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National Arts on exhibit
at CMU Art Museum
Visitors admire the recent
exhibition titled National Arts that runs through the 25th of November at
the CMU Art Museum on Nimmanheiman Road.
On November 5 at the Chiang Mai University Arts Museum,
the opening ceremony of the exhibition of the 53rd National Arts was held.
It was presided over by Professor Wing Commander Dr. Tawan Kangwanpong, vice
president of Chiang Mai University Council.
This art exhibition is being held until November 25 at the exhibition hall
on the first floor at the CMU Art Museum. It is open daily from 9am until
5pm except on Mondays and public holidays. Admission is free.
TEFL graduates celebrate
Graduates from the TEFL International
Certification celebrate their happy occasion at the North Gate Jazz
Club. Standing (l/r) Wayne (Trainer) Tony (Lead Trainer) Por (Club
Owner) Jill, Ryan, Doi. First row is Caroline, Tom and Michelle.
Center of the Universe
concert hits the right note
From right to left: Jonas, Hannah, Monika,
Julia, and Santi at the Center
of the Universe performance.
The Santi Music School gave a concert at the “Center of the Universe”
near the 700 year stadium recently. The musicians included Santi
Saengtong playing the piano, Jonas Dept also on the piano, Hannah Oelbe
playing the violin, and Julia Schoenhaerl playing the cello. The Santi
Music School sends their thanks to the wonderful audience and the
wonderful organization of Monika Weber.
Local pianist brings
home a medal
Keangyada Yaklai on the right won the bronze medal at a piano
competition in Bangkok.
Congratulations go to Keangyada Yaklai, a piano student from Santi Music
School who won a bronze medal at the ANZCA piano competition in Bangkok
on the 24th of October. Keangyada is a second year medical student at
CMU and studies piano with Santi Saengtong and Jonas Dept.
Change of venue
for Sweet Charities event
We would like to inform you about the change in venue of our “Sweet
Charities” event. It will now be in the beautiful gardens of the Hinlay
restaurant, next to the Flora Condominium on November 30th beginning at
7:30pm.
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from enjoying the Gourmet Desserts mentioned below, you will be
listening to a musical presentation by Mark Walder, guitarist John
Smith, with as special guest Ong-Ard Kanchaisak.
The visual arts will be represented by new creations from Chiang Mai
resident Chang Lek. His small landscape paintings could be called
‘visual desserts’.
During the evening we will offer you sparkling wine from Sergio Canale’s
Buonissimo restaurant and fresh coffee from the award winning company
Nacha in Doi Saket.
Tickets are now available from the Board Members of FERC, and at the
desk of Frangipani, the serviced residences located behind Wat Chiang
Man. For more information please contact Jan Verwers at 089-757-9875.
Frazzled farang lady
explains British terror alert
J. Harcourt
Most of you read about the episode of terrorism, which alerted the
British security forces about a month ago. Londoners, fearing that a
toxic gas had been thrust upon them, called the authorities. After the
terrorism squad arrived, they found an innocent Thai cook with a wok
full of chilies.
This may sound absurd to the rest of the world, but to us in Thailand,
it was perfectly understandable. My first personal exposure to “toxic
Thai” was on a street in Bangkok. My husband and I were walking on a
bridge across a small klong. We suddenly were clutching our throats,
with our esophagi closing, while looking at each other like the end had
come. Emerging from the danger zone, we immediately thought we had just
passed an amphetamine lab. (We are from California, and whiffs of
amphetamine labs do cross your path now and then.) We walked back to the
bridge, and sighted a little lady, over a wok, stirring chilies.
You can’t live here long without the “stop dead in your tracks”
sensation of inhaling chili vapors. You learn to stop breathing
immediately when the first sensation comes over you. From an often
undetected source, the toxic fumes are invading your nose and throat.
With burning eyes, you hold your breath, and walk 15 paces, which takes
you out of the danger zone. Not 12, not 14, but 15, to be perfectly
sure.
If upon occasion, the wind is blowing WITH you, a more sophisticated
course of action is required. You must turn a hard right or left, and
test the air. Continue this path until you can breathe again.
While the rest of the world thought the British were crazy, we know they
weren’t. One of my friends who travels through Thailand and Laos on a
motorcycle says even at 35 kms per hour, 40 feet from the simmering
chilies, a driver can be reduced to a coughing, blinded menace of the
road.
The Thai cook in London, told the authorities that she only cooked
chilies once a year! Right!
Lantern exhibition at JJ Market
At the opening of the Lantern Exhibition which runs the month of
November at JJ Markets. l/r Ajarn Banjapon (owner of the exhibition),
Apiradee (GM JJ Markets), Dr. Duangduan and Ampaipun Pubpong.
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