How to grow vegetables on Koh Phangan: the easy way

Seeds: Lettuce, Hoary Basil, Amarenth, Morning Glory, Bok choi

Growing vegetables and herbs in 3 steps:

1) Buy organic fertilizer and seeds at the organic shop. It is located in Thongsala between the food market and Tesco Lotus. The fertilizer costs 40 baht, the seeds 100 baht for 5.

I bought Lettuce, Hoary Basil, Amarenth, Morning Glory, Bok Choi.
Morning Glory takes 3 weeks to be "happy, happy" as the man in the shop said. Other vegetables take 2 months to harvest.

(you can also buy Basil seeds at the supermarket, these are used for Thai desserts. Check out the nuts and seeds section. The amount is a lot more than from the organic shop. And they grow just as perfect)

2) I first used an egg carton as a seed starter. But next time I think I will skip this part. Instead I will use the plastic water bottle right away.
Cut the top of a large  plastic water bottle, fill this with sandy island soil, put the seeds just a few millimeters under the soil, and at last add the fertilizer on top of it.
And water the seeds.

3) Water the seeds daily. Don't ever let them dry out.

4) My first trial is with Morning Glory and Basil. After a month the Morning Glory has not fully grown, so I think I need to put it in the ground.

Happy farming!

Koh Phangan: Chinese Temple / Kuan Yin Shrine

Overlooking Chaloklum Bay

Beauty in its simplicity

I was having lunch in a restaurant between Shritanu and Chao Pao and as I looked around I thought how beautifully it was decorated. Just some colourful scarfs and fabrics knotted with ropes on wooden beams is all you need.

I would love to create a sala in this style. It would be such a nice space to do yoga, to share a meal, to dance, make music, simply to craft and to create!

Korean Food = Happy Food: Bibimbap

My Korean friend loves to cook. And I love to eat :-) 

Last night was our Bibimbap night. 

I am such a lucky chicky! 

Thank you, 

감사합니다 !

Amanda Palmer: The art of asking

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Last evening a friend told me about Powa meditation and this morning it was the first thing I had in mind even before I had opened my eyes. After having surfed about Powa for an hour or so I stumbled upon Amanda Palmer on Youtube. She is an artist/ musician with her own way of living, seeing and experiencing. I was very touched by her story about life and people. Watch it, it is worth the 10 minutes!

She also summarised what it means to "ask" people for something. I too find it difficult to ask people for help and what she said was spot on. Amanda's view is refreshing and I learned that asking and trusting goes hand in hand.

Amanda Palmer:

"Through the very act of asking people, I connected with them. And when you connect with them, people want to help you.

"It is not easy to ask, asking makes you vulnerable"

-Asking is about trust-.

Sea finds: Sepia

On a quiet Saturday morning I was strolling along the beach and found a lot of food for my friend's parrot. Sepia is rich in minerals.

It was on Koh Ma - Mae Haad. But don't be surprised if there is nothing left anymore :-)

Koh Phangan

I have arrived.

I am home.

Koh Phangan.

My island.

A Thai version of Bali. 

Or is Bali an Indonesian version of Koh Phangan? ;-)

It has changed immensely in 4 years.

  I am here to stay for awhile.