The Legend of Thai Ski Trip (5-7 Jan 06)

Finally, my 2-week winter holiday is going to pass through. Today, it seems to be the last day for this long vacation and also the national holiday called Seijinnohi or Coming-of-Age Day (หรือเรียกเป็นไทย ก็อาจบอกว่า วันที่บรรลุนิติภาวะ นั่นเอง). The holiday honours and celebrates young people who reach the age of 20 years anytime between April 2nd of the previous year and April 1st of the current year. It is specified in the Japanese Civil Code as the age at which adulthood is attained. In reality this means that you are given the right to vote, smoke and drink alcohol. Today, it will be also the starter day for me to change the mode to the real world of laboratory and study.



After my topic is gonna be changed to a story of Seijin no Hi, I want to dedicate today's blog to An Annual Ski Trip for Thai Students in Japan 2006. Around 75 students from Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya, Yokohama, and Hiroshima had participated this big event at Hakuba Goryu&47 ski field in Nagano. This was my first time joining lots of Thai friends to go skiing, not only as a member of the trip but also as one of Kansai organizing team. It could be definitely said that this year's trip was extremely successful more than our expectation due to several reasons. Eventhough lots of troubles about the bus schedule and hotel reservation occured because of so damn poor cooperation of the ORION tour, it hardly influenced our well-prepared activities.

...Thanks to every members for your great cooperation...

...Thanks to all organizers for your wonderful management...

...Thanks to all group leaders for your kind teaching...

This was my 5th experience for ski and also my most favourite ski trip. Thanks a lot to Obasan (owner) at Sejour Mint resort hotel for your great dinner and breakfast, and also your warm and kind hospitality. (Sorry for other Kansai members who had to move to Elmonte hotel which is relatively much poorer)

DAY1... Ski Lesson

Golf (A junior from Todai) and I spent almost all day teaching our group first-experience members at the beginning course. Both of us left the group to take a Gondola at 4pm and then joined other friends by accident up there. The weather was not that good for the first day.

Special words to Group C สีฟ้า members

N'Ai - You are the best student. so sorry that I didnot take care of you when you went skiing on Intermediate course. Next time, you will be an expert.

N'Mook - Well-done. no need for a triangle posture because you already skipped the level to a parallel. You made our group for a BOO-BEE award. ล้มแล้วลุกไม่ขึ้นเนี่ย น่าจะรู้สาเหตุนา

N'Ping- If you legs were alright, I think you also can do it. เล่นสกีไม่ล้ม ไม่เป็นแน่นอนจ้า

P'Tik- The age is just a number....:)

N'Toey- You also can ski very fast ... You might be the second.

N'Tong- Don't feel giving up

Golf- Thanks a lot for your help teaching our members. You are such a good teacher.

Touch & the gang- Why did you guys change to play snowboard instead??...eiei

Our Sky Blue group members

Day 2... Ski Competition

Our group made the 5th prize from six teams...A BOO_BEE Award
Otsukaresama our representatives...Golf (Head), Touch, N'Toey, and N'Mook

After finishing the competition in the morning session, I brought our members including other groups taking a Gondola to ski another beginning course at the top of the hill. The weather was pretty good today, so P'oh, P'Mai, Nong and I decided to climb up to the peak. It was wonderful .. Let's say such a GORGEOUS view but a bit tiring. There were couple little images of Buddha up there and also a bell. It is 1,676 m at the peak.

The gang at the peak of Hakuba Goryu

So relaxing at the peak...

Then, we changed the course from Goryu to 47 and slided our skis through Intermediate and Advanced courses. Then, we were back at Goryu to join other friends. We finally quit a plan to do a night ski because our legs became extremely tired.

So embarassing

.....my legs was 180 degree due to backward skiing during skiing downhill back to the base...

DAY3... Free Time Skiing

We headed to Gondola first to ski downhill on 47 course like yesterday and our aim was a steak menu at the restaurant at the base of 47 hill. The weather of DAY3 was so bad. It was snowing continuously all day. We hardly noticed further than 10 meters from the spot we were but we still kept continuing with our remain power to ski as much as we can.

This trip, my ski skill was much improved with new posture such as backward skiing. Next time, I might change to try snowboarding... Really wanna know which one is more suitable to me.

Thanks to our gang for your nice ski partners.
Oh-sama- Smart snowboarder...
Noomai- Awesome snowboard jumping..
Nong- Good fan ski partner..
Lar- Crazy and ปากดี ski player.
Taweii- Oodaijini for you ankle.
Punpun- Backward ski traning parter. เสียใจด้วยที่ไม่ได้ถ่ายวีดีโอเก็บไว้ อิอิ
Skilover- Telephonerism....
Poy-chan- Why didn't you come with us on the last day??
And others..............................you guys are also cool!!!!!!!!!!

BYE BYE

See You in Thai Ski Trip 2007