CP 60th Anniversary - From Chuvej

Dear All,

Six of us CP'69 joined a party of about 50 people at the CP 60th Anniversary Dinner Reception at the official residence of Australian Ambassador to Thailand, H.E. Mr. James Wise. At the opening speech the amb said one of the reasons he chose 1 November 2011 was because it was an auspicious day 1/11/11. It was also the first Tuesday in November, the Melbourne Cup Day. He recounted how CP scholarship program helped introduce Australians to Asian students like us and gradually reshaped the thinking of Aussies about their northern neighbours. He also mentioned how the best-loved race horse Australians have ever known was named PharLap. The food, catered by Dusit Thani, was great and a good time was had by all. Two members of the first batch of CP alumni, Mr. Prasit Tansuwan and Mr. Niphon Saipetch, were at the event. Other luminaires are former Bangkok governor candidate Kriengsak Chareonwongsak, former deputy minister of education Sirikorn Maneerin, and internationally known economic professor Pasuk Phongpaichit. We also met some people we haven't met for some 40 years like P' Ajaree Phekanant Homsethi who trained us to dance the Soeng Kratip at the 1969 Thai night in Sydney (she's second right in the photo, next to Sutee).

Regards,

Chuvej