Just add other photo of Prachaub, Singha Khon, Prathida and Wanalee, they are great friend and great elephant for the mahout training course.
November 2008 Archives
I just add some photos of lovely family from Sweden Patrik, Janet and their two lovely boy Jonathan, Benjamin in our three day mahout training course during 28-30 of November..
Actually this family is supposed and booked for our three day course on 10-12 of December, but they can not fly any where because of demonstration in Bangkok so they just traveled in the North of Thailand and then changed their travel schedule to join our course during this time.
Any way it seems the trouble in BKK does not give big impact to the camp at all as we have only a couple people postpones their trip not to travel this time and they will come back when every thing is settle down.
I wish this will not last for longer as it will make every thing bad and all mahouts always talks about it. Our life at Thai Elephant Conservation Center and other place are based on tourism.
Stop it.
Riding the mahout (his dad) to the forest early morning.. :(
Try to put on mahout trouser :P seem too big for Benjomin :[
New friend of Jonathan :P
Taking photo with Nay and her mother :P
Help Dady to clean the elephant :P
Actually this family is supposed and booked for our three day course on 10-12 of December, but they can not fly any where because of demonstration in Bangkok so they just traveled in the North of Thailand and then changed their travel schedule to join our course during this time.
Any way it seems the trouble in BKK does not give big impact to the camp at all as we have only a couple people postpones their trip not to travel this time and they will come back when every thing is settle down.
I wish this will not last for longer as it will make every thing bad and all mahouts always talks about it. Our life at Thai Elephant Conservation Center and other place are based on tourism.
Stop it.
Riding the mahout (his dad) to the forest early morning.. :(
Try to put on mahout trouser :P seem too big for Benjomin :[
New friend of Jonathan :P
Taking photo with Nay and her mother :P
Help Dady to clean the elephant :P
In the camp or Northern Thailand is chilly cold in the morning as the cold season is starting, so every where in the North of Thai the weather is dropping.
John and his beloved elephant is taking sun bath in the morning while waiting for the cold elephant bathing show at 09:45 Am.
Prathida she did not want to leave John she always stand next to her mahout.
John and his beloved elephant is taking sun bath in the morning while waiting for the cold elephant bathing show at 09:45 Am.
Prathida she did not want to leave John she always stand next to her mahout.
Just took this video yesterday morning while the mahout of them took their beloved elephants back from the forest for morning bath.
Ai bathing.. from mahout on Vimeo.
Ai bathing.. from mahout on Vimeo.
Just want to say big thank for Peter from Switzerland who comes a long to join our two day mahout training course. This is his fourth time with his beloved elephant " Jojo " :P
This time Peter has short holiday so he just joined our two day course only, but anyway he will be back in the future with his son Louis as told by Peter today before leaving.
Peter is great people, he has a lot of sense of humor and always talking about Joke, especially he can speak Thai a little bit. I think he can speak good Thai, if you stay in Thailand for a little longer and he can learn Thai from Thai people, as Peter is very friendly. May be he is too friendly haaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
Thank anyway Peter. " Poom Pui"
This time Peter has short holiday so he just joined our two day course only, but anyway he will be back in the future with his son Louis as told by Peter today before leaving.
Peter is great people, he has a lot of sense of humor and always talking about Joke, especially he can speak Thai a little bit. I think he can speak good Thai, if you stay in Thailand for a little longer and he can learn Thai from Thai people, as Peter is very friendly. May be he is too friendly haaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
Thank anyway Peter. " Poom Pui"
Continue reading Peter Maag is big friend of Jojo....
It seems Jojo becomes hot topics on the website as I can not stand to show every one how sweet he is.. Many many people ready knows about him.
Today there were several Japanese tourists visited the camp in the morning, some of them are very very pretty looking and and try to touch the elephants. They are scared of touching the elephants, some of them screams like touch cobra or tigers. So I told them to take some photos with Jojo and they are really scared to do it, then they can get rid of their nerve. After that I told them to hug Jojo like we did at the camp and one girl she dared to hug the trunk of Jojo. Jojo he just stand still and looks very photogenic.
This is about Jojo today..I wish you will love it.
Jojo is mojo
(Supat) :P I want to be Jojo!!!!!!!!!!! haaaaaaaa
Today there were several Japanese tourists visited the camp in the morning, some of them are very very pretty looking and and try to touch the elephants. They are scared of touching the elephants, some of them screams like touch cobra or tigers. So I told them to take some photos with Jojo and they are really scared to do it, then they can get rid of their nerve. After that I told them to hug Jojo like we did at the camp and one girl she dared to hug the trunk of Jojo. Jojo he just stand still and looks very photogenic.
This is about Jojo today..I wish you will love it.
Jojo is mojo
(Supat) :P I want to be Jojo!!!!!!!!!!! haaaaaaaa
Paula is riding on her elephant " Look Khang" while the mahout was photographing the tongue of his elephant.. It's pretty easy??
Just added some video of the tourists who just left the camp the day before yesterday in our three day mahout training course..during 25-27 of November 2008..
Mahout Training Course from mahout on Vimeo.
Mahout Training Course from mahout on Vimeo.
I still remember when one of my tourist said about Jojo on the first day, she requested Jojo as her elephant for the three day mahout training course when she first met Jojo..
Vow it's big and the end of the three day she hugged Jojo and said my " Boy"
Personally I really love Jojo as he is big boy and strong, but he is very gentle and calm and he can fit to every one at the camp like little boy, fat or old tourist.
Vow it's big and the end of the three day she hugged Jojo and said my " Boy"
Personally I really love Jojo as he is big boy and strong, but he is very gentle and calm and he can fit to every one at the camp like little boy, fat or old tourist.
Sincerest thank for Paul, Hilary, Valery, Deb, Everlin and other in joining course three day mahout training course during 25-27 of November 2008.
Wanalee with her tourist are walking back to the camp from the forest in the morning.
Adding other photo of blue sky while walking into the forest..
Pang Kod is the most beautiful elephant at the camp as told by experienced mahout at the camp. Her body and appearance is perfect.
Paul and Hilary from England in our three day mahout training course during 25-27 of November..
One thing about Wanalee is she has more beautiful eye lashes than other elephant.. She is very charming elephant at the camp.
Just come back from the forest and add this photo to the blog to keep thing updated.
Just add one more photo on the blog before leaving computer to sleep as I was very tired today and there are about ten emails still unread, but please I am too tired.
This photo I took it while I took the tourists to visit the baby elephants and found there are several children were playing around there and this boy is the beloved son of our mahout here. His name is " Tle" very lovely boy right??
This photo I took it while I took the tourists to visit the baby elephants and found there are several children were playing around there and this boy is the beloved son of our mahout here. His name is " Tle" very lovely boy right??
Ai now he is very healthy and stubborn baby elephant staying around his mother and sometimes he spoils the chicken around the stable.
It was pretty hot today while we went to visit the baby elephant and elephant hospital, I just grab this photo while some tourists enjoyed riding on the elephant on the howdah.
Every day when the shows is finished all elephant have to go into the forest to stay there one night, all mahouts will put the long chain on the neck of their elephants. Pum he told me that it took only one hour to teach Kaew to put on his own neck.
So each elephant has their own talent and skill, some learn thing very quickly and some take a little longer to learn.
So each elephant has their own talent and skill, some learn thing very quickly and some take a little longer to learn.
This can be seen every day at the camp as all mahouts will collect the grasses for their elephants.
Taun is one of my great friend who always meet me at the camp every day, he is one of great mahout who look after Orphaned elephant " Pong " donated from Bangkok since I started working at the camp over ten year ago and I saw his elephant since he is very very little.
I remember very well when I first went to the forest about 9 years ago to collect Pong in the forest and I was hit on my head by the chain of Pong while I was standing other side of elephant and Taun I did know I was there and he threw the chain over the neck of elephant and hit my head. It was painful and still remain in my brain. hhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. It served me???.. How silly I am?? Since there I never stand other side of elephant when the mahout throwing the chain over the head of their elephant.
I remember very well when I first went to the forest about 9 years ago to collect Pong in the forest and I was hit on my head by the chain of Pong while I was standing other side of elephant and Taun I did know I was there and he threw the chain over the neck of elephant and hit my head. It was painful and still remain in my brain. hhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. It served me???.. How silly I am?? Since there I never stand other side of elephant when the mahout throwing the chain over the head of their elephant.
Just came back from the forest to leave the elephants after daily activities done.. Tiam the mahout of Wanalee just put the tail of Valary and every one call her " Mahout Monkey"
Noot the mahout of Prachaub is putting the chain on his elephant in the morning. At the camp all mahouts have to go to the forest to take their elephants back to the camp..
Here photo of Wanna was waiting for her mahout and tourist to take her back to the camp in the morning..
Kham Po disabled elephant under treatment at the elephant hospital, she has abscesses on her left cheek and right front leg. He was in the Elephant Rehabilitation Center which is about 50 Km. away from the camp. Recently she got operation on the abscesses and now our vets provide good care of her at the Elephant Hospital. And the would from operation is getting better and better. Kham Po she was donated to the camp more than ten year and still living happily with deformed leg.
Actually I added this video a couple day ago, but I found some setting when I uploaded on vimeo.com which give me standard view and now I found how to make a better quality. I wish you will love it.
Collect Ai and his mother in the forest with their mahout. from mahout on Vimeo.
Collect Ai and his mother in the forest with their mahout. from mahout on Vimeo.
Jojo is one of most attractive elephant at the camp, there are a couple elephants really love hime like Wanna, Prachaub and Pang Kod. I am very jealous of him.
Now this baby elephant is one month old stays with her mother at Thai Elephant Conservation Center and under care of experienced mahouts and vets nearby the elephant hospital.
This sick elephants has abscess one on their right leg and other one on her left seek are enjoying eating the rice that we give them every day. All elephants love to eat rice with shells and it gives elephant more energy.
I gave up painting when I realize that elephant does paining better than mine.
Just bought new HD camcorder recently from internet with very good price and then rushed to the forest to test it.
As I really want to work every day to show every one what is happening at Thai Elephant Conservation Center.. I wish every one will enjoy watching the video every day at home.
Video test on new camcorder. from mahout on Vimeo.
As I really want to work every day to show every one what is happening at Thai Elephant Conservation Center.. I wish every one will enjoy watching the video every day at home.
Video test on new camcorder. from mahout on Vimeo.
Hi every one I am still working and will try to add photo on the website every day.. It 's very busy over here as it's high season in the North of Thailand.. Every day there are so many tourists visited the camp every day for a day trip and I have about ten tourists in three day course every day. So I will not take any day off till the beginning of January as I do not want to miss to meet every one who booked the course already. Hopefully I will see every one here.
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:P
It's very common to see this truck running at the camp every day. Taking this picture while walking to the elephant cemetery this evening..
Dr. Onn and Wendy have been visiting and joining our mahout training course every year so far and this time is their 4st times with us. So this time they brought their lovely sons and daughter in law to join our course too.
So I arranged them six day course with the same elephant of last year Prachaub is Dr. Onn and Wanalee for Wendy. I think they love the way we are looking elephants and they love to visit our old friends mahout.
Here is some video that I took for Dr Onn's camera.
Dr. Onn and his family in six day course from mahout on Vimeo.
So I arranged them six day course with the same elephant of last year Prachaub is Dr. Onn and Wanalee for Wendy. I think they love the way we are looking elephants and they love to visit our old friends mahout.
Here is some video that I took for Dr Onn's camera.
Dr. Onn and his family in six day course from mahout on Vimeo.
After taking off the mahout 's suit, we can not recognize this guy is working as the mahout who always makes every one happy. John has been working at the Thai Elephant Conservation Center since we initiated the camp about sixteen years ago. One of the vet who was retired from his job told me that he saw John since he was a little boy at the Elephant Rehabilitation Center at Baan Pang Lah where our current camp was there before.
Continue reading Photos of John and his tourists...
Just finished added latest video of the Floating Candle and Lantern Ceremony at Thai Elephant Conservation Center. All ceremony and celebration was done by the mahouts and their family. We quite have small Celebration, but in main tourist attraction like in Chiang Mai, Sukhothai and Bangkok might be very big celebration.
This time actually I planed to be in Chiang Mai with my HD camcorder and DSLR, but my camcorder is being shipped to Thailand, I think I will get it within one week.
Second Video of Floating Candle Ceremony.. from mahout on Vimeo.
This time actually I planed to be in Chiang Mai with my HD camcorder and DSLR, but my camcorder is being shipped to Thailand, I think I will get it within one week.
Second Video of Floating Candle Ceremony.. from mahout on Vimeo.
Here is some video of Floating Candle Ceremony at Thai Elephant Conservation Center last night, our tourists in three day course also joined this ceremony with the mahouts and their families. This ceremony includes Floating Candle at the lake and release the Lantern to the sky, every one who joined this ceremony they made wish on this things and floated the bad lucks to the river and released it to the sky.
And some Thai people they make apology to the goddess of the river what they have done to the river.
I took the tourists to join this festival last night and every one has great time with the mahout community. In Chiang Mai they held big ceremony, but in the camp we just make it small and special, we have Karaoke and some mahouts sang a songs last night to make this festival wonderful.
I make wish for every one too when I float the Candle and the lantern.
Floating Candle Ceremony at Thai Elephant Conservation Center. from mahout on Vimeo.
And some Thai people they make apology to the goddess of the river what they have done to the river.
I took the tourists to join this festival last night and every one has great time with the mahout community. In Chiang Mai they held big ceremony, but in the camp we just make it small and special, we have Karaoke and some mahouts sang a songs last night to make this festival wonderful.
I make wish for every one too when I float the Candle and the lantern.
Floating Candle Ceremony at Thai Elephant Conservation Center. from mahout on Vimeo.
John is cheekiest mahout at the camp.. He is very funny mahout and has a lot of sense of humor, I think many people already know him very well, if you have been at the camp before. John always makes every one happy at the camp.
I wish this photos will make you happy and have great day.
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I wish this photos will make you happy and have great day.
:P
Found a nice spot for Prathida this morning after finished drink of water.. It was pretty chilly cool as you can see stream from the water as the background.
It seems the weather is changing and dropping very quickly, we can see the dews remained on the top on the grasses in the morning while are are coming back to the camp. The darkness at night falls very early in the evening and still dark at six O' clock.
I really hate this season as I like to be under the blanket as long as I can, but my work won't let me wake up late. But this season is great for photography as the light in the morning is perfect.
I really hate this season as I like to be under the blanket as long as I can, but my work won't let me wake up late. But this season is great for photography as the light in the morning is perfect.
Went to visit Baby elephant this evening and took some shot of her, today it seems the weather is very chilly cold. The weather in North of Thailand is dropping quickly, this morning is pretty chilly while we were going to pick up the elephant.
Now our cool and dry season is starting till the end of February.
Now our cool and dry season is starting till the end of February.
Some mahout at the camp always talks very loudly to his elephant, but actaully they are very kind to his elephant. Like this mahout he looks after his elephant long time ago and now his elephant is getting older and the digestion system of his elephant is poorer so he has to feed his elephant with soft and gentle banana so every day he has to take banana for his elephant in the morning.
This wood carving of elephants has been at the camp more than ten year done by artist at the camp.
