Actually there are probably more like a billion ideas in that head of his. Seriously. One of them he described to us was to clean up the river that is next to his house near bangkok (other side of river). this sounded like a great idea and so we went to stay with him for a few days to lend a hand.
little did we realise the size of his ambition! this river is being directly pumped into by like every house bordering it with all their waste and they tip their rubbish in it too. but the idea is good and maybe he can start something that will one day work - it is going to need government support i swear.
His house...
but we did go and stay with him and it was great. he's also making a school for the local children to teach them Muay thai (like kung fu yoga) and art and carving etc. he wants to get them off the streets, away from drugs etc.
Dinner at Mook's. Buffet in the middle which you slowly add to your bowl of rice. They eat like this for every meal.
the school is near a kind of slum area so it is a good idea as they have access to a lot of troubling stuff. The building for the school is located in this little oasis. it is like a garden paradise surrounded by water and palm trees etc. looks like you are back on the coast instead of next to the city of bangkok.
we spent two days with him and his dad cleaning the building up, fixing the floors, building chairs for the jetty and doing litter runs. all up it was a good time. and when we go back he thinks the school will be open and we can learn local carving from his dad etc too.
Building...
Cleaning...
Learning Moi Thai and later Yoga...
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