept the mega-resort investors at bay.
What you will find on Koh Kood are some great tranquil places to stay and
virtually zero nightlife, along with brilliant white-sand beaches, plenty of
them, fronted by some of the most turquoise and emerald bays to be found
in Thailand. As commercial jet skis and other contraptions are banned on
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secluded cape between a meandering stream and the
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And What After the Impossible?
By Voicu Mihnea Simandan
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t is remarkable how people tend to remember any given year by major On Wednesday, December 26, 2012, Thailand will commemorate the eighth
disasters that took place then rather than by some positive event, even anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Surprisingly enough, there
one which shaped the world of medicine, science, or biophysics. We re- are many foreigners and Thais out there, volunteers and NGO representa-
member 2005 as the year Hurricane Katrina struck the Atlantic coast tives, civil servants and concerned citizens, who continue to actively work
of the U.S. rather than the year when the new cancer drug Tarceva was re- toward the full recovery of the ecosystems and improvement in the lives of
leased. Thinking of 2010, the Haiti earthquake more likely comes to mind communities affected by the tsunami.
than the South African discovery of Australopithecus sediba, a new hominid.
2011 was the year of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, but how many One of them is Peter Montalbano, a California-based American and former
recall that in the same year, biophysicists created a laser from a living bio- U.S. Peace Corps volunteer who, three months after the tsunami swept the
logical cell? Andaman Coast of Thailand, found himself once again in Thailand, in the
tiny town of Khuraburi in Phang Nga Province, helping as a database pro-
For most people living and working in Southeast Asia, 2004 was the year grammer tracking recovery efforts.
when a 9.3-magnitude earthquake shook the sea floor of the Indian Ocean,
causing a gigantic wave that caused the death of 230,000 people in four- “I will never forget the first days, the swarm of volunteers from all over the
teen different countries. Thailand was not spared, and confirmed casualties world who, along with me, had poured into the district to try to clean up the
here soared to 5,395, with thousands more missing and injured. But a look mess, heal wounds, and help people put their lives together. Korean, Swiss,
at the positive side of 2004 – and of the tsunami itself – shows it was the Canadian, secular, Buddhist, Catholic, colors and faiths all over the map, a
year many charitable NGOs started operating here. Eight years later and sonorant buzz of goodwill envoys,” he recalls.
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nami Relief (www.northandamantsunamirelief.com), or NATR, for short. “It Andaman Discoveries (www.andamandiscoveries.com). The remaining staff
had built itself up on the spot from nothing into an army of enthusiastic and volunteers went back to work in the same offices, with the same ideals
volunteers and had an impressive array of relief programs in more than ten and the same donor list, but with a different mission: to help villagers in the
different locations,” he says. “They helped with food and water distribution, nearby tsunami-affected areas sustain themselves in new ways, especially
medical aid, school repairs, toys and books, and scholarships for 200 chil- through development of a new network for ‘responsible tourism.’
dren. NATR also helped the locals build squid traps, a bridge replacement,
a water tower, and toilets. And they still found time to work with orphans!” Now, nearly six years after taking this new direction, Andaman Discover-
ies (AD) seems to have proven itself. Continuing many of NATR’s signature
“They also paid special attention to projects that would get the tsunami programs, such as scholarships, working with orphans, and supporting
victims back on their feet and supporting themselves. Volunteers built a community centers, AD has expanded its scope and vision. The emphasis
furniture workshop and established community centers where produc- is on ‘social entrepreneurship,’ and while activities still include building, res-
tion and marketing skills were taught,” says Peter. “I was inspired at the rare toration, and encouraging new livelihoods in communities; no longer are
sight of idealists able to make ideals become realities, and the satisfaction donors the primary source of income. The idea is for programs to pay for
it brought to them.” themselves.
Years after the tsunami, Peter Montalbano relocated to Thailand. Towards
the end of 2011, he had the opportunity to tag along on one of AD’s vol-
unteer projects. “This one was, typically, in partnership with three other
environmentally-minded organizations, and involved a group of young
volunteers coming from overseas. They were boated and trekked to a vil-
lage on a remote island and put in homestays with local host families. Days
were a mix of learning about local history, culture, and ecology, and work on
community projects, with an occasional chance to swim and play around
in the ocean. Meals were eaten together, sitting Thai-style on the floor, and
prepared by locals in the local styles.”
The foreign tourist-volunteers also helped paint the community museum
and added to the displays. They built recycling bins and spent a day clean-
ing up the enormous amount of man-made trash that the Andaman tides
wash up from the ocean. After a few days there, they went to another island,
helping prepare a local Buddhist temple for a seasonal ceremony, clearing
brush, and filling in potholes the monsoons had dug into the asphalt.
“Such experiences have tremendous value for all the participants,” under-
lines Peter Montalbano.“First of all, they bring people from opposite ends of
As disaster relief is mostly a temporary job, Peter Montalbano’s part was the earth together and enable them to experience each other as human be-
done within six months, and he returned to his “cushy job in the U.S.” He ings, demystifying preconceptions and creating international understand-
had done his part and left the rest to the newly revived communities them- ing. New friends are made. Language abilities are expanded and improved
selves. Volunteers could declare victory and go home. on both sides. Secondly, the volunteers learn about history, culture, and
ecology of the areas they visit. And finally, physical improvements are made
But the communities that had been helped still had needs that were hard for in the host community.”
them to fill by themselves. Was it enough to restore the area to something
like its original imperfect state, or did the need go deeper? Island people ‘Responsible tourism’ is a popular catchphrase, but perhaps not all groups
who had made their livings on the sea had been relocated to new villages using it to describe themselves can live up to the concept it embodies. An-
on land, many never to return to their original homes. And new groups of daman Discoveries does though, and in a big way.
people moved out to the islands, but were unaccustomed to the old ways of
life there. New problems emerged and called out for solutions. Every year, Phang Nga province holds memorial events at Baan Nam Kem
Tsunami Memorial Park with Buddhist, Christian, and Muslim rites followed
North Andaman Tsunami Relief was still on the ground after nearly all the by a candlelit ceremony. If you’re in the area, please do stop and observe a
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Microbrew Heaven
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By Dave Stamboulis
H
aving spent the years of my life before Thailand in the Pacific was doing a Le Cordon Bleu high-end cuisine program in Bangkok, the two
Northwest, there’s not much I miss about home. I certainly don’t decided to do something about bringing their passion for beer to the drink-
miss the gray, cold drizzle or the long, dark winters. I do miss a few ing scene here by creating Beervana to distribute craft beer.
friends, the great open natural spaces, but perhaps most of all, I
miss a cold bottle of good microbrewed beer, something that most Bang- Bangkok Trader recently caught up with Aaron Grieser and asked him a few
kokians have never even heard of. This is all about to change though with questions about going micro in Bangkok:
the arrival of Beervana to Bangkok.
Microbrewed, or craft beer, as it may be known, hails originally from the Pa- BT: What led to the creation of Beervana? What brought you to Thailand and
cific Northwest in the U.S., where homebrewers began creating bold and in- subsequently to the bridge between Bangkok and craft beer?
novative tastes, making fresh beer using excess hops or experimenting with
nontraditional brewing techniques. For beer connoisseurs, once you find a AG: It’s really a story of two guys with an insane love of craft beer and Thai-
taste you like, there is no going back. As Aaron Grieser, one of Beervana’sland… and who decided to put the two together. What’s cool is that we
founders says, “The difference between craft and commercial beers is like both had the same idea separately, and once we found each other, decided
the difference between listening to your favorite band on your iPhone and to join forces. Before Beervana, I worked for some years at the Bangkok of-
standing front row at their concert. There’s just a much broader spectrum fice of an international law firm, basically drafting long contracts. But I re-
of flavor.” ally just sat at my desk and daydreamed of craft beer. My co-venturer, Brian,
came here seven years ago to run a boutique resort in the south, and then
The microbrewing movement has revolutionized beer in the U.S. and has he moved to Bangkok to complete the superior cuisine program at Le Cor-
made good beer an art form, creating a legion of brew aficionados who don Bleu. But he also suffered from his latent thirst.
prefer a bottle of craft ale the same way that someone who has discovered
a French fromagerie can no longer digest processed cheese. We’ve each been serious craft beer geeks dating back to our days in the
States. Back in my hometown in Oregon, everyone brewed. Our friends’
Grieser, a lawyer based in Bangkok, grew up in Oregon drinking craft beer, beers would be on tap at local pubs. The brewing scene in the U.S. is so in-
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that no one in Thailand seemed to know about this, America’s best kept terprise is having some of the finest American microbeers shipped, stored,
secret. and delivered in a temperature-controlled environment, either to several
top notch drinking establishments around Bangkok, or even better yet,
BT: Sometimes it seems like the Bangkok alcohol and nightlife culture is based straight to your door via their craft beer club, where one can have some of
more on the drinking and fun itself than on the quality of the drinks. How do the best brews in the world delivered daily, weekly, or monthly. The bottle
you think microbrewed beer will fit into this? shop on Beervana’s website allows you to order a selection of ales and other
fine bottles from the Anderson Valley and Rogue breweries, two of the top
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ral, sometimes organic ingredients, and expressing a high level of creativ- ship of 1,900 baht a year, you get a 20% discount, as well as being able to
ity. Craft beer is obviously beer, but it’s so different than what most people have the beer set right on your doorstep.
think of when they think of beer. It’s elevated, a lot like wine – nuanced and
designed to be paired with food. Its ingredients and its region of origin play To date, craft beers from Beervana can be found in Bangkok at Brew Beers
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ricket is mostly associated with countries that were previously part
of the British Empire, and in places such as Southeast Asia, it might
not seem such a popular sport. Still, the Singapore Cricket Asso-
ciation recently held an inaugural International Women’s T20 Chal-
lenge, in which Thailand beat Japan by four wickets in the final! Apart from
the host country, Thailand, Japan, and Australia also participated, but it was
the Thai girls who returned home champions.
For those who aren’t familiar with the rules of cricket, just imagine a rectan-
gular pitch on which two teams have eleven players each side. Cricket is a
bat-and-ball game whose purpose is to try and score as many runs as pos-
sible. This can be done by a batsman hitting the ball with his or her bat and
then running to the opposite end of the pitch to touch a specially demar-
cated area called a crease. The player has to do this without being dismissed founded in 2004 by a group of expat cricketers and is playing today both
by his/her opponents, in which case, the batsman has to leave the field until locally and internationally. The club has roughly 35 playing members and
the end of an inning when the teams switch between batting and fielding. 20 social members.
Luckily, Bangkok not only has a few good grounds where you can play crick- Siam Cricket Club competes in the Premier and B divisions of the Bangkok
et, it also has a league setup, which is run by a few extremely dedicated Cricket League and usually rotates around the following grounds, all locat-
cricketers. The Bangkok Cricket League (www.bangkokcricketleague.com) ed within the capital city: Asian Institute of Technology (Rangsit), Thailand
has been organizing cricket events since 2002. It has three high-quality di- Cricket Ground (Lat Krabang), Harrow International School (Don Muang),
visions: Premier (maximum of 40 overs per innings and played in one day), Polo Club (Soi Polo on Witthayu Road / Wireless Road) and Royal Bangkok
A and B (both with a maximum of 25 overs per innings and played in one Sports Club (Henri Dunant Road).
day). Although the league is the largest of such kind in Thailand, it is run
by volunteers and is completely self-funded. Both the Sports Authority of Michael Hoolahan is a 34-year-old Thai cricket player who played cricket
Thailand and the Cricket Association of Thailand (www.cricketthailand.com) at home in Australia for as long as he can remember, but started playing
officially recognize it. organized cricket around the start of high school. Shortly after he moved to
Thailand, around four years ago, he joined the Siam Cricket Club.
If you live in Bangkok and love the game of cricket, then joining Siam Cricket
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In Simon’s opinion,“Cricket is a globally expanding sport with its hotbed here
in Asia, and therefore, there is no reason to believe cricket will not become
a major sport played here in Thailand. Currently, it is driven largely by the
second/third generation Indian/Pakistani Thais, but an increasing number of
Thais are beginning to play the game, particularly as they are being educated
abroad and consequently being introduced to the sport whilst at school, uni-
versity, or college.”
But Thailand has a long way to go before it will be competitive at a nation-
al level for a number of reasons. According to Simon, “the Thai government
needs to recognize the sport and support its development with funding. This
has happened to a large degree with the new cricket grounds and practice
facility near the international airport, but it is in the schools that the sport
needs to be promoted, and until a national structured coaching program
is introduced to the under 12s and above, cricket in Thailand will struggle
to develop.”
says Michael. “We also frequent at the Sport 20-2 Bar on Sukhumvit 22 after Also there is the issue of the old versus new generations, as Simon explains:
games.”The membership costs are not high at all, with only 1,500 baht per an- “Clubs that are already established need to recognize their juniors; there are
num for playing members, plus a game fee of 200 baht, while social members too many clubs that selfishly satisfy the needs of their senior members whilst
pay only 500 baht each year. offering little or nothing for potential junior cricketers. I genuinely believe the
lifeblood of any sport or club comes from the juniors, and until this situation
According to Michael Hoolahan, “The cricket movement in Thailand is going is addressed, I fear for the development of the sport in Thailand.”
ahead strongly. There are various programs in place by the Cricket Associa-
tion of Thailand to introduce cricket to the Thai people. These include coaches A shining example of how a junior program can be successful is in Chiang
who travel to schools all over the country to train kids in cricket, as well as uni- Mai. The annual Sixes tournament adopted the junior program with financial
versity scholarships programs for promising junior cricketers promoted by support, and consequently both boys and girls successfully play the game
the Sports Authority of Thailand.” Adding to that, the Bangkok Cricket League and have represented the country at various age groups and continue to do
gets bigger and better each year. There are also indoor cricket games being so. “However,” emphasizes Simon, “it is apparent that without the support of
held at the Bangkok Cricket Academy and more recently at the British Club. dedicated volunteer coaching, this success would not have been possible.
Which comes full circle back to funding and government backing.”
The biggest difference between cricket here in Thailand and Australia, where
Michael was born, is obviously the number of available grounds where cricket The majority of cricket played in Thailand is 11-a-side, 40 overs games or less,
fans and players are actually able to play and train at. “Growing up in Syd- and Sixes cricket. Nearly all cricket that is televised in Thailand is the shorter
ney, though it may be changing now, there seemed to be at least two cricket version of the game, and consequently, the game is played accordingly re-
grounds in every suburb. We have maybe five or six grounds in all of Bang- gardless of the situation.“Being the captain of PCC and more of a traditional-
kok!” says Michael. ist, it is sometimes horrifying to realize batsmen cannot and will not grind out
innings when the circumstances dictate. However, this approach can lead to
Cricket is a great sport because players of all shapes and sizes can play, and some extraordinary scores at both ends of the run-scoring spectrum – great
everyone who does play gets involved. “Cricket is unique in that it has ele- when it comes off, but disastrous when it does not. Therefore, the biggest dif-
ments of both individual and team sports in the one game. While there are ference with cricket in Thailand, as opposed to England, is the experience and
always individuals who excel in a game, the team must always play well to- exposure. The abilities are exactly the same, and hopefully, with time and the
gether to get results,” adds Michael. “People should play cricket for the same right guidance and support, this gap will be narrowed, if not bridged. But, we
reason they play any sport. It’s an active game which challenges the mind, still have a long way to go,” explains Simon Philbrook.
body, and soul.”
Cricket is a sport for everyone and anyone regardless of age, sex, or ability. At
On top of that, it gets people out of the house and into the sunshine and Pattaya Cricket Club, the cricket is always fun and enjoyable, as well as com-
amongst friends. Not to mention that cricket is also a great spectator sport. petitive, and everyone is welcome. “As a sport, it is unique in offering a team
What better way is there to enjoy lunch than with a game of cricket to keep environment that has to play as an individual. Also, it is ideal for instilling dis-
you entertained at the same time? cipline and respect for all ages and backgrounds, however, there are times
when some individuals sometimes forget this,” adds the Club’s Chairman.
Michael admits that anytime he plays for ‘The Parrots,’ it’s a special Thai cricket
experience:“We play hard and always within the laws and spirit of cricket and
never without a cool beer to reflect on a good day out. It’s a good clean fam-
ily day with wives, girlfriends, and kids, all of whom are encouraged to come
along and enjoy a day outdoors.”
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sports pub
Simon Philbrook is a 46-year-old British expatriate who is a financial ad-
viser in Pattaya, and once he’s finished with his desk job for the day,
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he is also the chairman, captain, and founder of Pattaya Cricket Club
(www.pattayacricketclub.com). He started playing in England when he was
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only 10, and his first game of cricket in Thailand was played in the Chiang Mai
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International Cricket Sixes in 1989. But, he has started playing regularly since
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2010 with the formation of Pattaya Cricket Club (PCC).
PCC was formed in January 2010 and was based at Horseshoe Point. But the
club moved to its new grounds at the Thai Polo Ground located on the out- LAUNCH PARTY
skirts of the city, and games commenced this October. Their membership Saturday 15th December
number is rapidly approaching 100. There’s a fee of 1,000 baht per annum for
players and 500 baht for social members. 9pm until late

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