Standing Tall

After another year we are finally starting to see the shape of things to come. Eighteen months of care an attention have proved to be a great success and the trees are starting to look like rubber trees.

After the initial clearing of land and careful planting it just took a little fertilizer and water to get to this stage of growth.

Trimming the lower branches enables the nutrients to reach the upper parts of the tree which ensures a faster growth, once you can't reach the branches any more you don't need to trim them further. Simply a little fertilizer every few months to help strengthen the growth and a lot of sun is all that is needed from here on in.

It is great to finally see the straight lines that will in another four years provide a 20 + year crop of rubber.

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The Thai Festival Battersea Park London

This one-day spectacular attracts over 15,000 visitors and has been running for over 12 years. The Thai Festival provides an exciting insight into Thailand and its culture. Thai restaurants will showcase traditional Thai dishes prepared on the spot by chefs from Thai restaurants nationwide. There will be plenty of Thai beer and Thai wine to help refresh your palette. Supermarket stalls will be supplying all the ingredients you need to take away and recreate dishes at home. Browse the Thai handicraft stands for shopping and creative demonstrations. And last but not least, stunning performances of Thai national dance staged throughout the day, creating an a true Thai ambiance.

The Thai Festival is a wonderful family day out and is the perfect opportunity to experience a taste of Thailand in the heart of the capital.

Battersea Park, London
Sunday 25th July 2010
11am - 8pm

The Thai Festival Ealing Common London

The Thai Festival comes to Ealing Common, bringing an authentic taste of South East Asian finery in association with the Thai Festival Organisation (TFO).

With over dozens of Thai craft stalls as well as Thai classical dancing, a Thai music circle, Thai Boxing demonstrations and Buddhist Temple exhibition, take the time to discover the heart of Thailand’s ancient culture and history. Moreover, the festival promises to entertain the whole family, with ornate fruit and vegetable carving, as well as face painting for younger enthusiasts.

Ealing Common, London
Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th June 2010 11am - 6pm

Little Rubber Plantation

The saplings were sown 6 months ago and after the initial worry of how many would survive, it turned out that only 10 plants found life a little hard in the hot sun and gave up the will to live. Luckily we had 50 spare so they were soon forgotton.

This is the saplings at 8 months old about 6ft high and starting to look like trees. Still hard to imagine that they will be 78 ft tall one day. This picture was taken by our cousin Anne on her last visit to the village. 6 years and counting!

Call Thailand for 1p minute

We've started to have a few problems with the last cheap number we gave out. Here's a more reliable one that costs 1p per minute to call Thai mobile or landline. Skype is free too but if you don't Skype then give this one a try.
0844 861 25 25 (only one pence per minute)

Thailand Cheaper Than UK

The cost of calling Thailand is now as low as half a pence per minute. Six years ago when I first used to call my friend in Thailand I was paying 96p a minute through our local telephone provider Kingston Communications. They probably still won't be far off that now! but that's what a local monopoly does for people. I soon learned about another provider called One Tel who I could get access to who would connect me for about 39p per minute. Being a bit nieve was quite happy with my 10 minute £3.90 phone calls and it took a while before I finally found 25p / 15p / 10p / 5p / calls and eventually 2p calls. When I found 1p I thought we would never find anything better - well we have now found half a pence per minute calls to Thailand.

Just call: 0844 2009898 and then listen to the prompt.

It's approximately 5919.32 miles, from London to Bangkok - and costs only half a pence a minute to call from a landline to a mobile. I can tallk to Thailand for 1 hour which would cost me the same as calling my brother in London for one minute. Fantastic - but shocking!
Did I say: it's approximately 5919.32 miles, from London to Bangkok - and costs only half a pence a minute to call from a landline to a mobile? Hope it helps.