LiCatCh Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Does anyone know of an English-speaking Buddhism study/discussion/meditation group in Chiang Rai? or if any of the local teachers in monasteries or temples give talks in English? If this is not happening here, is anyone interested in starting a group up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 LiCatCh Hopefully someone has sent you a PM with information on the ongoing cycling group and maybe even where to look for meditation classes. I’m more of a lone wolf than a group person, so can’t really help with the group stuff. If by some sad chance no one has been forthcoming let me at least extend to you a warm welcome to our sleepy little forum. Sometimes people actually answer posts but it may take a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiCatCh Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Yes I have received two messages and thank you for the welcome. I am looking to move to the area soon, maybe when the monsoon rains die down. Thanks again Li Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderr Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Does anyone know of an English-speaking Buddhism study/discussion/meditation group in Chiang Rai? or if any of the local teachers in monasteries or temples give talks in English? If this is not happening here, is anyone interested in starting a group up? Here is the best meditation place i've found. It's so nice and quiet there. http://www.thongsuk.org/contact.php not sure if he can speak English but good to try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Does anyone know of an English-speaking Buddhism study/discussion/meditation group in Chiang Rai? or if any of the local teachers in monasteries or temples give talks in English? If this is not happening here, is anyone interested in starting a group up? Here is the best meditation place i've found. It's so nice and quiet there. http://www.thongsuk.org/contact.php not sure if he can speak English but good to try Your link doesn't seem to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianmarinus Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 http://chiangraigms.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Not exactly a Chiang Rai community event but did anyone else notice the news about our local Norwegian roller-skiers making the trip all the way from Chiang Rai to Pattaya on their roller-skis? I’m sure most of us have seen at least one of these guys, shirtless, skiing on the side of the road as we drive around Rai. An amazing physical effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krobert6 Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 I see plenty of events happening in Chiang Rai - who organises these? where is the best place to keep up to date with whatis on (apart from the banners accross the street)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Did anyone attend the Singha Mountain Bike Thailand Open 2012, right here in Chiang Rai? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Not exactly a community event but another good writeup in the Nation about Chiang Rai that doesn’t include drugs or murder. The article is copied below. Singha plans agro-tourist site in Chiang Rai Kwanchai Rungfapaisarn The Nation January 21, 2013 1:00 am Singha Corporation will spend over Bt200 million this year in turning its 8,000-rai Boon Rawd Farm in Chiang Rai, which boasts extensive barley, tea and fruit plantations, into a tourist attraction and estate with 20 poolside villas worth Bt100 million. At the end of last year the farm's name was changed to Singha Park to highlight the area as a new agro-tourism destination with a farm tour that is seeing 300-400 visitors a day in the trial stage. Attendance is expected to rise to about 1,000 by the next high season from November-February. The 120-seat Phupirom restaurant will move into a nearby location within the farm and be expanded to 300 seats, while the old restaurant area will undergo a major facelift as a teahouse. About a 30-minute drive from downtown Chiang Rai on Den Ha-Dong Mada Road, Singha Park is hard to miss thanks to the giant lion sculpture that guards its entrance. Established in 1983, the park grounds cover four districts of Chiang Rai and are home to a 2,600-rai rubber tree plantation, 600-rai tea plantation, 50-rai jujube orchard and 30-rai barley field. There are also gardens for strawberries, star fruit, mushrooms and salad vegetables. Ittikorn Banjobdee, manager of the managing director's office, said last week that Singha tried to raise barley as a fermentable ingredient for its beer, but due to the short winter and unpredictable weather, the quality and quantity weren't satisfactory. "What we produce now is used for malted drinks and health foods. The highest output of the farm today is oolong tea. Set up around 2003, our tea factory is the largest in Southeast Asia and can make about 15 tonnes of Chinese oolong Jin Xuan (oolong 12) tea a month and it all goes to Taiwan and China," he said. The company is starting to penetrate the Middle East and European markets for its oolong tea. "We are also planning to set up an agricultural educational centre at our farm to give visitors enriched knowledge about tea," he said The company was promoting the agricultural industry at its park by commercialising fresh and processed fruits produced by the farm, such as jujubes, star fruits, mulberries and strawberries. Last week the first 200-kilogram lot of fresh jujubes was shipped to Villa Supermarket for sale its Bangkok branches. The farm can produce about 25 tonnes of fresh jujube fruit per week. "We have processed our fresh fruits into juices and jams and they are now selling at our farm under the Boon Rawd Farm brand. The processed products will be sold in other retail outlets in Chiang Rai and beyond," he said. Singha Park was developed from the concept of Santi Bhirombhakdi, president of Singha Corporation, to make agriculture, nature and the community all co-exist. Santi also wants to make the farm a tourist magnet in Chiang Rai that everybody can access. "We expect Singha Farm to increase its revenue of about Bt100 million last year up to Bt500 million-Bt600 million within three years, of which 60 per cent will come from tourism and 40 per cent from the agricultural business," he said. Singha Farm employs about 500 workers, mostly locals from the province. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toybits Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Meng Rai Maharaj Fair will be held from the 26th of January to the 04th of February at the runway of the Old Airport of Chiang Rai. Tents are already being set up. Should be interesting. I wonder if it will be anything like the 750th Anniversary of the Founding of Chiang Rai (last year's event). Will be visiting to look for nice souvenirs. I hope they will have a parade like they did last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toybits Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 The International Cycling Competition Starts sometime this week. Unfortunately, There are no details as of yet. Will post details as I receive them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toybits Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 I asked Fat Free Bike Shop for schedule of the International MTB Challenge 2013. They have the info on their FB page fatfreebikeshop. BTW, the race will be held over this coming weekend 9th and 10th of February. Two stages will be held each day. This is going to be rather challenging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toybits Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Details of the 14th Chiang Rai International MTB (Mountain Biking) Challenge 2013 Route SS1 Morning of 9 February 08:00 Start from Rim Kok Resort (Free Run – meaning not part of the race – more like a warm up) total distance of 15.2 km to the starting point of SS1 which is at the Akha Foundation (Mulaniti Sangsarn Akha) on Route 1211 (Ban Nong Mor which is along the Denha – Dongmada Road). 09:00 Start of Stage 1 at the Akha Foundation on off road trail. International Class will end Stage 1 at will end at the Lam Nam Kok National Park – Huai Mak Liam hotspring (approx 30 km). Sports Class will end at Wat Doi Hang Nai (dist 18.3 km). Thereafter, the Sports Class division will cycle (free run style) a distance of 15.4 km to the Lam Nam Kok National Park – Huai Mak Liam hotspring. Lunch at Lam Nam Kok National Park – Huai Mak Liam hotspring. SS2 Afternoon 9 February 2013 13:00 h. Start of stage 2 International and Sports division will start from the Lam Nam Kok National Park – Huai Mak Liam hotspring, cross the hanging bridge over the Kok River and end at Ban Ruammitr village (9.7 km). Thereafter, the International participants will ride an elephant and carry their bicycles across the river to the Mae Kok Foundation. They will transfer into longtail boats with their bicycles back to the Rim Kok Resort Hotel. SS 3 Morning of 10 February 2013 07:30 h. Start from Rim Kok Resort (Free Run – meaning not part of the race – more like a warm up) total distance of 7.4 km to the starting point of Stage 3 which is at Wat Phrathat Jom Sak. The race will start from Wat Phrathat Jom Sak and end at Nam Tok Huai Mae Sai (Huai Mae Sai waterfall) on dirt track. International Class – 40.4 km Sports Class – 35.0 km. Lunch at Huai Mae Sai Waterfall SS 4 Afternoon of 10 February 2013 12:30 h. Start of Stage 4 at Huai Mae Sai Waterfall and end at the junction before reaching Ruammitr village. Total distance of 9.0 km. Free run back to the Rim Kok Resort hotel (total distance of 13.0 km) after the race for souvenir medal and group photograph. 18:00 h. Awarding ceremony and farewell buffet dinner at Rim Kok Resort poolside. 20:30 End of activities. INTERNATIONAL CLASS CLASS A1 15-20 yrs MALE CLASS A2 21-30 yrs MALE CLASS A3 31-40 yrs MALE CLASS A4 41-50 yrs MALE CLASS A5 51 yrs above MALE CLASS B 15 yrs above FEMALE SPORT CLASS CLASS C1 15 above MALE CLASS C2 15 above FEMALE CLASS C3 Below 14yrs MALE & FEMALE Cash prize (Exclusively for International Division). First place - 3,000 Baht. Second place - 2,000 baht. Third place – 1,000 Baht. Registration fee: Thai Nationals 1,000 Baht. International Participants 3,000 Baht. For more details, please call 089-755-4676 or 053 - 740088 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyd1 Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Jet Ski water-cross races going on at Chiang Rai Rajabhat University lake, May 11th and 12th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyd1 Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Farm Festival on the Hill, Singha Park, Nov 13-17 The five-day festival includes a farm tour (from 10am-4pm), beer garden surrounded by hills, concert in a tea field, loy krathong celebration, market selling fresh produce and international restaurants. Concert tickets are available at the door. Don't miss Singha Mountain Bike Thailand Open 2013 on Nov 16th Singha Park, Boon Rawd Farm, 99 Moo 1, Ban Mae Korn, Chiang Rai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Farm Festival on the Hill, Singha Park, Nov 13-17 The five-day festival includes a farm tour (from 10am-4pm), beer garden surrounded by hills, concert in a tea field, loy krathong celebration, market selling fresh produce and international restaurants. Concert tickets are available at the door. Don't miss Singha Mountain Bike Thailand Open 2013 on Nov 16th Singha Park, Boon Rawd Farm, 99 Moo 1, Ban Mae Korn, Chiang Rai Worth a visit anytime but even better when they put on an event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my friend I Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Air and Bike Festival December 4 - 7 Old Airport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianmarinus Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Earlier today but there will be alot more bikes in the evening - and Carabao will deliver the music. http://s1132.photobucket.com/user/thaiBrian/library/thaiBrian001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyd1 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Our very own football team, Chiang Rai United (Thai Premier League, TPL) kicks off the season at there stadium near international airport. Games are exciting and the beer is cold. We have a new line up of outstanding players and have a coach that is second to none . Now we see how Buriram and Bangkok teams do against us now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerangutang Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Thanks for the mention of the football/soccer game. I've never been to a professional one. May give it a go tomorrow. There are a couple young volunteer worker guys staying at my place, a Slovakian and a Russian. I'll see if they want to go also. Sounds like fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Richard Barrows twitter today has some nice aerial shots of him ariving over Chiangrai. It seems there is a Zip Line at the Singha place south of town which got a shot and there is a mention of a Mountain Bike event so now we know why VF has been practicing hard all year. Of course as that is near the earthquakes you may get shaken a bit on the zip line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgphuket Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 This topic is a little outdated. Anything coming up in Aug? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 The Queen's Birthday is in August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 The Queen's Birthday is in August. That has gone...but the sun will set tonight Events made by yourself are the best one. Where and when is the party cgphucket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Kepinwosh Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 If I knew there is this forum, there is a Blessing Chiang Rai this evening .. but it's already finished. Up coming will be the Triathlon of CRICS. Looks lik there is this monthly picnic at the Singha Park. U might find the flyers at Doi Chang opp. the CR 1st church :> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toybits Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Farm Festival at Rai Boon Rawd 2014 will be from the 26th to 31st of November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerangutang Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Farm Festival at Rai Boon Rawd 2014 will be from the 26th to 31st of November.Directions to it? thanks. Is 'Rawd' a tap sap for 'road' ? note: 'tap sap' is a Thai word for 'Thai word taken from another language', like guest house or clinic or rim. 'Rot mae' (Thai word for bus) is also a tap sap. 'Rot' is the Thai word for vehicle. If you look at the Thai spelling, there's a silent 'L' at the end of 'mae', indicating the word came from 'mail'. It would fit that the first buses Thais ever saw were mail trucks..... In a round-about way, the Thai word for cat, 'meow' is also a tap sap. I've put together a compilation of tap sap (several hundred) but I can't mention its details here because of forum rules banning self-promotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Where would the world be without creative self-promoters, artfully skirting the rules and thumbing their noses at authority? I am assuming you do indeed know where Rai Boon Rawd is, considering how long you have lived here, but needed an opener for the other bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthedarkside Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Time to weed out the last 4 less than friendly posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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