The Saga of Laem Pom
Posted by Clay on July 19, 2005 at 4:07 am | Comments OffImagine for a moment that a freak wave comes through your neighborhood and destroys your house and all of your possessions, killing many of your friends, neighbors, and relatives. As the chaos of the destruction begins to settle, imagine that the mafia comes to your neighborhood in the middle of the night and puts up a fence around your property, claiming it as their own. Imagine that, two years earlier, the mafia had come through during the middle of the night and buried the remnants of a house and restaurant near your property, without any explanation. What you have is the beginning of the story of Laem Pom beach, near Ban Nam Kaem, Thailand.
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Completed Logo and More Pictures
Posted by Clay on July 14, 2005 at 8:41 am | 3 CommentsAs promised, here is the photo of Alexis with the logo that she designed and completed at the Cape Pakarang boat yard. It is duplicated, with the lettering reorganized, on the other side of the boat.
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Cape Pakarang Boat Shed
Posted by Clay on July 12, 2005 at 8:30 am | 3 CommentsToday, for the first time since our arrival in Khao Lak, Alexis and I worked at the same site. The boat yard at Cape Pakarang is a project that was started to help provide fishing boats to the Thai fishermen who lost their boats during the tsunami. The initial plan is to built about 50 boats. In total, they cost about $4500 each. All of the money to build them comes from donations to the boat yard. In return, the people who gave money get a logo of their choice on a designated boat. Recently, a boat built from donations from Prince Andrew was completed, and it now sports a Royal Thames Yacht Club logo.
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Penang Chicken with Prendchaw
Posted by Clay on July 1, 2005 at 12:39 am | 2 Comments
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