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I have always been quite skeptical of elephant tourism, and it is with good reason that Thailand’s symbol and favorite beast, and the abuse of it, has come under worldwide scrutiny as of late. Especially in island tourist magnets like Phuket and Samui, there have been tourist fatalities, injuries, and calls by animal rights activists for a total cessation of elephant riding, and one does wonder if man and beast can strike a balance, or if there can be ethical elephant tourism at all. The good news, is that at least up north, programs run by the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation (GTAEF) are doing their best to ensure there is a happy medium.

There are a few prime reasons why things go deadly wrong at many of the smaller elephant riding outfits. In places like Phuket, there is little open space to care for elephants, and provide them suitable forest habitat, as they

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really need to lead a relaxed, stress free existence. Additionally, many elephant attractions here use bull males, a prime no-no according to John Roberts, the director of the Asian Elephant Foundation. Bulls go into musth, a periodic condition accompanied by massive hormonal rise (testosterone levels rise up to 60%!) and characterized by highly aggressive behavior. When bulls are in musth, they have killed their trainers and even mem-

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bers of their own elephant family. At the Golden Triangle Foundation, no bulls are ever used with tourists, not to mention that the bulls they do have have plenty of forest space to hang out and decompress in, minimizing potential dangers in the surrounding camp.

In the Golden Triangle, the elephants are shared by two upscale resorts, the Anantara and the Four Seasons Tented Camp. Income generated by tourism here goes to help fund the

various projects of the foundation, which include target training (a type of passive reinforcement training of the elephants with no punishment or negative consequences, a real departure from the often cruel methods imposed to train elephants here for circus type acts), the reintroduction of elephants into the wild, and sustainable mahout development, working to ensure that the trainers and their families have access to making a decent livelihood, without needing to resort to abuse of the elephants to do so. The foundation also does not buy or use wild elephants, but takes elephants that cannot help themselves, many coming from the streets, illegal logging camps, or elephant shows.

On my recent visit up north, I got a chance to go to elephant school. As opposed to some of the more dubious operations where one just pays money and gets hoisted up on top of an elephant, at the Four Seasons Tented Camp, guests get put through a morning of training, which involves everything from putting on a blue jean mahout suit (the elephants are sensitive to color, so visitors are dressed in the same soft colors as the trainers), to learning how to speak to the elephant, to actual demonstration and practice as to how to successfully mount, ride, and get off of an elephant.

While the command to go forward to an elephant is “pai,� don’t think about speaking Thai to the elephant and getting away with it. The other basic commands come from the Karen language (most likely due to

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the fact that there were traditionally large number of Karen mahout trainers). “Baen” is another important one, meaning turn, and perhaps the most vital, “how,” which means stop.

We were all given cards with these commands, along with the words for sit down, stand up, trunk up, slow down, lower the head, and lift the leg, but most folks were far busier with the more practical aspects of the training, that being the three ways to get on and off of the elephant. The easiest involves the elephant being made to kneel down, from which point one can hoist oneself up without too much ado. A tougher one involves putting ones foot on the leg of the elephant, taking hold of the ear, and stepping up. Even harder, pretending to be an NBA player and, with the elephant in trunk and head bowed position, jumping up towards the forehead, eventually working ones way up the mount, a process that can go horribly wrong for guys if not executed right! The converse of this, getting off the elephant, is a bit more fun, involving sliding off the forehead towards the trunk, and then leaping to the ground.

Elephant spines are fragile, not really made to support human riders, and the saddles that are used to ride them can cause plenty of damage. At our camp, we rode bareback, and were instructed to sit far up on the head, away from the spine. Additionally, the GTAEF elephants only work once per day, and are rested and rotated to ensure

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their health and welfare.

The most enjoyable part of trekking with elephants, for all parties involved, is heading across a sub-channel of the Mekong River, where the participants get a bit of adrenaline going, especially when the water levels are high, and the elephants take the chance to drink, and then spray their riders with large showers to celebrate the end of the morning.

The calls to ban elephant riding may have some very valid points, but they miss out on the simple fact that there are huge numbers of elephants who cannot go back to the wild, not to mention that they exist with mahout families that are now completely dependent on tourism to make a living.

While all elephants really belong in the wild, the sad truth is that this is not a reality today. In Thailand alone there are around 4,000 captive elephants, who along with their trainers, need to be fed, and there is not enough natural space for the elephants to survive, thus tourism may be one of the only ways of creating a practical balance. If done responsibly, it can be of great benefit to all parties involved.

For more on sustainable elephant programs and projects, contact the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation at helpingelephants.org.

There’s no secret that the old ways of Thai life are slowly becoming a thing of the past. Technological advances, the modernization of the countryside, and a general flow of the young generation towards urban areas are changing the dynamics and appeal of what once was the Thai traditional countryside.

Parents are starting to notice the fast rate at which the generation gap between them and their children (and even between their older and young siblings) is becoming shorter and shorter. While this is inevitable, due to the fast pace at which technology is changing our every day life, more and more adults are acknowledging the fact that the old values and lifestyle of their great-grandparents was by far healthier and more moral.

In an attempt to show their children

that there’s a world out there that does not revolve around imaginary points earned on a smartphone or tablet game, more and more parents make the effort to take their kids out of the city to explore the village life of their ancestors. One such destination is “Baan Kwai” (or “Buffalo Village”), located in Sri Prachant District of Suphanburi Province, approximately 170 kilometers northwest of Bangkok.

The Buffalo Village is, as its name suggests, a buffalo preservation area covering 40 acres of land that aims at replicating, as faithfully as possible, the rural lifestyle of farmers living in Thailand’s central region. This village would make a perfect destination for a family trip, but it’s also worth checking out even if you’re a longtime expat, a tourist on holiday, or, per-

Day Tripping: Buffalo Village

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haps even most resonant, a Thai who lives and works in the city.

Obviously, the focus of the village is the buffalo corral with its many beasts of burden. The village also serves as a learning and preservation center for buffalos whose numbers have dropped below one million from the three million heads recorded in 1996. You will be able to see some very rare types of water buffalo, including an albino buffalo named ‘Kwan’.

The guide and the farmers attending to the buffalos can tell you all the distinct characteristics each special buffalo has, and you can also climb on them to take a picture or go for a short ride. There’s even a buffalo show in which, quite sadly, the animals are made to walk up on small structures, but you will also see how to make a ‘saphan kwai’ (a ‘buffalo bridge’), by lining up the buffalos and walking on their back from one side to the other.

But there are many more things to do and see at the Buffalo Village that don’t involve buffalos. You can actually ex-

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perience the complete rice-making cycle, from taking care of seedlings, to turning the paddy filed earth using a wooden plough pulled by buffalos, to planting the rice, and finally to rice-threshing.

If you thought planting rice in the paddy field is an easy job, then you’ll find out the exact opposite. While at the same time trying not to slip and fall facedown in the mud, you enter a small paddy field barefoot with rice saplings in your hand and plant them in neat rows. It is literally backbreaking work, and the scorching sun above has no mercy on you either.

Once you’ve come to understand how difficult it is to be a farmer, you then move on to explore the rest of the village. There’s still plenty to do, including learning how to use a fishing net, how to gather hay with a pitchfork, and how to care for the buffalos. After you’ve gone through the daily motions of a typical Thai farmer, it’s time to relax.

The village has well-kept gardens, and there’s even a lake with two black swans and fish that you can feed while resting in the shade of a roofed jetty. While walking around the village, you’ll discover a small zoo, an orchid garden, a herb garden, Thai wooden houses built on stilts, a souvenir shop, plus several photo stations where

Buri-Chai Nat Road at Km115-116 of Highway 340. The place is open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and tickets for Thais run 20 baht for adults and 10 baht for children; foreigners cost 150 baht for adults and 100 baht for children, but if you show your work permit or Thai driving license, you might get a discount. Visit their website at www.buffalovillages.com (Thai-language only) to find out more details.

you can fool around and pretend you’re a ‘real’ farmer.

There is no doubt that after a trip to Baan Kwai in Suphanburi Province, you will better appreciate the hard work farmers throughout Thailand do in order for us to have rice on the table. The village offers an idealized peek into a farmer’s life, but it is important to understand that, out there, in the real world, droughts, bad harvests, financial problems, poaching, and forest encroaching are true problems that Thai farmers struggle with on a daily basis. Maybe next time when we’re about to throw into the bin the rice leftovers from dinner, we’ll think twice and be less wasteful.

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The Multiple Personalities of

El Mercado

By Dave Stamboulis One of the primary joys of revisiting Europe last summer for me was coming across wonderful little cheese shops, bakeries, and wine stores serving up local fresh delicacies and cuisine for a fair price, found in just about every hamlet in Italy, Austria, Spain, and France. Unfortunately, in Bangkok, getting such mouthwatering items involves a trip to gourmet markets in designer malls or to jaw dropping rental units in Thonglor, with a mere few grams of my favorite delicacies costing a dear percentage of my monthly income. Thus, it is a delight to discover a homey spot bucking the trend and delivering a slice of Europe to our Bangkok doorstep.

El Mercado, Spanish for “the market,” really is right out of France. Hidden away in a small street tucked behind the Queen Sirikit MRT Station, passersby most likely don’t even know it’s there, as one has to go through a small tunnel-like entryway which then reveals a pleasant open courtyard, filled with tables and chairs, and then the wine shop and charcuterie / fromagerie, all in one caféshop behind it.

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French owner Axel Aroussi and his Spanish partner Griselda wanted a place that typified French and Spanish markets, where caterers and haute cuisine chefs could buy high quality products at wholesale prices, sample the goods and have business meetings while ordering, and make such a place available to the public as well. El Mercado succeeds on all fronts, as it is the place for some of Bangkok’s best restaurants to buy meat and seafood, as well as being most welcoming to the average Joe wandering in from outside.

You’ll need to book a table if you want to eat dinner here at night, as seating is limited, the cooking takes time, and don’t expect fancy tablecloths, menus, or particularly attentive service. The daily offerings change depending on what the market has, and choices get written up on a blackboard. With a small staff and attention to the food, dishes take time to prepare, and you will be left mostly alone, but this is all about trattoria-style eating; you come with your friends, have a slow bottle of wine, order a plate of cold cuts that you choose yourself from the shop, and enjoy a quiet place well away from the normal hustle and bustle of Bangkok.

Perhaps even better is coming in here in the afternoon after lunch when it is quiet. I had the entire shop to myself for much of the time during a recent visit, with a chance to talk to the staff about various cheeses and meats while languidly nursing my latte. I set up an appointment to sample some imported ol-

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the “place des cons” sign outside (essentially “place of the idiots”) makes everyone welcome and treats everyone as equals.

It’s easy to spend an afternoon here. One wanders in thinking it’s a shop, but then one gets invited to sample the products (an absolute rarity in Bangkok’s high end markets), and soon one is enjoying a fresh piece of quiche, a croissant, or having an espresso with a fellow gourmet food lover at the next table. This leads to a look at the outside blackboard, perhaps followed by ordering a full meal, followed by an investigation into the wine shop. Forget about time here, you are inside a courtyard that seems far closer to Barcelona than Bangkok.

ives, tried some Spanish salchichón, bought some creamy hummus, and was even offered a glass of pure pomegranate juice all the way from Azerbaijan, as the staff were keen to show off their products, knowledge, and just share the great food wealth with a visitor.

The only drawback of the shop portion of El Mercado is that it isn’t big enough to house all of the wide range of products they carry, so this is one place where you really do need to ask.

The glass cases inside are made up mostly of goat and other creamy French cheeses, many of them now locally made, along with an awe

some selection of cured meats, all of which are sold at prices below those of Bangkok supermarkets, yet of far superior quality (it probably helps when you aren’t paying Thonglor rents). At one end of the shop is the coffee bar, at the other end the kitchen, and there is also a bread shelf, with some of Bangkok’s top bakers contributing amazingly fresh baguettes and dense loaves of premium bread.

El Mercado has several kitchens, so that visiting chefs can test out the products they are purchasing, and while the fancy products may make the non-connoisseur feel a bit lost,

While Thai food might still rule the roost, expats longing for some simple rustic home fare that won’t wipe out their wallet will find El Mercado a real treat. Think of gourmet markets like Rungis in Paris or La Boqueria in Barcelona, gourmands’ heaven, replicated on an intimate customer friendly scale, and you’ve got Bangkok’s latest surprise.

El Mercado – elmercadobangkok.com – 490 Soi Phai Singto, Tel. 02 003-8922.

The best way to get here is to take the MRT to Queen Sirikit, get out at Exit 4, walk south past the station entrance, and you’ll discover Soi Phai Singto leading off to the left. The soi curves left, then right, and El Mercado is about 100 meters after this turn on the right side.

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guide to...

Plearnary Mall Getting a bit bored of being caught in Bangkok traffic on a weekend? Let’s get away from the hustle and bustle and drop by at this lifestyle mall that comes with theme park-like atmosphere. Welcome to one of Watcharapol’s most unique destinations, the ‘Plearnary Mall’

9.00 A.M. SIP A CUP OF COFFEE TO START YOUR DAY Boost your morning energy with a cup of coffee and freshly baked bread from the oven at Bellinee’s Bake & Brew, a classically furnished tiny café in earth-toned decor. They offer a variety of drinks including Premium Blends, either in CALDO

Opened in October 2014 with its remarkable concept, using bears as the symbol of love, warmth and liveliness.

Plearnary Mall has become a popular spot for both locals and tourists of all ages. It’s located just next to the Tanommit Market, in Soi Watcharapol where public transportation is easily accessible. From the very first step getting into this place until the last, you will feel that you’re actually walking around the world of fantasy!

(hot) or FREDDO (iced), Classic Blends, with hot, iced, and even twist, Coffee-Free drink, and also Smoothies. You may want to sweeten up your breakfast with cakes and rolls of your choice or just a simple butter croissant will do.

11.00 A.M. MEETING THE BEARS In every corner of this lifestyle mall, you’ll get to meet with 80 different bear characters in their own distinguished costumes and uber cute postures. You can start with the 12 ZODIACS BEAR welcoming you at the entrance.

Find your own zodiac sign, and then snap your cameras away!

You can also enjoy your time at a huge ‘Plearnary Courtyard’ where the signature Mr. Plearn Bear is standing. Hug him if you’d like but make sure you’re tall enough to reach his height of 8 meters!

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16.00 P.M. GET YOUR SWEET TREAT

13.00 P.M CALL FOR LUNCH Once you’re done touring the site, Hong Kong SUKI on the first floor is your next station! With its concept of ‘deliciousness of authentic Hong Kong-style foods’, this Chinese restaurant serves an authentic Hong Kong-style Hot Pot that you can rarely find in Bangkok. Its outstanding

offers are the three palatable choices of soup, Szechuan Soup, Chinese Herbal Soup and Preserved Egg with Chinese Parsley Soup. Roasted ducks paired with barbecue and roasted pork along with over 50 a la carte selections are some combinations you can try.

Head down to the first floor again and search for the White Day Patisserie, a Japanese style café, with free Wi-Fi and superb service.

The dessert that I would recommend is the Japanese Melon Short

Cake, which is served on a vintage wooden plate. The melon cream is so soft that it melts in your mouth together with the fluffy cake, followed by the unexpected bites of melon. Must-try!

18.00 P.M. SHOPPING UNDER 60 BAHT? POSSIBLE! Before going back home, you can stop by at TOKUTOKUYA, a store from Japan where all things you need are available for only 60

14.30 P.M. TAKE AN AFTERNOON BREAK After a big meal, it’s time to walk around the mall and check out what shouldn’t be missed. Get on the second floor, and you will catch sight of an indoor amusement park, called the ‘Plearn Land’! You can leave your children hanging out with their new friends here so you can do your own shopping. Need to run some banking errands? Then walk straight to Plearn Cash zone. Want to grab some trendy clothes? Then head right to the Plearn Fashion zone. If you’re looking for electron

baht! Want some home decorations? Kitchenware? Tools? Stationary? You’ve come to the right place for cheap!

19.00 P.M. TAKE GOOD FOOD HOME As you make your way to the parking lot, you may want to stop for 5 minutes to take some food and snacks at ‘Plearn Food’ home. The food court is filled with food stores of all kinds, from Thai traditional to international dishes. You can enjoy

your breakfast, lunch, or dinner here!

Time to go home! But I bet you’ll come back to this fantasy land real soon!

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ics, then head on to the Plearn Gadget zone. Plearnary Mall has everything you need!

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Raise your hand if you are a Bangkokian who loves seafood so much, but can’t spare any holidays to go and eat the fresh shrimp, shells, or baby octopus in Pattaya or Hua Hin! Well, count me in also. But since I wandered around Ratchada Train Market and came across a cool-design restaurant under its unique name “Holy Shrimp”, I have found that the Louisiana dishes served here answer all seafood lovers’ needs!

Holy Shrimp’s highlight is that it serves what is called a ‘Seafood Bucket’, with a most flavorful sauce. You can make your own choices on what to fill your bucket with. Shrimp?

New Zealand mussels? Scallops? Clams?

Baby octopus? If you love all these seafood peeps, then order the tempting Holy Shrimp Catch, which includes all your seafood favorites, plus potato and corn. If you really love corn, order an extra corn-on-the-cob to make an even more mouthwatering meal.

Next, lay on the sauce. Five different sauces are offered, but I strongly recommend that you choose the Holy Moly Signature Sauce, which is the most popular among all. Then, it’s time for you to pick the heat. Choose the spice level you’d love to go with, ranging from non-spicy, mild, medium, fire, and finally “holy moly”, which is super-extremely spicy.

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After your Holy Shrimp Bucket is served in front of you, spread it all out on the big sheet of paper prepared on top of the table, and then use your fingers to taste these finger-licking seafood bites!

I guarantee that you’ll get swept off your feet by this awesome seafood bucket. But let me tell you the secret recipe to add a delicious spell to your meal!

Along with the Holy Shrimp Catch, I recommend that you order the garlic bread as well. How can a piece of bread make your seafood meal taste better? I’ve tried it myself and would like to confirm here that it was such a perfect match. First, you may want to stick with the basic by just turning the sauce into a bread dip. But do you know that you can play more with this combination?

Place a jumbo shrimp on a garlic bread slice, top it with corn, pour the sauce over it until soaked, and then swallow them all in one bite. It’s just “wow!” It will make you feel like eating a mini seafood pizza overloaded with great toppings from the sea. Or if you want to make it look like a sandwich, then pick two garlic bread slices, put a few clams in the middle and then – Bingo! – your clam sandwich is ready.

Stop by Holy Shrimp this week in a few locations – check out their Facebook page at www.fb.com/Holyshrimpbkk to find where they are, or order it delivered from foodpanda – and create the combination bucket of your own imagination. See how many “thumbs up” you’ll get at the table!

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Colonoscopies Don’t Have to Be Scary

By Dr. Poungpen Sirisuwannatash, Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist, Digestive Disease Center, Bumrungrad Hospital

It’s no secret that colonoscopies have had a bad reputation for a long time. However, the benefits of undergoing this very important procedure far outweigh the short-term discomfort and temporary awkwardness that can be associated getting a colonoscopy. The process allows your doctor to check your large intestine for diseases, tumors, ulcers, inflammation, or any other abnormalities, thus creating an opportunity to confront any diseases about which you may not be aware. After all, prevention truly is the best medicine. Of course, getting a colonoscopy is not glamorous, our doctors at Bumrungrad International have the tools and training to help make sure that each patient feels comfortable and well cared for from start to finish. In this article, we’ll explore some of the questions you might have about colonoscopies, and hope to shed some light on this very important preventative procedure.

routine. In the case of a colonoscopy, this screening is especially important for patients over 50 years old (who have no colon cancer risk factors other than their age) and those who have a family history of colorectal diseases or cancer. Moreover, a colonoscopy can help the doctor explore the possible causes of abdominal pain, rectal bleeding, chronic constipation, chronic diarrhea, and other intestinal problems.

Why are colonoscopies important?

Are there any risks associated with undergoing a colonoscopy?

Simply put, a colonoscopy is a great step in the early detection of disease and cancers. Knowing about an ailment before it manifests into something more serious, and possibly untreatable, is the first step in a proper preventative health care

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Although preventative exams such as dental checkups, eye exams, general physicals, and women’s pap smears and mammograms are usually done without hesitation, patients oftentimes are reluctant to schedule a colonoscopy. Many patients are anxious or afraid of undergoing anesthesia or are embarrassed by someone examining a part of the body that is often considered to be taboo.

A colonoscopy poses a few risks. Rare complications with a colonoscopy can include: an adverse reaction to the sedative agent, bleeding from the biopsy (in small amounts during or with bowel

movement after the procedure), bleeding from an interventional treatment such as a polypectomy, or a tear in the colon or rectum wall.

How do I prepare for a colonoscopy?

The day before the colonoscopy, patients will have to clean out their colon, which is also known as the large intestine. This preparation is essential because it provides the doctor with an unobstructed view during the procedure.

To empty the colon, the doctor will ask you to undergo the following process: • One day before the colonoscopy, eat only light soft foods – no vegetables, fruit, dairy or dairy products. For example, you can eat soups (with fish or chicken), rice, and porridge. Drink only plain water or clear liquids. Avoid red or dark colored liquids, as it can be confused for blood during the procedure.

• Take a laxative: generally, laxatives come in both pill and liquid forms. You may be asked to take a laxative the night before the procedure or in the morning of your colonoscopy. The process

get some rest, and of course enjoy some food.

Some patients can be worried about the pain they may feel after the procedure is conducted, but in most cases only mild discomfort such as feeling bloated or tender in some areas due to the inflated air during the procedure may follow • Lastly, it is vital for you to inform the doctor at the exam. least one week before the colonoscopy of any medications you are currently taking, particularly After the exam, you may need a friend or family for diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, member to take you home as it may take up to a or blood thinner medications, as you may need day for the sedative agent to fully wear off. to adjust or stop taking medication temporarily. generally takes 3-6 hours, with 5-10 bowel movements in order to clean out your large intestine.

There is no need to worry if feeling a bit tired, and it unlikely that you’ll feel any symptoms similar to those of diarrhea.

What happens during the procedure?

On the day of the exam, the specialist will take you to a room where you’ll get dressed in a hospital gown and asked to lay on your side. Sedation will be used in order to minimize any pain or discomfort.

The large intestine is then inspected with a colonoscope. This device is a thin, flexible tube with a small camera and light attached to one end, with a side channel (tube) in which the doctor can pump air through in order to inflate the colon. The doctor may insert instruments through the channel in order to take a tissue sample, or to perform treatment. During a colonoscopy, the doctor (gastroenterologist) carefully examines the entire inner surface of the large intestine and looks for polyps or small growths and any existing signs of colorectal cancer. The procedure takes roughly 20-30 minutes as the doctor gently guides the colonoscope around these bends looking for polyps and other abnormalities.

Once the procedure is complete, you will be sent to the recovery room for monitoring until you recover from the sedation, which can take around 1-2 hours. (Afterwards, you’ll be able to go home,

What can you expect?

Negative result – Assuming that you are of average risk of colon cancer, with no other risk factors other than age, a negative result indicates that the findings are normal and the doctor doesn’t see any abnormalities in the colon. In this case, the doctor may recommend another colonoscopy in 10 years’ time.

Positive result – Colonoscopic findings are positive if polyps or any other abnormalities are found. Usually, polyps are non-cancerous, and the doctor will remove them during the colonoscopy. If one or more polyps are removed, the doctor will recommend follow up colonoscopies, depending on the polyp sizes, cell characteristics, and quantity. The duration of the procedures may last between 5-10 years, 3-5 years, or as little as 3-6 months. If the polyp has a high potential of becoming cancerous or is already at an early cancer stage, the doctor will inform you after the procedure with the full pathology report.

A potential issue after the colonoscopy is if the doctor is concerned with the condition of the large intestine due to a poor view quality from poor bowel preparation. In this case, the doctor may suggest an additional colonoscopy.

Talk to your doctor.

You may feel uneasy or anxious bringing up the subject of a colonoscopy with your doctor, but don’t worry! They’ve talked about this topic with many first-time patients before and know how to calm fears and offer reassurance. If you still feel reluctant to schedule a colonoscopy, remember that this is the best method in detecting intestinal diseases and cancer, and that it’s worth the temporary discomfort.

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YouTube has become one of the most coveted online moneymakers, and the surge of videos uploaded on YouTube that have monetizing partnerships with Google (who has owned YouTube since 2006) is tremendous. The most popular and profitable topics to make videos are about gaming, comedy, and music, but this doesn’t mean that if you’re not playing games, if you’re not funny, or you can’t sing, you won’t be able to start your own YouTube channel. Actually, anyone can start a channel, and with passion, time, and dedication, one day you might even be able to call yourself a full-time YouTuber.

YOU TUBER

By Voicu Mihnea Simandan

is passionate about in real life: fashion and beauty. She doesn’t mind spending her free time researching and creating content about these topics, and this might just be the secret to her success.

Although there are hundreds of thousands of fashion and beauty videos out there on YouTube already, Farah doesn’t think of the competition. “We all have a unique perspective to share even if it’s on the same topic. So, I’d rather focus on creating and supporting my fellow YouTubers than competing with them,” she confesses.

Farah Asif is a Bangkok-based YouTuber. A mix of Pakistani with European Jewish roots, Farah moved to Bangkok when she was two years old, grew up here, and has lived in Thailand almost all her life. In July 2015, she uploaded her first video on YouTube and has never looked back.

“I’ve loved and watched YouTube for years and years, mainly beauty and fashion videos, for creative inspiration, knowledge, and to update myself on what’s up and coming,” she says referring to her beginnings as a YouTuber. “One day I finally admitted to myself that I wanted to be on the other side of the screen.

I filmed my first video and uploaded

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it, and the rest is history. It’s been a journey of constantly learning and growing!”

The topics Farah Asif choses for her videos are something she really enjoys and

Her audience is predominantly female with only about 8% of viewers being male. The top countries her viewers come from are Mexico, Vietnam, Ukraine, the United States, and, of course, Thailand. But, the hard work she has put into creating videos has also started to bring in some profit.

“Revenue didn’t kick in for the past seven months, but now it’s begun to.

I still can’t pay the bills with it, but I’m working up to that!” says an enthusiastic Farah.

Her channel has just topped 1,000 subscribers, and her videos have been viewed a bit over 60,000 times. To reach this point, Farah had a few basic strategies: “Be consistent in delivering valuable content (I upload once a week for the moment), support my fellow YouTubers as much as I can (because I love it and believe in growing together), and keep learning and implementing new ideas.”

The topics she covers are mostly on beauty and fashion, but, for the sake of variation and of reaching out to various audiences, Farah also uploads the occasional ‘vlog’. “I want my au-

dience to get an insight into my everyday life and activities. This helps in building a closer relationship between us; because they come to know me better as a person.”

The funny things is that, although she looks for fame and fortune on YouTube, Farah Asif is also reaching out offline, searching to connect with people in her line of business here in Bangkok. With the aim of getting content creators who live in the Thai capital together, she started a Meetup group called “Beauty and Fashion Bloggers/ Vloggers in Bangkok!” that meets once a month at various

locations in Bangkok.

The group was opened on December 2015 and, since then, has grown to include over 170 members. “At first I had intended to create a group for YouTubers only, but then I realized that bloggers are also content creators. The group is open for people from the fashion and beauty industry, from makeup artists to art directors, but also for those who don’t do it as a profession but have interest in this area,” explains Farah.

According to Farah, the qualities of a serious YouTuber can be summarized as follows:

hardworking, having a vision or goal for their channel, determined, and persistent. If you think you’ve got these qualities, then go for it and start your own YouTube channel.

It is estimated that by 2017, over 70% of Internet traffic will come from video. Will you be too late for the party?

If you want to join Farah’s group, search for it on meetup.com. Also, check out her videos at youtube.com/ farahasifa and keep in touch with her on Twitter (twitter. com/farahasif17),Instagram (instagram.com/asiffarah),and Facebook(fb.com/farahasif15).

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Floating Towards Nirvana

Issue No. 3

A lazy day on the Maha Sawat Canal

By Andrew Redwood adredwood@gmail.com

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loating in a small tin canoe in the middle of a lake overflowing with lotus blossoms, it's easy for me to imagine I've attained some sort of naturebased nirvana.

My guide invites me to splash water on the leaves, and the droplets form instant balls of quicksilver, scattering across the palms as if chased by unseen hands. It is so captivating that I have to remind myself that splashing water for extended periods of time is not an adult activity. The only sounds to be heard are the rhythmic swish-swish of our paddles and a dry scraping of leaves against the side of the

boat as we make a slow circuit of the lake.

As would be expected, the path to this particular nirvana is long and arduous. From my native skytrain I make several swift transitions, from foot to khlong, motorcycle taxi to river taxi to songthaew before finding myself at the Thonburi railway station. Once aboard my train the pace eases, and I chat to the farmer opposite me in pigeon Thai before it becomes apparent his pigeon English is considerably better.

Lek is on the way to his mushroom farm after visiting his daughters and Bangkok home, and we both agree that the countryside is a more pleasant way to occupy one's time. The conversation lulls as we pass out of the city, and I soon slip into the meditative lull peculiar to scenery passing by at a steady speed.

A scrambled exit from the train leaves me standing on a

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It’s hard to believe, but in 5 short months, this magazine will have been around for 10 years. We thought it might be fun if we took the next few issues to “flashback” to the first year. This article came all the way from Issue #1 of Bangkok Trader (the original name of the mag) in December 2006. Amazingly, the folks in the article are still around and doing their thing. Also, amazingly, we still have the computer files all the back to that first issue... and we still can’t figure out how they put this thing together! So we’re just sticking it in like the printers received and printed it a decade ago… in glorious black and white!

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deserted track that stretches to infinity in both directions, affording me no clue of where the Maha Sawat canal may be located. Meandering aimlessly, I luckily stumble upon an unexpectedly clear signpost which leads me down a school path and I soon find myself by the canal attempting conversation with some kind folks I spoke to on the phone earlier. I had understood about ten percent of what was said to me on the phone, but sign language and facial expressions work wonders, and before long we have established that I wish to hire a boat.

My guide and driver on this journey is Midnight, a motherly, knowledgeable woman with the smile of someone who spends their life in close contact with nature and wishes for nothing more. She eases the boat into life and my view becomes the sleek prow of a long-tail cutting through a waterborne jungle of lilies, which at times span the entire width of the canal and threaten to clog our meagre propeller. As the path deadends into an impassable mass of vegetation, we turn suddenly into a narrow offshoot and arrive at my Nirvana. A group of women crouch on the floor, packing lotus buds into neat leaf-wrapped parcels that sit in workmanlike piles waiting to be dispatched to unknown markets. I follow a path through tropical vegetation to a pagoda that stretches out into the large, square lake filled with blossoms. We float.

Back on the khlong, we encounter the first of many extraordinary boom fishing nets - four spider-like arms attached to a bamboo crane suspend a broad net in the water, which is then raised by counterweight.

Perhaps the fish in this area are wise to their tricks though, for I never saw more than one in the net's clutches. We draw level to the next pier and step ashore to

find a loose collection of buildings next to a lake, and a woman emerges to greet us.

On hearing my attempts at Thai she launches into a steady stream of explanations about her farm, which judging by her exuberance is a fascinating place. Unfortunately, my language skills let me down and I have to go by body language and the powers of my own observation. It is a rice cracker farm, and from what I can glean she sells at some high class places. The crackers themselves are excellent and come in two main varieties, shrimp and some kind of savoury seed, and I get the opportunity to make my own toppings at a nearby table.

Equally fun is feeding time on the lake, where whole baskets of crackers are tipped in until

the water seethes with catfish fighting for their dues. I'm almost certain catfish are vegetarian, but it would take a great deal of persuasion for me to place so much as a finger into this feeding frenzy.

Our next destination is an orchid lover's dream - row upon row of the beautiful flowers line the grounds, some stunningly pretty from afar, others seemingly understated until closer inspection reveals delicately interwoven colours.

Past the front shop, the farm stretches on to the horizon in neat rows tended by an occasional worker. Midnight tells me it stretches back for 12km, and smiles at my

amazement. A small dog acquaints itself with my leg.

One more stop on this organic magical mystery tour, and it's by far the most enticing. On arrival, the fruit farm table is already laid out with fresh samples of their produce, and I'm invited to tuck in. Feeling greedy being the only one eating, I pack as much goodness away as could be considered polite while attempting conversation with Midnight and my farm hosts.

They grow jackfruit (possibly the best in the world), pineapple, bananas, papaya, mango, a strangely firm variety of cherry I've never encountered and several other

fruit species I cannot name. As we wander the fruit terraces, branches everywhere groan with goodness and I wonder what life would be like out here, tending my orchards by the canal and stuffing the occasional tourist full of produce. Most pleasant, I imagine. They certainly seem very happy, content people, and I thank them so profusely that they load me up with free samples to take away.

If you have a day to spare and wish to see life beside the canals of Bangkok, as it was before the skyscrapers grew and the neon sprang to life, I would thoroughly recommend a trip to Maha Sawat. The jackfruit alone is worth the journey.

For details of tours, call the Maha Sawat agro-tourism centre at 0-3429-7152.

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