Some of you have probably visited Nana Plaza in Bangkok or have at least read my post regarding the history and future of Nana Plaza. Well in that post I told you about the declining business in Nana Plaza last year and continuing into this year. It seems that the major owners in Nana Plaza have decided to protect themselves by diversifying.

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On Sept,16th I went to check the news like I usually do everyday from teenee.com, one of my favourite Thai websites. I was shocked with the news about the Airplane crash in Phuket.

OMG…it’s the most horrible and sad news for me about the accident in Thailand since Tsunami happened in December, 2004. Especially since it happened in the traveling season which has just started now…

I remember when the Tsunami happened on that time I started to work at BNH Hospital not even one month yet. And on that day my schedule for work was from 8 o’clock till 4 o’clock in the afternoon but I have to stay until midnight because emergency cases from south of Thailand were referred to some hospitals in Bangkok including where I worked because not enough medical care, support, doctors, nurses and also some of them have to have a big surgery in the proficient hospital.

Sine then until now I still remember about how saddened I was because of the circumstances in front of me never fade away. Some of them lost their child or the child can’t find their mom and dad. How painful for those people either from the cut and wound or inside their mind that no one can reach. Especially the latter painfulness have to take so much time and who will know how long it will take to accept that they’re departed.

I feel really sorry for all families, friends, husband, wife, father, mother or whoever lose your loved one from this Airplane crash. Even some of them are survivors, but might take a long time to recover from the wound and especially their mind to be better as before. And who will know how long it will take? One month, one year or even ten years from now…but for somebody can stay last long forever…

No one wants the accident like this happen and also no one can prevent against the fortune. But so many things that we can do for protect are whatever you want to do please establish yourself and be remain in carefully, build the goodness, love and be in unity and then the society and everything will be better.

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This is just a quick update of what I have found this morning for updates on the status of injured passengers from flight OG269. Eight of them in Siriroj Phuket Hospital, 6 Thai and 2 foreigners and also at Krungthep-Phuket Hospital:

1.Miss Jones Beethan,22 UK burned 55% ,both eyes closed and on Oxygen

2.Mr.Chirstopher Cooley,UK Pneumohaemothorax and on chest drainage

3. Mr.Thibaud Joseph Lamere Frence, right hip and left leg broke ,on oxygen

4.นางสาวอรศิลป์ แสงบุญเรือง , 27 Thai fracture for both femur ,had abdominal surgery for liver suture and splenectomy ,on oxygen

5. นายชัยณรงค์ มหาแร่ burned 38% and on oxygen

There are additionally 5 more patients with just small injuries waiting for the Embassy coordinate.

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Here is a list of deaths that has been released so far in the Phuket crash of flight OG269. This is just a partial list out of 89 deaths as they are still trying to identify bodies. This list was posted at 00:26 GMT on September 17, 2007 at Mthai.com

1.น.ส.จิรนุช สุวรรณรัฐ

2.นายธีรยุทธ มโนรักชินาคอน

3.นายคฑา กาญจนาสุธา

4.น.ส.เพิ่งบุญ รัตนดิลก ณ ภูเก็ต

5.นายเจษฎา เดชะกุล

6.นางสิริรัตน์ ทับทานี

7.นายอภิชัย พรหมพิทักษ์กุล

8.นางศิริพัฒน์ จิตจำนงค์

9.นายธนวุฒิ สายเขียว

10.นายสินชัย ฉายอรุณ

11.นายชวพล บุญมีชัย

12.น.ส.คณินนาฎ มาตรเมือง

13.น.ส.บุษกร สวนเจริญ

14.นายแพทย์รัฐ รัตนพล

15.น.ส.ชนิดา ภัทรวรกุล

16.นายฉกาจ กุลวณิชย์

17.นางศุภลักษณ์ เชื้ออิง

18.นางมัลลิกา โกยสินธ์

19.นายสัญญา พรมอารักษ์

20.นายสมโภชน์ สังคพงศ์

21.นางสิริพุทธ จิตจำนงค์

22.MR.Adelharlt Andress Wenner

23.นายอภิชัย เรืองรอง

24. MR.Ariff (Pilot)

25. นายมนตรี กมลรัตนชัย (Co-Pilot)

26. น.ส.ชานิดา ภัทรวรกุล (Air Hostess)

27. น.ส.กนกกร พัตตันภิรมย์ (Air Hostess)

28. นายพิชยา วงศ์วันดี (Steward)

29.MR.Abdolvacool Pourmer Hossein

30.MR.Manef Jacquos

31.MR.Micheal Joseph Falcong

32.MR.Menbi Safaeet abrizi Mohammac

33.MR.Woronoff Stefanmark

34.MR.Mullery Brian Gordon

35.MR.Philippe Brigeard

36.MR.Pourmehr Mahmoud

Please join me in praying for these victims and their families.

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Two additional survivors not listed in the previous post:

Mr. Danny Savitri admitted to Vachira Phuket Hospital

Mr. Brent Alexius Boerkamp admitted to Phuket International Hospital

Vachira Phuket Hospital +66 7636-1234

Phuket International Hospital +66 7624 9400

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Here’s a link to the full passenger manifest for One-Two-Go flight OG269 that crashed yesterday in Phuket.

http://61.90.200.203/og269manifest.htm

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Here is a list of survivors released from http://www.vachiraphuket.go.th/

**Names of Survivors – 43 in total – 3 in Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

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88 people have been killed in a plane crash in Phuket today. This is the worst airline accident since December 11, 1998 when a plane crashed in Surat Thani killing 101 people.

The plane which was being operated by One-Two-Go Airlines, owned by Orient Thai Airways, apparently skidded when it hit the runway. It then split in two and the tail section remained on the runway while the front of the plane slid into the mountains surrounding the airport where it then burst into flames.

In addition to those killed it is estimated that 42 people were hospitalized. 14 people are still unaccounted for.

Eight Britons, eight Thais, five Germans and two Australians were among 42 known survivors, hospital workers said. Over half of the passengers were Europeans on holiday according to the flight manifest.

I am grieving for this terrible tragedy on Phuket, which was also devastated by the tsunami in December of 2004.

More coverage can be found from Reuters <a http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070916/ts_nm/thailand_plane_dc_9

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Earthquakes continue to rock Indonesia and tsunami warnings are being updated in the entire Indian Ocean area, but so far there have been only small waves that have been isolated in the same area as the earthquakes themselves. Tremors ranging in intensity from 4.9 to 7.8 have been felt over the past 3 days, though no deaths have been attributed to tsunamis. There have been 14 people killed and 56 injured in Indonesia as a result of the earthquakes over the past 3 days.

Let’s all be thankful that these earthquakes did not cause a repeat of the December 2004 tsunamis.

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This morning at 7:10am EST there was an earthquake registering 8.2 on the richter scale in Indonesia near Jakarta and Sumatra. Tremors were felt as far away as Thailand, 1200 miles away. So far only 2 deaths and 100 injuries have been reported as well as a 9 foot wave hitting Padang on Sumatra. Tsunami warnings have been issued all over the Indian Ocean region as far away as the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India which are 420 miles northwest of Phuket island in Thailand.

Phuket was the site of the massive and tragic tsunami in December of 2004. The earthquake that generated that tsunami was a 9.2 on the richter scale and was located in the same region as this one. We can only hope and pray that this earthquake will not generate a similar disaster.

There is no additional information at this time, but I will be keeping my eye on developments and will report anything I find out.

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Because I am a huge fan of the beach there is hardly a day that goes by when I don’t think about it, usually in connection with one of the islands of Thailand. Today I came across an article in the Bangkok Post about Phuket that I wanted to share with eveyone.

If you’re like me you think of sand, surf, sunshine and possibly sex when you hear or read Phuket, but as the article I read pointed out Phuket has much more to offer. The natural beauty of this island still sparkles once you get outside the heavily touristed and commercialized areas such as Phuket Town and Patong Beach. Specifically, this article talked about Khao Phra Thaeo which is a wildlife sanctuary in the northeast of Phuket.

Khao Phra Thaeo is said to take up 22 square kilometers and contains the highest peak on Phuket at 384 meters above sea level. At one time the wildlife of Khao Phra Thaeo was severly depleted, but it has been on an upswing since 1969 when the area was designated as a wildlife preserve. It is now home to wild boar, pangolin, civet, leopard cat, gibbon and birds such as fairy bluebird, blue-winged pitta and oriental white-eye. Most important is the rehabilitation facility for gibbons located here which tracks down gibbons that are in captivity, rescues them and then prepares them to be released back into the wild.

Since the facility was established in 1992 they have released around 60 gibbons back into the wild. Prior to that gibbons were almost completely gone from the forest here due to their capture to be put on display, mostly in pubs where they would be taught to smoke, drink and otherwise entertain the pubsters.

If you go to visit Khao Phra Thaeo you can help the gibbons through donations, by adopting a gibbon or by buying some of the products on sale such as t-shirts and sketches. I think next time I’m back on Phuket I’ll be adopting a gibbon and I’ll call him George They really are very cute little critters.

Near by the gibbon facility you’ll find Bang Pae Waterfall which offers a really nice chance to cool off in it’s pools. The waterfall itself has water year round so you won’t find it dry like other waterfalls around Thailand. Bang Pae Waterfall is around 36 feet (12 meters) high and presents quite a sight not to be missed.

This is just one small area of a wonderful island paradise called Phuket. Next time you’re there take some time away from the beaches, nightlife and clubs and get back to the more natural side of Phuket. If anyone else knows about good places to visit on Phuket I’d love to hear about them.

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