Wednesday, July 5, 1989
Said Kadivian and Roxan Terell
Tuesday, November 29, 1988
Saturday, September 3, 1988
Chapman

Chapman is among those came to my birthday in 1988. A progressive youth I would not forget. He has an inspiring story to tell about himself but will never tell unless it is someone close enough.
When I first met him 2 years ago he was only in Hong Kong for lest then 10 years. Working in a steel furniture (?) started as an ordinary apprentice to a skill technician. He was among thousands and thousands young people skited into Hong Kong for a batter life.
Chapman is one of those Chinese who left home to seek a fortune at a distance. He was driven to do so during his time million refugees smuggling across the border to Hong Kong to escape the famine and poorvety in China. Hong Kong, under the shelter of British democracy till 1997, is the centre for free trade in China. To fuel Hong Kong economic development is this constant supply of refugees from mainland China serving as a source of cheap labor.
He told me he swam across the river at night. Slowly using a couple of days time to quietly slick into Hong Kong city center. Once in the city center, a refugee is safe. (“抵垒政策”,即凡是已经进入市区的非法入境者,都可以向人事登记处登记,领取身份证。) And he proof himself to be one of those hightly needed behind the economy growth of Hong Kong. During my 6 years stay in Hong Kong, there was 1 whole year I did not see him. When I see him again after so long, he told me he has been to oversea, his employer send hime to Singapore (?) for training. And now return as a high skilled production staff.
And today he is able to free hiself came to my birthday celebration.
Saturday, December 26, 1987
Port Dickson Winter School December 1987
Saturday, November 7, 1987
Saturday, November 1, 1986
Loi Krathong in Chiang Mai City

The Loy Krathong Festival is Thailand's most beautiful and meaningful celebration.It is a festival of light, of public fireworks and millions of candle flames flickering and moving in gentle water currents.Loy Krathong takes place on the full moon in November.

Loi Krathong Parade at night through the Chiang Mai streets.
Each village sent their decorated car with color lanterns, flowers and big krathong some village also has the traditional dancing and music band to joint the parade as homage to Lord Buddha and Goddess of River.


By the end of the evening, there are hundreds of flickering lights bobbing up and down on the water.This Festival is a 13th century Sukhothai tradition of Brahmin origin to give thanks to the Goddess of water and to seek forgiveness for misdeeds.This tradition is strong in agricultural societies where the river gives life and sustenance in a close bond between Man and Nature.

During the evening, many people come to the river to float their krathongs. People usually make a wish at the same time. They believe this will bring them good luck.As each individual's krathong floats away, it is time to say goodbye to old regrets and to look forward to a brighter future.

The krathongs (photo above) contain a flower, a candle and three incense sticks. The sticks are lighted before being placed on the water.
The Akka Village
I have long been interested on the tribal people in the North Thailand and while in Chang Mai I took the opportunity to joint a guided 2Days 1Night hill track to an
The journey :
By mini bus from Chieng Mai to a small village;
From the small village by elephant up to a hill station;
From the hill station walk up to a

A panoramic view of the Akka village where our tour group spend the night. The tourist hut (hotel) is at the right hand side.The children (in the middle of above photo) don't go to school and it didn't look as though they were doing any agricultural works. But it good they do not ask for “Money” like children in other tourists corrupted area I been to.This Akka village seemed untainted by tourists. They keep their traditional natural feel without any false acts.The Aka generally prefer to live along mountain ridges at high altitudes of approximately 1,000 meters and they rarely moved south. The Aka houses are on low stilts, with a large porch leading into a square living area with a stove. The roof is steeply pitched.

Our group consists only 6 tourist on 3 elephants. Each elephant has a care taker.

With an Akka rice farmer (photo above) beside her rice farm.
The Akka are shifting cultivators. They cultivate dry rice for consumption and grow corn, millet, peppers, beans, garlic, sesame and other varieties of vegetables as additional subsistence crops.
Crop production is often inadequate to meet their needs.

The Akka are well known to tourists for their extraordinary costumes and exotic appearance. They originate from Tibetan Highlands.
Over the years they left their homeland and migrated south to Yunnan, North Burma and Laos, and have only recently entered North Thailand, 150 years ago.
Wednesday, July 9, 1986
Tuesday, April 8, 1986
Thursday, January 2, 1986
Founder of Santitham School in Thailand
Mrs. Shirin Fozdar with some of the student at the Secondary Commercial Section the morning she arrive after a year of absent for recuperating of a broken leg from a fall in this school compound.
Santitham Vidhayakhom School
2) Primary
3) Secondary (Commercial).



1986 Santitham Vidhayakhom School
Sunday, November 18, 1984
Wednesday, October 31, 1984
31 October 1984 Indira Gandhi
Sunday, November 13, 1983
Monday, October 10, 1983
Sunday, July 3, 1983
1983 Tibetan Refugees Self-Help Centre, India


Monday, February 14, 1983
中華民國駐軍蘭伽公墓剪彩典礼

"......经过八个多月的施工,工程于1982年完成,并在1983年2月14日举行隆重剪彩典礼。台湾侨务委员会庞守谦处长和印度兰伽军区司令R.S. Puri准将共同主持仪式。除当地的印度人之外,还有请来的和尚进行超度法式。印度华侨协会也自加尔各答市组团并租赁两部旅游巴士,专程前来兰伽镇参加当日的庆典。(newstarnet.com)"

Wednesday, February 2, 1983
Spring Trip, India 1983
Tuesday, February 1, 1983
1983 Spring Trip to Buddhist Holy Land

The main temple structure a huge 50-meter stone-carved pyramid with endless carvings at the 4 sides. The said beside this main temple is the actual Bhodi Tree.
The temple surrounding is a maze of paths, gardens, shrines, and a beautiful green meditation park.













