Attitude of the Samuiian : Past & Present

I have a dream...One day I will go back to live there. So, I am collecting the ideas to make the small houses around the coconut palms which my grandpa and grandma planted. Try not cut them down like the other resort did. They don't know how long a coconut palm grow until it could give benefit. In the past , people in Samui did only the coconut orchards for living. There are many coconut palms in Samui then it was the reputation of anyone in Thailand who was mention to Samui that "The land of Coconuts"

People that believed if you were a rich family , you should have a big coconut orchard in the inner land of Samui where you could find water and plain field to grow your young palms. But if you were a poor one , you couldn't afford to buy the nice flat land to grow many coconut palms just only the rocky hillside along beaches where were harder to do the orchard and got the benefit of coconuts lesser.

Unfortunately, my Gandpa and Grandma are the poor couple. They had owned only these sandy+rocky lands along the small cape called "Nan" or in Thai "Laem Nan" where is the edge of Lamai beach to Chaweng beach far beyond.

Who will know? Since the developpers came to our island , they were impressed to the scenery and fresh air of Samui. So, they asked for buying many sea front lands to build the hotels. Then the poor and rich are switch to each other. My Grandparents' lands are being cost higher and higher. It's a pity , only if they are still alive through their hard years to present , they might be more convenient. Now people who have owned sea front lands are the developpers , not Samui people anymore. There are only a few groups spread around beaches in Samui to do their own rental houses for foreigners. My family is one of them. Mam a and Papa have gone back to live in Samui for 5 years. After living in Bangkok for more than 30 years, it's the good time to rest and live in their own heritage. We are doing a rental business as same as other who are mostly our folkins. Luckily, these lands are separated from the noisy Lamai beachfront and still have a fishing spot that my Papa can go fishing some times in the early morning.

"Pang-Kwai" Rocky area at the edge cape Laem Nan where the fishermen always look for fresh seafood by night.

Take Care,

Nok

Samui's Quiet beach

Early in the morning, I walk along the quiet beach on the left side is a small cape called "Laem Nan" where fishermen go fishing at dawn. Can't believe it is a part of Lamai beach, one of the well-known beaches of Samui. Where you can go fishing along the rocks and snokeling to discover the young reef area underneath your feet.

My parents have the houses spreaded around the coconut , jackfruit , papaya , banana , lansat, marian plum , etc. Samui borned family runs business on their own land. Which is only the coconut orchard and still being like that. All clients can grow their own plant and pick some fruits for free, just asking "Mama" for permittion , (she's always said OK.!)

While the empty land , we cropped peanut farm for eating in house. The mountainside grove located in front of houses with balconies for relaxing with your own sunset view.

Walking up and down on the road everyday takes exhausted. Driving car is more exciting because the slope is so steep.

Time to go ,

nok

CHANSUWAN VILLA
208/19-21 Laem Nan , Lamai Beach , T.Maret , Koh Samui , Surathani 84310 THAILAND.
Tel : 085-3465320 (Nok)
email : sarunpak@gmail.com