 OPEN YOUR MIND WITH OPEN WORLD
We started “Open World” in August 1996 as a vision to broaden our knowledge and experience through culture and nature travel. Our activities expanded since then and it now becomes a mission for us to provide our clients with the opportunities to gain wisdom and insight from travelling.
“Open World” operates under the Travel License No. 11/1244 awarded by the Tourism Authority of Thailand and is also a member of Association of Thai Travel Agents (ATTA), The Association of Domestic Travel (ADT), Thai Ecotourism and Adventure Travel Association (TEATA) and Agency for Coordinating Mekong Tourism Activities (AMTA).
“Open World” is teamed up with experienced staff and tour leaders. We conduct culture, nature and birdwatching tours throughout Thailand and The Great Mekong Sub-region Countries. We regularly organize Mekong River Cruise to Luang Prabang in Laos and are specialized in conducting birdwatching trips under close guidance of expertise birder.
We regard it as our task, not just only as a travel agency but as a member of the society to offer Health and Dharmma practice programs to our clients as other members in order for them to enhance their body and mind development. We at “Open World” are looking forward to having a chance to share with you your travel vision any time you care to open your mind with “Open World”.
*THAILAND TOURISM AWARDS 2000*
Award of Outstanding Performance for
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CHAO PA YU (THUNDER STORM)
Chao Pa Yu was in an alarm and frightened every time she heard a popping sound of can opening. Her head was stitched with silk. Her eyes were dimmed. Her claws on the front legs were removed. Her teeth were blunt. She had difficulty in chewing and swallowing when she ate. She was upset and wandered around. She roared but never hurt anybody.
A villager took Chao Pa Yu to Wat Pa Luang Ta Bua Yannasampanno on February 4, 1999 with an intention to give her to Archan Chan Khantitharo, the abbot of the monastery. According to the villager, Chao Pa Yu was brought from a jungle near Myanmar when she was just a two-month old little baby. Her parents were killed but she was lucky enough to stay alive.
March 1999, Chao Pa Yu sufferred from a severe diarrhea and her stomach was swollen. She was sick and weak and could not step a pace. Vet Chitsanu and Vet Somchai had given her some medicine and brought her to Bangkok so that she could better be taken care of. She became suffering from convulsion and the vets gave her some normal saline and fed her with instant pet foods. She could hardly chew and eat. Chao Pa Yu got better after a week of treatment. She could have meals and gain some weight. She could leap and lick herself and could properly eat some water in the bowl without spilling it. She responded actively when someone called her name. Here she got to know “Didi”, a cheerful female dog. Both became good friends and played together.
On Tuesday March 30, 1999, Chao Pa Yu was well recovered and ready to get back home. A group of her friends consisting of Mrs. Leonie, Mr. Steward, Khun Monthip, Vet Chitsanu, Vet Somchai and “Didi” had seen her off. She felt good to get back to the monastery and roamed around happily. Everybody was glad to have a chance to take care of her and hope to see her grow up and bear her children here.
July 19, 1999. Vet Chitsanu and Vet Somchai rushed to the monastery after being told that Chao Pa Yu was seriously ill. She was exhausted, vomiting and suffering from pneumonia with high temperature. She had an accelerated but weaken heart palpitation and was breathing with difficulty. She could not eat at all. The vets gave her some normal saline and medicine. She was in a better condition and was brought to Bangkok at around 07.00 p.m. for further treatment and arrived at the hospital around 10.00 p.m.
July 20, 1999 at around 07.00 a.m., Chao Pa Yu died peacefully. It was really a morning of sadness and sorrow. Khun Monthip rushed to see her and burst with tears but she could not bring Chao Pa Yu back to life no matter how hard she cried. Chao Pa Yu was only 7 months old but it was indeed the precious 7 months for her as she had spent her life full of love and careness she received from all kind-hearted human beings. At least she was hugged once in her lifetime by children who saw her as a friend, not a tiger.
13.00 p.m. Vet Chitsanu, Vet Somchai, Khun Monthip and Khun Wichian took Chao Pa Yu back to the monastery. All the monks and novices were equally sad. Her body was covered with white cloth and placed on the hall. Although she was born a tiger yet she never hurt or killed anyone, she was but a friend. A funeral ceremony was held and Archan Chan had buried her under the Bo tree near his residential quarter. The rain was sprinkling. It was dark and not a single twinkle star appeared in the sky.
One “Chao Pa Yu” had just passed away, yet many more “Chao Pa Yu” are still living somewhere in the world. Let us treat them as generously as a human being could do to a tiger.
December 1999
Dr.Somchai Visasmongkolchai
B.Sc.,D.V.M.
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